Fall 2006

Literature Seminars

"Molecular Sensing with Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes"
--Alfred J. Baca

"Synthesis of Nanoscale Materials Using Organogels"
--Andrew S. Campbell

"Switchable Surfaces: Superhydrophilic to Superhydrophobic"
--Jeremy Hatch

"Microwave Synthesis of Inorganic Materials"
--Richard J. Helmich

"Recent Advances in Thermoelectric Materials"
--Matthew Thorum

Final Defenses

"Porous Materials Prepared by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis"
--Sara E. Skrabalak

"A Colorimetric Sensor Array for Aqueous Analyses"
--Chen Zhang

Spring 2007

Literature Seminars

"Nanostructured Photovoltaic Materials for Enhanced Device Performance"
--Audrey M. Bowen

"Photoresponsive Liquid Crystalline Elastomers"
--Joshua A. Ritchey

"Hydrogenase Models and Studies Based on Iron Carbonyl Chelate Complexes"
--Phillip I. Volkers

Final Defenses

"Synthesis of hydroborate compounds as potential chemical vapor deposition precursors and their use for the growth of magnesium diboride thin films"
--Do Young Kim

"Metal-Organic Frameworks: Their Microwave Synthesis and Applications as Adsorbents for Preconcentration"
--Zheng Ni

"Immobilization of a Catalytic DNA for Advanced Materials and Sensors"
--Daryl Paul Wernette