Professor, Chair, Chemistry
Credentials:
Ph.D, Clarkson University, 2004
B.S. Chemistry Clarkson University, 1998
Presentations:
“Probing the Film Formation Mechanisms at the Slurry/Substrate Interface Relevant to the Chemical Mechanical Planarization Process” lecture in a session focusing on Electrochemistry at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions, 227th Meeting of The Electrochemical Society, May 2015.
Seminar entitled “The Photochemical Synthesis and Antimicrobial Properties of Ag/TiO2 Nanoparticles” for the local section of the American Chemical Society, Lewis University, October 2009
Significant Research Funding:
National Science Foundation S-STEM Grant for STEM Connections Program. Co-PI’s J. Kozminski and J. Keleher.
Celebration of Scholarship:
Smart Materials for Application in Wound Management Technology
Undergraduate Student Project in Math & Science
Investigating the Effect of Ceria Oxidation States on Oxide Removal Relevant to STI CMP
Undergraduate Student Project in Math & Science
Exploring the Nucleation Kinetics of Biomimetic Carbon Quantum Dot Synthesis
Undergraduate Student Project in Math & Science
Unraveling the Adsorption Mechanism of Modeled Organic Pollutants with Supramolecular Nanocomposites
Undergraduate Student Project in Math & Science
Uncovering the Effects of Hard and Soft Agglomerates on Film Formation, Material Removal Rate and Defectivity via Chemical Mechanical Planarization
Undergraduate Student Project in Math & Science
Probing the Efficiency of Amino Acids to Cross-Link a Biomimetic Hydrogel Functionalized with Copper Nanoparticles
Undergraduate Student Project in Math & Science
Doherty Center for Aviation and Health Research
Design of a HighRemoval Rate TSV Slurry for Advanced Cu Chemical Mechanical Planarization Applications
Undergraduate Student Project in Math & Science
The Effects of Cleaning Chemistry on the Surface Electrochemistry of Metals
Undergraduate Student Project in Math & Science
Using Molecular Modeling to Explore Organic Reactions Mechanisms
Undergraduate Student Project in Math & Science
A Study on the Durability of Performance Enhancing Swimwear
Undergraduate Student Project in Math & Science
Assessing the Photocatalytic Activity of Biomimetic Nanocomposites
Undergraduate Student Project in Math & Science
Probing the Effect of Liquid Crystal Structure on Domain Creation and Variation
Undergraduate Student Project in Math & Science
Photochemical Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Functionalized Antimicrobial Nanoparticles
Undergraduate Student Project in Math & Science
The Role of Surface Redox Reactions Relevant to Post-CMP Cleaning
Undergraduate Student Project in Math & Science
Synthesis and Development of CoreShell Polymer/Metal Nanoparticles
Undergraduate Student Project in Math & Science
The Effect of Common Filtration Media on Water Pollutants
Undergraduate Student Project in Math & Science
Exploring the Binding Mechanism of Amino Acids with Fingerprint Nano-powders
Undergraduate Student Project in Math & Science
Synthetic Design of a Regenerative Electrode to Enhance Surface Interactions for Microbial Fuel Cell Applications
Graduate Student Project in Math & Science
Using Photophysical Probes to Explore Heavy Metal Binding to Supramolecular Nanocomposite Materials for Water Remediation
Graduate Student Project in Math & Science
Probing the Antimicrobial Properties of Ag/ TiO2 Nanoparticles Using Epi-fluorescent Optical Tweezers
Graduate Student Project in Math & Science
Exploring Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer of Au-Nanoparticles as a Potential Pesticide Probe
Graduate Student Project in Math & Science
Investigating the Relationship between Antimicrobial Properties of Electrode Materials and Electron Transfer Efficiency in Microbial Fuel Cells
Graduate Student Project in Math & Science
Probing the Interactions between CeO2 Nanoparticles and Novel Cleaning Solutions to Enhance Post-CMP Cleaning of Semiconductor Wafers
Graduate Student Project in Math & Science