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Physical/Analytical Chemistry Seminars
    aka: Physical/Analytical Chemistry Journal Club (PACJC)


Twice each month, faculty and students gather to discuss physical chemistry. Recent publications are selected to guide discussion on the physical principles behind the work and the methods employed. The seminar was first held in the spring of 2005. For more information contact Ashleigh Baber or Erin Iski.

Visitors Are Welcome

Held on alternating Fridays from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm in Pearson 104.


Fall 2007

October 5
Ashleigh Baber, Sykes Group
"Real-time STM observation of molecular dynamics on a metal surface", Y. Wakayama, J.P. Hill, K. Ariga, Surf. Sci. , 601, 3984 (2007)
October 19
Deno Del Sesto, Utz Group
"Calcium Niobate Semiconductor Nanosheets as Catalysts for Photochemical Hydrogen Evolution from Water ", O.C. Compton, E.C. Carroll, J.Y. Kim, D.S. Larsen, F.E. Osterloh, J. Chem. Phys. C, 111, 14589 (2007)
November 2
Matthew Aernecke, Walt Group
TBA
November 16
Faith Dukes, Shultz Group
TBA
November 30
Dr. Charles Sykes
TBA
December 14
Nkeng Asong, Shultz Group
TBA

Spring 2007

February 2
Dan Killelea, Utz Group
"Selective and reversible control of a chemical reaction with narrow-band infrared radiation: HXeCC radical in solid xenon", L. Khriachtchev, H. Tanskanen, M. Rasanen, J. Chem. Phys., 124, 181101 (2006)
February 16
Hao Chen, Kenny Group
"Transfer of Electronic Excitation Energy between Randomly Mixed Dye Molecules in the Channels of Zeolite L", K. Lutkouskaya, G. Calzaferri, J. Chem. Phys. B, 110, 5633 (2006)
March 2
Deno Del Sesto, Utz Group
"Dynamic Stark Control of Photochemical Processes", B.J. Sussman, D. Townsend, M.Y. Ivanov, A. Stolow, Science, 314, 278 (2006)
March 16 Open
March 30
Dr. Art Utz
"Coherent Slowing of a Supersonic Beam with an Atomic Paddle", E. Narevicius, A. Libson, M.F. Riedel, C.G. Parthey, I. Chavez, U. Even, M.G. Raizen, Phys. Rev. Lett., 98, 103201 (2007)
April 13
Ashleigh Baber, Sykes Group
"Sulfur-induced mobilization of Au surface atoms on Au(111) studied by real-time STM", M.M. Biener, J. Biener, C.M. Friend, Surf. Sci. 601, 1659 (2007)

April 27

Erin Iski, Sykes Group
"Supramolecular Hydrophobic-Hydrophilic Nanopatterns at Electrified Interfaces", A.S. Klymchenko, S. Furukawa, K. Mullen, M. Van der Auweraer, S. De Feyter, Nano. Lett. 7, 791 (2007)

Fall 2006

September 29
Victoria Campbell, Utz Group
"Quantum-state resolved reaction dynamics at the gas-liquid interface:  Direct absorption detection of HF(v,J) product from F(2P)+squalaneorming of Oxygenates for H2 Production: Correlating Reactivity of Ethylene Glycol", A.M. Zolot, W.W. Harper, B.G. Perkins, P.J. Dagdigian, D.J. Nesbitt, J. Chem. Phys. 125, 021101 (2006)
October 13
Irene Li, Shultz Group
"Phase Transitions in Mixed Gas Hydrates: Experimental Observations versus Calculated Data", J.M. Schicks, R. Naumann, J. Erzinger, K.C. Hester, C.A. Koh, E.D. Sloan, Jr., J. Phys. Chem. B, 110, 11468-11474 (2006)
October 27
Dr. Mary Shultz
"Evidence for an Enhanced Hydronium Concentration at the Liquid Water Surface" P.B. Petersen, R.J. Saykally, Surf. Sci., 574, 1 (2005)
November 10, 24 Holiday, no Journal Club

December 8

Noelani Kamelamela , Shultz Group
"Reactivity of hydroxyl species from coadsorption of oxygen and water on Ni(110)" H. Guo, F. Zaera, Catal. Lett., 88, 3–4, (2003)


Spring 2006

3 February           Deno Del Sesto, Utz Group
                                "Reforming of Oxygenates for H2 Production: Correlating Reactivity of Ethylene
                                 Glycol and Ethanol on Pt(111) and Ni/Pt(111) with a Surface d-Band Center"
                                 O. Skoplyak, M. Barteau, J. Chen, J. Phys. Chem. B, 110, 1686 (2006)

17 February         Henning Grönzin, Shultz Group
                               "Absolute Orientation of Molecules at Surfaces" Y. Rao, M. Comstock,
                               K. Eisenthal, J. Phys. Chem. B, 110, 1727 (2006)

3 March              Victoria Campbell, Utz Group
                                "Observation of excited electrons from nonadiabatic molecular reactions of
                                 NO and O2 on polycrystalline Ag" B. Gergen, et al., Surface Science,
                                         488
, 123 (2001)


17 March            Noe Kamelamela, Shultz Group
                               "Electrohydrodynamic Atomization: An approach to growing continuous
                               self-supporting polymeric fibers" S.N. Jayasinghe, A.C. Sullivan,
                               J. Phys. Chem. B, 110, 2522 (2006)


31 March            Open, Your Group
                              


14 April              Nkeng Asong, Shultz Group
                               "Structural and spectroscopic studies of iron (III) doped titania powders
                                 prepared by sol-gel synthesis and hydrothermal processing"
                                 R. Janes, L.J. Knightley, C.J. Harding, Dyes and Pigments, 62, 199 (2004)
                              
28 April                Dan Killelea*, Utz Group
                               The case for intelligent design
                               * Uberjournalclub w/ Tufts Chemistry Journal Club

 


Fall 2005

Spetember 30       Margaret Kuo, Shultz Group
                                "Bioinspired surfaces with special wettability" T.Sun, L. Feng, X. Gao, L. Jianh,
                                  Acc. Chem. Res., 38, 644 (2005)

October 14           Nkeng Asong, Shultz Group
                                "Sequence-specific molecular lithography on single DNA molecules" K. Keren,
                                  et al., Science, 297, 72 (2002)

October 28           Deno Del Sesto, Utz Group
                                "Single-molecule optoelectronics", T. Lee, J. Gonzalez, J. Zheng, R. Dickson,
                                  Acc. Chem. Res., 38, 534 (2005)

November 18         Prof. Charlie Sykes*
                                * Uberjournalclub w/ Tufts Chemistry Journal Club

December 9           Prof. Art Utz
                                "Nonexponential decay of reactive intermediates: new challenges for
                                spectroscopic observation, kinetic modeling and mechanistic interpretation",
                                B. Carpenter, J. Phys. Org. Chem., 16, 858 (2003)


Summer 2005

June 3                 Hao Chen, Kenny Group
                            "Time-resolved polarization imaging by pump-probe (stimulated emission)
                            fluorescence microscopy" C. Buehler, C. Dong, P. So, T. French, E. Gratton,
                            Biophys. J., 79, 536 (2000)


Spring 2005

March 18
Dan Killelea, Utz Group
"Effect of bending and torsional mode excitation on the reaction Cl + CH4 --> HCl + CH3", Z.H. Kim, H.A. Bechtel, J.P. Camden, R.N. Zare, J. Chem. Phys., 122, 084303 (2005)
April 8
Irene Li, Shultz Group
"New information on water interfacial structure revealed by phase-sensitive surface spectroscopy", V.O. Ostroverkov, G.A. Waychunas, Y.R. Shen, Phys. Rev. Lett., 94, 046102 (2005)
April 22
Deno Del Sesto, Utz Group
"Adsorption of CO on PtBi2 and PtBi Surfaces" M. Oana, R. Hoffmann, H.D. Abruna, F.J. DiSalvo, Surf. Sci., 574, 1 (2005)
May 6
Victoria Campbell, Utz Group
"Controlled multiple quantum coherences of nuclear spins in a nanometer-scale device"
           Nature, 434, 1001 (2005)



 

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