PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PATENTS

Publications:

Publications 2012

1. M. Zhang, M. Moore, J.S. Watson, T.A. Zawodzinski and R.M. Counce, "Sensitivity Analysis of Design Variables for an All-Vanadium Redox-Flow Battery", J. of Electrochem. Soc. 159(8), A1183-A1188 (2012).
   
   
2. M. Moore, J.S. Watson, T.A. Zawodzinski, R.M. Counce, and H. Kamath, "A Step by Step Design Methodology for an All-Vanadium Redox-Flow Battery", Chemical Engineering Education 46(4), 239-250 (Fall, 2012).
   
   
3. R. Hegde, N. Henry, B. Whittle, H. Zang, B. Hu, J. Chen, K. Xiao, M. Dadmun “The Impact of Controlled Solvent Exposure on the Morphology, Structure and Function of P3HT/PCBM Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells” Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 107, 112-124.
   
   
4.  J. Chen, X. Yu, K. Hong, J.M. Messman, D.L. Pickel, K. Xiao, M. Dadmun, J.W. Mays, A.J. Rondinone, B.G. Sumpter, S. M. Kilbey II “Ternary Behavior and Systematic Nanoscale manipulation of Domain Structures in P3HT/PCBM/P3HT-b-PEO Films” J. Mater. Chem., 22, 13013-13022 (2012).
   
   
5.  H. Chen, R. Hegde, J. Browning, M.D. Dadmun “The Miscibility and Depth Profile of PCBM in P3HT: Thermodynamic Information to Improve Organic Photovoltaics” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 14 (16), 5635 – 5641 (2012).
   
   
6. Sachan, R., C. Gonzalez, O. Dyck, Y. Wu, H. Garcia, S.J. Pennycook, P.D. Rack, G. Duscher and R. Kalyanaraman: Enhanced Absorption in Ultra–Thin Si by NiSi2 Nanoparticles. Nanomaterials and Energy, 2(1):11–19, Januar 2013.
   
   
7. Wang, C., V. Krishnan, D. Wu, R. Bledsoe, S.J. Paddison and G. Duscher: Evaluation of the Microstructure of Dry and Hydrated Perfluorosulfonic Acid Ionomers: Microscopy and simulations. J. Mater. Chem. A, 1:938–944, 2013.
   
   
8. Chisholm, M., G. Duscher and W. Windl: Oxidation Resistance of Reactive Atoms in Graphene. Nano Letters, 12:4651–4655, 2012.
   
   
9. Yang, Z., M.F. Chisholm, G. Duscher, X. Ma and S.J. Pennycook: Direc Observation of Dislocation Dissociation and Suzuki Segregation in a Mg–ZnY Alloy by Aberration–Corrected Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy. Acta Materialia, 61(1):350–359, 2012.
   
   
10. Guo, J., J.R. Morris, Y. Ihm, C.I. Contescu, N.C. Gallego, G. Duscher, S.J. Pennycook and M.F. Chisholm: Origin of Nanopores and Enhanced Adsorption Performance in Nanoporous Carbon. Small, 8(21):3282–3282, 2012.
    
    
11. Sachan, R., S. Yadavali, N. Shirato, H. Krishna, V. Ramos, G. Duscher, SJ Pennycook, AK Gangopadhyay, H. Garcia and R. Kalyanaraman: Self–Organized Bimetallic Ag–Co Nanoparticles with Tunable Localized Surface Plasmons Showing High Environmental Stability and Sensitivity.Nanotechnology, 23(27):275604, 2012.
    
    
12. Sachan, R., G. Duscher, R. Kalyanaraman, H. Garcia and S. Pennycook, Surface Plasmon Response of Self–Organized Bi–Metallic Plasmonic Nanoparticles. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 18(S2):1388–1389, 2012.
    
    
13. Sina, Y., CJ Mchargue, G. Duscher and Y. Zhang: The Effect of Zirconium Implantation on the Structure of Sapphire. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 286:190–195, 2012.
    
    
14. Sachan, R., C. Gonzalez, O. Dyck, P. Rack, G. Duscher, R. Kalyanaraman and H. Garcia: Absorption Enhancement by Ni–Silicide Nanostructures Embedded in Ultra–Thin Si films. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 18(S2):1862–1863, 2012.
    
    
15. Abbott, J.K.C., J.D. Brasfield, P.D. Rack, G. Duscher and C.S. Feigerle: Chemical Vapor Deposition of Boron Phosphide Thin Films. MRS Online Proceedings, 1432(1), 2012.
    
    
16. Guo, J., JR Morris, CI Contescu, NC Gallego, SJ Pennycook, MF Chisholm, Y. Ihm and G. Duscher: Atomic–Scale Imaging of Graphene–Based Nanoporous Carbon. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 18(S2):1528–1529, 2012.
    
    
17. High Seebeck Effects from Conducting Polymer: Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): Poly(styrenesulfonate) Based Thin-Film Device with Hybrid Metal/Polymer/Metal Architecture, Michael Stanford, Hsin Wang, Ilia Ivanov, and Bin Hu, Applied Physics Letters 101, 173304, 2012.
    
    
18. Doping Effects on Internally Coupled Seebeck Coefficient, Electrical and Thermal Conductivities in Aluminum-Doped TiO2, Ling Xu, Matthew P.Garrett, and Bin Hu, Journal of Physical Chemistry C116, 13020-13025, 2012.
    
    
19. Magnetocurrent of Charge-Polarizable C60-Diphenylaminofluorene Monoadduct-Derived Magnetic Nanocomposites, Liang Yan, Min Wang, N.P. Raju, Arthur Epstein, Loon-Seng Tan, Augustine Urbas, Long Y. Chiang, Bin Hu, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 134, 3549-3554, 2012.
    
    
20. Changing Inter-molecular Spin-Orbital Coupling for Generating Magnetic Field Effects in Phosphorescent Organic Semiconductors, Liang Yan, Ming Shao, Carlos F. O. Graeff, Ivo Hummelgen, Dongge Ma, Bin Hu, Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 013301, 2012.
    
    
21. Demagnetization Borne Microscale Skyrmions, Patrick Johnson, Anup Gangopadhyay, Ramki Kalyanaraman, and Zohar Nussinov, Phys. Rev. B 86, 064427 (2012).
    
    
22. Laser irradiated nano-architectured undoped tin oxide arrays: mechanism of ultrasensitive room temperature hydrogen sensing, Rameech McCormack, Nozomi Shirato, Umesh Singh, Soumen Das, Amit Kumar, Hyoung J. Cho, Ramki Kalyanaraman, Sudipta Seal, Nanoscale, DOI: 10.1039/c2nr32217j (2012).
    
    
23. Morphology transitions in bi-layer spinodal dewetting systems, S.Yadavali, H.Krishna, R.Kalyanaraman, Phys. Rev. B 85, 235446 (2012).
    
    
24. Optical plasmon properties of Co-Ag nanocomposites within the mean-field approximation, H. Garcia, R. Sachan, and R. Kalyanaraman, Plasmonics, 7, 137–141 (2012).
    
    
25. Controlling Nanoparticles Formation in Molten Metallic Bilayers by Pulsed-Laser Interference Heating, M. Khenner, S. Yadavali, R. Kalyanaraman, Math. Model. Nat. Phenom. 7, 20-38 (2012).
    
    
26. Wang, Q., Suraweera, N.S., Keffer, D.J., Deng, S., Mays, J.W., “Atomistic and Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Simulation of a Cross-Linked Sulfonated Poly (1,3-cyclohexadiene)-based Proton Exchange Membrane”, Macromolecules, 45(16) 2012 pp 6669–6685.
    
    
27. Esai Selvan, M., He, Q., Calvo-Muñoz, E.M., Keffer, D.J., “Molecular Dynamic Simulations of the Effect on the Hydration of Nafion in the Presence of a Platinum Nanoparticle”, J. Phys. Chem. C, 116(23) 2012 pp 12890–12899.
    
    
28. Wang, Q., Keffer, D.J., Deng, S., Mays, J.W., “Multi-scale Models for Sulfonated Cross-linked Poly (1, 3-cyclohexadiene) Polymer”, polymer, 22(7) 2012 pp. 1517–1528.
    
    
29. Shengting Cui, Xianggui Ye, Valmor F. de Almeida, Benjamin P. Hay, and Bamin Khomami, “A Force Field Comparative Study,” J. Phys. Chem., B, 116, 305 (2012) January.
    
    
30. Xianggui Ye, Brian J. Edwards, and Bamin Khomami, “Morphology tailoring of thin film block copolymers on patterned substrates,” Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 33, 392 (2012) March.
    
    
31. Dibyendu Mukherjee‡, Matthew Wang, and Bamin Khomami, (2012) “Impact of particle morphology on surface oxidation of nanoparticles: A Kinetic Monte Carlo based study”, (‡=Corresponding Author), AIChE Journal; Volume: 58; Issue: 11; Pages: 3341-3353.
    
    
32. J. K. Clark II, S. J. Paddison and S. J. Hamrock, The effect of hydrogen bond reorganization and equivalent weight on proton transfer in 3M perfluorosulfonic acid ionomers. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 14, 16349-16359 (2012).
    
    
33. M. Kumar and S. J. Paddison, Side-chain degradation of PFSA membranes: An Ab initio study. Journal of Materials Research 27, 1982-1991 (2012). – invited article for special issue on Advanced Materials for Fuel Cells.
    
    
34. J. K. Clark II and S. J. Paddison, Hydration and Proton Transfer in 3M™ PEM Ionomers: An Ab Initio Study. MRS Proceedings 1384, mrsf11-1384-b06-01 doi:10.1557/opl.2012.187 (2012).
    
    
35. L. Vilčiauskas, M. E. Tuckerman, G. Bester, S. J. Paddison, and K.-D.Kreuer, The mechanism of proton conduction in phosphoric acid. Nature Chemistry 4, 461-466 (2012).
    
    
36. J. K. Clark II and S. J. Paddison, The effect of side chain connectivity and local hydration on proton transfer in 3M perfluorosulfonic acid membranes. Solid State Ionics 213, 83-91 (2012).
    
    
37. J. K. Clark II, S. J. Paddison*, M. Eikerling, M. Dupuis, and T. A. Zawodzinski Jr., A Comparative Ab Initio Study of the Primary Hydration and Proton Dissociation of Various Imide and Sulfonic Acid Ionomers. Journal of Physical Chemistry A 116, 1801-1813 (2012).
    
    
38. G. F. Reiter, A. Kolesnikov, S. J. Paddison, P. M. Platzman, A. P. Moravsky, M. Adams, and J. Mayers, Evidence of a new quantum state of nano-confined water. Physical Review B 85, 045403 (2012).
    
    
39. Jason D. Fowlkes, Lou Kondic, Javier Diez, Alejandro Gonzalez, Yueying Wu, Nick A. Roberts, Cliff E. McCold, and Philip D. Rack, Parallel Assembly of Particles and Wires on Substrates by Dictating the Evolution of Instability in Liquid Metal Films, Nanoscale, vol.4 no. 23 pp. 7376-7382 (December 2012) image selected for journal cover.
    
    
40. J. T. McKeown, N. A. Roberts, J.D. Fowlkes, T.B. LaGrange, B.W. Reed, G.H. Campbell, Y. Wu, P.D. Rack, Real-Time observation of nanosecond liquid-phase assembly of nickel nanoparticles via pulsed-laser heating, Langmuir, vol. 28 no. 49 pp.17168-17175 (November 2012).
    
    
41. Trung Dac Nguyen, Miguel Fuentes-Cabrera, Jason D. Fowlkes, Javier A. Diez, Alejandro G. Gonzalez, Lou Kondic, and Philip D. Rack, Competition between collapse and breakup in nanometer-sized thin rings using molecular dynamics and continuum modeling, Langmuir vol. 28 no. 39 pp.13960-13967 (October 2012).
    
    
42. J.D. Fowlkes, S.R. Horton, M. Fuentes-Cabrera, P.D. Rack, Signatures of the Rayleigh-Plateau Instability Revealed by Imposing Synthetic Perturbations on Nanometer Liquid Metals on Substrates, Angewandte Chemie vol. 51 no. 35 pp. 8768-8772 (August 2012).
    
    
43. N.A. Roberts, G.A. Magel, J.D. Fowlkes, C.D. Hartfield, T.M. Moore, P.D. Rack, In situ laser processing inside a scanning electron microscope, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A vol. 6 no. 4 pp. 041404(1-6) (July 2012).
    
    
44. Takeshi Nagase, Satoshi Anada, Philip D. Rack, Joo Hyon Noh, Hidehiro Yasuda, Hirotaro Mori, and Takeshi Egami, Electron irradiation–induced structural changes in Zr-Hf-Nb alloy, Intermetallics vol. 26, pp. 122-130, (July 2012).
    
    
45. N.A. Roberts, J.H. Noh, M.G. Lassiter, S. Gao, S. Kalinin and Philip.D. Rack, Synthesis and electroplating of high resolution insulated carbon nanotube scanning probes for imaging in liquid solutions, Nanotechnology, vol 23. no. 14, pp. 145301(1-7) (April 2012).
    
    
46. Harald Plank, Daryl A. Smith, Thomas Haber, Philip D. Rack, and Ferdinand Hofer, Fundamental Proximity Effects in Focused Electron Beam Induced Deposition, ACS Nano vol. 6, no. 1 pp. 286-294 (January 2012).
    
    
47. Joo Hyon Noh, Jiyong Noh, Eric Kreit, and Jason Heikenfeld, Philip D. Rack, Toward active-matrix lab-on-chip: programmable electrofluidic control enabled by arrayed oxide thin film transistors, Lab on a Chip vol. 12, no. 2 pp. 353-360 (January 2012).
    
    
48. Trinh, C.T., 2012.  Elucidating and optimizing Escherichia coli metabolism for obligate anaerobic production of isobutanol and butanol, Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 95(4): 1083-1094.
    
    
49. Trinh, C.T., A. Thompson, 2012. Elementary Mode Analysis: A Useful Metabolic Pathway Analysis Tool for Reprogramming Microbial Metabolic Pathways. Reprogramming Microbial Metabolic Pathways, p. 21-42. In X. Wang, J. Chen, and P. Quinn (ed.), vol. 64. Springer Netherlands.
    
    
50. Interplay between Mechanical, Electrical, and Thermal Relaxations in Nanocomposite Proton Conducting Membranes Based on Nafion and a [(ZrO2)center dot(Ta2O5)(0.119)] Core-Shell Nanofiller, V. M. G.A. Giffin, K. Vezzu, T.A. Zawodzinski,   Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134(46), 19099-19107, (November 2012).
    
    
51. Dramatic Performance Gains in Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries through Modified Cell Architecture, D.S. Aaron, Q. Liu, Z. Tang, G.M. Grim, A.B. Papandrew, A. Turhan, T.A. Zawodzinski, and M.M. Mench, Journal of Power Sources, 206, 450-453 (May 2012).
    
    
52. Polymer Electrolytes for a Hydrogen Economy, Di Noto, Vito; Zawodzinski, Thomas A.; Herring, Andrew M.; et al. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 37 (7), 6120-6131 (April 2012).
    
    
53. High Performance Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries with Optimized Electrode Configuration and Membrane Selection, , Q. Liu, G.M. Grim, A.B. Papandrew, A. Turhan, T.A. Zawodzinski, and M.M. Mench, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 159(8), A1246-A1252 (2012).
    
    
54. M. Zhang, M. Moore, J.S. Watson, T.A. Zawodzinski and R.M. Counce, "Capital Cost Sensitivity Analysis of an All-Vanadium Redox-Flow Battery", Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 159(8), A1183-A1188 (2012).

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Publications 2011

1. “Optimization of Photosynthetic Hydrogen Yield from Platinized Photosystem I Complexes Using Response Surface Methodology”, I.J. Iwuchukwu, E. Iwuchukwu, R. Le, C. Paquet, R. Sawhney, B. Bruce and P. Frymier, Int. J. of Hydrogen Energy, 36(18), 11684-11692 (2011).
   
   
2. “Modulation of Cyanobacterial Photosystem I Deposition Properties on Alkanethiolate Au Substrate by Various Experimental Conditions”, D. Mukherjee, M. Vaughn, B. Khomami, and B.D. Bruce, Colloids and Surfaces (Biointerfaces), 88(1), 181-90 (2011).
   
   
3. “A New Model for the Morphology of P3HT/PCBM Organic Photovoltaics from Small Angle Neutron Scattering: Rivers and Streams.”, W. Yin, M.D. Dadmun, ACS Nano, 5, 4756–4768 (2011).
   
   
4. “Quantum Stability and Superconducting Properties of Ultrathin Alloy Films Made from Bulk Immiscible Elements: Pb and Ga”, E.J. Moon, M. M. Oezer, Y. Jia, G. Duscher, J. R. Thompson, Z. Y. Zhang, and H. H. Weitering: Physical Review B, 84(12), #125415 (2011).
   
   
5. “Design of a Dual-Anode Microbial Fuel Cell”, M.H. Kim, Y. Wang, J. Sanseverino, and P.D. Frymier, J. Power Sources, 196, 1909-1914 (2011).
   
   
6. “High Seebeck Effects from Hybrid Metal/Polymer/Metal Thin-Film Devices” L. Yan, M. Shao, H. Wang, D. Dudis, A. Urbas, and B. Hu, Adv. Mater., 23, 4120-4124 (2011).
   
   
7. “Intra-Molecular “Donor-Acceptor” Interaction Effects on Charge Dissociation, Charge Transport, and Charge Collection in Bulk-Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells”, H. Zang, Y. Liang, L.Yu, and B. Hu, Adv. Energ. Mater., 1, 923 (2011).
   
   
8. “Giant Magnetic Field Effects on Electroluminescence in Electrochemical Cells”, M. Shao, L. Yan, I. Ivano, B. Hu, Adv. Mater., 23, 2216-2220 (2011).
   
   
9. “Effects of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes on the Electroluminescent Performance of Organic Light-Emitting Diodes”, M. Shao, M. Garrett, X. Xu, I.Ivanov, S. Wong, and B. Hu, Organic Electronics, 12, 1098-1102 (2011).
   
   
10. “Electrical Dipole-Dipole Interaction Effects on Magnetocurret in Organic Phosphorescent Materials”, M. Shao, Y. Dai, D. Ma, and B. Hu, Appl. Phys. Lett., 99, DOI:073302, (2011).
    
    
11. “Magnetoconductance Responses in Organic Charge-Transfer-Complex Molecules”, T.Lee, J. Li, W.Huang, B. Hu, J. C. A. Huang, T. Guo, and T. Wen, Appl. Phys. Lett., 99, DOI:0733097 (2011).
    
    
12. “Biofabrication of Discrete Spherical Gold Nanoparticles Using Metal-Reducing Bacterium Shewanella Oneidensis”,A.K. Suresh, D.A. Pelletier, W. Wang, M.L. Broich, B.H. Gu, D.P. Allison, D.C. Joy, T.J. Phelps, and M.J. Docktyz, Acta Biomater., 7, 2148-2152 (2011).
    
    
13. “Formation of Organized Nanostructures from Unstable Bilayers of Thin Metallic Liquids”, M. Khenner, S. Yadavali, and R. Kalyanaraman, Phys. Fluids, 23, 122105 (2011).
    
    
14. “Optical plasmon properties of Co-Ag nanocomposites within the mean-field approximation”, H. Garcia, R. Sachan, and R. Kalyanaraman, Plasmonics, doi:10.1007/s11468-011-9286-4, (2011).
    
    
15. “Thickness Dependent Self Limiting 1-D Tin Oxide Nanowire Arrays by Nanosecond Pulsed Laser Irradiation”, N. Shirato, J. Strader, A. Kumar, A. Vincent, P. Zhang, A. Karakoti, P. Nacchimuthu, H.-J. Cho, S. Seal and R. Kalyanaraman, Nanoscale, 3, 1090 (2011).
    
    
16. “Hydrogen Selective Gas Sensor in Humid Environment Based on Polymer Coated Nanostructured-Doped Tin Oxide”, A. Kumar, P. Zhang, A. Vincent, R. McCormik, R. Kalyanaraman, H. J. Cho, S. Seal, Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical, 155, 884-892 (2011).
    
    
17. “Self-Organization of Nanoscale Multilayer Liquid Metal Films:  Experiment and Theory”, H. Krishna, N. Shirato, S. Yadavali, R. Sachan, J. Strader, R. Kalyanaraman, ACS Nano, 5, 470-476 (2011).
    
    
18. “Nanosecond Laser-Induced Synthesis of Nanoparticles with Tailorable Magnetic Anisotropy”, H. Krishna, J. Strader, A. K. Gangopadhyay, R. Kalyanaraman,  J. Mag. Mag. Mat. ,323, 356–362 (2011).
    
    
19. Review article: “Pulsed Laser Induced Self-Organization by Dewetting of Metallic Films”, H. Krishna, N. Shirato, R. Kalyanaraman, J. Mat. Res., 26(2), 154-169 (2011).
    
    
20. “Polymer Electrolyte Membranes from Fluorinated Polyisoprene-Block-Sulfonated Polystyrene: Membrane Structure and Transport Properties”, A. I. Isaacs Sodeye, T. Huang, S. P. Gido, and J. W. Mays, Polymer, 52, 1963-1970 (2011).
    
    
21. “Dynamical Studies of Charged Di-Block Copolymer in Different Dielectric Media”, M. Goswami, B. G. Sumpter, and J. W. Mays, J. Phys. Chem. B, 115, 3330-3338 (2011).
    
    
22. “Polymer Electrolyte Membranes from Fluorinated Polyisoprene-block-Sulfonated Polystyrene: Structure Evolution with Hydration and Heating”, A. I. Isaacs Sodeye, T. Huang, S. P. Gido, and J. W. Mays, Polymer, 52, 3201-3208 (2011).
    
    
23. “The Effect of Complexation with Platinum in Polyfluorene Derivatives: A Photo- and Electro-Lumenescence Study”, A. M. Assaka, B. Hu, J. Mays, E. T. Imazaki, T. D. Z. Atvars, and L. Axelrud, Journal of Luminescence, 131, 710–720 (2011).
    
    
24. “Temperature Dependent Piezoelectric Properties of Non-polar Block Copolymers”, C. W. Pester, M. Ruppel, H. G. Schoberth, K. Schmidt, C. Liedel, P. van Rijn, K. A. Schindler, S. Hiltl, T. Czubak, J. Mays, V. S. Urban, A. Böker, Advanced Materials, 23, 4047-4052 (2011).
    
    
25. “Electrodeposition of Cobalt Nanowires on H-terminated Conductive Si(111) Surfaces Using Block Copolymer Templating”, M. L. Curry, K. Crews, V. Warke, M. G. Bakker, K. Hong, J. Mays, P. Britt, X. Li, and J. Wang, J. Vac. Sci. Technol., A29, 031401 (2011).
    
    
26. “Polymer Electrolyte Membranes from Fluorinated Polyisoprene-block-Sulfonated Polystyrene: Microdomain Orientation by External Field”, A. I. Isaacs Sodeye, T. Huang, S. P. Gido, and J. W. Mays, Polymer, 52, 5393–5396 (2011).
    
    
27.  “Asymmetrical Self-assembly From Fluorinated and Sulfonated Block Copolymers in Aqueous Media”, X. Wang, K. Hong, D. Baskaran, M. Goswami, B. S. Sumpter, J. W. Mays, Soft Matter, 7, 7960-7964 (2011).
    
    
28.  “A Unified Morphological Description of Nafion Membranes from SAXS and Mesoscale Simulations”, J. A. Elliott, D. Wu, S. J. Paddison, and R. B. Moore, Soft Matter, 7, 6820-6827 (2011). – featured on the inside front cover of issue.
    
    
29. “An Ab Initio Study of the Primary Hydration and Proton Transfer of CF3SO3H and CF3O(CF2)2SO3H:Eeffects of the Hybrid Functional and Inclusion of Diffuse Functions” C. Wang, J. K. Clark II, M. Kumar, and S. J. Paddison, Solid State Ionics, 199-200, 6-13 (2011).
    
    
30. “Advanced Neutron Imaging Methods with a Potential to Benefit from Pulsed Sources”, M. Strobl, N. Kardjilov, A. Hilger, D. Penumadu, and I. Manke, Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, 651(1), 57-61 (2011).
    
    
31. “A Highly Adaptive Detector System for High Resolution Neutron Imaging”, N. Kardjilov, M. Dawson, A. Hilger, I. Manke, M. Strobl, D. Penumadu, F.H. Kim, Garcia-Moreno, and J. Banhart, J., Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section A-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, 651(1), 95-99 (2011).
    
    
32. “Thermal Neutron Scintillator Detectors Based on Poly (2-Vinylnaphthalene) Composite Films”, S. Indraneel, P. Dayakar, W. Martin, L. Miller, A. Green, A. Mabe, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 58(3), 1386-1393 (2011).
    
    
33. “Neutron Bragg-Edge-Imaging for Strain Mapping under in situ Tensile Loading”, R. Woracek, D. Penumadu, N. Kardjilov, A. Hilger, M. Strobl, R. Wimpory, I. Manke, and J. Banhart, Journal of Applied Physics, 109(9) 093506 (2011).
    
    
34. “Polarization Curve Analysis of All-Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries”, A. Doug, T.Zhijiang, A.B. Papandrew, and T.A. Zawodzinski., Journal of Applied Electrochemistry 41(10) 1175-1182 (2011).
    
    
35. “Phosphonated Poly(arylene ether)s as Potential High Temperature Proton Conducting Materials”, A.Ebrahim, G. Hossein, S. Abbas, T.Zawodzinski, D. Schiraldi, Polymer, 52(21), 4709-4717 (2011).
    
    
36. “Poly(arylene ether)s with Pendant Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonic Acid Groups as Proton-Exchange Membrane Materials”, G. Hossein, D.A. Schiraldi, T.A. Zawodzinski, S. Hamrock, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 212(7), 673-678 (2011).
    
    
37. “Perfluoro Ionomers with Crosslinked Structure for Fuel Cell Application”, G.Hossein, T. Zawodzinski,  D. Schiraldi, and S. Hamrock, Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society 241, 321-POLY(2011)
    
    
38. “Cationic Contamination Effects on Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Performance”, B. Kienitz, B. Pivovar, T. Zawodzinski, F. H. Garzon, Journal of the Electrochemical Society 158(9), B1175-B1183 (2011).

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Publications 2010

1. “Self-organized photosynthetic nanoparticle for cell-free hydrogen production, Iwuchukwu IJ”, Vaughn M, Myers N, O'Neill H, Frymier P, Bruce BD, Nature Nanotechnology 5, 1, 73-19, January, (2010).
   
   
2. “Interactions of Cyclotrimethylene Trinitramine (RDX) with Metal-Organic Framework IRMOF-1”, Odbadrakh K, Lewis JP, Nicholson DM, et al., Journal of Physical Chemistry C , Volume: 114, Issue: 9, Pages: 3732-3736, March 11, (2010).
   
   
3. “Thermodynamic model for the dewetting instability in ultrathin films”, N. Shirato, H. Krishna, and R. Kalyanaraman, J. Appl. Phys. v108,024313 (2010), also in Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, August, 29, (2010).
   
   
4. “Influence of carbon support microstructure on the polarization behavior of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell membrane electrode assemblies”, Guha A, Zawodzinski T, Schiraldi DA, Journal of Power Sources 195, 16, 5167-5175, August, (2010).
   
   
5. “Influence of ionomer content on the structure and performance of PEFC membrane electrode assemblies”, Xie JA, Xu F, Wood DL, More KL, Zawodzinski TA , Smith WH, Electrochimica Acta 55, 24, 7404-7412 , October, (2010).
   
   
6. “Evaluating SEM Performance from the Contrast Transfer Function”, Joy, D C, Michael J, Griffin B J, Proc. SPIE 7638, 3J1 – 8(429), (2010).
   
   
7. “Protons, Ions, Electrons and the future of the SEM”, Joy, D C, J. Phys: Conference Series 241, 012002, (2010).
   
   
8. “A surfactant and template-free route for synthesizing ceria nanocrystals with tunable morphologies”, Wang, W., Howe J Y, Li Y, Qiu X, Joy D C, Paranthaman MP, Doktycz M J, and Gu B,  J. of Materials Chemistry, 20, 7776-7781, (2010).
   
   
9. “Evaluation of Functionalized Isoreticular Metal Organic Frameworks (IRMOFs) as Smart Nanoporous Preconcentrators of RDX”, Xiong, R., Odbadrakh, K., Michalkova, A., Luna, J.P., Petrova, T., Keffer, D.J., Nicholson, D.M., Fuentes-Cabrera, M.A., Lewis, J.P., Leszczynski, J., Sensor Actuat B-Chem, 148 pp. 459–468, (2010).
   
   
10.  “Proton Transport in Water Confined in Carbon Nanotubes: A Reactive Molecular Dynamics Study”, Esai Selvan, M., Keffer, D.J., Cui, S., Paddison, S.J., 36(7-8), Molec. Sim. pp. 568–578, (2010).
    
    
11. “A Reactive Molecular Dynamics Algorithm for Proton Transport in Aqueous Systems”, Esai Selvan, M., Keffer, D.J., Cui, S., Paddison, S.J., J. Phys. Chem. C 114(27) pp. 11965–11976, (2010).
    
    
12. “On the Relationship Between Polymer Electrolyte Structure and Hydrated Morphology of Perfluorosulfonic Acid Membranes”, Liu, J., Suraweera, N., Keffer, D.J., Cui, S., Paddison, S.J.,  J. Phys. Chem. C 114(25) pp 11279–11292, (2010).
    
    
13. “The Effect of Charge Distribution on RDX Adsorption in IRMOF-10”, Xiong, R., Keffer, D.J., Fuentes-Cabrera, M.A., Nicholson, D.M., Michalkova, A., Petrova, T., Leszczynski, J., Odbadrakh, K., Doss, B.L., Lewis, J.P., Langmuir 26(8) pp. 5942–5950, (2010).
    
    
14. “Molecular-Level Modeling of the Structure and Proton Transport within the Membrane Electrode Assembly of Hydrogen Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells”, Esai Selvan, M., Keffer, D.J., in  Eds. P. Balbuena and V. Subramanian, Springer, New York, (2010).
    
    
15. “Magnetic Studies of Photovoltaic Processes in Organic Solar Cells”, Huidong Zang, Ilia Ivanov, and Bin Hu*, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 16, 1801, (2010).
    
    
16. “Magneto-optical investigation on formation and dissociation of inter-molecular charge-transfer complexes at donor-acceptor interfaces in organic solar cells”, Huidong Zang, Zhihua Xu, and Bin Hu, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 114, 5704-5709, (2010).
    
    
17. “The Magneto Conductance in Polymer Photovoltaic Devices”, T. H. Lee, B. Hu, C. L. Tsai, R. S Guan, T. C. Wen, T. F. Guo, J. C. A. Huang, Organic Electronics, 11, 677-685, (2010).
    
    
18. “Pre-Ionization Controlled Laser Plasma Formation for Ignition Applications”, Azer Yalin, F. Loccisano, S. Joshi, Zhili Zhang, Mikhail N. Shneider, 41st Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference, AIAA paper 2010-4307, Chicago, IL, (2010).
    
    
19. “U.S. Attitudes and Perspectives on National Energy Policy”, Tonn, B., Gibson, A., Smith, S., and Tuck, R., Baker Center Journal of Applied Public Policy, Vol. III, No. I, 11-29, (2010).
    
    
20. Book review: Energy for the Future: A New Agenda, editors Ivan Scrase and Gordon MacKerron. Tonn, B.  Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2009, Futures, Vol. 42, 504-508, (2010).
    
    
21. “Mesoscale Modeling of Hydrated Morphologies of 3M Perfluorosulfonic Acid Based Fuel Cell Electrolytes”, D. Wu, S. J. Paddison*, J. A. Elliott, and S. J. Hamrock, Langmuir 26, 14308-14315, (2010).
    
    
22. “The effects of the hydrophobic environment on proton mobility in perfluorosulfonic acid systems: an ab initio molecular dynamics study”, B. F. Habenicht, S. J. Paddison*, and M. E. Tuckerman, Journal of Materials Chemistry 20, 6342-6351, invited article in themed issue on proton transport for fuel cells, (2010).
    
    
23. “Ab initio molecular dynamics simulations investigating proton transfer in perfluorosulfonic acid functionalized carbon nanotubes”, B. F. Habenicht, S. J. Paddison*, and M. E. Tuckerman, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 12, 8728-8732, (2010).
    
    
24. “Mesoscopic Simulations of the Hydrated Morphology of the Short-Side-Chain Perfluorosulfonic Acid Ionomer”, D. Wu and S. J. Paddison*, ACS Symposium Series 1040, 83-96, (2010).
    
    
25. “Proton Transfer in Functionalized Phosphonic Acid Molecules”, C. Wang and S. J. Paddison*, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 12, 970-981, (2010).
    
    
26. “Thickness- dependent spontaneous dewetting morphology of ultrathin Ag films”, H. Krishna, R. Sachan, J. Strader, C. Favazza, M. Khenner, and R. Kalyanaraman, Nanotechnology, 21, 155601, (2010).
    
    
27. “Irreversible Nanogel Formation in Surfactant Solutions by Microporous Flow”, M. Vasudevan, E. Buse, H. Krishna, R. Kalyanaraman, A. Shen, B. Khomami, and R. Sureshkumar, Nature Materials, 9, 436, (2010).
    
    
28. “Controlling the Morphology of Photosystem I Assembly on Thiol-Activated Au Substrates”, Dibyendu Mukherjee, Mark May, Michael Vaughn, Barry D. Bruce, and Bamin Khomami, Langmuir, 26, 16048, (2010).
    
    
29. “Uranyl nitrate complex extraction into TBP/dodecane organic solutions: a molecular dynamics study”, Xianggui Ye, Shengting Cui, Valmor F. de Almeida, Benjamin P. Hay and Bamin Khomami, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physic, 12, 15406, (2010).
    
    
30. “Elucidating the Formation of Block Copolymer Nanostructures on Patterned Surfaces: A Self-Consistent Field Theory Study”, Xianggui Ye, Brian J. Edwards, and Bamin Khomami, Macromolecules, 43, 9594, (2010).
    
    
31. “A Sustainable Energy Scenario for the United States: Year 2050”, Tonn B, Frymier P, Graves J, Myers J, Sustainability, 2, p. 3650-3680, (2010).
    
    
32. “Controllable Stacked Disc Morphologies of Charged Diblock Copolymers”, M. Goswamy, B. G. Sumpter, and J. Mays, Chem. Phys. Lett., 487, 272 – 278, (2010).
    
    
33. “A General Route for Synthesis of Diblock Copolymers from Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes by Combinations of Living Anionic, Ring Opening and Atom Transfer Surface Initiated Polymerization”, D. Priftis, G. Sakellariou, J. W. Mays, and N. Hadjichristidis, J. Polym. Sci. Part A Polym. Chem, 48, 110 -1112, (2010).
    
    
34. “Tunable Morphologies from Charged Block Copolymers”, M. Goswami, B. G. Sumpter, T. Huang, J. M. Messman, J. W. Mays, S. P. Gido and A.I. Isaacs-Sodeye, Soft Matter, 6, 6146 – 6154, (2010).
    
    
35. “Large scale production of magnetic nanoparticles using bacterial fermentation”, Moon, J., Rawn, C., Rondinone, A., Love, L., Roh, Y., Everett*, M., Lauf, R., Phelps, T., J Ind Microbiol Biotechnal, 37: 1023-1031, (2010).
    
    
36. “Controlling the Morphology of Photosystem I Assembly on Thiol-Activated Au Substrates”, Dibyendu Mukherjee, Mark May, Michael Vaughn, Barry D. Bruce, and Bamin Khomami, Langmuir, 26, 16048, (2010).
    
    
37. “Self-organized photosynthetic nanoparticle for cell-free hydrogen production”, Iwuchukwu IJ, Vaughn M, Myers N, O'Neill H, Frymier P, Bruce B.D., Nature Nanotechnology 5, 1, 73-19, (2010).
    
    
38. "Revealing Microstructural Inhomogeneities with Dark-field Neutron Imaging", Hilger, A., Kardjilov, N., Kandemir, T., Manke, I., Banhart, J., Penumadu, D., Manescu, A., and Strobl, A. Journal of Applied Physics, 107, 036101, (2010).

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Publications 2009

1. “Scanning Electron Microscopy: Second Best no more”, Joy, D C, Nature Materials 8, (10), 776-777, (2009).
   
   
2. "Diverse and conserved nano-and mesoscale structures of diatom silica revealed by atomic force microscopy”, Hildebrand, M., G. Holton, D. C. Joy, M. J. Doktycz, D. P. Allison, J. Microscopy 2009; 235(2): 172-187, (2009).
   
   
3. “A Reactive Molecular Dynamics Study of the Thermal Decomposition of Perfluorodimethyl Ether”, Jiang, B., Esai Selvan, M., Keffer, D.J., Edwards, B.J., J. Chem. Phys. B, 113(42) pp. 13670–13677, (2009).
   
   
4. “Molecular Simulations of Adsorption and Diffusion of RDX in IRMOF-1”, Xiong, R., Fern, J.T., Keffer, D.J., Fuentes-Cabrera, M.A., Nicholson, D.M., Mol. Simul., 35(10) pp. 910-919, (2009).
   
   
5. “Effects of Ultramicroelectrode Dimensions on the Electropolymerization of Polypyrrole”, Fletcher, B.L., Fern, J.T., Rhodes, K., McKnight, T.E., Fowlkes, J.D., Retterer, S.T., Keffer, D.J., Simpson, M.L., Doktycz, M.J., J. Appl. Phys. 105 article # 124312, (2009).
   
   
6. “Inversion of Magnetic Field Effects on Electrical Current and Electroluminescence in Alq3 light-emitting diodes”, Linyuan Xin, Chuannan Li, Feng Li, Shiyong Liu, and Bin Hu, Appl. Phys. Lett., 95, 123306, (2009).
   
   
7. “Progress report: Magnetic Field Effects in Organic Semiconductors”, Bin Hu, Liang Yan, and Ming Shao, Adv. Mater., 21, 1500, (2009).
   
   
8. “A Modified Solid-State Reduction Method to Prepare Supported Platinum Nanoparticle Catalysts for Low Temperature Fuel Cell Application”, Huaping Zhu, Shijun Liao, Liyan Ye, Xinfa Hu, Bamin Khomami and Michael Z. Hu, Current Nanosciences, 2, 252, (2009).
   
   
9. “Demographic and Economic Trends”, Tonn, B. and Peretz, J., World Future Review, Vol. 1, No. 6, 5-22, (2009/2010).
   
   
10. “Effect of Molecular Weight on Hydrated Morphologies of the Short-Side-Chain Perfluorosulfonic Acid Membrane”, D. Wu, S. J. Paddison, and J. A. Elliott, Macromolecules 42, 3358-3367, (2009).
    
    
11. “On the Mechanism of Proton Transport in Model Perfluorosulfonic Acid Systems: Ab initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations”, B. F. Habenicht and S. J. Paddison, ECS Transactions 25, 1109-1114, (2009).
    
    
12. “Proton Exchange Membranes for High Temperature Fuel Cells: Equivalent Weight and End Group Effects on Conductivity”, M. Manale, B. Pyle, C-N Sun, D. Wu, S. J. Paddison, M. Schaberg, M. Emery, K. H. Lochhaas, and S. J. Hamrock, H. Ghassemi, T. A. Zawodzinski,  ECS Transactions 25, 1473-1481, (2009).
    
    
13. “Ab initio Modeling of Proton Transfer in Phosphoric Acid Clusters”, L. Vilciauskas, S. J. Paddison*, and K.D. Kreuer, Journal of Physical Chemistry A 113, 9193-9201, (2009).
    
    
14. “Energy driven self-organization in nanoscale metallic liquid films”, H. Krishna, N. Shirato, C. Favazza, and R. Kalyanaraman, "Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 11, 8136, (2009).
    
    
15. “Synthesis of Visible-Light-Active Nanostructured TiOx (x < 2) Photocatalysts in a Flame Aerosol Reactor,” S. Y. Dhumal, T. L. Daulton , J. Jiang, B. Khomami, and P. Biswas,  Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 86, 145, (2009).
    
    
16. “Interfacial Complex Formation in Uranyl Extraction by Tributyl- Phosphate in Dodecane Diluent: A Molecular Dynamics Study,” Xianggui Ye, Shengting Cui, Valmor de Almeida, and Bamin Khomami, J. Phys. Chem., B, 113, 9852, (2009).
    
    
17. “Investigation on Mechanical Properties of PI-PS multigraft Copolymers”, R. Schlegel, U. Staudinger, M. Thunga, R. Weidisch, G. Heinrich, D. Uhrig, J. W. Mays, H. Iatrou, and N. Hadjichristidis, Eur. Polym. J., 45, 2902 – 2912, (2009).
    
    
18. “Controlled Functionalized Organic Nanoparticles from Diblock Copolymer Micelles”, G. Sakellariou, J. R. Dunlap, N. Hadjichristidis, J. W. Mays, and D. Baskaran, Polymer, 50, 6202 – 6211, (2009).
    
    
19. “Role of Surface Reorganization on Preferential Adsorption of Macromolecular Ensembles at the Solid/Fluid Interface”, J. P. Hinestroza, J. Alonzo, J. Mays, and S. M. Kilbey II, Macromolecules, 42, 7913 – 7918, (2009).
    
    
20. “Polymer Grafted Janus Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes”, D. Priftis, G. Sakellariou, D. Baskaran, J. W. Mays, and N. Hadjichristidis, Soft Matter, 5, 4272 – 4278, (2009).
    
    
21. “Luminescent Solar Concentrators Employing Phycobilisomes”, Mulder, C.L., Theogarajan, L., Currie, M., Mapel, J.K., Vaughn M., Willard, P., Moss, M.W., C.E. McLain, C.E, Morseman, J.P., Bruce, B.D., M.A. Baldo, Advanced Materials 21:1-5, (2009).
    
    
22. “Designer Peptide Surfactants Stabilize Functional Photosystem-I Membrane Complex In Aqueous Solution For Extended Time”, Matsumoto, K., Vaughn, V., Bruce, B.D., Koutsopoulos, S & Zhang, S.,  J. Phys. Chem B. 113:1, 75-83, (2009).
    
    
23. “Nano-scale Characterization of the Dynamics of the Chloroplast Toc Translocon”, Reddick, L., Chotewutmontri, P., Crenshaw, W., Dave, A., Vaughn, M., & Bruce, B.D., Methods in Cell Biology, 95, 365-387, (2009).
    
    
24. "Time-Resolved High Resolution Neutron Imaging Studies at the ORNL Spallation Neutron Source”, Nagarkar, V. V., Penumadu, D., Shestakova, I et al., IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 56, 2493-2498, (2009).

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Publications 2008

1. “Photovoltaic Processes of Singlet and Triplet Excited States in Organic Solar Cells”, Zhihua Xu and Bin Hu, Adv. Func. Mater., 18, 2611-2617, (2008).
   
   
2. “Review article: Solar Energy-Conversion Processes in Organic Solar Cells”, Zhihua Xu, Huidong Zang, and Bin Hu, JOM (Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society), 60, 49, (2008).
   
   
3. “Short-side-chain proton conducting perfluorosulfonic acid ionomers: Why they perform better in PEM fuel cells”, K.-D. Kreuer, M. Schuster, B. Obliers, O. Diat, U. Traub, A. Fuchs, U. Klock, S. J. Paddison, and J. Maier, Journal of Power Sources 178, 499-509, (2008).
   
   
4. “Molecular Modeling of Proton Transport in the Short-Side-Chain Perfluorosulfonic Acid Ionomer”, I. H. Hristov, S. J. Paddison, and R. Paul, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 112, 2937-2949, (2008).
   
   
5. “Comparison of the Hydration and Diffusion of Protons in Perfluorosulfonic Acid Membranes with Molecular Dynamics Simulations”, S. Cui, J. Liu, M. Esai Selvan, S. J. Paddison, D. J. Keffer, and B. J. Edwards, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 112, 13273-13284, (2008).
   
   
6. “A comparative study of the hydrated morphologies of perfluorosulfonic acid fuel cell membranes”, D. Wu, S. J. Paddison, and J. A. Elliott,  Energy and Environmental Science 1, 284-293, (2008).
   
   
7. “Improvement of Photovoltaic Response Based on Enhancement of Spin-Orbital Coupling and Triplet States in Organic Solar Cells”, Zhihua Xu, Bin Hu, and Jane Howe, J. Appl. Phys. 103, 043909, (2008).

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Publications 2007

1. “Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Proton Diffusion in the Short-Side-Chain Perfluorosulfonic Acid Ionomer”, I. R. Hristov, S. J. Paddison, and R. Paul, ECS Transactions, 11, 789-796, (2007).
   
   
2. “Modelling of morphology & proton transport in PFSA membranes”, J. A. Elliott and S. J. Paddison, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 9, 2602-2618, (2007).
   
   
3. “Selective hydration of the ‘short-side-chain’ perfluorosulfonic acid membrane. An ONIOM study”, S. J. Paddison and J. A. Elliott, Solid State Ionics, 178, 561-567, (2007).

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Book Chapters:

Book Chapters 2012

1. J. K. Clark, II and S. J. Paddison, Ab initio Modeling of Transport and Structure of Solid State Proton Conductors. In Solid State Proton Conductors: Properties and Applications, Edited by P. Knauth and M. L. Di Vona, J. Wiley and Sons Ltd., Chapter 7 (2012) pp. 237-290.
   
   
2. B. F. Habenicht and S. J. Paddison, Molecular and Mesoscale Modeling of Proton Exchange Membranes. In Polymer Science: A Comprehensive Reference, Edited by K. Matyjaszewski and M. Möller, Vol. 10: Polymers for Sustainable Environment and Energy, Elsevier, Chapter 39 (2012) pp. 777-810.

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Book Chapters 2011

None

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Book Chapters 2010

None

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Book Chapters 2009

1. Penumadu, D.
   Book: Material Science and Engineering with Neutron Imaging
   Chapter 12:  Neutron Imaging and Applications
   I.S. Anderson et al. (eds.), Neutron Scattering Applications and Techniques, DOI 10.1007/978-0-387-78693-3_12, Springer Science Business Media, 2009.

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Book Chapters 2008

1. Proton Conduction in Polymer Electrolyte Membranes: Complexity, Connectivity, and Cooperativity, S. J. Paddison, in Device and Materials Modeling of PEM Fuel Cells, Topics in Applied Physics Vol. 113, Edited by S. J. Paddison and K. S. Promislow,  Springer, New York, Chapter 12, 385-412 (2008).
   
   
2. Device and Materials Modeling in PEM Fuel Cells, Topics in Applied Physics Vol. 113, S. J. Paddison and K. S. Promislow, Editors, Chapters 1-19, Springer, New York, 1 – 588, (2008).

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Book Chapters 2007

1. Hu, B.
   Book:  Organic Electronics:Materials, Processing, Devices and Applications
   Chapter: Magnetic Field Effects in Organic Semiconducting Materials and Devices

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Invited Presentations:

Invited Presentations 2012

1. “Rational Design of Polymer Nanocomposites for Renewable Energy” 2nd Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization Conference, Arlington, VA, Nov 2012 – M.D. Dadmun.
   
   
2. “Improving Organic Photovoltaics with Precise Morphology Characterization and Novel Processing” College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, Sept. 2012 – M.D. Dadmun.
   
   
3. “Rational Control of OPV Active Layer Morphology by Modulated Solvent Annealing” The NSF 2012 CBET Grantees Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 2012 – M.D. Dadmun.
   
   
4. “Improving Organic Photovoltaics with Precise Morphology Characterization and Novel Processing”, Solvay Central Research, Atlanta, GA, May 2012 – M.D. Dadmun.
   
   
5. “A New Model for Optimal Morphologies in Organic Photovoltaics from Neutron Scattering”, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England, March 2012 – M.D. Dadmun.
   
   
6. “A New Model for Optimal Morphologies in Organic Photovoltaics from Neutron Scattering”, Institut Charles Sadron, Strasbourg, France, March 2012 – M.D. Dadmun.
   
   
7. “A New Model for Optimal Morphologies in Organic Photovoltaics from Neutron Scattering”, Imperial College, London, England, March 2012  – M.D. Dadmun.
   
   
8. “Improving Organic Photovoltaics with Novel Processing and Precise Morphology Characterization” Tennessee Technology University, Cookeville, TN Feb, 2012.  – M.D. Dadmun.
   
   
9. New directions in Artificial Photosynthesis”, Paul Frymier- Speaker, 29th Eastern Regional Photosynthesis Conference, Marine Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, MA, April 21st, 2012.
   
   
10. Effects of Intermolecular and Dielectric-layer Interfaces on Internal Photovoltaic Processes in Organic Solar Cells, Bin Hu, International Symposium on Organic and Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells 2012 (IS-OPVDSC 2012), Taipei, Taiwan, November 24-29, 2012.
    
    
11. Electric-Magnetic Coupling in Organic Sintronics, Bin Hu, 9th National Conference on Organic Solids Electronics, Yangzhou, China, November 10-12, 2012.
    
    
12. Magneto-optical studies on internal photovoltaic processes in organic solar cells, Bin Hu, Workshop on key scientific and technological issues for development of next-generation organic solar cells, Arlington, VA, September 20 – 21, 2012.
    
    
13. Multi-Ferroic Functions Developed by Inter-molecular Excited States , Bin Hu, 4th Topical Meeting on Spintronics in Organic Semiconductors, London, UK, September 10 – 14, 2012.
    
    
14. Excited States-Based Organic Spintronics, Bin Hu, International Workshop on Novel Nano-Magnetic and Multifunctional Materials 2012, Seoul, Korea, June 11-14, 2012.
    
    
15. Magneto-Optical Studies of Internal Photovoltaic Processes in Organic Solar Cell, Bin Hu, Departmental seminar at Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, April 04, 2012.
    
    
16. Organic Molecular Metamaterials, Bin Hu, Organic Metamaterials Workshop, Army Research Laboratory, March 02, 2012.
    
    
17. 2012 TMS Annual Meeting, Synthesis of bimetallic nanostructures with tunable size, composition, and properties, Orlando, Florida (March 2012). Presenter: R. Kalyanaraman, Co-Authors: R. Sachan, S. Yadavalli, V. Ramos, H. Krishna, N. Shirato, H. Garcia, A.K.Gangopadhyay, M. Khenner, G. Duscher and S. Pennycook (ORNL).
    
    
18. Ni-silicides: Route to enhance optical absorption in ultra-thin Si film, 1st TN-SCORE Thrust 1 retreat, Nashville, 2012., Presenter: R. Sachan, Co-authors: C.M. Gonzalez, O. Dyck, P.D. Rack, H. Garcia, G. Duscher and R. Kalyanaraman.
    
    
19. Jose Celestino Mutis lecture,National University, Bogota Colombia, "Nano-Opto-Electronics" (July 2012), Presenter: H. Garcia, Co-Author: R. Kalyanaraman.
    
    
20. R. Kalyanaraman, Plenary Talk, II Andian and the Caribian school of optics and XII national School of optics, Barranquilla, Colombia, "Optical Properties of Metal Nano-particles" (July 2012), Presenter: H. Garcia, Co-Author: R. Kalyanaraman.
    
    
21. “Multi-scale modeling of ion-containing polymers”, “Bridging Scales in Computational Polymer Chemistry, workshop at the Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics (ICERM) Brown University, RI August 6th – 10th, 2012. – S.J. Paddison.
    
    
22. “Multi-scale structure/function modeling of fuel cell electrolytes”, 12th Spring Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Washington, D.C. May 23rd – 25th, 2012 – S.J. Paddison.
    
    
23. “Proton Transfer and Transport in Perfluorosulfonic Acid Systems”, Massachusetts Center for Renewable Energy Science and Technology (MassCREST), University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA Dec. 1st, 2011. – S.J. Paddison.
    
    
24. “The Effects of Nanoscale Confinement on Proton Mobility in Model Perfluorosulfonic Acid Systems”, Advanced Materials for Fuel Cells, Fall Meeting of the MRS, Boston, MA Nov. 28th – Dec. 2nd, 2011. – S.J. Paddison.
    
    
25. “Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Proton Transfer in Perfluorosulfonic Acid Systems”, “A Desktop to TeraGrid EcoSystem”: Building Capabilities and Collaborations for Cyber-Enabled Discovery, TN-SC EPSCoR RII Track 2 Workshop, Oak Ridge, TN Oct. 10th – 12th, 2011. – S.J. Paddison.
    
    
26. Philip D Rack, The Directed Assembly of Linear Metallic Nanoparticle Chains by Nanolithography and Pulsed Laser Induced Dewetting, Department of Mathematical Sciences, New Jersey Institute of Tecnology, Newark, NJ (October 12, 2012).
    
    
27. Philip D. Rack, Self and Directed Assembly of Metallic Nanoparticles via Pulsed Laser Induced Dewetting, Technical University of Graz, Graz Austria (June 27, 2012).
    
    
28. Philip D. Rack, Fundamental Processes, Simulations and Applications of Focused Electron Beam Induced Processing, FELMI Institute, Graz Austria (June 25, 2012).
    
    
29. Philip D. Rack, Modeling of Focused Electron Beam Induced Deposition and New Results in Laser Assisted Electron Beam Induced Deposition, 4th International Workshop on Focused Electron Beam Induced Processing, Zaragoza Spain (June 20-22, 2012).
    
    
30. Trinh, C.T.  Redesigning Escherichia coli metabolism for obligate anaerobic production of biofuels and biochemicals.  Frontiers in Biorefining, St. Simons Island, Georgia, Oct 31st - Nov 2nd, 2012.

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Invited Presentations 2011

1. “Global Sustainability Issues in Energy Climate, Water, and Environment”, B. Bruce, China-US Joint Symposium, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, (2011).
   
   
2. International Meeting on Photosynthesis Research for Sustainability, B. Bruce, Baku, Azerbaijan, (2011).
   
   
3. Seminar, Division of Molecular and Life Sciences, B. Bruce, POSTECH- Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, South Korea, (2011).
   
   
4. Conference Speaker, Energy Week, B. Bruce, University of Mauritius, (2011).
   
   
5. Science Café, B. Bruce, Inaugural Speaker Food Court, Phoenix Les Halles, Mauritius, (2011).
   
   
6. Asian Biotechnology Congress, B. Bruce, Speaker Shanghai, (2011).
   
   
7. “Barriers to Sustainable Photosynthetic Production of Biofuels and Bioenergy”, B. Bruce, Speaker, NSF Workshop, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, (2011).
   
   
8. "Modeling Advanced Materials, Systems Biology and Alternative Energy Sources: Building Capabilities and Collaborations for Cyber-Enabled Discovery”, B. Bruce, EPSCoR Workshop, Knoxville, TN, (2011).
   
   
9. “The Next Great Innovation”, B. Bruce, Tennessee Valley Solar Solutions Conference, Nashville, TN, (2011).
   
   
10. Molecular and Cell Biology Dept, B. Bruce, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, (2011).
    
    
11. ASSET II Solar Energy Retreat, B. Bruce, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, (2011).
    
    
12. Chemistry Dept., B. Bruce, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, (2011).
    
    
13. “A New Model for Optimal Morphologies in Organic Photovoltaics from Neutron Scattering”, M. Dadmun, Workshop on Sustainable Energy: Nanomaterials Enabled Photovoltaics, Oak Ridge, TN, September (2011).
    
    
14. “Miscibility in P3HT/PCBM Organic Photovoltaics and Its Impact on Polymer Ordering”, M. Dadmun, Center for Nanophase Materials User Meeting, Oak Ridge, TN, September (2011).
    
    
15.  “Biological Routes to the Direct Production of Hydrogen and Electricity from Light Energy”, M. Dadmun, P. Frymier, US-China 2011 Joint Symposium on Global Sustainability Issues, Purdue University, September  (2011).
    
    
16. “Defects in Graphene”, G. Duscher, Technical University Munich, Seminar, May (2011).
    
    
17. “Chemical Composition of the Transition Layer at the SiC/SiO2 Interface”, G. Duscher, Army SiC Workshop, Washington, USA, August (2011).
    
    
18. “Characterization and Understanding on Internal Photovoltaic Processes in Organic Solar Cells”, B. Hu, International Photonics Conference, Tainan, Taiwan, December (2011).
    
    
19. “Organic Spintronics: Magnetic Field Effects”, B. Hu, International Symposium on Organic Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, Tainan, Taiwan, December (2011).
    
    
20. “The Role of Inter-molecular Electron-Hole Pairs in Magnetic Field Effects in Organic Materials”, B. Hu, 61st Annual Meeting of Japan Coordination Chemistry Society, Okayama, Japan, September (2011).
    
    
21. “Characterization and Understanding on Charge Dissociation, Transport, Collection in Organic Solar Cells”, B. Hu, Workshop on Sustainable Energy Future: Focus on Organic Photovoltaics, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September (2011).
    
    
22. “Electromagnetic and Thermoelectric Responses from Inter-Molecular Excited States: Radicals Pairs”, B. Hu, 8th US-Taiwan NanoScience Workshop, Seattle, WA, April 5-6 (2011).
    
    
23. “Pulsed Laser Induced Self-Organization of Bilayer Liquids: Plasmonic-Ferromagnetic Nanocomposites”, R. Kalyanaraman, 2011 MS&T meeting, Columbus, OH, October (2011).
    
    
24. “Multifunctional Plasmonic-Ferromagnetic Nanocomposites Synthesized by Bilayer Liquid Self-Organization”, R. Kalyanaraman, 2011 TMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, February (2011).
    
    
25. “Rational Design of Bio-Hybrid Photovoltaic Materials,” B. Khomami, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, April (2011).
    
    
26. “Hydration & Transport in Model Systems of High PFSA Density and Minimal Water: AIMD simulations”, S. J. Paddison, Advances in Materials for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell 2011, American Chemical Society, Pacific Grove, CA, February (2011).
    
    
27. “Nanoscale Confinement of Protons in Systems of High PFSA Density and Minimal Water”, S. J. Paddison, Symposium I3: Computational Electrochemistry, 219th Meeting of the ECS, Montreal, Canada, May (2011).
    
    
28. “Studies of Transport Properties and Microstructure of Materials for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells”, C.-N. Sun and T. A. Zawodzinski Jr., Advances in Polymers for PEM Fuel Cells, Asilomar, CA, February (2011).
    
    
29. “Studies of Proton Conduction in New Materials”, M. Maalouf, T.A. Zawodzinski Jr., LOLIPEM Workshop, Rome, Italy, March (2011).
    
    
30. “Fuel Cells and Other Emerging Technologies for a Smarter, Greener World”, T.A. Zawodzinski Jr., Seminar at Ohio Wesleyan University, April (2011).
    
    
31. “Proton Conduction under Dry Conditions:  What are Our Options?” , M. Maalouf, T.A. Zawodzinski Jr., Polymers for Batteries and Fuel Cells, Argonne, August (2011).
    
    
32. “The Case of Lambda: How a Simple Parameter can Shape our Approach and Understanding”, T.A. Zawodzinski Jr., Electrochemical Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, October (2011).
    
    
33. “Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Applications from Fuel Cells to Electrochemical Reactors”, T.A. Zawodzinski Jr., UTC Membranes Workshop, October (2011).
    
    
34. “Adsorbed and Immobilized Cu Triazole Complexes: Some Mechanistic Aspects”, G.A. Goenaga, A. Belapure, C. Dabke, C. Zhang, J. Brooksbank, R. Elgammal, H. Zhu, S.J. Paddison, A. Papandrew, S. Foister, and T.A. Zawodzinski Jr., Workshop on Catalysis in Biomimetic Systems, Santa Fe, NM, November (2011).
    
    
35. “Triazoles as Proton Conductors and Ligands for Non-precious Oxygen Reduction Catalysts”, T.A. Zawodzinski Jr., TICME Conference Trento, Italy, December (2011).
    
    
36. “Redox Flow Batteries”, T. A. Zawodzinski, Jr., Z. Tang, D. Aaron, J. S. Lawton, R. M. Counce, M. Moore, J. Watson, M. Mench, and A. Papandrew, Seminar at University of Trento, December (2011).
    
    
37. “Redox Flow Batteries”, T.A. Zawodzinski Jr., Z. Tang, D. Aaron, J. S. Lawton, R. M. Counce, M. Moore, J. Watson, M. Mench, and A. Papandrew, Seminar at University of Padua, December (2011).
    
    
38. “PEM Electrodes:  Structural and Functional Aspects”, T. A. Zawodzinski Jr., Zing Hydrogen Conference, Cancun, Mexico, December (2011).

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Invited Presentations 2010

1. “Understanding Fuel Cells from the Molecular Level Up”, Keffer, D.J., UT Science Forum, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, February, (2010).
   
   
2. “Surface and Bulk Nanostructures for Optical Absorption Enhancement in Thin Si Films”, Ritesh Sachan, J. Strader, A.W. Paradies, W. Yueying, H. Uk, H. Garcia, P.D. Rack, G. Duscher, R. Kalyanaraman, TMS 2010 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Seattle, WA, February, (2010).
   
   
3. “Covalent Grafting of Polymers from Carbon Nanotubes”, D. Baskaran and J. W. Mays, ACS Composite Matrix Science Workshop, New Orleans, LA, February, (2010).
   
   
4. “The structure and transport properties of PEMs: experiment, simulation and theory”, S. J. Paddison, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, March, (2010).
   
   
5. “NanoScience Driven Electromagnetic and Thermoelectric responses in Organic Materials”, Bin Hu, 7th Taiwan/US Airforce NanoScience Workshop, Yilan, Taiwan, April, (2010).
   
   
6. “The structure and transport properties of PEMs: experiment, simulation and theory”, S. J. Paddison, Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada, April, (2010).
   
   
7. “The Effects of Fluorine on Proton Transfer in PFSA Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes”, S. J. Paddison, Symposium I3: Charge Transfer: Electrons, Protons, and other Ions, 217th Meeting of the ECS, Vancouver, Canada, April, (2010).
   
   
8. “Hydration & Transport of Protons in Model Polymeric Systems of High PFSA Density and Minimal Water”, S. J. Paddison, Polymer Materials & Membranes for Energy Devices, Spring Meeting of the MRS, San Francisco, CA, April, (2010).
   
   
9. “Novel Polymeric Materials Based on Poly(1,3-Cyclohexadiene)”, J. W. Mays, Frontiers of Polymer Science Symposium held in honor of the Retirement of Professor Roderick Quirk, University of Akron, Akron, OH, May, (2010).
   
   
10. “Conjugated Polymer:Fullerene Miscibility and Interfacial Structure as Determined by Neutron Scattering”, M. Dadmun, National Institute for Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, June, (2010).
    
    
11. “Soft Matter Science & Opportunities at ORNL's Neutron Sources”, M. Dadmun, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, June, (2010).
    
    
12. “Magnetic Field Effects in Organic Semiconductors”, Bin Hu, Joint Workshop on Spin-related Phenomena in Organic Materials, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, June, (2010).
    
    
13. “Spin-Dependent and Spin-Random Processes in Magnetic Field Effects in Organic Smeiconductors”, Bin Hu, International Conference on Core Research and Engineering Science of Advanced Materials, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, June, (2010).
    
    
14. “Electrons, Ions, and the future of Scanning Microscopy”, Joy, DC, Invited Speaker 21st Australian Conference on Microscopy and Microanalysis, Brisbane, Australia, July, (2010).
    
    
15. “Nanoscience-Driven Electromagnetic and Thermoelectric Responses in Organic Materials”, Bin Hu, 1st France-South Korea-USA joint Workshop on Nanostructured Magnetic Materials and Advanced Polymers, Strasburg, France, July, (2010).
    
    
16. “Novel Polymeric Materials Based on Poly (1, 3-Cyclohexadiene)”, J. W. Mays, Dow Chemical, Freeport, TX, July, (2010).
    
    
17. “Using Neutron Scattering to Determine Conjugated Polymer:Fullerene Miscibility and Interfacial Structure”, M. Dadmun, National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Boston, MA, August, (2010).
    
    
18. “Ternary Phase Behavior of P3HT-b-PEO Compatibilized P3HT/PCBM Films”, J. Chen, X. Yu, K. Hong, J. M. Messman, D. L. Pickel, K. Xiao, B. Sumpter, M. D. Dadmun, J. W. Mays, and S. M. Kilbey II, National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Boston, MA, August, (2010).
    
    
19. “Connecting the structure and transport properties of polymer electrolyte membranes through modeling and experiments”, S. J. Paddison, workshop on: Poly and Polymer Electrolytes for Energy Conversion: Ab initio, Molecular, and Continuum Models, Lorentz Center, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands, August, (2010).
    
    
20. “Hydrogen and Proton Transfer in Oligomeric Fragments of 3M Ionomers with Various Protogenic Groups”, Clark*, J.K., Paddison, S.J., Solid State Proton Conductors 15 meeting in Santa Barbara, CA, August, (2010).
    
    
21. “Critical Structural Problems for Mobility Degradation at the SiC/SiO2 interface”, G. Duscher, Army SiC workshop, Washington, August (2010).
    
    
22. “Magneto-Optical Studies on Charge Dissociation, Transport, Collection in Organic Solar Cells”, Bin Hu, Workshop on Sustainable Energy Future: Focus on Organic Photovoltaics, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September, (2010).
    
    
23. “Multiscale Modeling of PEMs: Model Systems of High PFSA Density”, S. J. Paddison, Symposium 4: Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage: Advances in Fuel Cells, 61st Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Nice, France, September, (2010).
    
    
24. “Hydration and Transport of Protons in Model Polymeric Systems of High PFSA Density and Minimal Water”, S. J. Paddison, keynote lecture, XII International Symposium on Polymer Electrolytes, Padova, Italy, September, (2010).
    
    
25. “P3HT Block Polymers: Synthesis and Charge Mobility”, X. Yu, K. Xiao, J. Chen, S. M. Kilbey II, J. W. Mays, P. F. Britt, and K. Hong, Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences User Meeting, Oak Ridge, TN, September, (2010).
    
    
26. “New Approaches to Studies of Catalyst Layers in PEFC MEAs’ Zawodzinski, T., ‘Progress MEA 2010, La Grande Motte, France, September, (2010).
    
    
27. “Theory and Experiment to Determine Structure Property Relationship at Interfaces”, G. Duscher, Materials Week, Columbus, OH, September (2010).
    
    
28. “Membranes and Electrolytes for Redox Flow Batteries”, Zawodzinski, T., NiChE Council on Chemical Research Workshop, September, (2010).
    
    
29. “Investigations of Material Structure-Property Relationships in Fuel Cells Through Molecular-Level Simulation”, Keffer, D.J., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Department, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, October, (2010).
    
    
30. “SEM and TEM Studies of Electrode Structure in PEM Fuel Cells”, He, Q., Keffer, D.J., Joy, D.C., Zawodzinski, T.A., American Institute of Chemical Engineers' meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November, (2010).
    
    
31. “Characterization of Defects at Interfaces”, G. Duscher, Inaugural Energy Materials Seminar Fraunhofer Institute IIS, Erlangen, Germany, November (2010).
    
    
32. “Three-Dimensional Views of Materials for Hydrogen Storage”, J. Hamilton and G. Duscher, American Society for Microbiology - Student Symposium, November (2010).
    
    
33. “Doped TiO2 for Energy Conversion”, H. Dycus and G. Duscher, American Society for Microbiology - Student Symposium, November (2010).
    
    
34. “Characterization of Defects at Interfaces”, G. Duscher, Inaugural Energy Materials Seminar, Fraunhofer Institute IIS, Erlangen, Germany, November (2010).
    
    
35. “Three-Dimensional Views of Materials for Hydrogen Storage”, J. Hamilton and G. Duscher, American Society for Microbiology - Student Symposium, November (2010).
    
    
36. “Doped TiO2 for Energy Conversion”, H. Dycus and G. Duscher, American Society for Microbiology - Student Symposium, November (2010).
    
    
37. “Redox Flow Batteries”, Zawodzinski, T. invited tutorial presented at the ‘4th Int’l Conference on CHP and Storage’, ABQ NM, December, (2010).
    
    
38. “The structure and transport properties of PEMs: experiment, simulation and theory”, S. J. Paddison, Department of Materials Science, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, December, (2010).
    
    
39. “3M PFSA and Imid-based Ionmer Fragments”, Clark*, J.K., Paddison, S.J., PACIFICHEM 2010, Honolulu, HI, December, (2010).
    
    
40. “Applied Photosynthesis: Putting PSI to Work”, Bruce, B.D., Speaker, Board of Visitors Spring Meeting, BCMB Dept., UTK, (2010).
    
    
41. “hu ⇒ H2: Photosynthetic Hydrogen Evolution”, Bruce, B.D., Seminar Speaker, NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), Golden, CO, (2010).
    
    
42. “hu ⇒ H2: Photosynthetic Hydrogen Evolution”, Bruce, B.D., Speaker, China-US workshop on Biotechnology of Bioenergy Plants- Beijing, (2010).
    
    
43. “Funneling Photons: Two Parts Nature and One Part Material Science”, Bruce, B.D., Keynote Speaker, China-U.S. Joint Research Center for Ecosystem and Environmental Change Workshop, Beijing, (2010).
    
    
44. “Growing Electricity”, Bruce, B.D., Monaco Speaker and Moderator, CleanEquity Monaco 2010, Principality of Monaco
    
    
45. “hu ⇒ H2: Photosynthetic Hydrogen Evolution Biochemie der Pflanzen”, Bruce, B.D., Speaker, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany, (2010).
    
    
46. “Applied Photosynthesis: Putting PSI to Work”, Bruce, B.D., Seminar Speaker, Chemistry Dept., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, (2010).
    
    
47. “Applied Photosynthesis: Putting PSI to Work”, Bruce, B.D., Seminar Speaker, , Biochemistry Dept, University of Missouri, Columbia, (2010).

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Invited Presentations 2009

1. “Investigations of Material Structure-Property Relationships in Fuel Cells Through Molecular-Level Simulation”, Keffer, D.J., Chemistry Department, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, January, (2009).
   
   
2. “Investigations of Material Structure-Property Relationships in Fuel Cells Through Molecular-Level Simulation”, Keffer, D.J., Material Science and Engineering Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, January, (2009).
   
   
3. “Investigations of Material Structure-Property Relationships in Fuel Cells Through Molecular-Level Simulation”, Keffer, D.J., Mechanical and Chemical Engineering Department, North Carolina A&T University, Greensboro, NC, January, (2009).
   
   
4. “Investigations of Material Structure-Property Relationships in Fuel Cells Through Molecular-Level Simulation”, Keffer, D.J., Interdisciplinary Graduate Minor in Computational Science (IGMCS) Program, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, February, (2009).
   
   
5. “Functional Nanostructures through Nanosecond Laser-Induced Dewetting”, R. Kalyanaraman, 2009 TMS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, February, (2009).
   
   
6. "Sustainability and Technology, Are They Compatible?”, P. Frymier, Centripetals Presentation Series, University of Tennessee, February 18, (2009).
   
   
7. “Investigations of Material Structure-Property Relationships in Fuel Cells Through Molecular-Level Simulation”, Keffer, D.J., Materials Science Department, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, March, (2009).
   
   
8. “Magnetic Field Effects in Organic Semiconductors,” Bin Hu, 14th Brazilian National Workshop on Semiconductors, Curitiba-PR, Brazil, March 23 - 27, (2009).
   
   
9. “Sustainable Energy Education and Research Center (SEERC): University of Tennessee’s Response to the Global Energy Challenge,” Bamin Khomami, Baker Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, March, (2009).
   
   
10. “The Sustainable Technology through Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (STAIR) Program at the University of Tennessee”, C.J. Rawn, Spelman College Chemistry Department Seminar, Spelman College, Atlanta, GA, March, (2009).
    
    
11. “Modeling the hydrated morphology and proton transport in proton exchange membranes”, S. Paddison, Department of Physics, University of Houston, Houston, TX, April 7, (2009).
    
    
12. “Connecting the chemical structure and transport properties of proton exchange membranes through experiment and simulation”, S. Paddison, HTML, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, April 8, (2009).
    
    
13. “Synthesis, Morphology and Properties of Branched Block Copolymers”, J. W. Mays, invited Bayer Lectures on Polymers, Cornell University, Ithaca New York, April 8, (2009).
    
    
14. “Novel Charged Polymers: From Biomineralization to Fuel Cell Membranes”, J. W. Mays, invited Bayer Lectures on Polymers, Cornell University, Ithaca New York, April 9, (2009).
    
    
15. “Characterizing the hydration of PFSA fuel cell membranes through multiscale simulations”, S. Paddison, Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart, Germany, May 11, (2009).
    
    
16. “The structure and transport properties of proton exchange membranes: experiment, simulation and theory”, S. Paddison, CNRS, Grenoble, France, May 15, (2009).
    
    
17. “STAIR:  Sustainable Technology through Advanced Interdisciplinary Research”, Keffer, D.J., Innovative Computing Laboratory, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, August, (2009).
    
    
18. “Solar-Powered Fuel Production: Generating H2 via Self-organized, Thermotolerant, Photosynthetic Nanoparticles”, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Tennessee, August 27, (2009).
    
    
19. “Functional Polymer Architecture Research at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences”, J. Mays, invited lecture at the Fall 2009 National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, August 16 – 20, (2009).
    
    
20. “Advances in Scanning Microscopy”, Joy, D.C., Invited Plenary Speaker Royal Microscopical Society (UK) Meeting, “Electron Microscopy and Analysis Group”, University of Sheffield, UK, September, (2009).
    
    
21. “21st Century Scanning Microscopy”, Joy, D.C., Invited Seminar Speaker, Richard Smalley Institute for Nanoscience and Technology, Rice University,  September, (2009).
    
    
22. “Exciton Dissociation and Charge Transport in Organic Solar Cells,” Bin Hu, Workshop Sustainable Energy Future: Focus on Organic Photovoltaics, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September 15, (2009).
    
    
23. “PFSA ionomers: hydrated morphology & proton transport”, S. Paddison, Institut Charles Gerhardt, Université Montpellier 2, Montpellier, France, September 13, (2009).
    
    
24. “Nanosecond laser-induced dewetting and self-organization in single and bilayer metallic films”, R. Kalyanaraman, MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, November, (2009).
    
    
25. “Dewetting in Single and Bilayer Metallic Films under Pulsed Laser Irradiation”, R. Kalyanaraman, AVS 56th International Symposium and Exhibition, San Jose, November, (2009).
    
    
26. “Graft Copolymers: From Fundamental Research to Real World Applications”, J. W. Mays, ACS Southern Chemist Award Address, Memphis, TN, December 3, (2009).
    
    
27. “Applied Photosynthesis: Putting PSI to Work”, Bruce, B.D., Speaker, URI / UConn Biofuels Symposium, Center for Biotechnology & Life Sciences, URI, Kingston, RI, (2009).
    
    
28. “Funneling Photons: Two Parts Nature and One Part Material Science”, Bruce, B.D., Speaker, 18th Photosynthesis Conference, Asilomar, CA, (2009).
    
    
29. “Growing Electricity”, Bruce, B.D., Keynote Speaker, Salinas Valley Meets Silicon Valley Conference, Salinas, California, (2009).
    
    
30. “Growing Electricity”, Bruce, B.D., Speaker, Applied Algal Research Laboratory, Faculty Of Science, Chiang Mai University, (2009).
    
    
31. “hu ⇒ H2: Photosynthetic Hydrogen Evolution”, Bruce, B.D., Speaker, National Nanotechnology Institute (NANOTEK), Bangkok, Thailand, (2009).
    
    
32. “Funneling Photons: Two Parts Nature and One Part Material Science”, Bruce, B.D., Speaker, Kasetsart University, Department of Genetics, Bangkok, Thailand, (2009).
    
    
33. “Applied Photosynthesis: Putting PSI to Work”, Bruce, B.D., Speaker, Kasetsart University Research & Development Institute, Bangkok, Thailand, (2009).
    
    
34. “Funneling Photons: Two Parts Nature and One Part Material Science”, Bruce, B.D., Speaker, China-US Workshop, Biotechnology of Bioenergy, U.T. Knoxville, (2009).
    
    
35. “Funneling Photons: Two Parts Nature and One Part Material Science”, Bruce, B.D., Speaker, KBC Workshop on Energy for the Future, University of Umea, Umea, Sweden, (2009).
    
    
36. “Applied Photosynthesis: Putting PSI to Work The Future of BioEnergy”, Bruce, B.D., Speaker, Seminar Series, Microbiology/BCMB Dept., U. T. Knoxville, (2009).
    
    
37. “Growing Electricity”, Bruce, B.D., Speaker, Farragut High School Science Institute, Knox Count School District, (2009).
    
    
38. “hu ⇒ H2: Photosynthetic Hydrogen Evolution”, Bruce, B.D., Speaker, Genome Science and Technology Program, Recruiting Fair Speaker, (2009).

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Invited Presentations 2008

1. “Multi-scale modeling of Proton Exchange Membranes”, S. Paddison, The Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel, January 9, (2008).
   
   
2. “The Proton Exchange Membrane: Mesoscale and Molecular Modeling”, S. Paddison, Workshop of the Israel Science Foundation: “Diffusion, Solvation and Transport of Protons in Complex and Biological Systems” Eilat, Israel, January 13-17, (2008).
   
   
3. “Multi-scale modeling of Proton Exchange Membranes”, S. Paddison, Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, January 18, (2008).
   
   
4. “The Energetics of Proton Transfer in Phosphoric & Substituted Phosphonic Acids”, S. Paddison, Proton Transfer and Transport in Fuel Cells, 213th National Meeting of The Electrochemical Society, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ, May 18 – 22, (2008).
   
   
5. “Multiscale modeling of Polymer Electrolyte Membranes”, S. Paddison, Physical and Chemical Sciences Division, Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM, May 21, (2008).
   
   
6. “Multiscale modeling of the Proton Exchange Membrane”, S. Paddison, 3rd Summer Workshop of the Center for Nanomaterials Design and Assembly, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, June 22 – 26, (2008).
   
   
7. “The Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell: A Power Source in a ‘Hydrogen Economy’”, S. Paddison, Alumni Summer College 2008, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, July 17, (2008).
   
   
8. “Molecular modeling of the short-side-chain perfluorosulfonic acid fuel fell membrane: hydration, structure, and transport”, S. Paddison, 6th International Congress of the International Society for Theoretical Chemical Physics, University of British Columbia, Canada,  July 19 – 24, (2008).
   
   
9. “Positive and Negative Magnetic Field Effects in Organic Semiconductors”, Bin Hu, International Conference on Science and Technology of Synthetic Metals, Pernambuco, Brazil, July 06 -11, (2008).
   
   
10. “Mesoscale Modeling of the Morphology and State of Water in Hydrated PFSA Fuel Cell Membranes”, S. Paddison, 236th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Philadelphia, PA, August 17 – 21, (2008).
    
    
11. “Magnetic Responses in Organic Light-Emitting Diodes and Solar Cells”, Bin Hu, International Symposium on Materials for Enabling NanoDevices, Tainan, Taiwan, September 03-05, (2008).
    
    
12. “Multi-scale modeling of Hydrated and Phosphoric Acid Based Proton Conducting Fuel Cell Electrolytes”, S. Paddison, Solid State Proton Conductors - 14, Kyoto, Japan, September 7– 11, (2008).
    
    
13. “Novel Proton Conductive Membranes based on Poly (Cyclohexadiene) Derivatives”, J. W. Mays, UK Polymer Showcase, York, England, September 16 – 18, (2008).
    
    
14. “Effects of side chain length & EW on hydrated morphology in PFSA membranes”, S. Paddison, Progress in MEA components for Medium and High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells, 1st CARISMA International Conference, La Grande Motte, France, September 21– 24, (2008).
    
    
15. “Singlet and Triplet Photovoltaic Processes in Organic Solar Cells”, Bin Hu, Workshop at the user meeting at Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, September 26, (2008).
    
    
16. “Sustainable Energy Education and Research Center (SEERC): University of Tennessee’s Response to the Global Energy Challenge”, Bamin Khomami, Shanghai University forum on renewable energy and green economy, Shanghai, China, October, (2008).
    
    
17. “Sustainable Hydrogen Production via Self-Assembled, Thermotolerant Photosynthetic Nanoparticles”, P. Frymier, Conference on Renewable Energy and Green Economy, Shanghai University, October, 20, (2008).
    
    
18. “The structure and transport properties of proton exchange membranes: experiment, simulation and theory”, S. Paddison, Department of Physics, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, December 4, (2008).

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Invited Presentations 2007

1. “Multiscale modeling of Proton mobility in Perfluorosulfonic acid membranes”, S. Paddison, Chemical and Materials Science Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA,  February 23, (2007).
   
   
2. “Protons in Polymer Electrolyte Membranes: Transfer, Hydration and Diffusion”, S. Paddison, Department of Polymer Science, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, February 28, (2007).
   
   
3. “Protons in Polymer Electrolyte Membranes: Transfer, Hydration and Diffusion”, S. Paddison, Department of Chemical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, March 22, (2007).
   
   
4. “Molecular-level Modeling of Polymer Electrolyte Membranes”, S. Paddison, international conference on Polymer Batteries-Fuel Cells, PBFC-2007, Rome, Italy, June 11– 15, (2007).
   
   
5. “Molecular-level Modeling of Transport and Chemical Degradation of Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for application under Hot and Dry Conditions”, S. Paddison, 3M Fuel Cell Components Group, 3M, St. Paul, MN, June 21-22, (2007).
   
   
6. “Molecular-level Modeling of Polymer Electrolyte Membranes”, S. Paddison, symposium on “Computational Electrochemistry for New Energy”, 234th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Boston, MA, August 19 –23, (2007).
   
   
7. “Proton Transfer in Anhydrous Polymeric Membranes for Fuel Cells: an ab initio study”, S. Paddison, symposium on “Proton Conduction and Transfer”, 58th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Banff, Canada,  September 9 –14, (2007).
   
   
8. “Sustainable Energy Education and Research Center (SEERC): University of Tennessee’s Response to the Global Energy Challenge”, Bamin Khomami, Knoxville Technical Society, Knoxville, TN, September, (2007).
   
   
9. “Multi-scale modeling of Proton Exchange Membranes”, S. Paddison , 7th NSF-MEXT Joint Symposium:Fuel Cell and Related Nanotechnologies, sponsored by the US NSF and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Technology of Japan, Washington D.C., October 5 – 7, (2007).
   
   
10. “Ab initio Modeling of Structure, Reactivity, and Transfer at Water/Ionomer and Water/Catalyst Interfaces”, S. Paddison, Interfacial Electrochemistry and Chemistry in High Temperature Media, 212th National Meeting of The Electrochemical Society, Hilton Washington, Washington D.C., October 7 –12, (2007).
    
    
11. “Multi-scale modeling of Proton Exchange Membranes”, S. Paddison, Department of Chemistry, The University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, October 30, (2007).
    
    
12. “Modeling Water and Transport in Hydrated Ionomers”, S. Paddison, CARISMA School on: Proton Conductors: Materials & Mechanisms, Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart, Germany, November 8–10, (2007).
    
    
13. “Modeling of Anhydrous Proton Conductors”, S. Paddison, CARISMA School on: Proton Conductors: Materials & Mechanisms, Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart, Germany, November 8 – 10, (2007).

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Contributed Presentations:

Contributed Presentations 2012

1. M. Raeeszadeh-Sarmazdeh (presenter), R. Parthasarathy, and E.T. Boder.  Protein immobilization on the surface using Sortase-mediated ligation.  6th International Conference on Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Berkeley, CA, June, 2012 (poster - contributed).
   
   
2. A. Alzubairi and R. M. Counce, A Step by Stem Design Methodology for a Base Case Redox-Flow Battery,  Fuels, Petrochemicals and Energy Session, 2012 AIChE Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, October 28 t November 2, 2012.
   
   
3. M. Zhang, T. A. Zawodzinski, P. Trulove, J. S. Watson and R. M. Counce, "Research Toward a Membrane-Less Al/Cl2 Ionic Liquid Flow Battery", 222nd Electrochemical Society Meeting, Honolula, HI (October 10, 2012).
   
   
4. The Role of Fullerene Miscibility in the Performance of Organic Photovoltaics: Miscibility of PCBM in Low Band Gap Polymers” National Meeting of the Materials Research Society, Boston, MA, Nov 2012  – M.D. Dadmun.
   
   
5. Using Controlled Solvent Vapor Exposure to Monitor Structural Evolution and Function of Solvent Processed P3HT:PCBM Bilayers” National Meeting of the Materials Research Society, Boston, MA, Nov 2012 (Huipeng Chen, Postdoc, Presenter) – M.D. Dadmun.
   
   
6. Rational Control of OPV Active Layer Morphology by Modulated Solvent Annealing”” Polymer Physics Gordon Conference, South Hadley, MA, July 2012– M.D. Dadmun.
   
   
7. Monitoring the Structural Evolution of PCBM/P3HT Bulk Heterojunctions: Competition between Crystallinity and Miscibility” IUPAC World Polymer Congress, Blacksburg, VA, June 2012 – M.D. Dadmun.
   
   
8. Monitoring Structural Development in Organic Photovoltaic Active Layers During Spin-Coating”, IUPAC World Polymer Congress, Blacksburg, VA, June 2012 (Cameron Lee, Graduate student, presenter) – M.D. Dadmun.
   
   
9. Correlating Raman spectroscopy characterization of organic photovoltaic active layers to polymer crystallinity.” IUPAC World Polymer Congress, Blacksburg, VA, June 2012 (Lesley Thompson, Graduate Student, presenter) – M.D. Dadmun.
   
   
10. Impact of Solvent Annealing on P3HT/PCBM Solar Cells: Role of Solubility and Vapor Pressure” IUPAC World Polymer Congress, Blacksburg, VA, June 2012 (Sheng Hu, graduate student, presenter) – M.D. Dadmun.
    
    
11. The Miscibility of Fullerenes and Conjugated Polymers in Organic Photovoltaics as Monitored by Neutron Reflectivity”, IUPAC World Polymer Congress, Blacksburg, VA, June 2012 (Huipeng Chen, Postdoc, presenter) – M.D. Dadmun.
    
    
12. Verification of P3HT/PCBM Miscibility and Structure Development in Thin Films by Neutron Scattering” National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Diego, CA March, 2012– M.D. Dadmun.
    
    
13. The Impact of Polymeric Compatibilizers on the Morphology of Organic Photovoltaics” National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Diego, CA March, 2012 (Huipeng Chen, Postdoc, presenter) – M.D. Dadmun.
    
    
14. The Miscibility of PCBM in Low Band-Gap Conjugated Polymers in Organic Photovoltaics”, National Meeting of the American Physical Society, Boston, MA, March 2012 (Huipeng Chen, Postdoc, presenter) – M.D. Dadmun.
    
    
15. The Morphological Development in P3HT/PCBM Thin Films Using Neutron Scattering”, National Meeting of the American Physical Society, Boston, MA, March 2012 – M.D. Dadmun.
    
    
16. Core-Loss EELS Spectra Acquisition with a Monochromated TEM.
    Apalachian Regional Electron Microscopy Society Meeting, Knoxville, TN, October 2012 – G.J. Duscher.
    
    
17. Morphology or Catalysts and Ionomers in Polymer Electrolytes of Fuelcells.
    Gordon Conference, New Hampshire, August 2012 – G.J. Duscher.
    
    
18. Tailoring block copolymer morphology via control of topographical surface: A self consistent field theoretic study, X. Ye, B. J. Edwards, and B. Khomami, APS Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, February 27-March 2, 2012.
    
    
19. Le, Rosemary (speaker), Raeeszadeh, M, Williamson, S, Boder, E, and Frymier, PD “Sortase-mediated Ligation of Photosystem I from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 to a Conductive Surface for Electricity Production”, 29th Eastern Regional Photosynthesis Conference, Marine Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, MA, April 21st, 2012.
    
    
20. Harris, Bradley J (speaker) and Frymier, PD “Engineering Protein Fusions for the Photobiological Production of Hydrogen from Light”, 29th Eastern Regional Photosynthesis Conference, Marine Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, MA, April 21st, 2012.
    
    
21. Surface plasmon response of self-organized bi-metallic plasmonic nanoparticles, Microscopy and microanalysis 2012 (Phoenix, AZ, Presenter: R. Sachan, Co-authors: H. Garcia, S. J. Pennycook, G. Duscher, and R. Kalyanaraman. Note: R. Sachan won the 1st prize for the student research poster award at this M&M Annual meeting in Phoenix, AZ, Aug 2012.
    
    
22. Synthesis and modeling of multifunctional nanomaterials from laser dewetting self-organization: Synthesis, properties, and modeling, Kentucky Nanotechnology Symposium (Bowling Green, KY, 2012). Presenter: R. Kalyanaraman, Co-Authors: R.Sachan, S. Yadavali, N. Shirato, G. Duscher, S.J. Pennycook, A.K. Gangopadhyay, H. Garcia, and M. Khenner.
    
    
23. Non-linear Modeling of bilayer dewetting morphology evolution, Kentucky Nanotechnology Symposium (Bowling Green, KY, 2012). Presenter: M.Khenner, Co-Authors:  S. Yadavali, and R. Kalyanaraman.
    
    
24. Improved room-temperature hydrogen sensing characteristics of nanocrystalline tin oxide through Fabrication of nanowire arrays”, TMS 2012 Spring Meeting, Orlando, FL. Presenter: Rameech McCormack, Co-authors: Nozomi Shirato, Umesh Singh, Amit Kumar, Hyoung Cho, Ramki Kalyanaraman, Sudipta Seal.
    
    
25. Pulsed Laser Melting and Solidification of Metallic Nanoparticles, 2012 TMS Annual Meeting, (Orlando, Florida 2012). Presenter: Ritesh Sachan, Co-authors: S. Yadavali, N. Shirato, A. Gangopadhyay, G. Duscher, R. Kalyanaraman.
    
    
26. Keffer, D.J., “Nanoscale Membrane Design Principles for Optimizing Proton Conductivity”, NSF IGERT PI Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, May, 2012.
    
    
27. Keffer, D.J., Esai Selvan, M., Wang, Q., “Toward a Predictive Understanding of Proton Transport in Nanostructured Aqueous Systems”, ECS Biannual Meeting, Seattle, WA, May, 2012.
    
    
28. Wang, Q., Keffer, D.J., Deng, S., Mays, J., “Atomistic and Coarse-grained Molecular Dynamics Simulation of a Cross-linked Sulfonated Poly (1, 3-cyclohexadiene)-based Proton Exchange Membrane”, ECS Biannual Meeting, Seattle, WA, May, 2012.
    
    
29. He, Q., Joy, D.C., Keffer, D.J.,  “Nano-Particle Adhesion In PEM Fuel Cell Electrodes”, ECS Biannual Meeting, Seattle, WA, May, 2012.
    
    
30. Keffer, D.J., Wang, Q., “Multiscale Modeling of the Relationship Between Nanostructure of Hydrated Proton Exchange Membranes and Proton Conductivity”, DOE BES Separations and Analysis PI Meeting, Annapolis, MD, April, 2012.
    
    
31. Morphology of ABC linear triblock polymer melts: self-consistent-field theoretic simulation approach,” Mouge Mohagheghi and Bamin Khomami, APS March Meeting Boston, MA (2012).
    
    
32. Tailoring block copolymer morphology via control of topographical surface: A self consistent field theoretic study,” Xianggui Ye, Brian J. Edwards, and Bamin Khomami, APS March Meeting Boston, MA (2012).
    
    
33. Hierarchical assemblies and cluster growth regimes of bipolar Janus nanoparticles: effect of particle characteristics,” Mahdy Malekzadeh Moghani and Bamin Khomami, APS March Meeting Boston, MA (2012).
    
    
34. Electrochemical Investigation into the Photoactivated Electronic Ativities of Photosystem I (PS I) Immobilized on Self-assembled Monolayer/Gold Substrates,” Dibyendu  Mukherjee, Ilia  Ivanov, and Bamin  Khomami, MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2012).
    
    
35. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, April 20, 2012 “Development and Application of Advanced Olefin Polymerization Catalysts.” – Brian Long.
    
    
36. Fisk University, Nashville, TN November 6, 2012 “Development and Application of Advanced Olefin Polymerization Catalysts” – Brian Long.
    
    
37. Pellissippi State Community College, Knoxville, TN November 28, 2012 “Development and Application of Advanced Olefin Polymerization Catalysts” – Brian Long.
    
    
38. “Effects of the Acidity on the O2 Binding of Non-precious Metal Catalysts”, Solid State Proton Conductors - 16, Grenoble, France September 10th – 14th, 2012. – S.J. Paddison.
    
    
39. “Mesoscale Modeling of Hydrated Morphology in Sulfonated Poly(phenylene sulfone) Ionomers”, Symposium G5: Fuel Cell Membranes, Electrode Binders, and MEA Performance, 221st Meeting of the ECS, Seattle, WA May 23rd – 25th, 2012. – S.J. Paddison.
    
    
40. *Jiyong Noh, Joo Hyon Noh, Philip D. Rack, “The Effects of Hydrogen and Oxygen during PECVD of Silicon Dioxide Passivation Layers on Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide Thin Film Transistors for Driving Microfluidic Devices” Fall 2012 MRS Meeting Symposium Z: Oxide Semiconductors, Boston MA (November 25-30, 2012).
    
    
41. *Nicholas A. Roberts, Jason D. Fowlkes, Philip D. Rack, “Directed assembly of one- and two-dimensional nanoparticle arrays by pulsed laser induced dewetting, Fall 2012 MRS Meeting Symposium S: Directed Self Assembly for Nanolithography”, Boston MA (November 25-30, 2012).
    
    
42. *Jiyong Noh, Joo Hyon Noh, Philip D. Rack, “Toward active-matrix lab-on-chip: programmable electrofluidic device integrated with the arrayed IGZO oxide thin film transistors” 59th International American Vaccum Society Symposium, Tampa, FL (October 29-November 2, 2012).
    
    
43. Huimeng Wu, William Thompson, Lewis Stern, Dave Ferranti, Deying Xia, Fouzia Khanom, Philip D. Rack, Carlos Gonzalez, Mike Phaneuf, “Fabrication and Characterization of Helium and Neon Ion Deposited Platinum Wires for Circuit Edit Applications,” International Symposium for Testing and Failure Analysis, Pheonix AZ November 11-15, 2012. 
    
    
44. *Nicholas A. Roberts, Jason D. Fowlkes, Greg A. Magel, Tom M. Moore, Philip D. Rack, “Laser Assisted Electron-Beam Induced Deposition of Platinum” 59th International American Vaccum Society Symposium, Tampa, FL (October 29-November 2, 2012).
    
    
45. *Yueying Wu, Jason D. Fowlkes, Lou Kondic, Javier Diez, Nicholas A. Roberts, Philip D. Rack “The Self- and Directed Assembly of Metallic Nanoparticle Rings by Nanolithography and Pulsed Laser Induced Dewetting” 59th International American Vaccum Society Symposium, Tampa, FL (October 29-November 2, 2012).
    
    
46. H. Wu, D. Ferranti, D. Xia, L.A. Stern, W. Thompson, J. Chen, C.M. Gonzalez, P.D. Rack, “Helium and Neon Ion Beam Induced Deposition of Platinum” 59th International American Vaccum Society Symposium, Tampa, FL (October 29-November 2, 2012).
    
    
47. Gregory A. Magel, Nicholas A. Roberts, Jason D. Fowlkes, Philip D. Rack, Cheryl D. Hartfield, and Thomas M. Moore, Laser-Assisted Nanofabrication in the Scanning Electron Microscope, CNMS User Meeting, Oak Ridge TN (Sept. 12-14).
    
    
48. William Thompson, Lewis Stern, Huimeng Wu, Dave Ferranti, Deying Xia, Fouzia Khanom, Philip Rack, Carlos Gonzalez and Michael Phaneuf, Fabrication and Characterization of Helium and Neon Ion Deposited Platinum Wires for Circuit Edit Applications, 38th International Symposia for Testing and Failure Analysis, Pheonix, AZ (November 11-15, 2012).
    
    
49. Gregory A. Magel, Nicholas A. Roberts, Jason D. Fowlkes, Philip D. Rack, Cheryl D. Hartfield, and Thomas M. Moore, Laser-Assisted Nanofabrication in the Scanning Electron Microscope, IEEE Nano -- 12th International Conference on Nanotechnology, Birmingham UK, (August 20-23).
    
    
50. Harald Plank, Roland Schmied, Jason Fowlkes, Daryl A. Smith, Philip D. Rack, Florian Kolb, Christian Gspan, Thomas Haber, Gerald Kothleitner, Ferdinand Hofer, Minimization of unwanted proximity deposition during electron beam induced Pt deposition, 4th International Workshop on Focused Electron Beam Induced Processing, Zaragoza Spain (June 20-22, 2012).
    
    
51. L.A. Stern, D. Ferranti, H. Wu, J. Notte, L.Scipioni, D. Xia, F. Khanom, W.Thompson, P.D. Rack & C. Gonzales, M. Phaneuf, Deposition of Tungsten and Platinum Wires by Helium and Neon Ions from a Gas Field Ion Source (GFIS), 56th International Conference of the Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, Haikolo HA, (May 29-June 1, 2012).
    
    
52. Trinh, C.T., Wierzbicki, M., Layton, D., Thompson, A., Niraula, N. Towards development of an optimal modular cell for production of chemicals and biofuels.  AIChE Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Oct 28th-Nov 2nd, 2012.

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Contributed Presentations 2011

1. “Neutron Scattering Provides a New Model for Optimal Morphologies in Organic Photovoltaics: Rivers and Streams” M. Dadmun, National Meeting of the Materials Research Society, Boston, MA, November (2011).
   
   
2. “In Situ Light Scattering to Monitor Structure Development during the Spin-Casting of P3HT Solutions”, M. Dadmun, National Meeting of the Materials Research Society, Boston, MA, November (2011) (C. Lee, Graduate Student, Presenter).
   
   
3. “Control of P3HT Ordering in P3HT/PCBM Photovoltaic Active Layers Formed from Initial P3HT:PCBM Bilayers”, M. Dadmun, National Meeting of the Materials Research Society, Boston, MA, November (2011) (L. Thompson, Graduate Student, Presenter).
   
   
4. “Neutron Scattering Provides a New Model for Optimal Morphologies in Organic Photovoltaics: Rivers and Streams” M. Dadmun, AVS 58th International Symposium, Nashville, TN, October (2011).
   
   
5. “The Impact of Controlled Solvent Exposure on the Morphology, Structure and Function of P3HT/PCBM”, M. Dadmun, Organic Microelectronics & Optoelectronics Workshop VII, San Francisco, CA, July (2011).
   
   
6. “Neutron Scattering Provides a New Model for Optimal Morphologies in Organic Photovoltaics: Rivers and Streams”, M. Dadmun, National Meeting of the American Physical Society, Dallas, TX, March (2011).
   
   
7. “Miscibility Study of PCBM/P3EHT Organic Photovoltaics via Small Angle Neutron Scattering”, W. Yin and M. Dadmun, National Meeting of the American Physical Society, Dallas, TX, March (2011).
   
   
8. “Control of P3HT Ordering in P3HT/PCBM Photovoltaic Active Layers Formed from Initial P3HT:PCBM Bilayers”, L. Thompson and M. Dadmun, National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Denver, CO, August (2011.
   
   
9.  “Morphology Study of PCBM/P3HT Organic Photovoltaic Thin Films: The Impact of Thermal Annealing and Composition”, W. Yin  and M. Dadmun, National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Denver, CO, August (2011).
   
   
10. “Correlation of Morphology, Structure, and Function in Bulk Heterojunctions Solar Cells with Controlled Solvent Vapor Exposure”, M. Dadmun, National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Denver, CO, August (2011).
    
    
11. “Rational Design of Block Copolymer Morphologies via Control of the Film Thickness and Substrate Patterning: A Self Consistent Field Study”, X. Ye, B.J. Edwards, and B. Khomami, American Physical Society Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, March (2011).
    
    
12.  “Optimization of Photosynthetic Hydrogen Yield from Platinized Photosystem I Complexes”, R. Le, and PD Frymier, 2011 Annual Meeting of the AIChE, Minneapolis, MN, October (2011).
    
    
13. “Pulsed Laser Driven Patterning in Ultrathin Metal and Oxide Films: Role of Nanoscale Laser-Film Interactions”, N. Shirato, J. Strader, R. Sachan, A. Vincent, A. Kumar, P. Zhang, H. Krishna, H-J. Cho, S. Seal and R. Kalyanaraman, MRS 2011 March Meeting, San Francisco, CA, (2011).
    
    
14. “Bilayer Self-Organization and Synthesis of Ferromagnetic-Plasmonic Nanocomposites”, R. Sachan, H. Krishna, N. Shirato, S. Yadavali, H. Garcia, A. K. Gangopadhyay, S. J. Pennycook, G. Duscher and R. Kalyanaraman, Microscopy and Microanalysis, Nashville, TN, (2011).
    
    
15. “Modeling and Experiments of Pulsed Laser Self-Organized Synthesis of Composite Metallic Nanoparticle Arrays for Plasmonic-Ferromagetic Applications”, S.Yadavali, R.Sachan, M.Khenner, R. Kalyanaraman, MRS 2011 Workshop on Self-assembly, Nashville, TN, (2011).
    
    
16. “Lubrication Approximation-Based Model and Computations of Pulsed Laser Induced Dewetting in Thin Metallic Films”, S.Yadavali, M.Khenner, R. Kalyanaraman, MRS Fall 2011 meeting, Boston, MA, (2011).
    
    
17. “Superior Room Temperature Hydrogen Sensing by Nanowire Arrays of SnO2 and In2O3-Doped SnO,”, N. Shirato, J. A. Kumar, U. Singh, R. McCormack, H-J. Cho, S. Seal and R. Kalyanaraman, MRS 2011 Fall meeting, Boston, MA, (2011).
    
    
18. “Bilayer Self-Organization and Synthesis of Ferromagnetic-Plasmonic Nanocomposites”, R. Sachan, H. Krishna, N. Shirato, J. Strader, H. Garcia, A. K. Gangopadhyay, G. Duscher and R. Kalyanaraman, NSF- CMMI 2011 Grantees Conference, Atlanta, GA, (2011).
    
    
19. “Infrared Absorption Enhancement in Silicon via Silicidation and Nanoparticle Incorporation”, C. Gonzalez, R. Sachan, R. Kalyanaraman, P.D. Rack, 58th International American Vacuum Society Symposium, Nashville, TN, October (2011).
    
    
20. “Optical Absorption Enhancement within Ultra-Thin Si Films by Integration with Embedded Silicide Nanostructures”, R. Sachan, J. Strader, C.M. Gonzalez, H. Garcia, P.D. Rack, G. Duscher, R. Kalyanaraman, MRS 2011 March Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2011).
    
    
21. “Photosystem I Assembly on Chemically Tailored SAM/ Au Substrates for Bio-Hybrid Device Fabrication,” D. Mukherjee and B. Khomami, APS March Meeting, Dallas, TX (2011).
    
    
22. “Novel Structure Formation of Dipolar Janus Particles (JP) in Electrolytes: A Molecular Dynamic (MD) Simulation Study,” M. Malekzadeh and B. Khomami, APS March Meeting Dallas, TX (2011).
    
    
23. “Directing Morphology Development in Triblock Copolymers: A Self-Consistent Field Theory Study,” M. Mohagheghi and B. Khomami, APS March Meeting Dallas, TX (2011).
    
    
24. “Systematic Assembly of Photosystem I on Chemically Tailored SAM/ Au Substrates for Future Bio-hybrid Device Fabrication,” D. Mukherjee and B. Khomami, MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2011).
    
    
25. “Hierarchical Assemblies and Cluster Growth Regimes of Bipolar Janus Nanoparticles: Effect of Particle Characteristics”, M. Malekzadeh and B. Khomami, AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October (2011).
    
    
26. “Atomistic Simulation of Water Extraction by TBP/Dodecane”, X. Ye, S. Cui, V. de Almeida, and B. Khomami, AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October (2011).
    
    
27. “Fluorinated and Sulfonated Block Copolymers: Synthesis and Self-Assembly in Aqueous Solution”, X. Wang, K. Hong, and J. W. Mays, Macromolecular Materials Gordon Research Symposium, Ventura, CA, January (2011).
    
    
28. “Fluorinated and Sulfonated Block Copolymers: Synthesis and Self-Assembly in Aqueous Solution”, X. Wang, K. Hong, and J. W. Mays, Macromolecular Materials Gordon Research Conference, Ventura, CA, January (2011).
    
    
29. “Unusual Morphologies in Fluorinated and Sulfonated block Copolymers”, J. W. Mays, X. Wang, T. Huang, S. P. Gido, B. Sumpter, M. Goswami, International Symposium on Polymer Analysis and Characterization, Torino, Italy, June (2011).
    
    
30. “Keeping Anionic Polymerization Alive after Fifty Years”, J. W. Mays, Herman F. Mark Senior Scholar Award Address, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Denver, CO, August (2011).
    
    
31. “Multi-Scale Models for Poly(1,3-cyclohexadiene) (PCHD) Polymer”, Q. Wang, D. J. Keffer, S. Deng, and J. W. Mays, AIChE Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October (2011).
    
    
32. “The Dielectric Response of Hydrated PFSA Membranes at Microwave Frequencies Using Split Post Dielectric Resonators”, S. J. Paddison, Symposium B6: Nanostructured Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion, 219th Meeting of the ECS, Montreal, Canada, May (2011).
    
    
33. “Towards the Engineering of Electrolytes through Multi-Scale Modeling and Simulation”, S. J. Paddison, Annual Meeting of AIChE, Minneapolis, MNOctober (2011).
    
    
34. “Development of Copper-1,2,4-Triazole Complexes as Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction”, R.A. Elgammal, G.A. Goenaga, A. Belapure, A. Papendrew, S. Foister, and T.A. Zawodzinski Jr., Electrochemical Society Spring Meeting, Montreal, Canada, May (2011).
    
    
35. “Synthesis of Ligand-Modified Carbon Blacks for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction with Non-Precious Metals”, S. Foister, R.A. Elgammal, A. Belapure, A. Prince, G.A. Goenaga, A. Papandrew, and T.A. Zawodzinski Jr., Electrochemical Society Spring Meeting, Montreal, Canada, May (2011).
    
    
36. “Electrochemical Characterization of Cu Triazole Complexes as Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts for Proton Exchange Fuel Cells Applications”, G.A. Goenaga, R.A. Elgammal, A. Papandrew, A. Belapure, S. Foister, and T.A. Zawodzinski Jr., Electrochemical Society Spring Meeting, Montreal, Canada, May (2011).
    
    
37. “Proton Conductivity and Partial Molar Volume of Different Polymer Electrolyte Membranes”, Y. Bai, M. Maalouf, and T.A. Zawodzinski Jr., Electrochemical Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, October (2011).
    
    
38. “Unraveling Performance Losses in Flow Batteries”, T.A. Zawodzinski Jr., Z. Tang, D. Aaron, J.S. Lawton, R.M. Counce, M. Moore, J. Watson, M. Mench, and A. Papandrew, Electrochemical Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, October (2011).
    
    
39. “Monitoring the State of Charge of Operating Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries” Z. Tang, D. Aaron, A.B. Papandrew, and T.A. Zawodzinski Jr., Electrochemical Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, October (2011).
    
    
40. “Proton Exchange Membrane Performance in Vanadium Redox Flow Battery”, Z. Tang, D. Aaron, R. Keith, A. Papandrew, and T.A. Zawodzinski Jr., Electrochemical Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, October (2011).
    
41. “In Situ Single Electrode Studies of an All-Vanadium Redox Flow Battery”, D. Aaron, Z. Tang, A. Papandrew, and T.A. Zawodzinski Jr., Electrochemical Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, October (2011).
    
    
42. “Electron Spin Resonance Investigation of the Effects of Vanadium Ions in Ion Exchange Membranes for Uses in Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries”, J.S. Lawton, D. Aaron, Z. Tang, and T.A. Zawodzinski, Jr., Electrochemical Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, October (2011).
    
    
43. “Analysis of Thermally-Treated Graphite Felt Electrodes for Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries” A. Turhan, A.B. Papandrew, M. Grim, T.A. Zawodzinski Jr., and M. Mench, Electrochemical Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, October (2011).
    
    
44. “Sensitivity Analysis of Design Variables of an All-Vanadium Redox-Flow Battery” M. Moore, R.M. Counce, J. Watson, and T.A. Zawodzinski Jr., Electrochemical Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, October (2011).
    
    
45. “Electrochemical Characterization of Adsorbed and Immobilized Cu Triazole Complexes: Some Mechanistic Aspects”, G.A. Goenaga, A. Belapure, R. Elgammal, A. Papandrew, S. Foister, and T.A. Zawodzinski Jr., Electrochemical Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA October (2011).
    
    
46. “Pulse Voltammetry: In Situ Measurements of Oxide Coverage on Platinum in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells,” P.A. Stuckey and T.A. Zawodzinski Jr., Electrochemical Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, October (2011).
    
    
47. “Pulse Voltammetry: In Situ Tafel Slope Analysis of the Oxygen Reduction Reaction at 80°C and 120°C on Platinum in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells,” P.A. Stuckey and T. A. Zawodzinski Jr., Electrochemical Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, October (2011).

Contributed Presentations 2010

1. “Neutron Imaging and Scattering”, Penumadu, D., VULCAN at the SNS: Scientific Opportunities, Industrial Applications, and Challenges, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN, January, (2010).
   
   
2. “Improved Electron Transport for Hydrogen Production by Direct Electron Transfer from Cyanobacterial Photosystem I to a [Ni-Fe] Hydrogenase”, Iwuchukwu, IJ,  Nguyen, K, Myers, N, Harrell, D, Johnson, LH, Bruce, BD, and Frymier, PD  19th Western Photosynthesis Conference, Pacific Grove, CA, January 7-10, (2010).
   
   
3. “Nucleation Energetics and Kinetics of Solidification in Nanoscale Metallic Droplets”, R. Sachan, J. Strader, A.K. Gangopadhyay, R. Kalyanaraman, TMS 2010 Annual Meeting, Seattle, February, (2010).
   
   
4. “PCBM: P3HT Miscibility and Interfacial Structure as Determined by Neutron Scattering”, M. Dadmun, National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Francisco, March, (2010).
   
   
5. “Hierarchical Mixing of PCBM: P3HT Bulk Heterojunctions as Determined by Neutron Scattering: Implications for Organic Photovoltaics”, M. Dadmun, National Meeting of the American Physical Society, Portland, OR, March, (2010).
   
   
6. “Irreversible Flow-Induced Structure Transition in Rodlike Micelle Solutions”, M. Vasudevan, E. Buse, D. Lu, A. Shen, B. Khomami, and R. Sureshkumar, APS March Meeting Portland, Oregon, (2010).
   
   
7. “Fabrication of Complex Three-Dimensional Nanostructures from Self-Assembling Block Copolymer Materials on Patterned Surfaces: A computational Study”, Xianggui Ye, Brian J. Edwards, and Bamin Khomami, APS March Meeting Portland, Oregon, (2010).
   
   
8. “Attachment dynamics of Photosystem I on nano-tailored surfaces for photovoltaic applications”, Dibyendu Mukherjee, Barry D. Bruce, and Bamin Khomami, APS March Meeting Portland, Oregon, (2010).
   
   
9. “National WAP Evaluation: What You Need to Know: Affordable Comfort”, Tonn, B., Carroll, D., and Berger, J., Austin, Texas, April, (2010).
   
   
10. “Mapping Conservative and Dissipative Magnetic Response of the Ordered Arrays of Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles by Band Excitation Magnetic Force Microscopy”, S. Guo, J. Stephen, H. Krishna, N. Shirato, A. K. Gangopadhyay, R. Kalyanaraman, and S. Kalinin, MRS 2010 Spring Meeting, San Francisco, April, (2010).
    
    
11. “Synthesis of Metal-Porphyrin-Frameworks”, Everett, S.M, Rawn, C.J., Keffer, D.J., Jacobs, E. Inter-IGERT Nanoscience and Professional Development Workshop Poster Presentation: University of Texas, Austin, TX, April, (2010).
    
    
12. “Ultrathin Si solar cells made from composite Si”, R. Sachan, J. Strader, Y. Wu, P. D. Rack, H. Garcia, G. Duscher and R. Kalyanaraman, Tennessee Innovation Conference, TTDC, Nashville, May, (2010).
    
    
13. “Novel Polymer Membranes with Charged and Hydrophilic Pathways”, J. W. Mays and S. Deng, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation Meeting, Nashville, TN, May, (2010).
    
    
14. “Catalytic Hydrolysis of Cellulosic Materials Utilizing Solid Acid Building Block Catalysts”, Abbott, J.G.; Barnes, C.E., Frontiers in Bioenergy Symposium, Poster presentation, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, May, (2010).
    
    
15. “Neutron Scattering Provides a New Model for Optimal Morphologies in Organic Photovoltaics: Rivers and Streams”, M. Dadmun, Polymer Physics Gordon Conference, South Hadley, MA, June, (2010).
    
    
16. “Neutron Reflectometry Study of C60 Fullerene Phase Behavior in Poly (3-Hexyl Thiophene) Composites”, M. Dadmun, (Nathan Henry, Graduate Student, Presenter) American Conference on Neutron Scattering, Ottawa, Canada, June, (2010).
    
    
17. “The Structure and Miscibility of PCBM: P3HT Bulk Heterojunctions as Determined by Neutron Scattering: Implications for Organic Photovoltaics”, M. Dadmun (Wen Yin, Postdoctoral Associate, Presenter) American Conference on Neutron Scattering, Ottawa, Canada, June, (2010).
    
    
18. “The Study of Proton Transport using Reactive Molecular Dynamics”, Esai Selvan, M., Keffer, D.J., Cui, S., Paddison, S.J., DOE Hydrogen Contractors Meeting, Washington DC, June, (2010).
    
    
19. “Irreversible Flow-Induced Structure Transition in Rodlike Micelle Solutions”, M. Vasudevan, E. Buse, D. Lu, A.Q. Shen, B. Khomami, and R. Sureshkumar, 26th International Workshop on Numerical Methods for non-Newtonian Flows, Northampton, MA, June, (2010).
    
    
20. “The targeted synthesis and characterization of isolated tungsten oxo and zirconium centers in silicate building block matrices”, Michael E. Peretich, Katherine P. Sharp, Craig E Barnes (UT).  [Poster]  2010 Gordon Research Conference on Catalysis, New London, New Hampshire, June 27 – July 2, (2010).
    
    
21. “Synthesis of Nanoporous IsoReticular Metal Prophyrin Frameworks for Hydrogen Storage”, Rawn, C., Everett, M., Ward, P., Xiong, R., Keffer, D.J., American Crystallographic Association, Chicago, IL, July, (2010).
    
    
22. “Irreversible Flow-Induced Structure Transition in Rodlike Micelle Solutions”, M. Vasudevan, E. Buse, D. Lu, A.Q. Shen, B. Khomami, and R. Sureshkumar, International Workshop on Flow Instabilities and Turbulence in Viscoelastic Fluids, Lorentz Center, University of Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands, July, (2010).
    
    
23. “Synthesis of Nanoporous IsoReticular Metal Prophyrin Frameworks for Hydrogen Storage”, Rawn, C.J., Everett, S.M., Ward, P., Xiong, R., Keffer, D.J., American Crystallographic Association, Chicago, IL, July, (2010).
    
    
24. “Examining the role of psToc75 POTRA domains in chloroplast protein import”, Simmerman, R.F., Dave, A., Chotewutmontri, P., Brown, M. & Bruce, B. D., Poster, ASPB Plant Biology 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 31-August 4, (2010).
    
    
25. “Ordering of P3HT in P3HT/PCBM Photovoltaic Active Layers”, M. Dadmun, Lesley Thompson, Graduate Student, Presenter, International Materials Research Congress, Cancun, Mexico, August, (2010).
    
    
26. “Neutron Scattering Provides a New Model for Optimal Morphologies in Organic Photovoltaics: Rivers and Streams”, M. Dadmun, International Materials Research Congress, Cancun, Mexico, August, (2010).
    
    
27. “Study of Proton Transport using Reactive Molecular Dynamics”, Esai Selvan, M., Keffer, D.J., Cui, S., Paddison, S.J., Solid State Proton Conductors 15, Santa Barbera, CA, August, (2010).
    
    
28. “Thermal Modeling of Pulsed Laser Heating in Multi-layer Thin Film Systems”, J. Strader, H. Krishna, R. Sachan, N. Shirato, H. Garcia, and R. Kalyanaraman, SPIE Optics+Photonics, San Diego, August, (2010).
    
    
29. “Measurement of magnetic behavior of nanoparticles using conservative and dissipative magnetic response by band excitation magnetic force microscopy”, H. Krishna, S. Guo, S. Jesse, N. Shirato, A. K. Gangopadhyay, S. Kalinin, R. Kalyanaraman, SPIE Optics+Photonics, San Diego, August, (2010).
    
    
30. “Synthesis and Characterization of Block Copolymers with Polythiophene Segments by the Combination of Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization and Kumada Catalyst-Transfer Polycondensation”, X. Yu, Y. Li, H. M. O’Neil, S. M. Kilbey II, J. W. Mays, P. F. Britt, and K. Hong, National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Boston, MA, August, (2010).
    
    
31. “Ternary Phase Behavior of P3HT-b-PEO Compatibilized P3HT/PCBM Films”, J. Chen, X. Yu, K. Hong, J. M. Messman, D. L. Pickel, K. Xiao, B. Sumpter, M. D. Dadmun, J. W. Mays, and S. M. Kilbey II, National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Boston, MA, August, (2010).
    
    
32. “Hydration and Transport of Protons in Model Polymeric Systems of High PFSA Density and Minimal Water”, S. J. Paddison, CARISMA 2010 International Conference: Progress in MEA components for Medium and High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells, La Grande Motte, France, September, (2010).
    
    
33. “Semifluorinated Amphiphilic Block Copolymers from Poly(isoprene-b-ethylene oxide) Copolymer Precursors”, E. Kaditi, S. Pispas, K. Hong, and J. W. Mays, 6th International Conference on Modification, Degradation, and Stabilization of Polymers, Athens, Greece, September, (2010).
    
    
34. “High Performance Proton Conducting Membranes for Fuel Cells”, J. Mays, Energy Partnership Forum, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, September, (2010).
    
    
35. “Impact of particle morphology on surface oxidation of Al nanoparticles synthesized via aerosol route: A kinetic Monte Carlo study”, Dibyendu Mukherjee, Matthew Wang, and Bamin Khomami, AAAR annual conference, Portland, Oregon, October, (2010).
    
    
36. “Irreversible flow-induced structure transitions in cylindrical micelle solutions”, Radhakrishna Sureshkumar, Mukund Vasudevan, Eric Buse, Donglai Lu, Amy Shen, and Bamin Khomami, 82nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Rheology, Santa Fe, New Mexico, October, (2010).
    
    
37. “Synthesis, Molecular and Morphological Characterization of Linear Triblock Terpolymers where One of the Blocks is Poly(Cyclohexadiene)”, K. Misichronis, S. Rangou, E. Ashcroft, J. W. Mays, and A. Avgeropoulos, 8th Hellenic Polymer Society Symposium on Polymer Science and Technology, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, October, (2010).
    
    
38. “Self and Directed Assembly of Thin Metallic Films by Pulsed Laser Induced Dewetting”,*Y. Wu, L. Kondic, J. Diez, J. D. Fowlkes, P.D. Rack, 57th International American Vacuum Society Symposium, Albuquerque, NM, October, (2010).
    
    
39. “Study of Proton Transport using Reactive Molecular Dynamics”, Esai Selvan, M., Keffer, D.J., Cui, S., Paddison, S.J., AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November, (2010).
    
    
40. “Molecular Dynamic Simulations of the Effect on the Hydration of Nafion in the Presence of Nanoparticles”, Zhang, S., Keffer, D., AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November, (2010).
    
    
41. “Relationship between Metal Organic Frameworks Structure and Hydrogen Adsorption and Diffusion”, Nethika, S.S., Xiong, R., Luna, J.P., Nicholson, D.M., Keffer, D.J., AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November, (2010).
    
    
42. “SEM and TEM Studies of Electrode Structure in PEM Fuel Cells”, He, Q., Keffer, D.J., Joy, D.C., Zawodzinski, T.A., AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November, (2010).
    
    
43. “Molecular Simulations of Adsorption  of RDX and TATP in a photoactive Metal Organic Framework (MOF)”, Xiong, R., Keffer, D.J., Adhangale, P., Doss, B.L., Lewis, J.P., Michalkova, A., Leszczynski, J., AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November, (2010).
    
    
44. “Relationship between Metal Organic Frameworks Structure and Hydrogen Adsorption and Diffusion”, Nethika, S.S., Xiong, R., Luna, J.P., Nicholson, D.M., Keffer, D.J., AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November, (2010).
    
    
45. “Uranyl Nitrate Complex Migration Into TBP/Dodecane Organic Solution: A Molecular Dynamics Study”, Xianggui Ye, Shengting Cui, Valmor de Almeida, Benjamin P. Hay and Bamin Khomami, AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, November, (2010).
    
    
46. “Irreversible Flow-Induced Structure Transition in Cylindrical Micelle Solutions”, M. Vasudevan, E. Buse, D. Lu, B. Khomami, A.Q. Shen, and R. Sureshkumar, AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, November, (2010).
    
    
47. “Elucidating the Formation of Block Copolymer Nanostructures On Patterned Surfaces: A Self-Consistent Field Theory Study”, Xianggui Ye, Brian J. Edwards and Bamin Khomami, AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, November, (2010).
    
    
48. “Systematic Assembly of Photosystem I On Thiol Activated SAM/Au Substrates for Future Bio-Hybrid Photovoltaic Devices”, Dibyendu Mukerjee, Barry D. Bruce, and B. Khomami, AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, November, (2010).
    
    
49. “Protein Engineering for Enhanced Photo-Production of Hydrogen”, I.J. Iwuchukwu, E.T. Boder, B.D. Bruce, P. Frymier, AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November, (2010).
    
    
50. “Synthesis of Metal-Porphyrin-Frameworks”, Everett, S.M., Rawn, C.J., Xiong, R., Keffer, D.J., Oak Ridge Chapter of ASM International’s Student Night, Knoxville, TN, November, (2010).
    
    
51. “Hydration and Proton Transfer in PTFE based 3M Ionomers”, S. J. Paddison, Pacifichem 2010, Honolulu, Hawaii, December, (2010).
    
    
52. “Design of a PBS-PSI Fusion for Extended Special Response: in Vitro Phycobilisome Disassembly, Reassembly and CPCG2-PSI Fusion”, Paul Willard, Andrew Herget, Khoa Nguyen, Danielle Harrell, Bruce, B.D., 20th Western Photosynthesis Conference, Pacific Grove, CA, (2010).
    
    
53. “Characterization of magnetic nanoparticles by surface-magneto optic Kerr effect (SMOKE) measurements, SPIE Optics+Photonics”, N. Shirato, H. Krishna, A. K. Gangopadhyay, V. Ramos, J. Strader, P. Mruetusatorn, R. Kalyanaraman, San Diego, (2010).
    
    
54. “Engineering Photosystem I for Enhanced Electron Transport Rates in Vitro for Applied Photosynthesis”, Nguyen, K., Myers, N., Williams, B., Harrell, D., Paquet, C. & Bruce, B.D., 20th Western Photosynthesis Conference, Pacific Grove, CA, (2010).
    
    
55. “Transformation of Thermosynechoccocus elongatus BP-1 for advanced bioenergy applications”, Nguyen, K., Harrell, D.,Myers, N., Bruce, B.D., 19th Western Photosynthesis Conference, Pacific Grove, CA, (2010).
    
    
56. “Engineering Photosystem I for Enhanced Electron Transport Rates In Vitro for Applied Photosynthesis”,  Nguyen, K., Myers, N., Iwuchukwu, I., Harrell, D., Paquet, C., Bruce, B.D., BCMB Departmental Retreat, Knoxville, TN, (2010).

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Contributed Presentations 2009

1. “Poly(cyclohexadiene)-Based Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications”, J. Mays, S. Deng, M. Hassan, and K. Mauritz, presented at US Car, Detroit, MI, February 11, (2009).
   
   
2. “Poly(cyclohexadiene)-Based Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications”, J. Mays, S. Deng, M. Hassan, and K. Mauritz, presented to Department of Energy, Washington, DC, February 26, (2009).
   
   
3. “Determining the Effectiveness of Polymer Blend Compatibilization by Multiblock Copolymers formed in-situ via Melt Blending”, E. Ashcraft, H. Ji, J. W. Mays, and M. D. Dadmun, presented at the Spring 2009 National ACS Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, March 22 – 26, 2009; see also: Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering, 100, 229 – 230, (2009).
   
   
4. “Synthesis of Controlled Functional Nanoparticles”, P. Driva, G. Sakellariou, D. Baskaran, V. Urban, and J. W. Mays, presented at the Spring 2009 National ACS Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, March 22 – 26, 2009; see also: Polymer Preprints, 50(1), 124 – 125, (2009).
   
   
5. “Measuring and Modeling Ion induced signals”, Joy, D.C., Monterey, CA, Scanning, April 5, (2009).
   
   
6. “Optical Properties of nanocomposiotes for solar energy harvesting”, A. Paradies, Y. Wu, J. Strader, R. Sachan, P. D. Rack, G. Duscher, and R. Kalyanaraman, Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement, Knoxville, April, (2009).
   
   
7. “Synthesis of Metal-Porphyrin-Frameworks”, Everett, S.M., Rawn, C.J., Keffer, D.J., Jacobs, E. Sigma Xi Oral Presentation Competition: University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 2nd place winner, April, (2009).
   
   
8. “Synthesis of Metal-Porphyrin-Frameworks”, Everett, S.M., Rawn, C.J., Keffer, D.J., Jacobs, E. Oak Ridge Chapter of ASM International’s Educational Symposium, Oak Ridge, TN, 3rd place winner, April, (2009).
   
   
9. “Directed, Liquid Phase Assembly of Patterned and Thin Metallic Films by Pulsed Laser Dewetting”, Y. Wu, H. Krishna, R. Kalyanaraman, J. Fowlkes, P. D. Rack, 53rd International conference on Electron, Ion and Photon beam technology and nanofabrication, Florida, May, (2009).
   
   
10. “Poly(cyclohexadiene)-Based Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications”, J. Mays, S. Deng, M. Hassan, and K. Mauritz, presented at the DOE Annual Hydrogen Review, Arlington, VA, May 18 – 21, (2009).
    
    
11. “Synthesis of Metal-Porphyrin-Frameworks”, Everett, S.M., Rawn, C.J., Keffer, D.J., Jacobs, E. IGERT Annual PI Meeting Poster Competition Washington, DC, May, (2009).
    
    
12. “Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Activity of Novel Building-block Aluminosilicate Catalysts”, Abbott, J.G.; Barnes, C.E., Oral presentation., 21st North American Catalysis Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA, June, (2009).
    
    
13. “The Effect of Charge Distribution on RDX Adsorption in IRMOF-10”, Xiong, R., Keffer, D.J., Fuentes-Cabrera, M.A., Nicholson, D.M., Michalkova, A., Petrova, T.,  Leszczynski, J., Odbadrakh, K., Lewis, J.P., National Science Foundation Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Honolulu, HI, June 22-25, (2009).
    
    
14. “Molecular-level Evaluation of Tailored MOFs for Smart Nanoporous Preconcentrators of Explosive Compounds”, Xiong, R., Keffer, D.J., Nicholson, D.M., Fuentes-Cabrera, M.A., National Science Foundation Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Honolulu, HI, June 22-25, (2009).
    
    
15. “CAREER: Fundamental Studies of Directed Assembly Leading to Innovative Processing of Controlled Thin Film Nanostructures”, R. Kalyanaraman, NSF Design, Service, and Manufacturing Grantees and Research Conference, Hawaii, June, (2009).
    
    
16. “Collaborative Research: Novel 3D Nanocomposites for Optical and Solar Applications: A First Principles Approach to Cost-Effective Design, Nanomanufacturing and Characterization”, H. Garcia, R. Sureshkumar, and R. Kalyanaraman, NSF Design, Service, and Manufacturing Grantees and Research Conference, Hawaii, June, (2009).
    
    
17. “Energy Transfer Driven Self-organization: A Cost-effective Route to Create Novel Functional Nanostructures”, H. Krishna, N. Shirato, C. Miller, Z. Nussinov, A. K. Gangopadhyay and R. Kalyanaraman,  NSF Design, Service, and Manufacturing Grantees and Research Conference, Hawaii, June, (2009).
    
    
18. “Assembly and Characterization of Well Defined Poly(P-Phenylene) Polymer Brushes for Advanced Energy Systems”, J. Alonzo, X. Yu, K. Hong, S. Deng, O. Swader, M. Dadmun, J. Ankner, P. Britt, J. Mays, and S.M. Kilbey presented at the Fall 2009 National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, August 16 – 20, (2009).
    
    
19. “Synthesis of Fluorine-Containing ABC Linear Triblock Copolymer by Controlled Radical Polymeriztion and Self-Assembly in Solution”, L. He, K. Hong, S. M. Kilbey II, J. W. Mays, S. Zhang, and D. G. Bucknall, presented at the Fall 2009 National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, August 16 – 20, 2009. See also, PMSE Preprints, 101, 1596 – 1597, (2009).
    
    
20. “Low Cost High Temperature Fuel Cell Membrane Based on Poly(1,3-cyclohexadiene) Homopolymers, Polymer Blends, and Block Copolymers”, S. Deng, J. W. Mays, M. K. Hassan, and K. A. Mauritz, presented at the Fall 2009 National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, August 16 – 20, (2009).
    
    
21. “Smart Nanoporous Preconcentrators: Tailoring MOFs to enhance RDX Adsorption”, Xiong, R., Luna, J.P., Keffer, D.J., Fuentes-Cabrera, M., Nicholson, D.M., Michalkova, A., Petrova, T., Leszczynski, J., Odbadrakh, K., Lewis, J.P., Center for Nanophase Materials Science Joint Users Meeting, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, September 16-17, (2009).
    
    
22. “On the Mechanism of Proton Transport in Model Perfluorosulfonic Acid Systems: Ab initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations”, S. Paddison, Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells 9 (PEMFC9), 216th National Meeting of The Electrochemical Society, Vienna, Austria,October 4–9, (2009).
    
    
23. “Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Building Block Aluminosilicate and Gallosilicate Catalysts”, Abbott, J.G.; Barnes, C.E. Poster presentation, Chemistry Board of Visitors Poster Competition, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, November, (2009).
    
    
24. “Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Building Block Aluminosilicate Catalysts”, Abbott, J.G., Barnes, C.E., Oral presentation, 2009 AICHE Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, November, (2009).
    
    
25. “The Effect of Charge Distribution on RDX Adsorption in IRMOF-10”, Xiong, R., Keffer, D.J., Fuentes-Cabrera, M., Nicholson, D.M., Michalkova, A., Petrova, T., Leszczynski, J., Odbadrakh, K., Lewis, J.P., AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, November, (2009).
    
    
26. “Evaluating Metal Organic Frameworks As Smart Nanoporous Preconcentrators for Explosive Sensing”, Xiong, R., Luna, J.P., Keffer, D.J., Fuentes-Cabrera, M., Nicholson, D.M., Michalkova, A., Petrova, T., Leszczynski, J., Odbadrakh, K., Lewis, J.P., AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, November, (2009).
    
    
27. “The role of Pore Size and Polar Functional Groups in Hydrogen Adsorption in Metal Organic Frameworks”, Suraweera, N., Xiong, R., Luna, J.P., Keffer, D.J., AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, November, (2009).
    
    
28. “Study of Proton Transport using Reactive Molecular Dynamics”, Esai Selvan, M., Keffer, D.J., Cui., S., Paddison, S.J., AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, November, (2009).
    
    
29. “The Effect of Polymer Equivalent Weight (EW) on Morphology in Hydrated Perfluorosulfonic Acid Membranes Via Molecular Dynamics Simulations”, Liu, J., Keffer, D.J., Cui., S., Paddison, S.J., AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, November, (2009).
    
    
30. “Energetics of Proton Transfer of Hydrated Perfluorosulfonic Acids”, Zhang, S.H., Paddison, S.J., Keffer, D.J., AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, November, (2009).
    
    
31. “Effect of Surface Attachment Characteristics On Photoactivity of Photosystem I Assembly On Thiol-Activated Au Substrates,” Dibyendu Mukherjee, Michael Vaughn, Barry D. Bruce, Bamin Khomami, Annual AIChE Meeting, Nashville, TN, November, (2009).
    
    
32. “Impact of Fractal-Like Morphology On Surface Oxidation of Nanoparticles Synthesized Via Aerosol Route: A Kinetic Monte Carlo Study”, Dibyendu Mukherjee, Matthew Wang, Bamin Khomami, Annual AIChE Meeting, Nashville, TN, November, (2009).
    
    
33. “Atomistic Simulation of Uranyl Ion Extraction by a TBP/Dodecane Solution”, Xianggui Ye, Shengting Cui, Valmor de Almeida, Bamin Khomami, Annual AIChE Meeting, Nashville, TN, November, (2009).
    
    
34. “Production of Photosystem I/ Hydrogenase Fusion Proteins for Improved Electron Transport in Photo-Induced Hydrogen Production”, Iwuchukwu, I.J., Nguyen, K.D., Bruce, B., and Frymier, P.D., Annual Fall Meeting of the AIChE, Nashville, TN, November 8-13, (2009).
    
    
35. “Nanosecond pulsed laser fabrication of SnO2 nanowire arrays for hydrogen gas sensing”, N. Shirato, A. Vincent, P. Zhang, A. Kumar, H.J. Cho, S. Seal, R. Kalyanaraman, MRS 2009 Fall Meeting, Boston, December, (2009).
    
    
36. “Growth Characteristics and Sugar Production in a Thermophilic Cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis sp. Strain TS-821”, Danielle Harrell*, Gladys Alexandre, Barry D. Bruce, UTK EUReCA Competition.*Won award for Arts and Sciences and William Harris III Undergraduate Research Award, (2009).
    
    
37. “Growth Characteristics and Sugar Production in a Thermophilic Cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis sp. Strain TS-821”, Danielle Harrell*, Gladys Alexandre, Barry D. Bruce, Kentucky and Tennessee Meeting of the American Society of Microbiologists, *Won 2nd Place Award, (2009).
    
    
38. “Production of photosystem I/ hydrogenase fusion proteins for improved electron transport in photo-induced hydrogen production”, Ifeyinwa J. Iwuchukwu, Khoa Dang Nguyen, Barry Bruce, and Paul Frymier, Annual Fall Meeting of the AIChE, Nashville, TN, (2009).

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Contributed Presentations 2008

1. “Surface Attachment Dynamics of Photosystem-I Self-Assembly on Thiol Functionalized Au Substrates for Photovoltaic Applications”, D. Mukherjee, M. Vaughn, B. Khomami, and B. Bruce, 17th Western Photosynthesis Conference, Asilomar, California, January, (2008).
   
   
2. “Multi-scale Materials Modeling of function & failure of minimally hydrated and dry PEMs”, S. Paddison, Department of Energy 7 Review, Colorado School Mines, CO, March 10-11, (2008).
   
   
3. “Mesoscale Modeling of the Hydrated Morphology of PFSA membranes”, S. Paddison,Multiscale Simulations of Electrochemistry Systems, 213th National Meeting of The Electrochemical Society, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ, May 18 – 22, (2008).
   
   
4. “Understanding the deposition dynamics of Photosystem I (PSI) onto thiol-activated Au substrates”, D. Mukherjee, M. Vaughn, B. Khomami, and B. D. Bruce, International Scanning Probe Microscopy, Seattle, WA, June, (2008).
   
   
5. “Thermotolerant Photodependent Hydrogen Production by Platinized Photosystem I Reaction Centers and Recombinant Cytochrome c553 from Thermosynechococcus elongatus", Iwuchukwu, I.J., Myers, M., Vaughn, M., O’Neill, H., Frymier, P.D., and Bruce, B., Annual Fall Meeting of the AIChE, Philadelphia, PA, November 17-21, (2008).
   
   
6. “Magnetic Response from Photoinduced Intermolecular Excited States in Organic Semiconductors”, Ming Shao and Bin Hu, MRS meeting, Boston, December 03, (2008).
   
   
7. “Internal Electrical Polarization Effects on Excited States in Organic Semiconducting Materials”, Liang Yan and Bin Hu, MRS meeting, Boston, December 04, (2008).
   
   
8. "Molecular Dynamics Investigation of Molecular Processes in Liquid-Liquid Extraction of Metal Ions", Shengting Cui, Valmor de Almeida, and Bamin Khomami,18th International Solvent Extraction Conference, Tucson, AZ, (2008).

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Contributed Presentations 2007

1. “Molecular modeling of Proton Diffusion in the Short-Side-Chain Perfluorosulfonic acid Ionomer”, S. Paddison, Multi-scale Simulations of Electrochemical Systems, 211th National Meeting of The Electrochemical Society, Chicago, IL, May 6–11, (2007).
   
   
2. “Molecular modeling of Proton Diffusion in the Short-Side-Chain Perfluorosulfonic Acid Ionomer”, S. Paddison,  Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, 90th Canadian Chemistry Conference, Winnipeg, CA, May 26–30, (2007).
   
   
3. “Molecular Modeling of Proton Diffusion in the Short-Side-Chain Perfluorosulfonic Acid Ionomer”, S. Paddison, symposium on “Proton Conduction and Transfer”, 58th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Banff, Canada, September 9 – 14, (2007).
   
   
4. “Modeling and Simulation of Solvent Extraction in Centrifugal Contactors,” V. de Almeida, S. Cui, and B. Khomami, 15th Symposium on Separation Science and Technology for Energy Applications, Gatlinburg, TN, October, (2007).
   
   
5. “Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Proton and Water Diffusion in the Short-Side-Chain Perfluorosulfonic Acid Ionomer”, S. Paddison, Proton Conducting Membrane Fuel Cells VII, 212th National Meeting of The Electrochemical Society, Hilton Washington, Washington, D.C., October 7 –12, (2007).
   
   
6. “Proton Transfer in Anhydrous Polymeric Membranes for Fuel Cells: An ab initio Study”, S. Paddison, 57th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Edmonton, Canada, October 28 – 31, (2007).
   
   
7. “High Throughput Synthesis of Visible-Light-Active Nanostructured Tiox Photocatalyst in a Flame Aerosol Reactor”, S. Dhumal, T. Daulton, J. Jiang, P. Biswas, and B. Khomami, Annual AIChE Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, November, (2007).
   
   
8. “Tools for Modeling and Simulation of Solvent Extraction”, V. de Almeida, S. Cui, and B. Khomami, Nuclear Science & Technology Division Advisory Committee Review, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN, November, (2007).

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Patents:

Patents 2012

1. Hollow Photovoltaic Fiber, R. Kalyanaraman, V.G. Krishnan, H. Garcia, G. Duscher and A. Malasi, 2012.
   
   
2. Patent application pending with USPTO:  “Hollow Tube (or fiber) Semiconductors and Solar Cells,”, R. Kalyanaraman, V. Krishnan, H. Garcia, G. Duscher, and A. Malasi, May 2011, UT Knoxville.
   
   
3. Invention Disclosure: Title: Galvanically stabilized Nanomaterials Inventors: R. Sachan, G. Duscher, and R. Kalyanaraman Filing date and location: UTRF, July 2012, UT Knoxville.
   
   
4. Invention Disclosure: Title: Ferromagnetic Materials with visible light plasmons: Ferroplasmons Inventors: R. Sachan, G. Duscher, and R. Kalyanaraman Filing date and location: UTRF, July 2012, UT Knoxville.
   
   
5. Invention disclosure: A process to make nanostructure arrays onelectron transparent and flexible substrates Inventors: R. Sachan, S. Yadavali, R. Kalyanaraman and G. Duscher Filing date and location: UTRF, November 2012, UT Knoxville.

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Patents 2011

None

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Patents 2010

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Patents 2009

1. “Materials Comprising Polydienes and Hydrophilic Polymers and Related Methods”, J. W. Mays, S. Deng, K. A. Mauritz, M. K. Hassan, and S. Gido, U. S. Patent Application,
   January 30, 2009.
   
   
2. Dayakar Penumadu - United States Patent 6960756: Particle Size and Shape Analyzer.
   
   
3. Dayakar Penumadu - United Stated Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/977,390 (filed October 4, 2007, US Patent Application Date: January, 2009): Method for Expansion and Molding of Polymeric Foam.

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Patents 2008

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Patents 2007

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