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Administrators' Notes

Activities

Vidhya Chakrapani, postodoctoral research associate in the Radiation Laboratory, presented “Role of Redox Electrolyte on the Performance of CdSe based Quantum Dot Solar Cell” (written with Jin Ho Bang and Prashant V. Kamat) at the Material Research Society meeting held in Boston, Nov. 29–Dec. 4, 2009.

Ben Meekins, postodoctoral research associate in the Radiation Laboratory, presented “Amplification of Photocurrent Generation in Lithium Ion Intercalated TiO2 Nanotube Arrays” (written with Prashant V. Kamat) at the Material Research Society meeting held in Boston, Nov. 29–Dec. 4, 2009.

Valerie Staples, staff clinician at the University Counseling Center, presented “Advances in Treatment of Body Image Problems” at a conference was sponsored by the Eating Disorders Task Force of Indiana on Sept. 25.  Presented "The Words We Speak" at a Goshen College convocation on Matrch 25, 2010. The presentation was the beginning of the college's observance of Healthy Body Image week.

Kevin Tvrdy, graduate appointment in the Radiation Laboratory, presented “Size Dependent Electron Transfer from CdSe Coloidal Nanoparticles to Various Metal Oxide Colloids within Thin Films” (written with Prashant V. Kamat) at the Material Research Society meeting held in Boston, Nov. 29–Dec. 4, 2009.

Publications

Gordon L. Hug, retired administrator, Radiation Lab, published “Neighboring Amide Participation in Thioether Oxidation: Relevance to Biological Oxidation” with R.S. Glass, C. Schöneich, G.S. Wilson, L. Kuznetsova, T-M. Lee, M. Ammam, E. Lorance, T. Nauser, G.S. Nichol, and T. Yamamoto, J. Am. Chem Soc. 131, No. 38 (2009): 13791–805.