General Session 1

Monday, October 28, 2013: 08:00-12:00
Union Square 15/16, Tower 3, 4th Floor (Hilton San Francisco Union Square)
Chairs:
Pawel J. Kulesza , Daniel A Scherson, PhD and Philippe Hapiot
08:00
The Wedge Scheme, a General Framework for Incorporating H-Bonding Into Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Reaction Mechanisms
Diane K Smith, Ph.D, San Diego State University; Laurie A. Clare, BS, San Diego State University; An Pham, BS, San Diego State University
08:20
Iodide Effect On the Conduction Band Edge of ZnO Nanomaterials
Pushpa Chhetri, University of Nevada, Reno; Neluni Perera, University of Nevada, Reno; Mario A Alpuche-Aviles, University of Nevada, Reno
08:40
The Incorporation of Bovine Serum Albumin Into a Polypyrrole Film in One Simple Step
Anita Hamilton, National University of Ireland Maynooth; Carmel Breslin, National University of Ireland Maynooth
09:00
X-Ray Acceleration On Electrochemical Reaction
Jia Liu, Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University; Matthew Roberts, PhD, Uppsala University; Reza Younesi, Technical University of Denmark; Mohammed Dahbi, Uppsala University; Jiefang Zhu, Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University; Torbjörn Gustafsson, Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University; Kristina Edström, Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University
09:20
Nitric OXIDE Reduction and Oxidation ON  Polycrystalline Platinum: Differential Reflectance Spectroscopic Studies
Daniel A Scherson, PhD, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Chemistry; Adriel Jebaraj, Bachelor of Technology, Case Western Reserve University
09:40
Break
10:40
Operation of Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy (SICM) At Short Tip to Sample Distances
Niya Sa, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University; Wenqing Shi, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University; Maksymilian A Derylo, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University; Lane A Baker, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University
11:00
Finite-Elements Simulation of Etch Front Propagation in Silicon Electropolishing Process
Alexey Ivanov, M.Sc., Furtwangen University, Institute for Applied Research; Ulrich Mescheder, Dr., Furtwangen University, Institute for Applied Research; Peter Woias, Dr., University of Freiburg – IMTEK
11:20
Investigating the Mechanism of Thylakoid Direct Electron Transfer for Photocurrent Generation
Michelle J Rasmussen, PhD, The University of Utah; Shelley D. Minteer, The University of Utah
11:40
Increased Dissociation of Water Due to Large Electric Fields
Nathan Patrick Craig, University of California; John Newman, University of California, Berkeley