Oleksandr Isaienko awarded Outstanding Graduate Research Award from the College of Science & Technology.
Oleksandr Isaienko, a graduate student in the Borguet Group, has been awarded an Outstanding Graduate Research Award from the College of Science and Technology for his research in the field of interfacial nonlinear optical spectroscopy and the development of ultra-broadband IR sources.
The award is presented to a handful of graduate students who are nominated for their distinguished achievements in their research. Congratulations, Oleksandr!
Former group member, Satoshi Nihonyanagi, is a proud new father.
Satoshi Nihonyanagi made it just in time to be present for the birth of his daughter, Rei. He was in Wako when he heard the news, and flew to the hospital in Sapporo where his wife was located. Rei was born in Sapporo at 2:00 in the afternoon on November 16th and is in good health, as well as the mother.
Thanksgiving Weekend DimSum party.
Some new Temple Chemistry graduate students and faculty join Borguet group member for DimSum in Philadelphia's historic Chinatown
Qunhui Yuan, post-doctoral fellow, joins Borguet Group.
Qunhui Yuan is a post-doctoral fellow from the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS), where she received her PhD in the study of super molecules self-assemblies with scanning probing microscope (SPM). In November 2008 she joined the Borguet Group and will focus her research on SPM study of nano-scale self-assemble behavior and dynamics at solid interfaces and Acoustic Wave Sensors.
Habibe Durmaz Ates, graduate student from Turkey, joins Borguet Group.
Habibe Durmaz Ates is an international master student from Konya, Turkey majoring in the field of nanoimaging at Temple University. In October 2008 she joined the Borguet Group to further her knowledge in the field of nanotechnology.
Dr. Eric McAuthur, former Borguet Lab undergrad gets PhD.
Dr. Eric A. McArthur, formerly an undergraduate researcher in the Borguet laboratory from 2000-2003, successfully defended his dissertation on July 22, 2008. Eric's dissertation work "Time-Resolved Second Harmonic Generation Studies at Aqueous Liquid Interfaces" investigated molecular photophysics and photochemstry in theses unique environments. The research was carried out under the guidance of Professor Ken Eisenthal at Columbia University in New York City.
Andrii Buvailo, visiting graduate student from Ukraine, joins Borguet Group.
Dr. Robert Giuliano, professor at Villanova University to spend part of his sabbatical with Borguet Group.
Sean Keuleyan heads to Chicago for graduate school.
Graduated in May 2008, Sean is now studying toward his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry at the University of Chicago and intends to pursue a career in academics, continuing the research and educational practices he's picked up from his time in the Borguet Group.
Allison Pymer heads to the west for graduate school.
Allison graduated with her B.S. in Chemistry from Temple University in May 2008. This fall she will begin her adventures in the Ph.D. program at the University of California, Berkeley, researching with a yet-to-be determined group in the Physical Chemistry Division of the College of Chemistry. Barring any unforeseen natural disasters during the next few years, Allison plans on enjoying the locally-grown produce and excellent weather that the region has to offer.
High school student, Vivek Prakash, studies with Borguet Group.
Vivek Prakash is a 16 year-old high school student at Bridgewater Raritan in New Jersey, and is completing his internship with the Borguet Group. He is a part of the Physician Science Training Program and will be here for two months. Vivek, who's here for his second summer as an intern, works one-on-one with Borguet Group researcher Ali Eftekhari and studies self assembled monolayers.
Summer students Richard Ronca and Gordon Chiu join Borguet Carbon Group.
Richard Ronca and Gordon Chiu just joined the Borguet Carbon Group this past May. Their studies focus on:
Identification and Quantification of Functional Groups on C-materials (SWCNTs, MWCNTs, Carbon Blacks, ...
Purification of Carbon Nanotubes (improving old protocols, searching for the new and better ones)
Optical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes (Visible Luminescence of CNTs: its origin and tunability)
Separation of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (separating semiconducting SWCNTs from metallic SWCNTs)
Interaction of Simple Molecules with Carbon Materials (applications for sensing, separations, ...)
Thermal Stability of Carbon Materials and, Vibrational Spectroscopy of Carbon Materials
Guillaume Lamour visits Borguet Group from ParisFrance.
Guillaume Lamour is a research student from the University of Paris Descartes, France. He is Cellular and Molecular Biophysics PhD candidate and will be studying with the Borguet Group for three months. Guillaume's work focuses on neuronal cell adhesion and in his research, he hopes to improve his global understanding of surface chemistry.
Sean Keuleyan awarded Richard Asher Paclin Memorial Prize from the College of Science & Technology. May 2008
Sean Keuleyan, recent graduate of Chemistry from the Borguet Group has been awarded the Richard
Asher Paclin Memorial Prize from the College of Science & Technology at Temple University.
The award was established in 1974 by Estelle and Martin Paclin, Law '32, the parents of Richard Asher Paclin, CST
'73, who demonstrated exceptional achievements. The Paclin award is presented to a member of the graduating class who has demonstrated superior academic success in the chemistry program. The award recipient is determined
by the Department of Chemistry, and is expedited through an awards ceremony held on graduation day.
Congratulations Sean!
Taro Uematsu, visiting Ph.D. student from Osaka University spends three months in the Borguet Group.
Taro, a visiting student from the Kubawata group at Osaka University of Japan, was in the group from January to March 2008. His research was in the non linear optics team where he became familiar with the laser spectroscopy, in particular ultrafast surface spectroscopy. In return Taro taught us about semiconductor nanocrystals, a topic of possible collaboration between our groups.
Borguet Group presentations at Ultrafast Phenomena XVI.
Two papers from the Borguet group have been accepted for presentation at the XVI International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena (UP 2008):
"Ultra-Broadband Infrared Pulses from a Potassium-Titanyl Phosphate Optical Parametric Amplifier for VIS-IR-SFG Spectroscopy" by Oleksandr Isaienko and Eric Borguet, and
"Ultrafast time and frequency domain vibrational dynamics of the CaF2/H2O interface" by Ali Eftekhari-Bafrooei, Satoshi Nihonyanagi and Eric Borguet
The Ultrafast Phenomena Conference is recognized as the major international meeting on the rapidly evolving field of ultrafast science and technology. The UP 2008 conference will be held June 9-13 2008 at the Convention Centre in Stresa, Lago Maggiore, Italy.
For more information about the UP 2008 conference, please visit: http://www.ultraphenomena.org/
Ultrabroadband (>2500 cm-1) near-IR OPA to be presented at CLEO 2008.
"Near-Infrared Non-Collinear Optical Parametric Amplification in Bulk Potassium-Titanyl Phosphate with >2500 cm-1 Bandwidth" by Oleksandr Isaienko and Eric Borguet has been accepted for an oral presentation at the 2008 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO). The talk has been scheduled on Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at 5:15 PM.
The CLEO conference is conducted every year and it focuses on the latest fundamental and technological achievements in the field of lasers and electro-optics. CLEO 2008 will be held in conjunction with Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS) on May 4-9, 2008 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, CA, USA
For more information about the CLEO 2008 conference, please visit: http://www.cleoconference.org/
Dr. Lindsay Bombalski, former undergraduate researcher in the Borguet group, earns PhD in Chemistry.
Dr. Lindsay Bombalski, former Borguet Group undergraduate student, recently graduated with her PhD in Chemistry from Carnegie Mellon University. She will begin a postdoc fellowship at the National Energy Research Laboratory (NETL) on Feb 4th. Her research will focus on pollutant capture and alternative energies.
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