2008 Pittcon Final Program - Pittcon Web Archives

9:45 (2420-3) Plasmon-Controlled Fluorescence: A New Paradigm
in Fluorescence Spectroscopy JOSEPH R LAKOWICZ, Center for
Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Krishanu Ray, Mustafa Chowdhury, Henryk
Szmacinski, Yi Fu, Jian Zhang, Kazimierz Nowaczyk
10:20 (2420-4) Label-Free Surface-Enhanced Spectroscopic
Detection of Biomolecules and Biomolecular Interactions NAOMI HALAS,
Rice University
10:55 (2420-5) Combining Surface Plasmons, Diffraction Gratings
and Nanoparticles for Ultrasensitive Biosensing ROBERT M CORN,
University of California, Irvine
SYMPOSIUM Session 2430
Nanoparticle Biosensors - arranged by Duncan Graham, University of
Strathclyde
Thursday Morning, Room 255
Duncan Graham, University of Strathclyde, Presiding
8:30 Introductory Remarks - Duncan Graham
8:35 (2430-1) Surface-Enhanced Raman Nanoparticle Tags for In-
Vivo Cancer Detection SHUMING NIE, Emory University, Ximei Qian
9:10 (2430-2) Biofunctionalized Nanoparticles: From Forensic
Science to Targeted Intracellular Sensing DAVID A RUSSELL, University of
East Anglia
9:45 (2430-3) Plasmon Rulers for Measuring Dynamical Distance
Changes in Biological Macromolecular Assemblies PAUL ALIVISATOS,
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
10:20 (2430-4) Nanoflares: Probes for Transfection, RNA
Visualization, and Detection CHAD A MIRKIN, Northwestern University
10:55 (2430-5) Biomolecular Analysis Using Functionalized Silver
Nanoparticles DUNCAN GRAHAM, University of Strathclyde, Karen Faulds,
David Thompson, Jennifer Dougan, Robert Stokes, Johan Lundels, Ewen Smith
SYMPOSIUM Session 2440
Neurochemical Monitoring: New Electrode Materials and
Measurement Methodologies - arranged by Greg M Swain, Michigan
State University
Thursday Morning, Room 244
Greg M Swain, Michigan State University, Presiding
8:30 Introductory Remarks - Greg M Swain
8:35 (2440-1) Rapid Monitoring of Serotonin Regulation in the Rat
Hippocampus GREG GERHARDT, University of Kentucky Medical Center
9:10 (2440-2) Carbon Nanotube Modified Microelectrodes for
Rapid Detection of Serotonin B JILL VENTON, University of Virginia
9:45 (2440-3) Non-linear Time Series of Electrochemical Data for
Neurochemical Analysis DANNY O'HARE, Imperial College London, Costas
Anastassiou, Bhavik Anil Patel
10:20 (2440-4) 5-Hydroxytryptamine and Nitric Oxide Signaling in
the Gastrointestinal Tract JAMES J GALLIGAN, Michigan State University
10:55 (2440-5) In Vitro Electrochemical Studies of Serotonin
Disposition in the Intestinal Mucosa of Neonatal and Adult Guinea Pigs
GREG M SWAIN, Michigan State University, Bhavik Anil Patel, Xiaochun Bian,
James J Galligan, Xiaoling Dai, Lisa Harlow
SYMPOSIUM Session 2450
Panel Discussion on Global Warming - arranged by Manuel R Miller
and Maria K Ferguson, PA Department of Environmental Protection
Thursday Morning, Room 276
Manuel R Miller, PA Department of Environmental Protection, Presiding
8:30 Introductory Remarks - Manuel R Miller
8:35 (2450-1) The Arctic: Where Rapid Climate Change is Reality
MARK C SERREZE, University of Colorado
9:10 (2450-2) Climate Change in the Northeast United States: Past,
Present, and Future CAMERON P WAKE, University of New Hampshire
9:45 (2450-3) Recent Climate Change: Natural and Human Induced
KIRK A MAASCH, University of Maine
10:20 (2450-4) The Role of Modeling in Climate Change GAVIN
SCHMIDT, NASA/Goddard Institute for Space Studies
10:55 Panel Discussion
SYMPOSIUM Session 2460
The Mysterious Mechanisms of Abused Substances - arranged by
Anne Milasincic Andrews, The Pennsylvania State University
Thursday Morning, Room 243
Anne Milasincic Andrews, The Pennsylvania State University, Presiding
8:30 Introductory Remarks - Anne Milasincic Andrews
8:35 (2460-1) Subsecond Dopamine Release during Drug Taking
PAUL E. M. PHILLIPS, University of Washington
9:10 (2460-2) Unfaithful Transporters: Unmasking Novel Sites of
Action for Abused Drugs LYNETTE C DAWS, University of Texas Health
Care Science Center, San Antonio
9:45 (2460-3) A Neurochemical Comparison of Striatal Dopamine
Function in Drinking Primates TIFFANY A MATHEWS, Wake Forest
University, Bethany R Brookshire, James B Daunais, David P Friedman, Sara R
Jones
10:20 (2460-4) Regulated Brain Dopamine Transporter Function
Helps to Explain Individual Differences in Cocaine Activation and
Conditioned Reward in Rats NANCY R ZAHNISER, University of Colorado ,
Bruce H Mandt, Anna M Nelson
10:55 (2460-5) 70 New Agonies over Ecstasy: Serotonin and
Psychostimulants ANNE Milasincic ANDREWS, The Pennsylvania State
University, Tiffany A Mathews, Erica L Unger
SYMPOSIUM Session 2470
Truly Portable Mass Spectrometry - arranged by Milton L Lee,
Brigham Young University and Stephen A Lammert
Thursday Morning, Room 272
Milton L Lee, Brigham Young University, Presiding
8:30 Introductory Remarks - Stephen A Lammert
8:35 (2470-1) Hand-Held Analytical Instrumentation with Mobility
Spectrometry for On-site Rapid Measurements of Chemical Vapors of
Industrial and Medical Importance GARY A EICEMAN, New Mexico State
University
9:10 (2470-2) Miniature Ion Trap Mass Spectrometers with Circular
Trapping Geometry EDGAR D LEE, Torion Technologies, Samuel E Tolley,
Stephen A Lammert, Daniel E Austin, Aaron R Hawkins, Douglas W Later,
Milton L Lee
9:45 (2470-3) Sampling Solutions for Field Portable GC-MS: Issues
and Technology--Past, Present, and Future CHARLES STEPHEN
SADOWSKI, Smiths Detection, Phil Smith, Jon Onstot
10:20 (2470-4) Breaking the Limit of Pumping Capacity: Portable
Mass Spectrometers with Atmospheric Pressure Ionization Sources
ZHENG OUYANG, Purdue University, Liang Gao, Christopher C Mulligan, R
Graham Cooks
10:55 (2470-5) Miniature Mass Spectrometers on Space and
Planetary Missions WILLIAM B BRINCKERHOFF, NASA/GSFC, Catherine M
Corrigan, Timothy J Cornish, George G Managadze, Paul R Mahaffy, Scott A
Ecelberger
WORKSHOP Session 2480
Experiments and Methods in the Integrated Chemistry
Laboratory Course: An Alternative Pedagogy - arranged by Partha
Basu and Mitchell E Johnson, Duquesne University
Thursday Morning, Room 235
Partha Basu, Duquesne University, Presiding
8:30 Introductory Remarks - Partha Basu
8:35 (2480-1) Advanced Laboratory at Westminster College: A
Student and Faculty Perspective HELEN M BOYLAN, Westminster College