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Pittcon 2008 Technical Program
SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 2008
AFTERNOON
SYMPOSIUM Session 10
ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry
The Environmental Impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans
and the Surrounding Area - arranged by Robert L Cook, Louisiana State
University and Matthew A Tarr, University of New Orleans
Sunday Afternoon, Room 276
Matthew A Tarr, University of New Orleans, Presiding
1:00 Introductory Remarks - Robert L Cook
1:05 (10-1) Characterizing the Dissolved Organic Matter within
Katrina Floodwaters ROBERT L COOK, Louisiana State University, Justin
Birdwell, Charisma Lattao, George Aiken, Kevin A Thorn, Michael Perdue, Jean-
Francois Koprivnjak
1:40 (10-2) Chemical, Toxicological, and Benthic Community
Analysis of Wetlands in the Greater New Orleans Area following Hurricane
Katrina BURTON SUEDEL, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jeff Steevens,
Gary Ray, Sandra Brasfield, Alan Kennedy
2:15 (10-3) Sediment and Air Contamination Inside Homes
Flooded during Hurricane Katrina KALLIAT T VALSARAJ, Louisiana State
University, Nick Ashley, Louis J Thibodeaux
2:50 (10-4) Advanced Bioanalytical and Chemical Techniques
for Public Health Assessments Following Hurricane Katrina KELLOGG
SCHWAB, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
3:25 (10-5) Mold and Endotoxin Exposures Post Katrina FAYE
GRIMSLEY, Tulane University
SYMPOSIUM Session 20
Astrochemistry: It's Out of This World - arranged by Brian K
Nunnally, Wyeth Research and Louis J Allamandola, NASA Ames Research
Center
Sunday Afternoon, Room 244
Brian K Nunnally, Wyeth Research, Presiding
1:00 Introductory Remarks - Brian K Nunnally
1:05 (20-1) Chemistry in the Far Reaches of the Solar System:
The Expected and the Unexpected DALE P CRUIKSHANK, NASA
1:40 (20-2) In Situ Analysis of Rocks and Soils on Mars: The
Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer on the Mars Exploration Rover Mission
DAVID MITTLEFEHLDT, NASA/Johnson Space Center, Ralf Gellert, The
Athena Science Team
2:15 (20-3) The Chemistry of Star Formation ERIC HERBST,
Ohio State University
2:50 (20-4) Identifying Molecules in Space: Combining the
Analytical Power of Spectroscopy and Radio Astronomy LUCY M ZIURYS,
University of Arizona
3:25 (20-5) Vibrational Astrospectroscopy LOUIS J
ALLAMANDOLA, NASA
1:40 (30-2) Bioconjugated Nanoparticles for Bioanalysis and
Bioseparation WEIHONG TAN, University of Florida
2:15 (30-3) Nano-biosensors for Food Defense EVANGELYN C
ALOCILJA, Michigan State University
2:50 (30-4) Bacteriophage, Bioreporters, and Bioluminescent
Monitoring for Food Safety Assurance STEVEN RIPP, University of
Tennessee
3:25 (30-5) Development of a Field-Portable Nucleic Acid-Based
Sensor CARL BATT, Cornell University, Scott Stelick, Clarissa Lui, Matthew
Kennedy
SYMPOSIUM Session 40
HIV/AIDS-Related Diagnostics for Resource-Limited Countries -
arranged by Antje Baeumner and Hans-George Batz, Cornell University
Sunday Afternoon, Room 272
Antje Baeumner, Cornell University, Presiding
1:00 Introductory Remarks - Antje Baeumner
1:05 (40-1) A Multi-partner Collaborative Approach to Diagnostic
Assay Development STEVEN DAVID REID, Imperial College London, Hans-
Georg Batz
1:45 (40-2) CD4 Testing in Limited-Resource Settings: Where
Are We Now? SYBIL D'COSTA, Beckman Coulter Inc.
2:25 (40-3) A Liposome-Based CD4 Lateral Flow Assay for HIV-
Related Diagnostics ANTJE BAEUMNER, Cornell University
3:05 (40-4) A Low-Cost HIV Viral Load Test (Cavidi ExaVir
version 3) Is Useful for Monitoring HIV Infection in Adults and Children
Living in Remote Settings with Minimal Laboratory Facilities SUZANNE
CROWE, Burnet Institute
SYMPOSIUM Session 50
HPLC on the Edge - arranged by Stephen G Weber, University of
Pittsburgh
Sunday Afternoon, Room 252
Stephen G Weber, University of Pittsburgh, Presiding
1:00 Introductory Remarks - Stephen G Weber
1:05 (50-1) Ultra High Pressure Liquid Chromatography in
Capillary Columns JAMES W JORGENSON, University of North Carolina
1:40 (50-2) Temperature: A Useful Parameter in HPLC
Optimization and Method Development PAT J SANDRA, Ghent University
2:15 (50-3) Comparison of the Performance of Some Modern
HPLC Columns in the Separation of Complex Mixtures GEORGES
GUIOCHON, University of Tennessee, Nicola Marchetti
2:50 (50-4) Extreme Separations Using Monolithic Columns
FRANTISEK SVEC, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
3:25 (50-5) Optimization of Peak Capacity Productivity in LC-LC
through Design of High Speed Gradient Elution Chromatography PETER
W CARR, University of Minnesota, Dwight R Stoll, Xiapoing Li, Xiaoli Wang
SYMPOSIUM Session 30
Detection of Chemical and Biological Hazards in Food - arranged
by Dimitra N Stratis-Cullum and Letha J Sooter, US Army Research
Laboratory
Sunday Afternoon, Room 265
Letha J Sooter, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Presiding
1:00 Introductory Remarks - Letha J Sooter
1:05 (30-1) Rapid Nondestructive Spectral Imaging
Technologies for On-line Food Safety Inspection MOON S KIM, USDA-
ARS, Kevin Chao, Alan M Lefcourt
SYMPOSIUM Session 60
New Strategies in Designing Fuel Cell Catalysts - arranged by
Cynthia G Zoski, New Mexico State University
Sunday Afternoon, Room 267
Cynthia G Zoski, New Mexico State University, Presiding
1:00 Introductory Remarks - Cynthia G Zoski
1:05 (60-1) The Application of SECM to the Rapid Synthesis and
Screening of Electrocatalysts for Fuel Cells ALLEN BARD, University of
Texas, Carlos Sanchez, Joaquin Rodriguez, Cheng-Lan Lin, Arumugam
Manthiram