Luminescence Symposium
Rocky Mountain Analytical Conference
Denver 2004
Organized by: James R. Gord and Robert J. Hurtubise
Robert J. Hurtubise Presiding
9:15 Opening Remarks
9:20 Applying Picosecond Laser-Induced Polarization Spectroscopy (LIPS) to Study
Relaxation Rates in Atomic Hydrogen. James R. Gord, Air Force Research Laboratory,
Propulsion Directorate, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base OH 45433-7103; Sukesh
Roy, Innovative Scientific Solutions, Inc., 2766 Indian Ripple Road, Dayton
OH 45440-3638; Thomas B. Settersten and Brian D. Patterson, Combustion Research
Facility, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore CA 94551; Robert P. Lucht,
Purdue University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, West Lafayette IN 47906
9:40 Measurement of Flame Temperature and Water Concentration Using Structured
Emission Spectroscopy. Joseph D. Miller, Sarah K. Chelgren, Amy C. Lynch, and
James R. Gord, Air Force Research Laboratory, Propulsion Directorate, Wright-Patterson
Air Force Base OH 45433-7103; Terrence R. Meyer and Michael S. Brown, Innovative
Scientific Solutions, Inc., 2766 Indian Ripple Road, Dayton OH 45440-3638; Neil
Goldstein, Spectral Sciences, Inc., 4 Fourth Avenue, Burlington MA 01803-3304
10:00 Laser Incandescence, Fluorescence, and Mie-Scattering Images of Particulate
Formation in Gas-Turbine Combustion. Amy C. Lynch, James R. Gord, Edwin Corporan,
and Vincent M. Belovich, Air Force Research Laboratory, Propulsion Directorate,
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base OH 45433-7103; Terrence R. Meyer and Sukesh
Roy, Innovative Scientific Solutions, Inc., 2766 Indian Ripple Road, Dayton
OH 45440-3638
10:20 Break
Robert J. Hurtubise. Presiding
10:50 Laser-Based Parametric Study of Particulate Formation in Gas-Turbine Combustors.
Sarah K. Chelgren, Vincent M. Belovich, Edwin Corporan, and James R. Gord,
Air Force Research Laboratory, Propulsion Directorate, Wright-Patterson Air
Force Base OH 45433-7103; Matthew Dewitt, University of Dayton Research Institute,
1950 Fifth Street, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433; Sukesh Roy and
Terrence R. Meyer, Innovative Scientific Solutions, Inc., 2766 Indian Ripple
Road, Dayton OH 45440-3638
11:10 Luminescence Quenching and Enhancement in II-VI Semiconductor Nanoparticles.
Steven W. Buckner, Robert L. Konold, and Grant Sharp, Department of Chemistry,
Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63146; Nancy I. Gavin, Department of Pathology,
School of Medicine, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63146
11:30 Solid-Matrix Fluorescence Quenching Properties of Benzo[e]pyrene and Dibenzo[a,l]pyrene
Diolepoxide-DNA Adducts. Allison L. Thompson and Robert J. Hurtubise, Department
of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071
11:50 Lunch
James R. Gord, Presiding
1:30 Opening Remarks
1:35 Design and Application of Highly Luminescent Metal Complexes. J. N. Demas,
Wenying Xu and Qiu-Xian Ren, Department of Chemistry, A. Periasamy, Keck Center
for Cellular Imaging, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904; B.
A. DeGraff, Department of Chemistry, James Madison University, Harrisonburg,
VA 22807; Kristi Kneas and R. D. Bowman, Department of Chemistry, Maryville
College, Maryville, TN 37804; Walter J. Bowyer, Department of Chemistry, Hobart
and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY 14456
1:55 pH Sensor Based on Highly Luminescent Metal Complexes. Wenying Xu and J.
N. Demas, Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville,
VA 22904; B. A. DeGraff, Department of Chemistry, James Madison University,
Harrisonburg, VA 22807; P. G. Duncan, Sean Christian and John Schroeder, Airak,
Inc., 9058 Euclid Avenue, Manassas, VA 20110
2:15 Correlations Between Crystal Structure and Sensing Properties of Luminescent
Ruthenium Complexes. Michael S. Roach, Daniel L McCauley, Wenying Xu, Michal
Sabat and J. N. Demas, Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville,
VA 22904; B. A. DeGraff, Department of Chemistry, James Madison University,
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
2:35 Closing Comments