Professor Long Luo of Wayne State University will give a seminar titled "Electrifying material and chemical synthesis" on Zoom from 4-5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 8. Everyone is welcome to attend the seminar individually via Zoom or to come to SCEN 0203 where the seminar can be viewed in person with other attendees. The talk is free and open to the public.

Luo is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at Wayne State University. He received his B.S. (2009) in applied chemistry from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and his Ph.D. (2014) in chemistry from the University of Utah. Before joining Wayne State University in 2017, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin. He received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, NIH Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA), and Wayne State University Academy of Scholars Junior Faculty Award and was selected as the Langmuir inaugural Early Career Advisory Board Member. His current research interests include developing electrochemical sensors, electrochemical synthesis of functional nanomaterials and organic drug molecules.

Electrochemical synthesis is a powerful tool for formulating functional materials and molecules because it offers an additional level of control over the synthesis relative to its chemical counterpart by fine-tuning mass transfer, potential or current. Furthermore, electrochemical synthesis also allows the convenient analysis of chemical reaction thermodynamics and kinetics using the current signal generated during the electrochemical synthesis. In this talk, two recent advancements in electrochemical synthesis and their applications will be presented: electrochemical gelation of quantum dots for gas sensing and alternating current electrolysis for organic synthesis.

To attend the seminar, please visit the Zoom link. We value everyone. If you anticipate barriers to participation please let us know.

Meeting ID: 870 1464 3915
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