Pittsburgh Analytical Chemistry Award
The 2013 Pittsburgh Analytical Chemistry Award will be presented to David R. Walt by the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh.
Session 900, Room 114, 8:00 a.m.
The 2013 Pittsburgh Analytical Chemistry Award will be presented to David R. Walt by the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh. The award is established in recognition of an individual’s significant contributions to the field of analytical chemistry, including introduction of a significant technique, theory, or instrument; and providing exceptional training or a fertile environment for progress in analytical chemistry.
Walt is the Robinson professor of chemistry at Tufts University (Medford, Massachusetts) and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (New York, New York) professor. He is the scientific founder and a director of both Illumina Inc. and Quanterix Corp. He has published more than 250 scientific papers and holds more than 50 patents. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Walt received a B.S. in chemistry from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) and a PhD in chemical geology from SUNY at Stony Brook (Stony Brook, New York).
Getting accurate IR spectra on monolayer of molecules
April 18th 2024Creating uniform and repeatable monolayers is incredibly important for both scientific pursuits as well as the manufacturing of products in semiconductor, biotechnology, and. other industries. However, measuring monolayers and functionalized surfaces directly is. difficult, and many rely on a variety of characterization techniques that when used together can provide some degree of confidence. By combining non-contact atomic force microscopy (AFM) and IR spectroscopy, IR PiFM provides sensitive and accurate analysis of sub-monolayer of molecules without the concern of tip-sample cross contamination. Dr. Sung Park, Molecular Vista, joined Spectroscopy to provide insights on how IR PiFM can acquire IR signature of monolayer films due to its unique implementation.
