George H. Scherr is a bacteriologist, researcher and inventor, currently residing in Highland Park, Ill. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Queen’s College in 1941 – majoring in Biology with a minor in Chemistry – and studied chemistry at Princeton University before pursuing graduate study at the University of Kentucky. Scherr graduated from UK with a master’s degree in 1949 and a doctorate in 1951 in microbiology, focusing on bacteriology and cytogenetics.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute funds five-year project to promote student achievement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, in collaboration with BCTC
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Brent Casper will be presenting a seminar titled Development of an Extraction Method for the Analysis of Organic Gunshot Residue from Clothing.
Faculty Host: Dr. Bert Lynn
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Dr. Lisa McElwee-White of the University of Florida will be presenting a seminar titled Mechanism-Based Design of Precursors for the Deposition of Inorganic Films and Nanoparticles.
Abstract: Nanostructures can be deposited from organometallic and inorganic precursors by a variety of techniques including chemical vapor deposition (CVD), surface plasmon mediated chemical solution deposition (SPMCSD) and electron beam induced deposition (EBID). A mechanism-based approach to designing precursors for these deposition methods requires consideration of the properties of the precursor compound and its probable decomposition pathways under the specific reaction conditions. Examples will be chosen from CVD of metal nitride films, CVD of metal oxide nanorods, SPMCSD of gold nanoparticles on nanostructured Ag substrates and EBID of high metal content deposits.
