Jennifer A. Swift

Georgetown University, Department of Chemistry
37th and "O" Streets NW, Reiss 647
Washington, DC 20057-1227
phone:  (202) 687-5567
    fax:  (202) 687-6209 (fax)
    email: jas2@georgetown.edu

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Conference Presentations
Invited University Lectures
Publications

POSITIONS HELD

2005 -                Associate Professor of Chemistry, Georgetown University
1999 - 2005        Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Georgetown University
1997 - 1999        Postdoctoral associate,  University of Minnesota, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

EDUCATION

Ph.D. 1997        Yale University, in Organic Chemistry
B.A. 1991          magna cum laude  Bowdoin College,  major: Chemistry, minor: Art History

HONORS & AWARDS

2005              American Crystallographic Association Margaret C. Etter Award
2004              ACS PROGRESS/Dreyfus Lectureship Award
2004              Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
2003              CNDLS Teaching, Learning and Technology Fellow
2001              National Science Foundation CAREER Award
1999 - 2004   Clare Boothe Luce Professorship
1991              William Campbell Root Award (Chemistry Prize)
1988 - 1991   James Bowdoin Scholar
 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
(* = undergraduate researcher)

87. “Increasing the quality of NLO active crystals by growth on self-assembled monolayer templates,” Rupa Hiremath, Angela C. Maly*, Edward R. VanKeuren, and Jennifer A. Swift, 230th American Chemical Society National Meeting, (Washington, DC) Aug 2005 (seminar) to be presented

86. “Dehydration studies of pure and doped uric acid dihydrate crystals,” Amanuel Z. Zellelow, Kun-Hae Kim*, Catherine E. Ford*, Shoaleh Dehghan and Jennifer A. Swift, 230th American Chemical Society National Meeting, (Washington, DC) Aug 2005 (poster) to be presented

85. “Using knowledge surveys to track student learning in large laboratory courses,” Jennifer A. Swift, Mindy McWilliams, Barbara A. Craig, 230th American Chemical Society National Meeting, (Washington, DC) Aug 2005 (seminar) to be presented

84. Invited Lecture:  “Crystal growth in gels: a research module for the undergraduate organic laboratory,“ Jennifer A. Swift and Rositza I. Petrova, 230th American Chemical Society National Meeting, (Washington, DC) Aug 2005 (seminar) to be presented

83. ACS-PROGRESS/Dreyfus Lecture: “Cholesterol Crystal Growth & Dissolution,” Jennifer A. Swift,  Richard S. Abendan and M. Crina Frincu, International Conference on the Chemistry of the Organic Solid State (ICCOSS XVII), (Los Angeles, CA) July 2005 (seminar)  to be presented

82. "Controlling the Crystal Growth of Polymorphs with 2-Dimensional Templates" R. Hiremath, S.W. Varney*, J.A. Basile*, M.J. Carroll*, J.A. Swift, International Conference on the Chemistry of the Organic Solid State (ICCOSS XVII), (Los Angeles, CA) July 2005 (poster)  to be presented

81. “Dehydration studies of pure and doped uric acid dihydrate crystals,” Amanuel Z. Zellelow, Kun-Hae Kim*, Catherine E. Ford*, Shoaleh Dehghan and Jennifer A. Swift, International Conference on the Chemistry of the Organic Solid State (ICCOSS), (Los Angeles, CA) July 2005 (poster)  to be presented

80. “Controlling the Crystal Growth of Polymorphs with 2-Dimensional Templates,” R. Hiremath, S.W. Varney*, J.A. Basile*, M.J. Carroll*, J.A. Swift, 16th American Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy, (Big Sky, MT) July 2005 (poster) to be presented

79. “Growth and Dissolution of Cholesterol Crystals,” Richard Abendan, M. Crina Frincu, Jennifer Swift, 16th American Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy, (Big Sky, MT) July 2005 (seminar) to be presented

78. Invited Lecture:  “Crystal Growth on Self-Assembled Monolayer Templates,” Jennifer A. Swift, Rupa Hiremath, Stephen W. Varney*, and Joseph A. Basile*, American Crystallographic Association Annual meeting, (Orlando, FL) May 2005 (seminar)

77. Etter Award Lecture: “Growth and Dissolution of Cholesterol Crystals,” Jennifer A. Swift, M. Crina Frincu and Richard S. Abendan, American Crystallographic Association Annual meeting, (Orlando, FL) May 2005 (seminar)

76.  "Controlling the Crystal Growth of Polymorphs with 2-Dimensional Templates" R. Hiremath, S.W. Varney*, J.A. Basile*, M.J. Carroll*, J.A. Swift, American Chemical Society Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting, (Piscataway, NJ) May 2005 (poster)  Best Poster Award

75. ACS-PROGRESS/Dreyfus Lecture: “Uric Acid Crystal Growth.” Jennifer A. Swift and Ryan E. Sours, Annual R.O.C.K. (Research on Calculus Kinetics) Society Meeting, (Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL)  Apr 2005 (seminar)

74. “The Effect of Natural and Synthetic Impurities on Uric Acid Crystal Growth,” Catherine E. Ford*, Ryan E. Sours and Jennifer A. Swift, 19th Annual Georgetown Student Research Days Competition & Exhibition (Washington, DC) Feb 2005 (poster)

73. “Controlling the Crystal Growth of Polymorphs with 2-Dimensional Templates,” Rupa Hiremath, Stephen W. Varney*, Joseph A. Basile*, and Jennifer A. Swift, 19th Annual Georgetown Student Research Days Competition & Exhibition (Washington, DC) Feb 2005 (poster & seminar) Predoctoral Finalist Award

72. “Epitaxial Approach to Cholesterol Crystallization from Model Bile Solutions,” M. Crina Frincu and Jennifer A. Swift, AAAS Annual Meeting (Washington, DC) Feb 2005 (poster)

71. “Controlling the Crystal Growth of Polymorphs with 2-Dimensional Templates,” Rupa Hiremath, Stephen W. Varney*, Joseph A. Basile*, and Jennifer A. Swift, AAAS Annual Meeting (Washington, DC) Feb 2005 (poster) Best Poster Award

70. “A Modular Approach to Organic Chemistry Laboratory,” Jennifer Swift, Georgetown Innovations Day 2004 (Washington, DC) 11/16/04 (poster)

69. “Directing Molecular Crystal Growth with Self-Assembled Monolayers,” Rupa Hiremath, Stephen W. Varney and Jennifer A. Swift, 39th ACS Midwest Regional Meeting, Manhattan, KS, Oct 2004. (seminar)

68. “The Effect of Natural and Synthetic Impurities on Uric Acid Crystal Growth” Catherine E. Ford, Ryan E. Sours and Jennifer A. Swift, 7th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Maryland - Baltimore County, MD, Oct 2004. (poster) Poster Award - 1st Place

67. “Epitaxial Relationships Between Uric Acid Crystals and Mineral Surfaces” Caitlin E. Fogarty, M. Crina Frincu and Jennifer A. Swift, 7th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Maryland - Baltimore County, MD, Oct 2004. (poster) Poster Award - 2nd Place

65. “Atomic Force Microscopy Characterization of Cholesterol Crystal Dissolution in the Presence of Bile Acid Salts”  Richard S. Abendan and Jennifer A. Swift, 228th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 2004. (poster) Best Poster Award

64. “Epitaxial Growth of Cholesterol Crystals from Model Bile Solutions: A Dual AFM and Molecular Modeling Study” M. Crina Frincu, Andrew L. Rohl, Sean D. Fleming, and Jennifer A. Swift, 228th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 2004. (seminar)

63. (Invited Lecture):  “Uric Acid Crystal Growth” Jennifer A. Swift, Ryan E. Sours, Dorothy A. Fink*, Kristin A. Cox* and Catherine E. Ford*, American Crystallographic Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Jul 2004. (seminar)

62. “Kinetic Resolution of Amino Acids in Natural and Modified Agarose Gels” Rositza I. Petrova, Rakesh Patel*, Andrew Pogozelski* and Jennifer A. Swift, American Crystallographic Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Jul 2004. (seminar)

61. “Impurity Effects in Uric Acid and Uric Acid Dihydrate Crystals – What Does 99.9% Pure Really Mean?” J. A. Swift, R.E. Sours, C.E. Ford*, D.A. Fink* and K.A. Cox*, International School of Crystallography 35th Course: Diversity Amidst Similarity: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Polymorphs, Solvates and Phase Relationships, Erice, Italy, Jun 2004. (poster)

60. “Directing Molecular Crystal Growth with Self-Assembled Monolayers” R. Hiremath, S.W. Varney*, J. A. SwiftInternational School of Crystallography 35th Course: Diversity Amidst Similarity: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Polymorphs, Solvates and Phase Relationships, Erice, Italy, Jun 2004. (poster)

59. (Invited Lecture): “Strategies for Controlling the Crystallization of Small Molecules and Other Pharmaceuticals” Jennifer A. SwiftBarnett International Conference - Strategies for Improving Solubility, Philadelphia, PA, Jun 2004. (seminar)

58.  “Static and Dynamic Surfaces of Cholesterol Single Crystals Characterized by Atomic Force Microscopy” Richard S. Abendan and Jennifer A. Swift, SCANNING 2004, Washington, DC, Apr 2004. (seminar)  Best Student Presentation Award

57. “Directing Molecular Crystal Growth with Self-Assembled Monolayers” Rupa Hiremath, Stephen W. Varney* and Jennifer A. SwiftGSO Research Fair, Georgetown University, DC, Apr 2004. (poster)  Best Overall Poster Award

56. (Invited Lecture): "The Physical-Organic Chemistry of Crystal Growth" Jennifer A. Swift, NSF-sponsored Workshop on Physical Organic Chemistry, Newport, RI,  Aug 2003.

55. “Cholesterol Crystallization from Model Bile Solutions: A Dual Atomic Force Microscopy and Light Scattering Approach” Jennifer A. Swift, M. Crina Frincu and Richard S. Abendan, 16th International Conference on the Organic Solid State, Sydney, Australia, Jul 2003. (poster)

54. (Invited Lecture): “Uric Acid Crystallization” Jennifer A. Swift, Ryan E. Sours, Dorothy A. Fink*, Kristin A. Cox* and Catherine E. Ford*,  16th International Conference on the Organic Solid State, Sydney, Australia, Jul 2003.

53. “Kinetic Resolution of Racemic Mixtures in Gel Media” Jennifer A. Swift, Rositza I. Petrova, Rakesh D. Patel* and Andrew R. Pogozelski*, 16th International Conference on the Organic Solid State, Sydney, Australia, Jul 2003. (poster)

52. “Static and Dynamic Surfaces of Cholesterol Single Crystals Characterized by Atomic Force Microscopy” Richard S. Abendan and Jennifer A. Swift, 77th ACS Colloid & Surface Science Symposium, Atlanta, GA,  Jun 2003. (seminar)

51. “Toward Kinetic Resolution of Racemic Mixtures in Gel Media” Rositza Petrova, Rakesh Patel*, Andrew Pogozelski* and Jennifer A. Swift, Midwest Organic Solid State Symposium XIV, Minneapolis, MN, Jun 2003. (seminar)

50. “Investigation of Uric Acid Crystal Growth Using in situ AFM” Ryan E. Sours and Jennifer A. Swift, Midwest Organic Solid State Symposium XIV, Minneapolis, MN, Jun 2003. (seminar)

49. “Self-Assembled Monolayer Templates for Crystal Growth: Part I” Rupa Hiremath, Stephen W. Varney* and Jennifer A. Swift, Midwest Organic Solid State Symposium XIV, Minneapolis, MN, Jun 2003. (seminar)

48. “Self-Assembled Monolayer Templates for Crystal Growth: Part II” Stephen W. Varney*, Rupa Hiremath, and Jennifer A. Swift, Midwest Organic Solid State Symposium XIV, Minneapolis, MN, Jun 2003. (poster)

47. “Static and Dynamic Surfaces of Cholesterol Single Crystals Characterized by Atomic Force Microscopy” Richard S. Abendan and Jennifer A. Swift, Midwest Organic Solid State Symposium XIV, Minneapolis, MN, Jun 2003. (seminar)

46. “Epitaxial Growth of Cholesterol Monohydrate on Calcite Substrates” M. Crina Frincu andJennifer A. Swift, Molecular Crystal Engineering - EuroConference on Design and Preparation of Molecular Materials, Acquafredda di Maratea, Italy,  Jun 2003. (poster) CrystEngComm Poster Award

45. “Cholesterol Crystallization from Model Bile Solutions: A Dual Atomic Force Microscopy and Light Scattering Approach”  M. Crina Frincu, Richard S. Abendan and Jennifer A. Swift, GSO Research Fair, Georgetown University, Apr 2003. (poster) Innovation Award Recipient

44. “Self-Assembled Monolayer Templates for Crystal Growth” Rupa Hiremath, Stephen W. Varney* and Jennifer A. Swift, GSO Research Fair, Georgetown University, Apr 2003. (poster)

43. “Kinetic Resolution of Racemic Mixtures in Gel Media” Rositza Petrova, Rakesh Patel* and Jennifer Swift, GSO Research Fair, Georgetown University, Apr 2003. (poster) Peer Award Recipient

42. “Uric Acid Crystal Growth Monitored by in situ Atomic Force Microscopy” Ryan E. Sours and Jennifer A. Swift, GSO Research Fair, Georgetown University, Apr 2003. (poster) Innovation Award Recipient

41. “An AFM Study of Cholesterol Crystallization from Model Bile Solutions” Jennifer A. Swift and M. Crina Frincu, 225th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, LA , Mar 2003. (seminar)

40. “Biased Crystal Nucleation and Growth in Chiral Gel Media” Jennifer A. Swift, Rositza I. Petrova and Rakesh Patel*, 225th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Mar 2003. (seminar)

39. “Uric Acid Crystal Growth Monitored by in situ Atomic Force Microscopy” Ryan E. Sours and Jennifer A. Swift, 225th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Mar 2003. (poster)

38. “Cholesterol Crystallization from Model Bile Solutions: A Dual Atomic Force Microscopy and Light Scattering Approach”  M. Crina Frincu, Richard S. Abendan and Jennifer A. Swift, GU Research Days, Georgetown University, Feb 2003. (poster)

37. “Self-Assembled Monolayer Templates for Crystal Growth” Rupa Hiremath, Steve Varney* and Jennifer A. Swift, GU Research Days, Georgetown University, Feb 2003. (poster)

36. “Kinetic Resolution of Racemic Mixtures in Gel Media” Rositza Petrova, Rakesh Patel* and Jennifer Swift, GU Research Days, Georgetown University, Feb 2003. (poster)

35. “Uric Acid Crystal Growth in the Presence of Molecular Dye Probes” Dorothy Fink*, Ryan E. Sours and Jennifer Swift, GU Research Days, Georgetown University, Feb 2003. (poster)

34.  “Uric Acid Growth in the Presence of Molecular Dye Probes” Dorothy Fink*, Ryan E. Sours and Jennifer Swift5th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Maryland - Baltimore County, MD, Oct 2002. (seminar)

33.  “Characterization of Static and Dynamic Surfaces of Cholesterol Monohydrate Single Crystals by Atomic Force Microscopy” Richard S. Abendan and Jennifer A. Swift. Midwest Organic Solid State Chemistry Symposium XIII, Iowa City, IA, Jun 2002. (seminar)

32.  “Kinetic Resolution of Racemic Mixtures in Gel Media” Rositza Petrova, Rakesh Patel* and Jennifer SwiftMidwest Organic Solid State Chemistry Symposium XIII, Iowa City, IA, Jun 2002. (seminar)

31.  “Self Assembled Monolayers as Templates for Polar Crystal Growth” Rupa Hiremath and Jennifer SwiftMidwest Organic Solid State Chemistry Symposium XIII, Iowa City, IA, Jun 2002. (seminar)

30.  “An AFM Investigation of Cholesterol Growth” M. Crina Frincu and Jennifer Swift. Midwest Organic Solid State Chemistry Symposium XIII, Iowa City, IA, Jun 2002. (seminar)

29.  “Uric Acid Crystal Growth in the Presence of Molecular Dye Probes” Dorothy Fink*, Ryan Sours and Jennifer Swift. Midwest Organic Solid State Chemistry Symposium XIII, Iowa City, IA, Jun 2002. (seminar)

28.  “Dyeing Uric Acid Crystals with Methylene Blue”  Ryan Sours, Dorothy Fink* and Jennifer SwiftMidwest Organic Solid State Chemistry Symposium XIII, Iowa City, IA, Jun 2002. (seminar)

27.  “Dyeing Uric Acid Crystals with Methylene Blue” Ryan E. Sours, Dorothy A. Fink* and Jennifer A. Swift. Crystal Growth West, Fallen Leaf Lake, CA,  Jun 2002. (poster)

26.(Invited Lecture) “Atomic Force Microscopy of Cholesterol Crystallization Processes” Jennifer A. Swift, M. Crina Frincu and Richard S. Abendan. ACS 35th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting, Fairfax, VA, May 2002.

25.  “Uric Acid Crystal Growth in the Presence of Molecular Dye Probes” Dorothy A. Fink*, Ryan E. Sours and Jennifer A. SwiftACS 35th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting, Fairfax, VA, May 2002. (poster)

24.  (Invited Lecture) “Atomic Force Microscopy of Pathogenic Crystals” Jennifer A. Swift. American Crystallographic Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX,  May 2002.

23.  “A Molecular-Level Study of Uric Acid Crystal Growth” Ryan E. Sours, Dorothy A. Fink* and Jennifer A. Swift. 15th International Conference on the Chemistry of the Organic Solid State ( ICCOSS XV ), Mainz, Germany,  Jul 2001. (poster)

22.  “Uric Acid Crystal Growth” Ryan E. Sours, Dorothy A. Fink* and Jennifer A. SwiftMidwest Organic Solid State Chemistry Symposium XII, Lincoln, NE, Jun 2001. (seminar)

21.  “Crystal Nucleation and Growth in Gel Media” Rositza I. Petrova and Jennifer A. SwiftMidwest Organic Solid State Chemistry Symposium XII, Lincoln, NE, Jun 2001. (seminar)

20.  “Surface Characterization of Cholesterol Monohydrate Crystals by Chemical Force Microscopy”  Richard S. Abendan and Jennifer A. Swift. Midwest Organic Solid State Chemistry Symposium XII, Lincoln, NE, Jun 2001. (seminar)

19.  “An in situ Atomic Force Microscopy Investigation of Cholesterol Growth on Mineral Substrates” M. Crina Frincu and Jennifer A. Swift. Midwest Organic Solid State Chemistry Symposium XII, Lincoln, NE, Jun 2001. (seminar)

18.  “Uric Acid Crystal Growth Monitored by in situ Atomic Force Microscopy” Ryan E. Sours and Jennifer A. SwiftMRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco CA, Apr 2001. (seminar)

17.  “Surface Characterization of Cholesterol Monohydrate Crystals by Chemical Force Microscopy” Richard S. Abendan and Jennifer A. Swift. MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco CA, Apr 2001. (poster)

16.  “Epitaxial Growth of Cholesterol Crystals on Mineral Substrates” M. Crina Frincu and Jennifer A. SwiftMRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco CA, Apr 2001. (poster)

15.  “Crystal Nucleation and Growth in Gel Media” Rositza I. Petrova and Jennifer A. Swift. MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco CA, Apr 2001. Best Poster Award Nominee

14.  “Generating Statistical Research Data in Large Undergraduate Laboratory Courses” Jennifer A. Swift, Rositza I. Petrova and Bryan Cracchiolo*. MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco CA, Apr 2001. (seminar)

13.  “Investigations of Cholesterol Crystal Growth” Richard Sharpe*, Crina Frincu, Richard Abendan and Jennifer Swift. Gordon Conference Organic Structures & Properties, New London  CT, Jun 2000. (poster)

12.  “Crystal Growth in Gel Media” Rositza Petrova and Jennifer Swift. Gordon Conference Organic Structures & Properties, New London CT, Jun 2000. (poster)

11.  “Investigating the Factors Effecting Pathogenic Crystallization Events” Jennifer A. Swift, Mary Hoffa* and Richard Sharpe*.  MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco CA, Apr 2000. (seminar)

10.  “Polar Ordering in Crystalline Inclusion Compounds: Dipole Frustration in Topologically Constrained Systems” Jennifer A. Swift, Anne M. Reynolds* and Michael D. Ward.  Midwest Organic Solid State Chemistry Symposium X,  Indianapolis IN, Jun 1999. (seminar)

9.  “Template Directed Architectural Isomerism in Open Molecular Frameworks” Jennifer A. Swift, Adam M. Pivovar and Michael D. Ward.  Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston MA, Nov 1998. (seminar)

8.  (Invited Lecture) “Bilayers and Bricks: Using Molecular Templates to Direct the Growth of Porous Architectures” Jennifer A. Swift. American Crystallographic Association Annual Meeting, Arlington VA, Jul 1998.

7.  “Inclusion Complexes of Guanidinium Biphenyldisulfonate: Sorting Out Steric vs. Electronic Effects of Guest Aromatics”  Jennifer A. Swift, Anne M. Reynolds* and Michael D. Ward.  Midwest Organic Solid State Chemistry Symposium IX,  Kansas State University, Manhattan KS,  Jun 1998. (seminar)

6.  “Molecular Selectivity in Nanoporous Molecular Crystals” C. C. Evans, A. M. Pivovar, J. A. Swift and M. D. Ward. 13th International Conference on the Chemistry of the Organic Solid State,  Stony Brook NY, Jul 1997. (poster)

5.  “AFM Investigation of Dissolution on Isomorphic Crystal Faces” Jennifer A. Swift and J. Michael McBride. 13th International Conference on the Chemistry of the Organic Solid State, Stony Brook NY, Jul 1997. (seminar)

4.  “Interlayer Effects in Para-Substituted meso-Hydrobenzoins” Jennifer A. Swift, Rajib Pal* and J. Michael McBride.   NATO-ASI Summer School: Crystal Engineering of Functional Solids, Digby, Nova Scotia, Sep 1996. (seminar) (Full Tuition Scholarship Recipient)

3.  “Studies of Di-para-Substituted meso-Hydrobenzoins” Jennifer A. Swift, Rajib Pal*, Hye Kwan* and J. Michael McBride.  Midwest Organic Solid State Chemistry Symposium VIII, University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE, Jun 1996. (seminar)

2.  “Growth and Dissolution Studies of Molecular Organic Crystals using Atomic Force Microscopy: The Role of Intermolecular Forces in the Dissolution of 1,2-Diphenylethane Derivatives” Jennifer A. Swift and J. Michael McBride.  NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Crystals: Supramolecular Materials, Sestri Levante, Italy, Aug 1995. (poster)

1.  “The Effect of Intermolecular Forces on the Dissolution of Organic Molecular Crystals” Jennifer A. Swift and J. Michael McBride. Midwest Organic Solid-State Chemistry Symposium VII, Indiana University, Bloomington IN, Jun 1995. (seminar)

INVITED UNIVERSITY LECTURES

29.    University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI), "TBA"  Sep 2005 to be presented

28.    Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, IL), "The Chemistry of Kidney Stones"  Apr 2005

27.    State University of New York (Stony Brook, NY), “Cholesterol Crystal Growth & Dissolution” Mar 2005

26.    Yale University (New Haven, CT), "The Chemistry of Kidney Stones"  Feb 2005

25.    Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD), “Uric Acid Crystal Growth Studies: Implications for Kidney Stone Formation”  Feb 2005

24.    University of Oregon (Eugene, OR) “Uric Acid Crystal Growth Studies: Implications for Kidney Stone Formation” Nov 2004

23.    University of Washington (Seattle, WA) “Growth and Dissolution of Cholesterol Crystals” Nov 2004

22.    Seattle University (Seattle, WA) “The Chemistry of Kidney Stones” Nov 2004

21.    George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) "A Chemical Approach to Crystal Deposition Diseases" Mar 2004

20.    University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS) "Uric Acid Crystal Growth: A Surface Chemistry Approach to Kidney Stone Formation" Feb 2004

19.    Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS) " Directing Crystal Growth with 2D- & 3D- Templates" Feb 2004

18.    George Washington University (Washington, DC) "Uric Acid Crystallization: A Chemical/Materials Approach to Kidney Stone Formation" Nov 2003

17.    Brandeis University (Waltham, MA) “A Chemical Approach to Crystal Deposition Disease”  Nov 2003

16.    Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS) “Uric Acid Crystallization” Oct 2003

15.    Wake Forest University (Wake Forest, NC) “Directing Crystal Growth with 2D- & 3D- Templates” Oct 2003

14.    Bowdoin College (Brunswick, ME) “A Chemical Approach to Crystal Deposition Diseases” Apr 2003

13.    Hood College (Frederick, MD) “A Chemical Approach to Crystal Deposition Diseases” Apr 2003

12.    Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA) “A Chemical Approach to Crystal Deposition Diseases” Feb 2003

11.    Muhlenberg College (Allentown, PA) “A Chemical Approach to Crystal Deposition Diseases” Feb 2003

10.   Towson University (Towson, MD) “A Chemical Approach to Crystal Deposition Diseases” Feb 2003

  9.    City University of New York – Hunter College (New York, NY) “A Chemical Approach to Crystal Deposition Diseases” Dec 2002

  8.    Clemson University (Clemson, SC) “A Chemical Approach to Crystal Deposition Diseases” Dec 2002

  7.    University of the South (Sewanee, TN) “A Chemical Approach to Crystal Deposition Diseases” Oct 2002

  6.    University of Maryland – College Park (College Park, MD) “Pathogenic Crystal Growth” Apr 2002

  5.    Carleton College (Northfield, MN) “Pathogenic Crystal Growth” Jan 2001

  4.    Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA) “Pathogenic Crystal Growth” Oct 2001

  3.    City University of New York – City College (New York, NY) “Molecular Crystal Growth and Dissolution” May 2001

  2.    Bloomsburg University (Bloomsburg, PA) “Molecular Crystal Growth and Dissolution” Mar 2001

  1.    Howard University (Washington, DC) “Molecular Crystal Growth and Dissolution” Nov 1999
 

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