Presentations

Conferences and Meetings:

20. Mar 2018, 255th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA

19. Aug 2017, 254th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Washington, DC

18. Apr 2017, 253rd American Chemical Society National Meeting in San Francisco, CA

17. Nov 2016, LAU, Research Trends in Chemistry and Materials, Lebanon

16. Dec 2015, Pacifichem 2015 meeting, Honolulu, USA

15. Jul 2015, Gordon Research Conference, Photochemistry, Stonehill College, MA, USA

14. Apr 2015, 21th LAAS International Science Conference, USJ, Lebanon

13. Apr 2014, Nanomaterials Symposium, Lebanese University, Fanar Lebanon

12. Mar 2014, 247th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Dallas, TX

11. Jul 2013, International Symposium on the Photophysics and Photochemistry of Coordination Compounds, Traverse City MI

10. Apr 2013, Materials Research Society Spring 2013 meeting, San Francisco CA

9. Oct 2012, Inorganic Chemistry Ohio, Wayne State University, Detroit MI

8. Aug 2012, Gordon Research Conference (GRS and GRC), Electron Donor-Acceptor Interactions, Newport RI

7. Mar 2012, American Chemical Society Spring 2012 meeting, San Diego CA

6. Sept 2011, Ohio Governor’s 21st Century Energy & Economic Summit, Columbus OH

5. Aug 2011, American Chemical Society Fall 2011 meeting, Denver CO

4. Apr 2011, Ohio Advanced Energy Centers of Excellence Showcase, Columbus OH

3. Jan 2011, Gordon Research Conference (GRS and GRC). Renewable Energy: Solar Fuel, Ventura CA

2. Oct 2010, Physics Research Atrium, Inorganic Chemistry Ohio, Ohio State University

1. May 2010, International Symposium on Functional Pi-Electron Systems (F-Pi-9), Georgia Tech GA

Oral Presentations:

16. Mar 2018, 255th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA

“Photodynamic therapy of cancer using a long-lived Cu(I) bis-phenanthroline sensitizer”

15. Oct 2017, Invited Speaker, 254th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Washington, DC

“Harvesting triplet excited states in Ru(II) and Cu(I) complexes for photodynamic therapy of cancer”

14. April 2017, 253rd ACS National Meeting in San Francisco, California

“Rational design of ruthenium(II) chromophores: Towards efficient photocatalytic proton reduction”

13. Nov 2016, LAU, Research Trends in Chemistry and Materials, Lebanon

“Artificial Photosynthesis Using Molecular Compositions”

12. Dec 2015, Pacifichem 2015 meeting, Honolulu, USA

“Parallelization of water splitting photocatalysis”

11. Apr 2015, 21th LAAS International Science Conference, USJ, Lebanon

“Combinatorial Approaches to Photochemical Reactions”

10. Apr 2014, Invited Speaker for the Lebanese University Nanomaterials Symposium, Fanar Lebanon

“Economic Usage of Noble Metal Nanoparticles in Photocatalysis”

9. Mar 2014, Invited Speaker at the 247th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Dallas, TX

“Optimizing the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction in water”

8. Oct 2013, Invited Speaker to the American University of Beirut, Chemistry Department

“Powering the Planet via Photocatalysis”

7. Apr 2013, Materials Research Society Spring 2013 meeting, San Francisco CA

“High Efficiency Low-Power Photon Upconversion and its Application in Solar Energy Storage”

6. Apr 2013, Materials Research Society Spring 2013 meeting, San Francisco CA

“Water Splitting Catalysis on the Surface of Titanium Dioxide: From Molecules to Heterogeneous Catalysts”

5. Apr. 2012, Shanklin Award for Research Excellence, Bowling Green State University, OH

“Increasing the Efficiency of Solar Cells using Non-Coherent Pumped Upconversion Photochemistry”

4. Apr. 2012, Department of Chemistry seminar at Bowling Green State University, OH

“Upconversion-Powered Photoelectrochemistry: Insights into Efficiency and Device Application”

3. Mar 2012, American Chemical Society Spring 2012 meeting, San Diego CA

“Upconversion-Powered Photoelectrochemistry: Insights into Efficiency and Device Application”

2. Aug 2011, American Chemical Society Fall 2011 meeting, Denver CO

“Photo-assisted Catalyst Growth and Water Splitting at the Metal Oxide/Molecule Interface”

1. Apr 2011, Charles E. Shanklin Graduate Research Colloquium, Bowling Green State University

“Making Hydrogen Fuel Catalytically from Water”

Poster Presentations:

10. Jul 2015, Gordon Research Conference, Photochemistry, Stonehill College, MA, USA.

“The Effect of Ligand Framework on the Photo-induced Cytotoxicity of a Series of Ru(II) Complexes Against Cancer Cell Lines”

9. Jul 2013, International Symposium on the Photophysics and Photochemistry of Coordination Compounds, Traverse City MI

"Kinetic Analysis of Hydrogen Production from Pure Water Using Molecular Compositions"

8. Nov 2012, Research Retreat, Bowling Green State University

“Photochemical water splitting: from molecules to materials”

7. Aug 2012, Gordon Research Conference, Electron Donor-Acceptor Interactions, Newport RI

“Photo-assisted Catalysts Growth and Water Splitting on TiO2 using Molecular Precursors”

6. Oct 2011, Research Retreat, Bowling Green State University

“Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production from Water at the Titania/Molecule Interface”

5. Oct 2011, Research Retreat, Bowling Green State University

“Upconversion-Powered Photoelectrochemistry”

4. Apr 2011, Ohio Advanced Energy Centers of Excellence Showcase, Columbus OH

“Producing Hydrogen Fuel Catalytically from Water”

3. Jan 2011, Gordon Research Conference. Renewable Energy: Solar Fuel, Ventura CA

“Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production from Water at the Titania/Molecule Interface”

2. Oct 2010, Physics Research Atrium, Inorganic Chemistry Ohio, Ohio State University

“TiO2/CoPi: Towards an Efficient Photocatalytic Water Oxidation Catalyst”

1. Oct 2010, Research Retreat, Bowling Green State University

“TiO2/CoPi: Towards an Efficient Photocatalytic Water Oxidation Catalyst”