Papers and presentations

Published papers

2024

1. "Item analysis of Math up Skills Test (MUST) questions after an early math intervention: Student performance in general chemistry as a function of various arithmetic categories" Theodore E. G. Alivio; Claire E.; Blain Mamiya; and Vickie M. Williamson. Journal of Science Education & Technology. 2024, 33, 970-982. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-024-10137-5

2022

2. “Multiscale Textured Mesh Substrates that Glide Alcohol Droplets and Impede Ice Nucleation.” Aayushi Bajpayee; Natalia Rivera-González; Erick J. Braham; Theodore E. G. Alivio; Anita; Scheherzad Alvi; Chenxuan Li; Nicholas I. Cool; Mohammed Al-Hashimi, M; and Sarbajit Banerjee. Advanced Engineering Materials, 2022, 24, 21011524/1-14. DOI: 10.1002/adem.202101524

3. “Thermodynamics of Wettability: A Physical Chemistry Laboratory Experiment.” Rachel E. Davidson; Thomas E. O’Loughlin; Theodore E. G. Alivio; Soon-Mi Lim; and Sarbajit Banerjee. Journal of Chemical Education, 2022, 99, 2689-2696. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00243 (Paper featured as front cover article)

2021

4. "Electronic Structure Modulation of MoS2 by Substitutional Se Incorporation and Interfacial MoO3 Hybridization: Implications of Fermi Engineering for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution and Oxygen Evolution." Abhishek Parija; Wasif Zaheer; Junsang Cho; Theodore E. G. Alivio; Sirine C. Fakra; Mohammed Al-Hashimi; David Prendergast; and Sarbajit Banerjee. Chemical Physics Reviews. 2021, 2, 011401/1-15. DOI: 10.1063/5.0037749 (Paper featured as front cover article)

5. "Elucidating the Role of Natural Organic Matter and Sunlight in Mediating the Formation of Ag—Au Bimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles in the Aquatic Environment." Binglin Guo;* Theodore E. G. Alivio;* Nathan A. Fleer; Ying Li; Sarbajit Banerjee; and Virender K. Sharma. Environmental Science & Technology. 2021, 55, 1710-1720. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c06351

2020

6. "How Does a Math Review Impact a Student’s Arithmetic Skills and Performance in First-Semester General Chemistry?" Theodore E. G. Alivio; Emily Howard; Blain Mamiya; and Vickie M. Williamson. Journal of Science Education & Technology. 2020, 55, 1710-1720. DOI: 10.1007/s10956-020-09851-7

7. "Toward High-Precision Control of Transformation Characteristics in VO2 through Dopant Modulation of Hysteresis." Aliya Yano; Heidi Clarke; Diane G. Sellers; Erick J. Braham; Theodore E. G. Alivio; Sarbajit Banerjee; and Patrick J. Shamberger. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C: Energy Conversion and Storage; Energy and Charge Transport. 2020, 124, 21223-21231. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c04952

8. "An Atomic Hourglass and Thermometer Based on Diffusion of a Mobile Dopant in VO2." Diane G. Sellers; Erick J. Braham; Ruben Villareal; Baiyu Zhang; Abhishek Parija; Timothy D. Brown; Theodore E. G. Alivio; Heidi Clarke; Luis R. De Jesus; Lucia Zuin; David Prendergast; Qian Xiaofeng; Patrick J. Shamberger; Raymundo Arróyave; and Sarbajit Banerjee. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2020, 142, 15513-15526. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c07152

9. "Mapping Mechanisms and Growth Regimes of Magnesium Electrodeposition at High Current Densities." Rachel E. Davidson; Ankit Verma; David Santos; Feng Hao; Cole D. Fincher; Dexin Zhao; Vahid Attari; Parker Schofield; Jonathan Van Buskirk; Antonio Fraticelli-Cartagena; Theodore E. G. Alivio; Raymundo Arróyave; Kelvin Xie; Matt Pharr; Partha P. Mukherjee; and Sarbajit Banerjee. Materials Horizons. 2020, 7, 843-854. DOI: 10.1039/C9MH01367A

2019

10. "Functionalized Tetrapodal ZnO Membranes Exhibiting Superoleophobic and Superhydrophilic Character for Water/Oil Separation Based on Differential Wettability." Aayushi Bajpayee; Theodore E. G. Alivio; Patrick McKay; and Sarbajit Banerjee. Energy & Fuels. 2019, 33, 5024-5034. DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b00718

11. "Effectiveness of Zinc Oxide-Assisted Photocatalysis for Concerned Constituents in Reclaimed Wastewater: 1,4-Dioxane, Trihalomethanes, Antibiotics, Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria (ARB), and Antibiotic Resistance Genes (ARGs)." Myung Hwangbo; Everett C. Claycomb; Yina Liu; Theodore E. G. Alivio; Sarbajit Banerjee; Kung-Hui Chu,. Science of the Total Environment. 2019, 649, 1189-1197. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.360

2018

12. "Stabilization of Ag—Au Bimetallic Nanocrystals in Aquatic Environments Mediated by Dissolved Organic Matter: A Mechanistic Perspective." Theodore E. G. Alivio;* Nathan A. Fleer;* Jashanpreet Singh;* Govind Nadadur; Sarbajit Banerjee; and Virender K. Sharma. Environmental Science & Technology. 2018, 52, 7269-7278. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b01003

13. "Photodegradation of Fluorotelomer Carboxylic 5:3 Acid Using Zinc Oxide." Bilal Abada; Theodore E. G. Alivio; Yiru Shao; Thomas E. O’Loughlin; Cory Klemashevich; Sarbajit Banerjee; Arul Jayaraman; and Kung-Hui Chu. Environmental Pollution. 2018, 243, 637-644. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.09.023

14. "Stabilization of a Metastable Tunnel-Structured Orthorhombic Phase of VO2 upon Iridium Doping." Erick J. Braham; Justin L. Andrews; Theodore E. G. Alivio; Nathan A. Fleer; and Sarbajit Banerjee. Physica Status Solidi A. 2018, 215, 1700884/1-9. DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201700884 (Paper featured on back cover)

2017

15. "Postsynthetic Route for Modifying the Metal—Insulator Transition of VO2 by Interstitial Dopant Incorporation." Theodore E. G. Alivio;* Diane G. Sellers;* Hasti Asayesh-Ardakani; Erick J. Braham; Gregory A. Horrocks; Kate E. Pelcher; Ruben Villareal; Lucia Zuin; Patrick J. Shamberger; Raymundo Arróyave; Reza Shahbazian-Yassar; and Sarbajit Banerjee. Chemistry of Materials. 2017, 29, 5401-5412. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b02029

16. "Biomimetic Plastronic Surfaces for Handling Viscous Heavy Oils." Thomas E. O’Loughlin; Robert V. Dennis; Nathan A. Fleer; Theodore E. G. Alivio; Stephanie Ruus; Jennifer Wood; Subudh Gupta; and Sarbajit Banerjee. Energy & Fuels. 2017, 31, 9337-9344. DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b01877

2015

17. "Atomic Layer Deposition of Hafnium(IV) Oxide on Graphene Oxide: Probing Interfacial Chemistry and Nucleation by Using X-ray Absorption and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopies." Theodore E. G. Alivio; Luis R. De Jesus; Robert V. Dennis; Ye Jia; Cherno Jaye; Daniel A. Fischer; Uttam Singisetti; and Sarbajit Banerjee. ChemPhysChem. 2015, 16, 2842-2848. DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201500434

18. "Two-Dimensional Graphene as a Matrix for MALDI Imaging Mass Spectrometry." Wiliam L. Friesen; Brian J. Schultz; Joel F. Destino; Theodore E. G. Alivio; Joseph R. Street; Sarbajit Banerjee; and Troy D. Wood. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. 2015, 26, 1963-1966. DOI: 10.​1007/​s13361-015-1243-6

Seminars, presentations, and symposia

2025

1. “Nicholls ACS: Fostering Chemistry on the Bayou.” Nasrine B. Ningbinnin; Kailey G. Rodrigue; Emily M. Lubag; and Theodore E. G. Alivio. Sci-mix poster presented at Spring 2025 American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition; March 23 – 27, 2025; San Diego, CA.

2024

2. “Building Bonds: Fostering a Sense of Belonging in Large-Enrollment Chemistry Courses.” Theodore E. G. Alivio; Josh D. Edwards; and Alicia S. Altemose. Oral symposium organized and presided at 2024 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education; July 28 – August 1, 2024; Lexington, KY.

3. “Disrupting Grading.” Clarissa Sorensen-Unruh.; Kristi Closser; Theodore E. G. Alivio; Renee Link. Oral symposium organized and presided at 2024 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education; July 28 – August 1, 2024; Lexington, KY.

4. “Ungrading as a Compassionate Tool for Retaining First-Year STEM Students: Lessons, Improvements, and Challenges in the General Chemistry Classroom.” Sydnie C. Aysen; Damjan K. Benoit; Judy Chauvin; and Theodore E. G. Alivio. Oral session presented at 2024 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education; July 28 – August 1, 2024; Lexington, KY. 

5. “Unlocking Student Success: A Collaborative Approach to Co-learning General Chemistry (Tips for Current and Future Professors.” Theodore E. G. Alivio. Invited oral seminar/lecture presented at School of Mathematics & Natural Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi; April 5, 2024; Hattiesburg, MS.

6. “Closing the Arithmetic Literacy Gap in General Chemistry: Item Analysis of Math Up Skills Test (MUST) Following an Early-Semester Math Intervention.” Theodore E. G. Alivio; Claire E. Galloway; Blain Mamiya; and Vickie M. Williamson. Sci-mix poster presented at Spring 2024 American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition; March 17 – 21, 2024; New Orleans, LA.

7. “Evaluating Chemistry Students’ Molecular Misconceptions with Two-Dimensional Interpretations.” Emily M. Lubag; and Sarah E. Bergeron; Aimee Hollander; Margaret Franzen; Gina Vogt; Theodore E. G. Alivio; Abby L. Adams. Poster presented at Spring 2024 American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition; March 17 – 21, 2024; New Orleans, LA.

8. “Nicholls ACS Student Chapter: Sharing Our Love of Chemistry to the Bayou Region and Beyond.” Sagan R. Rousse; Emily M. Lubag; Christina R. Gros; Shradha Pokharel; Nasrine B. Ningbinnin; Taylor E. Martin; and Theodore E. G. Alivio. Sci-mix poster presented at Spring 2024 American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition; March 17 – 21, 2024; New Orleans, LA. 

2023

9. “Strategies for Improving Student Experience: Designing an Attuned Syllabus.” Theodore E. G. Alivio. Invited oral seminar presented at Nicholls State University (hosted by the Nicholls Center for Teaching Excellence); October 10, 2023; Thibodaux, LA.

10. “School in a Post-Pandemic World: How Can We Foster Higher Levels of Student Preparedness and Success in General Chemistry?.” Claire E. Galloway; Abigail R. Bourgeois; and Theodore E. G. Alivio. Poster presented at Spring 2023 American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition; March 26 – 30, 2023; Indianapolis, IN.

11. “Synthesis and Stabilization of Pt-alloyed Metallic Nanoparticles in Aquatic Media.” Connor J. Lopez; Seth R. Pellegrin; and Theodore E. G. Alivio Poster presented at Spring 2023 American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition; March 26 – 30, 2023; Indianapolis, IN.

12. “Nicholls State ACS Student Chapter: Training Chemistry Leaders in the Bayou Region.” Claire E. Galloway; Courtney A. Pratini; and Theodore E. G. Alivio Sci-mix poster presented at Spring 2023 American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition; March 26 – 30, 2023; Indianapolis, IN. 

2022

13. “Student Performance in Two-Semester General Chemistry at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution Measured as a Function of Gains in Arithmetic Fluency.” Galloway, C. E. and Alivio, T. E. G. Poster session presented at 2022 American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting; November 6 – 10, 2022; Baton Rouge, LA.

14. “Lessons Learned from Ungrading the General Chemistry Classroom at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution.” Theodore E. G. Alivio. Oral session presented at 2022 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education; July 31 – August 4, 2022; West Lafayette, IN.

15. “Item Analysis of Math-up Skills Test (MUST) Questions After an Early Math Review in a First-Semester General Chemistry Class.” Theodore E. G. Alivio; Claire E. Galloway; Blain Mamiya; and Vickie M. Williamson. Oral session presented at 2022 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education; July 31 – August 4, 2022; West Lafayette, IN.

16. “How Does an Early Math Review Impact a Student’s Arithmetic Skills and Performance in First-Semester General Chemistry?” Theodore E. G. Alivio; Emily Howard; Blain Mamiya; and Vickie M. Williamson. Oral session presented at 2022 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education; July 31 – August 4, 2022; West Lafayette, IN.

17. “Effect of an Early Math Intervention on Student Performance in General Chemistry at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution.” Claire E. Galloway; Abigail R. Bourgeois; and Theodore E. G. Alivio. Virtual poster session presented at 96th Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences; March 12, 2022; Alexandria, LA.

2021

18. “A Third-Year General Chemistry Professor’s Insights, Reflections, and Efforts on Redefining Student Success in the General Chemistry Classroom.” Theodore E. G. Alivio. Oral session presented at 2021 American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting; October 30 – November 3, 2021; Austin, TX.

19. "Influence of an Early Math Review on Arithmetic Abilities and Success in General Chemistry of Students in a Primarily Undergraduate Institution." Claire E. Galloway; Donovan A. Tullier; Katelyn E. Valentine; and Theodore E. G. Alivio. Poster session presented at Fall 2021 American Chemical Society National Meeting; August 22 – 26, 2021; Atlanta, GA.

2020

20. Be Kind: Course Creation for Generation Z Students and Tips for New Primarily-Undergraduate Institution Principal Investigators. Theodore E. G. Alivio. Invited oral seminar presented at Open Science Presentations; November 13, 2020; Thibodaux, LA (online via Zoom and Twitch, recording available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_Vmjohqpck).

21. "Creating a Syllabus for Generation Z Students: Setting Expectations, Establishing Communication, and Normalizing Mental Health." Theodore E. G. Alivio. Oral workshop seminar presented at 2020 Nicholls State University HyFlex/Hybrid Summer Professional Faculty Development; July 13, 2020; Thibodaux, LA (online via Zoom).

22. "Item Analysis of Math-up Skills Test (MUST) Questions After an Early Math Review in a First-Semester General Chemistry Class." Theodore E. G. Alivio; Emily Howard; Blain Mamiya; and Vickie M. Williamson. 2020 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education. Abstract accepted March 31, 2020. Because of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education was terminated on April 2, 2020, by the Executive Committee of the Division of Chemical Education, American Chemical Society; and, therefore, this presentation could not be given as intended.

23. "How Does an Early Math Review Impact a Student’s Arithmetic Skills and Performance in First-Semester General Chemistry?" Theodore E. G. Alivio; Emily Howard; Blain Mamiya; and Vickie M. Williamson. 2020 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education. Abstract accepted March 31, 2020. Because of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education was terminated on April 2, 2020, by the Executive Committee of the Division of Chemical Education, American Chemical Society; and, therefore, this presentation could not be given as intended.

2018

24. "Physical Chemistry Laboratory Experiment of Contact Angle Measurement from Modified Surfaces." Theodore E. G. Alivio; Rachel E. Davidson; Sarbajit Banerjee; and Soon-Mi Lim. Oral session presented at 2018 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education; July 29 – August 2, 2018; Notre Dame, IN.

2017

25. "Photocatalytic Removal of Triclosan and Triclocarban by Zinc Oxide and Nitrogen-Doped Reduced Graphene Oxide." Myung Hwangbo; Theodore E. G. Alivio; Ying Shi; Sarbajit Banerjee; and Kung-Hui Chu. Poster session presented at Spring 2017 American Chemical Society National Meeting; April 2 – 6, 2017; San Francisco, CA.

26. "Diffusive Boron-Doping of Nanostructured Vanadium(IV) Oxides for 'Smart Window' Applications." Theodore E. G. Alivio; Diane G. Sellers; and Sarbajit Banerjee. Oral session (invited special seminar speaker) presented at Department of Chemistry, Ateneo de Manila University; May 10, 2017; Quezon City, Philippines.

2016

27. "Intercalative Boron Doping of VO2 by Diffusive Annealing." Theodore E. G. Alivio.; Hasti Asayesh-Ardakani; Diane G. Sellers; Erick J. Braham; Kate E. Pelcher; Gregory A. Horrocks; Reza Shahbazian-Yassar; and Sarbajit Banerjee. Poster session presented at 2016 American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting; November 10 – 13, 2016; Galveston, TX.

2015

28. "Electronic and Geometric Structure at Complex Nanoscale Interfaces." Luis R. De Jesus; Theodore E. G. Alivio; and Sarbajit Banerjee. Poster session presented at 2015 American Vacuum Society Texas Chapter Conference; August 5 – 6, 2015; Dallas, TX.

2010

29. "Graphene: Aqueous Dispersion and Thin Film Deposition Techniques." Steven J. Chuacokiong; Theodore E. G. Alivio, Richard B. Gross; and Erwin P. Enriquez. Poster session presented at 25th Philippine Chemistry Congress/5th International Symposium on Microscale Chemistry; April 8 – 10, 2010; Subic Bay, Zambales, Philippines.

2009

30. "Synthesis of Alkenyl Succinic Anhydride-Modified κ-Carrageenan." Theodore E. G. Alivio, Miguel A. M. Brion; Richard B. Gross; and Regina C. So. Oral session presented at 24th Philippine Chemistry Congress/1st Asia-Pacific Conference on Chemistry Education; April 14 – 16, 2009; Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines. 

Press releases and non-peer-reviewed publications

2023

1. "Effective Recruiting that Led to a Decline in Diversity." ChemEd XChange article by Chadwick Young, Glenn Lo, Kaisa Young, Sarah Bergeron, Theodore Alivio, Yusheng Dou, Rajesh Komati, Matthew Marlow, Uttam Pokharel, Himanshu Verma, Darcey Wayment, and Xue-Hui Wayment. Available at: https://www.chemedx.org/article/effective-recruiting-led-decline-diversity

2. "First All-Black Female High School Football Officiating Team Guest Speakers at Nicholls Women’s History Month Luncheon." Nicholls News article by Sarah Oubre and Payton Suire. Available at: https://www.nicholls.edu/news/2023/04/20/first-all-black-female-high-school-football-officiating-team-guest-speakers-at-nicholls-womens-history-month-luncheon/

2022

3. "A Day of Service." Phi Kappa Phi News article by Edward White, Ph.D. Available at: https://www.phikappaphi.org/about/news/phi-kappa-phi-news/2022/11/08/a-day-of-service

4. "Nicholls Chemistry Professor on Cover of Two Professional Publications." Nicholls News article by Payton Suire. Available at: https://www.nicholls.edu/news/2022/08/10/nicholls-chemistry-professor-on-cover-of-two-professional-publications/

   • https://www.houmatimes.com/news/nicholls/nicholls-chemistry-professor-on-cover-of-chemical-physics-reviews/

5. "Chemistry Major Presents Research at the American Chemistry Society National Meeting and Exposition." Nicholls News article by Evan Cressoine. Available at: https://www.nicholls.edu/news/2022/04/08/nicholls-chemistry-major-presents-research-at-national-conference/ 

6. "Nicholls Chemistry Major Presents Research at National Conference." Available at: https://www.nicholls.edu/news/2022/04/08/nicholls-chemistry-major-presents-research-at-national-conference/ 

2021

7. "Enhancing the Electrocatalytic Activity of Molybdenum Disulfide." AIP SciLight article by Meeri Kim. Available at: https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/10.0003780

2020

8. "Chameleon-Like Material Spiked with Boron Comes Closer to Mimicking Brain Cells." Texas A&M Today article by Dharmesh Patel. Available at: https://today.tamu.edu/2020/12/11/chameleon-like-material-spiked-with-boron-comes-closer-to-mimicking-brain-cells/

   • https://scitechdaily.com/chameleon-like-material-spiked-with-boron-helps-bring-brain-like-computing-to-silicon-chips/

   • https://phys.org/news/2020-12-chameleon-like-material-spiked-boron-closer.html

   • https://www.futurity.org/synapses-vanadium-dioxide-boron-neuromorphic-computing-2490472-2/