PUBLICATIONS

C. L. Leverette, E. Villa-Aleman, S. Jokela, Z. Zhang, Y. Liu, Y. Zhao, S. Smith, “Trace Detection and Differentiation of Uranyl (VI) Ion Cast Films Utilizing Aligned Ag Nanorod SERS Substrates", Vibrational Spectroscopy, 2009, 50, 143-151. (Invited Manuscript - Special issue dedicated to Prominent Young Spectroscopists)

C. L. Leverette, C. Wills, S. A. Jacobs, and A. Perkins, “Structural Analysis of Nanofilms Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy: An Introduction into the Spectroscopic Analysis of Nanotechnology Systems for the Undergraduate Instrumental Analysis Laboratory”, Journal of Chemical Education, 2009, 86, 719-722.

C. E. Turick, A. S. Knox, C. L. Leverette, Y. Kritzas, “In-situ Uranium Stabilization by Microbial Metabolites”, J. Env. Radioact.  2008, 99, 890-899.

C. L. Leverette, M. J. Warren, M.-A. Smith, G. Smith, “Determination of Carotenoid as the Purple Pigment in Gorgonia Ventalina Sclerites using Raman Microscopy”, Spectrochimica Acta  2008, 69, 1058-1061.

C. L. Leverette, S. A. Jacobs, S. Shanmukh, S. B. Chaney, R. A. Dluhy, and Y.-P. Zhao, “Aligned Silver Nanorod Arrays as Substrates for Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy (SEIRA)”, Applied Spectroscopy 2006, 60, 906-913.

C. L. Leverette and R. A. Dluhy, "Vibrational Spectroscopic Characterization of Model Bilayer Systems Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) and Infrared Reflection-Absorption Spectroscopy (IRRAS)", Colloids and Surfaces A 2004, 243, 157-167.

D. L. Elmore, C. L. Leverette, D. B. Chase, A. T. Kalambur, Y. Liu, and J. F. Rabolt, "Planar Array Infrared Imaging of Monolayer Films", Langmuir 2003, 19 , 3519-3524.

C. L. Leverette, V. Shubert, T. Wade, K. Varazo, and R. A. Dluhy, "Development of a Novel Dual Layer Thick Ag Substrate for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) of Self-Assembled Monolayers.”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2002, 106, 8747-8755.

C. L. Leverette and R. A. Dluhy, "A Novel Fiber Optic-Interface for Unenhanced External Reflection Raman Spectroscopy of Supported Monolayers", Langmuir 2000, 16, 3977-3983.

**underlined indicates undergraduate advisees

BOOK CHAPTERS

D. L. Elmore, S. Smith, C. Lendon, and C. L. Leverette. “Mid-infrared Imaging Applications in the Agricultural and Food Sciences”. in Spectrochemical Analysis Using Infrared Multichannel Detectors, R. Bhargava and I. Levin, eds., Blackwell Publishing, 2005.

PUBLICATION HONORS

C. L. Leverette, V. Shubert, T. Wade, K. Varazo, and R. A. Dluhy, “Thick substrate for SERS”, Analytical Currents in Analytical Chemistry 2002, 74, 564A.

PATENTS/PROVISIONAL-PATENTS

C. L. Leverette and S. Smith, “A Combined Polarized Light Microscopy and Spectroscopy/Hyperspectral Imaging Apparatus”, PCT/WO 2004/095113A2, 2004

C. L. Leverette, “Novel Use of Nanorods as Substrate for Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption (SEIRA) Spectroscopy”, Provisional Patent Filed, 2005

PRESENTATIONS GIVEN AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

1.---48th Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, New Orleans, LA, March, 1998: “Fiber Optic-Interfaced Near-IR Raman Microscopy for the Analysis of Thin Films".

2.---49th Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Orlando, FL, March, 1999: “The Analysis of Langmuir Blodgett Thin Films by Unenhanced Fiber-Optic Interfaced Raman Spectroscopy”.

3.---1st Annual Chemical Sciences Retreat, sponsored by Proctor and Gamble, Athens, Georgia, September, 1999: "A Novel Fiber-Optic Interface for External Reflection Raman Spectroscopy Studies of Molecular Monolayers".

4.---50th Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, New Orleans, LA, March, 2000: “Micro-Raman Spectroscopy of Biophysical Molecular Monolayers”.

5.---2nd Annual Chemical Sciences Retreat, sponsored by Proctor and Gamble, Athens, Georgia, September, 2000. "Investigation of Biomembrane Bilayer Model Systems Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) and Reflection-Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy (RAIRS)".

6.---9th International Conference on Organized Molecular Films (LB9), Potsdam, Germany, August 2000: "Investigation of Biomembrane Bilayer Model Systems Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) and Reflection-Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy (RAIRS)".

7.---30th Annual Conference of the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, October 2003: "Chemical Imaging of Food Systems".

8.---56th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, November 2004: “Vibrational Spectroscopic Characterization of Model Bilayer Systems Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) and Infrared Reflection-Absorption Spectroscopy (IRRAS)”.

9.---57th Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Orlando, FL, March 2006: “Structural Analysis of Nanofilms Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy: An Introduction into the Spectroscopic Analysis of Nanotechnology Systems for the Undergraduate Instrumental Analysis Laboratory”.

10.---57th Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Orlando, FL, March 2006: “Characterization of Silver Nanorod Substrates for Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption (SEIRA) Spectroscopy”.

11.---232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 2006: “Trace Analysis of Uranyl Compounds Utilizing Aligned Nanorod SEVS Substrates".

12.---58th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Augusta, Georgia, November 2006: "Low Level Uranium Detection Using Aligned Silver Nanorod SEVS Substrates".

13.---59th Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, New Orleans, LA, March 2008: “Differentiation of Uranyl IOn Cast Films Utilizing Surface-Enhanced Vibrational Spectroscopy (SEVS)".

PAPERS CONTRIBUTED AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

1.---3rd International Symposium on Advanced Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy, Vienna, Austria, July, 1998: “Fiber-Optic Interfaced Visible/Near-IR Raman Microscopy for the Analysis of Thin Films”.

2.---27th Annual Conference of the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies, Nashville, TN, September, 2000: " Investigation of Biomembrane Bilayer Model Systems Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) and Reflection-Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy (RAIRS)".

3.---225th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 2003: “Use of Chemical Imaging Technology to Determine Chemical Substitution Patterns in Modified Starches”.

4.---30th Annual Conference of the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, October 2003: "Planar Array Infrared (PAIR) Imaging of Self Assembled Monolayers".

5.---Gordon Research Conference, Bristol, Rhode Island, July 2004: “Mid-infrared Spectroscopic Imaging: From Thin Films to Food Systems”.

6.---Microscopy and Microanalysis 2004, Savannah, Georgia, August 2004: “Chemical Micro-Analysis of Biological Tissues Using Raman Microscopy and Metalographic Polishing”.

7.---31st Annual Conference of the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies, Seattle, Washington, October 2004: “The Combination of Automated Polarized Light Microscopy and Raman Microscopy for the Analysis of Chemical Systems”.

8.---31st Annual Conference of the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies, Seattle, Washington, October 2004: “A Sampling Methodology to Overcome Optical Anomalies and Thickness Dependence in FT-IR Imaging and Combined Automated Polarized Light/Raman Microscopy”.

9.---Eastern Analytical Symposium, Somerset, New Jersey, November 2004: “Vibrational Imaging of Food and Agricultural Systems”.

10.---56th Pittsburgh Conference, Orlando, Florida 2005: “Optimization of Experimental Constraints when Coupling Automated Polarized Light Microscopy with Raman Microscopy“.

11.---3rd International Workshop on Vibrational Spectroscopy of Monolayer Films, Quebec City, Canada, 2005: “Viral Fingerprinting Based on Novel Nanostructured SERS Probes”.

12.---Microscopy and Microanalysis, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2005: “Spectrochemical Micro-Analysis of Biological Tissues Using Raman and FT-IR Microspectroscopy with Metalographic Polishing”.

13.---The University of Georgia Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute, 4th Annual Retreat, 2005: "Characterization and Application of Silver Nanorod SERS Substrates as Viral Biosensors".

14.---South Carolina Academy of Science, Columbia, SC, March, 2006: “Characterization of Silver Nanorod Substrates for Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption (SEIRA) Spectroscopy”. (presented by undergraduate advisee, Ms. Stephanie Jacobs)

15.---South Carolina Academy of Science, Columbia, SC, March, 2006: “Chemical Characterization of Pigmented Sclerites from Diseased Coral Sea Fans”. (presented by undergraduate advisee, Ms. Melissa Warren)

16.---232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 2006: “Electrochemically-active metabolite production accelerates metal reduction and immobilization by a variety of bacterial genera".

17.---32nd Annual Eastern Fish Health Workshop, Gettysburg, PA, June 2007: "Defense mechanisms in gorgonians against infections by Aspergillus sydowii".

18.---59th Pittsburgh Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2008: “Microbial Metabolite Production for Enhanced Subsurface Redox Activity and Contaminant Immobilization".

19.---33rd Annual Eastern Fish Health Workshop, Atlantic Beach, NC, April 2008: "Comparative Defense Mechanisms in Pseudopterogorgia americana and Other Gorgonians"..

20.---South Carolina Academy of Science, Columbia, SC, March, 2009: “Fabrication and Characterization of SEIRA Substrates by Electroless Deposition”. (presented by undergraduate advisee, Mr. Brent Peters)