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

PAPERS PRESENTED AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

Please see the link for the attached CV.