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Curriculum Vitae (March 2019): Ian Ivar Suni Position
Director, Materials Technology Center Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Southern Illinois University 1230 Lincoln Drive, Mail Code 6603 Carbondale, IL 62901 Telephone: (618) 453-7822 Email: [email protected] Internet: http://www.mtc.siu.edu
http://www.mtc.siu.edu/director/index.html Education
Ph.D. in Chemistry (advisor, William Klemperer), “The van der Waals Chemistry of Cyanogen,” Harvard University, March, 1992. B.S. in Chemical Engineering, the University of Michigan, April, 1983.
Professional Experience
Director, Materials Technology Center, Southern Illinois University, 2013-date. Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes, Southern Illinois University, 2013-date. Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University, 2013-date. Director, Materials Science and Engineering Ph.D. program, Clarkson University, 2010-2012. Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clarkson University, 1993-2012. Visiting Research Professor II, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000. Postdoctoral research associate, Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (advisor,
Edmund G. Seebauer), The University of Illinois, 1991-1993. Leadership and Administrative Accomplishments From 2013-date, I have been Director of the Materials Technology Center at Southern Illinois University (SIU). At SIU, my most notable leadership and administrative accomplishments are:
o Defined formal Membership of SIU faculty within the Materials Technology Center, and negotiated indirect cost return of 5% of the OVCR share for funded projects, 2014.
o Started a Materials Science and Engineering seminar series, 2014-2018. Current focus is on Materials R&D through Computational Modeling and Data Science.
o Organized an Energy Storage symposium April 1, 2015 at SIU in collaboration with the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) at Argonne National Laboratory.
o Founded a University Chapter of the Materials Research Society (MRS) in April 2015. Received a grant in March 2017 from the MRS Foundation entitled, “Exploring Materials Technology with a Younger Generation of Scientists.”
o Provided seed funding for numerous Materials research projects, 2015-2018.
o Started a working group on Materials R&D through Computational Modeling and Data Science, 2018.
From 2010-2012, I was Director of the Materials Science and Engineering graduate programs at Clarkson University. At Clarkson, my most notable leadership and administrative accomplishments were:
o Creation of a new PhD program in Materials Science and Engineering, ranked #63 by U.S.
News & World Report during our first year of eligibility. o With Provost Thomas Young, proposed a new interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Materials
Science and Engineering in 2010, and was founding Director. o Introduced new Ph.D. curricula in Materials Science and Engineering that includes two
required courses, four courses chosen from one of two focus areas, and four elective courses.
o Personally advised the first Materials Science and Engineering PhD graduate, Aarti Krishnamurthy, who started a position at Intel Corp. upon graduation.
Research Interests and Accomplishments My current research interests involve electrochemistry and its applications to thin film growth and dissolution, including photovoltaic and ULSI materials; electrochemical biosensors, including the use of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) to detect antibody-antigen binding; corrosion; and nanotechnology, including the use of nanoparticle conjugation and nanoporous template materials for biosensing. Our most notable research accomplishments are:
o Research and development into impedance biosensors to overcome challenges such as detection of small molecules, complexity of detection hardware, non-specific adsorption, and stability and reproducibility of biomolecule immobilization, as in Electroanalysis 30, 2899 (2018); Electroanalysis 30, 2653 (2018); Sens. Biosens. Res. 13, 1 (2017); J.
Electrochem. Soc. 163, B125 (2016). ACS Sustain. Chem. Engin. 2, 1649 (2014); Electroanalysis 25, 2231 (2013); J. Electrochem. Soc. 157, J334 (2010).
o Electrodeposition of sulfur and metal sulfides for applications to energy storage, catalysis, electronics, lubrication, and other fields, as in J. Electrochem. Soc. 165, D1 (2018); J.
Electrochem. Soc. 164, D681 (2017); J. Electrochem. Soc. 164, D674 (2017); J.
Electrochem. Soc. 163, D568 (2016). o Galvanic and electroless deposition of refractory metals and semiconductors, including
several (Si, Mo, Ti) for which aqueous electrochemical deposition was believed to be impossible, as in Curr. Opin. Solid State Mater. Sci. 19, 77 (2015); ECS Electrochem. Lett.
4, B4 (2015); J. Electrochem. Soc. 161, D107 (2014); ECS Electrochem. Lett. 2, D37 (2013); Electrochem. Solid-State Lett. 14, D99 (2011).
Curricular Accomplishments I have been actively involved in educational innovation at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and have taught students from the following Departments: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, and Electrical Engineering. My most notable curricular accomplishments are:
o Currently engaged in efforts, as part of the ongoing reorganization at the Southern Illinois University organizational structure, to start a Master’s program in Materials Science and Engineering.
o At Clarkson University, helped create a new course (ME 591, Nano/Micro-Scale Systems Engineering), as described in J. Nano Educ. 5, 115 (2013). This was funded by NSF grant EEC-0836640, “Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE): Overcoming the Geographic/Infrastructure Disadvantage of a Remote Small Research/Teaching Institution in Nano/micro-scale Engineering Education.”
o At Clarkson University, created new hypermedia courseware for several different courses in Materials Science and Engineering through a series of NSF grants:
Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE): Introduction to Nanomaterials Science and Engineering.
Development and Assessment of Hypermedia-based Instruction in Colloidal technology.
Thin Film Technologies: Combined Research-curriculum Development. Research Directed Ph.D. Theses Southern Illinois University:
Omair Adil, in progress. Hannah Giang, in progress.
Li Fan, “Electrodeposition of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides, and their Applications to Electrochemical Systems,” 2019. Madhavi Pali, “Detection of Small Molecule Analytes with Biosensors based on Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy,” 2019. Now employed at the University of Texas Dallas. Bamidele Daniel Falola, “Transition Metal Coatings for Energy Conversion and
Storage; Electrochemical and High Temperature Applications,” 2017. Now employed by Intel Corp.
Clarkson University:
Rajeswaran Radhakrishnan, “Impedance Biosensing to Detect Food Allergens, Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals, and Food Pathogens,” 2015. Now employed by Faraday Technologies. Josiah Jebaraj, “Electrochemical Studies of Hydrogen Permeation in High Strength Alloys,” 2014. Now employed by Micron Technology. Aarti Krishna Krishnamurthy, “Aqueous, Room Temperature Deposition of Silicon, Molybdenum and Germanium onto Aluminum,” 2012. Now employed by Intel Corp. Abhinav Tripathi, “Electrolytes for Electrochemical Mechanical Planarization (ECMP) of Cu,” 2008. Now employed by Intel Corp.
Jianbin Wang, “Electrochemical Impedance Biosensors,” 2006. Now employed by
Siemens Medical.
Bing Du, “Copper Electropolishing for Global Planarization,” 2004. Employed by FujiFilm Electronic Materials for many years.
Yuan Tian, “Cu planarization during Electrodissolution and AFM and Optical Characterization of Au Deposition onto p-Si(111),” 2000. Employed by Applied Materials, Spansion, Western Digital, and then SolarCity. Ramanathan Srinivasan, “Semiconductor and Noble Metal Surface Process Characterization using Electrochemical and Optical Techniques,” Chemical Engineering PhD from Clarkson University in1998. Now a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Madras.
M.S. Theses Southern Illinois University:
Prabin Parajuli, in progress. Donghao Liu, “Ti/TiO2 as an Alternative Substrate Material for Impedance Biosensors,” 2018. Employed by Monsanto, and then Argonne National Laboratory. Shirin Movaghgharnezhad, “Electrodeposition of CuGaS2 from Aqueous and Non-Aqueous Electrolyte Mixtures,” 2017. Now a Ph.D. student at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Linan Zheng, “Detection of Chlamydia Trachomatis by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy,” 2016. Now employed by BASF Corp. Tharun Mittapalli, “Thin Film Electrodeposition of MoS2 for Energy Storage,” 2015.
Clarkson University:
Daniel Falola, “Electrodeposition of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) with Controlled Stoichiometry,” Chemical Engineering MS from Clarkson University 2013. Eventually completed a Ph.D. in Engineering Science at Southern Illinois University, now employed by Intel Corp. Josiah Mirthuraj, “Electrodeposition of CIGS Photovoltaic Materials,” 2011. Eventually completed a PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clarkson University, now employed by Micron Technology. Pranav Sharma, “Electrochemical Process for Screening Chemical Additives for Ta/TaN Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) Slurries,” 2010. Eventually completed a PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University of South Carolina. Rajdeep Singh, “Detection of Peanut Protein Ara h1 by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS): Non-specific Interactions,” 2009. Now employed by Praxair. Abhinav Tripathi, “Biosensors Utilizing Au Nanotubes and Au Nanowires,” 2006.
Eventually completed a Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Clarkson University, now employed by Intel Corp.
Ganesh Jayaraman. “Multimedia Software on Nanomaterials,” 2006. Now employed in the software industry.
Sanjeev Sapra, “Pulse Reverse Electrodeposition of Noble Metals onto Si Wafers,” 2004. Now employed by Micron Technology.
Wang Zhoucheng, “Study of Copper Electroless/electrochemical Deposition onto Ta and Ta/Si wafers,” 2003. Eventually completed a Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Clarkson University.
Madhu Kumar Pusarlu, "Leveling Phenomena during Cu Electrodissolution," 2001. Now employed in the software industry. Chandrasekhar Tiwari, "Additive-free Copper Electroplating for Chip Interconnects," 2001. Employed by Philips Semiconductor, and then by Micron Technology. Dinesh Chopra, “Electroless Studies of Copper Deposition and Dissolution during Wet Cleaning of Silicon Wafers,” 1997. Now employed by Micron Technology. Ramanathan Srinivasan, "Preliminary Experiments for the Measurement of Surface Diffusivity in Electrochemical Systems," 1995. Eventually completed PhD in Chemical Engineering at Clarkson University, now a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras in India.
Undergraduate
Clifford Rossiter (PhD in Medicinal Chemistry, University of Buffalo, now Chair of the Department of Chemistry at SUNY Potsdam in Potsdam, NY. Chuck McCarthy Michael Sima Craig Burkhard (PhD in Interdisciplinary Engineering Science, Clarkson University) Stephen Schilling (PhD in Toxicology, Duke University) Geoffrey Harding Huda Jerri (PhD in Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University. Under-represented group) Cindy Lee (Under-represented group) Huong Tranh (Under-represented group)
J.J. Zhang Sara Chase (Under-represented group) Sharlita Hayden (Under-represented group) Matthew Ingraham (PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Clarkson University) Rebekah Squires (Under-represented group) Melissa Bell (Under-represented group) Joshua Aaron Gomberg Matthew Souva Nancy Sloat (Under-represented group) Joy Lao (Under-represented group) Kelsie Timbie (Under-represented group)
Maggie Leung (PhD student in Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia. Under-represented group)
Paul Martin Natalie Balfe (Under-represented group) Lauren Elson (Under-represented group) Eduardo Estrada (Under-represented group) Maria Victoria Misovich (Under-represented group) Maria Regina Barron (Under-represented group) Salvador Rodriguez Valle (Under-represented group) Publications in Peer-reviewed Journals 77. L. Fan and I.I. Suni, “Polysulfide Reduction and Oxidation at MoS2, WS2, and Cu-doped MoS2
Thin Film Electrodes,” submitted to J. Electrochem, Soc. 76. H. Giang, M. Pali, L. Fan and I.I. Suni, “Impedance Biosensing atop MoS2 Thin Films with Mo-S
Bond Formation to Antibody Fragments Created by Disulphide Bond Reduction,” in press in Electroanalysis. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.201800845
75. M. Pali and I.I. Suni, “Impedance Detection of 3-Phenoxybenzoic Acid Comparing Whole
Antibodies and Antibody Fragments for Biomolecular Recognition,” Electroanalysis 30, 2899 (2018). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.201800495
74. M. Pali, C.R.S. Bever, N. Vasylieva, B.D. Hammock and I.I. Suni, “Impedance Detection of 3-
Phenoxybenzoic Acid with a Noncompetitive Two-site Phage Anti-immunocomplex Assay,” Electroanalysis 30, 2653 (2018). Cover Art on the November 2018 issue of Electroanalysis.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.201800457 73. P.M. Ranjith, M.T. Rao, S. Sapra, I.I. Suni and S. Ramanathan, “On the Anodic Dissolution of
Tantalum and Niobium in Hydrofluoric Acid,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 165, C258 (2018). DOI: 10.1149/2.0691805jes
72. H. Giang, J. Zhang, Z.Y. Zhu, I.I. Suni and Y. Liang, “Single-Chamber Microbial Electrochemical
Cell for CH4 Production from CO2 Utilizing a Microbial Consortium,” Int. J. Energy Res. 42, 1308 (2018). DOI: 10.1002/er.3931
71. L. Fan and I.I. Suni, “Sulfur Electrodeposition from Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) Electrolytes,” J.
Electrochem. Soc. 165, D1 (2018). DOI: 10.1149/2.0161802jes 70. L. Fan and I.I. Suni, “Electrodeposition and Capacitance Measurements of WS2 Thin Films,” J.
Electrochem. Soc. 164, D681 (2017). DOI: 10.1149/2.0711712jes 69. B.D. Falola, L. Fan, T. Wiltowski and I.I. Suni, “Electrodeposition of Cu-doped MoS2 for Charge
Storage in Electrochemical Supercapacitors,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 164, D674 (2017). DOI: 10.1149/2.0421712jes
68. M. Pali, J.E. Garvey, B.C. Small and I.I. Suni, “Impedance Detection of Fish Hormones by
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy and Quartz Crystal Microbalance,” Sens. Biosens. Res. 13, 1 (2017). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbsr.2017.01.001
67. B.D. Falola, T. Wiltowski and I.I. Suni, “Electrodeposition of MoS2 for Charge Storage within
Electrochemical Supercapacitors,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 163, D568 (2016). DOI: 10.1149/2.0011610jes
66. R. Radhakrishnan, M. Pali, H.J. Lee, T.R. Lee and I.I. Suni, “Impedance Biosensor Incorporating
a Carboxylate-terminated Bidentate Thiol for Antibody Immobilization,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 163, B125 (2016). DOI: 10.1149/2.0301605jes
65. R. Radhakrishnan and I.I. Suni, “Antibody Regeneration on Degenerate Si Electrodes for
Calibration and Reuse of Impedance Biosensors,” Sens. Biosens. Res. 7, 20 (2016). DOI:10.1016/j.sbsr.2015.11.008
64. B.D. Falola, R. Radhakrishnan and I.I. Suni, “Impedance Biosensor Utilizing a Si Substrate
Deposited by Wet Methods,” ECS Electrochem. Lett. 4, B4 (2015). DOI: 10.1149/2.0081507eel 63. B.D. Falola and I.I. Suni, “Low Temperature Electrochemical Deposition of Highly Active
Elements,” Curr. Opin. Solid State Mater. Sci. 19, 77 (2015). Invited Review Article DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cossms.2014.11.006
62. Y. Al-Issa, J. Njagi, S.C. Schuckers and I.I. Suni, “Amperometric Bioelectronic Tongue for
Glucose Determination,” Sens. Biosens. Res. 3, 31 (2015). DOI: 10.1016/j.sbsr.2014.10.015
61. J.J.M. Jebaraj, D.J. Morrison and I. I. Suni, “Hydrogen diffusion in Alloys 686 (UNS N06686) and
59 (UNS N06059),” Corrosion 71, 376 (2015). DOI: 10.5006/1410 60. C.S. Bever, Z. Majkova, R. Radhakrishnan, I.I. Suni, M. McCoy, Y.R. Wang, J. Dechant, S. Gee
and B.D. Hammock, “Development and Utilization of Camelid VHH Antibodies from Alpaca for BDE-47 Detection,” Anal. Chem. 86, 7875 (2014). DOI: 10.1021/ac501807j
59. R. Radhakrisnan, I.I. Suni, C.S. Bever and B.D. Hammock, “Impedance Biosensors: Applications
to Sustainability, and Remaining Technical Challenges,” ACS Sustain. Chem. Engin. 2, 1649 (2014). DOI: 10.1021/sc500106y. Invited Review Article
58. J.J.M. Jebaraj, D.J. Morrison, J.B. McLaughlin and I. I. Suni, “Effect of Nitriding on the Hydrogen
Diffusion Coefficient through AISI 4340,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 161, C261 (2014). DOI: 10.1149/2.077405jes
57. B.D. Falola and I.I. Suni, “Galvanic Deposition of Ti atop Al 6061 Alloy,” J. Electrochem. Soc.
161, D107 (2014). DOI: 10.1149/2.066403jes 56. J.J.M. Jebaraj, D.J. Morrison and I.I. Suni, “Hydrogen Permeation through Inconel 718 in Different
Metallurgical Conditions,” Corros. Sci. 80, 517 (2014). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2013.11.002
55. C. Cetinkaya, I.I. Suni, S. Andreescu, M.B. Esch, W.L. Cui, D.J. Jones, S. Jones, G.S. Chojecki,
J.D. Stephens and A.S.Vahdat, “A Conceptual Framework for the Development of a Course in Nano/Micro-Scale Systems Engineering,” J. Nano Educ. 5, 115 (2013). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/jne.2013.1054
54. R. Radhakrishnan, M. Jahne, S.W. Rogers and I.I. Suni, “Detection of Listeria monocytogenes by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy,” Electroanalysis 25, 2231 (2013). DOI: 10.1002/elan.201300140
53. B.D. Falola, A. Krishnamurthy, R. Radhakrishnan and I.I. Suni, “Galvanic Deposition of Mo atop
Al 6061 Alloy,” ECS Electrochem. Lett. 2, D37 (2013). DOI: 10.1149/2.003307eel 52. S. Noyel Victoria, J. Jebaraj J.M., I.I. Suni and S. Ramanathan, “Chemical Mechanical Planarization of Ruthenium with Oxone as Oxidizer,” Electrochem. Solid-State Lett. 15, H55 (2012). DOI: 10.1149/2.005203esl 51. A. Krishnamurthy, D.H. Rasmussen and I.I. Suni, “Aqueous, Room Temperature Deposition of
Compact Si Thin Films,” Electrochem. Solid-State Lett. 14, D99 (2011). DOI: 10.1149/1.3605307 50. A. Krishnamurthy, D.H. Rasmussen and I.I. Suni, “Galvanic Deposition of Nanoporous Si onto
6061 Al Alloy from Aqueous HF,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 158, D68 (2011). DOI: 10.1149/1.3521290
49. J. Jebaraj J.M., D.H. Rasmussen and I.I. Suni, “Electrodeposition of CuGaSe2 from Thiocyanate-
Containing Electrolytes,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 158, D56 (2011). DOI: 10.1149/1.3519997 48. P.P. Sharma and I.I. Suni, “Impedance Analysis of Ru Oxide Reduction in Sulfuric Acid,” J.
Electrochem. Soc. 158, H111 (2011). DOI: 10.1149/1.3519848 47. P.P. Sharma, I.I. Suni, M. Brands and Y. Li, “Poly(ethyleneimine) as a Passivating Agent for Ta
Chemical Mechanical Planarization,” Electrochem. Solid-State Lett. 13, H416 (2010). DOI: 10.1149/1.3489072
46. S.N. Victoria, P.P. Sharma, I.I. Suni and S. Ramanathan, “Potassium Bromate as an Oxidizing
Agent in a Titania-based Ru CMP slurry,” Electrochem. Solid-State Lett. 13, H385 (2010). DOI: 10.1149/1.3481948
45. R. Singh and I.I. Suni, “Minimizing Non-specific Adsorption in Protein Biosensors that Utilize
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 157, J334 (2010). DOI: 10.1149/1.3478635
44. R. Singh, P.P. Sharma, R.E. Baltus and I.I. Suni, “Nanopore Immunosensor for Peanut Protein Ara
h 1,” Sens. Actuators B 145, 98 (2010). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2009.11.039 43. A. Tripathi, I.I. Suni, Y. Li, F. Doniat and J. McAndrew, “Cu Electrochemical Mechanical
Planarization (ECMP) Surface Quality,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 156, H555 (2009). DOI: 10.1149/1.3125703
42. Y. Huang, M. Bell and I.I. Suni, “Impedance Biosensor for Peanut Protein Ara h 1,” Anal. Chem.
80, 9157 (2008). DOI: 10.1021/ac801048g 41. Y. Huang and I.I. Suni, “Degenerate Si as an Electrode Material for Electrochemical Biosensors,”
J. Electrochem. Soc. 155, J350 (2008). DOI: 10.1149/1.2988047 40. A. Tripathi, C. Burkhard, I.I. Suni, Y. Li, F. Doniat, A. Barajas and J. McAndrew, “Electrolyte
Composition for Cu Electrochemical Mechanical Planarization (ECMP),” J. Electrochem. Soc. 155, H918 (2008). DOI: 10.1149/1.2980439
39. I.I. Suni, “Impedance Methods for Electrochemical Sensors Using Nanomaterials,” Trends Anal.
Chem. 27, 604 (2008). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2008.03.012 Invited Review Article 38. S. Govindaswamy, A. Tripathi, I.I. Suni and Y. Li, “5-Pheny-1-H-Tetrazole as a Low-pH
Passivating Agent for Copper Chemical Mechanical Planarization,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 155, H459 (2008). DOI: 10.1149/1.2907377
37. A. Tripathi, J. Wang, L.A. Luck and I.I. Suni, “Nanobiosensor Design Utilizing a Periplasmic E.
coli Receptor Protein Immobilized within Au/Polycarbonate Nanopores,” Anal. Chem. 79, 1266 (2007). DOI: 10.1021/ac061319q
36. J. Wang, L.A. Luck and I.I. Suni, “Immobilization of the Glucose/galactose Receptor (GGR)
Protein onto an Au Electrode through a Genetically Engineered Cysteine Residue,” Electrochem.
Solid-State Lett. 10, J33 (2007). DOI: 10.1149/1.2404021 35. J. Wang, J.A. Profitt, M.J. Pugia and I.I. Suni, “Au Nanoparticle Conjugation for Impedance and
Capacitance Signal Amplification in Biosensors,” Anal. Chem. 78, 1769 (2006). DOI: 10.1021/ac051113+
34. B. Du and I.I. Suni, “Electrochemcal Dissolution of Ta and TaN Diffusion Barriers,” Electrochem.
Solid-State Lett. 8, G283 (2005). DOI: 10.1149/1.2030527 33. B. Du and I.I. Suni, “Cu Planarization for ULSI Processing by Electrochemical Methods: A
Review,” IEEE Trans. Semicond. Manuf. 18, 341 (2005). DOI: 10.1109/TSM.2005.852091 32. J. Wang, K.A. Carmon, L.A. Luck and I.I. Suni, “Electrochemical Impedance Biosensor for
Glucose Detection Utilizing a Periplasmic E. coli Receptor Protein,” Electrochem. Solid-state Lett. 8, H61 (2005). DOI: 10.1149/1.1943549
31. S. Sapra, H. Li, Z. Wang and I.I. Suni, “Voltammetry and Impedance Studies of Ta in Aqueous
HF,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 152, B193 (2005). DOI: 10.1149/1.1899286 30. B. Du and I.I. Suni, “Water Diffusion Coefficients during Copper Electropolishing,” J. Appl.
Electrochem. 34, 1215 (2004). DOI: 10.1007/s10800-004-3303-7 29. B. Du and I.I. Suni, “Mechanistic Studies of Copper Electropolishing in Phosphoric Acid
Electrolytes,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 151, C375 (2004). DOI: 10.1149/1.1740783 28. Z. Wang, H. Li, H. H. Shodiev and I.I. Suni, “Immersion/electroless Deposition of Cu onto Ta,”
Electrochem. Solid-State Lett.7, C67 (2004). DOI: 10.1149/1.1667794 27. H. Lin, A.A. Busnaina and I.I. Suni, “Investigation of Ionic Contamination Removal from Silicon
Dioxide Surfaces,” Surf. Engin. 18, 233 (2002). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/026708402225005232
26. R. Srinivasan, Y. Tian and I.I. Suni, “Surface Plasmon Effects on Second Harmonic Generation
during Au Nanoparticle Deposition onto Si(111),” Surf. Sci. 490, 308 (2001). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0039-6028(01)01350-4
25. I.I. Suni, G.W. Gale and A.A. Busnaina, “Dissolution Kinetics for Atomic, Molecular and Ionic
Contamination from Silicon Wafers during Aqueous Processing,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 146, 3522 (1999). DOI: 10.1149/1.1392508
24. C. Rossiter and I.I. Suni, “Atomic Force Microscopy Studies of Au Deposition from Aqueous HF
onto Si(111),” Surf. Sci. 430, L553 (1999). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0039-6028(99)00513-0
23. R. Srinivasan and I.I. Suni, “Kinetic Analysis of Au Deposition from Aqueous HF onto Si(111) by
Surface Second Harmonic Generation,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 146, 570 (1999). DOI: 10.1149/1.1391645
22. S.V. Babu, I.I. Suni and D.H. Rasmussen, “Development of a CD-ROM on Thin Film
Technologies: Design, Usability Assessment and Challenges,” J. Engin. Educat. Supplement, 583 (1998). DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.1998.tb00396.x
21. R. Srinivasan and I.I. Suni, “Differential Capacitance Studies of the Specific Adsorption of
Thiosulfate on Ag,” J. Appl. Electrochem. 28, 993 (1998). DOI: 10.1023/A:1003405329562 20. R. Srinivasan and I.I. Suni, “Electroless Deposition of Au onto Si(111) Studied by Surface Second
Harmonic Generation,” Surf. Sci. 408, L698 (1998). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0039-6028(98)00302-1
19. I.I. Suni, “Kinetic Limitations on Metal Dissolution during Aqueous Silicon Wafer Processing,”
Electrochem. Solid State Lett. 1, 94 (1998). DOI: 10.1149/1.1390648 18. D. Chopra and I.I. Suni, “An Optical Method for Monitoring Metal Contamination During
Aqueous Processing of Silicon Wafers,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 145, 1688 (1998). DOI: 10.1149/1.1838540
17. D. Chopra, I.I. Suni and A.A. Busnaina, “Cu Dissolution from Si(111) into an SC-1 Process
Solution,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 145, L60 (1998). DOI: 10.1149/1.1838415 16. D. Chopra and I.I. Suni, “In situ Measurements of Ultrathin Silicon Oxide Dissolution Rates,” Thin
Solid Films 323, 170 (1998). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0040-6090(98)00375-7 15. I.I. Suni, “Ellipsometric Thickness Measurements of Ultrathin Silicon Oxides Formed in Aqueous
Solutions,” Jap. J. Appl. Phys. 2 37, L712 (1998). DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.37.L712 14. I.I. Suni, “In situ Optical Studies of Metal Deposition,” J. Appl. Electrochem. 27, 1219 (1997).
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018431903608 13. S.M. Ross and I.I. Suni, “Adaptive Computer Control in a Hypermedia Materials Science
Document,” J. Educ. Multimedia Hypermedia 6(3/4), 383 (1997). 12. I.I. Suni and S.M. Ross, “Iterative Design and Usability Assessment of a Materials Science
Hypermedia Document,” J. Educ. Multimedia Hypermedia 6(2), 187 (1997). 11. I.I. Suni, “Effect of Three-body Dispersion Interactions on the Surface Dynamics of Ar(111),”
Surf. Sci. 391, L1212 (1997). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0039-6028(97)00652-3 10. I.I. Suni, “Mass Transfer Surface Diffusion of Noble Gases,” Thin Solid Films 306, 62 (1997).
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0040-6090(97)00229-0
9. I.I. Suni, "The Mechanism of Surface Hetero-diffusion at Elevated Temperatures," Surf. Sci. 349, L179 (1996). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0039-6028(95)01342-3
8. I.I. Suni and E.G. Seebauer, "Surface Self-diffusion at High Temperatures: New Simulational
Insights," Thin Solid Films 272, 229 (1996). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0040-6090(95)06949-6
7. I.I. Suni and E.G. Seebauer, "A New Physical Picture for Surface Diffusion at High Temperatures,"
Surf. Sci. 301, L235 (1994). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0039-6028(94)91279-3 6. I.I. Suni and E.G. Seebauer, "Surface Diffusion of In on Ge(111) Studied by Optical Second
Harmonic Microscopy," J. Chem. Phys. 100, 6772 (1994). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.467036 5. K. A. Schultz, I. I. Suni and E. G. Seebauer, "Microscopy of Adsorbates by Surface Second
Harmonic Generation," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 10, 546 (1993). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.10.000546
4. I. I. Suni and W. Klemperer, "Angular-radial Coupling in the Tunneling Motion of (HCCH)2," J.
Chem. Phys. 98, 988 (1993). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.464262 3. K. A. Schultz, I. I. Suni, C. E. Allen and E. G. Seebauer, "Optical Second Harmonic Study of Sb
Adsorption on Ge(111)," Surf. Sci. 276, 40 (1992). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0039-6028(92)90693-Z
2. S. Lee, I.I. Suni and W. Klemperer, "The Rotational Spectrum, Internal Rotation, and Structure of
H2O-NCCN and D2O-NCCN," J. Chem. Phys. 95, 5577 (1992). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.462699
1. I.I. Suni, S. Lee and W. Klemperer, "Preliminary Structural Characterization of Complexes of
Cyanogen: NH3-NCCN and (NCCN)2," J. Phys. Chem. 95, 2859 (1991). DOI: 10.1021/j100160a041
Administrative Accomplishments (Director, Materials Technology Center, Southern Illinois University) 13. Currently organizing the creation of a Master’s degree program in Materials Science and
Engineering, as part of the ongoing campus reorganization of Southern Illinois University, 2018-2019.
12. Organized a series of discussion groups during 2016-2018 to cover the topics Materials for Energy,
Materials at Biointerfaces, and Computational Modeling and Data Science Approaches to Materials Research. These discussions informed the awarding of seed support outlined below.
11. Since becoming Director of the Materials Technology Center (MTC) in January 2013, have seeded
numerous projects for Assistant Professors at Southern Illinois Carbondale, either alone or teaming with a senior faculty member. These awards include:
Colleen Scott and Punit Kohli, “The Investigation of Polyrhodamine as a New Conducting Polymer for Chemical or Biological Sensing,” 2015.
Thushari Jayasekhara and Shaikh Ahmed, “Novel Chalcogenide Derivatives for Thermoelectric Energy Conversion,” 2015.
Ruplal Choudhary, Derek Fisher, Punit Kohli and Lalit Gupta, “Limonene based Edible Nano-coating for Extending Shelf-life of Blueberries and Strawberries,” 2016.
Lichang Wang and Kyle Plunkett, “Towards the Understanding and Rational Design of Organic Redox-Active Electrolyte Materials for Electrochemical Supercapacitors,” 2017.
Dipanjan Mazumdar, “Growth and Properties of Functional Chalcogenidesm” 2017. Farhan Choudhury, “Study of Integrin-dependent Cellular Loading Rate on Defined
Tension Tolerance Surfaces,” 2018. Mohtashim Shamsi, “Probing Repetitive Genetic Blocks via Surface-bound
Oligonucleotides,” 2018. 10. Co-sponsored an Energy Storage symposium at SIU on April 1, 2015 with the Joint Center for
Energy Storage Research (JCESR) at Argonne National Laboratory. The keynote speaker was Dr. George Crabtree, the Director of JCESR. This event was covered by the local news on the ABC affiliate WSIL (Channel 3 in Carterville, IL), who aired an interview with Dr. Crabtree. Another Energy Storage symposium is tentatively planned for Fall 2019.
9. Periodic proposal submission with other Members of the Materials Technology Center, including
a Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) proposal to the University of Illinois and Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) proposals to the National Science Foundation (NSF).
8. Founded a University Chapter of the Materials Research Society (MRS) in April 2015. The two
faculty advisers are myself and Prof. Dipanjan Mazumdar, Department of Physics.
The current President is Hannah Giang, Chemistry Ph.D. student. This was formally recognized by Southern Illinois University as a Registered Student
Organization (RSO) on February 23, 2016. In March 2017, we received a grant ($993) from the MRS Foundation in entitled,
“Exploring Materials Technology with a Younger Generation of Scientists,” for Materials demonstrations and presentations at the Science Center of Southern Illinois.
Visited Toyota Motor Manufacturing (Princeton, IN) in September 2018, and Argonne National Laboratory (Lemont, IL) in March 2019.
Host an annual campus-wide Materials Technology Center poster session, starting with our first event scheduled for December 3, 2018.
7. Organized a successful review (December 2013-January 2014) of the Materials Technology Center
(MTC) for the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE). 6. Invited faculty at Southern Illinois University to join as Members of the Materials Technology
Center (MTC), and wrote an official document that defines the benefits, privileges and requirements of Membership. This was implemented in January, 2014, and 17 SIU faculty are currently members of the MTC from the following Departments:
a) Chemistry and Biochemistry b) Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes c) Physics d) Electrical and Computer Engineering e) Civil and Environmental Engineering 5. Negotiated an Indirect Cost Return of 5% of the OVCR share for Members of the Materials
Technology Center (MTC), starting in January 2014. These funds are accumulated by the MTC office and spent to support the research and education activities of the MTC and its Members.
4. Started a Materials Science and Engineering seminar series at SIU, with seminar speakers from
numerous universities around the USA. 3. Formed several Committees within the Materials Technology Center:
a) Internal Advisory Committee: Profs. Lichang Wang (Chemistry and Biochemistry), Shaikh Ahmed (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Punit Kohli (Chemistry and Biochemistry), and Tomasz Wiltowski (Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes).
b) Seminar Committee: Profs. Kyle Plunkett (Chemistry and Biochemistry), Jia Liu (Civil and Environmental Engineering), Thushari Jayasekhara (Physics), and Kanchan Mondal (Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes).
2. Created and periodically update a new website for the Materials Technology Center at SIU,
http://mtc.siu.edu/ 1. Presentation at SIU Tech Expo in Chicago on October 13, 2016 on technology transfer and
intellectual property development within the Materials Technology Center. Networked with other SIU stakeholders from industry, government, law, and national laboratories.
Administrative Accomplishments (Director, Materials Science and Engineering, Clarkson University) 7. In our first year of eligibility (2012), Clarkson University’s Materials Science and Engineering graduate program was ranked #63 by U.S. News and World Report. 6. Helped craft a letter of support for the Materials Genome Initiative from President Tony Collins (Clarkson University) to President Barack Obama. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/06/24/materials-genome-initiative-renaissance-american-manufacturing http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/materials_genome_initiative-final.pdf 5. Formed an external Advisory Council for our Materials graduate programs. First meeting held by computer conference using Adobe Connect on November 16, 2011. 4. With Clarkson University’s Vice President for Marketing and External Relations, created a banner and pamphlets for disseminating information about our Materials graduate programs, along with a series of one-page biographical sketches of our Materials faculty. 3. Wrote a Mission Statement, modeled after the National Academy of Engineering Grand
Challenges, with feedback from other Materials faculty: “The mission of Clarkson University’s Materials Science and Engineering graduate program is to provide students with the education and training needed to make major advances in the synthesis, processing, understanding, and application of advanced materials in order to address the Grand Challenges facing humanity. These Grand Challenges include economical solar energy and other alternative energies; improved
medicines and biomedical technologies; carbon sequestration, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and environmental remediation; improved clean water technology; and advancing scientific inquiry.” 2. PhD program approved by New York State Education Department (NYSED), 2010. 1. With Provost Thomas Young, submitted proposal for Materials Science and Engineering PhD
program to the New York State Education Department (NYSED), 2009.
Grants and Contracts ($4.7 million total) 34. I.I. Suni, “Corrosion and Passivation of Pb Anodes,” Mayco Industries, $18,000, 2016-2017. 33. K. Plunkett and I.I. Suni, “Surface Functionalization of Titanium Dioxide for Electrochemical
Sensing and Release,” Office of Sponsored Projects Administration (OSPA), Southern Illinois University, $47,452, 2014-2015.
32. I.I. Suni and T. Wiltowski, “Refractory Metal Coatings for Oxyfuel Coal Combustion, Illinois
Clean Coal Institute, $92,431, 2014-2015. 31. I.I. Suni, “Electrodeposition of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) with Controlled Stoichiometry,” Center for Autonomous Solar Power (CASP), Binghamton University, $80,000, 2011-2013. 30. I.I. Suni and S.C. Schuckers, “Impedance-Based Bioelectronic Tongue that Incorporates Antibodies,” National Science Foundation, ECCS-1102233, $345,485, 2011-2014. 30a. I.I. Suni and S.C. Schuckers, Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) supplement,
National Science Foundation, $6,000, 2012-2013. 30b. I.I. Suni and S.C. Schuckers, Research Experience for Teachers (RET) supplement, National
Science Foundation, $10,000, 2012. 29. D.J. Morrison, D.K. Aidun, I.I. Suni, and G. Ahmadi, “High-Strength HISC-Resistant Bolt Materials for Seawater/Cathodic Protection Service,” General Electric, $390,000, 2011-2014. 28. I.I. Suni and S. Ramanathan (IIT Madras), “Collaborative Studies of Ru Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP),” Coulter School of Engineering, Clarkson University, $4500, 2010-2011. 27. Don H. Rasmussen and I.I. Suni, “Smart Responsive Nanocomposites for Soldier Protection: Thin
Film II-VI Alloy Materials for Solar Energy Applications,” U.S. Army W911NF-05-1-0339, $165,009, 2009-2010.
26. I.I. Suni, S. Schuckers, E. Sazonov, C. Cetinkaya and W. Ding, “Transdermal Drug Delivery
System with Feedback Mechanism,” New World Pharmaceuticals, $28,651, 2008-2009. 26a. I.I. Suni, “Transdermal Drug Delivery System with Feedback Mechanism,” New World
Pharmaceuticals, $85,784, 2009-2011. 26b. S.A. Schuckers and I.I. Suni, “Transdermal Drug Delivery System with Feedback Mechanism,”
New World Pharmaceuticals, $6000, 2009-2011. 25. I.I. Suni, “Process for Screening Chemical Additives for Ta/TaN Chemical Mechanical
Planarization (CMP) Slurries,” BASF Aktiengesellschaft, $62,500, 2008-2009. 24. C. Cetinkaya, W. Ding, F. Hua and I.I. Suni, “Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE):
Overcoming the Geographic/Infrastructure Disadvantage of a Remote Small Research/Teaching Institution in Nano/micro-scale Engineering Education,” National Science Foundation, EEC-0836640, $200,000, 2008-2011.
24a. C. Cetinkaya, W. Ding, F. Hua and I.I. Suni, “Research Experience for Teachers (RET) supplement, National Science Foundation, $20,000, 2008-2010.
23. Y. Li, G. Ahmadi and I.I. Suni, “NYSTAR CAT Development Project, Air Liquide,” $93,808,
2007-2008. 22. I.I. Suni, “Limited Research Agreement,” Cabot Microelectronics Corp., $15,582, 2007. 21. Y. Li and I.I. Suni, “Optimization of Electrolytes for Copper ECMP,” American Air Liquide,
$79,873, 2007-2008. 20. I.I. Suni and M.A. Twiss, “Smart Responsive Nanocomposites for Soldier Protection: Quartz
Crystal Microbalance Studies of Food/Water Pathogens,” U.S. Army W911NF-05-1-0339, $85,494, 2006-2008.
19. I.I. Suni and D.H. Rasmussen, “Electrodeposited Coatings for Metallic SOFC Interconnects,”
Nanodynamics and NYSTAR, $175,200, 2006-2008. 18. I.I. Suni and D. Roy, “Formulate an Electrolyte and Electrode Combination for a Low Cost
Electrolyte Sensor,” Spectron Sensors and NYSTAR, $87,500, 2006. 17. Y. Li and I.I. Suni, “Investigation of ECMP Processes and Requirements,” American Air Liquide,
$75,151, 2005-2006. 16. I.I. Suni, “Smart Responsive Nanocomposites for Soldier Protection: Electrochemical Impedance
Biosensors for Food/Water Pathogens,” U.S. Army W911NF-05-1-0339, $79,229, 2005-2006. 15. I.I. Suni, “Impedance Testing of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells,” Nanodynamics, $65,280, 2005. 14. D.H. Rasmussen, B. Faber and I.I. Suni, “Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE):
Introduction to Nanomaterials Science and Engineering,” National Science Foundation, EEC-0407261, $100,000, 2004-2007.
13. I.I. Suni, “Biosensing for Process Control,” Center for Advanced Materials Processing (CAMP),
Clarkson University, $25,000, 2004-2005. 12. I.I. Suni and L.A. Luck, “Sensors and Sensor Networks: Electrochemical Impedance Architecture
for Biosensors,” National Science Foundation, CTS-0329698, $300,000, 2003-2007. 12a. I.I. Suni and L.A. Luck, Research Experience for Teachers (RET) supplement, National Science
Foundation, $10,000, 2005. 11. I.I. Suni and I. Sokolov, “Nanoscale Exploratory Research (NER): A Novel Nanobiosensor
Architecture,” National Science Foundation, CCF-0304143, $100,000, 2003-2005. 11a. I.I. Suni and I. Sokolov, Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) supplement, National
Science Foundation, $5000, 2005. 10. I.I. Suni, “Electroplating onto Semiconductor Materials,” Reynolds Tech, $61,488, 2001-2003. 10a. I.I. Suni, Reynolds Tech donation of an electroplating tool assessed at $90,000, 2002.
9. I.I. Suni, "Optical Property/structure/process Relationship for Gold Nanoparticles," National
Science Foundation, CTS-0094773, $214,714, 2001-2004. 9a. I.I. Suni, Research Experience for Teachers (RET) supplement, National Science Foundation,
$10,000, 2003. 8. I.I. Suni, “Copper Electropolishing for Damascene Planarization,” Center for Advanced Materials
Processing (CAMP), Clarkson University, $72,000, 2001-2004. 7. A. Busnaina and I.I. Suni, "A Study of the Effect of Acoustic Streaming on the Copper
Electroplating Process," Reynolds Tech, $107,147, 1999-2001. 6. I.I. Suni, S.V. Babu, D.H. Rasmussen, J. Fendler and R. Mackay, “Development and Assessment
of Hypermedia-based Instruction in Colloidal technology,” National Science Foundation, EEC-9872463, $249,748, 1999-2002.
6a. I.I. Suni, S.V. Babu, D.H. Rasmussen and J. Fendler, Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) supplement, National Science Foundation, $30,000, 2000-2002.
5. S.V. Babu and I.I. Suni, “Nickel Plating,”New York State Science and Technology Foundation,
$3000, 1999. 4. S.V. Babu, R. MacKay, A.A. Busnaina, Y. Li and I.I. Suni, “Acquisition of Instrumentation for a
Thin Film Characterization Facility,” National Science Foundation, CTS-9871264, $158,655, 1998-1999.
3. I.I. Suni and A.A. Busnaina, “A New Technique for Monitoring Metallic Contamination during
Aqueous Semiconductor Wafer Processing.” National Science Foundation, ECS-9634058, $188,103, 1997-2000.
3a. I.I. Suni and A.A. Busnaina, Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) supplement, National Science Foundation, $10,000, 1998-1999.
2. I.I. Suni, “Experimental Studies of Surface Transport Aspects of Electrodeposition and
Corrosion,” National Science Foundation, CTS-9527497, $187,339, 1996-1999. 2a. I.I. Suni, “Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) supplement, National Science
Foundation, $10,000, 1996-1997. 1. S.V. Babu, D.H. Rasmussen and I.I. Suni, "Thin Film Technologies: Combined Research-
curriculum Development," National Science Foundation, EEC-9420571, $400,000, 1994-1997. 1a. S.V. Babu, D.H. Rasmussen, and I.I. Suni, Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
supplement, National Science Foundation, $30,000, 1995-1996. Peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings 6. I.I. Suni, “Electrochemistry of Ta in Aqueous HF,” in Electrochemical Processing in ULSI and
MEMS II,” The Electrochemical Society, ECS Transactions 2(6), p. 439 (2006). 5. B. Du and I.I. Suni, “Copper Electropolishing and its Application to ULSI Copper Planarization,”
in Electrochemical Processing in ULSI and MEMS,” The Electrochemical Society, ECS Proceedings 2004-17, p. 297 (2004).
4. I.I. Suni, H. Lin, and A.A. Busnaina, “Effects of Pulsating Flow on Cleaning of and Deposition
into Trenches,” in Fundamental Gas-phase and Surface Chemistry of Vapor Deposition II/Process
Control, Diagnostics and Modeling in Semiconductor Manufacturing IV, The Electrochemical Society, ECS Proceedings 2001-13, p. 332 (2001).
3. I.I. Suni, Y. Tian and A.A. Busnaina, "Surface Roughness Evolution during Cu Electropolishing,"
in Scanning Probe Microscopy for Electrode Characterization and Nanometer Scale Modification (The Electrochemical Society, ECS Proceedings 2000-35, p. 194, 2000).
2. I.I. Suni, A.A. Busnaina, C.S. Tiwari, H. Lin, V. Reynolds and C. Neely, "Copper Electroplating
onto Silicon Wafers using High-frequency Acoustic Streaming," in Copper Interconnects, New
Contact Metallurgies, and Low-k Interlevel Dielectrics (The Electrochemical Society, ECS
Proceedings 2000-27, p. 15-22, 2000). 1. I.I. Suni and E.G. Seebauer, "Surface Diffusion of In and Sb on Ge(111) Studied by
Optical Second Harmonic Microscopy," in fall 1993 Materials Research Society Symposia
Proceedings, Vol. 317, entitled Mechanisms of Thin Film Evolution, p. 21. Invited Presentations 40. I.I. Suni, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, and its Application to Understanding
Electrochemical Systems,” Department of Chemistry, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, April 11, 2017.
39. I.I. Suni, “Electrochemical Deposition of ‘Impossible’ Elements atop Al Alloys,” Materials
Research Center, Missouri University of Science & Technology, March 20, 2014. 38. I.I. Suni, “Methods and Materials for Biosensors Based on Electrochemical Impedance
Spectroscopy,” Institute for Materials Science and Engineering, Washington University (St. Louis), December 17, 2013.
37. I.I. Suni and R. Radhakrishnan, “Impedance Biosensors: Remaining Technical Challenges,”
Invitational Symposium in Honor of Adam Heller on his 80th Birthday, Fall 2013 Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, San Francisco, CA.
36. I.I. Suni, “Electrochemical Deposition of Si and Mo Thin Films,” Department of Chemical
Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, April 11, 2013. 35. I.I. Suni, “Impedance Detection of Food Allergens,” Department of Chemical and Biological
Engineering, University of Ottawa, June 20, 2012. 34. I.I. Suni, “Materials Technology Center,” Southern Illinois University, March 20, 2012. 33. I.I. Suni, “Clarkson University’s New PhD Program in Materials Science & Engineering, and Research in Electrochemistry, Biosensors, Photovoltaics and Nanomaterials,” Corning, Inc., Corning, NY, March 4, 2011. 32. I.I. Suni, “Biosensors that Utilize Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy,” Department of
Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis, February 22, 2011.
31. J. Jebaraj J.M., D.H. Rasmussen and I.I. Suni, “Electrodeposition of CuGaSe2 from Thiocyanate-
Containing Electrolytes,” Spring 2011 Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
30. I.I. Suni, “Detection of Allergenic Peanut Proteins by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy,”
Northeast Regional Meeting (NERM) of the American Chemical Society (ACS), SUNY Potsdam, June 3, 2010.
29. I.I. Suni, “Biosensors for Glucose and Peanut Protein Ara h 1 Utilizing Electrochemical Impedance
Spectroscopy,” Food Allergy Research and Resource Program (FARRP), University of Nebraska, April 19, 2010.
28. I.I. Suni, “Biosensors Utilizing Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy,” Department of
Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montclair State University, March 5, 2010. 27. I.I. Suni, “Electrochemical Biosensors Utilizing Impedance Methods,” Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, Texas State University, March 26, 2009. 26. I.I. Suni, “Electrochemical Biosensors,” School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences,
Morgan State University, March 5, 2009. 25. I.I. Suni, “Electrochemical Biosensors Utilizing Impedance Methods,” National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD, October 3, 2008. 24. I.I. Suni, “Biosensors using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy,” School of Chemical
Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, March 7, 2008. 23. I.I. Suni, “Biosensors using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy,” Department of Chemistry
at Southern Methodist University, February 15, 2008. 22. I.I. Suni, “Biosensors using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy,” Department of Chemistry
at Missouri State University, February 4, 2008. 21. I.I. Suni, “Biosensors using Nanomaterials and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy,”
Department of Chemistry at the University of Binghamton, November 16, 2007. 20. I.I. Suni, “Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Impedance Biosensors,” Department of Chemical
Engineering seminar at Villanova University, April 10, 2007. 19. I.I. Suni, “Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Impedance Biosensors,” College of Engineering
seminar at the University of Texas Arlington, March 8, 2007. 18. I.I. Suni, “Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Impedance Biosensors,” Nanoscale Science seminar
at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, March 1, 2007. 17. I.I. Suni and B. Du, “Electrochemistry of Ta in Aqueous HF,” Spring 2006 Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Denver, CO. 16. I.I. Suni, “Electrochemical Impedance Biosensors,” Department of Chemical Engineering seminar,
Columbia University, January 24, 2006. 15. I.I. Suni, “Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering: Applications to Biosensors, Thin
Film Growth and Dissolution, and Nanotechnology,” College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering seminar, University of Albany, April 1, 2005.
14. I.I. Suni, “Copper Planarization by Electropolishing,” Department of Chemical Engineering
seminar, University of Rochester, November 3, 2004. 13. I.I. Suni, “Copper Planarization by Electropolishing,” Department of Chemical and Biological
Engineering seminar, University of Buffalo, September 22, 2004. 12. I.I. Suni and B. Du, “Cu Electropolishing for Damascene Processing,” Spring 2004 Meeting of the
Electrochemical Society, San Antonio, TX. 11. I.I. Suni, Gold Nanoparticle Deposition and Growth on Si(111) from Aqueous HF,” Chemistry
Department seminar, University of Alabama, Huntsville, January 2003. 10. I.I. Suni, Gold Nanoparticle Deposition and Growth on Si(111) from Aqueous HF,” Department
of Chemical and Environmental Engineering seminar, University of California, Riverside, April 2002.
9. I.I. Suni, “Electrochemical Nanotechnology,” seminar at University of Electronic Science and
Technology, Chengdu, P.R. China, March 19, 2002. 8. I.I. Suni, "Au Nanoparticle Nucleation and Growth on Si(111)," spring 2001 Electrochemical
Society meeting, Washington, DC. 7. I.I. Suni, “Electrochemical. Au deposition onto Si(111) Studied By Nonlinear Optical
Spectroscopy and Scanning Probe Microscopy," Department of Chemical Engineering seminar, Stanford University, February 1, 2000.
6. I.I. Suni, “Electrochemical. Au deposition Onto Si(111) Studied By Nonlinear Optical
Spectroscopy and Scanning Probe Microscopy," Department of Chemical Engineering seminar, University of California at Berkeley, January 31, 2000.
5. I.I. Suni, “Kinetics of Au Nanoparticle Nucleation and Growth on Si(111),” Department of
Chemical Engineering seminar, The University of Michigan, October 22, 1998. 4. I.I. Suni, “Kinetics of Au Nanoparticle Nucleation and Growth on Si(111),” School of Chemical
Engineering seminar, Cornell University, September 28, 1998. 3. I.I. Suni and R. Srinivasan, “Studies of electroless Au deposition onto Si(111) using SHG, RBS
and AFM,” short talk at Gordon Research Conference on Electrodeposition in New London, NH, August 1998.
2. S.V. Babu. I.I. Suni and D.H. Rasmussen, “Development of Multimedia Course Modules on Thin
Film Technologies: Challenges and Assessment,” ICEE meeting, Chicago, August 1997 (Included in conference proceedings)
1. I.I. Suni, S.M. Ross, D.H. Rasmussen and S.V. Babu, “Development of a CD-ROM on Thin Film
Technologies: Design Challenges and Assessment,” NSF panel, 1996 ASEE annual conference and exposition in Washington, DC. (Included in conference proceedings)
Book Chapters 1. I.I. Suni, “Benefits in Energy Budget,” pp. 147-176, in Nanotechnology. Volume 2: Environmental
Aspects, Editor Harald K. Krug. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2008. Conference Presentations 71. Y. Liang, H. Giang, I.I. Suni and J. Zhang, “CO2 Conversion to Fuels and Chemicals through
Microbial Electrolysis Cells,” 2017 AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN 70. M.N. Murphy, J. Porter, B.E. Kidd, M.J. Molway, D.Basler, K. Ranta, M. Gemeinhardt, A. Coffey,
P. Nikolaou, B.D. Falola, I.I. Suni, M. Rosen, M.J. Barlow, E.Y. Chekmenev and B.M. Goodson, “New Developments in Stopped-Flow Spin-Exchange Optical Pumping of 129Xe and 131Xe,” 58th Annual Experimental NMR Conference (2017), Pacific Grove, CA.
69. B.D. Falola and I.I. Suni, “Electrochemical Deposition of MoS2 Thin Films for Energy Storage
Applications,” Spring 2016 Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, San Diego, CA. 68. L. Fan and I.I. Suni, “Electrodeposition and Capacitance of WS2 Thin Films Onto ITO and Glassy
Carbon from Aqueous and Non-Aqueous Electrolytes,” Spring 2016 Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, San Diego, CA.
67. M. Pali and I.I. Suni, “Detection of Cortisol in PBS Buffer and Fish Blood Plasma By
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy,” Spring 2016 Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, San Diego, CA.
66. D. Liu and I.I. Suni, “Ti/TiO2 as an Alternative Substrate Material for Impedance Biosensors,”
Spring 2016 Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, San Diego, CA. 65. I.I. Suni, “What Determines the Detection Limit during Impedance Biosensing?,” Spring 2015
Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Chicago, IL. 64. I. I. Suni, D. Falola, P. Muralidas, and T. Wiltowski, “Refractory Metal Coatings on High Creep
Strength Steel for Oxyfuel Coal Combustion,” Spring 2015 Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Chicago, IL.
63. J.J.M. Jebaraj, D.J. Morrison and I.I. Suni, “Hydrogen Permeation through Inconel 718 in Different
Metallurgical Conditions,” NACE CORROSION 2014 Conference and Expo, San Antonio, TX. 62. J.J.M. Jebaraj, D.J. Morrison and I.I. Suni “Hydrogen Diffusion Coefficients Through Inconel 718
in Different Metallurgical Conditions,” Fall 2013 Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, San Francisco, CA.
61. B.D. Falola, A. Krishnamurthy, R. Radhakrishnan and I.I. Suni, “Galvanic Deposition of Mo Atop
Al 6061 Alloy,” Fall 2013 Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, San Francisco, CA. 60. R. Radhakrishnan, K.M. Dawson, S.W. Rogers and I.I. Suni, “Detection of Listeria
monocytogenes by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS),” Fall 2012 American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Exposition, Philadelphia, PA. 59. G.S. Chojecki, C. Cetinkaya, I.I. Suni and S. Andreescu, “Nano/micro Scale Systems Engineering
Education,” 35th Anniversary Celebration and Annual Meeting, Cornell Nanoscale Science and Technology Facility, Cornell University, July 19, 2012.
58. A. Krishnamurthy and I.I. Suni, “Aqueous Room Temperature Deposition of Si Thin Films,” 2011
AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. 57. J.Jebaraj J.M. and I.I. Suni, “Electrodeposition of CuGaSe2 from Thiocyanate-Containing
Electrolytes,” 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. 56. I.I. Suni, “Degenerate Si as a Biosensor Substrate Material,”2011 AIChE Annual Meeting,
Minneapolis, MN. 55. A. Krishnamurthy, D.H. Rasmussen and I.I. Suni, “Galvanic Deposition of Nanoporous Si onto
6061 Al Alloy from Aqueous HF,” Spring 2011 Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
54. A. Krishnamurthy and I.I. Suni, “Electrochemical Deposition of Amorphous Si Thin Films,” 2010
AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT. 53. I.I. Suni, “Ta Electrochemistry in Aqueous HF,” 2009 AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN. 52. I.I. Suni, R. Singh and R.E. Baltus, “Anomalously Slow Diffusion in Protein-coated Nanopores,”
2009 AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN. 51. I.I. Suni, A. Tripathi, J. Wang and L.A. Luck, “Impedance Biosensor Utilizing Receptor Proteins
Immobilized within Au/polycarbonate Nanopores,” Spring 2007 Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Chicago, IL.
50. I.I. Suni, A. Tripathi, C. Burkhard, Y. Li, A. Barajas, F. Doniat and J. McAndrew, “Fundamental
Studies of Cu ECMP Electrolytes,” Spring 2007 Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Chicago, IL.
49. I.I. Suni, J. Wang and L.A. Luck, “Impedance Biosensors through Direct Protein Immobilization
Onto Au,” 2006 AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 48. I.I. Suni and B. Du, “Electrochemistry of Active Metals in Aqueous HF,” 2006 AIChE Annual
Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 47. I.I. Suni, J. Wang and L.A. Luck, “Electrochemical Impedance Methods for Biosensors,” Spring
2006 Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Denver, CO. 46. I.I. Suni, J. Wang and L.A. Luck, “Electrochemical Impedance Biosensors,” 2005 AIChE Annual
Meeting, Cincinnati, OH. 45. I.I. Suni, “Electrochemical Impedance Biosensors,” 2005 China/USA/Japan Joint Chemical
Engineering Conference, Beijing, P.R. China. 44. L.A. Luck, R.E. Baltus, I.I. Suni, J. Wang, K.S.Carmon and D.C. Bogdan, “Electrochemical
Biosensors using Genetically Engineered Proteins as Biomaterials to Sense Small Molecules,” 19 th Symposium of the Protein Society, 2005, Boston, MA
43. I.I. Suni and B. Du, “Copper Planarization by Electropolishing, 2004 AIChE Annual Meeting, Austin, TX.
42. I.I. Suni, J. Wang and L.A. Luck, “Impedance Methods in Biosensing,” 2004 AIChE Annual
Meeting, Austin, TX. 41. I.I. Suni and H. Li, “Electrochemical Studies of the Ta/HF Interface,” Spring 2004 Meeting of the
Electrochemical Society, San Antonio, TX. 40. I.I. Suni and S. Sapra, “Control of Nucleation during Electrodeposition of Metal Nanoparticles,”
2003 AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 39. I.I. Suni and B. Du, “Copper Planarization by Electropolishing,” 2003 AIChE Annual Meeting,
San Francisco, CA. 38. I.I. Suni, L. Luck and H. Li, “Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) for Biosensing,”
2003 AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 37. I.I. Suni and B. Du, “Copper Planarization by Electropolishing,” 2002 AIChE Annual Meeting,
Indianapolis, IN. 36. I.I. Suni, D. Rasmussen, D. Devashish and M.K. Chopra, “Hypermedia Software on Advanced
Topics in Colloidal Technologies,” 2002 ASEE Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 35. I.I. Suni, C.E. White, C.L. Henderson, P.A. Kohl, S.A. Bidstrup-Allen, R. Bondi and H. Reed,
“Microscale Separation using Microfluidic On-chip Field-flow Fractionation: Theory and Experiment,” 2001 AIChE Annual Meeting, Reno, NV.
34. I.I. Suni, C.S. Tiwari, A.A. Busnaina, V. Reynolds and C. Neely, " Additive-free Copper
Electroplating onto Silicon Wafers using MHz Sonication," 2001 AESF annual technical conference, Nashville, TN.
33. I.I. Suni, M.K. Pusarlu, D.H. Rasmussen and S.M. Ross, "Hypermedia Software on Colloid-related
Technology," 2001 ASEE Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM. 32. I.I. Suni, H. Lin and A.A. Busnaina, “Effects of Pulsating Flow on Cleaning of and
Deposition into Trenches,” spring 2001 Electrochemical Society meeting, Washington, DC. 31. I.I. Suni, A.A. Busnaina, C.S. Tiwari, V. Reynolds, M. Nakowski, C. Neely and T. Way, "Copper
Electroplating onto Silicon Wafers using High-frequency Acoustic Streaming," 2000 AIChE annual meeting, Los Angeles, CA.
30. I.I. Suni and Y. Tian, "Planarization of Copper during Electrodissolution," 2000 AIChE annual
meeting, Los Angeles, CA. 29. I.I. Suni and M.K. Pusarlu, "Hypermedia Software for Colloid-related Technology," 2000 AIChE
annual meeting, Los Angeles, CA. 28. I.I. Suni, A.A. Busnaina, C.S. Tiwari, H. Lin, V. Reynolds and C. Neely, "Copper Electroplating
onto Silicon Wafers using High-frequency Acoustic Streaming," fall 2000 Electrochemical Society meeting, Phoenix, AZ.
27. I.I. Suni, Y. Tian and A.A. Busnaina, "Surface Roughness Evolution during Cu Electropolishing,"
fall 2000 Electrochemical Society meeting, Phoenix, AZ. 26. A.A. Busnaina, C.S. Tiwari, I.I. Suni, V. Reynolds, M. Nakowski, C. Neely and T. Way,
"Enhanced Copper Electroplating using High Frequency Acoustic Streaming," 2000 AESF annual technical conference, Chicago, IL.
25. I.I. Suni and A. Chan, "Hypermedia Software on Colloidal Technology," 2000 ASEE annual
conference and exposition in St. Louis, MO. 24. I.I. Suni, H. Lin and A.A. Busnaina, "Dissolution of Contaminants into Semiconductor Aqueous
Process Solutions," 1999 AIChE annual meeting, Dallas, TX. 23. I.I. Suni, A. Chan, S.V. Babu, D.H. Rasmussen, R. MacKay and J.H. Fendler, "Hypermedia
Software on Colloidal Aspects of Materials Processing," 1999 AIChE annual meeting, Dallas, TX. 22. R. Srinivasan and I.I. Suni, "Kinetics of Metal Cluster Deposition," 1999 AIChE annual meeting,
Dallas, TX. 21. R. Srinivasan and I.I. Suni, “Deposition of Au from Aqueous HF onto Si(111),” 1999 meeting of
The Electrochemical Society in Seattle, WA. 20. I.I. Suni, H. Lin and A. Busnaina, “Dissolution of Metal Contaminants into Semiconductor
Aqueous Process Solutions,” 1999 meeting of The Electrochemical Society in Seattle, WA. 19. I.I. Suni, S.V. Babu and D.H. Rasmussen, “Development of Hypermedia Software on Thin Film
and Colloidal Technologies,” 1999 ASEE annual conference and exposition in Charlotte, NC. 18. R. Srinivasan and I.I. Suni, “Electroless Deposition of Au onto H-Si(111),”1998 AVS International
Symposium in Baltimore, MD. 17. I.I. Suni, D. Chopra and A.A. Busnaina, “Dissolution of Cu and Au into Aqueous Semiconductor
Processing Solutions,” 1998 AVS International Symposium in Baltimore, MD. 16. I.I. Suni and R. Srinivasan,“Electroless Deposition of Au from Aqueous HF onto Si(111),” 1998
AIChE annual meeting in Miami Beach, FA. 15. I.I. Suni, D. Chopra and A.A. Busnaina, “Dissolution of Cu and Au into Semiconductor Aqueous
Processing Solutions,” 1998 AIChE annual meeting in Miami Beach, FA. 14. S.V. Babu, I.I. Suni and D.H. Rasmussen, “Hypermedia Software on Thin Film Growth,” 1998
AIChE annual meeting in Miami Beach, FA. 13. A.A. Busnaina and I.I. Suni, “Effective Non-contact Post-CMP Cleaning,” Symposium on
Contamination-free Manufacturing for Semiconductor Processing, Semicon West 98 in San Francisco, CA.
12. R. Srinivasan and I.I. Suni, “Electroless Deposition of Au onto Si(111) by Studied by Surface
Second Harmonic Generation,” 1998 CAMP annual technical meeting in Lake Placid, NY.
11. I.I. Suni and R. Srinivasan, “Electroless Noble Metal Deposition onto and Dissolution from Si(111),” 1998 ACS spring meeting in Dallas, TX.
10. I.I. Suni and R. Srinivasan, “Measurement of the Adsorption Strength at the Solid-liquid
Interface,” 1997 AIChE annual meeting in Los Angeles, CA. 9. I.I. Suni and D. Chopra, “Kinetics of Copper Dissolution in Aqueous Cleaning Solutions,” 1997
AIChE annual meeting in Los Angeles, CA. 8. I.I. Suni, “Effects of Three-body Dispersion Interactions on Surface Transport,”1997 AIChE
annual meeting in Los Angeles, CA. 7. I.I. Suni, S.V. Babu and D.H. Rasmussen, “Development of Multimedia Software on Thin Film
Growth,” fall 1996 Associated Colleges Teaching Effectiveness conference. 6. I.I. Suni, "Computer Simulations of Thin Film Growth," 1995 ASEE annual conference and
exposition in Anaheim, CA. 5. I.I. Suni, "In situ Optical Techniques for Studying Metal Deposition Processes," 1995 AIChE
annual meeting in Miami Beach, FA. 4. S.V. Babu, D.H. Rasmussen and I.I. Suni, "CD-ROM project on Thin Film Technologies: Progress
Report," NSF panel, 1995 ASEE annual conference and exposition in Los Angeles, CA (Invited). 3. R. Srinivasan and I.I. Suni, "Second Harmonic Microscopy to Measure Diffusion during
Electrodeposition," 1995 CAMP annual technical meeting in Lake Placid, NY. 2. I.I. Suni and E.G. Seebauer, "Surface Diffusion of In and Sb on Ge(111) Studied by
Optical Second Harmonic Microscopy," fall 1993 MRS symposia in Boston, MA. 1. I.I. Suni, S. Lee and W. Klemperer, "Microwave Spectroscopy and Structure of van der Waals
Complexes of Cyanogen," 1991 Molecular Spectroscopy symposium in Columbus, OH. Start-up Companies 1. Allergy Finder LLC, incorporated in New York state (January 2010). The goal is to design and
manufacture portable sensor units for consumers and professionals to detect the presence of unexpected food allergens in food products.
Patents 5. H. Giang, L. Fan, M. Pali and I.I. Suni, “Impedance Biosensing atop MoS2 Thin Films with Mo-
S Bond Formation to Antibody Fragments,” US provisional patent application # 62793657, January 17, 2019.
4. I.I. Suni, Y. Huang and S.A.C. Schuckers, “Bioelectronic Tongue for Food Allergen Detection,” U.S. Patent number 9,201,068 (2015). 3. F.A. Sexton, I.I. Suni, C. Cetinkaya, S. Schuckers and E. Sazonov, “Integrated intra-dermal
delivery, diagnostic and communication system,” US patent number 9,022,973 (2015).
2. F.A. Sexton, I.I. Suni, C. Cetinkaya, S. Schuckers and E. Sazonov, “Integrated intra-dermal
delivery, diagnostic and communication system,” European patent application number 08862764.1-1257 PCT/US2008087242 (2009).
1. F. Doniat, M.L. Fisher, A.D. Zdunek, A.A. Barajas, I.I. Suni, X. Chu, A. Tripathi, and Y. Li,
“Electrolyte Composition for Electrochemical Mechanical Planarization,” US patent application number 20080142375 (2008).
Honors and Awards
Three of my publications (#36, 41 and 45 above) were selected for inclusion in the Virtual Journal
of Biological Physics Research. John W. Graham Jr. Faculty Research Award, Clarkson University, 1999.
Professor of the Year Award, 1996, from Delta Chapter, Omega Chi Epsilon, Clarkson University. Professional Service and Activities
Leadership Roles
Vice Chair of programming for Topical 4A: Global Nuclear and Solar Energy in the 21st Century, 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, MN. Chair of programming for Area 08E (Electronics and Photonics) within Materials Engineering and Sciences Division (MESD), 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, MN.
Vice Chair of programming for Area 08E (Electronics and Photonics) within Materials Engineering and Sciences Division (MESD), 2010 AIChE Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, UT.
Symposia
Chair, “Innovative Materials and Technologies for Detection and Inactivation of Environmental Pathogens,” Fall 2012 American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition in Philadelphia, PA. Chair, “Integration of Biomolecules and Biological Systems with Electronics and Photonics,” 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, MN. Chair, “Electrochemistry and Interfacial Phenomena in Electronic and Photonic Materials,” 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, MN. Co-chair, “Nanostructured Materials for Electronic and Photonic Applications, 2010 AIChE Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, UT.
Co-chair, “Solution-phase Synthesis of Electronic and Photonic Materials,” 2009 AIChE Annual Meeting in Nashville, TN. Co-chair, “Teaching Nanotechnology and Microelectronics,” 2003 AIChE Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA.
Co-chair, “Fifth International Symposium on Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP),” spring 2002 Electrochemical Society Meeting in Philadelphia, PA.
Co-chair, "Transport at Interfaces," 1996 AIChE Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. Co-chair, "Interfacial Phenomena in Materials Processing," 1995 AIChE Annual Meeting in Miami Beach, FA.
Editorial
S. Seal, R.L. Opila, C. Reidsema Simpson, K. Sundaram, H. Huff and I.I. Suni, eds.,
Chemical Mechanical Planarization V (The Electrochemical Society, ECS Proceedings
2002-1, 2002).
Memberships
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Materials Research Society (MRS) The Electrochemical Society (ECS) American Chemical Society (ACS)
Reviews
Reviewed for the Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) for the Department of Energy (DOE) in 2014. Numerous proposal reviews for the National Science Foundation. Numerous manuscript reviews for the Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Journal of the
Electrochemical Society, Electrochemical and Solid State Letters, Materials Letters, Electrochimica Acta, Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Journal
of Solid-State Electrochemistry, and many others. Courses Taught Southern Illinois University: ME 312: Materials Science ME 401 Thermal Measurements Laboratory Chem 479: Principles of Materials Chemistry Clarkson University:
CH 345: Chemical Reactor Analysis CH 434/ES 534: Air Pollution Control CH 441/541: Surface Reactivity: Applications to Microelectronics and Catalysis CH 465: Biochemical Engineering ES 260: Materials Science and Engineering I ES 340: Engineering Thermodynamics ES 357/557: Microelectronic Circuit Fabrication ES 405/505: Design of Experiments ES 464/564 Electrochemical and Corrosion Engineering
ME 591: Nano/Micro-Scale Systems Engineering University Service Southern Illinois University:
Review for SIU system-wide seed grant competition for faculty research collaborations in Human Health between SIU Carbondale, SIU Edwardsville, and SIU School of Medicine, 2018. Chancellor’s Scholar weekend, Materials Science and Engineering research presentation, 2018. OCVR Industry Partner Council for Research and Development at SIUC, 2017-2018. OVCR Steering Committee to Identify Signature Research Programs at SIUC, 2017-2018. Chair, University-Level Scholar Excellence Award committee, Spring 2017.
Willis Swartz Scholarship Award committee, 2016-date. Judge, Student Creative Activities and Research Forum, 2014-2018. Dean of the College of Science Search Committee, 2013-2014.
IT Research Computing Advisory Committee. Research Advisory Board for the Office of the Vice Chancellor (OVCR). Objectives Committees for the Energy Boost program of the Advanced Coal and Energy Research Center, including:
Job descriptions for new non-tenure track (NTT) faculty Undergraduate scholarship criteria; Graduate Assistant position descriptions and/or
application procedure Application, screening, award and monitoring process for research and proof of concept
funding; industrial collaboration models and first iteration Clarkson University: Chair, Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Committee, 20102012. Clarkson University Promotions Committee, 2008-2011. Clarkson University Faculty Senate, 2008-2010.
Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering and Science Curriculum Committee, 2005-2012. Led team to propose PhD program in Materials Science and Engineering, 2004-2010.
Research Compliance Officer Search Committee, 2005. Director of Bio/Rehabilitation Engineering Search Committee, 2003-2004. This led to the recruitment of Dr. Charles Robinson, Herman L. Schulman Endowed Chair, whose application I solicited. University Teaching Excellence Committee, 2001-2004.
T.A. Training Subcommittee, 1999-2000. SOE Assessment Committee, 1998-2001. Numerous Master’s committees. Numerous PhD proposal committees. Numerous PhD defense committees.
Departmental Service Southern Illinois University:
Faculty Search Committee, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes, 2018-date. Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes, 2013-2014. Strategic Planning Committee, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes, 2013-2014.
Tenure and Promotion Committee, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2013-2015. Analytical Chemistry Search Committee, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2013-2014. Graduate Advisement and Curriculum Committee, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2013-date.
Clarkson University (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering):
Graduate Committee, 2001-2004, 2008-2012. Faculty advisor for ChemE car competition, 2006-2008. Faculty advisor to student AIChE chapter, 2001-2010. Faculty advisor to Omega Chi Epsilon, 1993-2000. Undergraduate Curriculum and Awards Committee, 1997-2000 Safety Committee member, 1993-1999. Maintenance of graduate and faculty computer rooms, 1995-1996. Coordinated departmental recruiting videotape, 1995.