Outreach and Education: Public Presentations
Title: What are my science and engineering opportunities after high school?
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Title: A History of Petroleum
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Title: Can I Grow my Own Gasoline? (What is the Status of Biofuels in America?)
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Recommended Reading
Journal Articles for Manuscript Preparation
P. Kamat, G.C. Schatz, "How to Make your Next Paper Scientifically Effective," J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2013, 4(9), 1578-1581. LINK
J. Buriak, "The Art of Writing the Title of Your Paper," Chemistry of Materials, 2014, 26(11), 3349-3350. LINK.
P. Kamat, G.V. Hartland, G.C. Schatz, "Graphical Excellence," J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2014, 5(12), 2118-2120. LINK.
J.M. Buriak, B. Korgel, "The Experimental Section: The Key to Longevity of your Research," Chemistry of Materials 2014, 26(5), 1765-1766. LINK.
P. Kamat, G.C. Schatz, "Cite with a Sight," J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2014, 5(7), 1241-1242. LINK.
C.W. Jones, "Chemistry is Beautiful: Chemical Structure in ACS Catalysis Format," ACS Catal. 2013, 3(10), 2194-2194. LINK.
J.M. Buriak, "Your Research Results Look Compelling, but Are They Reliable," Chemistry of Materials 2014, 26(7), 2211-2213. LINK.
J.H. Hafner, "The Art of the Cover Letter," ACS Nano 2010, 4(5), 2487-2487. LINK.
J. Buriak, "Titles and Table of Contents Images: The Candy Store Analogy," Chemistry of Materials 2014, 26(3) 1289-1290. LINK.
Journal Articles for Reaction Engineering
S. Kozuch, S. Shaik, "How to Conceptualize Catalysis Cycles? The Energetic Span Model" Accounts of Chemical Research 2011, 44(2), 101-110. LINK
Blackmond, D. G. If Pigs Could Fly’ Chemistry: A Tutorial on the Principle of Microscopic Reversibility. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 2648. LINK.
Sheng-Yi Lee, Y. Pang Tsui, "Succeed at Gas/Liquid Contacting" Chemical Engineering Progress, 1999, July, 23-49. Link.
Books
D. Yergin, The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power. 1991. ISBN-10: 1439110123
T. Hager, The Alchemy of Air: A Jewish Genius, A Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery that Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-307-35179-1
R. Rhodes, The Making of the Atomic Bomb. 1986. ISBN: 0-671-44133-7.
Steve Coll, Private Empire. 2012. ISBN: 978-0143123545
N. Philbrick, Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842. 2004. ISBN-13: 978-0142004838
R. Chernow, Alexander Hamilton. 2005. ISBN-13: 978-0143034759