Jim O'Brien was born in Philadelphia on the 4th of July. He received a BS in Chemistry from Villanova University and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Minnesota. Following postdoctoral work at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory in New Mexico,

Thomas Gardner is an accomplished scientist with more than 20 years of professional experience. At Crane Engineering, he is responsible for analytical chemistry, including characterizing materials, detecting trace contaminants, developing analytical metho

Mark Thomson is currently an Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Physical Science at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, where he teaches courses in general chemistry, science education, and biochemistry. He received his B.S

Dr. Donald M. Snyder is currently a Professor of Chemistry at Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan. He received his B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh in 1974 and his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Purdue University in 1980.

Connie Murphy retired in 2008 after working for more than 28 years at The Dow Chemical Company in Midland, MI. She spent the first 25 years of her career in research and development and the last three years as a supervisor in information systems. She join

Before his retirement, Dr. Gardon was Vice President, R&D of Akzo Nobel Coatings (the world’s largest paint company) and, earlier, of the Sherwin Williams Co. He was Chairman and is now a Fellow of the PMSE Division of the ACS. He held senior positions in

Ruth Ann Armitage, Professor of Chemistry at Eastern Michigan University, earned a B.A. in Chemistry from Thiel College in Greenville, PA, graduating summa cum laude in 1993. While still a student, Ruth Ann participated in an archaeological field school a

Brian Trinque, who holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry, focuses his practice on intellectual property law in the pharmaceutical and chemical arts. His experience includes patent preparation, prosecution, and opinion work. He has worked with many clients in

Judith C. Giordan has held executive and leadership positions in R&D and operations spanning a 25+ year career. Currently, Judy is Managing Director of Steel City Re, LLC, an intangible asset services firm; Vice President of Visions in Education, Inc., a

Dr. Mukund Chorghade is currently, President of Chorghade Enterprises, Inc. in Natick, MA, and Chief Scientific and Technology Officer, THINQ Pharma, where he provides consultations to major American and European pharmaceutical companies on collaborations

Carolyn Fisher received her B.S. in 1972 from Wayne State University and Ph.D. in 1978 from Stanford University. She was a Research Chemist at Kalsec from 1978 to 1991. At the University of Delaware from 1992 to 1996, she continued her work on the isolati

James G. Traynham is a professor of chemistry, emeritus, at Louisiana State University (LSU), where he became a faculty member in 1953. During 1968-73, he was chairman of the Department of Chemistry, and for eight years, beginning in 1973, he was part-tim

Dr. Tammy Dugas is a toxicologist currently serving as Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neuroscience at the LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, LA. Dr. Dugas obtained both her B.S. in Biochemistry and her Ph.D. i

Dr. Wilf. Arnold was born in Brisbane, Australia, where he earned a B.Sc. at the University of Queensland. After completing an M.A. degree at UCLA and a Ph.D. (1962) at Cornell University he held various research and teaching positions before coming to th

David F. Wiemer received a B.S. degree in chemistry from Marquette University in 1972, before moving to the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana to pursue graduate study in organic chemistry. He received the Ph.D. in 1976 for work in synthetic organ

Peter J. Reilly, a New Jersey native, received an A.B. in chemistry in 1960 from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering in 1964 from the University of Pennsylvania. He spent four years with DuPont's Organic Chemicals Department in Deepwa

Education

B.A. 1969 University of Minnesota, Duluth (Chemistry)

M.S. 1971 Cornell University (Organic Chemistry)

Ph.D. 1972 Cornell University (Organic Chemistry)

Postdoctoral 1973-1974 Harvard University (Organic Chemistry)

Professional Positions

1966-1969 Und

Helen M. Free holds a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the College of Wooster, a master's degree in management in the health care field from Central Michigan University, and honorary doctorates of science from both schools. She joined Miles Laboratorie

Lee Marek taught Chem 101, 472 and presents chemical demonstrations and teacher programs at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) for 12 years. He taught AP & Honors Chemistry at Naperville North High School for almost thirty years. His students hav

Dr. Victoria Finkenstadt is a Lead Scientist in the Plant Polymer Research Unit at the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research (USDA) in Peoria, IL. She earned her doctorate from the Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research at Purdue Univer

Dr. Alan C. Eachus, a retiree from The Dow Chemical Company with 36 years of service, is currently an independent consultant and freelance technical writer. The majority of his professional career was spent at ANGUS Chemical Company and its corporate pred

Pete Ludovice received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois and MIT respectively. After postdoctoral studies at IBM, NASA and the Eidgenössiche Technische Hochschule in Zürich, he learned many useful things in

R. Bruce King was born in Rochester, New Hampshire in 1938, attended Oberlin College (B. A. 1957), and was an NSF Predoctoral Fellow with Prof. F. G. A. Stone at Harvard University (Ph. D. 1961). After a year at du Pont and 4 1/2 years at the Mellon Insti

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Bob Bates received his B.S. degree in food technology from MIT. After several years in the food industry, he obtained an M.S. degree in food science from the University of Hawaii and a Ph.D. in food science from MIT. After a year at the Institute of Nutri

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Robert Peoples, Ph.D., is Director of the ACS Green Chemistry Institute®. In this capacity, he drives the implementation of the principles of green chemistry across the global chemical enterprise. Dr. Peoples spent 23 years in the chemical industry before

Topic

UV Curing Technology: A Route to Solvent-free Adhesives and Coatings

UV curing technology is a method of instant curing, in seconds, in which ultraviolet light is applied to resins such as coatings, adhesives, marking inks and photo-resists, etc. to c

Education:

B.A., Cambridge University, England, 1964

M.Sc., University of East Anglia, England, 1965

Ph.D., University of East Anglia, England, 1967 (with M.A.A. Clyne)

Employment:

University of Denver, Brainerd F. Phillipson Professor Emeritus and Research Pr

2006 – present Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, UCLA

1982-2006 Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCLA

1976-82 Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCLA

1970-76 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, UC