The NCN NanoHUB

The resource for Computational Nanotechnology

Research Interests:

The Physical and Chemical Properties of Inorganic Nanoparticles.  In collaboration with the Network for Computational Nanotechnology  

Layered Double Hydroxides for Environmental Sensors

Anionic Dyes for Protein Seperations

Forensic Science: Fingerprints, Analysis of Controlled Substances, GSR, and analysis of hair

Publications:

“Particle-particle interactions of layered double hydroxide nanoparticles,” Jennifer A. Gursky; Sandra D. Blough; Cesar Luna; Clarissa Gomez; Amber N. Luevano; and Elizabeth A. Gardner; J. Amer. Chem. Soc., Submitted Feb. 2006.

“Infrared spectra and conformational analysis of anti and gauche deuterated ethanol isotopomers,” Elizabeth Gardner; Andrew Nevarez; Manuel Garbalena; and William C. Herndon; J. of Molec. Struc. 2006, 78(1-3) 249-253.

Elizabeth A. Gardner, Sandra Blough, and Jennifer Gursky “Layered Double Hydroxides as Supports for Micro-Reactors,” TexMEMs VII Conference Proceedings, Sept 19-20, 2005 University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso TX

“Diffusional Reactions in Polymer Matrices,” Veronica Gonzalez, Regor Saulsberry, and Elizabeth Gardner, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Faculty Fellowship Program 2003 RESEARCH REPORTS, Volume 1, William A. Hyman, Donn G. Sickorez, and Wesley L. Tarkington, (eds.), 2003, 7:1-7:10.

“On the Nature of Selective Olefin Oxidation Catalysts Derived from Molybdate- and Tungstate-Intercalated Layered Double Hydroxides,” E. A. Gardner and T. J. Pinnavaia; Applied Catalysis A: General, 1998 (167) 65-74.

“A Combinatorial Method for the Fast Screening of Catalysts for the Oxidation of Benzene to Phenol,” Elizabeth A. Gardner, Christopher Marshall, Lennox Iton, Charles Hamilton, Saeed Alerasool, Paul E. Mayurnik, Peter C. Y. Yeh, Frits M. Dautzenberg, Rudolf Overbeek, David H. Klipstein, Greg McRae, Mathew Neurock, Harold H. Kung, and Kristoffer Popp; 17th Meeting of the North American Catalysis Society, Toronto, Canada, June 3-8, 2001.

“An Easy Combinatorial Method to Screen a Catalyst’s reactivity with benzene to form the oxidation product phenol,” Charles Hamilton, Elizabeth Gardner, Christopher Marshall, and Lennox Iton; 221st ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA April 1-5, 2001.

“New Catalyst Technology for the Direct Oxidation of Benzene to Phenol,” Charles Hamilton, Elizabeth Gardner, Lennox Iton, and Christopher Marshall, Saeed Alerasool, Paul E. Mayurnik, Peter C. Y. Yeh, Frits M. Dautzenberg, Rudolf Overbeek, David H. Klipstein, Greg McRae, Mathew Neurock, Harold H. Kung, and Kristoffer Popp; National Laboratory Catalysis Conference, Argonne National Laboratory, Oct. 12-13, 2000.

“New Catalyst Technology for the Selective Oxidation of Feedstock Aromatic Compounds to Commodity Chemicals,” Elizabeth A. Gardner, C. Marshall, L. Iton, H. Kung, K. Popp, F. Sherif, R. Rao, Z. C. Zhang, and G. Whitwell; Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, American Chemical Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, August 1999.

“Materials Design for Catalytic Remediation Technologies: Study of Acidic Zn2Al and Basic Mg2Al Layered Double Hydroxides Intercalated with Mo7O246-, H2W12O406-, and NaP5W30O11014- Anions,” Elizabeth A. Gardner and T. Pinnavaia; 1999 Spring Symposium, Chicago Catalysis Club, Argonne, Argonne National Lab., IL, May 12, 1999.

“ACS Women in Chemistry at Michigan State University: Addressing the Needs of Women Chemists,” R. Patschke, Elizabeth A. Gardner, Severin, W. Flory, M. Stowe, and E. Jackson; 217th Annual American Chemical Society Meeting, Anaheim, CA., March 21-25, 1999.

“ACS Women in Chemistry at Michigan State University: Brown Bag Lunches,” W. Flory, Elizabeth A. Gardner, R. Patschke, M. Stowe, E. Jackson, and K. Severin; 217th Annual American Chemical Society meeting in Anaheim, CA., March 21-25, 1999.

“Transparent Layered Double Hydroxide Films and Their Electrochemical Applications,” Elizabeth A. Gardner and T. Pinnavaia; 35th Annual Meeting of the Clay Mineral Society, Cleveland OH, 1998.

“Layered Double Hydroxide Thin Films,” Elizabeth A. Gardner, G. Villemure, and T. Pinnavaia; Center for Fundamental Materials Research 12th Annual CFMR Symposium, Fundamentals of Sensor Science, MSU, East Lansing, MI, 1998.

“Materials Design for Remediation Technology: Comparative Study of the Synthesis and Chemical reactivity of Acidic Versus Basic Layered Double Hydroxides Intercalated with Polyoxometalates,” Elizabeth A. Gardner and T. Pinnavaia; Gordon Conferences, Zeolitic and Layered Materials, Plymouth State College, Plymouth NH. 1997.

“Materials Design for Remediation Technology: Comparative Study Acidic Zn2Al and Basic Mg2Al Layered Double Hydroxides Intercalated with Heptamolybdate and Dodecatungstate,” Elizabeth A. Gardner and T. Pinnavaia; 15th North American Meeting of the Catalysis Society, Chicago, IL, 1997.

“Materials Design for Catalytic Remediation Technologies: The Fitness of Polyoxometalate Intercalated Layered Double Hydroxides for Catalytic Oxygenation,” Elizabeth A. Gardner and T. Pinnavaia; Michigan Catalysis Society Spring Symposium, Dearborn, MI, 1997.

“Mesoporous Molecular Sieves for the Design of Selective Heavy Metal Ion Adsorbants,” L. Mercier, Elizabeth A. Gardner, and T. Pinnavaia; Superfund Basic Research Program: A Decade of Improving Health Through Multi-Disciplinary Research, Chapel Hill, NC, 1997.