BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ZContent.net//ZapCalLib 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tunable Solid Phase Materials LOCATION: TZID:America/Denver DTSTART:20210407T160000 UID:2026-05-06-21-56-27@natsci.colostate.edu DTSTAMP:20260506T215627 Description:HACH Distinguished Speaker\n\nAbout the Seminar:\n\nOur researc h has explored unique applications of room-temperature ionic liquids (RTIL s) for several years. More recently\, we have extended the range of these materials to include applications of similar solid phase materials\, i.e. organic salts with melting points of frozen ionic liquids (25 °C to 100  °C) up to melting points of 250 °C. To contrast and better define these n ew materials from RTILs\, we have created an acronym\, GUMBOS (Group of Un iform Materials Based on Organic Salts). Our GUMBOS have the tunable prope rties frequently associated with RTILs\, including tunable solubility\, me lting point\, viscosity\, thermal stability\, and functionality. Thus\, th ese properties allow production of solid phase materials with a wide range of properties\, and also a wide range of applications. Select application s of GUMBOS and nanoscale GUMBOS that we have recently explored will be hi ghlighted. We have also designed nanomaterials based on this strategy and have designated these materials as nanoGUMBOS. We believe that our methodo logy for preparing GUMBOS and nanoGUMBOS represent an extremely useful app roach to production of tunable materials and tunable nanomaterials since o ur materials can be designed and assembled for specific uses\, rather than simply adapted for use as for most materials. In this talk\, I will also highlight selected applications\, including sensor applications and cancer therapy. Specific emphasis will be placed on the unique advantages attain ed from use of GUMBOS and nanoGUMBOS. In particular\, we have found these materials to be uniquely suited for applications ranging from cancer thera py\, selective extraction\, molecular weight determination\, and solar cel ls. Particular emphasis will be placed on applications in the general area s of analytical chemistry and the biomedical sciences.\n\nAbout the Speake r:\n\nIsiah M. Warner is Boyd Professor of Louisiana State University Syst em and Philip West Professor of Chemistry\, as well as Howard Hughes Medic al Institute Professor. He is an analytical/materials chemist with researc h focusing in fluorescence spectroscopy\, organized media\, and ionic liqu id chemistry\, particularly as applied to solid phase ionic materials. He has more than 380 refereed publications and an h-index of 65. He has won m any awards including 1) ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Award in Educ ation\, 2021\; 2) International Journal Nature Award for Mentoring in Scie nce\, 2019\; 3) Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry\, 2017\; 4) Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors\, 2017\; 5) Fellow of American Academy of Arts &\; Sciences\, 2016\; 6) SEC Professor of the Year\, 2016\; 7) ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry\, 2013\; 8) Fellow of Society of Applied Spectroscopy\, 2010\; 9) Fellow of American Chemical Society (Inaugural c lass)\, 2009\; 10) Fellow of American Association for Advancement of Scien ce\, 2003.\n\n \;\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting\n\nMeeting ID: 922 0588 0381\nP asscode: 1872 4:00 pm END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR