Poster Presentations

Sunday, January 11, 1998

4:00 pm Registration (Lobby of Keauhou Beach Hotel)

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Pre-Dinner Reception

6:00 pm - 7:15 pm Dinner

7:15 pm - 9:30 pm SESSION I - PARTICLE AND SURFACE FORCES
Chair: R. Horn
University of South Australia

Interfacial Force Microscopy: A View of Adhesion and Mechanical Properties
at the Nanometer Level
J. Houston
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA

Polyelectrolyte-Surfactant Interactions in Bulk Solution and at Solid- Liquid Interface: Effect of Polyelectrolyte Charge Density
P. Claesson
Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, SWEDEN

Droplet Deformation Effects on Colloidal Interactions in Immiscible Fluid Systems
S. Miklavcic
University of Linkoping, Norrkoping, SWEDEN

Effect of Temperature on Interaction Forces Between Silica Surfaces at the Point of Zero Charge
R. Yalamanchili
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc., St. Peters, MO, USA

Non-DLVO Forces in Colloid Chemistry
R. Yoon
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA, USA

9:30 pm - 10:30 pm Opening Reception

Monday, January 12, 1998

7:00 am - 8:30 am Breakfast Buffet

8:30 am - 12 noon SESSION II - SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY
Chair: V. Hlady
University of Utah

Electrostatic Characterization of Surfaces and Interfaces by Scanning Probe Microscopy
C. Williams
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Chemically Specific AFM
C. D. Frisbie
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Scanning Probe Microscopy of Heterogeneous Polymers
O. Marti
University of Ulm, Ulm, GERMANY

Coffee Break

Adhesion Mapping of Chemically Modified and PEO-Coated Silica Surfaces
V. Hlady
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Interaction and Adhesive Forces between Surfaces in Alcohol Solutions and Their Microstructure
K. Higashitani
Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, JAPAN

Adsorption of Human Plasma Fibronectin onto Titania and
Titanium Surfaces: Electrokinetic and AFM Studies
P. Somasundaran
Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

Noon - 1:30 pm Lunch

1:30 pm - 5:30 pm Ad hoc sessions/Free time

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner

7:00 pm - 9:30 pm SESSION III - OPTICAL SURFACE SPECTROSCOPY
Chair: J. Harris
University of Utah

Molecular Structure and Interactions at Liquid Surfaces and Interfaces
G. Richmond
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA

Vibrational Coupling as a Probe of Molecular Adsorption at Different
Structual Sites on Surfaces
C. Korzeniewski
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA

Polyglycidol Surfactants on Semiconductor Silicon: Adsorption and Wetting
R. Sperline
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

SERS: Molecular Spectroscopy at Interfaces
K. Carron
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA

Fluorescence Study of the Aggregation Behavior of Different Surfactants in Aqueous Solutions in the Presence and in the Absence of Gas
R. Zana
Institute of Charles Sadron, Strasbourg, FRANCE

9:30 pm - 10:30 pm Social Hour

Tuesday, January 13, 1998

7:00 am - 8:30 am Breakfast Buffet

8:30 am - 12 noon SESSION IV - LANGMUIR-BLODGETT AND SELF- ASSEMBLED FILMS
Chair: D. Grainger
Colorado State University

Discotic Liquid Crystalline Compounds at the Air Water Interface
D. Gidalevitz
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

The Formation of Alkylsilane Films on Silica
C. Tripp
Xerox Research Centre of Canada, Mississauga, Ont., CANADA

Microstructure and Architecture in Fluorinated Organic Thin Films
D. Grainger
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

Coffee Break

Using Liquid Crystals to Amplify and Transduce Molecular Events at Surfaces into Optical Signals
N. Abbott
University of California, Davis, CA, USA

Tailored Surface Properties by Self-Assembly Methods
P. Laibinis
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA, USA

Wettability and Friction of Selectively Fluorinated Organic Thin Films
T. R. Lee
University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA

Noon - 1:30 pm Lunch

1:30 pm - 6:00 pm Ad hoc Sessions/Free Time

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Dinner

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm SESSION V- POSTER SESSION/Social Hour
Chair: J. Kellar
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Wednesday, January 14, 1998

7:00 am - 8:30 am Breakfast Buffet

8:30 am - 12 noon SESSION VI - WETTING DYNAMICS AND PARTICLE ADSORPTION
Chair: J. Ralston
University of South Australia

The Mechanism of Spreading at the Microscopic Scale
J. De Coninck
University de Mons, Mons, BELGIUM

Structure and Dynamics of Thin Liquid Films on Solid Substrates
A. Cazabat
College de France, Paris, FRANCE

Wetting Dynamics and Solid/Liquid Interactions
T. Blake
Kodak Limited, Harrow, Middlesex, UK

Coffee Break

Polymer Depletion Layers at Solid/Solution Interfaces
B. Vincent
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

The Aging of Silane Modified Surfaces in Water
R. Hayes
University of South Australia, The Levels SA, AUSTRALIA

Dewetting Dynamics of Heterogeneous Surfaces: A Molecular Kinetic Treatment
J. Ralston
University of South Australia, The Levels SA, AUSTRALIA

Nanoparticle Adsorption Studied by Optical Reflectometry and Electrokinetic Measurements
L. G. J. Fokkink
University of South Australia, The Levels SA, AUSTRALIA

Noon - 1:30 pm Lunch

1:30 pm - 5:30 pm Ad hoc Sessions/Free Time

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner

7:00 pm - 9:30 pm SESSION VII - FUTURE TRENDS FOR INDUSTRIAL R & D
Chair: B. Moudgil
University of Florida

Probing Biomaterial Processes - Completing the Jigsaw
J. Davies
Johnson & Johnson Clinical Diagnostics, Chalford St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, UK

In-Situ AFM Studies of Pitting and Corrosion Inhibition of Cu Surfaces
J. Li
Molecular Imaging, Phoenix, AZ, USA

Enhanced De-emulsification and Air Sparged Hydrocyclone Flotation with Double Flocculants
M. Morse
ZPM Inc., R&D Division, Goleta, CA, USA

Review of New Surface Characterization Techniques used at
Ytkemiska Institute
R. Pugh
Ytkemiska Institute, Stockholm, SWEDEN;
G. Dado
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA, USA;
B. Palmer
Kerr-McGee Technical Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

Thursday, January 15, 1998

7:00 am - 8:30 am Breakfast Buffet

8:30 am - 12 noon SESSION VIII - WATER STRUCTURE AND INTERFACES
Chair: M. Colic
ZPM Incorporated

The Elusive Mechanism of the Magnetic "Memory" Of Water
M. Colic
ZPM Incorporated,

Spectroscopic Analysis of Water at Hydrophobic Surfaces
S. Veeramasuneni
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Direct Surface Force and Contact Angle Measurements of an Adsorbed Polymer with a Lower Critical Solution Termperature
C. Park
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Coffee Break

Water Interfaces Studied by Sum-Frequency Surface Vibrational Spectroscopy
Y. R.Shen
University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA

Hydration Forces and Interaction Entropies Measured by Osmotic Stress, X-ray Diffraction and Raman Spectroscopy
V. A. Parsegian
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA

Effect on Nonadsorbed Electrolyte Ions on Interparticle Forces
M. Fisher
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Short Range Repulsive Forces at the Water/Alumina Interface: Effect of Counterion s Size and Ability to Structure Water
G. Franks
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

Noon - 1:30 pm Lunch

1:30 pm - 5:30 pm SESSION IX - SURFACE SPECTROSCOPY II
Chair: T. Beebe
University of Utah

Characterization of Surface Processes using Vibrational
Spectroscopy
J. Crowell
University of California-San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA

Two New Methods for Characterizing Surface Reactions:
Single-Crystal Adsorption Calorimetry and Surface
Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy
C. Campbell
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Coffee Break

Surface Analysis and Single-Molecule Force Measurements in
the Atomic Force Microscope
T. Beebe
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

The Role of Analysis by XPS, FTIR and Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry in the Design and Synthesis of Polymer Surfaces for Adhesion and Bioadhesion Applications
J. Gardella
State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA

Wetting and Capillarity at the Nanometer Scale: Condensation, Corrosion and Deliquescence Phenomena of Water and Acids
M. Salmeron
Lawrence Berkeley Labs, Berkeley, CA USA

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Ad hoc Sessions/Free Time

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Luau

Friday, January 16, 1998

7:00 am - 8:30 am Breakfast Buffet

8:30 am - 12 noon SESSION X - NANOSCOPIC ASPECTS OF SURFACE
ELECTROCHEMISTRY
Chair: H. Yokoyama
Electrotechnical Laboratory, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, JAPAN

SPM-based Nanofabrication: in-situ Mechanistic Studies of SPM Oxidation by Scanning Maxwell-Stress Microscopy
J. Dagata
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA

Adsorption and Reduction of Platinum and Palladium Compleses on an Au(111) Electrode
K. Uosaki
Hokkaido University, Sapporo, JAPAN

Scanning Maxwell-Stress Microscopy Under Water: An Approach Toward Local Electric Force Detection in Surface Chemistry
H. Yokoyama
Electrotechnical Laboratory, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, JAPAN

Coffee Break

Self-Assembly and Molecular Manipulation of DNA Molecules on Solid Surfaces Studied by STM/AFM
T. Kawai
Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka, JAPAN

Study of Surface Interactions Between Adsorbed Molecules and
Metal Ions using Electrochemical Piezoelectric Sensors
M. Hepel
State University of New York, Potsdam, NY, USA

12:00 noon - 1:30 pm Lunch and Adjournment

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POSTER PRESENTATIONS

"Characterizing Fractal Structures of Latex Aggregates by Small Angle Laser Light Scattering"
S. Tang
University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

"In-Situ AFM Studies of Pitting and Corrosion Inhibition of Cu Surfaces"
Jun Li
Molecular Imaging Company, Arizona

"A Novel Microsensor Technique for Surface Characterization"
David W. Galipeau
South Dakota State University

"IR Reflection-Absorption Spectroscopic Characterization of Lipid/Protein Interaction in Situ at the Air/Water Interface"
Richard Mendelsohn
Rutgers University, New Jersey

"Surface Characterization by Mass-Selected Recoiled Ion Spectroscopy"
Gregory S. Herman
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Washington

"Characterization of Phenol-, Biotinyl-, Hexa(ethylene oxide) and Methly-Terminated Self-Assembled Monolayers on Gold"
Silin Vitalii
National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington

"Optical Characterization of 1-Methyl-1-Tetradecyl-4, 4'Bipyridine (C14V) Adsorption and Redox Reactions on Gold"
Reipa Vytas
University of California, Los Angeles

"Influence of Acetylenic Diol Surfactants on Crystallization of Disperse Azo Dyes"
Gregory P. Dado
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., Pennsylvania

"Wettability of Fine Silica Powder Surfaces Modified with Several Normal Alcohols"
Masayoshi Fuji
Tokyo Metropolitan University, JAPAN

"Stability and Colapse of Monolayers of Stearic Acid and the Effect of Electrolytes in the Subphase"
Jose Farias de Oliveira
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

"Characterization of Controllable Ion-Gate Gluthathione Films by EQCN Technique"
Maria Hepel
State University of New York, Potsdam

"Electrochemical Polarization"
Vladimir E. Vigdergauz
Russian Academy of Sciences

"Functionalization of Nanosized Maghemite Particles by Molecular Self-Assembly Using a Dibenzoic Acid Diamide Bolaamphiphile"
Stephanie Gelinas
McGill University, CANADA

"Laterite Characterization by XPS and FT-Raman Analysis"
Andrew Vreugdenhil
McGill University, CANADA

"NAPL Bse and Acid Numbers and Their Influence on a Wettability of Sand Particles"
Jianzhong Zheng
Clarkson University, Potsdam

"Formation of Chemical Aggregates Composed of a Chiral Cationic Surfactant and an Chiral Acid"
H. H. Paradies
Markische Fachhochschule, GERMANY

"Characterization of Surface Species on Sphalerite in the Presence of Calcium, Sulphate, and Carbonate"
Caroline Su
McGill University, CANADA

"Application of XPS to Surface Analysis of Galena and Sphalerite in the Presence of Dithionite"
Caroline Sui
McGill University, CANADA

"A New Method for the Determination of the Silanol Intrinsic Dissociation Constant Based on the pH Measurement of Ion-Free Silica Suspensions"
Freddy Dumont
Universite Libre de Bruxelles, BELGIUM

"The Thermodynamics of Water Vapor Adsorption on Oxides in Relation with Their Point of Zero Change"
Freddy Dumont
Universite Libre de Bruxelles, BELGIUM

"Steric Forces Caused By Configuration Changes of Ethyl (Hydroxylethyl) Cellulose Macromolecules at the Air/Water Interface"
Robert J. Pugh
Institute for Surface Chemistry, SWEDEN

"Wettability of Wood Fiber in Surfactant and Polymer Solutions"
Yulin Deng
Institute of Paper Science and Technology, Georgia

"The Influence of Metallic (Cu) Surface Wettability on Bacterial and Exopolymer Adhesion"
H. H. Paradies
Markische Fachhochschule, GERMANY

"Interfacial Studies on Dissolved Gas Flotation of Oil Droplets for
Water Purification"
Jose Farias de Oliveira
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

"Order-Disorder Transition of Simple Molecules Confined Between Solid Surfaces"
Minoru Miyahara
Kyoto University, JAPAN

"XPS and FTIR Study of the Influence of Electrode Potential on Activation of Pyrite by Copper or Lead"
Kari Laajalehto
University of Turku, FINLAND

"Characterization of the Ethlyxanthate Adsorption Layer on Galena (PbS) by Synchrotron Radiation Excited Photoelectron Spectropscopy (SR-XPS)"
I. Kartio
University of Turku, FINLAND

"The Using of Radiochemical Measurements for the Study of Ethylxanthante Desorption on the Sulphuric Ores Surface by the Action of the Sodium Sulphide and the Sulphate Reducing Bacteria"
P. D. Georgescu
R & D Institute for Rare & Radioactive Metals, ROMANIA

"Polymers Grafted on Mica by radical Chain Growth from the Surface, Molecular Droplets and Thin Films"
Ronald Shelden
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, SWITZERLAND

"Poly (butadiene epoxide)-coatings at Inorganic Surfaces"
Marcello Kothe
Institute of Polymer Reseach Dresden, GERMANY

"Neutron Reflectivity Studies of Gel-Supported Planar Lipid Bilayers"
Chad Park
University of California, Santa Barbara

"Experimental Investigations of Solid Supported Phospholipid Bilayer Fusion"
Chad Park
University of California, Santa Barbara

"Mechanism of Azine Compounds Interaction with the Chalcopyrite Surface"
T. I. Yushina
Moscow State Mining University, RUSSIA

"Surface Characterization Using complex Electrosurface Measurements"
Barany Sandor
University of Miskolc, HUNGARY

"Characterizati9on of Adsorbed Polymer Layers Using Complex Electrosurface Measurements"
Barany Sandor
University of Miskolc, HUNGARY

"FT-IR/ATR Study of Colloidal Particle Deposition"
W.M. Cross
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, USA

"Performance of Electrolytic Water Removal Device Using SPE Membrane"
Shiro Yamauchi
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, JAPAN

"Ferric Substances Formed in Water Circulating in Boilers and Steampiping and Their Magnetic Removal"
S. Ishibashi
Tokyo Engineering University, JAPAN

"Characterization of Ultra Fine Magnetic Ferrite"
Toshihiko Sato
Tokyo Engineering University, JAPAN

"Surface Characterization of Water Repulsive and Photocatalytic Material"
G. Yamauchi
NTT Technical Assistance and Support Center, JAPAN

"Measurements of Forces Between a Fluid Drop and a Solid Surface"
Roger Horn
University of South Australia, AUSTRALIA

"Stochastic Adsorption/Desorption Kinetics at Solid/Liquid Interfaces: Exploiting Molecular Statistics to Measure Interfacial Rate Processes"
Joel Harris
University of Utah, USA

"Some Chemical Reaction Under Synergy Effects of Plasma and Catalyst"
Y. Hayashi
Japan Fine Ceramic Center, JAPAN

"Magnetic Removal of Substance Formed Inside the Water Circulating Boiler"
T. Sato
Tokyo Engineering University, JAPAN

"The Effect of Ultrafine Magnetic Ferrile Particles on Hindering the Growth of Turf Grass Snow Mould"
S. Ishibashi
Tokyo Engineering University, JAPAN

"Toward a More Complex Understanding of Composite Materials: Surface Treatments, Processing and Performance"
J. Jellar
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, USA

"Surface Chemistry Considerations in the Release of Oil From Particulate Material"
J. Hupka
Technical University of Odansk, POLAND

"Use of the Atomic Force Microscope to Monitor Adsorption of Solution Special Onto Solid Surfaces"
I. Larson
Institute of Surface Chemistry, SWEDEN

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