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Pete E. Poston, Ph.D Professor of
Chemistry
postonp@wou.edu |
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Post-Graduate |
Post-doctoral
Research Fellow
with Prof. Stephen Bialkowski at |
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Graduate |
Graduation
8/89; Ph.D Physical-Analytical Chemistry,
studies in Photothermal Spectroscopy under Prof.
Joel Harris, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT |
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Undergraduate |
Graduation
8/84; B.S. Chemistry,
Fort Lewis College Chemistry Dept., Durango, CO, 81301 |
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September
2002 - present |
Professor
of Chemistry - |
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Summer,
2008 |
Volunteer – Hans Flat Ranger Station, Maze District, |
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June
2005 - September 2006 |
Visiting
Professor of Chemistry - Sabbatical leave with Prof. Joel Harris
at the |
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September
1995 - September 2002 |
Associate
Professor of Chemistry - |
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September
1990 - September 1995 |
Assistant
Professor of Chemistry - |
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August
1998 - present |
What's
New Editor for the journal Applied Spectroscopy - monthly column
reporting on new instrumentation, electronics, and software of general
interest to the spectroscopic community. |
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October
1999 - June 2002 |
Webmaster
for the Society of Applied Spectroscopy |
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September
1997 - June 2000 |
Department
Chair, Earth & Physical Sciences - |
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June
1989 - August 1990 |
Post-doctoral
Research and Teaching Fellow with Prof. Stephen Bialkowski
at the Center for Bio-Catalysis Science and Technology, Utah State
University, responsible for laser related photothermal
instrumentation; teaching of General Chemistry. |
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September
1984-August 1989 |
Graduate
Research And Teaching Fellow under Prof. Joel Harris at the U of Utah
Chemistry Dept., research in Photothermal
Spectroscopy, taught General Chemistry labs and recitations |
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January
1981 - April 1982 |
Mine
Operations Geologist - Homestake Gold
Mine, Lead, |
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September
1980 - December 1980 |
Assistant
Geologist
- Co-op position at the Schwartzwalter Uranium
Mine, Boulder, CO, logged drill core, setup diamond drilling, repaired geiger counters, generally backed up activities of Mine
Geologists |
American Chemical Society
Society for Applied Spectroscopy
RESEARCH SKILLS
Trained and experienced in the use of modern
chemical instrumentation including SERS, GC-MS, HPLC, FTIR, UV-Vis, NMR,
fluorescence, AA spectroscopy, and electrochemistry
Computer skills include Microsoft Visual
Basic and Fortran programming, knowledgeable with the use of computers in
numerical methods using Numerical Recipes in C, Matlab,
MathCad, and Maple, strong in statistics and in the
use of Chemometrics including Factor analysis and
Partial Least Squares
Experienced in the use of lasers: Q-switched Nd:YAG, diode, excimers, copper
vapor lasers, synchronously pumped dye lasers, nitrogen, and helium-neon lasers
Experienced in the use of data acquisition
devices and software such as digitizing oscilloscopes, LabView,
and IEEE/488 and RS-232 interfacing; skilled at the use of fast time scale
photomultiplier tubes, photodiodes, and associated electronics
Geology Experience: 2 years experience as a
hard-rock mining Geologist; trained in rock and mineralogy identification,
field mapping, etc.
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Ch 104 - Introductory
Chemistry |
Ch 354 - Computational
Chemistry |
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Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy of
rock art pigments in the Colorado Plateau, USA
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The construction and application of nanoscale gold-sols as chemical detectors for
methamphetamine using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS)
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Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy of
PNIPAM
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Study of
Impact-Related Nanodiamonds and Magnetic Microspherules in a Younger Dryas
Black Mat, sampled from the Maze District,
RECENT PRESENTATIONS
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“Raman Spectroscopic Analysis of Rock
Art Pigment from the Great Gallery, Maze District, Canyonlands National Park,
Utah”, Pete E. Poston, Society of Western Analytical Professors, 2010,
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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“Raman Spectrometric and Scanning
Electron Microscopy – Energy Dispersive X-ray spectrometry (SEM-EDX) Analysis
of Rock Art Pigment From the Great Gallery, Maze District, Canyonlands
National Park, UT”, Pete E. Poston, 2011 Pecos Conference in Archaeology,
Aug 11-14, Jacob Lake, AZ
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“Stable, Dispersible Surface-Enhanced
Raman Scattering Substrate Capable of Detecting Molecules Bound to
Silica-Immobilized Ligands”, Society of Western
Analytical Professors, 2011, University of California , Riverside
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2008 |
Faculty
Development Grant – Category III – Research / Major Projects – funded at
$4375 “Detection of Impact-Related Nanodiamonds and
Magnetic Microspherules in a Younger Dryas Black
Mat Using Transmission Electron Microscopy on Materials Sampled From the Maze
District, |
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2001 |
Preparing
Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) grant, "Environmental Chemistry
Field Equipment for Measuring Water Quality Data in the Willamette Basin
Watershed", Pete Poston, $5,000 |
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2000 |
Oregon
Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation (OCEPT) Fellow, development of a
multidisciplinary, field-intensive Institute to prepare K-12 teachers in
biology, geology, and environmental chemistry, Bryan Dutton, Jeff Meyers,
Pete Poston, Steve Taylor, $4400 |
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1999 |
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1996 |
WOU-FDG, "Environmental
Analysis for Herbicides Within the Baskett Slough
National Wildlife Refuge", P.E. Poston, $995 |
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1994 |
Western
Oregon University Foundation Grant, Scholarship for high school
students interested in majoring in chemistry, $2000 |
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1994 |
WOU-FDG, "Developing
an Undergraduate Laser Spectroscopy Laboratory", P.E. Poston, $1987 |
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1993 |
NSF
Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Grant, "Integrating
Real-World Problem Solving Into the Chemistry Curriculum", P.E. Poston
and A.R. Courtney, $75,212 |
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1992 |
WOU-FDG, "Specific Ion
Electrodes For Water Analysis", P.E. Poston, $500 |
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1991 |
WOU-FDG, "Aqueous
Phase Degradation Rates of Pollutants Using a Photochemical Chamber
Reactor", P.E. Poston and R.M. Kazerouni,
$1,000 |
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1990 |
WOU-FDG, "The
Development of An Electronics and Computer Interfacing Lab For A Chemical
Instrumentation Class", P.E. Poston and A.R. Courtney, $998 |
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1. |
“Stable,
Dispersible Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Substrate Capable of Detecting
Molecules Bound to Silica-Immobilized
Ligands”, Pete E. Poston and Joel M. Harris, Applied
Spectroscopy, 2010, 64, 1238-1243 |
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2. |
“Raman
Spectroscopic and Scanning Electron Microscopy-X-ray Diffraction Analysis of
Rock Art Pigment from the Great Gallery, Maze District, Canyonlands
National Park, Utah, USA - article in preparation, to be submitted to Applied
Spectroscopy |
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3. |
“Final
Report: Raman Spectroscopic Analysis of Rock Art Pigment from the Great
Gallery, Maze District, Canyonlands National Park, Utah”, Dr. Pete E. Poston and
Gary Cox, 2009, submitted to the National Park Service |
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4. |
"Luckiamute River Watershed, Upper Willamette Basin: an
integrated environmental study for K-12 educators", S.B. Taylor, B.E.Dutton, and P.E. Poston, Oregon Department of
Geology and Mineral Industries, Special Paper 36: 2002, 167-186 |
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5. |
"In Situ Adsorption Studies at
Silica/Solution Interfaces by Attenuated Total Internal Reflection Fourier
Transform Infrared Spectroscopy: Examination of Adsorption Models in
Normal-Phase Liquid Chromatography", Dion Rivera, Pete E. Poston, Rory
H. Uibel, and Joel M. Harris, Analytical
Chemistry, 2000, 72,
1543-1554 |
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6. |
"In Situ Detection of Adsorbates at Silica/Solution Interfaces by Fourier
Transform Infrared Attenuated Total Reflection Spectroscopy Using a
Silica-Coated Internal Reflection Element", Pete E. Poston, Dion Rivera,
Rory H. Uibel, and Joel M. Harris, Applied
Spectroscopy, 1998, 52,
1391-1398 |
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7. |
"Two-dimensional
Graphics at a Reasonable Price", Pete E. Poston and Joel M. Harris,
Software Review, News and Features Section, Analytical Chemistry,
1997, 69,
182A-183A |
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8. |
"A
Visual Method of Teaching Mass Balance Relationships to Undergraduate
Quantitative Analysis Students", P.E. Poston, Journal of Chemical
Education, 1994, 71,
146-147 |
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9. |
"Quantitative
Determination of Asbestos in Drinking Water by Differential Pulse Polarography", P.E. Poston and L. Wallace, Procedings 1993 Oregon Academy of Sciences,
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR |
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10. |
"Pulsed-Laser
Excited Differential Photothermal Deflection
Spectroscopy", S.E. Bialkowski, X. Gu, P.E. Poston, and L.S. Powers, Applied Spectroscopy,
1992, 46,
1335-1345 |
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11. |
"Kinetic
Titration Method to Determine the Excited State Concentration of a
Photochemical Sensitizer", P.E. Poston and J.M. Harris, Analytical
Chemistry, 1991, 63,
688-692 |
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12. |
"Photothermal Beam Deflection Study of Energy Transfer
from Excited Triplet States in Fluid Solution", P.E. Poston and J.M.
Harris, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 1991,
60,
51-61 |
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13 |
"Excited
State Calorimetry Studies of Triplet Benzophenone Using Time-resolved Photothermal
Beam Deflection Spectroscopy", P.E. Poston and J.M. Harris, Journal
of the American Chemical Society, 1990, 112, 644-650 |
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14. |
"Thermal
Lens Measurements in Liquids on a Sub-microsecond Time Scale", Stefan J.
Isak, Stanislaw J. Komorowski,
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15. |
"Advances
in Regression: Use of Models in Spectroscopic Data Analysis", by J.M.
Harris, S.D. Frans, P.E. Poston, and A.L. Wong, a
chapter prepared for Computer-Enhanced Analytical Spectroscopy, vol. 2,
H.L.C. Meuzelaar, ed. Plenum Press, New York, 1990,
318 p. |
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16. |
"Maximum
Likelihood Quantitative Estimates for Peaks: Application to Photoacoustic Spectroscopy", P.E. Poston and J.M.
Harris, Analytical Chemistry, 1987, 59, 1620-1626 |