AVS 59th Annual International Symposium and Exhibition
    Nanometer-scale Science and Technology Wednesday Sessions

Session NS+AS+SS+SP-WeM
Nanoscale Catalysis and Surface Chemistry

Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 8:00 am, Room 12
Moderator: U.D. Schwarz, Yale University


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8:20am NS+AS+SS+SP-WeM2
Preparation and Performance of Solid Rocket Propellant Containing In Situ-Synthesized Nanoparticle Catalysts and Fuels
D. Reid, R. Draper, University of Central Florida, M. Johnson, T. Allen, A. Demko, E. Petersen, Texas A&M University, S.S. Seal, University of Central Florida
9:00am NS+AS+SS+SP-WeM4
Synthesis and Catalytic Activity of WS2 Nanotube Supported Cobalt and Nickel Catalysts Towards Thiophene Hydrodesulfurization
M. Komarneni, Z. Yu, A. Chakradhar, U. Burghaus, North Dakota State University, Y. Tsverin, R. Popovitz-Biro, Y. Feldman, R. Tenne, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
11:20am NS+AS+SS+SP-WeM11
Charge Exchange and Molecule/Metal Coupling in Fulvalene Surface Chemistry
G. Rojas, B.G. Sumpter, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, J.A. Schlueter, Argonne National Laboratory, P. Maksymovych, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
11:40am NS+AS+SS+SP-WeM12
Subpicosecond-pulse Photoinduced Chemistry on Nanoscale Palladium Model Catalyst Surfaces
A. Bhattacharya, Brookhaven National Laboratory, R. Palomino, J.C. Lofaro, Stony Brook University, H. Park, M.G. White, N. Camillone, Brookhaven National Laboratory