Dr. Shende’s Publications

1. Rajesh Shende, Jan Puszynski, Alok Vats, Michael Opoku, Rahul Bhosale, “Synthesis of Novel Ferrite Foam Material for Water-Splitting Application, NSTI-Nanotech (ISBN 978-1-4398-1782-7) 1, 201-204 (2009), CRC press.

2. Rahul R. Bhosale, Rajesh V. Shende, Jan A. Puszynski, Michael K. Opoku, “H₂ Generation from Water-Splitting using Novel Ferrite Foam Materials,” in Proceedings of AIChE Conference, 2009.

3. Michael Opoku, Lori Groven, Rajesh Shende and Jan Puszynski, “Synthesis of Zinc Ferrites for Thermochemical Water-Splitting,” in Proceedings of AIChE Conference, 2009.

4. Jan A. Puszynski, Rajesh Shende,  Magdy Bichay, “Thermoelectric Pulse Power Generation using Self-sustaining Gasless Nanoreactant Systems,” International Journal of Energetic Materials and Chemical Propulsion, 2009 (submitted).

5. Shubhra Gangopadhyay, Rajesh Shende, Steve Apperson, Shantanu Bhattacharya, Yuanfang Gao“On-chip igniter and method of manufacture,” US Patent 7608478, Oct. 27, 2009.

6. R.K. Sani, G. Rastongi, J.G. Moberly, A. Dohnalkova, T. R. Ginn, N. Spycher, R.V. Shende, B.M. Peyton, “The toxicity of lead to Desulfovibrio desulfuricans G20 in the presence of goethite and quartz,” Journal of Basic Microbiology, 2009 (in-press).

7. Rajesh Shende, Alok Vats, Zac Doorenbos, Deepak Kapoor, Christopher Haines, Darold Martin, and Jan Puszynski, Formation of Pyrophoric a-Fe Nanoparticles from Fe(II)-Oxalate, NSTI-Nanotech (ISBN 978-1-4200-8503), 1, 692(2008), CRC Press.

8. Alok Vats, Rajesh Shende, Jacek Swiatkiewicz, and Jan Puszynski, Mesoporous TiO₂ Thin-Film for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC) Application, NSTI-Nanotech, Clean Technology (ISBN 978-1-4200-8502-0), 2, 113(2008).

9. Rajesh V. Shende, Alok Vats, Z.D. Doorenbos, D. Kapoor, D. Martin, J.A. Puszynski “Formation of pyrophoric iron particles by H₂ reduction of oxalate and oxides,”  International Journal of Energetic Materials and Chemical Propulsion, 7(2), 87-97 (2008).

10.  Zac Doorenbos, Alok Vats, Jan Puszynski, Rajesh Shende, Deepak Kapoor, Darold Martin, and Chris Haines, “Pyrophoric Films Based on Nano-Sized Iron”, in Proceedings of AIChE Conference, 2008.

11. Rajesh Shende, Senthil Subramanian, Shameem Hasan, Steven Apperson, Rajagopalan Thiruvengadathan, Keshab Gangopadhyay, Shubhra Gangopadhyay, Paul Redner, Deepak Kapoor, Steven Nicolich, Wendy Balas, “Nanoenergetic Composites of CuO Nanorods, Nanowires, and Al-Nanoparticles”, Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 33 (2), 122(2008).

12. Gangopadhyay S., Shende R.V., Subramanian S., Gangopadhyay K., Hasan S. Ordered nanoenergetic composites and synthesis method, International Patent Application, WO/2008/045101, published online 17.04.2008.

13. Gangopadhyay S., Hossain, M., Gangopadhyay K., Shende R.V. Rapid heating with nanoenergetic materials, International Patent Application, WO/2008/048275, published online 24.04.2008.

14. Rajesh Shende, Alok Vats, Deepak Kapoor, Jan A. Puszynski, “Synthesis of Pyrophoric Nanoparticles from Fe-Oxalate,” in Proceedings of AIChE Conference, 2007.

15. S. Apperson, R. V. Shende, S. Subramanian, D. Tappmeyer, and S. Gangopadhyay, Z. Chen, K.Gangopadhyay, P. Redner, S. Nicholich, and D. Kapoor, “Generation of Fast Propagating Combustion and Shock Waves with Copper oxide/Aluminum Nanothermite Composites”, Applied Physics Letters, 91, 243109 (2007).

16. A.A. Lubguban, J.A. Lubguban, M.T. Othman, R.V. Shende and S. Gangopadhyay, R. D. Miller, W. Volksen and H.-C. Kim “Supercritical CO₂/Co-Solvent Extraction of Porogens and SurfactantTemplates to Obtain Ultralow Dielectric Constant Films”, Thin Solid Films, 516 (15), 4733(2007).

17. Maruf Hossain, Senthil Subramanian, Shantanu Bhattacharya, Yuanfang Gao, Steve Apperson, Rajesh Shende, Suchi Guha, Mohammad Arif, Keshab Gangopadhyay and Shubhra Gangopadhyay “Crystallization of amorphous silicon by self propagation of nano-engineered thermites”,Journal of Applied Physics, 101, 054509 (2007). Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology 15 (11), March 19 (2007).

18. Gangopadhyay S., Shende R.V., Subramanian S., Gangopadhyay K., Hasan S. Ordered nanoenergetic composites and synthesis method, US Patent Application published online, May 03, 2007, Number 2007095445.

19. Gangopadhyay S., Shende R.V., Apperson S., Bhattacharya S, Gao Y. On-chip igniter and method of manufacture, International Patent Number WO/2007/053397, published online 2007.

20. Gangopadhyay S., Apperson S., Gangopadhyay K., Bezmelnitsyn A., Shende R.V., Shock wave and power generation using on-chip power generation, International Patent, WO/2007/053543, published online 2007.

21. S. Bhattacharya, Y. Gao, S. Apperson, S. Subramaniam, E. Talantsev, R.V.Shende, S. Gangopadhyay, “A novel on-chip diagnosis method to detect flame velocity of nanoscale thermites”, Journal of Energetic Materials, 24, pp. 1-15, (2006).

22. Mehendale B., Shende R.V., Subramanian S., Paul Redner, Deepak Kapoor, Steven Nicolich, Gangopadhyay S. Nanoenergetic composite of mesoporous iron oxide and Al-nanoparticles, Journal of Energetic Materials, 24 (4), 341, (2006).

23. Shende R.V. and Lombardo S.J. Novel non-oxidative tooth whiteners for dentifrice applications, University of Missouri, US Patent Application published July 17^th 2006, Number: 20060165615

24. Shende R.V., Subramanian,S., Hasan, S., Apperson S., Gangopadhyay K., Gangopadhyay S., Redner P., Kapoor D., Nicolich S., Nanostructured energetic materials, 25^th Army Science Conference, 2006 (Best paper award, Nanotechnology session).

25. Subramanian S., Hasan S., Bhattacharya S., Gao Y., Apperson S., Hossain M., Shende R.V., Gangopadhyay S., Self-assembled nanoenergetic composites, Materials Research Society Symposium Proc. Vol 896, 2006, paper number 0896-H01-05.1.

26. Apperson S., Bhattacharya S., Gao Y., Subramanian S., Hasan S., Hossain M., Shende R.V., Gangopadhyay S. On-chip initiator and burn rate measurements of thermite energetic reactions, Materials Research Society Symposium Proc. Vol 896, 2006, paper number 0896-H03-02.1.

27. S Gangopadhyay, R Shende, S Hasan, LM Ross Jr. Jr. The Effect of Heating on the Surface Charge of Copper Oxide Nanorods Microscopy and Microanalysis, Volume 12, Supplement S02, Aug 2006, pp 686-687.

28. Gangopadhyay S., Shende R.V., Apperson S., Bhattacharya S, Gao Y., Hossain M., Nanoenergetic materials and uses therefore, US Patent, Provisional Application, Oct. 28, 2005. Application Number 60/731,162.

29. Krueger D. S.; Shende R. V.; and Lombardo S. J. Effect of porosity on the electrical properties of Y₂O₃-doped SrTiO₃ internal boundary layer capacitors, Journal of Applied Physics, 95 (8), 4310 (2004).

30. Shende, R. V.; Redfearn T. R.; and Lombardo S. J. Defect formation during supercritical extraction of binder from green ceramic components, Journal of American Ceramic Society, 87 (7), 1254 (2004).

31. Shende, R. V.; Kline, M.; Lombardo, S. J. Effects of supercritical extraction on the plasticization of poly(vinyl butyral) and dioctyl phthalate films, Journal of Supercritical Fluids 28, 113 (2004).

32. Shende, R. V.; Krueger D. S.; and Lombardo S. J. Solid state synthesis, processing, and electrical properties of Sr(Ti_xZr_1-x)O₃ (0£x£1) ceramics for high voltage applications, Journal of Ceramic Processing Research 4, 191 (2003).

33. Lombardo S. J.; Shende R. V.; D. S. Krueger The effect of processing conditions on the porosity and electrical properties of IBLC materials, Ceramic Materials and Multilayer Electronic Devices 150, 43 (2003).

34. Lombardo, S. J.; Shende, R. V.; Krueger, D. S.; Effect of processing conditions on the core-shell structure and electrical properties of strontium titanate doped with yttrium oxide, in Ceramic Transactions (Morphotropic Phase Boundary Perovskite, High Strain Piezoelectric, and Dielectric Ceramics), 136, 479 (2003).

35. Lombardo, S. J.; Shende, R. V.; Viswanath, D. S.; Rossetti, Jr. D. A.; Krueger, D. S.; Gordon, A. Synthesis, processing and dielectric properties of compositions in the strontium titanate: strontium zirconate solid solution system, in Dielectric Materials and Devices, Edited by K.M. Nair, A. S. Bhalla, T. K. Gupta, S.-I. Hirano and B. V. Hiremath, pp 227, 2002.

36. Lombardo, S. J.; Shende, R. V.; Krueger, D. S. High breakdown strength and high dielectric constant capacitors in the strontium zirconate and strontium titanate solid solution system, in Ceramic Transactions (Recent Developments in Electronic Materials and Devices) Edited by K.M. Nair, A.S. Bhalla, and S.-I. Hirano, 131, pp 67, 2002.

37. Shende, R. V.; Krueger, D. S., Rossetti, G. A.; Lombardo, D. S. Strontium zirconate and strontium titanate ceramics for high-voltage applications: synthesis, processing, and dielectric properties, Journal of American Ceramic Society  84 (7), 1648 (2001).

38. Lombardo S. J.; Shende R. V.; Redfearn T. R. Supercritical extraction of binder from green ceramic components. Ceramic Transactions (Innovative Processing/Synthesis: Ceramics, Glasses, Composites VII), 154, 145 (2003).

39. Shende, R. V.; Lombardo, S. J. Supercritical extraction with carbon dioxide and ethylene of binder containing poly (vinyl butyral) and dioctyl phthalate from multilayer ceramic capacitors, Journal of Supercritical Fluids  23, 153 (2002).

40. Lombardo, S. J.; Shende, R. V. Supercritical extraction of binder and plasticizer with carbon dioxide and ethylene from BaTiO₃ multilayer ceramic capacitors, Ceramic Transactions (Innovative Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics, Glasses and Composites VI), 135, 179 (2002).

41. Lombardo, S. J.; Shende, R. V.; Krueger, D. S. Binder removal by supercritical extraction from BaTiO₃-Pt multilayer ceramic capacitors, in Ceramic Transactions, (Innovative Processing/Synthesis of  Ceramics, Glasses, Composites V), 129 pp 165, 2002.

42. Shende, R. V.; Krueger D. S.; Lombardo, S. J. Supercritical Extraction of binder containing poly(vinyl butyral) and dioctyl phthalate from multilayer ceramic capacitors, Journal of Material Science: Materials in Electronics 12 (10), 637, 2001.

43. Shende, R. V.; Mahajani, V. V. Wet oxidative regeneration of spent carbon loaded with reactive dyes Journal of Waste Management 22 (1), 73 (2002).

44. Shende, R. V.; Levec, J. Subcritical aqueous phase oxidation kinetics of acrylic, maleic, fumaric and muconic acids Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research  39, 40, 2000.

45. Shende, R. V.; Levec, J. Wet oxidation kinetics of refractory low molecular mass carboxylic acids Industrial and  Engineering Chemistry Research  38, 3830, 1999.

46. Shende, R. V.; Levec, J. Kinetics of wet oxidation of propionic and 3-hydroxypropionic acids Industrial and  Engineering Chemistry Research 38,  2557, 1999.

47. Shende, R. V.; Mahajani, V. V. Kinetics of wet oxidation of formic acid and acetic acid Industrial and  Engineering Chemistry Research  36, 4809, 1997.

48. Shende, R. V.; Mahajani, V. V. Catalytic wet air oxidation of an aqueous stream containing anthraquinone and phthalocyanine class reactive dyes: eco-friendly technology Indian Journal Chemical Technology,  29, 2, 1995.

49. Shende, R. V.; Mahajani, V. V. Wet air oxidation of anthraquinone and phthalocyanine class reactive dyes American Dyestuff Reporter,  83, 40, 1994.

50. Shende, R. V.; Mahajani, V. V. Kinetics of wet air oxidation of glyoxalic acid and oxalic acid Industrial and  Engineering Chemistry Research,  33, 3125, 1994.

51. Shende, R. V.; Mahajani, V. V. Detoxification of phenolic stream by catalytic wet air oxidation, in Clean Environment, Strategies, Planning and Management, Edited by M.K. Mishra, S. K. Awasthi, K. P. Singh, pp 159, 1994, India.

52. Lombardo S. J.; Shende R.V.; Chang Soo Kim and R. A. Winholtz, High temperature forming of ceramic without applying external pressure, Ceramic Transactions (Innovative Processing/Synthesis: Ceramics, Glasses, Composites VIII), 179 (2004). 

53. Lombardo S. J.; Shende R. V.; Chang Soo Kim and R. A. Winholtz, Strain-induced forming of ceramics without the application of external pressure. Ceramic Transactions (Innovative Processing/Synthesis: Ceramics, Glasses, Composites VII) 154, pp 115 (2003). )

54. Shende, R. V.; Lombardo, S. J. Determination of binder decomposition kinetics for specifying heating parameters in binder burnout cycles, Journal of American Ceramic Society  85 (4), 780 (2002).

55. Lombardo, S. J.; Shende, R. V. Determination of polymer decomposition kinetics for PVB-BaTiO₃-Pt multilayer ceramic capacitors, in Ceramic Transactions (Recent Developments in Electronic Materials and Devices) Edited by K.M. Nair, A.S. Bhalla, and S.-I. Hirano, 131, pp 23, 2002.

56. Shukla S.R.; Shende R.V.; Saligram A.N. Phosphate removal using metal chlorides Colourage, 39, 17, 1992.

57. Shende, R. V.; Shukla, S. R. Phosphate hazards in textile Industry New Cloth Market  5, 15, 1991.

58. Shende, R. V.; Shukla, S. R. Color removal from dyehouse wastewater New Cloth Market  5, 19, 1991.

59. Shende, R. V. Effluent treatment of textile industry wastewater New Cloth Market  4, 27, 1990.

60. Shende, R. V. Polymeric membranes for plasmapheresis Bombay Technologists  40, 45, 1989.

61. Shende, R. V. Textile industry effluents and their purification Bombay Technologists  39, 20, 1988.

62. Detoxification of phenolic stream by catalytic wet air oxidation, presented at the National     conference on clean environment, Kanpur, India, 1994 (Shende R. V., Mahajani V. V.)

63. Synthesis, processing and dielectric properties of compositions in the strontium titanate: strontium zirconate solid solution system, presented at the 102^nd Annual conference of American Ceramic Society, St. Louis, April 30-May 3, 2000, St. Louis, Missouri (Shende R. V., Lombardo S. J., Viswanath D. S., Rossetti Jr. G. A., Krueger D. S., Gordon A.) [A2-028-00].

64. Determination of polymer decomposition kinetics to specify ramps and holds for binder burnout cycles for multilayer ceramic capacitors, presented at the 103^rd Annual conference of American Ceramic Society, April 22- April 25, 2001, Indianapolis, Indiana (Shende R. V., Lombardo S. J.) [A1D-07-2001].

65. High breakdown strength and high dielectric constant capacitors in the strontium titanate strontium zirconate solid solution system, presented at the 103^rd Annual conference of American Ceramic Society, April 22- April 25, 2001, Indianapolis, Indiana (Shende R. V., Lombardo S. J., Viswanath D. S.) [A1E-03-2001].

66. Binder removal by supercritical extraction from BaTiO₃-Pt multilayer ceramic capacitors, presented at the 103^rd Annual conference of American Ceramic Society, April 22- April 25, 2001, Indianapolis, Indiana (Shende et al. ) [E2L-05-2001].

67. Effect of processing conditions on the core-shell structure and electrical properties of strontium titanate doped with yttrium oxide, presented at the 104^rd Annual conference of American Ceramic Society, April 28-May 1, 2002, St. Louis, Missouri (Shende R. V., Lombardo S. J., Krueger, D. S.) [AMA.2-D-07-2002].

68. Supercritical ethylene extraction of from BaTiO₃-Pt multilayer ceramic capacitors, presented at the 104^rd Annual conference of American Ceramic Society, April 28-May 2002, St. Louis, Missouri (Shende R. V., Lombardo S. J.) [AMC.4-E-10-2002].

69. Use of variational calculus for determining the minimum time for binder removal from 3-dimensional green ceramic components with anisotropic permeability, presented at the 104^rd Annual conference of American Ceramic Society, April 28-May 2002, St. Louis, Missouri (Shende R. V., Lombardo S. J.) [AMD.4-C11-2002].

70. Characterization of the sintering kinetic of yttrium oxide-doped strontium titanate for obtaining dense internal boundary layer capacitors, presented at the 105^th Annual conference of American Ceramic Society, 2003 (Shende R. V., Lombardo S. J.,Feng K.).

71. Strain-induced forming of ceramics without the application of external pressure, presented at the 105^th Annual conference of American Ceramic Society, 2003 (Shende R. V. , Lombardo S. J. , Kim C. S., Winholtz R. A.).

72. Supercritical extraction of binder from green ceramic components, presented at the 105^th annual conference of the American Ceramic Society, 2003 (Shende et al.).

73. Effect of processing conditions on the grain boundary region of the strontium titanate doped with yttrium oxide, presented at the 105^th annual conference of the American Ceramic Society, 2003 (Shende R. V., Lombardo S. J., Krueger D. S.).

74. Experimental and modeling studies of IBLC electrical properties that incorporate the effect of porosity, presented at the 105^th annual conference of the American Ceramic Society, 2003 (Shende R. V., Lombardo S. J., Krueger D. S.).

75. Synthesis and processing of nanoenergetics for higher energy release, presented at the Nanotechnology conference at University of Missouri, August 18, 2004 (Shende R. V.)

76. NEMS and MEMS for defense needs, presented at the Nanotechnology conference at University of Missouri, August 18, 2004 (Shende R. V., Shubhra Gangopadhyay)

77. Atomic layer deposition of high-k dielectrics using supercritical CO₂, presented at the American Physical Society meeting, March 25, 2005, Los Angeles, CA (Shende R. V. , J. Lubguban, M. Othman, S. Gangopadhyay)

78. Supercritical CO₂/co-solvents extraction of porogen and surfactants to obtain ultralow-k dielectric film presented at the American Physical Society meeting, March 25, 2005, Los Angeles, CA (Shende R. V., J. Lubguban, A. Lubguban, M. Othman, S. Gangopadhyay)

79. Cu(II)ONW[Al]NP}-A Novel nanoengineered thermite, presented at the 52^nd Midwest Solid State conference, Oct. 8-9, 2005 (Shende R. V., S. Hasan, S. Gangopadhyay)

80. Synthesis of self-assembled ordered nanoenergetic composite containing Cu(II)-O nanorods and Al-nanoparticles, presented at the 52^nd Midwest Solid State conference, Oct. 8-9, 2005 (Shende R. V. , S. Hasan, S. Gangopadhyay)

81. Self-assembled ordered energetic composites of CuO nanorods and nanowells and Al-nanoparticles with high burn rates, Symposium H, Multifunctional energetic materials, Materials Research Society, Nov. 28-Dec.2, 2005, Boston, MA (Shende R. V., S. Subramanian, S. Apperson, S. Hasan-, S. Bhattacharya, Y. Gao, M. Hossain, S. Gangopadhyay, P. Redner, D. Kapoor, S, Nicolich).

82. On-chip initiation and burn rate measurements of thermite energetic reactions, Symposium H, Multifunctional energetic materials, Materials Research Society, Nov. 28-Dec.2, 2005, Boston, MA (Shende  et al.).

83. The Development of Energetic Nanocomposites for the Warfighter  Proceedings of the AIChE National Meeting, Nov 2005 (P. Redner, S. Gangopadhyay, S. Nicolich, R. V. Shende) 

84. Synthesis and Applications of Energetic Nanocomposites Proceedings of Energetic Materials Technology Exchange 2005 (S. Gangopadhyay,  P. Redner, R. V. Shende)

85. Nanocomposite Superthermites: Sensitivity and Characterization, Proceedings of the Energetics Materials Intelligence Symposium, May 2006 (P. Redner,  T. Dolch, S. Gangopadhyay, R. Shende, S. Apperson) 

86. Novel nanostructured energetic materials, Army Science Conference, Nov. 2006, Florida (S. Gangopadhyay, R. Shende, S. Apperson, S. Hasan, K. Gangopadhyay, P. Redner, D. Kapoor, S. Nicolich)

87. Formation of pyrophoric iron particles by H₂ reduction of oxalate and oxides, 7^th International Conference on Special Topics in Chemical Propulsion, Kyoto, Japan, September 2007 (Shende R.V., Vats A., Doorenbos, Z.D., Kapoor D., Martin D., Puszynski J.A.)

88. Synthesis of Pyrophoric nanoparticles from Fe-oxalate, Annual AIChE conference, Salt Lake, Utah, November 2007 (R. Shende, Alok Vats, Jan Puszynski, Deepak Kapoor)

89. Synthesis and characterization of pyrophoric iron for pyrotechnic applications, Defense Manufacturers Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2007 (Christopher D. Haines, Darold G. Martin, Deepak Kapoor, R. Shende, Jan A. Puszynski).

90. Zero, one, and two dimensional pyrophoric nanostructured materials, 6^th Annual Nanomaterials for Defense Conference, Arlington, Virginia, April 2008 (Rajesh Shende, Alok Vats, Deepak Kapoor, Christopher Haines, Darold Martin, and Jan Puszynski).

91. Formation of Pyrophoric a-Fe Nanoparticles from Fe(II)-Oxalate, 11^th Annual NIST Nanotech Conference, June 2008, Boston (Rajesh Shende, Alok Vats, Zac Doorenbos, Deepak Kapoor, Christopher Haines, Darold Martin, and Jan Puszynski).

92. Mesoporous TiO₂ Thin-Film for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC) Application, June 2008, Boston (Alok Vats, Rajesh Shende, Jacek Swiatkiewicz, and Jan Puszynski).

93. Pyrophoric nanoparticles and nanoporous foils for defense applications, Army Science Conference, 2008 (Rajesh V. Shende, Alok Vats, Zac Doorenbos, Deepak Kapoor, Chris Haines, Darold Martin, Jan A. Puszynski).

94. Synthesis of 2-dimensional TiO₂ mesoporous structure for dye-sensitized solar cells, Efficient Energy Conversion into Electricity and Fuels, Regional Conference, Colorado, Aug. 2008 (Alok Vats, Rajesh Shende, Jacek Swiatkiewicz, Jan Puszynski, David Dixon).

95. Subcritical Catalytic Hydropyrolysis of Waste Biomass into Fuel, South Dakota Academy of Science, 94th Annual Meeting, April 3-4, 2009, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD (Richa Tungal, Rajesh Shende, Lew Christopher).

96. Subcritical Catalytic Hydropyrolysis of Waste Biomass into Fuel, BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing, July 19-22, 2009, Montreal, Canada (Richa Tungal, Rajesh Shende, Kenneth Benjamin, Lew Christopher).

97. Subcritical Aqueous Phase Liquefaction of Biomass and Selective Enrichment of Hydrogen and Hydrocarbon Fuels, SD/WY EPSCoR State Conference, September 23, 2009, Rapid City, SD (Richa Tungal, Rajesh Shende, Kenneth Benjamin, Lew Christopher).

98. Catalytic Subcritical Hydropyrolysis of Waste Biomass and Selective Enrichment of Hydrocarbon Fuels, NSF I/UCRC, 2nd Industrial Advisory Board Meeting, October 9, 2009, Rapid City, SD (Richa Tungal, Rajesh Shende, Kenneth Benjamin, Lew Christopher)

99. Metal-Immobilized Mesoporous SiO₂ Catalyst for Hydrocarbon Enrichment During     Sub-Critical Hydropyrolysis of Waste Paper,  Bio PacRim, Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy Conference, November Nov 8-11, 2009, Honolulu, Hawaii (Richa Tungal, Rajesh Shende, Kenneth Benjamin, Lew Christopher).

100. Synthesis of Doped Ferrites (MFe₂O₄, M= Ni, Zn) for Thermochemical Water-Splitting, South Dakota Academy of Science, 94^th Annual Meeting, April 3^rd – April 4^th, 2009 Aberdeen, SD (Michael Opoku, Lori Groven, Rahul Bhosale, Rajesh Shende and Jan Puszynski).

101.  Novel Synthesis Method and Characterization of Nano-Complex Oxide (MFe₂O₄, M=Co, Mn, Ni, Zn) for Thermochemical Water-Splitting, AIChE Annual Meeting, November 8-13, 2009, Nashville, TN (Michael Opoku, Lori Groven, Rajesh Shende, Jan Puszynski, Rahul Bhosale)

102. Hydrogen Generation Using Thermochemical Water Splitting, Rahul Bhosale,  SD/WY EPSCoR State Conference, September 23, 2009, Rapid City, SD (Rajesh Khadka, Michael Opoku, Rajesh Shende, Jan Puszynski).

103. Development of on-chip biosensor for detection of nitrogen compounds in aqueous phase,  South Dakota Academy of Science, 94th Annual Meeting, April 3-4, 2009, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD (Kelsey Feige, Anuradha Shende, Alok Vats, Rajesh Shende).

104. On-Chip Biosensor for Rapid Detection and Identification of Nitrogen Containing Compounds, Nanotech Conference and Expo, May 3^rd – May 7^th, 2009, Houston, TX (Kelsey Feige, Anuradha Shende, Alok Vats, and Rajesh Shende).

105. Evaluation of I-V characteristics of ordered mesoporous TiO2 electrode for dye sensitized solar cells, , Nanotech Conference and Expo, May 3^rd – May 7^th, 2009, Houston, TX (A. Vats, R. Shende, J. Puszynski)

106. Synthesis of Novel Ferrite Foam Material for Water-Splitting Application, Nanotech Conference and Expo, May 3^rd – May 7^th, 2009, Houston, TX (Rajesh Shende, Jan Puszynski, Alok Vats, Michael Opoku, Rahul Bhosale)

107. H₂ generation from water splitting using novel ferrite foam materials, AIChE annual meeting, November 8-13, 2009, Nashville, TN (Rajesh Shende, Jan Puszynski, Alok Vats, Rahul Bhosale, Michael Opoku).

108. Catalytic Subcritical Aqueous Phase Conversion of Waste Biomass Into Biofuels,  AIChE Annual Meeting, November 8-13, 2009, Nashville, TN (Richa Tungal, Rajesh Shende, Kenneth Benjamin, Lew Christopher).

109. Novel Catalytic Thermochemical Process for Bioenergy Production, NSF I/UCRC, 2nd Industrial Advisory Board Meeting, October 9, 2009, Rapid City, SD (Richa Tungal, Rajesh Shende, Kenneth Benjamin, Lew Christopher).

110. Thermoelectric Pulse Power Generation Using Self-Sustaining Gasless Nanoreactant Systems, International Symposium on Chemical Propulsion, Cape Town, South Africa, Nov 3-7, 2009 (Jan A. Puszynski, Rajesh Shende,  Magdy Bichay).

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