2009 Kurt Birdwhistell, Brian E. Schulz#, Kathryn Conroy#,”Phase transfer catalysis with microwaves: green synthetic approaches to metal carbonyl complexes”, Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference, Washington, D.C., June 23-25, 2009.
2009 Kurt Birdwhistell, D. Andrew Knight “Applying microwaves to green methods in inorganic synthesis.” National ACS meeting, symposium entitled, “NSF Catalyzed Innovations in the Undergraduate Curriculum”, Washington, D.C.; Aug. 20, 2009.
2008 Kurt Birdwhistell, Kathryn Conroy#, Brian E. Schulz#, “Producing greener metal carbonyl complexes by coupling phase transfer catalysis and microwave assisted synthesis”, Southeast Regional ACS Meeting, Nashville, TN, Nov. 12, 2008.
2008 Kurt Birdwhistell, “Green Chemistry: Concepts and Examples”, Science Café, Louisiana section of the American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, Sept. 13, 2008.
2008 Kathryn Conroy#, Kurt Birdwhistell, Brian E. Schulz#, “Coupled use of phase transfer catalysts with microwave energy for synthesis of molybdenum and tungsten carbonyl complexes”, National American Chemical Society Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, Aug. 17, 2008.
2008 Brian E. Schulz#, Kurt Birdwhistell, Maria Gonzalez#, “Solid acid catalysis a greener acylation of ferrocene”, National American Chemical Society Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 7 , 2008.
2008
Maria
Gonzalez#, Kurt
Birdwhistell, Brian E. Schulz#, “An alternative green
method for the preparation of 1,1’-diacetylferrocene”,
National American Chemical Society Meeting, New Orleans,
LA, April 7 , 2008.
2008 Kurt
Birdwhistell, “Exploring
High Oxidation State Vanadium Chemistry”, Univ. of
Maryland, Baltimore County, Chemistry Dept. , Feb. 15,
2008.
2008
Kurt
Birdwhistell, “Green
chemistry: Technologies to make a difference”, National ACS
meeting, April 6, 2008.
2007 Kurt
Birdwhistell, “Green
Chemistry: An introduction and applications”, St.
Scholastica Academy, Covington, LA, Oct. 16, 2007.
2007 Kurt
Birdwhistell,
“Sustaining Our Environment Through Green Chemistry”,
Lusher High school “Life in a Sustainable City”, Sept. 21,
2007.
2007
Kurt
Birdwhistell, Andy
Nguyen#, Robert Kobelja#, “The acylation of ferrocene: a
greener approach”, National American Chemical Society
Meeting, Boston, MA, Aug. 19, 2007.
2007
Laura
Thomas#, Kurt
Birdwhistell, E.J. Ramos#, C. Simmers#, “Loyola University
green Chemistry outreach program” , National American
Chemical Society Meeting, Boston, MA, Aug. 20, 2007.
2006
Kurt
Birdwhistell, D.
Andy Knight, Eric Ramos#,
Andy Nguyen#,
“A Green Alternative for the Acylation of Ferrocene Lab
Experiment” Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, West
Lafayette, IN, July 30-Aug. 3, 2006.
2006 Phillip
Oh#,
Kurt Birdwhistell, Eric Ramos, Andy Nguyen, “A Green
Alternative for the Acylation of Ferrocene Lab Experiment”
19th
International
Conference on Chemical Education, Seoul, South Korea, Aug.
13-16, 2006.
2006 Kurt
Birdwhistell,
“Hurricane Katrina, Loyola University: Disaster Planning
and Outcomes” National American Chemical Society Meeting,
San Francisco, CA, Sept. 9-13, 2006.
2006 Eric
Ramos#,
Kurt Birdwhistell, “Synthesis and Chemistry of New Ionic
Chelating Phosphine Ligands “National American Chemical
Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Sept. 13, 2006.
2006
Kurt
Birdwhistell, Thom
Spence, Brian Lewandowski#,
Nicole Morganti#
“Preparing
Aqueous Hydrosilylation Catalysts by Using PEG Modified
Phosphines”, National American Chemical Society Meeting,
San Francisco, CA, Sept. 12, 2006.
2004
Kurt
Birdwhistell, Brian
Lewandowski#,
“Green Chemistry: Using Water-soluble Polymers to Modify
Rhodium Catalysts for Aqueous Selective Hydrogenation”,
National Meeting of the Council on Undergraduate Research,
LaCrosse, WI June 24-26, 2004.
2003
Birdwhistell,
Kurt R.;
Spence Thomas G. “Unknown Cobalt Complexes: An Inquiry
Based Inorganic Lab” 225th
ACS
National Meeting, New Orleans, LA March 27, 2003.
2002
Kurt
Birdwhistell, Thomas
G. Spence; “A New Glow on the Chromatography of M&M
Candies”, 17th
Biennial
Conference on Chemical Education, Western Washington Univ.,
Bellingham, WA, July 28-Aug. 1, 2002.
2002 Brent Koplitz, John Cahill, Kurt Birdwhistell, Lynn
Koplitz, “Using Mass Spectrometric Methods to Study Carbon
Removal Processes During Metal Film Growth” “Proceedings of
the 50Th
ASMS
Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Orlando,
FL June 2-6, 2002.
2001 Knight, Andrew.; Harper,
Brandy.A#.,
Birdwhistell, Kurt R.;. Rainwater, J.Chance#.; “ Aqueous
phase Palladium Catalyzed coupling: A Green Chemistry
laboratory ” 53rd
Southeast
Regional American Chemical Society Meeting, Savannah, GA
Sept. 23-25.
2000 A.T.
Kelly#, K.R.
Birdwhistell, SA. Dumas#, “A study of imido metathesis
between carbodiimides and imines catalyzed by
V(NAR)Cl3”
SE/SW Regional ACS Meeting, Dec. 7-9, 2000, New Orleans,
LA.
2000 S.A.
Dumas#, K.R.
Birdwhistell, A.T. Kelly#., “Catalytic enamine metathesis
via Vanadium imido complexes”, SE/SW Regional ACS Meeting,
Dec. 7-9, 2000, New Orleans, LA.
2000
Kurt
R. Birdwhistell, “IR
Photons, Molecules, and You”, President’s Open House,
Loyola Univ., New Orleans, LA , Apr. 1,
2000.
1999
Kurt
R. Birdwhistell, “IR
Photons, Molecules, and You”, President’s Open House,
Loyola Univ., New Orleans, LA , Apr. 10, 1999.
1999
K.R.
Birdwhistell, M. F.
Lynch#,
R. J. M. Martinez#,
“Comparison of the catalytic properties of
V(NR)Cl3
[R=tBu,
PhMe]”, Natl. American Chemical Society Meeting, New
Orleans, LA, Aug. 22-26, 1999.
1998
S.
Stowers,# R.
Martinez#, Kurt R. Birdwhistell, “A Comparison of the
Catalytic Properties of Vanadium(V) Complexes and
Phosphorus(V) Compounds in Heterocumulene Reactions”,
National ACS Meeting, Dallas, TX Mar. 29-April 3, 1998.
1998 J.
Cahill, E.
Harris, R. Watson#,
L. Koplitz, K. Birdwhistell, B. Koplitz, “Laser-Induced
Thin Film Deposition of Metals” poster presented at
DOE/EPSCoR Annual Conference, October 1-2, 1998, New
Orleans, LA.
1997 Loan
Nguyen#,
Robert Watson#, K. Birdwhistell, The Effects of t-Butoxide
disubstitution on the Catalytic Properties of
Trichloro(tolyl-imido)Vanadium(V) in Carbodiimide
Metathesis” National ACS meeting San Francisco,CA ,Apr.
13-15, 1997
1997
Robert
Watson#, Loan
Nguyen#, K. Birdwhistell, “The Effects of t-Butoxide
monosubstitution on the Catalytic Properties of
Trichloro(tolyl-imido)Vanadium(V) in Carbodiimide
Metathesis” National ACS meeting San Francisco,CA ,Apr.
13-15, 1997
1996 J.Cahill,
B. Koplitz, K.A. Cowen, V.G. Panayotov, R. Jeansonne#, K.
Birdwhistell, L.V. Koplitz “Towards an Understanding of
Carbon Removal Pathways in the Photoassisted Growth of Pt
Films from CpPt(CH3)3
and
CpPt(CD3)3
Precursors,
Material Research Society Fall Meeting Dec. 2-6, 1996.
1996
J.Cahill,
R. Jeansonne#, K. Birdwhistell, B. Koplitz, “Photochemistry
of Platinum complexes” Mardi Gras Symposium, New Orleans,
LA, Feb. 16,1996.
1996 Kurt
R. Birdwhistell, Rick
Jeansonne#, Julianne Pasos#, “Vanadium and Molybdenum
Complexes: Agents for Imido Group Transfer and Catalysis”
Council on Undergraduate Research conference, Durham N.C.;
June 26-29, 1996 .
1996
R.
Jeansonne#, Kurt
Birdwhistell, “Catalytic Metathesis of Carbodiimides by
Molybdenum Oxo-Tetrachloride”; National American Chemical
Society Conference,New Orleans, LA, March 25-29, 1996.
1996 J.
Pasos#, Kurt
Birdwhistell, “Catalytic Carbodiimide Metathesis Using
Vanadium Oxo Complexes” National American Chemical Society
Conference,New Orleans, LA, March 25-29,
1996.
1994
Kurt
R. Birdwhistell, Joann
Lanza# “Organometallic Chemistry in the Advanced Inorganic
Lab: Alkene Isomerization by [(EtO)3P)4Ni”,
Nat. Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Wash. D.C.
Aug. 24, 1994.
1994
Joann
Lanza#, Kurt
R. Birdwhistell “FT/IR Rate Studies of Phenylisocyanate to
Diphenylcarbodiimide Conversion Catalyzed by Vanadium Oxo
Complexes”, Nat. Meeting of the American Chemical Society,
San Diego, CA Mar. 12-17
1994
Joann
Lanza#, Kurt R.
Birdwhistell, “Rate Study of the Conversion of
Phenylisocyanate to Diphenylcarbodiimide Catalyzed by
Trisisopropoxide(Oxo)Vanadium(V), Mardi Gras Symposium Feb.
11, 1994, New Orleans,LA
1994
Greg
Risch#,
Kurt R.
Birdwhistell “Solid State Rate Study of
Nitritopentaaminecobalt(III) Isomerization to
Nitropentaamninecobalt(III) in the Presence of Various
Anions as an Inorganic Laboratory Experiment”, Nat. Meeting
of the American Chemical Society, San Diego, CA Mar. 12-17.
1994
Kurt
R. Birdwhistell, Joann
Lanza#, “Metathesis of Carbodiimides Catalyzed by Vanadium
Oxo and Imido Complexes” Mardi Gras Symposium Feb. 11,
1994, New Orleans,LA
1993
Birdwhistell,
K.R.; Gross,
R.#; Harris, S.#; Toporek, S.#; 206th
National
American Chemical Society meeting, “Metathesis of
Carbodiimides Catalyzed by Vanadium Oxo and Imido
Complexes”, Chicago, IL, Aug. 22-27, 1993.
1992
Birdwhistell,
K.R.,
Mahoney, D.#; 203rd
National
American Chemical Society Meeting “Vanadium Oxos and Imidos
as Catalysts for Carbodiimide Metathesis”,
San
Francisco, CA, April 6-10, 1992.
1992
B.
Koplitz(TU), V.
Panayotov, (TU) ; Hamar, K. (TU).; Birdwhistell, K.(LU);
Koplitz, L.V.(LU);; T.L.T. Birdwhistell,( XU).; Xu.X.(TU);
Deshmukh, S. (TU); Brum; J.L. (TU);”Using Lasers to
Understand and Control the Chemistry of
Semiconductor-related Precursors” SPIE -Society of
Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Sept. 21-25, 1992,
San Jose, CA.
1991
Birdwhistell,
K.R.,
Ensminger, M.E.*,
Southeast Regional American Chemical Society
Mtg.,”Carbodiimide Metathesis Catalyzed by Vanadium
Nitrenes and Oxo Complexes”, Richmond, VA, Nov. 12,
1991.
1990
Birdwhistell,
K.R.;
Ensminger,M.E*;
Johnson, M.*
Southeast/Southwest
Regional A.C.S. Meeting, “Conversion of Isocyanates to
Carbodiimides Using High Valent Vanadium Complexes”, New
Orleans, LA, Dec. 1990.
1990
Ensminger
M.E.*;
Birdwhistell, K.R.; Johnson, M.*
;
Southeast/Southwest Regional A.C.S. Meeting, “Conversion of
Isocyanates to Carbodiimides Using
V(O)acac2”,
New Orleans, LA , Dec. 1990.
1990
Deshmukh,
S.; Brum,
J.L.; Koplitz, B.; Birdwhistell, K.R.; Koplitz, L.V.;
American Institute of Chemical Engineers, “Photochemistry
of Metalorganic Compounds Relevant to Excimer
Laser-Assisted Vapor Deposition” Nov. 11-16, Chicago, IL
1990.
1990
Birdwhistell,
K.R.; Koplitz, L.K.; AAAS
Meeting, “Making and Breaking Molecules: From Synthesis to
Laser Photochemistry”, New Orleans, LA, Feb 1990.
1989
Gamble,
A.S.,
Birdwhistell, K.R., Templeton, J.L.; National American
Chemical Society Meeting, April 1989,”Stereoselective
Reactivity of Nucleophilic Tungsten Allenyl Complexes”.
1987
Gamble,
A. S.;
Birdwhistell, K.R.; Templeton, J.L. Southeastern Regional
ACS Mtg.”Addition of Alkynes to Tungsten Vinylidene and
Acetylide Complexes”.
1985
Brower,
D.C.;
Birdwhistell, K.R.; Templeton, J.L. National ACS Mtg. “
Vinyl and Ketenyl Ligands as Analogs of 4-Electron Alkyne
Ligands”.
1985
Birdwhistell,
K.R.;
Morrow, J. R.; Gamble, A.S. ; Templeton, J.L. Regional ACS
Mtg., “Theoretical and Mechanistic Aspects of a Tungsten
Alkyne to Vinylidene Rearrangement”.
1984 Birdwhistell,
K.R.;
Templeton, J.L. National ACS Mtg. “Chemistry of an
Unsaturated Carbyne”, Aug. 1984, Washington D.C.
1984
Birdwhistell, K.R.; Templeton,
J.L. N.S.F.
Organometallic Workshop, “Ligand Coupling Reactions
Involving Group VI Alkyne Complexes”, May 1984, Chapel
Hill, N.C..
1983
Birdwhistell,
K.R.;
Templeton, J.L. Local American Chemical Society Mtg.,
“Simple Syntheses of Tungsten Vinylidene Complexes”, Chapel
Hill, N.C..
1983
Birdwhistell, K.R.; Templeton,
J. L. XI
International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, “A
Simple Tungsten Carbyne Synthesis”, Calloway Gardens, GA.
1983
Birdwhistell,
K. R.;
Templeton, J.L. National American Chemical Society Mtg.
“ A Simple Tungsten Carbyne Synthesis”, Washington D.C..