Luis Velarde, assistant professor of chemistry at the University at Buffalo, will present "Unraveling Molecular Structure at Nanoscale Interface with Nonlinear Laser Spectroscopy" at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in Science Building 272. An abstract of his talk appears below.

This Chemistry-Physics Seminar Series is supported by the Faculty-Student Association at Buffalo State.

Abstract
An in-depth control of interfacial processes is essential in order to make a significant impact in the efficiency and long-term integrity of electrochemical systems and sensors. Molecular-level characterization of electrochemical surface structure and dynamics, particularly under typical device operating conditions, is an essential but difficult aspect of designing novel chemical sensors and photoelectrochemical systems for energy conversion and storage. In this talk, key fundamental spectroscopic concepts will be presented that could be effectively applied in the design and construction of tailored semiconductor interfaces with by-design properties. An improved approach for performing nondestructive in-situ spectroscopic measurements for the detection of molecular-level interfacial phenomena in conductive and semiconductive oxides as well as nanostructured carbon films will be discussed, including applications in sensing and energy conversion and storage. This approach uses and develops coherent nonlinear optical methods with interface selectivity.

Campuses of the State University of New York adhere to schedules for records retention and disposition to ensure that records are retained appropriately and, once their retention periods have lapsed, disposed of routinely. The campus website for records retention and disposition provides links to the schedules, the accompanying SUNY policy, and information about how to comply.

All Buffalo State offices and departments should document their records destruction activities during the 2014–2015 academic year using the certificate of records destruction and forward the completed certificate to the campus records management officer, Cleveland Hall 508, or via e-mail to Jill Powell, by Wednesday, July 15. 

Once a certificate of records destruction has been submitted, Business Services staff members will be available to help offices dispose of large quantities of records.

If you are new to the records retention and disposition process, or if you would like a refresher for 2015, you are invited to attend a one-hour information session on one of these dates. All sessions will take place in Cleveland Hall 418:

Thursday, April 23, 2:00 p.m.
Monday, May 4, 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, June 10, 10:00 a.m.

Please register by e-mail, indicating the date of the session you plan to attend. You may also send an e-mail to request a presentation tailored for your office or department.

Thank you.

The grading window for Summer Sessions C and II will close Wednesday, August 12, at 9:00 p.m. Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF) is available on the Banner website. Assistance is available by calling the Computing Help Desk at 878-4357 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If you have questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at 878-4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF) to assist you in successful grading.

Faculty members will enter their 2015 Summer Session grades using Banner. The grading windows for Sessions C and II are now open and will close Wednesday, August 12, at 9:00 p.m. Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF) is available on the Banner website. Additionally, assistance is available by calling the Computing Help Desk at 878-4357 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you have any questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at 878-4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF) at to assist you in successful grading.

Faculty members will enter their grades for 2015 Summer Sessions C and II using Banner. The grading windows will open Thursday, August 6, at 9:00 a.m. and close Wednesday, August 12, at 9:00 p.m. In preparation, faculty members are encouraged to log on to Banner to be sure that all their courses are listed under their accounts. Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF) is available on the Banner website. Additionally, assistance is available by calling the Computing Help Desk at 878-4357 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you have any questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at 878-4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF) to assist you in successful grading.

The grading window for Summer Session I will close tomorrow, Wednesday, July 15, at 9:00 p.m. Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF) is available on the Banner website. Assistance is available by calling the Computing Help Desk at 878-4357 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If you have questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at 878-4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF) to assist you in successful grading.

Faculty members will enter their summer grades using Banner. The grading window for Summer Session I is now open and will close Wednesday, July 15, at 9:00 p.m. Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF) is available on the Banner website. Additionally, assistance is available by calling the Computing Help Desk at 878-4357 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If you have any questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at 878-4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF) to assist you in successful grading.

Faculty members will enter their summer 2015 grades using Banner. The grading window will open Thursday, July 9, at 9:00 a.m. and close Wednesday, July 15, at 9:00 p.m. In preparation, faculty members are encouraged to log on to Banner to be sure that all their courses are listed under their accounts. Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF) is available on the Banner website. Additionally, assistance is available by calling the Computing Help Desk at 878-4357 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If you have any questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at 878-4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF) to assist you in successful grading.

The grading window for Summer Session B will close tomorrow, Wednesday, July 22, at 9:00 p.m. Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF) is available on the Banner website. Assistance is available by calling the Computing Help Desk at 878-4357 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you have questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at 878-4811.

We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF) to assist you in successful grading.

Faculty members will enter their summer 2015 grades using Banner. The grading window for Summer Session B is now open and will close Wednesday, July 22, at 9:00 p.m. Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF) is available on the Banner website. Additionally, assistance is available by calling the Computing Help Desk at 878-4357 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If you have questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at 878-4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF) to assist you in successful grading.