Rosemarie Chinni, Ph.D.
Kevin Donnelly, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry/Forensic Science
Assistant Professor of History
Publication “Dependence of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) Results on Pulse Energies and Timing Parameters Using Soil Simulants” She is a co-author on this publication with two students (Lauren Kurek and Maya Najarian) and David A. Cremers. This paper discusses LIBS detection capabilities on soil simulants using a range of pulse energies and timing parameters. It was published in the Journal of Visualized Experiments in Sept. 2013.
Publication “On the Boredom of Science: Positional Astronomy in the Nineteenth Century” Published in the British Journal for the History of Science, November 2013.
Presentation “Incorporating Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) into Undergraduate Education” This was presented at LIBS-URT (Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy in Undergraduate Research and Teaching) held at Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pa., in Nov. 2013. This presentation discussed how LIBS can be incorporated into undergraduate education through research and laboratory experiments. Presentation “Incorporating Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) into Undergraduate Education” She is a co-author on this presentation with undergraduate student Daniel Kwasniewski. It was presented at the Scientific eXchange-the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (SciXFACSS) Meeting in Sept. 2013 in Milwaukee, Wis. This presentation discussed how LIBS can be incorporated into undergraduate education. Judge “2014 Berks Best Judge” She is one of three judges that examines top high school senior applications from across Berks County in the category of Science/ Environment. Grant “2013 Alvernia University Faculty Excellence Grant” She received this grant for writing a scholarly article entitled “High Pressure Liquid Chromatography Determination of Additives in Various Drinks.” This was submitted to the Journal of Chromatographic Science and is currently under review.
Publication “Social Physics or Social Disease? Quetelet, Villerme, and Cholera in Brussels and Paris, 1832” Book chapter in “Royalists, Radicals and les Miserables: France in 1832, ed. Eric Martone (Newcastle, 2013). Award “Robert L. Platzman Memorial Fellowship” University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Grant “Travel-to-Collections Grant” Sophia Smith Collections, Smith College
Ondra M. Kielbasa, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biology Grant “Faculty Excellence Grant” Received a summer 2013 grant for the development of a research program in cell biology. This grant supported the purchase of research supplies and the projects engaged students in designing and performing experiments to characterize mammalian cell lines in culture. Grant “Alvernia University Innovation Grant” Received a spring 2014 Innovation Grant to develop a rigorous, inquiry-based laboratory science course in the area of cell biology. This course was uniquely designed to provide students with a “research-like” experience in the classroom by engaging them in cell biology projects that spanned the semester. Presentation “Molecular Pathways Governing Striated Muscle Formation and Function” Participated in research presentations at the “Disappearing Boundaries Summer Research Meeting” at Lebanon Valley College during the summer of 2013.
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