“Functionalization of Ultrafine Particle by Atomic Layer Deposition,” to be presented at University of Michigan Graduate Seminar, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (September 23, 2008).

“Renewable Biofuels Using Rapid Solar-thermal Processing,” Featured presentation at the Second Generation Biofuels (Innovation in BioFuels 2008) Conference, Baltimore, MD (May 14, 2008).

“Functionalization of Ultrafine Particles by Atomic Layer Deposition,” invited presentation made to the Ceradyne Corp. Technology Review, Cost Mesa, CA (March 13, 2008).

“Renewable Fuels via Solar-thermal Processing,” Keynote Address presented at the 2008 Solar PACES Biennial Meeting, Las Vegas, NV (March 7, 2008).

“Solar-thermal Production of Renewable Fuels from Water and Biomass,” presented at University of California at Santa Barbara Graduate Seminar, Santa Barbara, CA (February 7, 2008).

“Functionalization of Ultrafine Particle by Atomic Layer Deposition,” presented at the Particle Technology Center Graduate Seminar, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (January 22, 2008).

“Commercial Success through Fundamental Understanding and Persistence,” Plenary Address presented at CHEMECA 2007 in Melbourne, Australia (September 25, 2007).

 “Functionalization of Fine Particles using Atomic Layer Deposition,” Keynote Address presented at CHEMECA 2007 in Melbourne, Australia (September 24, 2007).

“Particle Coating in Fluidized Bed Reactors”, Invited Keynote Address presented at EuroCVD 16, The Hague (Netherlands), (September 17, 2007).

“Functionalization of Ultrafine Particles by Atomic Layer Deposition,” presented at Procter and Gamble Corporation, Cincinnati, OH (February 27, 2007).

“Functionalization of Ultrafine Particles by Atomic Layer Deposition,” presented at University of Cincinnati Graduate Seminar, Cincinnati, OH (February 27, 2007).

“Functionalization of Ultrafine Particle by Atomic Layer Deposition, “presented at Millennium Chemical Company, Baltimore, MD (April 30, 2007).

“Solar-thermal Processing to Split Water,” presented at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO (April 20, 2007).

“Solar-thermal Water Splitting Using a Zn/ZnO Thermochemical Cycle,” 2007 Inaugural Energy symposium UNLV, Las Vegas, NV (August 16, 2007)

“Solar-thermal Splitting of Water Using a Rapid ZnO Thermochemical Cycle:  Fundamentals and Experimental Results”, presented at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, Graduate Seminar (November 29, 2006).

“Functionalization of Ultrafine Particles Using Atomic Layer Deposition (Particle ALDTM)”, presented at the 2nd Engineered Particle Applications Conference, presented in Las Vegas, NV (October 19, 2006).

“Solar-thermal Water Splitting for the Production of Hydrogen”, presented at the Renewables to Hydrogen Forum, National Hydrogen Association, Albuquerque, NM (October 5, 2006).

“Functionalization of Ultrafine Particles by Atomic Layer Deposition”, presented at the Department of Chemical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, Graduate Seminar, (September 15, 2006).

“Solar-thermal Production of Hydrogen from Water”, presented at the Solar 2006 Meeting, Denver, CO (July, 13, 2006).

“Functionalization of Ultrafine Particles by ALD,” A.W. Weimer, paper presented at the Int’l Fine Particle Research Institute, Santa Barbara, CA (June 26, 2006).

“Solar-thermal Processing to Produce Hydrogen from Water,” presented to Xcel Energy, Boulder, CO (April 28, 2006).

“Functionalized Nanoparticles – a Tutorial,” (web cast) A.W. Weimer, tutorial presented at the 5th World Congress on Particle Technology, Orlando, FL (April 25, 2006).

“Micron and Nanoparticle Coating Using Atomic Layer Deposition”, presented at the E.V. Murphree Awards Session in Honor of  L.S. Fan, American Chemical Society 231st Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA (March 28, 2006).

“Particle ALDTM Technology,” A.W. Weimer, paper presented at the Nanomaterials Project seminar series, Air Products and Chemicals Corp., Allentown, PA (March 7, 2006)

“Particle ALDTM Technology,” A.W. Weimer, paper presented at Osram Sylvania Corporation, Towanda, PA (March 8, 2006).

“Solar Thermochemical Splitting of Water:  Theory, Application, and Materials Research Opportunities”, presented at Stanford University – Global Climate and Energy Project Seminar, Palo Alto, CA (February, 2006).

“Novel Polymer Particle ALDTM Extrusion Method for Producing Polymer/Ceramic Nanocomposites”, presented at Lyondell Chemical Company, Cincinnati, OH (November, 2005).

“Functionalizing Ultrafine Particles by Atomic layer Deposition (ALD)”, presented at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver, Denver, CO (October, 2005).

“Solar-thermal Reactors:  Fundamentals and Applications,” presented at the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, Graduate Seminar, (October, 2005).

“Synthesis of Boron – rich Boron Carbide Powders for Improved Ceramic Armor,” presented at Ceradyne Corporation and the U.S. Army, Costa Mesa, CA (September, 2005).

 “Solar-thermal Reactors:  Fundamentals and Applications,” Keynote Lecture, Chemical Reactor Engineering X International Conference, Zacatecas, Mexico (August, 2005).

“Solar-thermal Processing to Decarbonize Natural Gas,” presented at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH-Zurich (Swiss Federal Research Institute), Graduate Seminar, (June, 2005).

“Functionalizing Ultrafine Particles by Atomic Layer Deposition,” presented at Cabot Corporation, Albuquerque, NM, (June, 2005).

“Atomic Layer Deposition to Control Particle Surface Functionality,” presented at the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri, Rolla, MO, Graduate Seminar, (September,2004).

“Solar-thermal Production of Hydrogen,” presented at General Electric Global Research laboratory, Niskayuna, NY (September, 2004).

“Solar-thermal Production of Hydrogen,”presented at the Arizona Public Service Company, Phoenix, AZ (July, 2004).

“Solar Thermochemical Production of Hydrogen,” invited tutorial presented at the 2004 International Solar Energy Conference, Portland, OR (July, 2004)

“Commercial Success Through Fundamental Understanding and Persistence,” Keynote Lecture, International World PARTEC2004 Conference, Nuremberg, Germany (March, 2004).

“Conformal Encapsulation of Fine Particles with Ceramic Nanolayers, presented at the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate Seminar, Pittsburgh, PA (February, 2003).

“Passivating Ultrafine iron Powders by Atomic layer Deposition Surface Modification.”presented at the Swiss Federal Research Institute (ETH-Zurich, Switzerland)(May, 2003).

“Solar-thermal Processing to Produce Hydrogen”, presented at the Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland (May, 2003).

“Fundamentals, Development, and Commercialization of the Rapid Carbothermal Reduction Process,” presented at the Sandvik Tungsten Carbide Production Facilities,” Coromant, United Kingdom (England) (May, 2003).

“Atomic Layer Deposition Processing to Control the Surface Chemistry of Ultrafine Powders, presented at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (EMPA), Thun, Switzerland (July, 2003).

“The Rapid Carbothermal Reduction Synthesis of Boron Carbide Powders,”  presented at the Wacker-Chemie GmbH Chemical Company, Kempten, Germany (August, 2003).

“Rapid Solar-thermal Decarbonization of Methane,” presented at General Electric Global Research laboratory, Niskayuna, NY (August, 2003).

“Atomic Layer Deposition to Control Surface Chemistry of Fine Particles,” presented at General Electric Global Research laboratory, Niskayuna, NY (August, 2003).

“Boron Content Modification of Boron Carbide,” presented at the Army Research Laboratories, Aberdeen, MD (March, 2003).

“Solar-thermal Processing for Thermochemical Cycles to Split Water,” presented at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV), Las Vegas, NV (November, 2003).

“Solar-thermal Production of Hydrogen,” presented at Arizona Public Service Company, Phoenix, AZ (November, 2003).

“Producing Boron-rich Boron Carbide Powders by Rapid Carbothermal Reduction,” presented at Ceradyne, Inc., Costa mesa, CA (January, 2002).

“Conformal Encapsulation of Fine Particles with Ceramic Nanolayers,” presented at NIST Magnetic Technology Division Seminar, Boulder, CO (January, 2002).

“Designing for Benign Hydrogen Synthesis in the Sunny Desert SW United States,” Environmental Design Architecture Guest Lecture, Boulder, CO (February, 2002).

“Fine Nickel Powder Synthesis from Nickel Oxalate Precursors,” presented at OMG Americas, Research Triangle park, NC (April, 2002).

“Solar-thermal Processing to Produce Hydrogen,” presented at Chevron-Texaco, Richmond, CA (September, 2002).

“Solar-thermal Processing to Produce Hydrogen,” presented at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA (September, 2002).

“Solar-thermal Processing to Produce Hydrogen,” presented at General Motors Corporation, Warren, MI (October, 2002).

“ALD on Particles,” presented at The Dow Chemical Company, Corporate Seminar Series, Midland, MI (October, 2002).

“Atomic Layer Deposition on Particles – Chemistry and Engineering,” presented to the Department of Chemical Engineering - Graduate Seminar, University of California at Santa Barbara (October, 2002)

“Solar-thermal Processing to Produce Hydrogen,” presented at BP, Houston, TX (October, 2002).

“Solar-thermal Processing to Produce Hydrogen,” presented at the Arizona Public Service Company – Pinnacle West, Phoenix, AZ (November, 2002).

“Atomic layer Deposition – Chemistry and Engineering,” presented to the Department of Process Engineering, Graduate Seminar, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH-Zurich, Switzerland) (December, 2002).

“Solar-thermal Dissociation of Natural Gas in an Aerosol Flow Reactor,” presented at the Paul Scherer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland (December,2002).

“Commercializing Novel Particle Technologies,” presented to the Department of Process Engineering, Graduate Seminar, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH-Zurich, Switzerland) (December, 2002).

“Rapid Process for the Benign Synthesis of Hydrogen,” presented to the Department of Chemical Engineering - Graduate Seminar, Colorado School of Mines and Technology (November, 2001)

“Rapid Solar-thermal Dissociation of Natural Gas,” presented to the Department of Chemical Engineering - Graduate Seminar, University of Maryland, (October, 2001).

“Rapid Solar-thermal Dissociation of Natural Gas,” presented at BP, Anchorage, AK (October, 2001).

“Rapid Solar-thermal Dissociation of Natural Gas,” presented to the Department of Chemical Engineering - Graduate Seminar, University of Colorado, (September, 2001).

“Rapid Carbothermal Reduction Processing using Aerosol Flow Reactors,” presented to the Department of Materials Science and Engineering – Graduate Seminar, University of Washington (June, 2000)

“Rapid Carbothermal Reduction Processing using Aerosol Flow Reactors,” presented to the Department of Chemical Engineering – Graduate Seminar, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (October, 1998)

Processing and Properties of NanoPhase SiC/Si3N4 Composites, invited presentation at the 5th Annual International Conference on Composites Engineering, Las Vegas, NV (July, 1998).

“Rapid Carbothermal Reduction Processing using Aerosol Flow Reactors,” presented to the Department of Chemical Engineering – Graduate Seminar, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)  (April, 1998)

“Rapid Carbothermal Reduction Processing using Aerosol Flow Reactors,” presented to the Department of Chemical Engineering – Graduate Seminar, University of New Mexico (December, 1997)

“Tutorial – Advanced Ceramic Materials Synthesis,”  presented at the 16th Annual Conference of the American Association for Aerosol Research, invited Tutorial Lecture (October, 1997)

"Plenary Paper:  High Temperature Aerosol Processing to Synthesize Advanced Ceramic Powders," invited Plenary presentation at the 1996 Annual Conference of The American Association for Aerosol Research, Orlando, FL, October, 1996.

"High Temperature Formation Processes for Producing Fine Advanced Ceramic Powders – invited Tutorial," presented at the 1995 Annual AIChE Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, November 1995.

"Rapid Carbothermal Reduction Processing & Kinetics for Synthesizing Fine Silicon Carbide Powders," presented to the Department of Chemical Engineering – Graduate Seminar, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, August, 1995.

"Rapid Carbothermal Reduction Processing & Kinetics for Synthesizing Fine Silicon Carbide Powders," presented at the University of Cincinnati, Graduate Seminar, Cincinnati, OH, June, 1995.

"Flow Reaction Processing for the Manufacture of Fine Ceramic Powders," Dow Chemical Company Excellence in Science Award Presentation, Midland, MI, March, 1995.

"Synthesis of Nitride Ceramic Powders," invited Plenary Presentation, 96th Annual American Ceramics Society Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, April, 1994.

"Non-Oxide Ceramic Powder Synthesis," mid-Michigan Inorganic Science Group 1st Quarter Tutorial Presentation, Midland, MI, March, 1994.

"Synthesis of Nitride Ceramic Powders," presented at Oregon State University, Graduate Seminar, Corvallis, OR, February, 1994.

"Synthesis and Processing of Non-Oxide Ceramics," Tutorial Lecture, 1993 Annual AIChE Meeting, St. Louis, MO, November, 1993.

"Synthesis and Processing of Non-oxide Ceramics," presented at the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, October, 1993.

"Rapid Carbothermal Reduction of Boron Oxide in a Graphite Transport Reactor," Sigma Xi "Best Paper of the Year Award Presentation," Midland, MI, January, 1993.

"Nonoxide Powders from Solid Reactants via a Rapid Carbothermal Reduction Aerosol Process," invited lecture presented at the Engineering Foundation Vapor Phase Manufacture of Ceramics Conference, Kona, Hawaii, January, 1992.

"A Rapid Carbothermal Reduction Process for the Manufacture of Boron Carbide," presented at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, October, 1991.

"The Reasons to Pursue a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering," presented to the University of Cincinnati AIChE Student Chapter, Cincinnati, OH, March 1991.

"Rapid Carbothermal Reduction of Boron Oxide in a 2000°C Graphite Transport Reactor," presented at Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR October, 1990.

"Rapid Carbothermal Reduction of Boron Oxide in a 2000°C Graphite Transport Reactor," presented at the University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, October, 1990.

"The General Phenomena of High Pressure Gas-Solid Fluidization," presented at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, October, 1988.

"Fundamentals and Applications of High Pressure Fluidized Beds of Fine Carbon Powders," presented at the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, February, 1988.

"High Pressure Fluidization Studies," presented at the University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, February, 1987.

"High Pressure Fluidization Fundamentals," presented at the University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, March, 1984.