Carl J Seliskar

Carl Seliskar is Professor of Chemistry and Chair of the Chemical Sensors Group at the University of Cincinnati. He is a physical chemist with research interests in molecular spectroscopy, applied optical spectroscopy and optical chemical sensors. His PhD work with Professor Ludwig Brand concentrated on making and evaluating the spectroscopic properties of fluorescent molecular probes for biomolecules. As a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow he continued his studies at Louisiana State University (with Sean P. McGlynn) and at University of Western Ontario (with John C. D. Brand) working on the molecular orbital calculations of spectroscopic properties of small organic molecules and the high resolution spectra of small molecules. He joined the Chemistry Department of the University of Cincinnati in the autumn of 1972.

PhD: Johns Hopkins University 1970

• Optical waveguide chemical sensors
• Spectroelectrochemical sensors
• Smart optical materials
• Sol-gel processed optical composites
• Design of optical spectroscopic instrumentation

Investigators:Carl J. Seliskar, W. R. Heineman, H. B. Halsall 2001 -2006 Ohio Board of Regents Doctoral Investment Award Chemical Sensors at the Cutting Edge: A Vehicle for PhD Graduate Education Role:PI $2,603,993

Grant: #NSF-CHE-0097726 Investigators:J. J. Alexander, Carl J. Seliskar 2001 -2004 National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Chemistry at the University of Cincinnati Role:Co-PI $180,000

Investigators:W. Heineman, H. B. Halsall, C. Seliskar 2003 -2005 American Water Works Research Foundation Rapid Detection of Bioterrorism Agents in Water Supplies Role:Co-PI $342,456

Grant: #DE-FG02-03ER63655 Investigators:W. R. Heineman, Carl J. Seliskar 2003 -2006 US Department of Energy Spectroelectrochemical Sensor for Pertechnetate Applicable to Hanford and Other DOE Sites $500,000

Investigators:M. Dziewatkoski, H. B. Halsall, W. R. Heineman, Carl J. Seliskar 2003 -2005 Ohio Technology Action Fund and Yellow Springs Instruments, Inc Rapid Detection of Bioterrorism Agents in Water Supplies $923,535

Investigators:P. A. Limbach, W. R. Heineman, H. B. Halsall, C. Ahn, Carl J. Seliskar 2004 -2008 NIH Bioassays and Molecular Characterization by Microchip CE $2,043,554

Grant: #DE-FG02-03ER63655 Investigators:W. R. Heineman, Carl J. Seliskar 2007 -2010 US Department of Energy Spectroelectrochemical Sensor for Pertechnetate Applicable to Hanford and Other DOE Sites $500,000

Grant: #OBR 1999 - 9933 Investigators:Seliskar, Carl 07-01-1999 -06-30-2001 Ohio Board of Regents Consortium for Novel Microfabrication Methods of Medical Devices in Non Silicon Materials Role:PI $748,000.00 Closed Level:State of Ohio

Grant: #DE-FG02-07ER64353 Investigators:Heineman, William; Seliskar, Carl 03-01-2007 -08-31-2012 Department of Energy Spectroelectrochemical Sensor for Pertechnetate Applicable to Hanford and Other DOE Sites Role:Collaborator $499,912.00 Active Level:Federal

Grant: #SRS 004849 Investigators:Seliskar, Carl 01-01-2007 -12-31-2007 Degussa Specialty Polymers, Inc. "Measurement of Autofluorescence Levels in Thermoplastic Rsins for Diagnostic Applications" Role:PI $.00 Closed Level:Industry

Grant: #Exh A-VBA Investigators:Halsall, H Brian; Heineman, William; Seliskar, Carl 03-31-2008 -06-12-2008 Procter & Gamble Company C and D Investigation of a Voltammetric Biosensor for the Determination of Acrylaminde Role:Collaborator $16,500.00 Closed Level:Industry

Grant: #R01 OH009652 Investigators:Heineman, William; Seliskar, Carl; Talaska, Glenn 09-01-2009 -08-31-2012 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Target Organ DNA Damage in Coke Oven Workers Role:Collaborator $451,635.00 Closed Level:Federal

Book Chapter

D. J. Monk, M. L. Stegemiller, S. Conklin, J. R. Paddock, W. R. Heineman, C. J. Seliskar, T. H. Ridgway, S. A. Bryan, T. L. Hubler. "(131) Spectroelectrochemical Sensor for Technetium: Preconcentration and Quantification of Pertechnetate in Polymer-Modified Electrodes". In ACS Volume based on the symposium Subsurface Contamination Remediation: Accomplishments of the Envir; E. Berkey and T. Zachary, Ed(s); ACS Symposium Series 904, American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, (2005), pp 306-321.

Nebojsa Pantelic, Aigars Piruska and Carl J. Seliskar. "(142) Studies of the Dynamics of Thin Ion Exchange Films by Spectroscopic Ellipsometry and Attenuated Total Reflectance Spectroscopy". In Recent Developments in Advanced Materials and Processes, Materials Science Forum Edition, (2006), pp 431-438.

Peer Reviewed Publications

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Invited Presentations

D. J. Monk, M. L. Stegemiller, S. Conklin, J. R. Paddock, W. R. Heineman*, C. J. Seliskar, T. H. Ridgway, S. A. Bryan, T. L. Hubler (03-2003. ) Spectroelectrochemical Sensor for Technetium: Preconcentration and Quantification of Technetium in Polymer-modified Electrodes in the symposium on Environmental Management Science Program Symposium Environmental Sensing and Monitoring: Effects of Radiation Exposure on Humans and Biota .225th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

C. J. Seliskar*, W. R. Heineman, S. A. Bryan, T. L. Hubler, N. Kaval (2004. ) Spectroelectrochemical Sensors based on Multimode Selectivity Simultaneously Achievable in a Single Device, in the symposium on Analytical Chemistry in Nuclear Technology Developments in Sensor Technology .227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

W. R. Heineman*, H. B. Halsall, C. J. Seliskar (06-2004. ) Rapid Detection of Biological Agents in Water Supplies .American Water Works Association Annual Conference & Exhibition, Orlando, FL.

W. R. Heineman*, C. J. Seliskar (09-2005. ) Sensors Based on Spectroelectrochemistry: Detection of Metal Ions in the Symposium on Electrochemical Science for Sensing and Energy Conversion .2005 Center for Integrated Molecular Systems (CIMS), Pohang University of Science & Technology, Pohang, Korea.

W. R. Heineman*, C. J. Seliskar (09-2005. ) Sensors based on Spectroelectrochemistry: A Strategy for Improved Selectivity in the Symposium on Analytical Electrochemistry .56th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Busan, Korea.

C. J. Seliskar*, W. R. Heineman, S. A. Bryan, and A. S. Del Negro (08-22-2007. ) Fluorescence-based sensor for pertechnetate .National ACS Meeting, Boston, MA.

Poster Presentations

A. Piruska*, C. J. Seliskar, W. R. Heineman (03-2003. ) Modeling of Spectroelectrochemical Sensor .Pittcon 2003, Orlando, FL. .

H. Kuramitz*, A. Piruska, Y. Umezawa, H. B. Halsall, C. J. Seliskar, W. R. Heineman (03-2003. ) Development of Spectroelectrochemical Binding Assay Using Labeled Ligand with an Electroactive Probe .Pittcon 2003, Orlando, FL. .

C. M. Wansapura*, W. R. Heineman, C. J. Seliskar (03-2003. ) Spectroelectrochemical Sensor for the Determination of Concentration of Aqueous Iron .Pittcon 2003, Orlando, FL. .

T. Shotoyko*, I. Zudans, J. N. Richardson, C. J. Seliskar, W. R. Heineman (03-2003. ) An Attenuated Total Reflectance Sensor for Copper: An Experiement for Analytical or Physical Chemistry .225th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA. .

M. V. Bobst*, S. Farrell, H. B. Halsall, W. R. Heineman, C. J. Seliskar (03-2003. ) Comparison of Enzyme-substrate Couples for Bead-based Immunoassays with Electrochemical and Fluorescence Detection .225th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA. .

I. Zudans*, W. R. Heineman, C. J. Seliskar (07-2003. ) In situ Measurement of Sensor Film Dynamics .ICSE-3, Vienna, Austria. .

S. Conklin*, A. Maghasi, T. Shtoyko, Z. Aguilar, S. Farrell, H. B. Halsall, W. R. Heineman, C. J. Seliskar (08-2003. ) ESEM Investigation of Electrodeposited Metals and Bead-Based Immunoassay for Sensor Applications .Microscopy & Microanalysis, San Antonio, TX. .

A. Piruska*, I. Zudans, C. J. Seliskar, and W. R. Heineman (09-2003. ) Studies of the Influence of Optical Effects on Spectroelectrochemical Sensor's Performance .226th ACS National Meeting, New York, NY. .

N. Pantelic*, I. Zudans, C. J. Seliskar, W. R. Heineman (09-2003. ) In situ Dynamic Studies of a Poly(vinyl alcohol)-Poly(acrylic Acid) Thin Film by Spectroscopic Ellipsometry .226th ACS National Meeting, New York, NY. .

S. E. Andria*, J. N. Richardson, N. Kaval, I. Zudans, C. J. Seliskar, W. R. Heineman (2004. ) Optimization of the Detection Limits of Ru(bpy)32+ using an Attenuated Total Reflectance Spectroelectrochemical Sensor .227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA. .

J. S. Kegerreis*, J. R. Paddock, D. Monk, W. R. Heineman, C. J. Seliskar (2004. ) Absorbance and Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Rhenium-dioxo Compounds for the Development of a Spectroelectrochemical Sensor for Analogous Technetium Complexes .227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA. .

J. S. Kegerreis*, D. J. Monk, W. R. Heineman, C. J. Seliskar, J. R. Paddock (03-2004. ) Absorbance and Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Rhenium-dioxo Compounds for the Development of a Spectroelectrochemical Sensor for Analogous Technetium Complexes .Pittcon 2004, Chicago, IL. .

S. A. Andria*, J. N. Richardson, N. Kaval, I. Zudans, C. J. Seliskar, W. R. Heineman (03-2004. ) Evaluation of the Detection Limits of Ru(bpy)32+ with an Attenuated Total Reflectance Spectroelectrochemical Sensor .Pittcon 2004, Chicago, IL. .

I. H. Boyaci*, W. R. Heineman, Z. P. Aguilar, M. Hossain, H. B. Halsall, C. J. Seliskar (03-2004. ) Ampeerometric Enumeration of Escherichia Coli Using Antibody-Coated Paramagnetic Beads .Pittcon 2004, Chicago, IL. .

J. N. Richardson*, W. R. Heineman, Z. P. Aguilar, N. Kaval, S. E. Andria, T. Shtoyko, C. J. Seliskar (03-2004. ) Optical and Electrochemical Evaluation of Colloidal Au Nanoparticle-ITO Hybrid Optically Transparent Electrodes and Their Application to Attenuated Total Reflectance Spectroelectrochemistry .Pittcon 2004, Chicago, IL. .

N. Kaval*, C. J. Seliskar, W. R. Heineman (03-2004. ) Spectroelectrochemical Sensing Based on Multimode Selectivity Simultaneously Achievable in a Single Device .Pittcon 2004, Chicago, IL. .

C. Wansapura*, N. Pantelic, C. J. Seliskar, W. R. Heineman (06-2004. ) In Situ Studies of the Complexation of Ferrous Ion with 2,2-Bipyridine in a Thin Nafion Film by Spectroscopic Ellipsometry .36th Central Regional ACS Meeting, Indianapolis, IN. .

L. K. Morris*, W. R. Heineman, C. J. Seliskar (2005. ) Poly(4-vinylpyridine-co-styrene) Selective Films that Preconcentrate Anions for Spectroelectrochemical Detection .230th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC. .

A. Piruska*, I. Nikcevic, P. A. Limbach, W. R. Heineman, C. J. Seliskar (01-2006. ) Optical Detection System for Multi-Lane Plastic Microchips .10th LabAutomation 2006, Palm Springs, CA. .

I. Nikcevic*, S-H. Lee, A. Piruska, C. H. Ahn, P.A. Limbach, W. R. Heineman, C. J. Seliskar (01-2006. ) Characterization of Cyclic Olefin Copolymer (COC) and Poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) Microchips for Capillary Electrophoresis .10th LabAutomation 2006, Palm Springs, CA. .

C. Currie*, W. R. Heineman, H. B. Halsall, C. J. Seliskar, P. A. Limbach (03-2006. ) Polyelectrolyte Multilayers and Microchip CE: Estimation of pKa Values at Low pH .Pittcon 2006, Orlando, FL. .

I. Nikcevic*, S. H. Lee, A. Piruska, C. H. Ahn, P. A. Limbach, W. R. Heineman, C. J. Seliskar (03-2006. ) Characterization of Plastic Microchips for Capillary Electrophoresis .Pittcon 2006, Orlando, F. .

R. N. Andrews*, C. J. Seliskar, W. R. Heineman (05-2007. ) Electrochemical Characteristics of 8-hydroxypyrene-1,3,6-trisulfonic acid (HPTS) .CERMACS 2007 Central Regional Meeting of the ACS, Covington, KY. .

A. Jurkevica*, D. M. Hatch, R. R. Kale, S. S. Iyer, H. B. Halsall, C. J. Seliskar, W. R. Heineman (05-2007. ) A Comparison of Carbohydrate Ligands and Antibodies as a Recognition Agent in Assay for Detection of Escherichia coli in Water .CERMACS 2007 Central Regional Meeting of the ACS, Covington, KY. .

E. T. Ogburn *, C. J. Seliskar, W. R. Heineman (05-2007. ) Development of a Liquid Chromatography Electrochemical Detection (LCED) System: Characterizing Microfabricated Electrochemical Detectors in Hydrodynamic Flow Systems and Coupling with High Performance Liquid Chromatography .CERMACS 2007 Central Regional Meeting of the ACS, Covington, KY. .

I. Nikcevic *, S. H. Lee, C. H. Ahn, P. Limbach, K. R. Wehmeyer, W. R. Heineman, C. J. Seliskar (05-2007. ) Improving Reproducibility of Poly(methylmethacrylate) Microchips for Capillary Electrophoresis by Surface Modification in the Symposium Analytical Chemistry General Session .CERMACS 2007 Central Regional Meeting of the ACS, Covington, KY. .

W. R. Heineman*, C. J. Seliskar, L. K. Morris, S. E. Andria, C. Wansapura, T. Shtoyko (08-2007. ) Sensors Based on Spectroelectrochemistry .The 11th International and The 1st Sino-Japan Bilateral Symposium on Electroanalytical Chemistry, Chinese Chemical Society & Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China. .

I. Nikcevic*, P. A. Limbach, K. R. Wehmeyer, W. R. Heineman, C. J. Seliskar (08-2007. ) Determination of a Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor – Aptamer Photo-Crosslink .234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA. .

R. Andrews, W. R. Heineman, C. J. Seliskar (09-2007. ) Development of a spectroelectrochemical Sensor for 8-hydroxypyrene-1,3,6-trisulfonic acid (HPTS) .58th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Banff, Canada. .

Paper Presentations

J. R. Paddock*, C. J. Seliskar, W. R. Heineman (03-2003. ) Characterization of Poly(vinyl alcohol)-Poly(vinylbenzyltrimethylammonium chloride) Blend Films and Their Use in the Spectroelectrochemical Sensor .Orlando, FL.

A. T. Maghasi*, C. J. Seliskar, W. R. Heineman (03-2003. ) Development of Spectroelectrochemical Sensors for Monitoring Mercury and Lead .Orlando, FL.

D. J. Monk*, T. H. Ridgway, W. R. Heineman, C. J. Seliskar (03-2003. ) Ligands and Their Polymerizeable Analogs as Analog Tools for Spectroelectrochemical Sensing .Orlando, FL.

Z. P. Aguilar*, H. B. Halsall, C. J. Seliskar, W. R. Heineman (10-2003. ) Development of Small Volume Electrochemical Bead-based Immunoassay for Bioterrorism Agents in Water .Orlando, FL.

S. D. Conklin*, D. J. Monk, J. R. Paddock, N. Kaval, W. R. Heineman, C. J. Seliskar (2004. ) Toward a Spectroelectrochemical Sensor for Pertechnetate, in the symposium on Analytical Chemistry in Nuclear Technology Developments in Sensor Technology .Anaheim, CA.

C. Wansapura*, C. J. Seliskar, W. R. Heineman (03-2004. ) Spectroelectrochemical Sensor Towards Speciation of Aqueous Iron .Chicago, IL.

C. J. Seliskar*, W. R. Heineman (05-2004. ) Spectroelectrochemical Sensors Based on Multimode Selectivity Simultaneously Achievable in a Single Device .Santa Fe, NM.

A. Piruska*, I. Nikcevic, S. H. Lee, C. H. Ahn, P. A. Limbach, W. R. Heineman, C. J. Seliskar (2005. ) Laser induced fluorescence detection system for multi-lane plastic microchips in the Symposium on Sensors/Biosensors-Microfluidics, Chips and Arrays .Washington, DC.

W. R. Heineman*, C. J. Seliskar, T. Battaglia, N. Pantelic, C. Wansapura, L. Morris, S. Andria, T. Sakova, A. Doepke, T. Clinton (03-2006. ) Sensors Based on Spectroelectrochemistry: Strategies for Improved Selectivity in the Symposium on New Trends in Spectroelectrochemical Methods for Chemical Analysis .Orlando, FL.

W. R. Heineman*, H. B. Halsall, C. J. Seliskar, J. H. Thomas, S. M. Farrell, J. Tu, C. Wansapura, A. Jurkevica, H. Kuramitz (03-2006. ) Evaluation of Microbead Immunoassays for Detecting Biological Agents in Finished Water in the Symposium on Detection of Terrorist Weapons: Biological Agents .Orlando, FL.

W. R. Heineman*, H. B. Halsall, C. J. Seliskar, J. H. Thomas, S. Farrell, J. Tu, C. Wansapura, A. Jurkevica, H. Kuramitz (09-2006. ) Microbead Immunoassays for Detecting Biological Agents in Finished Water .San Francisco, CA.

T. Pinyayev*, W. R. Heineman, C. J. Seliskar (09-2006. ) Development of Spectroelectrochemical Sensor for Detection of 1-Hydroxypyrene .San Francisco, CA.

A. Jurkevica, F. C. Dudak, I. H. Boyaci, H. B. Halsall, C. J. Seliskar, W. R. Heineman (09-2006. ) Bead-based Immunoassay for determination of Escherichia coli in Water with Fluorescence Detection .San Francisco, CA.

I. Nikcevic*, M. Gong, P. A. Limbach, W. R. Heineman, C. J. Seliskar (09-2006. ) Determination of Dissociation Constant of Thrombin-aptamer Complex Using Microchip Capillary Electrophoresis .San Francisco, CA.

M. P. Dziewatkoski*, X. Zhu, D. Moles, J. Johnson, K. Schlueter, W. R. Heineman, H. B. Halsall, C. Seliskar, J. Robinson and K. Oshima (05-2007. ) An Instrumentation System for Pathogen Detection to Evaluate Water Quality .Covington, KY.

S. E. Andria *, C. J. Seliskar, W. R. Heineman (05-2007. ) Characterization of a Novel Thin Film Material for Chemical Sensing in the Symposium on Chemical & Biological Sensors V .Covington, KY.

C. J. Seliskar* and N. Pantelic (05-23-2007. ) The Dynamics of Thin Sensor Films by Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Part 1. Fundamental Aspects of Measurements .Covington, KY.

S. A. Bryan*, S. E. Hightower, A. S. Del Negro, C. J. Seliskar, W. R. Heineman, and B. P. Sullivan (06-2007. ) Fluorescence-based sensor for technetium .

S. Andria*, W. R. Heineman, C. J. Seliskar (09-2007. ) Spectroelectrochemical Characterization and Selectivity Concept Demonstration with a Novel Thin Film Material for Chemical Sensing in the Symposium on Electroanaylsis and Electrochemical Sensors .Banff, Canada.

N. Pantelic* and C. J. Seliskar (05-23-2008. ) The Dynamics of Thin Sensor Films by Spectroscopic Ellipsometry. Part 2. Fundamental Aspects of Measurements .Covington, KY.

chemical sensors; optical sensors; molecular spectroscopy; optical materials; thin optical films; waveguides; optical instrumentation design; spectroscopic ellipsometry; fiber optics; spectroelectrochemical sensors

Patent:
Low Pressure Water–Cooled Inductively Coupled Plasma Torch, U. S. Patent No. 4,794,230. All rights held by the U.S. Department of Energy. With D. K. Warner ,