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Diplomas / Degrees

Ph.D., University of Warsaw, Poland (2000)
M.S., University of Lodz, Poland (1995)

Recent Courses

Acidity Sensor For Non-Aqueous Solutions
General Chemistry I
General Chemistry I ( L A B )
General Chemistry I Lab
General Chemistry II
General Chemistry II Lab
Independent Study Chemistry Research Topics Review
Independent Study Research Seminars In Chemistry
Independent Study Research: Acidity Sensor
Independent Study: Tio2 Based Solar Cells
Instrumental Methods And Physical Analysis
Quantitative Analysis
Quantitative Analysis Lab
Research Seminars In Chemistry
Research Seminars In Chemistry I
Research Seminars In Chemistry I I
Research Seminars In Chemistry
Ti O2 Based Solar Cells
Undergraduate Research In Chemistry I Cds Nanoparticle Synthesis
Undergraduate Research In Chemistry I Irox Based Acidity Sensor
Undergraduate Research In Chemistry I-Nanohybrid Materials For Solar Cells
Undergraduate Research In Irox Based Acidity Sensor

Teaching Specializations / Interests

conducting polymers, sol-gels, quantum dots

Research Interests

Nanotechnology, sensors, molecular machines, artificial muscles, and corrosion processes

Grants / Sponsored Research

- 1996 Original research proposal funded by the State Committee for Scientific Research (Polish governmental agency - KBN) for Justyna Widera as young scientist. Project title “Photochemical properties of n-GaAs/conducting polymer junctions”.
- 2001 Grant in amount of $400, 000 from the Dayton Area Graduate School Institute (DAGSI), jointly founded by AFRL and the State of Ohio, to perform research in collaboration with AFRL, to develop diagnostics for the Smart Nozzle program.
- 2006 PI of type B grant from Ocean Optics: project title: “UV-VIS and Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Highly Luminescence CdS Nanoparticles” January 2006 ($5417.17)

Recent Articles

Widera J.; Lunsford S.K. (2005, 11). “Interferents”. Journal of Chemical Education, under revisions

Widera J., Johnson J.M.; Hansen D.H. (2005, 9). “State-of-the-art monitoring of fuel acidity”. Sensors and Actuators B – Chemical, accepted with minor revisions