Richard G. Blair’s Research Publications

Refereed Publications | Patents | Other Publications | Presentations

Refereed Publications

2017

Terracciano, A. C.; De Oliveira, S.; Siddhanti, D.; Blair, R.; Vasu, S. S.; Orlovskaya, N., Pd enhanced WC catalyst to promote heterogeneous methane combustion. Applied Thermal Engineering 2017, 114, 663-672.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.11.109

2016

Nash, D. J.; Restrepo, D. T.; Parra, N. S.; Giesler, K. E.; Penabade, R. A.; Aminpour, M.; Le, D.; Li, Z.; Farha, O. K.; Harper, J. K.; Rahman, T. S.; Blair, R. G., Heterogeneous Metal-Free Hydrogenation over Defect-Laden Hexagonal Boron Nitride. ACS Omega 2016, 1 (6), 1343-1354.
Open Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.6b00315

Xie, Z.; Blair, R. G.; Orlovskaya, N.; Cullen, D. A.; Kata, D.; Rutkowski, P.; Lis, J.; Qin, N.; T-Raissi, A., Oxygen Interaction with Hexagonal OsB2 at High Temperature. J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 2016, 99 (12), 4057-4065.
http://doi.org/10.1111/jace.14434

Xie, Z., R.G. Blair, N. Orlovskaya, D.A. Cullen, S.H. Lapidus, D. Kata, P. Rutkowski, and J. Lis, In search of the elusive IrB2: Can mechanochemistry help? Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2016. 233: p. 108-119.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1743676115Y.0000000002

2015

X Xie, Z., A.C. Terracciano, D.A. Cullen, R.G. Blair, and N. Orlovskaya, High Temperature Ir Segregation in Ir-B Ceramics: Effect of Oxygen Presence on Stability of IrB2 and Other Ir-B Phases. Advances in Applied Ceramics,
2015: p. 1743676115Y.0000000002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1743676115Y.0000000002

Blair, R., Mechanical and Combined Chemical and Mechanical Treatment of Biomass, in Production of Biofuels and Chemicals with Ultrasound, Z. Fang, J.R.L. Smith, and X. Qi, Editors. 2015, Springer Netherlands. p. 269-288.
http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-017-9624-8_10

2014

Xie, Z.L., R.G. Blair, N. Orlovskaya, and E.A. Payzant, Hexagonal OsB2 reduction upon heating in H2 containing environment. Journal of Advances in Applied Ceramics,, 2014. 114(2): p. 114-120.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1743676114Y.0000000212

Xie, Z., R.G. Blair, N. Orlovskaya, D.A. Cullen, and E.A. Payzant, Thermal stability of hexagonal OsB2. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2014. 219: p. 210-219.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2014.07.035

Xie, Z., M. Graule, N. Orlovskaya, E. Andrew Payzant, D.A. Cullen, and R.G. Blair, Novel High Pressure Hexagonal OsB2 by Mechanochemistry. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2014. 215(0): p. 16-21.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2014.03.020

Peters, D. and R.G. Blair, Mechanochemical Synthesis of an Organometallic Compound: A High Volume Manufacturing Method. Faraday Discussions, 2014.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C3FD00157A

McKissic, K.S., J.T. Caruso, R.G. Blair, and J. Mack, Comparison of shaking versus baking: further understanding the energetics of a mechanochemical reaction. Green Chemistry, 2014. 16(3): p. 1628-1632.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C3GC41496E

Blair, R.G., K. Chagoya, S. Jackson, S. Biltek, A. Taraboletti, A. Sinclair, and D.T. Restrepo, Scalability in the Mechanochemical Syntheses of Edge Functionalized Graphene Materials and Biomass-derived Chemicals. Faraday Discussions, 2014.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C4FD00007B

2013

Restrepo, D., S.M. Hick, C. Griebel, J. Alarcón, K. Giesler, Y. Chen, N. Orlovskaya, and R.G. Blair, Size controlled mechanochemical synthesis of ZrSi2. Chemical Communications, 2013. 49: p. 707-709.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C2CC36323B

Quintero, S.A., J. Schmitt, R. Blair, and J. Kapat, Alternative Microturbine Fuels Feasibility Study Through Thermal Stability, Material Compatibility, and Engine Testing. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 2013. 135(11): p. 111401-111401.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4025128

Restrepo, David T.; Hick, Sandra M.; Griebel, Carolin; Alarcon, Juan; Giesler, Kyle E.; Chen, Yan; Orlovskaya, Nina; Blair, Richard G., “Size Controlled Mechanochemical Synthesis of ZrSi2,” ChemComm, 2013. 49: p. 707-709, http://xlink.rsc.org/?doi=C2CC36323B

2012

Hick, S.M., R.B. Kaner, and R.G. Blair, The Synthesis and Crystal Structure of cubic CaSiN2. Inorganic Chemistry, 2012. 51(23):p. 12626-9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic300627q

Restrepo, D.T., K.E. Lynch, K. Giesler, S.M. Kuebler, and R.G. Blair, Low-temperature (210°C) deposition of crystalline germanium via in situ disproportionation of GeI2. Materials Research Bulletin, 2012. 47(11): p. 3484-3488, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2012.06.072

Mertens, R.G., R.G. Blair, and K.B. Sundaram, Recession and Characterization of Patterned Nanowires Grown by Electroless Etching of Silicon. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 2012. 1(1): p. P40-P45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/2.025201jss

Liu, Y., L.-M. Yu, S.C.J. Loo, R.G. Blair, and Q. Zhang, Co-assembly of Zn(SPh)2 and Organic Linkers into Helical and Zigzag Polymer Chains. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2012. 191(0): p. 283-286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2012.03.044

2011

Orlovskaya, N., Z. Xie, M. Klimov, H. Heinrich, D. Restrepo, R. Blair, and C. Suryanarayana, Mechanochemical Synthesis of ReB2 Powder. Journal of Materials Research, 2011. 26: p. 2772-2779, http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2011.249

Restrepo, David T; Griebel, Carolin; Giesler , Kyle; Buker, Eric J; Blair, Richard G, Mechanochemically Enhanced Synthesis of Isomorphously Substituted Kaolinites. Appl. Clay Sci., 2011. 52(4): p. 386-391, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2011.04.002

2010

Bux, S.K., M. Rodriguez, M.T. Yeung, C. Yang, A. Makhluf, R.G. Blair, J.-P. Fleurial, and R.B. Kaner, Rapid solid-state synthesis of nanostructured silicon. Chem. Mat., 2010. 22(8): p. 2534-2540. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/cm903410s

Hick, S.M., C. Griebel, D.T. Restrepo, J.H. Truitt, E.J. Buker, C. Bylda, and R.G. Blair, “Mechanocatalysis for biomass-derived chemicals and fuels, Green Chem., 2010. 12: p. 468-474. http://xlink.rsc.org/?doi=B923079C

2009

Bux, S., K. , R. Blair, G., P. Gogna, K., H. Lee, G. Chen, M. Dresselhaus, S., R. Kaner, B. , and J.-P. Fleurial, “Nanostructured Bulk Silicon as an Effective Thermoelectric Material,” Adv. Funct. Mater., 2009. 19: p. 1-8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.200900250

Bux,S., J.-P. Fleurial, R. Blair, P. Gogna, T. Caillat, and R. Kaner, “High temperature thermoelectric properties of nano-bulk silicon and silicon germanium” Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 2009. 1166(Materials and Devices for Thermal-to-Electric Energy Conversion), 1166-N02-04, http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/PROC-1166-N02-04

Hick, S.M., C. Griebel, and R.G. Blair, “Mechanochemical Synthesis of Alkaline Earth Carbides and Intercalation Compounds,” Inorg. Chem., 2009. 48(5): p. 2333-2338. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic8022437

2008

Virji, Shabnam; Weiller, Bruce H.; Huang, Jiaxing; Blair, Richard; Shepherd, Heather; Faltens, Tanya; Haussmann, Philip C.; Kaner, Richard B.; Tolbert, Sarah H.; “Construction of a Polyaniline Nanofiber Gas Sensor,” J. Chem. Educ. 2008, 85, 1102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ed085p1102

2007

Dresselhaus, M. S.; Chen, G.; Ren, Z.; Fleurial, J.-P.; Gogna, P.; Tang, M. Y.; Vashaee, D.; Lee, H.; Wang, X.; Joshi, G.; Zhu, G.; Wang, D.; Blair, R.; Bux, S.; Kaner, R., “Nanocomposites to Enhance ZT in Thermoelectrics,” MRS Proceedings, 2007, 1044, 1044-U02-04, http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/PROC-1044-U02-08

Falcao, Eduardo H. L.; Blair, Richard G.; Mack, Julia J.; Viculis, Lisa M.; Kwon, Chai-Won; Bendikov, Michael; Kaner, Richard B.; Dunn, Bruce S.; Wudl, Fred.  “Microwave exfoliation of a graphite intercalation compound,”  Carbon , 2007,  45(6),  1367-1369 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2007.01.018

2006 and earlier

Anderson, Arthur; Blair, Richard G.; Hick, Sandra M., Kaner; Richard, B.,; “Microwave Initiated Solid State-Metathesis Routes to Li2SiN2,” Journal of Materials Chemistry , 2006, 16(14), 1318-1322 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b509679k

Blair, Richard G.; Anderson, Arthur, Kaner, Richard, B.,;“A Solid-State Metathesis Route to MgSiN2,” Chemistry
of Materials
, 2005,  17(8),  2155-2161 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cm048234v

Jiaxing Huang; Shabnam Virji; Richard G. Blair; Kyaw N. Tun; Bruce H. Weiller; Richard B. Kaner “Chemical Vapor Sensors Based on Polyaniline Nanofibers,” Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering, 2004, 90, 177-178.

Blair, Richard G.; Gillan, Edward.; Nguyen, Ngoc Kim B.; Daurio, Dominick; Kaner, Richard B., “Rapid Solid-State Synthesis of Titanium Aluminides,” Chemistry of Materials , 2003,  15(17),  3286-3293 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cm021829a

Cumberland, Robert W.; Blair, Richard G.; Wallace, C. H.; Reynolds, T. K.; Kaner, R. B. , “Thermal Control of Metathesis Reactions Producing GaN and InN,” Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2001, 105, pp. 11922-11927 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp0126558

Bartz, J. A.; Friday, T. O.; Goodman, B. R.; Kooi, S. E.; Blair, R. G.;  Polik, W. F., “Energy Disposal in the Photodissociation of
Co(CO)3NO near 225 nm,” Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 1998, 102, pp. 10697-10702 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp983056c

Patents

Blair, R.G., Oxidative Cleavage of Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids, US Patent 8669385, 2014

Blair, R.G., S.M. Hick, and J.H. Truitt, Solid acid catalyzed hydrolysis of cellulosic materials,US Patent 8062428, 2011

Blair, R.G., S.M. Hick, and J.H. Truitt, Soluble sugars produced according to a process of non-aqueous solid acid catalyzed hydrolysis of cellulosic materials, US Patent CIP, Filed 11/01/2012, US 61/721,316

Blair, R.G., Green Route to Highly Oxidized Graphite and Preparation of Carbon Fiber from Coated Fiber
Components
, US Patent Appl. Provisional application filed 8/4/2011, US 61/514,981 (Converted: PCT/US11/58309)

Blair, R.G., Green Route to Highly Oxidized Graphite, US Patent Appl. Provisional application filed 10/28/2010, US 61/407,696 (Converted: PCT/US11/58309)

Other Publications

Blair, R.G., Mechanochemically Driven Syntheses of Boride Nanomaterials. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics, 2011: p. 273-285, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9818-4_18

Huang, C.-K.; Fleurial, J.-P.; Snyder, G. J.; Blair, R.; May, A., “Mechanical Alloying for Making Thermoelectric Compounds,” NASA Tech Briefs, NPO-44356 2007. http://www.techbriefs.com/content/view/2186/34/

Blair, R.; Kaner, R., “Solid-State Metathesis Materials Synthesis,” ChemFiles, Vol. 5, No. 13, pp. 9-10, 2005, http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/content/dam/sigma-aldrich/docs/Aldrich/Brochure/al_chemfile_v5_n13.pdf

Presentations

Meetings

Blair, Richard, “Mechanically Driven Condensation Reactions for Solid-State Synthesis,” 88th ACS Annual Florida Meeting and Exposition, Tampa, FL, United States, May 19, 2012

Nash, David; Rosario, Krisia; Hick, Sandra M.; Turkowski, Volodymyr; Rahman, Talat; and Blair, Richard G., “Transition Metal Cluster Compounds for the Fluorescent Identification and Trace Detection of Substances of Abuse,” 88th ACS Annual Florida Meeting and Exposition, Tampa, FL, United States, May 19, 2012

Todd, Jacob; Sherwin, Nomi; Chagoya, Katerina; Blair, Richard G., “Mechanically Enhanced Solid State Synthesis of Cubic Gallium Nitride,” 88th ACS Annual Florida Meeting and Exposition, Tampa, FL, United States, May 19, 2012

Kupke Russell; Alarcon. Juan; Restrepo, David; Blair, Richard G., “Mechanocatalysis for Value Added Chemicals from Lignin,” 88th
ACS Annual Florida Meeting and Exposition
, Tampa, FL, United States, May 19, 2012

Doyle, Sean; Restrepo,David; Blair, Richard G., “Attrition Milling Induced Mechanocatalysis for Biomass-derived Fuels and Chemicals,” 88th ACS Annual Florida Meeting and Exposition, Tampa, FL, United States, May 19, 2012

Restrepo, David; Taraboletti, Alexandra,  “Mechanochemical Synthesis of Isomorphously Substituted Spinels,” 88th ACS Annual Florida Meeting and Exposition, Tampa, FL, United States, May 19, 2012

Doyle, Sean; Restrepo, David; Blair, Richard G., “Attrition Milling Induced Mechanocatalysis for Biomass-derived Fuels and Chemicals,” Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence (SURE), Orlando, FL, United States, April 2, 2012

Kupke Russell; Alarcon. Juan; Restrepo, David; Blair, Richard G., “Mechanocatalysis for Value Added Chemicals from Lignin,” Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence (SURE), Orlando, FL, United States, April 2, 2012

Restrepo, David; Biltek, Scott; Blair, Richard, “A Green Route to Oxidized Graphite,” 87th ACS Annual Florida Meeting and Exposition, Tampa, FL, United States, May 13, 2011

Griebel, Carolin; Hick, Sandra; Blair, Richard, “Mechanochemical Synthesis of Group 1 Carbides,” 87th ACS Annual Florida Meeting and Exposition, Tampa, FL, United States, May 13, 2011

Giesler, Kyle; Restrepo, David; Blair, Richard, “Mechanochemical Degradation of Cellulose and Synthesis
of NaTaO3 Photocatalysts,” 87th ACS Annual Florida Meeting and Exposition, Tampa, FL, United States, May
13, 2011

Kupke, Russell; Kranz, Will; Blair, Richard, “Identification of Biomass Through the Characterization of Depolymerized Lignin,” 87th ACS Annual Florida Meeting and Exposition, Tampa, FL, United States, May 13, 2011

Nash, David; Blair, Richard, “CuI Cluster Compounds for the Fluorescence Detection of Substances of Abuse,” 87th ACS Annual Florida Meeting and Exposition, Tampa, FL, United States, May 13, 2011

Giesler, Kyle; Blair, Richard, “Mechanochemical Degradation of Cellulose and Synthesis of NaTaO3 Photocatalysts,”Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence (SURE), Orlando, FL, United States, April 1, 2011

Blair, Richard, “Mechanocatalysis for Chemicals from Biomass,” 86th ACS Annual Florida Meeting and Exposition, Tampa, FL, United States, May 13, 2010

Hick, Sandra; Griebel, Carolin; Blair, Richard, “Mechanochemical Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Conductive Silicides,” 86th ACS Annual Florida Meeting and Exposition, Tampa, FL, United States, May 13, 2010

Restrepo, David T.; Griebel, Carolin; Giesler, Kyle; Blair, Richard G., “Mechanically Assisted Synthesis of Isomorphously Substituted Kaolinites,” 86th ACS Annual Florida Meeting and Exposition, Tampa, FL, United States, May 13, 2010

Piedad, Justin; Blair, Richard G., “Mechanochemical Synthesis of Zero-Valent Palladium and Nickel: Catalysis of a Negishi Coupling,” 86th ACS Annual Florida Meeting and Exposition, Tampa, FL, United States, May 13-16, 2010

Blair, Richard, “Mechanocatalysis: A new route to bioderived chemicals,” 239th National Meeting & Exhibition of the American Chemical Society, San Francisco, CA, United States March 24, 2010.

Hick, Sandra; Blair, Richard, “Mechanochemical Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Conductive Silicides,” 239th National Meeting &
Exhibition of the American Chemical Society
, San Francisco, CA, United States March 24, 2010.

Restrepo, David; Blair, Richard; “Mechanocatalytic Oxidation of Alcohols with Atmospheric Oxygen for the Preparation of Acetals,” 85th ACS Annual Florida Meeting and Exposition, Orlando, FL, United States, May 14-16, 2009

Rosario, Krisia; Hick, Sandra; Blair, Richard; “Novel Precipitation Agents for the Rapid Identification of Pharmaceuticals,” 85th ACS Annual Florida Meeting and Exposition, Orlando, FL, United States, May 14-16, 2009

Alárcon, Juan; Blair, Richard; “A Mechanochemical Approach to Alkyne Synthesis,” 85th ACS Annual Florida Meeting and Exposition, Orlando, FL, United States, May 14-16, 2009

Rosario, Krisia; Hick, Sandra; Blair, Richard; “Novel Precipitation Agents for the Rapid Identification of Pharmaceuticals,” Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence (SURE), Orlando, FL, United States, April 2, 2009

Alárcon, Juan; Blair, Richard; “A Mechanochemical Approach to Alkyne Synthesis,” Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence (SURE), Orlando, FL, United States, April 2, 2009

Bux, S.K., R.G. Blair, C.-K. Huang, P. Gogna, R.B. Kaner, and J.-P. Fleurial, “Synthesis of bulk nanostructured silicon for thermoelectric power generation applications,” 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States, April 6-10, 2008, 2008: p. INOR-362.

Bux, S. K.; Blair, R. G.; Gogna, P.; Kaner, R. B.; Fleurial, J.-P., “Synthesis and high temperature thermoelectric properties of some bulk nanostructured III-V semiconductors,” 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, United States, August 19-23, 2007

Dresselhaus, M. S.; Chen, G.; Ren, Z.; Fleurial, J.-P.; Gogna, P.; Tang, M. Y.; Vashaee, D.; Lee, H.; Wang, X.; Joshi, G.; Zhu, G.; Wang, D.; Blair, R.; Bux, S.; Kaner, R., Nanocomposites to Enhance ZT in Thermoelectrics. 2007 Symposium at MRS on Thermoelectrics 2007.

Blair, Richard G.; Kaner, Richard B, “Synthesis and structure of cubic CaSiN2,” 229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March, 2005

Hick, Sandra M.; Tran, Cindy N.; Blair, Richard G.; Kaner, Richard B, “Rapid solid state synthesis of lanthanide doped nitride phosphors,” 229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March, 2005

Anderson, Arthur J.; Blair, Richard G.; Hick, Sandra M.; Kaner, Richard B., “Metathesis routes to binary and ternary silicon nitrides,” 229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March, 2005

Mayer, Oren M.; Mack, Julia J.; Viculis, Lisa M.; Gilje, Scott; Blair, Richard G.; Kaner, Richard B., “Intercalation Chemistry: An Intimate Look at Between the Sheets Interactions of Graphite and Alkali Metals,”  227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March, 2004

Julie Chen; Noel Sint,; Richard G. Blair; Richard B. Kaner, “Stochastic Optimization of Solid-State Reactions,” Southern California ACS Undergraduate Research Conference, California Lutheran University, Sherman Oaks, CA, April, 2003.

Conferences

Blair, Richard, “Mechanochemically Driven Syntheses of Boride Nanomaterials,” NATO Advanced Research Workshop Boron Rich Solids: Sensors for Biological and Chemical Detection, Ultra-High Temperature Composites, Thermoelectrics, and Armor, Orlando, Florida, USA December 14 – 18, 2009

Restrepo, David; Blair, Richard G., “The Mechanochemical Synthesis of Alkynes Utilizing Inorganic Carbides and Organohalides,” Florida Inorganic & Materials Symposium, Gainesville, FL, September 2008

Griebel, Carolin,; Hick, Sandra M.; Blair, Richard G., “Mechanochemical Synthesis of Alkaline Earth Carbides and Intercalation Compounds,” Florida Inorganic & Materials Symposium, Gainesville, FL, September 2008

Blair, Richard G., “The Solid-State Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass,” Solid-State Gordon Conference, New London, NH, July 2008 

Blair, Richard G., “Synthesis of Alkali and Alkalline Earth Metal Carbides Through High-Energy Ball Milling,” Solid-State Gordon Conference, New London, NH, July 2006 

Blair, Richard G.; Nguyen, Ngoc Kim Bich; Daurio, Dominick; Kaner, Richard B., “Self-Propagating High-Temperature Single Displacement Routes to Titanium Aluminum  Intermetallics,” Solid-State Gordon Conference, New London, NH, July 2002 

Nguyen, Ngoc Kim Bich; Daurio, Dominick; Blair, Richard G.; Kaner, Richard B., “Self-  Propagating High-Temperature Single Displacement Routes to Titanium Aluminum  Intermetallics,”  37th ACS Western Regional, Santa Barbara, CA, October, 2001

Invited Talks

Blair, Richard, “Mechanically Driven Condensation Reactions for Solid-State Synthesis,” 243st National Meeting & Exhibition of the American Chemical Society, San Diego, CA, United States March 25, 2012

Blair, Richard, “Mechanically Facilitated Condensation Reactions for Solid-State Synthesis,” University of California, Santa Barbara, Materials Science Department,  Santa Barbara, CA, United States, October 13, 2011

Blair, Richard, “Mechanochemistry for Biomass Derived Chemicals,” California Institute of Technology, Resnick Institute,  Pasadena, CA, United States, October 11, 2011

Blair, Richard, “Mechanochemistry for Bio-Derived Chemicals and Catalyst Synthesis,” University of California, Los Angeles,
Chemistry Department
, Los Angeles, CA, United States, October 5, 2011

Deng, Shuguang; Blair, Richard.; “Extraction and Catalytic Processing of Algal Oils for Biojet Fuel,” 47th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, San Diego, CA, United States, August 1, 2011

Blair, Richard, “Mechanochemistry for the Depolymerization of Lignin and the Synthesis of Tantalates,” 87th ACS Annual Florida Meeting andExposition, Tampa, FL, United States, May 13, 2011

Blair, Richard, “Mechanochemistry for Bio-Derived Chemicals and Catalyst Synthesis,” Florida State University, Chemistry
Department
, Tallahassee, FL, United States, May 5, 2011

Blair, Richard, “Mechanocatalysis for the Realization of Chemicals from Biomass,” 241st National Meeting & Exhibition of the American Chemical Society, Anaheim, CA, United States March 30, 2011

Blair, Richard, “Mechanocatalysis for the Realization of Chemicals from Biomass,” University of North Florida, Chemistry
Department
, Jacksonville, FL, United States, February 2, 2011 

Blair, Richard G., “The Conversion of Biomass to Chemicals through Mechanocatalysis,” Michigan State University, Department of
Materials Science and Chemical Engineering
, East Lansing, MI,  December 9, 2010

Blair, Richard, “Production of Value Added Co-products from Algal Residue,” AFRL Kick Off Meeting, New Mexico State University, Los Cruces, NM, United States, December 3, 2010

Blair, Richard, “Mechanocatalysis for the Realization of Chemicals from Biomass,” Washington University, Chemistry Department,
St. Louis, MO, United States, October 19, 2010

Blair, Richard, “Mechanocatalysis for the Realization of Chemicals from Biomass,” University of Toledo, Chemistry Department,
Toledo, OH, United States, October 1, 2010

Blair, Richard, “Mechanocatalysis for the Realization of Chemicals from Biomass,” Wayne State University, Chemistry Department,
Detroit, MI, United States, September 30, 2010

Blair, Richard, “Mechanocatalysis for the Realization of Chemicals from Biomass,” Michigan State University, Chemistry
Department
, East Lansing, MI, United States, September 29, 2010

Blair, Richard, “Mechanocatalysis for the Realization of Chemicals from Biomass,” Kalamazoo College, Chemistry Department,
Kalamazoo, MI, United States, September 27, 2010

Blair, Richard, “Mechanocatalysis for the Realization of Chemicals from Biomass,” Hope College, Chemistry Department,
Holland, MI, United States, September 24, 2010

Blair, Richard, “Mechanocatalysis for the Realization of Chemicals from Biomass,” Calvin College, Chemistry Department,
Grand Rapids, MI, United States, September 23, 2010

Blair, Richard G., “Mechanochemical Catalysis and Synthesis for Biofuels and Inorganic Materials,” The Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Pasadena, CA,  June 2009

Blair, Richard G., “Mechanochemical Catalysis and Synthesis for Biofuels and Inorganic Materials,” Florida Institute of Technology,
Melbourne, FL,  January 2009

Blair, Richard G., “Solid State Synthesis and Thermoelectrics,” University of Central Florida Department of Mathematics, Orlando,
FL, November 2008 

Blair, Richard G., “Mechanochemical Catalysis and Synthesis for Biofuels and Inorganic Materials,” University of Missouri
International Institute of Nano and Molecular Medicine
, Columbia, MO, October 2008 

Blair, Richard G., “Biofuels and Thermoelectrics,” Lahser High School, Bloomfield Hills, MI, May 2008

Blair, Richard, “Control and Understanding of Solid-State Displacement Reactions,”  Inorganic Departmental Seminar, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA,  January, 2003

Gave, Matt; Blair, Richard G.; Kaner, Richard B., “A New Cubic Ternary Silicon Nitride,”  National Science Foundation Summer Research Program in Solid-State Chemistry, Clemson  University, Clemson, SC, August, 2002  

Blair, Richard G., “Rapid Solid-State Synthesis of Titanium Aluminum Intermetallics,”  Chemistry and Biochemistry Advances in Research Forum (CB-ARF), University of  California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, December, 2001