Jill Venton
Professor and Chair
Department of Chemistry
University of Virginia, U.S.
Date: May 26, 2021
Time: 1300h EDT
This webinar discusses the latest strategies in making customized carbon electrodes for neurotransmitter detection. Various carbon nanomaterials are reviewed, including carbon nanotube yarns and carbon nanospikes. In addition, we examine how 3D printing can be used to make small, custom geometry carbon electrodes.
Benefits of attending the webinar
- Gain knowledge of how carbon electrodes are used and customized for neurochemistry applications;
- Learn about 3D printing of carbon micro and nanoelectrodes;
- Learn about carbon nanomaterials and how surface structure influences their electrochemical behavior.
Jill Venton
Dr. B. Jill Venton is Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Virginia (UVA), U.S. She is also affiliated with the Neuroscience Graduate Program and UVA Brain Institute. She received her BS in Chemistry from the University of Delaware, U.S.; her PhD in Chemistry from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S.; and did postdoctoral research at the University of Michigan, U.S. Dr. Venton started her career at UVA in 2005 and became Chair of the Department of Chemistry in 2019. The Venton Group’s research focuses on developing analytical chemistry tools for neuroscience research. The lab studies many neuroscience diseases, from Parkinson’s, to addiction, stroke, and aging.
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