Other Publications and Presentations

Other Publications and Presentations

Books

  • “Adhesion in Solids,” D. Mattox, J. Baglin, R. Gottschall, and C. Batich, editors, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 119, MRS Pub. (1988).

Presentations

1984

  • “Surface Derivatization Reactions,” Tennessee Eastman Co., Kingsport, TN
  • “Surface Derivatization Reactions,” W.R. Grace Co., Columbia, MD
  • “Surface Derivatization Reactions,” Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM
  • “Surface Derivatization Reactions,” Sandia National Laboratory, NM
  • Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Society, FACSS Sept. “The Last and Next Decade in Surface Analysis”
  • Kratos Users Group, Poconos, “Angular XPS Studies of Ga/As”
  • “Surface Studies of Polymers,” Kimberly-Clark, Roswell, GA

1985

  • “Surface Studies of Polymers,” C.R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ
  • American Vacuum Society Meeting (Florida Section) -Copper/FEP Adhesion Silanes, Surfaces and Interfaces Symposium (June), Snowmass, CO

1986

  • FEP/Copper Adhesion, General Electric Solid State Meeting, Gainesville, FL
  • Biomedical Applications of XPS, Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh (April)
  • Tutorial lecture on “Surface Probes of Polymer Structure and Properties,” Polymer Products Department, DuPont Co., Wilmington, DE
  • Polymer Surface Studies, Johnson & Johnson, Medical Polymers Research Committee Meeting, Gainesville, FL

1987

  • Symposium on Hyphenated Techniques, Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry Surface Analysis, Monsanto Corp., Pensacola, FL
  • Department of Surgery, U. Florida Medical School “Research Projects”
  • Engelhard Industries, “Surface Analysis,” Woodridge, NJ

1988

  • IBM Adhesion Course, Boca Raton, FL (April)
  • “Surfaces of Catheters,” ASTM-F4 Meeting, Atlanta, GA

1989

  • “Surfaces of Catheters,” Res. Calc. Kinetics Soc., St. Louis, MO
  • “The Effect of Polymer Matrix on the Growth of Tissue,” 3rd Annual Research Highlights Meeting of the Center for Surface Science and Engineering, UF, Gainesville
  • “Incineration of Plastics,” Center for Aeronormy, UF, Gainesville
  • “Surfaces of Biomaterials,” North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C.

1990

  • “Incineration of Plastics,” Amer. Inst. of Chem. Eng. Nat’l. Meeting (March)

1991

  • “Surfaces Analysis of Biomaterials,” Akzo (Arnhem, Netherlands)
  • “Surfaces of Biomaterials,” Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research (Mainz, Germany)
  • “Overview of Research,” ARLO (Obenburg, Germany)
  • “Inhibition of Oxalate Encrustation,” ROCK Society Meeting (Cleveland)

1992

  • “Choosing the Right Surface Analytical Method for Polymers,” Royal Society of Chemistry Annual Congress; April 14 (Manchester, UK)
  • “Safe Plastics,” at Treeo Center, Course on Disposal of Biomedical Waste, June 1, 1992, (Gainesville)

1993

  • Biomaterials for Tissue Regeneration, Center for Wound Healing, UF

1994

  • Silicone Toxicity Symposium, Oct. 4 (Dallas, TX)

1995

  • Immunology of Silicone Symposium, NIH/NCI, March 1995 (Bethesda, MD)
  • Society For Biomaterials – pH Sensitive Polymers (March, San Francisco)
  • Center for Occupational Health – Silicones (September, Detroit)

1996

  • “Tissue Regeneration,” Monsanto Co. (January, St. Louis, MO)

1998

  • “pH Sensitive Drug Delivery,” Pharmacology Department. Seminar, (September, University of Florida)

1999

  • “Surface Changes of Biomaterials – Needed Data,” 7th Annual Symposium of the Florida Chapter of the American Vacuum Society and the 17th Annual Meeting of the Florida Society for Microscopy (March, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Fl)

2000

  • “Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials” Guest speaker for the 37th Annual Junior Science, Engineering and Humanities Symposium (JSEHS)
  • “Development and In Vitro Evaluation of Sustained Release Ilomastat Devices” “Transactions of the society of Biomaterials” Annual meeting May 2000.
  • “Microspheres and Coatings of pH-sensitive Polymers for Biomedical Engineering Uses,” 2000 Florida Inter-Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF Funded) July 2000.

2001

  • American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) Annual Meeting, PR needs in Biomedical Engineering

2003

  • Testimony before: “General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel of the FDA Medical Devices Advisory Committee,” October 15, 2003, Gaithersburg, MD.

2006

  • “Iron-Containing Deposits and Neurodegeneration,” Aging & Rehabilitation Research Seminar Series, March 20, 2006. (UF)
  • “Alternative Drug Delivery Methods,” South East Regional interdisciplinary Symposium, University of Florida AAPS Student Chapter, May 19-21, 2006, Gainesville, FL.
  • “Reducing MRSA infections,” 21st Century Health Care Caucus (Sam Rayburn Office Bldg.), June 6-7, 2006, Washington, DC.

2007

  • “Engineering in Dentistry,” UF College of Dentistry Research Day (opening lecture to Dental Faculty), April 2007. (UF)

2008

  • “Iron Imaging and Analysis in Neurodegenerative Diseases,” Mark Davidson, Joanna F. Collingwood, Saurav Chandra, Albina Mikhaylova, Thomas Eskin, Jon Dobson, John Forder , and Christopher Batich, invited talk presented at the Conference on Computational Neuroscience 2008, February 20-21, 2008, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
  • “Engineering Capabilities for Research,” Christopher Batich, presentation at Brain Tumor Workshop, April 30, 2008, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

2009

  • “The Clinical and Translational Science Institute” presented at the Jacksonville Shands Hospital Celebration of Research Day. May 21.