54. Kaafarani, B. R. “Pyrene-Based Compounds in Organic Optoelectronic Applications”, 9th International Conference on Molecular Electronics, Dec 17-21, 2018.
53. Kaafarani, B. R. “Pyrene-Based Compounds in Organic Optoelectronic Applications”, The Second Middle-Eastern Materials Science Conference, Nov 12-14, 2018.
52. Kaafarani, B. R. “Quinoxalinophenanthrophenazine Compounds in Organic Optoelectronic Applications”, 256th American Chemical Society Meeting, Boston, MA, United States, Aug 19-23, 2018.
51. El-Assaad, T. H.; Patra, D.; Wex, B.; Kaafarani, B. R. “Photophysical Studies, Electronic Properties, and Computational Modeling of 6,6’Diarylsubstituted Insoindigo Compounds”, 254th American Chemical Society Meeting, Washington, DC, United States, Aug 20-24, 2017.
50. Kaafarani, B. R. “Empowering Students to Become Creative Leaders”, 254th American Chemical Society Meeting, Washington, DC, United States, Aug 20-24, 2017.
49. Kaafarani, B. R.; Dagher, M. M.; Atieh, J. A.; Soubra, M. K.; Khoury, S.; Tamim, H. “Medical Research Volunteer Program (MRVP): Innovative Program Promoting Undergraduate Research In The Medical Field”, 252nd American Chemical Society Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Aug 21–25, 2016.
48. Kaafarani, B. R. “Pyrene-based compounds in organic optoelectronic applications”, 250th American Chemical Society Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Aug 16–20, 2015.
47. Khalil, L. I.; Chahine, K. M.; Kaafarani, B. R. “International organic chemistry competition: A thrilling, unique experience”, 250th American Chemical Society Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Aug 16–20, 2015.
46. El-Assaad, T. H.; Hallal, K. H.; Wex, B.; Patra, D.; Al-Kaysi, R. O.; Kaafarani, B. R. “Tetraryl Substituted Pyrenes: Optoelectronic Properties and Nanorods”, 246th American Chemical Society Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, Sep 8–12, 2013.
45. Kaafarani, B. R. “Carbazole-Based Materials for Optoelectronic Devices”, 6th International Symposium on Flexible Organic Electronics, Thessaloniki, Greece, Jul 8–11, 2013.
44. Kaafarani, B. R.; El-Ballouli, A. O.; Trattnig, R.; Fonari, A.; Sax, S.; Wex, B.; Risko, C.; Khnayzer, Rony S.; Barlow, S.;
Patra, D.; Timofeeva, T. V.; List, E. J. W.; Brédas, J.-L.; Marder, S. R. “ Carbazole-based materials as hole-transport materials in OLEDs”,
244th American Chemical Society Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Aug 19–Aug 23, 2012.
43. Kaafarani, B. R.; “Novel pyrene and Quinoxalinophenanthrophenazine (TQPP)-Based Materials for Organic Electronic Applications”, 242nd American Chemical
Society Meeting, Denver, CO, USA, Aug 28–Sept 1, 2011.
42. Wex, B.; El-Ballouli, A. O.; Khalife, J. C.; Khnayzer, R. S.; Fonari, A.; Timofeeva, T. V.; Patra, D.; Kaafarani, B. R.; “Synthesis and spectroscopic
characterization of 2,7-disubstitued pyrene and tetrahydropyrene derivatives”, 242nd American Chemical Society Meeting, Denver, CO, USA, Aug 28–Sept 1,
2011.
41. Kaafarani, B. R.; “Synthesis and Investigation of Novel Pyrene-Based Materials for Sensing and Electronic Applications”, Mediterranean Conference on
Innovative Materials and Applications (CIMA), Beirut, Lebanon, March 15–17, 2011.
40. Kaafarani, B. R.; El-Ballouli, A. O.; Jradi, F. M.; Moustafa, R. M.; Al-Sayah, M. H.; “Synthesis and Investigation of Novel Pyrene-Based Materials for
Sensing and Electronic Applications”, First United Arab Emirates Conference on Pure and Applied Chemistry (ECPAC11), Sharjah, United Arab Emirates,
March 1–3, 2011.
39. Kaafarani, B. R.; Moustafa, R. M.; Jradi, F. M.; Degheili, J. A.; Raad, F. S.; El-Ballouli, A. O.; Khnayzer, R. S.; Lucas, L.; Leng, S.;
Wex, B.; Patra, D.; Al-Sayah, M. H.; DeLongchamp, D. M.; Jabbour, G. E.; Cheng, S. Z. D. “Novel Pyrene-Based Discoids Exploited: Discovering Materials for
Sensors, Electronic and Optoelectronic Devices”, 9th International Symposium on Functional Pi-Electron Systems”, Atlanta, GA, USA,
May 22–28, 2010.
38. Fonari, A.; El-Ballouli, A. O.; Jradi, F. M.; Al-Sayah, M. H.; Timofeeva, T. V.; Kaafarani, B. R. “Structural Characterization of Novel Pyrene-Based Molecules”,
9th International Symposium on Functional Pi-Electron Systems”, Atlanta, GA, USA, May 22–28, 2010.
37. Jradi, F. M.; Fonari, A.; Timofeeva, T. V.; Al-Sayah, M. H.; Kaafarani, B. R. “Two Polymorphs of 18-Crown-6 Derivative of
Phenanthro[4,5-abc]Phenazine”, 65th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, El Paso, TX, USA, Nov 4–7, 2009.
36. Wex, B.; Moustafa, R. M.; Degheili, J. A.; Lucas, L.; Leng, S; Kaafarani, B. R.; Patra, D.; DeLongchamp, D. M.; Jabbour, G. E.; Cheng,
S. Z. D. “Design, Synthesis, and Investigation of an Array of Novel Pyrene Discoids in Electronic Applications”, GDCh Wissenschaftsforum
Chemie 2009, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Aug 30–Sep 2, 2009.
35. Kaafarani, B. R.; Moustafa, R. M.; Jradi, F. M.; Degheili, J. A.; Raad, F. S.; El-Ballouli, A. O.; Lucas, L.; Leng, S; Zeidan,
T. A.; Wex, B.; Patra, D.; Al-Sayah, M. H.; DeLongchamp, D. M.; Jabbour, G. E.; Cheng, S. Z. D. “Novel Pyrene-Based Discoids Exploited:
Discovering Materials For Sensors, Electronic and Optoelectronic Devices”, 238th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, Aug 16–20, 2009.
34. Makowski, T.; Moustafa, R. M.; Tracz, A.; Kaafarani, B. R. “AFM and Thermo-Optical Studies of Highly Oriented Thin Films of Pyrene-Based
Organic Semiconductor TQPP-[t-Bu]2-[OC12H25]4”, European Spring School 2009 on Supramolecular Organized Nanostructured Materials for
Optoelectronic Applications, Peñíscola, Spain, Apr 19–24, 2009.
33. Raad, F. S.; Jradi, F. M.; Mustafa, R. M.; Al-Sayah, M. H.; Kaafarani, B. R. “Fluorescent and Colorimetric Organic Sensors for
Cations and Anions”, Taibah International Chemistry Conference, Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia, Mar 23–25, 2009.
32. Raad, F. S.; Jradi, F. M.; Mustafa, R. M.; Al-Sayah, M. H.; Kaafarani, B. R. “Quinoxalino-[2',3':9,10]phenanthro[4,5-abc]phenazine
Fluorescent Sensors for Cations and Anions”, 4th International Conference on Molecular Electronics (ElecMol08), Grenoble, France, Dec 8–12,
2008.
31. Lucas, L. A.; DeLongchamp, D. M.; Richter, L. J.; Kline, R. J.; Fischer, D. A.; Kaafarani, B. R.; Jabbour, G. A. “Thin Film
Microstructure of Solution Processable Pyrene-Based Small Molecules for Electronic Applications”, 2007 International Semiconductor Device
Research Symposium (ISDRS 2007), College Park, MD, USA, Dec 12–14, 2007.
30. Jradi, F. M.; El-Chami, T. M.; Kaafarani, B. R.; Al-Sayah, M. H. "Synthetic Fluorescent Sensors for Alkali, Alkaline-Earth, and Transition Metals",
Frontiers of Chemical Sciences III: Research and Education in the Middle East, Istanbul, Turkey, Dec 8–13, 2007.
29. Kaafarani, B. R.; Moustafa, R. M.; Lucas, L.; Leng, S.; Jradi, F. M., Khoury, P. Z.; Wex, B.; Cheng, S. Z. D.; Jabbour, G. E. “ Design, Synthesis
and Investigation of Novel Discotics for Potential Electronic Applications” 9th European Conference on Molecular Electronics, Metz, France, Sep 4–8, 2007.
28. Wex, B.; Kaafarani, B. R.; Neckers, D. C. "End-Capping of Conjugated Thiophene-Benzene Aromatic Systems", 234th ACS National Meeting,
Boston, MA,
United States, Aug 19-23, 2007.
27. Lucas, L.; DeLongchamp, D. M.; Richter, L. J.; Fischer, D. A.; Lin, E. K.; Wex B.; Kaafarani, B. R.; Jabbour, G. E. "Structural Investigation of
Pyrene Discotics for Organic Field Effect Transistors" Material Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States, April 9–13, 2007.
26. Wex, B.; Kaafarani, B. R.; Danilov, E. O.; Neckers, D. C. "Comprehensive Study of The fs and ns Photophysical Properties of Embedded Thiophenes
As a Function of Thiophene Orientation", 232th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States, Sep 10–14, 2006.
25. Amy, F.; Zhao, W.; Kahn, A.; Kaafarani, B. R.; Barlow, S.; Marder, S. R. “Molecular Energy Level Alignment At The HATNA/Metal Interface”
Material Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States, April 17–21, 2006.
24. Yu, J.; Kaafarani, B. R.; Zhang, Q.; Kondo, T.; Barlow, S.; Domercq, B.; Marder, S. R.; Kippelen, B.
“Electron mobility of discotic liquid crystalline materials studied by space-charge limited current techniques”,
SPIE Meeting, San Diego, CA, United States, July 31-Sep 4, 2005.
23. Wex, B.; Kaafarani, B. R.; Neckers, D. C. "Synthesis and X-ray cystal structure of the
anti-isomer: Thieno(2,3-f:5,4-f')bis[1]benzothiophene", Abstracts of Papers, 229th ACS National
Meeting, San Diego, CA, United States, March 13–17, 2005.
22. Kippelen, B.; Yoo, S.; Domercq, B.; Kaafarani, B. R.; Marder, S. R.; Armstrong, N. R. “Organic Photovoltaic Cells
With Large Fill Factor and High Efficiency”, The International Symposium on Optical Sciences and Technology, Denver, CO,
United States, August 2-6, 2004.
21. Wex, B.; Kaafarani, B. R.; Neckers, D. C. “Spectroscopic Properties of Polycyclic Aromatic
Sulfur Heterocycles” Ohio Photochemical Society Meeting, May 14–15, 2004, Bowling Green, OH.
20. Wex, B.; Kaafarani, B. R.; Neckers, D. C. “Development of New Materials for Field-Effect
Transistors: the Benzthiophene-analogs of Pentacene” Polymer Photonics Workshop, April 22–23,
2004, Akron, OH.
19. Kaafarani, B. R.; Dattilo, D.; Yu, J.; Kondo, T.; Cho, J.-Y.; Domercq, B.; Kippelen, B.; Marder, S. R.
“Hexaazatrinaphthylenes: An Unexplored World of Electron-Transport Materials”, Abstracts of Papers, 227th ACS National
Meeting, Anaheim, CA, United States, March 28-April 1, 2004.
18. Wex, B.; Kaafarani, B. R.; Neckers, D. C. “ Isomer-Pure Synthesis of Linear Polycyclic Aromatic Heterocycles”,
Abstracts of Papers, 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, United States, March 28-April 1, 2004.
17. Kaafarani, B. R.; Dattilo, D.; Yu, J.; Kondo, T.; Kippelen, B.; Marder, S. R. “New hexaazatrinaphthylenes as
electron-transport materials”, 55th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Atlanta, GA, United States, Nov 16-19,
2003.
16. Wex, B.; Kaafarani, B. R.; Neckers, D. C. “ A two-step approach to the conversion of thiophene to benzene moieties in
complex systems”, 55th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Atlanta, GA, United States, Nov 16-19,
2003.
15. Kaafarani, B. R.; Zhang, Y.; Jespersen, K. G.; Barlow, S.; Kippelen, B.; Marder, S. R. "Columnar
discotic liquid-crystalline oxadiazole as electron-transport materials", 38th National Organic Symposium, Indiana University,
Bloomington, IN, United States, June 8-12, 2003.
14. Wex, B.; Kaafarani, B. R.; Neckers, D. C. "Photocycloaddition reactions to Benzodithiophene - a
one step reaction to alkyne-substituted cyclobutenes", 38th National Organic Symposium, Indiana University, Bloomington,
IN, United States, June 8-12, 2003.
13. Strehmel, B.; Kaafarani, B. R.; Wex, B.; Neckers, D. C. "Structural concept for fluorinated Y-enynes as fluorescent
probes with solvatochromic properties", 102nd Conference of the German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry, Kiel, Germany,
May 29-30, 2003.
12. Jiang, J.; Kaafarani, B. R.; Neckers, D. C. "Fluorescence probes based on the Y-enyne chromophore", Abstracts of
Papers, 225th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States, March 23-27, 2003, PMSE-270.
11. Golovkova, T.; Kaafarani, B. R.; Neckers, D. C. "Perchlorinated dendrimers towards three-dimensional magnets", 14th Inter-American Photochemical Society Meeting, Clearwater Beach, FL,United States, Jan 2-5, 2003, P#18.
10. Wex, B.; Kaafarani, B. R.; Neckers, D. C. "Novel photocycloadditions of benzodithiophenes", 14th Inter-American Photochemical Society Meeting, Clearwater Beach, FL,United States, Jan 2-5, 2003,P#28.
9. Kaafarani, B. R.; Neckers, D. C. "Synthesis, photocyclization, stacking, solvatochromic properties, and liquid crystalline behavior of Y-enynes", 1st Annual BGSU Research Conference, Bowling Green, OH, United States, Nov 7-8, 2002.
8. Kaafarani, B. R.; Wex, B.; Neckers, D. C. "Synthesis, photocyclization, stacking, solvatochomic properties, and liquid crystlline behavior of Y-enynes", 30th Ontario Quebec Physical Organic Mini-symposium, University of Windsor, Canada, Nov 1-3, 2002.
7. Wex, B.; Kaafarani, B. R.; Neckers, D. C. "Novel photocycloadditions of benzodithiophenes", 30th Ontario Quebec Physical Organic Mini-symposium, University of Windsor,Nov 1-3, 2002, Canada, P#4.
6. Kaafarani, B. R.; Wex, B.; Strehmel, B.; Neckers, D. C. "New aspects about the synthesis and photochemistry
of triaryl "Y-enynes" bearing significant substitution pattern", Abstracts of Papers, 224th ACS National Meeting, Boston,
MA, United States, August 18-22, 2002, ORGN-069.
5. Kaafarani, B. R.; Strehmel, B.; Neckers, D. C. "Photophysical properties of fluorinated Y-enynes bearing a soft electron
donating substitution pattern", Abstracts of Papers,224th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, United States, August 18-22, 2002,
PHYS-326.
4. Strehmel, B.; Kaafarani, B. R.; Neckers, D. C., "Emission studies of fluorinated Y-enynes
bearing a significant donor subsitution pattern", XIXth IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry, July 14-19, Budapest, Hungary,
Abstract # P217.
3. Kaafarani, B. R.; Neckers, D. C. "Conjugated triaryl "Y-enynes": An interesting chromophore from different perspectives",
Abstracts of Papers,223rd ACS National Meeting, Orlando, FL, United States, April 7-11, 2002, ORGN-156.
2. Kaafarani, B. R.; Neckers, D. C. "Conjugated triaryl "Y-enynes": Synthesis, photochemistry and stacking", Abstracts of
Papers, 222nd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, United States, August 26-30, 2001, ORGN-135.
1. Kaafarani, B. R.; Neckers, D. C. "Conjugated triaryl "Y-enynes": Synthesis, photochemistry and stacking", Gordon
Conference of Organic Photochemistry, New London, Connecticut, United States,July 15-20, 2001, Abstract # 41.
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