66) “Rapid thermochemical solvent-free synthesis of crystalline metal borides and their investigation as water splitting electrocatalysts,” E. G. Gillan, Solid State Chemistry Gordon Research Conference, New London, NH, July 2022.

65) “Rapid thermochemical solvent-free synthesis of crystalline metal borides and their investigation as water splitting electrocatalysts,” E. G. Gillan, MRS Electronic Materials Conference, The Ohio State University, June 2022.

64) (invited) “Solvent-Free Synthesis and Electrocatalytic Water Splitting Activity of Phosphorus-Rich 3d Metal Phosphides,” E. G. Gillan, 15th International conference on Materials Chemistry (MC15) - Materials for Energy, Royal Chemical Society, July 13, 2021.

63) “Synthesis, Properties and Electrocatalytic Activity of Phosphorus-Rich 3d Metal Phosphides,” E. G. Gillan, Materials Research Society National Meeting (virtual), April 23, 2021.

62) (invited) “Precursor Routes to Inorganic Materials for Energy Relevant Photocatalysis and Electrocatalysis,” E. G. Gillan, University of Wisconsin La Crosse, Feb. 14, 2020.

61) (invited) “Precursor Routes to Inorganic Materials for Energy Relevant Photocatalysis and Electrocatalysis,” E. G. Gillan, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, Nov. 14, 2019.

60) (invited) “Precursor Routes to Inorganic Materials for Energy Relevant Photocatalysis and Electrocatalysis,” E. G. Gillan, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, Nov. 7, 2019.

59) “Comparison of structure, properties, and electrocatalytic activity of phosphorus-rich metal phosphides,” E. G. Gillan, A. Flores, M. D. Lovander, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Orlando, FL, April 2019. Session on: Structure-Property Correlations in Functional Inorganic Materials.

58) “Comparison of structure, properties, and photocatalytic activity of polymeric carbon nitrides synthesized from a reactive trichloromelamine precursor,” E. G. Gillan, A. T. Montoya, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Orlando, FL, April 2019. Session on: Chemistry of Materials - Materials for Energy & Catalytic Applications.

57) “Synthesis and catalytic reactions with 3d and 4d phosphorus-rich metal phosphides,” E. G. Gillan, American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 2017.

56) (Invited) “Precursor routes to unusual structures of phosphides, nitrides, and oxides for photocatalysis and electrocatalysis,” E. G. Gillan, University of Northern Iowa, Department of Chemistry, Cedar Falls, Iowa, November 2016.

55) (Invited) “Thermochemical synthesis of earth-abundant phosphorus-rich metal phosphides and metal thiophosphates for catalytic water splitting applications,” E. G. Gillan, American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 2016.

54) (Invited) “Precursor routes to unusual phases and structures of phosphides, nitrides, and oxides for photocatalysis or electrocatalysis,” E. G. Gillan, International Materials Research Congress (Mater. Res. Soc. and Sociedad Mexicana de Materiales), Cancun, Mexico, August 2015.  

53) “Recent developments in the facile synthesis of phosphorus-rich metal phosphides and metal thiophosphates via PCl₃ elimination,” E. G. Gillan, N. Coleman, Jr., American Chemical Society National Meeting, Denver, CO, March 2015.

52) “Recent advances in the development of botanical templating strategies for the growth of porous monolithic metal oxide leaf replicates for photochemical catalysis or electrochemical energy uses,” E. G. Gillan, American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, August 2014.

51) “Botanically templated porous metal oxides for potential use in energy related photochemistry and electrochemistry,” N. Black, E. G. Gillan, Solid State Chemistry Gordon Research Conference, New London, NH, July 2014.

50) (Invited) “Thermochemical and biomorphous precursor routes to inorganic materials,” E. G. Gillan, Lubrizol Corp., Cleveland, OH, Dec. 2013.

49) “Facile botanical templating strategies for the growth of porous metal oxides in artificial leaf-like macroscale structures for potential use in energy related catalysis,” E. G. Gillan in Symposium D – From Molecules to Materials – Pathways to Artificial Photosynthesis, Materials Research Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 2013.

48) (Invited) “Thermochemical and biomorphous precursor routes to inorganic materials,” E. G. Gillan, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Department of Materials Science, Eau Claire, WI, April 2013.

47) (Invited) “Thermochemical and biomorphous precursor routes to inorganic materials,” Department of Chemistry, E. G. Gillan, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, April 2012.

46) (Invited) “Thermochemical approaches to precursor-based syntheses of nitrides and phosphides,” E. G. Gillan, symposium in honor of Richard Kaner’s ACS Award for the Chemistry of Materials, American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 2012.

45) “Thermochemical and biomorphous precursor routes to inorganic phosphides and oxides,” E. G. Gillan, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, January 2012.

44) (Invited) “Thermochemical and biomorphous precursor routes to inorganic materials,” E. G. Gillan, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, MN, January 2012.

43) “Facile botanical soft templating routes to biomorphous inorganic oxides,” Gillan, E. G., Second International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials, Strasbourg, France, March 2011.

42) “Development of biomorphous botanical routes to templated porous inorganic materials,” E. G. Gillan, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 2011.

41)” Elemental phosphorus as an efficient and stoichiometric reagent for the synthesis of phosphorus-rich metal phosphides,” E. G. Gillan, B. M. Barry, American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 2010.

40) (Invited) “Synthesis of inorganic materials using energetically unstable precursors,” E. G. Gillan, Department of Chemistry, Creighton University, January 2009.

39) (Invited) “Synthesis of metal oxides and pnictides using energetic precursors,” E. G. Gillan, Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, November 2008.

38) “Recent discoveries with energetic precursor approaches to metal oxyhalides and nanoscale phosphorus-rich metal phosphides,” E. G. Gillan, B. M. Barry, S. Perera, N. A. Zelenski, R. E. Pho,  American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2008.

37) (Invited) “Synthesis of metastable inorganic micro- and nanomaterials using energetically unstable precursors,” E. G. Gillan, American Chemical Society Midwest Regional Meeting, Quincy, Illinois, October 2006.

36) (Invited) “Synthesis of metastable inorganic nitride materials using energetically unstable precursors,” E. G. Gillan, UC Santa Cruz, Department of Chemistry - Inorganic/Organic Seminar, October 2006.

35) “Cooling down energetic solid-state metathesis reactions: Solvothermal approaches to metastable nanoscale materials,” E. G. Gillan, S. Perera, J. L. Choi, American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, California, September 2006.

34) (Invited) “Synthesis and properties of disordered two-dimensional nitrogen-rich carbon nitride network materials,” E. G. Gillan, Midwest Organic Solid State Chemistry Symposium, Iowa City, Iowa, June 2006.

33) “Synthesis and structural elucidation of disordered two-dimensional nitrogen-rich carbon nitride materials,” E. G. Gillan, D. R. Miller, J. R. Holst, Materials Research Society National Meeting, San Francisco, California, April 2006.

32) (Invited) “Harnessing energetic metal azides for solvothermal metal nitride syntheses,” E. G. Gillan, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington, D. C., August 2005.

31) “Disordered two-dimensional carbon nitride materials:  Recent synthetic efforts and structural analysis,” E. G. Gillan, D. R. Miller, J. Holst, American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, California, March 2005.

30) (Invited) “Solvothermal metal azide routes to nanocrystalline metal nitrides,” E. G. Gillan, American Chemical Society 36^th Annual Great Lakes Regional Meeting, session on “Preparation, Characterization, and Application of Nanomaterials”, Peoria, IL, October 2004.

29) “Solvothermal routes to crystalline metal nitrides via metal azide precursor decomposition,” J.-L. Choi and E. G. Gillan, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Anaheim, California, March 2004.

28) (Invited) “Materials synthesis via the decomposition of energetically unstable precursors:  From nanoparticles to disordered network structures,” E. G. Gillan, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, October, 2003.

27) “Energetic precursor decomposition routes to carbon nitrides, metal nitrides, and transition metal based materials,” E. G. Gillan, Inorganic Chemistry Gordon Research Conference, Newport, Rhode Island, July 2003.

26) “Azidothermal decomposition routes to gallium nitride nanoparticles,” E. G. Gillan, American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2003.

25) (Invited) “Designing energetic precursor routes to inorganic materials,” E. G. Gillan, 10^th NSF Materials Chemistry Workshop, Christiana Hilton, Christiana, Delaware, October 2002.

24) (Invited) “Designing energetic precursor routes to inorganic materials,” E. G. Gillan, Northwestern University, Department of Chemistry, Evanston, Illinois, October 2002.

23) “Designing energetic precursor routes to inorganic materials,” E. G. Gillan, J. Wang, L. Grocholl, and D. Miller, Solid State Chemistry Gordon Research Conference, New London, NH, July 2002.

22) (Invited) “Synthesis of main group nitrides via the decomposition of energetic precursors,” E. G. Gillan, Department of Chemistry, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 2001.

21) (Invited) “Synthesis of nanoscale semiconductors and ceramics via the decomposition of energetic precursors,” E. G. Gillan, Iowa Microscopy Society Annual Meeting Symposium, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, September 2001.

20) (Invited) “Synthesis of main group nitrides via the decomposition of energetic precursors,” E. G. Gillan, Department of Chemistry, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 2001.

19) “Synthesis of main group nitride networks via the decomposition of energetic precursors,” L. Grocholl, J. Wang, D. R. Miller, and E. G. Gillan, Chemistry of Electronic Materials Gordon Research Conference, New London, Connecticut, July 2001.

18) (Invited) “Energetic molecular precursors for the growth of main-group nitrides,” E. G. Gillan, L. Grocholl, J. Wang, D. R. Miller, Department of Chemistry, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, February 2001.

17) (Invited) “Energetic molecular precursors for the growth of main-group nitrides,” L. Grocholl, J. Wang, and E. G. Gillan, Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, September 2000.

16) “The use of energetic precursors in the synthesis of main-group nitrides,” L. Grocholl; J. Wang, and E. G. Gillan, Solid State Chemistry Gordon Research Conference, New London, New Hampshire, July 2000.

15) (Invited) “Thermally unstable molecular precursors for main-group nitride growth,” E. G. Gillan and S. A. Cullison, symposium on New Synthetic Methods in Solid-State Chemistry, American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, California, March 2000.

14) “Main group nitride growth via targeted decomposition of molecular precursors,” S. A. Cullison and E. G. Gillan, American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 1999.

13) “Synthesis and decomposition of main group amides and azides:  Precursors for the growth of covalent, extended structures,” S. A. Cullison and E. G. Gillan, Chemistry of Electronic Materials Gordon Research Conference, Henniker, New Hampshire, July 1999.

12) “The growth of carbon nitride materials by decomposition of high-nitrogen content molecular precursors,” E. G. Gillan, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, August 1998.

11) “Molecular routes to carbon nitride materials via the decomposition of high nitrogen content precursors,” E. G. Gillan, Solid State Chemistry Gordon Research Conference, New London, New Hampshire, July 1998.

10) “Molecular routes to inorganic materials:  Organometallic cubanes as CVD precursors to layered gallium chalcogenide films,” E. G. Gillan, S. G. Bott, and A. R. Barron, Inorganic Gordon Research Conference, Henniker, New Hampshire, July 1996.

9) “Volatility studies on Group 13 chalcogenide cubanes and their utility as precursors to 13-16 materials,” E. G. Gillan, S. G. Bott, and A. R. Barron, American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 1996.

8) “Facile deposition of crystalline 13-16 films from volatile, single-source cubane precursors,” E. G. Gillan and A. R. Barron, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, August 1995.

7) “Rapid solid-state metathesis routes to metastable refractory materials:  Transition-metal phosphides, oxides, and borides,” E. G. Gillan, R. M. Jacubinas, R. F. Jarvis, Jr., L. Rao, and R. B. Kaner, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington, D. C., August 1994.

6) “Rapid, exothermic solid-state metathesis routes to transition-metal aluminides,” E. G. Gillan and R. B. Kaner, Solid State Chemistry Gordon Research Conference, Wolfsboro, New Hampshire, July 1994.

5) “Metathesis-based solid-state synthesis of metastable phases of zirconia and hafnia”, E. G. Gillan and R. B. Kaner, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Denver, Colorado, April 1993.

4) “Rapid solid-state synthesis of refractory borides and alloys,” E. G. Gillan, L. Rao, R. M. Jacubinas, and R. B. Kaner, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington, D. C., August 1992.

3) “Rapid solid-state synthesis of transition-metal nitrides:  Characterization and chemistry,” E. G. Gillan, R. E. Treece, J. B. Wiley, and R. B. Kaner, Solid State Chemistry Gordon Research Conference, Plymouth, New Hampshire, July 1992.

2) “Rapid solid state syntheses of refractory nitrides,” E. G. Gillan, R. E. Treece, J. B. Wiley, and R. B. Kaner, American Chemical Society 27th Western Regional Meeting, Anaheim, California, October 1991.

1) “Rapid solid state synthesis of metal oxides,” J. B. Wiley, E. G. Gillan, and R. B. Kaner, Solid State Chemistry Gordon Research Conference, Plymouth, New Hampshire, July 1990.