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Pine/Villanova CV Boot Camp 2025
Pine/Villanova CV Boot Camp 2025
Workshop Date(s)
16 - 19 June 2025
Registration
Registration Opens: 15 February 2025
Registration Closes: 15 April 2025
External Website

This is the only website for the workshop. There is no external site.

Host Institution
Villanova University
Department of Chemistry
Location
Topics
  • cyclic voltammetry
  • introduction to electrochemistry
  • iR compensation
  • Spectroelectrochemistry
Workshop Description

The Pine/Villanova CV Boot Camp is a 3 day workshop designed to give both graduate, undergraduate, postdocs, and faculty both theoretical and practical hands on experience performing electrochemistry, cyclic voltammetry, and UV/Vis spectroelectrochemistry experiments.  During the workshop attendees with attend lectures on, fundamental electrochemistry, cyclic voltammetry, iR compensation, potentiostat operation, UV/Vis spectroelectrochemistry, and CV simulations.  Attendees will perform hands on CV experiments, CV simulation, and UV/Vis Spectroelectrochemistry.  Not only will students learn the theoretical aspects of electrochemistry, but also the practical aspects and how to troubleshoot electrochemistry experiments.

The workshop has a nominal fee to cover food, lab equipment, and administrative expenses.  Optional housing on campus is available for those traveling from out of town for an additional fee.  We accepted 24 applicants each year for the workshop.

  • Undergrad/Graduate Student – $100
  • Postdoc – $150
  • Faculty – $150

After registering for the workshop, you will hear back from us within 1-2 weeks after registration closes to find out whether you’ve been accepted.  Once accepted you will be notified by the workshop host on the next steps in preparation for the workshop.

Workshop Team
Jared Paul (PhD)
Associate Professor
Villanova University
Host, Co-Organizer, Lecture Faculty, Laboratory Faculty
Jessica Stuart Myers (PhD)
Assistant Teaching Professor
Villanova University
Host, Co-Organizer, Lecture Faculty, Laboratory Faculty
Bryan Eigenbrodt (PhD)
Professor
Villanova University
Lecture Faculty
Alex Peroff (PhD)
Electrochemical Sales Scientist
Pine Research Instrumentation
Organizer, Co-Organizer, Lecture Faculty, Laboratory Faculty, General Staff, Sponsor
Workshop Schedule
16 June 2025
Time
Location
Event
Details
Team Lead(s)
13:00
Mendel Hall 213
Lecture: Theory and Basics of Electrochemistry
Bryan's Introduction to Electrochemistry and Electrochemistry Basics for undergrads
14:30
Mendel Hall 213
Break
15:00
Mendel Hall 213
Math and Data plotting for Electrochemistry
Math and data analysis is an important component of electrochemistry. This section of the workshop covers the basic math as well as plotting methods for the rest of the workshop. Topics include performing a linear regression and using excel as well as others.
16:00
Mendel Hall 213
Q&A
Time for students to ask any questions they want about what was covered in preparation for the workshop.
17 June 2025
Time
Location
Event
Details
Team Lead(s)
09:00
Mendel Hall 213
Welcome
Welcoming everybody to the workshop and telling people about the next few days. Groups are also listed at this point during the workshop.
09:30
Mendel Hall 213
Lecture: Introduction to Electroanalytical Chemistry Part 1
Introduction to electroanalytical chemistry, topics include, the Electrode Potential, Electrical Double Layer, Nernst Equation, The Electrochemical Cell (3-electrode) and Faradaic vs Non-Faradaic current.
10:30
Mendel Hall 213
Break
11:00
Mendel Hall 213
Lecture: Introduction to Electroanalytical Chemistry Part 2
Part 2 of Introduction to electroanalytical chemistry, topics include, mass transport, homogeneous vs heterogeneous electron transfer, solution resistance, chronoamperometry, and cyclic voltammetry.
12:00
Mendel Hall 213
Lunch
13:00
Mendel Hall 213
Lab Safety Lecture and AfterMath Training
We'll go over basic lab safety, PPE, hazardous chemicals, etc. Alex will go over using the potentiostat and AfterMath, as well as performing iR compensation.
13:30
Mendel Hall 206/205
Lab 1: Cyclic Voltammetry of Ferrocene
18 June 2025
Time
Location
Event
Details
Team Lead(s)
09:00
Mendel Hall 213
Small group data workup of Ferrocene Lab
Students break up into their groups to perform the assigned homework for the data work up regarding the CV experiment.
11:00
Mendel Hall 213
Small group flash presentations of lab experiments and discussion
Students present the answers to their assigned question.
12:00
Mendel Hall 213
Lunch
12:45
Mendel Hall 213
Lecture: How a Potentiostat Works and iR compensation
Alex goes over how a potentiostat works, covering topics such as operational amplifiers, feedback loops, and what a potentiostat is doing during a CV experiment. How a potentiostat accounts for iR compensation and the importance of iR compensation is also discussed.
13:30
Mendel Hall 213
Lecture: Basics of Spectroscopy and Spectroelectrochemistry
Jared covers molecular orbital theory and UV/Vis spectroscopy in preparation for the UV/Vis spectroelectrochemistry experiment tomorrow.
14:30
Mendel Hall 213
Break
15:00
Mendel Hall 213
Lecture/Lab: UV/Vis Spectroscopy
Students will learn the basics of UV/Vis spectroscopy and perform a short lab where they will take UV/Vis spectra and prepare for tomorrow's lab on spectroelectrochemistry.
16:15
Mendel Hall 213
Lecture: Electrochemical Reversibility and Coupled Chemical Reactions.
Lecture discusses the concept and topic of electrochemical reversibility and chemical reversibility. Everything thus far has been a single electron transfer reaction, what happens when you have multiple electron and chemical reactions occurring.
19 June 2025
Time
Location
Event
Details
Team Lead(s)
09:00
Mendel Hall 206/205
Lab: pH-Dependent Spectroelectrochemistry/Troubleshooting Stations
Students are broken up into 2 groups. One group does electrochemical troubleshooting stations and the other group does UV/Vis spectroelectrochemistry experiments. After 1.5 hours the groups switch.
12:00
Mendel Hall 213
Lunch
13:00
Mendel Hall 213
Data workup, flash presentations, wrap-up survey