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    Home9Workshops9Pine/Villanova CV Boot Camp 2025
    Pine/Villanova CV Boot Camp 2025
    Workshop Date(s)
    16 - 19 June 2025
    Registration
    Registration Not Yet Open
    Registration opens on 10 February 2025. Please check back then!
    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 For Electrochemistry
    Topics that are needed for data analysis for the rest of the workshop involve performing a linear regression....
    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: Place Holder for lecture content 1
    Content to be covered during the first official day of the workshop The Electrode Potential, Electrical Double Layer, Nernst Equation, The Electrochemical Cell (3-electrode), Faradaic vs Non-Faradaic current, mass transport, homogeneous vs heterogeneous electron transfers, solution resistance, chronoamperometry, cyclic voltammetry, open circuit potential.
    10:30
    Mendel Hall 213
    Break
    11:00
    Lecture: Place Holder for lecture content 1
    Lecture: Place Holder for lecture content 2
    Content to be covered during the first official day of the workshop The Electrode Potential, Electrical Double Layer, Nernst Equation, The Electrochemical Cell (3-electrode), Faradaic vs Non-Faradaic current, mass transport, homogeneous vs heterogeneous electron transfers, solution resistance, chronoamperometry, cyclic voltammetry, open circuit potential.
    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
    13:00
    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.
    14:00
    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.
    15:00
    Mendel Hall 213
    Lecture: Place holder
    Previously, this was a the CV simulation lecture but that was too complex for the students and is being removed.
    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