Ann Sheffield

Department of Chemistry
Allegheny College
Meadville, PA 16335
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Publications list:

This list includes professional publications and presentations by our group in the past ten years. Undergraduate coauthors are shown in red.

Publications

Sheffield, Ann and Doyle, Margaret J., (2005) "Uptake of Copper (II) by Wool," Textile Research Journal 75, 203-207.

Sheffield. A.E. and Pankow, J.P, (1994) "Specific Surface Area of Urban Atmospheric Particulate Matter in Portland, Oregon," Environmental Science and Technology 28, 1759-1766.

Sheffield, A.E.; Gordon, G.E.; Currie, L.A.; and Riederer, G.E., (1994) "Organic, Elemental, and Isotopic Tracers of Air Pollution Sources in Albuquerque, NM," Atmospheric Environment 28, 1371-1384.

Currie, L.A.; Sheffield, A.E.; Riederer, G.E.; and Gordon, G.E., (1994) "Improved Atmospheric Understanding Through Exploratory Data Analysis and Complementarity Modeling: The Urban K-Pb-C System," Atmospheric Environment 28, 1359-1369.

Currie, L.A.; Klouda, D.B.; Klinedinst, D.B.; Sheffield, A.E.; Jull, A.J.T.; Donahue, D.J.; and Connolly, M.V., (1994) "Fossil- and Bio-mass Combustion: C-14 for Source Identification, Chemical Tracer Development, and Model Validation." Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. B92, 404-409.

Presentations:

Hannah Hiller, "Thermodynamics of the Adsorption of Cochineal Dye onto Wool,"presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Salisbury, MD, April 10-12, 2008.

Sheffield, A.E. and Watson, R., "Chemistry of the Wool-Mordant-Cochineal System," presented at Colour Congress 2002, Ames, Iowa, May 19-21, 2002.

Watson, R., "A Quantitative Method for the Determination of Cochineal Components," presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Lexington, KY, March 14-17, 2001.

Sheffield, A. and Bolden, K., "Using Mordants with Natural Dyes: Understanding and Improving the Process," presented at the Fourth International Symposium on Natural Colorants, San Diego, CA, April 2-5, 2000.

Balchus, K.E.; Sheffield, A.E.; and DeCarlo, C.F., "Effects of Organic Solutes on Metal-Keratin Interactions," presented (by K.E. Balchus) at the 31st Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Columbus, OH, June 21-23, 1999.

Sheffield, A. "Mordant Uptake by Wool Fibers," presented at the sixteenth annual Ars Textrina Conference on Textiles and Costume, Madison, WI, June 26-28, 1998.

Sheffield, A.E. "Where Are the Bodies Buried? An Experiment for Chemistry and Archaeology Courses," presented at the 14th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, August 4-8, 1996.

Sheffield, A.E. "Ancient Riddles, Modern Methods: Using Archaeology in Teaching Chemistry," presented at the 13th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, July 31 - August 4, 1994.

Bivens, R.L.; Hair, S.R.; Reid, B.P.; Rodgers, G.E.; Serra, M.J.; Sheffield, A.E.; and Walsh, E.J. "Conveying Some Sense of What Chemists Really Do," presented (by G.E. Rodgers) at the 13th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, July 31 - August 4, 1994.

Sheffield, A.E. and Pavlick, A., "Surface Area and Compositional Analysis of Atmospheric Particles," presented at the Eastern Analytical Symposium, November 15-19, 1993.

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