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Welcome to the Institute of Fluorescence (IoF)

The IoF was founded in 2001 by Dr. Chris D. Geddes, Professor and Director. Under the leadership of Dr. Chris D. Geddes, the IoF has earned a well-deserved international reputation for its advances in Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Plasmonics. Approaches and concepts both developed and discovered by the group, such as Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence (MEF), Metal-Enhanced Chemiluminescence (MEC), Surface-Plasmon Coupled Phenomenon and the glucose-sensing contact lens, are both well-recognized, highly cited and currently used in laboratories around the world today.

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News and Highlights

  • Professor Geddes and IoF named Innovators of the Year 2010, August 20th 2010.
  • Professor Geddes chairs NIH study section, ZRG1 BCMB-M 90 Special Topics in Chemistry, August 3-4 th, 2010.
  • IoF and other former UMBI centers strategically align with other USM campuses, July 1st 2010.
  • IoF transfers within the University of Maryland System from UMBI to UMBC, June 21 st 2010.
  • Patent Issued to IoF, US Patent No: 7,732, 215 B2, "Cyanide sensing compounds and uses thereof", issued June 8th 2010.
  • Professor Geddes presents "Multiplexed Ultrafast and Sensitive Bioagent assays" at the NIH's MARCE Biofence meeting, Turf Valley resort, Maryland, June 2nd, 2010.
  • IoF publishes new book on Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence, May 20th 2010.
  • Patent Issued to IoF, US Patent No: 7,718,804 B2, "Quaternary Nitrogen heterocyclic compounds for detecting aqueous monosaccharides in physiological fluids", issued May 18th 2010.
  • Delegate Jon Cardin tours the IoF to learn how Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence from plastics could help with Energy Costs in Maryland, May 17th 2010.
  • Professor Geddes delivers Plenary Lecture at MedImmune's Annual Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, "Application of Microwaves to fluorescence in the development of a high sensitivity residual DNA assay", May 6th, 2010.
  • Professor Geddes presents "Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence based ultra fast and ultrasensitive multiplexed pathogen sensing" at the 6th annual NIH National Regional centers for Excellence for Biodefense and emerging infectious diseases meeting, Las Vegas, USA, April 13th, 2010.
  • Professor Geddes speaks at the WCBP CMC stratedgy forum and FDA Panel, "Advanced Fluorescence methodologies for Protein detection, quantification and structural determination", Washington DC, USA, Jan 24th, 2010.
  • IoF publishes hardbound volume "Annual Reviews in Fluorescence 2008", Jan 2nd 2010.
  • US Senator Ben Cardin and Delegate Jon Cardin attend IoF annual Christmas dinner, Dec 22nd 2009.
     

Featured Publications

  • Zhang, Y., Dragan, A. and Geddes, C.D. (2010). Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence from Tin Nanostructured Surfaces, Journal of Applied Physics, 197, 024302.
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  • Geddes, C.D. (2010). Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence: Progress towards a Unified Plasmon Fluorophore description, in Geddes, C. D. (Ed), Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence, John Wiley and Sons, New Jersey, pgs, 1-24, ISBN: 978-0-470-22838-8.
  • Geddes, C. D. et al, (2010). Ultrafast and Sensitive detection of Biological Threat Agents using Microwaves, Nanoparticles and Luminescence”, J. Medical, Chemical, Biological and Radiological Defence. 8, 1-21.
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  • Zhang, Y., et al, C.D. (2010) ."Metal-Enhanced Chemiluminescence (MEC)." In Geddes, C.D. (Ed.), Metal-Enhanced Fluorscence, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons, pgs 439-464,, ISBN: 978-0-470-22838-8.
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  • Zhang, Y., et al (2010). "Metal-Enhanced Generation of Oxygen Rich species." In Geddes, C.D. (Ed.), Metal-Enhanced Fluorscence. New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons, pgs 277-294,, ISBN: 978-0-470-22838-8.