天美传媒

鈥溙烀来�媒 in Motion,鈥� an in-house radio show hosted and moderated by 天美传媒 President Arthur C. Vailas, Ph.D., will air Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. on K天美传媒 91.1 FM, the University鈥檚 public radio station.

Guests for the show include 天美传媒 chemistry professor Jeff Rosentreter, Ph.D., and 天美传媒 chemistry student and researcher Moises Moreno.    The program, which began in March, broadcasts the last Monday of every month.

Rosentreter, named an 天美传媒 Master Teacher in April, will discuss his research in devising new methods of detecting cyanide. Specifically, Rosentreter and his team of researchers have developed a sensor that instantaneously measures toxin levels in water and targets the specific form of cyanide toxic to humans and other organisms.

The device is also inexpensive and portable, as opposed to existing instruments that require large samples, involve lengthy wait-times for results, require specially-trained operators, and have poor precision.

The new device can be used to monitor cyanide produced by mining and manufacturing operations that annually use some 1.4 million tons of cyanide worldwide. U.S. troops can also use it an anti-terrorism detection of the toxin.

Moreno is currently working on the cyanide detector project as well, gaining valuable research skills as an undergraduate. His studies and research in the chemistry department will culminate with a master鈥檚 degree in 2008 as part of the five-year BS/MS program offered by the University.

Throughout the rest of the semester, President Vailas will interview a variety of individuals with 天美传媒 connections, on a range of topics that will illustrate how 天美传媒 is making a difference for Idaho, the nation and the world.