• Ph D, Inorganic Physical Chemistry, University of Virginia, 1987
• BS, Chemistry, College of Charleston, 1982

• Collaborative Research: NRT: Cyber-Physical-Social System for Understanding & Thwarting the Illicit Economy, National Science Foundation, (2018 - 2023)
• University of South Dakota: Research and Development Innovation FY19-FY20, South Dakota Board of Regents, (2018 - 2021)
• REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Fluorine Chemistry, National Science Foundation, (2018 - 2021)
• Security Crystals: NIR-To-NIR Upconverting Nanoparticles for Fingerprint Identification and DNA Extraction, National Institute of Justice, (2018 - 2021)
• Collaborative Research: REU Site: Security Printing and Anti-Counterfeiting Technology, NSF, (2016 - 2019)
• PFI:AIR - TT (GOALI Supplement): Complete Print-Read-Decode Prototype for RGB Upconverting Inks, NSF, (2016 - 2017)
• SD SBA FAST I-Corp, South Dakota GOED and US Small Business Administration, (2016 - 2017)
• PFI:AIR - TT (REU): Complete Print-Read-Decode Prototype for RGB Upconverting Inks, NSF, (2016 - 2016)
• PFI:AIR - TT (Travel Supplement): Complete Print-Read-Decode Prototype for RGB Upconverting Inks, NSF, (2015 - 2016)
• PFI:AIR - TT (REU): Complete Print-Read-Decode Prototype for RGB Upconverting Inks, NSF, (2015 - 2015)
• Complete Print-Read-Decode Prototype for RGB Upconverting Inks, National Science Foundation, (2014 - 2015)
• MRI: Acquisition of a Field-Emission Scanning Electron Microscope with Elemental Analysis Capability for Enhancing Materials Research at the University of South Dakota, National Science Foundation, (2013 - 2017)
• Security Printing and Anti-Counterfeiting Technology (SPACT) Center, South Dakota Board of Regents, (2013 - 2016)
• Security Printing and Anti-Counterfeiting Technology (SPACT) Center, South Dakota Board of Regents Collaboration Grant, (2013 - 2016)
• Acquisition of State-of-the-Art Instrumentation for High-Resolution Visualization and Characterization of Advanced Materials and Processes, South Dakota Board of Regents Innovation Grant, (2013 - 2015)
• MRI-Acquisition: 400 MHz NMR Spectrometer including PFG/HRMAS for Materials Chemistry Research: The Missing Instrument, National Science Foundation, (2012 - 2015)
• REU Site: Security Printing and Anti-Counterfeiting Technology, National Science Foundation, (2012 - 2015)
• Development of a nanocomposite research program at Sinte Gleska University using 3D visualization as an education and research-recruitment tool, SD NASA EPSCoR, (2011 - 2013)
• Enhanced Raman Detection of Minerals, Microbes, and Biomarkers through the Development of Advanced Plasmonic Nanomaterials, NASA EPSCoR, (2010 - 2014)
• Purchase of a Transmission Electron Microscope: a Regional Cyber-User Facility for Materials Chemistry and the Northern Plains Undergraduate Research Center, National Science Foundation, (2009 - 2012)
• Northern Plains Undergraduate Research Center (NPURC), National Science Foundation, (2005 - 2011)
• Computer Upgrade and Networking of Multi-User Spectroscopic Instrumentation, NSF CRIF, (1997 - 1998)

Citations listed below are presented in a standardized, modified format for display purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect the preferred style and conventions of the faculty member or discipline.

• Baride, Aravind, May, Stanley, and Berry, Mary. Cross-Relaxation from Er3+(H-2(11/2),S-4(3/2)) and Er3+(H-2(9/2)) in beta-NaYE4:Yb,Er and Implications for Modeling Upconversion Dynamics, 2193-2201. Vol. 124, Iss. 3 JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, 2020. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b10163)
• Baride, Aravind, Hawkinson, David, Engebretson, Daniel, and May, Stanley. One- and two-photon electron-transfer induced uncaging of coumarin from cinnamate-capped CdSe quantum dots. Vol. 222 JOURNAL OF LUMINESCENCE, 2020. (DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2020.117112)
• Baride, Aravind, Sigdel, Ganesh, Cross, William M., Kellar, Jon J., and May, Stanley. Near Infrared-to-Near Infrared Upconversion Nanocrystals for Latent Fingerprint Development, 4518-4527. Vol. 2, Iss. 7 ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS, 2019. (DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.9b00890)
• May, Stanley. Measuring the internal quantum yield of upconversion luminescence for ytterbium-sensitized upconversion phosphors using the ytterbium(III) emission as an internal standard, 17212-17226. Vol. 10, Iss. 36 Nanoscale, 2018. (DOI: 10.1039/C8NR03538E)
• Meruga, Jeevan, Cross, William, Peterson, Jacob, May, Stanley, Baride, Aravind, Cessac, Khadejah, and Kellar, Jon J.. Stable Inks Containing Upconverting Nanoparticles Based on an Oil-in-Water Nanoemulsion, 1535-1541. Vol. 34, Iss. 4 Langmuir, 2018. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03415)
• May, Stanley, Baride, Aravind, Hossan, Md Y., and Berry, Mary. Measuring the internal quantum yield of upconversion luminescence for ytterbium-sensitized upconversion phosphors using the ytterbium(III) emission as an internal standard, 17212-17226. Vol. 10, Iss. 36 NANOSCALE, 2018. (DOI: 10.1039/c8nr03538e)
• Meruga, Jeevan M., Cross, William M., Petersen, Jacob B., May, Stanley, Baride, Aravind, Cessac, Khadijah, and Kellar, Jon J.. Stable Inks Containing Upconverting Nanoparticles Based on an Oil in-Water Nanoemulsion, 1535-1541. Vol. 34, Iss. 4 LANGMUIR, 2018. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03415)
• Hossan, Md Y., Hor, Amy, Luu, QuocAnh, Smith, Steve J., May, Stanley, and Berry, Mary. Explaining the Nanoscale Effect in the Upconversion Dynamics of β-NaYF4:Yb3+, Er3+ Core and Core–Shell Nanocrystals, 16592-16606. Vol. 121, Iss. 30 J. Phys. Chem. C, 2017. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b04567)
• Han, Yulun, Meng, Qingguo, Rasulev, Bakhtiyor, May, Stanley, Berry, Mary, and Kilin, Dmitri. Photoinduced Charge Transfer versus Fragmentation Pathways in Lanthanum Cyclopentadienyl Complexes, 4281-4296. Vol. 13, Iss. 9 Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 2017.
• He, Hongshan, Bosonetta, James D., Wheeler, Kraig A., and May, Stanley. Sisters together: Co-sensitization of near-infrared emission of ytterbium (III) by BODIPY and porphyrin dyes. Chemical Communications, 2017. (DOI: 10.1039/C7CC05437H)
• Petersen, Jacob, Meruga, Jeevan, Baride, Aravind, Bogart, Chandler, Cross, William, May, Stanley, and Kellar, Jon. Visible-to-Infrared Converting CaCuSi4O10 Security Ink, 73-76. Vol. 2017, Iss. 1 NIP & Digital Fabrication Conference, 2017.
• Han, Yulun, Kilin, Dmitri, May, Stanley, Berry, Mary, and Meng, Qingguo. Photofragmentation Pathways for Gas-Phase Lanthanide Tris(isopropylcyclopentadienyl) Complexes. Vol. 35, Iss. 20 Organometallics, 2016. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.6b00420)
• May, Paul B., Suter, John D., May, Stanley, and Berry, Mary. The Dynamics of Nanoparticle Growth and Phase Change During Synthesis of β-NaYF4. In The Dynamics of Nanoparticle Growth and Phase Change During Synthesis of β-NaYF4, 9482-94899482-9489. Vol. 120, Iss. 17 Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2016. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b01365)
• Yao, Ge, Berry, Mary, May, Stanley, Wang, Jianwei, and Kilin, Dmitri. Relationship between Site Symmetry, Spin State, and Doping Concentration for Co(II) or Co(III) in β-NaYF4, 7785-7794. Vol. 120 Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2016. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b11496)
• Balasanthiran, Choumini, Zhao, Bo, Lin, Cuikun, May, Stanley, Berry, Mary, and Hoefelmeyer, James. Self-limiting adsorption of Eu3+ on the surface of rod-shape anatase TiO2 nanocrystals and post-synthetic sensitization of the europium-based emission, 63-69. Vol. 459 J Colloid Interf Sci, 2015. (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2015.08.005)
• Baride, A., Meruga, J. M., Douma, C., Langerman, D., Crawford, G., Kellar, J. J., Cross, W. M., and May, Stanley. A NIR-to-NIR upconversion luminescence system for security printing applications, 101338-101346. Vol. 5, Iss. 123 RSC Advances, 2015. (DOI: 10.1039/C5RA20785A)
• Fisher, Jon, Zhao, Bo, Lin, Cuikun, Berry, Mary, May, Stanley, and Smith, Steve. Spectroscopic Imaging and Power Dependence of Near-Infrared to Visible Upconversion Luminescence from NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+ Nanoparticles on Nanocavity Arrays, 24976-24982. Vol. 119, Iss. 44 The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2015. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b06969)
• Berry, Mary, and May, Stanley. Disputed Mechanism for NIR-to-Red Upconversion Luminescence in NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+, 9805-11. Vol. 119, Iss. 38 J Phys Chem A, 2015. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b08324)
• Yao, Ge, Lin, Cuikun, Meng, Qingguo, May, Stanley, and Berry, Mary. Calculation of Judd-Ofelt parameters for Er3+ in β-NaYF4: Yb3+, Er3+ from emission intensity ratios and diffuse reflectance spectra, 276-281. Vol. 160 Journal of Luminescence, 2015. (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2014.12.025)
• Meng, Qingguo, Berry, Mary, May, Stanley, and Kilin, Dmitri. Time-resolved Electronic and optical properties of a thiolate protected Au38 nanocluster , 408-417. Vol. 113, Iss. 3-4 Molecular Physics, Taylor and Francis, 2015. (DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2014.999838)
• Yao, Ge, Meng, Qingguo, Berry, Mary, May, Stanley, and Kilin, Dmitri. Molecular dynamics in finding nonadiabatic coupling for β-NaYF4: Ce(3+) nanocrystals , 385-391. Vol. 113, Iss. 3-4 Molecular Physics, Taylor and Francis, 2015. (DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2014.972475)
• Meruga, Jeevan, Fountain, Carly, Kellar, Jon, Crawford, Grant, Baride, Aravind, May, Stanley, Cross, William, and Hoover, Randy. Multi-layered covert QR codes for increased capacity and security, 17-27. Vol. 37, Iss. 1 International Journal of Computers and Applications, 2015. (DOI: 10.1080/1206212X.2015.1061254)
• Baride, Aravind, Meruga, J. M., Douma, C., Langerman, D., Crawford, G., Kellar, J. J., Cross, W. M., and May, Stanley. A NIR-to-NIR upconversion luminescence system for security printing applications, 101338-101346. Vol. 5, Iss. 123 RSC ADVANCES, 2015. (DOI: 10.1039/c5ra20785a)
• Meruga, Jeevan M., Fountain, Carly, Kellar, Jon, Crawford, Grant, Baride, Aravind, May, Stanley, Cross, William, and Hoover, Randy. Multi-layered covert QR codes for increased capacity and security, 1-11. Vol. 37 Inter J Comp Appl, 2015. (DOI: 10.1080/1206212X.2015.1061254)
• Meruga, Jeevan M., Fountain, Carly, Kellar, Jon, Crawford, Grant, Baride, Aravind, May, Stanley, Cross, William, and Hoover, Randy. Multi-layered covert QR codes for increased capacity and security, 17-27. Vol. 37, Iss. 1 International Journal of Computers and Applications, 2015. (DOI: 10.1080/1206212X.2015.1061254)
• Petersen, Jacob, Meruga, Jeevan, Baride, Aravind, May, Stanley, Cross, William, and Kellar, Jon. Upconverting Nanoparticle Security Inks Based on Hansen Solubility Parameters, 383-385. Vol. 2015, Iss. 1 NIP & Digital Fabrication Conference, 2015.
• Han, Y, Lin, Cuikun, Meng, Qingguo, Dai, F, Sykes, Andrew, Berry, Mary, and May, Stanley. (BMI)3LnCl6 crystals as models for the coordination environment of LnCl3 (Ln = Sm, Eu, Dy, Er, Yb) in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ionic-liquid solution., 5494-501. Vol. 53, Iss. 11 Inorganic chemistry, 2014. (DOI: 10.1021/ic500101x)
• Suter, John D., Pekas, Nicholas J., Berry, Mary, and May, Stanley. Real-Time-Monitoring of the Synthesis of β-NaYF4:17% Yb,3% Er Nanocrystals Using NIR-to-Visible Upconversion Luminescence, 13238-13247. Vol. 118, Iss. 24 Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2014. (DOI: 10.1021/jp502971j)
• Chen, Jiangchao, Hochstatter, Andrew M., Kilin, Dmitri, May, Stanley, Meng, Qingguo, and Berry, Mary. Photofragmentation of Gas-Phase Lanthanide Cyclopentadienyl Complexes: Experimental and Time-Dependent Excited-State Molecular Dynamics, 1574-1586. Vol. 33, Iss. 7 Organometallics, 2014. (DOI: 10.1021/om400953q)
• May, Stanley. Red-green-blue printing using luminescence-upconversion inks, 2221-2227. Vol. 2, Iss. 12 Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2014. (DOI: 10.1039/C3TC32233E)
• Peng, Rui, Lin, Cuikun, Baltrusaitis, Jonas, Wu, Chia-Ming, Dimitrijevic, Nada M., Rajh, Tijana, May, Stanley, and Koodali, Ranjit T.. Insight into Band Positions and Inter-particle Electron Transfer Dynamics between CdS Nanoclusters and Spatially Isolated TiO2 Dispersed in Cubic MCM-48 Mesoporous Materials: A Highly Efficient System for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution under Visible Light Illumination. Vol. 16 Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics, 2014. (DOI: 10.1039/C3CP52801D)
• Yao, Ge, Huang, Shuping, Berry, Mary, May, Stanley, and Kilin, Dmitri. Non-collinear spin DFT for Lanthanide Ions in Doped Hexagonal- NaYF4. In Molecular Physics, editors Rodney Bartlett, 546 - 556. Vol. 112, Iss. 03-04 London: Molecular Physics, 2014. (DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2013.878045)
• Chen, Jiangchao, Meng, Qingguo, Berry, Mary, May, Stanley, and Kilin, Dmitri. Time-Dependent Excited-State Molecular Dynamics of Photodissociation of Lanthanide Complexes for Laser-Assisted Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition . In Molecular Physics, editors Rodney Bartlett, 508 - 517. Vol. 112, Iss. 03-04 London: Molecular Physics, 2014. (DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2013.845310)
• Luu, QuocAnh, and May, Stanley. Two-Color Surface Plasmon Polariton Enhanced Upconversion in NaYF4:Yb:Tm Nanoparticles on Au Nanopillar Arrays, 3251-3257. Vol. 118 Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2014. (DOI: 10.1021/jp4115173)
• Anderson, Robert , Smith, Steve, May, Stanley, and Berry, Mary. Revisiting the NIR-to-Visible Upconversion Mechanism in β-NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+, 36-42. Vol. 5, Iss. 1 Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2014. (DOI: 10.1021/jz402366r)
• Meruga, Jeevan M., Baride, Aravind, Cross, William, Kellar, Jon J., and May, Stanley. Red-green-blue printing using luminescence-upconversion inks, 2221-2227. Vol. 2, Iss. 12 JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C, 2014. (DOI: 10.1039/c3tc32233e)
• Yao, Ge, Berry, Mary, May, Stanley, and Kilin, Dmitri. DFT Calculation of Russell–Saunders Splitting for Lanthanide Ions Doped in Hexagonal (β)-NaYF4 Nanocrystals. In J. Phys. Chem. C, 17177–17185. Vol. 117, Iss. 33 J. Phys. Chem. C, 2013. (DOI: 10.1021/jp404206e)
• Baroughi, Mahdi F., Dachhepati, Dilip, Gautam, Umesh, Bayat, Kadesh, and May, Stanley. Highly tunable self-assembled plasmonic lattices through nanosphere lithography, 2153-2155 . Vol. 38 Optics Letters, 2013.
• Paudel, Hari P., Dachhepati, Dilip, Bayat, Khadijeh, Mottaghian, Seyyed S., May, Stanley, Lin, Cuikun, Smith, Steve, and Baroughi, Mahdi F.. Design, fabrication, and characterization of a plasmonic upconversion enhancer and its prospects for photovoltaics, 035598. Vol. 3 Journal of Photonics for Energy, 2013. (DOI: 10 .1117/1.JPE.3.035598)
• Baride, Aravind, Engebretson, Daniel, Berry, Mary, and May, Stanley. Quenching of coumarin emission by CdSe and CdSe/ZnS quantum dots: Implications for fluorescence reporting. Journal of Luminescence, 2013.
• Chen, Jiangchao, Meng, Qingguo, May, Stanley, Berry, Mary, and Lin, Cuikun. Sensitization of Eu3+ Luminescence in Eu:YPO4 Nanocrystals, 5953-5962. Vol. 117, Iss. 11 The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2013. (DOI: 10.1021/jp3109072)
• Baride, Aravind, Engebretson, Daniel, Berry, Mary, and May, Stanley. Quenching of coumarin emission by CdSe and CdSe/ZnS quantum dots: Implications for fluorescence reporting, 99-105. Vol. 141 JOURNAL OF LUMINESCENCE, 2013. (DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2013.03.027)
• Jeevan, Meruga M., William, Cross M., May, Stanley, QuocAnh, Luu N., Grant, Crawford A., and Jon, Kellar J.. Security printing of covert quick response codes using upconverting nanoparticle inks, 395201-395209. Vol. 23, Iss. 39 Nanotechnology, 2012. (DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/23/39/395201)
• Bao, Ying, Luu, Quoc Anh N., Zhao, Yong, Fong, Hao, May, Stanley, and Jiang, Chaoyang. Upconversion polymeric nanofibers containing lanthanide-doped nanoparticles via electrospinning, 7369-7375. Vol. 4, Iss. 23 Nanoscale, 2012. (DOI: 10.1039/C2NR32204H )
• Meng, Qingguo, May, Stanley, Berry, Mary, and Kilin, Dmitri. Sequential hydrogen dissociation from a charged Pt13H24 cluster modeled by ab initio molecular dynamics. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 2012.
• Yao, Ge, Berry, Mary, May, Stanley, and Kilin, Dmitri. Optical properties of host material for phosphor computational modeling. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 2012.
• Blumenthal, Tyler, Jeevan, Meruga, May, Stanley, Jon, Kellar J., Cross, William, Ankireddy, Krishnamraju, Vunnam, Swathi, and Luu, QuocAnh N.. Patterned direct-write and screen-printing of NIR-to-visible upconverting inks for security applications, 185305. Vol. 23, Iss. 18 Nanotechnology, 2012. (DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/23/18/185305)
• Han, Yulun, Dai, Fengrong, Sykes, Andrew, May, Stanley, Berry, Mary, Meng, Qingguo, and Lin, Cuikun. catena-Poly[1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium [[dichlorido(methanol-[kappa]O)(propan-2-ol-[kappa]O)lanthanate(III)]-di-[mu]-chlorido]], m292-m293. Vol. E68, Iss. 3 Acta Crystallographica Section E, 2012. (DOI: 10.1107/S160053681200517X)
• Paudel, Hari P., Zhong, Lanlan, Bayat, Khadijeh , Baroughi, Mahdi F., Smith, Steve , Lin, Cuikun, Jiang, Chaoyang, Berry, Mary, and May, Stanley. Enhancement of NIR-to-Visible upconversion luminescence using engineered plasmonic gold surfaces, 19028-19036. Vol. 115, Iss. 39 J. Phys. Chem. C, 2011. (DOI: 10.1021/jp206053f)
• Meng, Qingguo, Cross, Ann M., May, Stanley, Sykes, Andrew, and Berry, Mary. "Di-μ-pivalato-κ3O,O:O;κ3O:O,O-bis[(methanol-κO)bis-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-heptane-3,5-dionato)praseodymium(III)]", m1514-1515. Vol. E67 Acta Crystallographica, 2011.
• Zhong, Lanlan, Luu, QuocAnh N., Paudel, Hari, Bayat, Khadijeh, Baroughi, Mahdi F., May, Stanley, and Smith, Steve. Spectroscopic Imaging for Characterization of Metal-Enhanced Upconversion. In 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, 001758 - 001761 . Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2011 37th IEEE , 2011. (DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186294 )
• Luu, QuocAnh N., Doorn, Joshua M., Berry, Mary, Jiang, Chaoyang, Lin, Cuikun, and May, Stanley. Preparation and optical properties of silver nanowires and silver-nanowire thin films, 151-158. Vol. 356, Iss. 1 Elsevier Inc: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2011. (DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2010.12.077)
• Brandner, Amber, Kitahara, Taizo, Beare, Nick, Lin, Cuikun, Berry, Mary, and May, Stanley. "Luminescence Properties and Quenching Mechanisms of Ln(Tf2N)3 Complexes in the Ionic Liquid bmpyr Tf2N", 6509 - 6520. Vol. 50 Inorganic Chemistry, 2011.
• Meng, Qingguo, Witte, Robert J., Gong, Yajuan, Day, Elizabeth L., Chen, Jiangchao, May, Stanley, and Berry, Mary. Thin Film Deposition and Photodissociation Mechanisms for Lanthanide Oxide Production from Tris(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionato)Ln(III) in Laser-Assisted MOCVD, 6056. Vol. 22, Iss. 22 Chem. Mater, 2010. (DOI: 10.1021/cm101283k)
• Meng, Qingguo, Robert, Witte, Gong, Yajuan, Day, Elizabeth, Chen, Jiangchao, May, Stanley, and Berry, Mary. Thin Film Deposition and Photodissociation Mechanisms for Lanthanide Oxide Production from Tris(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionato)Ln(III) in Laser-Assisted MOCVD, 6506-6064. Vol. 22 Chemistry of Materials, 2010. (DOI: 10.1021/cm101283k)
• Bao, Ying, Luu, QuocAnh N., Lin, Cuikun, Schloss, John M., May, Stanley, and Jiang, Chaoyang. Layer-by-layer assembly of freestanding thin films with homogeneously distributed upconversion nanocrystals, 8356-8361. Vol. 20, Iss. 38 RSC Publishing: Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2010. (DOI: 10.1039/C0JM01602K)
• Lin, Cuikun, Berry, Mary, and May, Stanley. Influence of colloidal-gold films on the luminescence of Eu(TTFA)3 in PMMA, 1907-1915. Vol. 130, Iss. 10 Journal of Luminescence, 2010. (DOI: doi:10.1016/j.jlumin.2010.05.005)
• Cross, Anne M., May, Stanley, van Veggel, Franck, and Berry, Mary. Dipicolinate sensitization of europium luminescence in dispersible 5%Eu:LaF3 nanoparticles, 14740. Vol. 114 Journal of Physical Chemistry, 2010. (DOI: 10.1021/jp103366j)
• Sykes, Andrew, He, Hongshan, Dubey, Mukul, and May, Stanley. Hybridization of near-infrared emitting erbium (III) and ytterbium (III) monoporphyrinate complexes with silica xerogel: synthesis, structure and photophysics, 6466-6474. Vol. 39 Dalton Transactions, 2010.
• Meng, Qingguo, Witte, Robert, May, Stanley, and Berry, Mary. Photodissociation and Photoionization Mechanisms in Lanthanide-based Fluorinated β-Diketonate Metal−Organic Chemical-Vapor Deposition Precursors, 5801. Vol. 2009, Iss. 21 Chemistry of Materials, 2009. (DOI: 10.1021/cm9023056)
• He, Hongshan, Sykes, Andrew, May, Stanley, and He, Guishan. Structure and photophysics of near-infrared emissive ytterbium(III) monoporphyrinate acetate complexes having neutral bidentate ligands, Hongshan He, 7454. Dalton Transactions/Royal Chemical Society, 2009.

• Governor's Giant Vision Competition, SD Office of Economic Development, 2017
• President’s Award for Research Excellence-Innovation and Entrepreneurship , Office of the President, 2014
• Richard and Sharon Cutler Award in Liberal Arts, Richard and Sharon Cutler, 2005
• South Dakota Board of Regents Award for Excellence in Research, South Dakota Board of Regents, 2001

• Baride, Aravind, Chowdhury, Amit, May, Stanley, Cross, William, Kellar, Jon J., and DeVaux, Linda, Upconversion nanoparticles for latent fingerprint development and DNA extraction. Presented at the ACS Spring 2021, Virtual. (April 08, 2021)
• Cross, William, Rasmussen, Sierra, Kovarik, Dennis, Ramseyer, Ben, Baride, Aravind, May, Stanley, Kellar, Jon, and DeVeaus, Linda, Fingerprint Identification System using NIR-To-NIR Upconverting Nanoparticles. Presented at the PITTCON 2021, Virtual. (March 11, 2021)
• Haghizadeh, Anahita, Baride, Aravind, May, Stanley, and Smith, Steve, Imaging Single Particle Enhanced Upconversion Luminescence from NaYF4:Yb3+,Tm3+ Nanoparticles on Plasmonic Substrates. Presented at the 2020 MRS Virtual Spring/Fall Meeting, Virtual. (December 2020)
• May, Stanley, and Baride, Aravind, Reader systems for security and forensic applications using NIR-to- NIR upconversion nanocrystals. Presented at the Digital Document Security (May 2019)
• May, Stanley, and Baride, Aravind, Upconversion luminescence enhancement using patterned reflective surfaces with applications in security printing. Presented at the ACS Spring 2019 (April 2019)
• May, Stanley, Baride, Aravind, Meruga, Jeevan, Kellar, Jon, and Cross, William, Near-infrared (NIR)-to-NIR upconversion nanocrystals for security-printing and forensic applications. Presented at the 34th International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies, Dresden, Germany. (September 27, 2018)
• May, Stanley, Baride, Aravind, Meruga, Jeevan, Kellar, Jon, and Cross, William, Near-Infrared (NIR)-to-NIR Upconversion Nanocrystals for Security-Printing and Forensic Applications . Presented at the 34th International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies, Dresden, Germany. (September 25, 2018)
• Meruga, Jeevan, Cross, William, Peterson, Jacob, May, Stanley, Baride, Aravind, Cessac, Khadijah, and Kellar, Jon, Stable Inks Containing Upconverting Nanoparticles Based on an Oil in-Water Nanoemulsion. Presented at the 34th International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies, Dresden, Germany. (September 25, 2018)
• May, Stanley, Alternative Methods for Determining the Quantum Yield of Yb-sensitized Upconversion Nanomaterials . Presented at the 2nd Conference and Spring School on Properties, Design and Applications of Upconversion Materials, Valencia, Spain. (April 05, 2018)
• May, Stanley, Acquisition, Analysis, and Interpretation of Upconversion Luminescence Data. Presented at the 2nd Conference and Spring School on Properties, Design and Applications of Upconversion Materials, Valencia, Spain. (April 04, 2018)
• May, Stanley, Suter, John, Baride, Aravind, Hossan, Md Y., Zhao, Bo, Lin, Cuikun , and Berry, Mary, Beyond the near-field: Enhancing the efficiency of upconversion-luminescence nanomaterials using the diffractive and reflective properties of structured metal surfaces. Presented at the 255th ACS National Meeting and Exposition, New Orleans, LA. (March 22, 2018)
• Hossan, Md Y., Berry, Mary, and May, Stanley, Modeling the photon avalanche upconversion mechanism in Tm3+, Yb3+ co-doped β-NaYF4 nanocrystals. Presented at the 255th ACS National Meeting and Exposition, New Orleans, LA. (March 22, 2018)
• Baride, Aravind, Meruga, Jeevan, Cross, William, Kellar, Jon, and May, Stanley, Acquisition of upconversion luminescence images exciting with LEDs: A paradigm shift in upconversion imaging. Presented at the 255th ACS National Meeting and Exposition, New Orleans, LA. (March 19, 2018)
• May, Stanley, Chov, Ashleigh, and Baride, Aravind, Brightness optimization of NIR-to-NIR upconversion nanocrystals. Presented at the 255th ACS National Meeting and Exposition, New Orleans, LA. (March 18, 2018)
• May, Stanley, and Baride, Aravind, Beyond the near-field: Enhancing the efficiency of upconversion-luminescence nanomaterials using the diffractive and reflective properties of structured metal surfaces. Presented at the ACS Spring 2018 (March 2018)
• May, Stanley, Explaining the nanoscale effect in the upconversion dynamics of β-NaYF4:Yb3+, Er3+ core and core-shell nanocrystals . Presented at the 2017 Great Lakes Regional ACS Meeting, Fargo, ND. (June 28, 2017)
• Berry, Mary, and May, Stanley, Explaining the Nanoscale Effect in the Upconversion Dynamics of β-NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+ Core and Core/Shell Nanomaterials. Presented at the 28th Rare Earth Research Conference, Ames, IA. (June 21, 2017)
• May, Stanley, Security Applications of Upconverting Nanocrystals . Presented at the 2017 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Phoenix, AZ. (April 18, 2017)
• May, Stanley, Explaining the Nanoscale Effect in the Upconversion Dynamics of β-NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+ Core and Core/Shell Nanomaterials. Presented at the UPCON 2016, Wroclaw, Poland. (May 27, 2016)
• May, Stanley, , and May, Stanley, Kinetics and Mechanisms of Synthesis and Shell-Growth for Upconversion Nanomaterials. Presented at the 2016 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Phoenix. (March 30, 2016)
• May, Stanley, Printing enhanced upconverting nanocrystals on solid supports. Presented at the PITTCON 2016, Atlanta, ga. (March 09, 2016)
• May, Stanley, Complete Print-Read-Decode Prototype for RGB Upconverting Inks:. Presented at the Optical Document Security Conference, San Francisco. (February 11, 2016)
• May, Stanley, Recent advances in upconversion nanoparticle inks in security printing. Presented at the 31st Annual Conference on Digital Printing Technologies, Portland, OR. (September 29, 2015)
• May, Stanley, REAL-TIME SPECTROSCOPIC MONITORING OF THE SYNTHESIS AND MODIFICATION OF UPCONVERSION NANOCRYSTALS. Presented at the International Conference on f Elements (9th), Oxford University, Oxford, England. (September 08, 2015)
• May, Stanley, Complete Print-Read-Decode Prototype for RGB Upconverting Inks. Presented at the 2015 Accelerating Innovation Research Grantee Meeting, Atlanta, GA. (June 01, 2015)
• May, Stanley, Real-time monitoring of the synthesis of β-NaYF4:17% Yb,3% Er nanocrystals using NIR-to-visible upconversion luminescence . Presented at the Seminar Series, Iowa State University, Ames, IA. (March 26, 2015)
• Yao, Ge, Berry, Mary, May, Stanley, and Kilin, Dmitri, ENFL 420 - Probability of trivalent molybdenum (d3) spin crossover in hexagonal phase NaYF4 nanocrystals . Presented at the ACS, 248th Natl. meeting in San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA. (August 12, 2014)
• May, Stanley, Suter, John D., and Berry, Mary, Real-time-monitoring of the synthesis of β-NaYF4: 17% Yb,3% Er nanocrystals using NIR-to-visible upconversion luminescence. Presented at the 27th Rare Earth Research Conference, Squaw Valley, CA. (June 26, 2014)
• Baride, Aravind, Berry, Mary, and May, Stanley, Additive-Color Printing with Red-Green-Blue Upconversion Inks for Security Printing Applications. Presented at the 2014 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco. (April 24, 2014)
• Hor, Amy, Berry, Mary, and May, Stanley, Surface Effects on the Upconversion Dynamics in NaYF4:Yb, Er. Presented at the 2014 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco. (April 23, 2014)
• Berry, Mary, and May, Stanley, A New Mechanism for Energy Transfer Upconversion in NaYF4:Yb,Er. Presented at the 2014 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco. (April 22, 2014)
• Chen, Jiangchao, Meng, Qingguo, May, Stanley, Berry, Mary, and Kilin, Dmitri, PHYS 128 - Computational analysis of photodissociation of lanthanide complexes for laser-assisted metal-organic chemical vapour deposition by time-dependent excited-state molecular dynamics . Presented at the ACS, 247th Natl meeting in Dallas, TX, Dallas, TX. (March 17, 2014)
• , May, Stanley, Berry, Mary, and Kilin, Dmitri, Density Functional Theory Investigation on the Optical, Electronic and Catalytic properties of thiolate-protected Au nanoclusters. Presented at the 54th Sanibel Symposium, St. Simon Island, GA. (February 14, 2014)
• Yao, Ge, , May, Stanley, and Kilin, Dmitri, Molecular dynamics in finding non-adiabatic coupling for β-NaYF4: Ce3+ nanocrystals using spin-polarized DFT+U. Presented at the 54th Sanibel Symposium, St. Simon Island, GA. (February 14, 2014)
• Han, Yulun, Meng, Qingguo, May, Stanley, Berry, Mary, and Kilin, Dmitri, Time-dependent Excited-state Molecular Dynamics Study of Lanthanide Cyclopentadienyl Complexes for Laser-assisted Metal-organic Chemical Vapor Deposition. Presented at the 54th Sanibel Symposium, St. Simon Island, GA. (February 14, 2014)
• May, Stanley, and Jon, Kellar J., Security Printing and Anti-Counterfeiting Technology Research at South Dakota Universities. Presented at the Security Printing Conference, Scottsdale, AZ. (November 22, 2013)
• May, Stanley, and Kellar, Jon J., An Overview of 2013 Research Activities: South Dakota Security Printing and Anti-Counterfeiting. Presented at the Document Security Alliance, Washington, DC. (October 25, 2013)
• Berry, Mary, and May, Stanley, Modeling the Kinetics of NIR-to-Visible Upconversion ., Fuzhou, China. (August 09, 2013)
• May, Stanley, and Berry, Mary T., Metal-Surface Enhanced NIR-to-Visible Upconversion in Lanthanide-doped Materials. Presented at the Advances In Photoreactions, Telluride, CO. (June 24, 2013)
• May, Stanley, Studies and applications of luminescence upconversion nanomaterials. Presented at the 2013 Symposium on Excellence in Nurturing Undergraduate Research, Fargo, ND. (April 27, 2013)
• Jiang, Chaoyang, Bao, Ying, and May, Stanley, Fabrication of Polymeric Nanocomposites Containing Lanthanide-doped Upconversion Nanoparticles. Presented at the 2013 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, San Francisco, California. (April 02, 2013)
• May, Stanley, Jeevan, Meruga, Berry, Mary, Kellar, Jon J., and Cross, William , Security Printing Applications of Upconverting Inks. Presented at the Document Security Alliance, Washington, DC. (October 25, 2012)
• Qingguo, Meng, Berry, Mary, May, Stanley, and Kilin, Dmitri, COMP417 Electronic structure of Pt13H24 cluster and its surface chemistry. Presented at the ACS 244th National Meeting, Philadelphia,, Philadelphia, PA. (August 21, 2012)
• Yao, Ge, Berry, Mary, May, Stanley, and Kilin, Dmitri, COMP14 Computational modeling of optical properties of lanthanide ions doped hexagon beta-NaYF4 nanocrystals for laser spectroscopy. Presented at the ACS 244th National Meeting, Philadelphia,, Philadelphia, PA. (August 19, 2012)
• May, Stanley, Baroughi, Mahdi F., and Berry, Mary, Design, Fabrication and Characterization of Plasmonic Enhancers. Presented at the 2012 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco. (April 12, 2012)
• May, Stanley, Cross, William, Kellar, Jon, and Meruga, Jeevan, Rare-earth doped nanoparticles in security printing applications. Presented at the 2012 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco. (April 12, 2012)
• May, Stanley, Lin, Cuikun, and Berry, Mary, Sensitization of Eu3+ Luminescence in YPO4 Nanocystals. Presented at the 2012 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco. (April 12, 2012)
• May, Stanley, and Smithd, Steve, Spectroscopic imaging of metal-enhanced upconversion on plasmonic substrates. Presented at the 2012 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco. (April 12, 2012)
• May, Stanley, and Suter, John, Study of Quantum Dots Encased in a Polymer Matrix for Use in a Luminescent Solar Concentrator. Presented at the 2012 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco. (April 12, 2012)
• May, Stanley, Meng, Qingguo, and Berry, Mary, Investigation on Thin Film Deposition Mechanism by Laser Assisted MOCVD (LCVD) Method Using Lanthanum Tri(methylsilyl)amide [La(TMSA)3] as Precursor. Presented at the 2012 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco. (April 11, 2012)
• May, Stanley, Chen, Jiangchao , and Berry, Mary, Photodissociation Pathway of Gadolinium Cyclopentadienyl-type Precursors for Laser Assisted MOCVD. Presented at the 2012 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco. (April 11, 2012)
• May, Stanley, and Berry, Mary, Modeling the kinetics of NIR-to-visible upconversion. Presented at the 2012 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco. (April 10, 2012)
• May, Stanley, The Use of Plasmomic Materials for the Enhancement of NIR-to-Visible Upconversion Lumimenscence in Er3+,Yb3+:NaYF4 Nanocrystals. Presented at the 26th Rare Earth Research Conference, Sante Fe, NM. (June 19, 2011)
• Bao, Ying, Luu, Quoc Anh N., Lin, Cuikun, Schloss, John M., May, Stanley, and Jiang, Chaoyang, Fabrication and optical properties of multilayer thin films with upconversion nanocrystals. Presented at the 241st ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Anaheim, CA. (March 28, 2011)
• Berry, Mary, May, Stanley, Koodali, Ranjit T., Galipeau, David , and Kellar, Jon, IGERT: Nanostructured Solar Cells: Materials, Processes, and Devices. Presented at the 2010 NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Conference, Washington, DC. (December 06, 2010)
• Hawkinson, David, May, Stanley, Engebretson, Daniel, Burum, Brandon, and Baride, Avavind, Two‐photon uncaging of coumarin from cinnamate‐coated CdSe quantum dots as a model drug delivery system.. Presented at the 45th Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Wichita, KS. (October 19, 2010)
• Cross, Ann M., May, Stanley, van Veggel, Frank, and Berry, Mary, Dipicolinate of Sensitization of Europium Luminescence in Dispersible %5Eu:LaF3 Nanoparticles. Presented at the Tribal Renewable Energy Research Workshop, Seattle, WA. (May 11, 2010)
• Bao, Ying, Luu, Quoc A., Schloss, John, May, Stanley, and Jiang, Chaoyang, Assembly of upconversion nanoparticles in layer-by-layer thin films. Presented at the 239th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco. (March 21, 2010)