He received his B.S. in Chemistry and History from Syracuse University (2008) and Ph.D. in (Analytical) Chemistry from the University at Buffalo (2016). Before joining Creighton, he worked in the Optics and Materials Science and Technology group at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory as a postdoctoral staff member.
ACS Omega Chinn, Alexandra C., Chinn, A.C.; Marsh, E.L.; Nguyen, T.; Alhejaj, Z.B.; Butler, M.J.; Nguyen, B.T.; Sasan, K.; Dylla-Spears, R.J.: Destino, J.F. Silica-Encapsulated Germania Colloids as 3D-Printable Glass Precursors. 7 (20), p. 17492-17500 2022
Journal of Chemical Education Destino, Joel F., Destino, J.F.; Gross, E.M. Students Attitudes on Remote-Flexible Instrumental Analysis Laboratory Experiments During COVID-19. 99 (5), p. 1820-1825 2022
ACS Symposium Book Series Destino, Joel F., Destino, J.F.; Gross, E.M.; Riley, K.; Gray, S. Analytical Chemistry in Context. In Active Learning in the Analytical Chemistry Curriculum. Wenzel, T.J., Kovarik, M.L., Robinson, J.K.; ACS Symposium Series 1409, p. 83-105 2022
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry Destino, Joel F., Destino, J.F.; Gross, E.M.; Niemeyer, E.D.; Petrovic, S.C. Hands-on experiences for remotely taught analytical chemistry laboratories. 413, p. 1237-1244 2021
Journal of Chemical Education Destino, Joel F., Destino, J.F.; Cunningham, K. At-Home Colorimetric and Absorbance-Based Analyses: An Opportunity for Inquiry-Based, Laboratory-Style Learning. 97 (5), p. 2960-2966 2020
Applied Optics Suratwala, Tayyab , Suratwala, T.; Steele. R.; Destino, J.F.; Wong, L.; Norton, M.; Laurence, T.; Aracne-Ruddle, C.; Miller, P.; Shen, N.; Feit, M.; Ray, N.; Carr, W.; Rivers, C.; Peters, V.; Jeppson, S.; Malone, D.; Greene, W. Sapphire Advanced Mitigation Process: Wet Etch to Expose Sub-Surface Damage and Increase Laser Damage Resistance and Mechanical Strength. 59 (6) , p. 1602-1610 2020
Optical Engineering Suratwala, Tayyab, Suratwala, T.; Steele, W.R.; Wong, L.; Tham, G.C.; Destino, J.F.; Miller, P.E.; Ray, N.J.; Menapace, J.A.; Feigenbaum, E.; Shen, N.; Feit, M. Subsurface Mechanical Damage Correlations After Grinding of Various Optical Materials. 58, p. 092604 2019
Journal of the American Ceramic Society Suratwala, Tayyab, Suratwala, T.; Steele, W.R.; Miller, P.E.; Wong, L.; Destino, J.F.; Feigenbaum, E.; Shen, N.; Feit, M. Influence of Partial Charge Model on the Material Removal Rate During Chemical Polishing. 102 (4), p. 1566-1578 2019
ACS Applied Nano Materials Dudukovic, Nikola, Dudukovic, N.; Wong, L.L.; Nguyen, D.T.; Destino, J.F.; Yee, T.D.; Ryerson, F.J.; Suratwala, T.; Duoss, E. B.; Dylla-Spears, R. Predicting Nanoparticle Suspension Viscoelasticity for Multimaterial 3D Printing of Silica-Titania Glass. 1 (8), p. 4038-4044 2018
Advanced Materials Technology Destino, Joel F., Destino, J.F.; Dudukovic, N.; Johnson, M.A.; Nguyen, D.T.; Yee, T.D.; Egan, G.C.; Sawvel, A.; Bryson, T.; Steele, W.A.; Baumann, T.F.; Duoss, E.; Suratwala, T..; Dylla-Spears, R. 3D Printed Optical Quality Silica and Silica-Titania Glasses from Sol-Gel Feedstocks. 3, p. 1700323 2018
Biointerphases Gatley-Montross, Caitlyn M., Gatley-Montross, C.M.; Finlay, J.A.; Aldred, N.; Cassady, H.; Destino, J.F.; Orihuela, B.; Hickner, M.A.; Clare, A.S.; Rittschof, D.; Holm, E.R.; Detty, M.R. Multivariate Analysis of Attachment of Biofouling Organisms in Response to Material Surface Characteristics. 12 (5), p. 051003 2017
Langmuir Destino, Joel F., Destino, J.F.; Craft, A. K.; Bright, F.V. Three-Dimensional pH Mapping within Model Hybrid Xerogel Thin Films. 33 (17), p. 4119-4128 2017
Langmuir Destino, Joel F., Destino, J.F.; Jones, Z. R.; Gatley, C.M.; Craft, A. K.; Zhang, Y.; Detty, M.R.; Bright, F.V. Hybrid Sol-gel Derived Films That Spontaneously Form Complex Surfaces Topographies. 32 (39), p. 10113-10119 2016
Materials Research Express Taheri, Payam, Taheri, P; Wang, J.; Xing, H.; Destino, J.F.; Murat Arkin, M.; Zhao, C.; Kang, K.; Blizzard, B.; Zhang, L.; Zhao, P.; Huang, S.; Yeng, S.; Bright, F.V.; Cerne, J.; Zeng, H. Growth Mechanisms of Largescale MoS2 Monolayer by Sulfurization of MoO3 Film 3, p. 075009 2016
Materials Letters Destino, Joe F., Destino, J.F.; Kraut, N.D.; Hargrave, L.E.; Bright, F.V. Robust pH-Responsive Group IV Metal Oxide Functionalized Porous Silicon Platforms. 181, p. 47-51 2016
Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry Friesen, William L., Friesen, W.L.; Schultz, B.J.; Destino, J.F.; Alivio, T.A.; Steet, J.R.; Banerjee, S.; Wood, T. D. Two-Dimensional Graphene as a Matrix for MALDI Imaging Mass Spectrometry. 26 (11), p. 1963-1966 2015
Journal of Applied Spectroscopy Vinci, John C., Vinci, J.C.; Ferrer, I.M.; Guterry, N.; Colón-Rivera, V.; Destino, J.F.; Bright, F.V.; Colón, L.A. Graphene Oxide Nanosheets after Graphene Quantum Dot Formation. 69 (9), p. 1082-1090 2015
Langmuir Destino, Joel F., Destino, J. F.; Gatley, C. M.; Craft, A. K.; Detty, M. R.; Bright, F. V. Probing Nanoscale Chemical Segregation and Surface Properties of Antifouling Hybrid Xerogel Films. 31 (11), p. 3510-3517 2015
Publications
Destino, Joel F., Food Dye Analysis by Colorimetry and Absorbance-Based Methods Using a Smartphone Camera; Analytical Sciences Digital Library (ASDL), https://remotelabs.asdlib.org/colorimetry-and-absorbance-based-analyses-using-a-smartphone-camera/ 2020
Destino, Joel F., “Fluorometric Determination of Riboflavin in Energy Drinks”; Analytical Sciences Digital Library (ASDL), https://remotelabs.asdlib.org/fluorometric-determination-of-riboflavin-in-energy-drinks/ 2020
Presentations
3D Printing Glass, American Chemical Society (ACS) Midwestern Regional Meeting, Iowa City, IA, October 2022. 2022
Core-Shell Germania-Silica Colloids as Precursors for 3D-Printed Optical Materials and Coatings 2022
Rooney, K.; Gross, E.M.; Destino, J.F. Development of a Method and Laboratory Experiment for Spectroscopically Sorting Recyclable Plastics from Single-Stream Recycling; (poster) 264th National American Chemical Society (ACS) Meeting 2022
3D Printing Optical Quality Glass & Beyond, All-Iowa Glass Conference, Ames, IA, July 2022. 2022
Sol-Gel-Derived Core-Shell GeO2-SiO2 Colloids and Their Application for 3D-Printing Optical Glass, American Ceramic Society Glass and Optical Materials Division Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 2022. 2022
Hybrid Germania-Silica Colloids and Their Application as 3D-Printed Glass Precursors 2022
Schauer, B.J.; Destino, J.F. The Influence of Mannitol on GeO2 Colloid Growth and Stability."; (poster) 263rd National ACS Meeting 2022
Borchardt, C.R.; Destino, J.F. Time-Dependent Spectroscopic Study of Sol-Gel Germania Colloid Growth"; (poster) 263rd National ACS Meeting 2022
Marsh, E.L.; Uppala, H.G.; DiPrince, M.K.M.; Baruth, A.G.; Sidebottom, D.L.; Destino, J.F. Extraction and Analysis of Fluorescent Species in Sugar-Derived Carbon Nanodot Solutions"; (poster) 263rd National ACS Meeting 2022
Developing Hybrid Colloidal Precursors for Use in Building 3D-Printable Binary Glass Systems from the Bottom Up, International Glass Group Virtual Seminar, Virtual, January 2022. 2022
Development, Implementation, and Assessment of Remote-Flexible Analytical Laboratory Experiments & Projects: Pros, Cons, and Role in Future Instruction, 262nd National ACS Meeting, Symposium on the Virtual Analytical Chemistry Classroom, Atlanta, GA, August 2021. 2021
Bottoms-Up! Designing Colloid Systems for 3D Printing Glass Optics; University at Buffalo, Department of Chemistry, Student Society for Applied Spectroscopy (SAS) Seminar Series, Virtual 2021
Sol-Gel Derived Germania Colloids: Growth, Structure, and Application in Glass 3D Printing; 261st National American Chemical Society (ACS) Meeting, Symposium Honoring Kerry Karukstis, recipient of the ACS Award for Research in an Undergraduate Institution, sponsored by the Research Corporation for the Advancement of Science, Virtual 2021
At-Home, Hands-On Quantitative Analysis Experiments: Opportunities for Inquiry-Based, Laboratory-Style Learning; 261st National American Chemical Society (ACS) Meeting, Symposium on Distance Learning in the Quantitative Chemical Analysis Laboratory, Virtual 2021
Palencia, P.S.; Destino, J.F. A Fundamental Spectroscopic Investigation of Protic Organic Solvent Thin Films on Silica Surfaces; (poster) 259th National American Chemical Society (ACS) Meeting, Virtual 2021
Nelson, K.A.; Marsh, E.L.; Gross, E.M.; Destino, J.F. Development of a Portable GC Method for Ethanol Determination in Liquor; (poster) 259th National American Chemical Society (ACS) Meeting, Virtual 2021
Nguyen, B.T.; Destino, J.F. Modifications of a conventional FFF 3D Printer for Glass 3D Printing; (poster) 259th National American Chemical Society (ACS) Meeting, Virtual 2021
Atkinson, M.; Elliott, K.; Harrahill, N.; Destino, J.F.; Gross, E.M. Analysis of Interferents Effects on the Response Accuracy of a Commercial Glucometer; (poster) 259th National American Chemical Society (ACS) Meeting, Virtual 2021
Heimbrecht, C.M.; Kim-Fu, M.L.; Desai, K.H.; Gross, E.M.; Destino, J.F. Portable Fluorometric Analysis Methods for the Determination of Riboflavin; (poster) 259th National American Chemical Society (ACS) Meeting, Virtual 2021
Bursott, A.L.; Berni; E.M.; Destino, J.F. A Systematic Investigation of Photoluminescent Aminoalkyl Alkoxysilane-Derived Silica Nanoparticles; (poster) The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Virtual 2021
Marsh, E.L.; Uppala, H.G.; Sidebottom, D.; Destino, J.F. Extraction and Analysis of Fluorescent Species in Glucose-Derived Carbon Nanodot Solutions; (poster) The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Virtual 2021
Opportunities to Bring Chemistry Laboratory-Style Learning Into the Home, Nebraska Association of Teachers of Science (NATS) Fall Conference, Virtual, 2020
Investigating Novel Colloidal Sol-Gel Feedstocks for Fabricating 3D-Printed Functional Glass Materials; 259th National American Chemical Society (ACS) Meeting, Symposium on Colloids Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions, Philadelphia, PA Virtual 2020
Palencia, P.S.; Vahle, A.C.; Jayson, C; Destino, J.F. Tuning Sol-Gel GeO2 and Core-Shell GeO2-SiO2 Reaction Conditions to Optimize Particle Properties for Use in 3D Printing Glass Optics; (poster) ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. Selected for ACS SciMix, a distinction given to just the top 10 % of presentations 2020
Marsh, E.M.; Uppala, H.; Sidebottom, D.; Destino, J.F. Chemical Separation Methods Developed for the Identification of Fluorescent Byproducts in Carbon Nanodot Solutions; (poster) The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Chicago, IL, 2020
Vahle, A.C.; Jayson, C; Destino, J.F. Preparation of Sol-Gel GeO2 and GeO2-SiO2 Nanoparticles for Use in 3D Printed Optics; (oral) Nebraska Academy of Sciences, Lincoln, NE, 2019
Berni, E.M.; Palencia, P.; Destino, J.F. Optimizing Sol-Gel Derived Si-based Nanoparticles for Use in Luminescence-based Chemical Sensing; (poster) 257th National American Chemical Society (ACS) Meeting, Orlando, FL, 2019
Vahle, A.C.; Jayson, C; Destino, J.F. Preparation of Sol-Gel GeO2 and GeO2-SiO2 Nanoparticles for Use in 3D Printed Optics; (poster) 257th National American Chemical Society (ACS) Meeting, Orlando, FL. Selected for ACS SciMix, a distinction given to just the top 10 % of presentations 2019
Towards New Sol-Gel Feedstocks for 3D-Printable Glass Ink Formulations; Nebraska Academy of Sciences NASA Nebraska Space Grant Session, Lincoln, NE, 2018
Berni, E.M.; Palencia, P.; Destino, J.F. Optimizing Sol-Gel Derived Si-based Nanoparticles for Use in Luminescence-Based Chemical Sensing; (oral) Nebraska Academy of Sciences, Lincoln, NE 2018
Vahle, A.C.; Berni, E.M., Palencia, P.S.; Jobanputra, J.; Destino, J.F. Novel Sol-Gel Nanoparticle Feedstocks for Use in 3D-printable Glass Inks; (oral) Nebraska Academy of Sciences, Lincoln, NE, 2018