Research Statement |
| The overall research goal is the design and synthesis of new materials with an emphasis on understanding interface and nucleation chemistry and creating multifunctional 3-D systems by cooperative assembly. Biomaterials, nanostructured organic polymer/inorganic materials, molecular sieves, mesoporous (15 - 500 Å), thermoelectric, catalytic and electro-optic materials are being synthesized and studied. Of particular interest are the single-system assembly of high surface-area separation media, nanostructured composite packaging materials, chip patterned optical circuits, microlaser arrays, photocatalytic systems, low-dielectric coatings, and sensors, and in general the nucleation and crystal growth of biphase nanocomposite materials using the multiphase media and the cooperative assembly of inorganic molecular species with organic block co-polymers. |
Education |
| 1957-1962 |
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames IA
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| 1953-1957 |
B.S., Chemistry and Physics, McPherson College, McPherson KS
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Positions |
| 1985- |
Professor, Department of Chemistry and (since 1993) Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara CA
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| 1981-1985 |
CR&D Group and Research Leader, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Wilmington DE
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| 1979-1981 |
Supervisor, Solid State Materials, Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque NM
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| 1964-1980 |
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana IL
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| 1963 |
Postdoctoral Associate, Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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| 1962-1963 |
National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, Quantum Chemistry Institute, Gainesville FL
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Selected Honors |
| 2002 |
ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials
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| 2002 |
Coover Lecturer, Iowa State University
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| 2000 |
One of three lecturers at the Symposium in Honor of the 100th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Chemical Institutes at "Hessische Strasse"
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| 2000 |
Honorary Professor, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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| 2000 |
Alexander von Humboldt Senior US Scientist award
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| 1999 |
Watt Centennial Lecturer, University of Texas at Austin
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| 1994 |
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
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| 1993 |
First Annual Margaret Etter Memorial Lecturer, University of Minnesota
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