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Research
Interests:
Our
research group is active in the following areas of research: 1)
the relationship between bulk and interfacial properties in polymeric
systems; 2) the use of sequential adsorption from solution to build
well-defined thin films of organic, inorganic, and composite materials;
3) the use of electrochemistry to direct the regioselective formation
of self-assembled monolayers; and 4) room-temperature welding between
thin metal films on elastomeric supports.
Specific
Research Projects (pdf format)
Teaching
Interests/Philosophy:
Teaching
can clearly accomplish some concrete goals, measured in test scores
and course evaluations that appeal to those inclined to quantify
and tabulate values. But there are also values of another sort,
less quantifiable but no less important, such as the importance
to science of its students retaining and nurturing their natural
curiosity.
Selected
Publications:
"A
Method for Imaging Single Clay Platelets by Scanning Electron Microscopy,"
J. H. Rouse, S. T. White, and G.S. Ferguson, SCANNING
2004, 26, 131-134.
"Temperature-Actuated
Changes in Wettability at Elastomer/Water Interfaces," S. Khongtong
and G.S. Ferguson, Langmuir 2004, 20,
in press.
"Preparation
of Thin Silica Films with Controlled Thickness and Tunable Refractive
Index," J.H. Rouse and G.S. Ferguson, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003
, 125 , 15529-15536.
"Electrochemical
Self-Assembly of Monolayers from Alkylthiosulfates on Gold," M.-T.
Lee, C.-C. Hsueh, M.S. Freund, and G.S. Ferguson Langmuir 2003
, 19, 5246-5253.
"A
Smart Adhesive Joint: Entropic Control of Adhesion at a Polymer/Metal
Interface," S. Khongtong and G.S. Ferguson, J. Am. Chem. Soc.
2002 , 124 , 7254-7255.
"Stepwise
Incorporation of Nonpolar Polymers within Polyelectrolyte Multilayers,"
J.H. Rouse and G.S. Ferguson, Langmuir 2002 ,
18 , 7635-7640.
"Integration
of Bulk and Interfacial Properties in a Polymeric System. 2. Rubber
Elasticity at Polyisoprene/Water Interfaces," S. Khongtong and G.S.
Ferguson, Macromolecules 2002 , 35
, 4023-4029.
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