Department of Polymer Science

George R. Newkome

Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School; Professor of Polymer Science and Chemistry, Intellectual Property Fellow, James and Vanita Oelschlager Professor of Science & Technology

• Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, Kent State University, 1966

• B.S. Chemistry, Kent State University, 1961

Research Interests

• Synthetic and structural studies in diverse areas of chemistry, supramolecular and nanotechnology; routes to molecular batteries and motors

Contact Information

Dr. George R. Newkome
The University of Akron
Goodyear Polymer Center, Rm. 529

Akron, Ohio 44325-4717

Email: newkome@uakron.edu

Voice: (330) 972-6458

Fax: (330) 972-2413

Recent Publications

Newkome, G. R.; Wang, P.; Moorefield, C. N.; Cho, T. J.; Mohapatra, P. P.; Li, S.; Hwang, S.-H.; Lukoyanova, O.; Echegoyen, L.; Palagallo, J. A.; Iancu, V.; Hla, S.-W., “Nanoassembly of a Fractal Polymer: A Molecular Sierpinski ‘Hexagonal Gasket’”, Science 2006, 312, (June 23), 1782-1785.

Newkome, G. R.; Kotta, K. K.; Moorefield, C. N. “Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Conifer-Shaped Dendritic Architectures", Chem. Eur. J. 2006, 12 (14), 3735-3734.

Hwang, S.-H.; Moorefield, C. N.; Dai, L.; Newkome, G. R. "Functional Nanohybrids Constructed via Complexation with Functionalized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Novel Hexameric Metallomacrocycles”, Chem. Mater. 2006, 18 (17), 4019-4024.

Hwang, S.-H.; Moorefield, C. N.; Cha, H.-C.; Wang, P.; Newkome, G. R. “Synthesis of 5-Substituted 1,3-bis(2,2’:6’,2’’-terpyridin-4'-ylethynyl)benzene ligands and their coordination-driven self-assembly”, Designed Monomer & Polymer 2006, 9 (5), 413-424.

Wang, P.; Li, S.; Moorefield, C. N.; Li, S.; Hwang, S.-H.; Shreiner, C. D.; Newkome, G. R.  “TerpyridineCu^II-mediated reversible nanocomposites of single-wall carbon nanotubes: towards metallo-nanoscale architectures,” Chem. Commun. 2006, (10) 1091-1093.

Cho, T. J.; Moorefield, C. N.; Wang, P.; Newkome, G. R. "Metallodendrimers:  Fractals and Photonics", Am. Chem. Soc. Symp. 2006, 921, 186-204.

Eryazici, I.; Moorefield, C. N.; Durmas, S.; Newkome, G. R. "Synthesis and Single Crystal X-ray Characterization of 4,4"-Functionalization of 4'-(4-Bromophenyl)-2,2':6',2''-terpyridines", J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71 (3), 1009-1014.

Wang, P.; Moorefield, C. N.; Panzer, M.; Newkome, G. R. "TerpyridineCu^II Polycarboxylate Crystal Reorganization to One- and Two-Dimensional Nanostructures:  Crystal Disassembly and Reassembly", Cryst. Growth Des. 2006, 6 (7), 1563-1565.

Hwang, S.-H.; Moorefield, C. N.; Wang, P.; Jeong, K.-U.; Cheng, S. Z. D.; Kotta, K. K.; Newkome, G. R. "Dendron-Tethered and Templated CdS Quantum Dots on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 7505-7509.

Cho, T. J.; Moorefield, C. N.; Hwang, S.-H.; Wang, P.; Godinez, L. A.; Bustos, E.; Newkome, G. R. "Formation of a Series of <Tolyl[bis(4'-terpyridinyl)Ru^II)_n-1> (n = 2 - 6) Oligomers in a Single Pot Reaction",  Eur.J. Org. Chem., 2006, (18), 4193-4200..

Hwang, S.-H.; Moorefield, C. N.; Wang, P.; Fronczek, F. R.; Courtney, B. H.; Newkome, G. R. "Design, synthesis and photoelectrochemical properties of hexagonal metallomacrocycles based on triphenylamine:  [M₆(4,4'-bis(2,2'':6',2''-terpyridinyl)triphenylamine)₆(X)₁₂]; [M = Fe(II), PF₆¯ and Zn(II), BF₄¯]", Dalton Trans. 2006 (29) 3518-3522.

Wang, P.; Newkome, G. R.; Wesdemiotis, C. "Mass spectrometry analysis of organometallic assemblies:  Bis-terpyridine-Ru(II) Connectivity", Int. J. Mass Spect. 2006, 255-256, 86-92.

Hwang, S.-H.; Moorefield, C. N.; Jeong, K.-U.; Cheng, S. Z. D.; Newkome, G. R. "Construction of CdS quantum dots via a Regioselective dendritic functionalized cellulose template", Chem. Commun. 2006 (33), 3495-3497.

Hwang, S.-H.; Newkome, G. R. "Metallodendrimers and Their Potential Utilitarian Applications", Frontiers in Transition Metal-Containing Polymers, Abd-El-Aziz, A. S. and Manners, I., eds, John Wiley & Sons Inc.,  2007, Chapter 10, pp 399-438.