Rina Tannenbaum, D.Sc.

Personal Data
Name: Phone: Email: Status: Links: Rina (Irena) Tannenbaum +1-404-394-3223 (mobile) rina.tannenbaum@gmail.com (also rinatan@uab.edu) US Citizen and Israeli Citizen http://www.uab.edu/engineering/school-profile/fac-staff-dir/82-be/30tannenbaum-rina http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=14LfpXEAAAAJ&hl=en http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/?term=Rina+Tannenbaum

Education
1974 1978 1982 B.Sc., Chemistry and Physics, the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. M.Sc., Polymer Physical Chemistry, the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel. Advisor: Professor Alexander Silberberg. D.Sc., Chemical Engineering and Catalysis, ETH, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zrich, Switzerland. Advisors: Professors Piero Pino and Luigi Venanzi. Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, U.S.A. Advisor: Professor Eugene Goldberg. Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6, Canada. Advisor: Professor Adi Eisenberg.

1982-85

1985-86

Academic Positions
2012Professor, Department Biomedical Engineering and the School of Medicine, Senior Scientist, Experimental Therapeutics Program, UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center and Senior Scientist, UAB BioMatrix Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, U.S.A. Research Professor, Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering and the Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA. (on unpaid leave). Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, the Program for Bioengineering and Biotechnology and the Program for Paper Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, U.S.A. Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Technion City, Haifa 32000, Israel.
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2011-

2006-11

2005-10

1999-06 1996-99 1992-96

Associate Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, U.S.A. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, U.S.A. Research Associate and Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, U.S.A. Senior Lecturer (non tenure track), Department of Chemistry, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Technion City, Haifa 32000, Israel. Research Associate, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, U.S.A.

1989-92 1986-89

Areas of Interest
Soft condensed matter and complex fluids, bio-based functional materials, nanocomposites from renewable resources, biomaterials for bone implants and tissue engineering, bioadhesion, nanofluids, bio-nanostructures and hierarchical nanoplatforms for targeted drug delivery, self-assembly of nanostructures, interfacial and surface phenomena, hierarchical materials design, nucleation and growth of nanostructures, mechanical, electrical and thermal properties of nanocomposites, nanostructures for optoelectronic applications, inorganic reactions in viscous media, photonic materials and thin films, catalysis.

Graduate Students
Since 1982, I have advised 7 postdoctoral associates, 29 Ph.D. students, 19 M.Sc. students and 48 undergraduate assistants.

Teaching Experience
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry. Physical Methods in Surface Analysis. Chemical Applications of Group Theory. General Chemistry. Physical Chemistry and Thermodynamics. Electrochemistry. Transport Processes and Unit Operations. Introduction to Materials Science. Principles of Polymer Science. Fluid Mechanics Reactor Engineering and Kinetics. Process Control.

Chemical Engineering Design Unit Operations and Separations Selected Topics in Interfacial Chemistry. Catalytic Processes. Conductive Polymers. Soft Condensed Matter. Nanosciece and Nanotechnology. Biomaterials.

Professional Activities
Session Chair. Spring 2000 American Chemical Sociaty National Meeting, March 2325, 2000, San Francisco, California. Member of Discussion Panel. NIH Symposium on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, June 24-26, 2000, Bethesda, Maryland. Session Chair. Fall 2000 Materials Research Society Meeting, November 28-December 1, 2000, Boston, Massachusetts. Symposium Organizer. Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, April 16-20, 2001, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. Symposium Y: Synthesis, Functional Properties, and Applications of Nanostructures. Session Chair. Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, April 16-20, 2001, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. Symposium Y: Synthesis, Functional Properties, and Applications of Nanostructures. Session Organizer. The 77th ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, June 1518, 2003, Atlanta, Georgia. Session on Rheology and Dynamics of Complex Fluids. Session Chair. The 77th ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, June 15-18, 2003, Atlanta, Georgia. Session on Rheology and Dynamics of Complex Fluids. Co-Organizer and Co-Chair (with Dr. R. Moore/GTRI). Workshop on Self-Assembly of Functional Nanomaterials, August 17-19, 2003, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA. Sponsored by AFOSR. Session Chair. APHYS 2003, 1st International Meeting on Applied Physics, October 1418, 2003, Badajos, Spain. Session 6: Imaging Techniques, Microscopy, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Session Chair. Fall 2003 Materials Research Society Meeting, December 1-5, 2003, Boston, Massachusetts. U.S.A. Symposium L: Continuous Nanophase and Nanostructured Materials. International Advisory Board, Nano 2004, 7th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials, June 20-24, 2004, Wiesbaden, Germany. Program Committee, Nano 2004, 7th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials, June 20-24, 2004, Wiesbaden, Germany. Session Chair. NANO 2004, 7th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials, June 20-24, 2004, Wiesbaden, Germany.
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Session Chair. 228th ACS National Meeting, August 22-26, 2004, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A., Session on Complex Fluids. Symposium Organizer. The 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Symposium on Nanostructured Polymer Composites, November 13-19, 2004, Anaheim, California, U.S.A. Session Chair. The 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Symposium on Nanostructured Polymer Composites, November 13-19, 2004, Anaheim, California, U.S.A. Session Chair. Fall 2004 Materials Research Society Meeting, November 29December 3, 2004, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Symposium EE: Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Materials. Vice Chair of the Polymer Committee of the Materials Division, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005-2009. Session Chair: 232nd ACS National Meeting, September 10-14, 2006, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. Session Chair: The 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Symposium on Nanocomposites Fabrication and Characterization, November 5-10, 2006, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. Session Chair: 2006 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Symposium M: Quantum Dots Growth, Behavior, and Applications, November 26-30, 2006, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. International Advisory Board, the Seventh Framework Program (FP7) Commmission, the European Union, Brussels, 2007-2009. Session Chair: International Joint Conference on Knowledge Management for Composite Materials (KMCM 2007), July 3-6, Dsseldorf, Germany. Plenary Session Chair: The 36th Meeting of the Israel Polymer and Plastics Society, December 12, 2007, Ben-Gurion Airport City, Israel. Session Chair: 2007 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Symposium F: Interfaces in Organic and Molecular Electronics III,, November 26-30, 2007, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Meeting Chair, 37th Israel Polymer and Plastics Society, December 15, 2008, Tel Aviv, Israel. International Advisory Board Member, 2nd International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials, June 22-25, 2008, Aveiro, Portugal. Session Chair, 2nd International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials, June 22-25, 2008, Aveiro, Portugal. Session Chair, 3rd International Conference on Polymer Behavior (ICPB3), November 38, 2008, Marrakech, Morocco. International Steering Committee, The Israel Polymer and Plastics Society, 2009present. Article reviewer for the following journals: Nature Materials, Science, Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Materials, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Biomacromolecules, Biomaterials, Journal of Physical Chemistry, A, B and C, Langmuir, Macromolecules, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Polymer, Carbon, European
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Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, Journal of Materials Chemistry, Physics Review B, Physics Review Letters, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, and other journals in the areas of nanoscience, macromolecules, biomaterials, surface science, etc. Proposal reviewer and panel review member for the National Science Foundation, Division of Materials Research. Proposal reviewer and panel review member for the National Science Foundation, Division of Chemistry. Proposal reviewer and panel review member for the National Science Foundation, Division of Engineering. Proposal reviewer and panel review member for the National Science Foundation, Division of Biological Infrastructure (2009). Member of the NSF Panel on EPSCoR Grants (2010). Proposal reviewer for the American Chemical Society, the Petroleum Research Fund. Proposal reviewer for the Israel Academy of Arts and Sciences. Proposal reviewer for the US Israel Binational Science Foundation. Proposal reviewer for the European Union Seventh Framework Program (FP7) Call (2006-present). Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Panel, European Union Seventh Framework Program (FP7), NanoSci-ERA / NanoSci-E+ Review (2008-2009). Guest editor for Inorganica Chimica Acta, Volume 227(1), special volume honoring Professor Gyrgy Bor. Editorial Board, Journal of Materials Science: 2005-2007, Dataset Papers in Materials Science: 2012-present, Journal of Crystallization Process and Technology (JCPT): 2012present, International Journal of Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering (IJMECH): 2012-present, Journal of Composites, 2012-present, Open Journal of Organic Polymer Materials (OJOPM), 2012-present. Professional Society Membership: Member of the American Chemical Society (since 1982); Member of the Materials Research Society (1986); Member of the American Physical Society (intermittent since 1986); Member of the Israeli Chemical Society (intermittent since 1994) and Member of the Israeli Polymer and Plastics Society (since 2005).

Honors and Awards

The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, Full Scholarship, 1976-78. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France), Research Award, 1978. NATO Summer Fellowship, 1979. The Wyler Fund Fellowship, Ministry of Justice, Jerusalem, Israel, 1978-79. Prize for Outstanding Zullassungsprfung (doctoral qualifying exam), ETH-Zrich, Switzerland, 1980. The Henry Gutwirth Prize For the Advancement of Scientific Research, 1990. The Kunin-Lunenfeld Foundation Award, 1991.

Plenary Speaker, Rencontres de Moriond 94 Workshop, Short and Long Chains at Interfaces, Gif-sur-Yvette, France, 1995. Plenary Speaker, the 9th International Symposium on Plasticity, Aruba, 2002. Best Paper Award, 1st International Meeting on Applied Physics, Badajos, Spain, 2003. Sigma Chi Best Thesis Advisor Award, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia, USA., 2004. Plenary Speaker, the 35th Meeting of the Israel Polymer and Plastics Society, Herzelyia, Israel, 2006. Outstanding Proceedings Paper Award, MRS Proceedings Vol. 959E, 2007, Eds. E. A. Stach, C. R. Taylor, Z. M. Wang and Q.-K. Xue, The Materials Research Society, 2007. Best Paper Award, SAIC paper competition, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2007. IGERT Nanoparticle Science and Engineering Seminar Series Speaker, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 2007. Plenary Speaker, Cancer Nanotech Conference, Paris, France, 2007. Best Paper Presentation Award, the 2nd International Conference on Advanced NanoMaterials, Aveiro, Portugal, 2008. Keynote Speaker, 2nd International Conference on Advanced Nano-Materials, Aveiro, Portugal, 2008. Plenary Speaker, TechTextil North America, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2008. Distinguished Lecture Series and the WISE 10th Anniversary Speaker, University of Southern California, California, USA, 2009. Best Paper Award, SAIC paper competition, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2010. Keynote Speaker, TMS 2011 Annual Meeting and Exibition, San Diego, California, USA, 2011. Outstanding Contribution, Society for Biomaterials 2011 Annual Meeting & Exposition, April 13-16, 2011, Orlando, Florida, USA. Best Paper Award, SAIC paper competition, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2012.

Longer Term Invitations

Visiting Scientist, Department of Materials Research, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, January-July 1982. Visiting Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva , Israel, November 1984-March 1985. Visiting Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, July-August 1988. Visiting Professor, Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Vezsprm, Vezsprm, Hungary, October-November 1993. Visting Professor, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Modena, Modena, Italy, March-April 1996. Visiting Professor, Department of Materials Science, Technische Universitt Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany, May 2005.
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Visiting Professor, Department of Materials Technologies, CRP Henri Tudor Center, University of Luxemburg, Luxemburg, June 2010.

Published Books and Parts of Books

1. Decomposition of iron carbonyl in solid polymer matrices: preparation of novel metalpolymer composites, R. Tannenbaum, E. P. Goldberg and C. L. Flenniken, in MetalContaining Polymeric Systems, eds. C. Carraher, J. Sheats and C. Pittman, Plenum Press, 1985, p. 303-340. 2. Metal cluster growth limited by polymer surface interactions, R. Tannenbaum, in Current Trends in Polymer Science , Vol. 3, published by Research Trends, Trivandrum, India, 1998, p. 81-98. 3. Synthesis, Functional Properties, and Applications of Nanostructures, 2001 Spring Meeting Proceedings, MRS Proceedings Vol 676, eds. H. Hahn, R. Tannenbaum, D. L. Feldheim, C. P. Kubiak and R. W. Siegel, The Materials Research Society 2002. 4. Polymer-metal nanocluster composites, H. Rotstein and R. Tannenbaum, in Functionalization and Surface Treatment of Nanoparticles, in Advances in Nanoscale Materials and Nanotechnology Book Series, ed. M.-I. Baraton, American Scientific Publishers, California, U.S.A. 2003, p. 103-126. 5. Surfactant effects on the particle size and formation of iron oxides via a sol-gel process, E. Camponeschi, J. Walker, H. Garmestani and R. Tannenbaum, ACS Symposium Series on "Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Stabilization, Passivation and Functionalization," Ed. R. Nagarajan. ACS Symposium Series 2008, 996(10), p. 124-138. 6. Magnetic Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis, Characterization, and Anisotropic Electrical Properties, I. T. Kim and R. Tannenbaum, in Carbon Nanotubes (ISBN: 978-953-307189-3), Ed. J. M. Marulanda, InTech Open Access Publisher, Vienna, Austria, 2011, p. 33-54. 7. Biobased composites by in-situ polymerization, L. Pranger, G. Nunnery and R. Tannenbaum, in In-Situ Synthesis of Polymer Nanocomposites, Ed. Vikas Mittal, Polymer Micro, Macro and Nanocomposites Series. Wiley, Germany, 2011, p. 123-168.

Refereed Journal Publications

1. Convenient synthetic routes to the cyclopentadienyl ruthenium dicarbonyl chloride and bromide, A. Eisenstadt, R. Tannenbaum and A. Efraty, J. Organometal. Chem. 1981, 221, 317-321. 2. Evidence for a mechanical coupling of glycoprotein microfibrils with collagen fibrils in Wharton's jelly, F. A. Meyer, Z. Laver-Rudich and R. Tannenbaum, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1983, 755(3), 376-387. 3. Ionomeric blends V: FTIR spectroscopic studies of ionic interactions in polyurethanestyrene blends, R. Tannenbaum, M. Rutkowska and A. Eisenberg, J. Polym. Sci. B: Polym. Phys. Ed. 1987, 25, 663-671. 4. The carbonylation of RuCl3.3H2O in ethanol: an infrared spectroscopic study, R. Tannenbaum, Inorg. Chim. Acta 1987, 130(1), 49-53.

5. The solid-state decomposition and oxidation of dicobaltoctacarbonyl in a polymer matrix, R. Tannenbaum, C. L. Flenniken and E. P. Goldberg, J. Polym. Sci. B: Polym. Phys. Ed. 1987, 25, 1341-1358. 6. The synthesis and characterization of some Ru(II) complexes containing carbon monoxide and isocyanide groups, R. Tannenbaum, Inorg. Chim. Acta 1988, 148, 199202. 7. A quantitative infrared spectroscopic method for the determination of concentrations of cobalt carbonyls in a multi-component system, R. Tannenbaum, U. K. Dietler and G. Bor, Inorg. Chim. Acta 1988, 154, 109-114. 8. Magnetic metal-polymer composites: the thermal and oxidative decompositions of Fe(CO)5 and Co2(CO)8 in a poly(vinylidenefluoride) matrix, R. Tannenbaum, C. L. Flenniken and E. P. Goldberg, J. Polym. Sci. B: Polym. Phys. Ed. 1990, 28, 2421-2433. 9. Activation of molecular hydrogen in cobalt-catalyzed hydroformylation, P. Pino, A. Major, F. Spindler, R. Tannenbaum, G. Bor and I. T. Horvath, J. Organometal. Chem. (special issue dedicated to P. Pino) 1991, 417, 65-76. 10. Segment level chemistry in the reactive adsorption of poly(methylmethacrylate) on aluminum oxide surfaces, F. Kostandinidis, B. Thakkar, A. K. Chakraborty, L. Potts, R. Tannenbaum, M. Tirrell and J. Evans, Langmuir 1992, 8, 1307-1317. 11. Infrared spectroscopic studies of the reactions between Co2(CO)8, H2 and D2, R. Tannenbaum and G. Bor, Inorg. Chim Acta. 1992, 201, 87-93. 12. Synthesis and characterization of three-dimensional coordination polymers of Ru(+2) with 1,4- diisocyanobenzene ligands and their catalytic activity, R. Tannenbaum, Chem. Mater. 1994, 6, 550-555. 13. Thermal decomposition of cobalt carbonyl complexes in viscous media, R. Tannenbaum, Inorg. Chim. Acta 1994, 227, 233-240. 14. Radiation enhancement of the catalytic properties of three dimensional coordination polymers of Ru(II) with diisocyanobenzene ligands, R. Tannenbaum, J. Molec. Catal. A: Chemical 1996, 107, 207-215. 15. Polymer matrix influence on the kinetics of some fundamental inorganic colloidal reactions, R. Tannenbaum, Langmuir 1997, 13, 5506-5561. 16. Gelation and cluster growth with cluster-wall interactions, H. Rotstein, A. NovickCohen and R. Tannenbaum, J. Stat. Phys. 1998, 90, 119-141. 17. Fundamental metal carbonyl equilibria, V: reinvestigation of the equilibrium between dicobalt octacarbonyl and cobalt tetracarbonyl hydride under hydrogen pressure, R. Tannenbaum, U. K. Dietler, G. Bor and F. Ungvry, J. Organometal. Chem. 1998, 570, 39-47. 18. Selected reactions of cobalt carbonyl complexes placed under vacuum conditions, R. Tannenbaum and G. Bor, J. Organometal. Chem. 1999, 586, 18-22. 19. Cluster coagulation and growth limited by surface interactions with polymers, H. Rotstein and R. Tannenbaum, J. Phys. Chem. B 2002, 106(1), 146-151. 20. Spatial distribution of metal nanoclusters in block copolymers, E. H. Tadd, John Bradley and R. Tannenbaum, Langmuir 2002, 18(6), 2378-2384. 21. Spectroscopic study of the chemistry at the Cr-PMMA interface, R. Tannenbaum, C. Hakanson, A. D. Zeno and M. Tirrell, Langmuir 2002, 18(14), 5592-5599.
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22. Shape control of iron oxide nanoclusters in polymeric media R. Tannenbaum, S. Reich, C. L. Flenniken and E. P. Goldberg, Adv. Mat. 2002, 14(19), 1402-1405. 23. Kinetic analysis and solvent effects in the carbonylation of RuCl 33H2O, R. Tannenbaum, J. Phys. Chem. A. 2002, 106(41), 9502-9505. 24. Miscibility behavior and coil overlap in ionic blends of phenylated polytriphenylene oxide/poly(methyl methacrylate), R. Murali, A. Natansohn, A. Eisenberg, and R. Tannenbaum , J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2003, 89, 728-733. 25. Wetting characteristics of plasma modified porous polyethylene, G. Greene, G. Yao, and R. Tannenbaum, Langmuir 2003, 19(14), 5869-5874. 26. FTIR studies of ionic interactions in perfluorinated acid copolymer blends, R. Tannenbaum, M. Rajagopalan and A. Eisenberg, J. Polym. Sci. B: Polym. Phys. Ed. 2003, 41(15), 1814-1823. 27. Infrared spectra of isotopically substituted XCo(CO)4 (X = H, EtC(O), EtOC(O), EtOC(O)CH2) molecules, G. Bor, G. Fachinetti, C. D. Hoff, G. Plyi, C. Zucchi, F. Ungvry and R. Tannenbaum, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2003, 353C, 168-176. 28. Adsorption and polymer film formation on metal nanoclusters, E. H. Tadd, A. Zeno, M. Zubris, N. Dan and R. Tannenbaum, Macromolecules 2003, 36(17), 6497-6502. 29. Kinetics of nucleation, growth and stabilization of cobalt oxide nanoclusters, S. King, K. Hyunh, and R. Tannenbaum, J. Phys. Chem. B 2003, 107(44), 12097-12104. 30. Polymer-mediated alignment of carbon nanotubes under high magnetic fields, H. Garmestani, M. S. Al-Haik, K. Dahmen, R. Tannenbaum, D. Li, S. S. Sablin and M. Y. Hussaini, Adv. Mater. 2003, 15(22), 1918-1921. 31. Mechanical Properties of Magnetically Oriented Epoxy, M. S. Al-Haik, H. Garmestani, D. Li, M. Y. Hussaini, S. S. Sablin, R. Tannenbaum , K. Dahmen, J. Polym. Sci. B: Polym. Phys. Ed. 2003, 42(9), 1586-1600. 32. Adsorption and wetting characteristics of polyelectrolyte multilayers on plasma modified porous polyethylene, G. Greene, G. Yao, and Rina Tannenbaum, Langmuir 2004, 20(7), 2739-2745. 33. Re-evaluation of the mechanism of the stoichiometric hydroformylation of olefins with cobalt carbonyls as catalysts, R. Tanenbaum and G. Bor, J. Molec. Catal. A 2004, 215(1-2), 33-43. 34. Infrared study of the kinetics and mechanism of adsorption of acrylic polymers on alumina surfaces, R. Tannenbaum, S. King, J. Lecy, M. Tirrell and L. Potts, Langmuir 2004, 20(11), 4507-4514. 35. Adsorbtion of polyelectrolyte multilayers on plasma-modified porous polyethylene, G. Greene and Rina Tannenbaum, Appl. Surf. Sci. 2004, 233(1-4), 336-342. 36. Distribution patterns due to diffusion in a coagulation-fragmentation process with cluster-wall interactions, H. Rotstein and R. Tannenbaum, Chem. Eng. Comm. 2004, 191(9), 1234-1257. 37. Chemical and environmental stability of surface-modified porous polyethylene membranes, G. Greene, and Rina Tannenbaum, J. Disper. Sci. Technol. 2004, 25(5), 611619. 38. Isotope effects in the hydroformylation of olefins with cobalt carbonyls as catalysts, R. Tannenbaum and G. Bor, J. Phys. Chem. A 2004, 108(34), 7105-7111.
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39. Two-point probability function analysis of Co-polymer nano-composites, G. Jefferson, H. Garmestani, R. Tannenbaum, A. Gokhale and E. Tadd, Intl. J. Plasticity 2005, 21, 185-198. 40. Experimental trends in polymer nanocomposites a review, J. Jordan, K. I. Jacob, R. Tannenbaum, M. A. Sharaf and I. Jasiuk, Mater. Sci. Eng. A 2005, 393(1-2), 1-11. 41. Kinetics of Fe-Co Nanoalloy Formation via Decomposition of their Carbonyl Precursors, M. Zubris, R. B. King and R. Tannenbaum, J. Mater. Chem. 2005, 15, 12771285. 42. Polymer-directed nanocluster synthesis: control of particle size and morphology, R. Tannenbaum, M. Zubris, E. P. Goldberg, S. Reich and N. Dan, Macromolecules 2005, 38(10), 4254-4259. 43. Competitive self-assembly of symmetrical, di-functional molecules on copper surfaces, L. Pranger, A. Goldstein and R. Tannenbaum, Langmuir 2005, 21(12), 53965404. 44. Protein binding properties on surface-modified porous polyethylene membranes, G. Greene, H. Radakrishna and R. Tannenbaum, Biomaterials 2005, 26(30), 5972-5982. 45. Preparation and characterization of alumina nanoparticles from aluminum alkoxides, Y. -K. Park, E. H. Tadd, M. Zubris and R. Tannenbaum, Mater. Res. Bull. 2005, 40(9), 1506-1512. 46. Photonic crystals fabricated using patterned nanorod arrays, X. Wang, C. Neff, E. Graugnard, Y. Ding, J. S. King, L. A. Pranger, R. Tannenbaum, Z. L. Wang and C. J. Summers, Adv. Mater. 2005, 17, 2103-2106. 47. Self-Assembly of 1,4-phenylene diisocyanide and terephthalic acid on Ni, Cu and Pt, L. Pranger and R. Tannenbaum, J. Coll. Interf. Sci. 2005, 292, 71-78. 48. Effect of polymeric media on the kinetics of nanocluster nucleation and growth, N. Dan, M. Zubris and R. Tannenbaum, Macromolecules 2005, 38(22), 9243-9250. 49. Uniform directional alignment of single-walled carbon nanotubes in viscous polymer flow, E. Camponeschi, J. Stokes, B. Florkowski, G. Garrett, H. Garmestani and R. Tannenbaum, Langmuir 2006, 22(4), 1858-1862. 50. Characterization of the morphology of the interfaces between metallic particles and polymer matrices in nanocomposites, R. Tannenbaum, M. Zubris, K. David, D. Ciprari, I. Jasiuk, K. Jacob and N. Dan, J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110(5), 2227-2232. 51. Using carbon nanotubes as Raman sensors to measure the sulfur vulcanization of natural rubber, Q. Zhao, R. Tannenbaum and K. Jacob, Carbon 2006, 44(9), 1740-1745. 52. Synthesis of FeNi3 alloyed nanoparticles by hydrothermal reduction, Q. Liao, R. Tannenbaum and Z. L. Wang, J. Phys. Chem B. 2006, 110(29), 14262-14265. 53. Interphase Morphology in Polymer-Based Nanocomposites and its impact on mechanical properties, D. Ciprari, K. Jacob and R. Tannenbaum, Macromolecules 2006, 39(19), 6565-6573. 54. Characterization of the sol-gel formation of iron (III) oxide nanonetworks from weak base molecules, J. Walker and R. Tannenbaum, Chem. Mater. 2006, 18(20), 4793-4801. 55. Effect of polymer architecture on metal nanoclusters, K. David, E. H. Tadd, R. Tannenbaum, S. Tikku and N. Dan, Polymer 2006, 47(25), 8344-8349.

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56. Competitive adsorption of polymers on metal nanoclusters, K. David, N. Dan and R. Tannenbaum, Surf. Sci. 2007, 601(1), 1781-1788. 57. Hierarchical conjugate structure of -Fe2O3 nanoparticles and PbSe quantum dots for biological applications, L. Etgar, E. Lifshitz and R. Tannenbaum, J. Phys. Chem.C 2007, 111(17), 6238-6244. 58. Properties of epoxy-based composites reinforced with carbon nanotubes aligned in a magentic field, E. Camponeschi, R. Vance, H. Garmestani and R. Tannenbaum, Carbon 2007, 45, 2037-2046. 59. Polymer adsorption on curved surfaces: A geometric approach, E. Hershkovitz, A. Tannenbaum and R. Tannenbaum, J. Phys. Chem. C 2007, 111(33), 12369-12375. 60. Sol-gel synthesis of hydrous ruthenium oxide nanonetworks from 1,2 epoxides, J. Walker, R. Bruce King and R. Tannenbaum, J. Solid State Chem. 2007, 180(8), 22902297. 61. Chemical stability and characterization of rhodium-diisocyanide coordination polymers, C. G. Carson, R. A. Gerhardt and R Tannenbaum, J. Phys. Chem B 2007, 111(51), 14114-14120. 62. Oxidation of polycrystalline copper thin films at ambient conditions, I. Platzman, R. Brener, H. Haick, and R. Tannenbaum, J. Phys. Chem. C 2008, 112(4), 1101-1108. 63. Biobased nanocomposites prepared by in situ polymerization of furfuryl alcohol with cellulose whiskers or montmorillonite clay, L. Pranger and R. Tannenbaum, Macromolecules 2008, 41(22), 8682-8687. 64. Effect of temperature on the kinetics of nanocluster nucleation and growth in polymeric media, O. Gazit, N. Dan and R. Tannenbaum, Macromolecules 2008, 41(6), 2164-2171. 65. Synthesis of water soluble PbSe quantum dots, L. Etgar, E. Lifshitz and R. Tannenbaum, J. Mater. Res. 2008, 23(4), 899-903. 66. Scaling aspects of block co-polymer adsorption on curved surfaces from nonpreferential solvents, E. Hershkovitz, A. Tannenbaum and R. Tannenbaum, J. Phys. Chem. B. 2008, 112(17), 5317-5326. 67. Adsorption of block co-polymers from selective solvents on curved surfaces, E. Hershkovitz, A. Tannenbaum and R. Tannenbaum, Macromolecules 2008, 41(9), 31903198. 68. Surfactant effects on the particle size of iron (III) oxides formed by sol-gel synthesis, E. Camponeschi, J. Walker, H. Garmestani and R. Tannenbaum, J. Noncrystal. Solids 2008, 354(34), 4063-4069. 69. Self-assembled diblock copolymer "nanoreactors" as catalysts for metal nanoparticle synthesis, O. Gazit, R. Khalfin, Y. Cohen and R. Tannenbaum, J. Phys. Chem. C 2009, 113(2), 576-583. 70. Control of branched amphiphilic Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS-M)p(R)x-(R)y nanoparticles assembly and properties by functional groups driven selfassembly, R. Gunawidjaja, F. Huang, G. A. Nunnery, M. Gumenna, N. Klimenko, V. Shevchenko, R. Tannenbaum and V. V. Tsukruk, Langmuir 2009, 25(2), 11961209. 71. Physical properties of magneto-optical conjugated structures composed of PbSe quantum dots and -Fe2O3 nanoparticles L. Etgar, G. Leitus, Y. G. Assaraf, R. Tannenbaum and E. Lifshitz, ChemPhysChem. 2009, 10(13), 2235-2241.
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72. Synthesis and structure of copper terephthalate metal organic frameworks with N,Ndimethylformamide, C. G. Carson, K. Hardcastle, J. Schwartz, X. Liu, C. Hoffmann, R. A. Gerhardt and R. Tannenbaum, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2009, 16, 2338-2343. 73. Adsorption of PMMA on concave Al2O3 surfaces in nano-porous membranes. G. A. Nunnery, E. Hershkovits, A. Tannenbaum and R. Tannenbaum, Langmuir 2009, 25(16), 91579163. 74. Sol-gel-derived iron oxide thin films on silicon: Surface properties and interfacial chemistry. C. D. Park, J. Walker, R. Tannenbaum, A. E. Stiegman, J. Frydrych, and L. Machala, ACS Appl. Mater. Interf. 2009, 1(9), 1843-1846. 75. Magnetic alignment of iron (III) oxide decorated CNT polymer composites, E. Camponeschi, J. Walker, H. Garmestani and R Tannenbaum, Micros. Microanal. 2009, 15(S2), 1060-1061. 76. Formation of Ultrasmooth and Highly Stable Copper Surfaces through Annealing and Self-Assembly of Organic Monolayers, I. Platzman, C. Saguy, R. Brener, R. Tannenbaum and H. Haick, Langmuir 2001, 26(1), 191-202. 77. Metal Organic Framework Mixed Matrix Membranes for Gas Separations, R. Adams, C. Carson, J. Ward, R. Tannenbaum and W. Koros, Micropor. Mesopor. Mater. 2010, 131(1-3), 13-20. 78. Targeting of PbSe--Fe2O3 Nanoplatforms by External Magnetic Field under Viscous Flow conditions, L. Etgar, A. Nakhmani, A. Tannenbaum, E. Lifshitz and R. Tannenbaum, Sensor Letters 2010, 8, 383-386. 79. Physical Gelation of Cellulose Acetate Propionate Mediated by metal carbonyl complexes, G. A. Nunnery, K. I. Jacob and R. Tannenbaum, Polymer 2010, 51(5), 10821087. 80. Facile Alignment of Carbon Nanotubes Mediated by Tethered Maghemite Nanoparticles, I. T. Kim, G. A. Nunnery, K. Jacob, J. Schwartz, X. Liu and R. Tannenbaum, J. Phys.Chem.C 2010, 114(15), 69446951. 81. Directed Self-Assembly of Cr2O3 Nanoparticles in Block-Copolymer Periodic Structures, O. Gazit, Y. Cohen and R. Tannenbaum, Polymer 2010, 51, 2185-2190. 82. Trajectory Control of PbSe - -Fe2O3 Nanoplatforms under Viscous Flow and an External Magnetic Field, L. Etgar, A. Nakhmani, A. Tannenbaum, E, Lifshitz and R, Tannenbaum, Nanotechnology 2010, 21, 175702. 83. Magnetic Alignment of Cellulose Nanowhiskers in an All-Cellulose Composite, D. Li, Z. Liu, M. Al-Haik, R. Tannenbaum, H. Garmestani, F. Murray and I. Rudman, Polym. Bull. 2010, 65(6), 635-642. 84. Capture/Release Ability of Thermo-Responsive Polymer Particles, B. Simpson, G. A. Nunnery, R. Tannenbaum and K. Kalaitzidou, J. Mater. Chem. 2010, 20(17), 3496-3501. 85. Self-Assembly of Organic Monolayers as Protective and Conductive Bridges for Nanometric Surface-Mount Applications, I. Platzman, H. Haick, and R. Tannenbaum, ACS Appl. Mater. Interf. 2010, 2(9), 2585-2593. 86. Visual Motion Analysis of Nanoplatforms Flow under an External Magnetic Field. A. Nakhmani, L. Etgar, A. Tannenbaum, E. Lifshitz, R. Tannenbaum. Nanotech 2010, 2, 504-507.

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87. Anisotropic conductivity of magnetic carbon nanotubes embedded in epoxy matrices, I. T. Kim, A. Tannenbaum and R. Tannenbaum, Carbon 2011, 49, 54-61. 88. The effects of combined micron-/submicron-scale surface roughness and nanoscale features on cell proliferation and differentiation, R. A. Gittens I., T. McLachlan, Y. Cai, S. Bemer, R. Tannenbaum, Z. Schwartz, K. H. Sandhage and B. D. Boyan, Biomaterials 2011, 32, 3395-3403. 89. Enhancement of Surface Wettability via the Modification of Microstructured Titanium Implant Surfaces with Polyelectrolytes, J. H. Park, Z. Schwartz, R. OlivaresNavarrete, B. D. Boyan, and R. Tannenbaum, Langmuir 2011, 27(10), 5976-5985. 90. Non-parametric clustering for studying RNA conformations, X. Le Faucheur, E. Hershkovitz, R. Tannenbaum, and A. Tannenbaum, IEEE Trans. Comp. Biol. Bioinform. 2011, 8(6), 1604-1619. 91. Electrical Implications of Corrosion for Osseointegration of Titanium Implants, R. A. Gittens I., R. Olivares-Navarrete, R.Tannenbaum, B. D. Boyan, Z. Schwartz, J. Dental Res. 2011, 90(12), 1389-1397. 92. Mechanical Behavior of a Cellulose-Reinforced Scaffold for Vascular Tissue Engineering, P. Pooyan, R. Tannenbaum and H Garmestani, J. Mech. Behav. Biomed. Mater. 2012, 7, 50-59. 93. Effect of structural properties of electrospun TiO2 nano-fibrous meshes on their osteogenic potential, X. Wang, R. A. Gittens I., R. Song, R. Tannenbaum, R. OlivaresNavarrete, Z. Schwartz, H. Chen and B. D. Boyan, Acta Biomater. 2012, 8(2), 878-885. 94. Mechanism of the nanoparticle-catalyzed polymerization of furfuryl alcohol and the thermo-mechanical properties of the resulting nanocomposites, L. A Pranger, G. A. Nunnery and R. Tannenbaum, Composites B 2012, 43(3), 1139-1146. 95. Effect of cleaning and sterilization on titanium implant surface properties and cellular responses, J. H. Park, R. Olivares-Navarrete, R. E. Baier, A. E. Meyer, R.Tannenbaum, B. D. Boyan and Z. Schwartz, Acta Biomater. 2012, 8(5), 1966-1975. 96. Crystallization kinetics and anisotropic properties of polyethylene oxide/magnetic carbon nanotubes composite films, I. T. Kim, J. Lee, M. Shofner, K. Jacob and R. Tannenbaum, Polymer 2012, 53(12), 2402-2411. 97. Use of polyelectrolyte thin films to modulate osteoblast response to microstructured titanium surfaces, J. H. Park, R. Olivares-Navarrete, C. Wasilewski, Z. Schwartz, R. Tannenbaum, B. D. Boyan, Biomaterials 2012, 33(21), 5267-5277. 98. Synthesis of polymer-decorated hydroxyapatite nanoparticles with a dispersed copolymer template, J. H. Lee, I. T. Kim, R. Tannenbaum, and M. L. Shofner, J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22(23), 11556-11560. 99. Dopant controlled crystallization in metal-organic frameworks: The role of Cu(II) in zinc 1,4benzenedicarboxylate, C. G. Carson, J. Ward, X. Liu, J. Schwartz, R. A. Gerhardt and R. Tannenbaum, J. Phys. Chem. C 2012, 116(29), 1532215328. 100. The responses to surface wettability gradients induced by chitosan nanofilms on microtextured titanium mediated by specific integrin receptors, J. H. Park, C. E. Wasilewski, N. Almodovar, R. Olivares-Navarrete, B. D. Boyan, R. Tannenbaum and Z. Schwartz, Biomaterials 2012, 33(30), 7386-7393.

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101. Synthesis and electrochemical performance of reduced graphene oxide/maghemite composite as an anode material for lithium ion batteries, I. T. Kim , A. Magasinski , G. Yushin, K. Jacob and R. Tannenbaum, Carbon 2012, in press (available online September 7, 2012). 102. Reactive adsorption of PS-PMMA block copolymers on concave alumina surfaces, G. A. Nunnery, K. I. Jacob and R. Tannenbaum, Langmuir 2012, in press (available online September 25, 2012). 103. Design of a cellulose-based nanocomposite as a potential bio-scaffold for tissue engineering, P. Pooyan, I. T. Kim, K. I. Jacob, R. Tannenbaum and H. Garmestani, accepted to Polymer. 104. The roles of titanium surface micro/nanotopography and wettability on the differential response of human osteoblast lineage cells, R. A. Gittens, R. OlivaresNavarrete, A. Cheng, D. M. Anderson, T. McLachlan, I. Stephan, J. Geis-Gerstorfer, K. H. Sandhage, A. G. Fedorov, F. Rupp, B. D. Boyan, R. Tannenbaum and Z. Schwartz, accepted to Acta Biomater. 105. Solvent and composition effects on the morphology and phase behavior of metal clusters-block copolymer nanocomposites, K. David, N. Dan and R. Tannenbaum, submitted to Polymer. 106. Influence of the co-decomposition of Fe and Co carbonyl complexes on the nucleation and growth of Fe-Co nanoalloys, M. Zubris and R. Tannenbaum, submitted to J. Phys. Chem. C. 107. The effect of metal oxide morphology in the design and characterization of Fe2O3/Al nanoenergetic materials, J. Walker and R. Tannenbaum, submitted to ACS Appl. Mater. Interf. 108. Correlation of the mechanical properties of polymer-based nanocomposites with interphase morphology, D. Ciprari, K. Jacob and R. Tannenbaum, submitted to J. Polym. Sci. Polym. Phys. 109. Synthesis of highly-sulfonated atactic polystyrene ionomers by an in-situ reaction, E. Sokol and R. Tannenbaum, submitted to J. Polym. Sci. Polym. Chem. 110. Characterization of single crystals of copper terephthalate coordination polymers having intrinsic molecular porosity, C. Carson, R. Gerhardt and R. Tannenbaum, submitted to Chem. Mater. 111. Self-assembly of a conductive organic monolayer of diisocyanobenzene molecules adsorbed on Cu, I. Platzman, H. Haick and R. Tannenbaum, submitted to Langmuir. 112. Base stacking classification via automated clustering method, X. Le Faucheur, E. Hershkovitz, R. Tannenbaum, and A. Tannenbaum, submitted to Nucl. Acid. Res. 113. Structure solution from powder diffraction of copper 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate, C. G. Carson, G. Brunnello, S. G. Lee, S. S. Jang, R. A. Gerhardt and R. Tannenbaum, submitted to Cryst. Growth. Des. 114. Synthesis of magnetic nanohybrid materials from carbon-based nanostructures, I. T. Kim, R. Tannenbaum, submitted to Mater. Chem. Phys. 115. Differential responses of osteoblast lineage cells to nanotopographically-modified, microroughened titanium-aluminum-vanadium alloy surfaces, R. A. Gittens, R. OlivaresNavarrete, T. McLachlan, Y. Cai, S. L. Hyzy, J. M. Schneider, Z. Schwartz, R. Tannenbaum, K. H. Sandhage and B. D. Boyan, submitted to Biomaterials.
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116. Impact of an applied magnetic field on the mechanical properties of an epoxy matrix embedded with decorated carbon nanotubes , E. Camponeschi , J. Walker, H. Garmestani and R Tannenbaum, submitted to Composites B. 117. The role of magnetic domain structure in the formation of maghemite nanoparticle chains, M. Zubris, A. W. Harter, G. Mohler and R. Tannenbaum, submitted to Adv. Mater. 118. Nano-morphology modulation of titanium surfaces and the effect on implant osseointegration, R. Tannenbaum, Chem. Rev. (invited review), in preparation.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

1. Polymer matrix influence on the kinetics of some fundamental inorganic colloidal reactions, R. Tannenbaum, Moriond 94 Workshop, Short and Long Chains at Interfaces , Eds. J. Daillant, P. Guenoun, C. Marques, P. Muller, J. Trn Thanh Vn, Edition Frontieres, Gif-sur-Yvette, France 1995, (invited paper), p. 95-100. 2. Self-assembly of metal nanoclusters in block co-polymers, E. H. Tadd, J. Bradley, E. P. Goldberg and R. Tannenbaum, Nanophase and Nanocomposite Materials IV, in 2001 Fall Meeting Proceedings, MRS Proceedings Vol 703, 2002, eds. S. Komarneni et al., The Materials Research Society (invited paper), p. 33-42. 3. Shape variations and control in self-assembled metal nanoclusters, M. Zubris, M. Solimando, R. B. King, E. P. Goldberg and R. Tannenbaum, Three-Dimensional Nanoengineered Assemblies, in 2002 Fall Meeting Proceedings, MRS Proceedings Vol 739, 2003, eds. T. M. Orlando, L. Merhari, K. Ikuta, D. P. Taylor, The Materials Research Society (invited paper), p. 71-81. 4. Synthesis by self-assembly of iron-cobalt nanoalloys, M. Zubris, and R. Tannenbaum, Three-Dimensional Nanoengineered Assemblies, in 2002 Fall Meeting Proceedings, MRS Proceedings Vol 739, 2003, eds. T. M. Orlando, L. Merhari, K. Ikuta, D. P. Taylor, The Materials Research Society, p. 89-94. 5. Formation of Nanostructured Energetic Materials via Modified Sol-Gel Synthesis, J. Walker and R. Tannenbaum, Synthesis, Characterization and Properties of Energetic/reactive Nanomaterials, in 2003 Fall Meeting Proceedings, MRS Proceedings Vol. 800, 2004, Eds. N. Thadhani, R. Armstrong, W. Wilson, J. Gilman and Z. Munir, The Materials Research Society, (invited paper), 305-314. 6. Kinetics and Mechanism of Nucleation, Growth and Stabilization of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles, R. Tannenbaum, M. Zubris, S. King, K. David and N. Dan, Continuous Nanophase and Nanostructured Materials, in 2003 Fall Meeting Proceedings, MRS Proceedings Vol. 788, 2004, Eds. S. Komarneni, J. Watkins and J. C. Parker, The Materials Research Society, (invited paper), 3-11. 7. "Uniform directional alignment of single-walled carbon nanotubes in viscous polymer flow." E. Camponeschi, B. Florkowski, R. Vance, G. Garrett, H. Garmestani and R. Tannenbaum, PMSE Preprints 2006, 94, 297-298. 8. "Synthesis of Water Soluble PbSe Quantum Dots," L. Etgar, E. Lifshitz and R.Tannenbaum, in "Quantum Dots Growth, Behavior, and Applications," Eds. E. A. Stach, C. R. Taylor, Z. M. Wang and Q.-K. Xue, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 2007, Vol. 959E, 0959-M03-03.

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9. "Effect of Temperature on the Kinetics of Nanocluster Nucleation and Growth in Polymeric Media," O. Gazit and R.Tannenbaum, in "Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Phase Transformations in Inorganic Materials," Eds. C. Ambromeit, P. Bellon, J.-L. Bocquet, D. N. Seidman, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 2007, Vol. 979E, 0979-HH15-02. 10. "Dielectric Properties of [Rh(1,4-diisocyanobenzene)+4/2Cl]n with respect to moisture," C. G. Carson, R. Gerhardt, R. Tannenbaum, PMSE Preprints 2007, 96 238239. 11. "Effects of different dispersing agents on polymer-carbon nanotube composites," E. Camponeschi, H. Garmestani and R. Tannenbaum, PMSE Preprints 2007, 96, 284-285. 12. The kinetics and mechanism of the self-assembly of metal nanoparticles in block copolymers. O. Gazit and R. Tannenbaum, Polymer Preprints 2007, 48(2), 615-616. 13. Influence of Self-Assembled Organic Thin Film Monolayer on Ambient Copper Surfaces Oxidation. I. Platzman, H. Haick and R. Tannenbaum in "Interfaces in Organic and Molecular Electronics III," Eds. J. W. P. Hsu, L. Kronik, G. G. Malliaras and N. Ueno, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 2008, Vol. 1029E, 1029-F03-08. 14. Non-Parametric Clustering for Studying RNA Conformations, X. Le Faucheur, E. Hershkovits, R. Tannenbaum and A. Tannenbaum, Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics 2008, Springer Verlag. 15. Facile Alignment of Carbon Nanotubes Mediated by Tethered Maghemite Nanoparticles, I. T. Kim, G. A. Nunnery, K. Jacob, J. Schwartz, X. Liu and R. Tannenbaum in Low-Dimensional Functional Nanostructures--Fabrication, Characterization and Applications, Eds. H. Riel, W. Lee, M. Zacharias, M. McAlpine, T. Mayer, H. Fan, M. Knez, S. Wong, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 2010, Volume 1258, 1258-R04-05. 16. Bacterial Adhesion on Polyelectrolyte Modified Microstructured Titanium Surfaces, A. Almaguer-Flores, Y. R. Sanchez-Cruz, Jung Hwa Park, R. Olivares-Navarrete, M. Dard, R. Tannenbaum, B. D. Boyan and Z. Schwartz, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 2010, Volume 1277, 1-6. 17. Visual motion analysis of nanoplatforms flow under an external magnetic field. A. Nakhmani, L. Etgar, A. Tannenbaum, E. Lifshitz and R. Tannenbaum. Nanotech Conference & Expo 2010: An Interdisciplinary Integrative Forum on Nanotechnology, Biotechnology and Microtechnology, Anaheim, CA, United States, June 21-24, 2010 Vol. 2, p. 504-507. 18. Polyelectrolyte Adsorption on Microstructured Titanium Surface to Increase Wettability, J. H. Park, Z. Schwartz, R. Olivares-Navarrete, B. D. Boyan, and R. Tannenbaum, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 2011. 19. Elastic behavior of silica/poly(dimethylsiloxane) nanocomposites: nano-size effects, I. A. M. Ibrahim, A. A. F. Zikry, M. A. Sharaf, J. E. Mark, K. Jacob, I. M. Jasiuk, and R. Tannenbaum, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 2012, 40, 012008. 20. Dielectric behavior of silica/poly(dimethylsiloxane) nanocomposites: nano-size effects, I. A. M. Ibrahim, A. A. F. Zikry, M. A. Sharaf, J. E. Mark, K. Jacob, I. M. Jasiuk, and R. Tannenbaum, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 2012, 40, 012011.

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Other Publications
1. The chemistry of some cyclopentadienyl ruthenium carbonyl complexes, A. Eisenstadt, R. Tannenbaum, F. Frolow and A. Efraty, Proceedingd of the 48th Meeting of the Israeli Chemical Society, Beer-Sheva, Israel, October 1981. 2. Reactions of cobalt carbonyl complexes with CO and H2: a high pressure infrared spectroscopic study, R. Tannenbaum, G. Bor and U. K. Dietler, Proceedings of the 48th Meeting of the Israeli Chemical Society, Beer-Sheva, Israel, October 1981. 3. Magnetic metal-polymer composites: Fe(CO)5 and Co2(CO)8 decompositions in polyvinylidene fluoride, R. Tannenbaum, S. Reich, C. L. Flenniken and E. P. Goldberg, Proceedings of the 57th Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 1983. 4. Metal-polymer composites by phase separation decomposition of organometallics in solid polymer matrices, E. P. Goldberg, R. Tannenbaum, C. L. Flenniken and S. Reich, Proceedings of the 186th National ACS Meeting, PMSE Division, Vol. 49, p. 373, Washington D. C., U.S.A., August 1983 (invited paper). 5. The decomposition and oxidation of Co2(CO)8 in solution and in a polymeric matrix, R. Tannenbaum, C. L. Flenniken and E. P. Goldberg, Abstracts of the XI International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, Pine Mountain, Georgia, U.S.A., October 1983 (invited paper). 6. FTIR studies of ionic interactions in polyurethane-styrene blends, R. Tannenbaum, M. Rutkowska and A. Eisenberg, Abstracts of the 191st National ACS Meeting, Polymer Division, Polymer Preprints, 24(1), 345-346, New York, New York, U.S.A., April 1986. 7. FTIR studies of in-situ decomposition and oxidation of metal carbonyls in solid polymer matrices, R. Tannenbaum, Abstracts of the 193rd National ACS Meeting, Colloid and Surface Chemistry Division, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., April 1987. 8. Chemistry at PMMA-metal interfaces, R. Tannenbaum. B. Thakkar and M. Tirrell, Proceedings of the Biennial Inorganic Chemistry Symposium, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A., July 1987. 9. FTIR studies of specific interactions in polymer blends, R. Tannenbaum, Proceedings of the IUPAC Symposium on Polymers for Advanced Technologies, Jerusalem, Israel, August 1987. 10. XPS study of the chemistry at the PMMA-Cr/Cr oxide interface, R. Tannenbaum, B. Thakkar and M. Tirrell, Abstracts of the Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., December 1987. 11. Interactions at PMMA-metal interfaces, R. Tannenbaum, B. Thakkar and M. Tirrell, Abstracts of the March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Symposium on Polymer Surfaces, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., March 1988. 12. Spectroscopic studies of the chemistry at PMMA-metal interfaces, B. Thakkar, A. Chakraborty, R. Tannenbaum and M. Tirrell, Abstracts of the Fall Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Symposium on Metallized Plastics, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., October 1988. 13. Fundamental studies of the chemistry at Cr-PMMA interfaces, R. Tannenbaum and M. V. Tirrell, Proceedings of the 63rd Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, June 1989, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.

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14. Spectroscopic studies of the chemical interactions at the PMMA-metal oxide interfaces, R. Tannenbaum and M. V. Tirrell, Abstracts of the Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, California, U.S.A., April 1990. 15. Three-dimensional coordination polymers of Ru(II) with diisocyanobenzene ligands and their catalytic activity, R. Tannenbaum, Abstracts of the 199th National ACS Meeting, Polymer Chemistry Division, Polymer Preprints, 31(1), 714-715, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., April 1990. 16. Comparison of the chemisorption of poly(methylmethacrylate) on the native oxides of chromium and nickel, R. Tannenbaum, L. W. Potts, M. V. Tirrell and J. F. Evans, Abstracts of the March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Symposium on Adhesion, Fracture and Interfaces, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A., March 1991. 17. Three-dimensional coordination polymers of Ru(II) with 1,4-diisocyanobenzene ligands and their catalytic activity, R. Tannenbaum, Proceedings of the 1st Journal of Organometallic Conference on Applied Organometallic Chemistry, Mnich, Germany, November 1993. 18. Isotope effect of D2 on the stoichiometric hydroformylation of olefins, R. Tannenbaum, Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Homogeneous catalysis, Jerusalem, Israel, August 1994. 19. Biographical sketch Professor Gyrgy Bor, R. Tannenbaum, Inorg. Chim. Acta 1994, 227(2), R11-R14. 20. Radiation enhancement of the catalytic properties of three dimensional coordination polymers of Ru(II) with diisocyanobenzene ligands, R. Tannenbaum, Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Relations between Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis, Balatonfred, Hungary, September 1995 (invited paper). 21. The role of interfacial adhesion in the stabilization of colloidal cobalt particles in polymer solutions, R. Tannenbaum, Proceedings of the 1st International Congress on Adhesion Science and Technology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 1995 (invited paper). 22. Kinetics of inorganic colloidal reactions in polymer solutions, R. Tannenbaum, Abstracts of the Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., November 1995. 23. Control of metal nanoparticle size distribution in metal-polymer composites, T. Cao, K. Huynh and R. Tannenbaum, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Composite Engineering, July 6-12, 1997, Kohala Coast, Big Island, Hawaii (invited paper). 24. Surface limiting factors of the growth of nanoscale metal clusters, H. Rotstein, A. Novick-Cohen and R. Tannenbaum, Abstracts of the 46th American Vacuum Society Meeting, October 25-29, 1999, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. 25. Small angle X-ray scattering measurements of metal nanoclusterspolymer adhesion, H. Bianco, H. Rotstein and R. Tannenbaum, Abstracts of the Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, November 29-December 3, 1999, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 26. Polymer-induced metal nanoparticle aggregation, E. H. Tadd, H. Rotstein and R. Tannenbaum, Abstracts of the AIChE 2000 Annual Meeting, November 12-17, 2000, Los Angeles, California, U. S. A. (invited paper, session on Liquid Phase Synthesis of Nanoparticles).

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27. Self-developing, confined spatial arrangement of metal nanoclusters, R. Tannenbaum and E. H. Tadd, Proceedings of the Sackler Colloquia Series: Nanoscience Underlying Physical Concepts and Phenomena, National Academy of Sciences, May 18-20, 2001, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. 28. Polymer-controlled metal nanoparticle aggregation, E. H. Tadd, H. Rotstein and R. Tannenbaum, Abstracts of the AIChE 2001 Annual Meeting, November 4-9, 2001, Reno, Nevada, U. S. A. (invited paper, Symposium on Cure and Degradation Kinetics of Network Forming Systems). 29. Nanostructures by design: selective spatial distribution of metal nanoclusters in polymer matrices, R. Tannenbaum, E. H. Tadd and H. Rotstein in Plasticity, Damage and Fracture at Macro, Micro and Nano Scales, eds. A. S. Khan and O. Lopez-Pamies, Neat Press, Maryland, USA, 2002, p. 48-50 (invited paper). 30. Two point probability distribution functions: application to block co-polymer nanocomposites, G. Jefferson, B. L. Adams, S. Lin, R. Tannenbaum, and H. Garmestani in Plasticity, Damage and Fracture at Macro, Micro and Nano Scales, eds. A. S. Khan and O. Lopez-Pamies, Neat Press, Maryland, USA, 2002, p. 24-26 (invited paper). 31. Kinetics and mechanism of nucleation, growth and stabilisation of metal oxide nanoparticles, M. Zubris, S. King, K. David and R. Tannenbaum, Proceedings of the 7 th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials, June 20-24, 2004, Wiesbaden, Germany (invited paper).

Invited Lectures
Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 1985. FTIR studies of ionic interactions in polyurethane-styrene blends. Michigan Molecular Institute, Midland, Michigan, U.S.A., April 1988. Spectroscopic studies of the adsorption of polymers on metal oxide surfaces. Department of Chemistry, University of Mnich, Germany, October 1993. Fundamental studies of the chemistry at Al-PMMA interfaces. Hungarian Institute of Petrochemistry and Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Veszprm, Veszprm, Hungary, November 1993. Three-dimensional coordination polymers of Ru(II) with diisocyanobenzene ligands and their catalytic activity. Materials Seminar Series, Institute of Chemistry and Kasali Institute for Applied Chemistry, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, March 1994. Three-dimensional coordination polymers of Ru(II) with diisocyanobenzene ligands and their catalytic activity. Department of Applied and Industrial Chemistry, ETH-Zrich, Switzerland, February 1995. Polymer matrix influence on the kinetics of some fundamental inorganic colloidal reactions. Department of Physics, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel, March 1995. Nucleation and growth of inorganic clusters in viscous media. Department of Chemistry, University of Parma, Parma Italy, March 1996. Fundamental inorganic colloidal reactions in viscous media. Department of Chemistry, University of Modena, Modena, Italy, March 1996. Fundamental inorganic colloidal reactions in viscous media.

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Department of Chemistry, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy, March 1996. Fundamental inorganic colloidal reactions in viscous media. Mathematics and Materials Seminar, Department of Mathematics, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A., November 1997. Cluster Coagulation and Growth Limited by Surface Interactions with Polymers. Distinguished Lectures in Materials Science, Colleges of Science and Engineering, University of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania, October 1998. Lecture 1: Three-dimensional coordination polymers: synthesis, structure and catalytic activity. Lecture 2: Polymer matrix influence on the kinetics of some fundamental inorganic colloidal reactions. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, U.S.A., January 1999. Polymer matrix influence on the kinetics of some fundamental inorganic colloidal reactions. Materials Seminar, Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, March 1999. Polymer matrix influence on the kinetics of some fundamental inorganic colloidal reactions. Complex Fluids Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel, December 1999. Cluster Coagulation and Growth Limited by Surface Interactions with Polymers. Joint Materials Seminar, Departments of Materials and Interfaces and Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, January 2000. Surface limiting factors in the growth of metal nanoparticles. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A., February 2000. Surface limiting factors in the growth of metal nanoparticles. Complex Systems Seminar, Department of Chemistry and the Volen Center for Complex Systems, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.A., November 2000. Cluster Coagulation and Growth Limited by Surface Interactions with Polymers. ICASE Colloquium, Langley Research Center (LaRC), NASA Langley Air-Force Base, Virginia, U.S.A., May 2001. Seggregation of Metal Nanoclusters by Self-Assembly in Block Copolymers. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylavania, U.S.A., October 2001, Controlled aggregation of metal nanoclusters in polymeric media. Materials Seminar, MARTEC, Departments of Chemistry and College of Engineering, Florida State University, Plorida, U.S.A., April 1, 2002. Self-assembly of metal nanocluster composites. Departmental Seminar, Department of Materials and Interfaces, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, July 2002. Polymer-controlled nucleation and growth of metal nanoclusters. ICASE Colloquium, Langley Research Center (LaRC), NASA Langley Air-Force Base, Virginia, U.S.A., August 15-16, 2002. Design and self-assembly of multifunctional composite nanostructures . Physical Chemistry Seminar, Institute of Chemistry, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, December 26, 2002. Self-assembly of nanocomposites.
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Complex Fluids Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, December 31, 2002. Design and self-assembly of multifunctional nanocomposites. Departmental Seminar, Departments of Materials and Interfaces and Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, July 9, 2003. Kinetics and Mechanism of Nucleation, Aggregation and Stabilization of Metal Nanoclusters. Physics Colloquim, Department of Physics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A., September 12, 2003. Nucleation, aggregation and stabilization of metal nanoparticles. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel, December 30, 2003. Nucleation, aggregation, stabilization and spatial dispersion of metal nanoparticles. Departmental Seminar, Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, June 23, 2004. Characterization of metal-polymer interfaces in nanocomposites and the Implications to mechanical properties. Physics Colloquim, Department of Physics, University of Gttingen, Gttingen, Germany, June 25, 2004. Nucleation, Aggregation and Stabilization of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles. Institute-Wide Seminar, Institute of Physics, University of the Republic of Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay, November 2004. Nucleation, aggregation and stabilization of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles. Engineering Seminar, College of Engineering and Department of Ceramics, University of the Republic of Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay, November 2004. Characterization of metal-polymer interfaces in nanocomposites and the implications to mechanical properties. Departmental Seminar, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, January 2005. The effect of a polymeric environment on the kinetics of nanocluster nucleation and growth. Corporate Colloquim, Siemens Corporate Research, Inc., Intelligent Vision & Reasoning Department, East Princeton, NJ, USA, May 2005. Application-driven design of nanomaterials. Departmental Seminar, Department of Materials Science, Technische Universitt Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany, May 2005. Magnetic properties of iron oxide-polymer nanocomposites. Departmental Seminar, Laboratoire des Matriaux Msoscopiques et Nanomtriques Faculty of Science, University Pierre & Marie Curie, Paris, France, June 2005. Nucleation and growth of metal nanoclusters in polymeric media. Departmental Seminar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA, January 2007. Impact of interfacial interactions on the mechanical properties of metal-polymer nanocomposites." IGERT Nanoparticle Science and Engineering Seminar Series, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA, September 28, 2007. Interfacial engineering in inorganic/organic nanocomposites. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemistry, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel, December 17, 2007. "Reactive adsorption of polymer on metal oxide surfaces."
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Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA, April 30, 2008. Merging engineering and life sciences: A vision for potential applications of nanotechnology. Department of Materials Science, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden, June 4, 2008. Lateral flow characteristics of surface-modified porous polyethylene membranes. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, August 22, 2008. Hierachical design of periodic organic/inorganic nanocomposites. Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, CNMS Discovery Seminar, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA, September 5, 2008. Bio-based nanocomposites. Distinguished Lecture Series and the WISE 10th Anniversary Speaker, University of Southern California, California, USA, November 19, 2009. Conjugate nanostructures and their potential applications. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel. April 25, 2010. Departmental Colloquium, Department of Materials Engineering, ETH Zrich, Switzerland, May 26, 2010. Conjugate nanostructures and their potential applications. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachussetts, USA, February 22, 2011. "Hierarchical nanostructures and their potential bio-applications." Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, New York City, New York, USA, April 4, 2011. "Hierarchical multifunctional nanostructures and their biological applications." Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA, May 17, 2011. "Self-assembly of multifunctional, conjugate bio-active nanostructures." Departmental Seminar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, October 21, 2011. "Self-assembly of multifunctional, conjugate bio-active nanostructures." Departmental Colloquium, Program in Chemical and Molecular Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA, October 21, 2011. "Nanoengineering: Engineering Design with Applications in Nanotechnology."

Invited Conference Presentations

186th ACS National Meeting, August 28-September 2, 1983, Washington D.C., U.S.A. (invited speaker). Metal-polymer composites by phase separation decomposition of organometallics in solid polymer matrices. XI International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, October 10-14, 1983, Pine Mountain, Georgia, U.S.A. (invited speaker). The decomposition and oxidation of Co2(CO)8 in solution and in a polymeric matrix.

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NSF Workshop on Molecular Engineering of Thin Films, February 18-20, 1987, Davis, California, U.S.A. (invited speaker and discussion leader). Chemistry at PMMAmetal interfaces. XXXth Rencontres de Moriond, Condensed Matter Physics Meeting on Short and Long Chains at Interfaces, January 21-28, 1995, Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland (invited speaker). Polymer matrix influence on the kinetics of some fundamental inorganic colloidal reactions. 8th International Symposium on Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis, September 10-14, 1995, Balatonfred, Hungary (invited speaker). Radiation enhancement of the catalytic properties of three dimensional coordination polymers of Ru(II) with diisocyanobenzene ligands. 1st International Congress on Adhesion Science and Technology, October 16-20 1995, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (invited speaker). The role of interfacial adhesion in the stabilization of colloidal cobalt particles in polymer solutions. 4th International Conference on Composite Engineering, July 6-12, 1997, Kohala Coast, Big Island, Hawaii (invited speaker). Control of metal nanoparticle size distribution in metal-polymer composites. 1st International Conference on Molecular Engineering in Homogeneous Catalysis, October 16-17, 1998, Veszprm, Hungary (plenary speaker). Selected reactions of cobalt carbonyl complexes in polymer thin films. AIChE 2000 Annual Meeting, Symposium on the Liquid Phase Synthesis of Nanoparticles, November 12-17, 2000, Los Angeles, California, U. S. A. (invited speaker). Polymer-induced metal nanoparticle aggregation. AIChE 2001 Annual Meeting, Symposium on Cure and Degradation Kinetics of Network Forming Systems, November 4-9, 2001, Reno, Nevada, U. S. A. (invited speaker). Polymer-controlled metal nanoparticle aggregation. Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Symposium V: Nanophase and Naocomposite Materials IV, November 26-30, 2001, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (invited speaker). Self-assembly of metal nanoclusters in block co-polymers. The Ninth International Symposium on Plasticity, January 3-9, 2002, Aruba (invited speaker). Nanostructures by design: selective spatial distribution of metal nanoclusters in polymer matrices. Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Symposium H: Three-Dimensional Nanoengineered Assemblies, December 1-5, 2002, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (invited speaker). Shape variations and control in self-assembled of metal nanoclusters. APHYS 2003, 1st International Meeting on Applied Physics, October 14-18, 2003, Badajos, Spain. (invited speaker). Adsorption and polymer film formation on metal nanoclusters. APHYS 2003, 1st International Meeting on Applied Physics, October 14-18, 2003, Badajos, Spain. (invited speaker). Polyelectrolyte multilayers on plasma-modified porous polyethylene. Nanocomposites 2003, Session 5: Medical and Biomaterials Applications of Nanocomposites, November 10-12, 2003, Crowne Plaza Union Square, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. (invited speaker). Characterization of metal-polymer interfaces in nanocomposites and the implications to mechanical properties.
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The 2003 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Symposium on Behavior of Nano-Particle Reinforced Polymers, November 15-21, 2003, Washington D.C., U.S.A. (invited speaker). Design of nanocomposites properties via control of metal-polymer interfacial interactions. Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Symposium AA: Synthesis, Characterization and Properties of Energetic/Reactive Nanomaterials, December 1-5, 2003, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (invited speaker). Modified sol-get synthesis of nanoenergetic materials. Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Symposium L: Continuous Nanophase and Nanostructured Materials, December 1-5, 2003, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (invited speaker). Kinetics and mechanism of nucleation, growth and stabilization of metal oxide nanoparticles. IMEC 2003 The 11th Israel Materials Science Conference, December 24-25, 2003, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. (invited speaker). The role of interfacial interactions in polymers-nanoparticles composite materials. Particles 2004 Particle Synthesis, Characterization, and Particle-Based Advanced Materials, March 6-9, 2004, Rosen Centre Hotel, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. (invited speaker). "Dynamics of nucleation, aggregation and stabilization of metal oxide nanoparticles" NANO 2004 , 7th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials, June 20-24, 2004, Wiesbaden, Germany. (invited speaker). 228th ACS National Meeting, August 22-26, 2004, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. (invited session speaker). "Extent of interfacial interactions between metal nanoclusters and polymers in nanocomposites." The 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Symposium on Nanostructured Polymer Composites, November 13-19, 2004 Anaheim, California, U.S.A. (invited speaker). Effect of interphase structure on the mechanical properties of nanocomposites. 2004 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Symposium EE: Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Materials, November 29-December 3, 2004, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (invited speaker). The structure of the interphase formed between metallic nanoclusters and adsorbed polymer matrices. 2005 Vibrational Spectroscopy Research Symposium Series, Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.A., February 8, 2005. "FTIR studies of nanocomposite properties". 2005 Minerva Workshop on Mesoscale Maromolecular Engineering, May 19-24, 2005, Ohalo, Israel (invited speaker). Stabilization of metal nanoparticles via polymer adsorption. 230th ACS National Meeting, August 28-September 1, 2005, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. (invited session speaker). (1) "Polymer-controlled nanoparticle size: Kinetic vs. equilibrium mechanism." (2) Protein adsorption on surface-modified porous polyethylene membranes. 2nd International Workshop on Polymer/Metal Nanocomposites, September 26-27, 2005, GKSS Research Center, Geesthacht, Germany (invited speaker). Characterization of Metal-Polymer Interfaces in Nanocomposites and the Implications to Mechanical Properties.

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231th ACS National Meeting, March 26-30, 2006, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A. (invited session speaker). "Characterization of interphase morphology on nanocomposites and its impact on mechanical properties." TechTextil North America 2006, March 28-30, 2006, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A. (invited speaker). Control of the interfacial interactions in inorganic/organic nanocomposites. 232nd ACS National Meeting, September 10-14, 2006, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A. (invited speaker). "Sol-gel synthesis of hydrous ruthenium oxide nanonetworks from 1,2 epoxide." 2006 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Symposium HH: Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Phase Transformations in Inorganic Materials, November 26-30, 2006, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (invited speaker). "Effect of temperature on the kinetics of nanocluster nucleation and growth in polymeric media." The 35th Meeting of the Israel Polymer and Plastics Society, December 11, 2006, Herzelyia, Israel (plenary speaker). NSF-AFOSR joint workshop on Image processing applications for Nanotechnology, March 4-7, 2007, Breckenridge, CO, USA (invited speaker and discussion panel member). Challenges for Solving Problems Associated with Imaging and Properties Correlations in Nanoscale System. Cancer Nanotech Conference 2007, June 26-28, 2007, Paris, France (invited speaker). "Conjugate between -Fe2O3 nanoparticles and PbSe quantum dots for biological applications." International Joint Conference on Knowledge Management for Composite Materials (KMCM 2007), July 3-6, Dsseldorf, Germany (invited speaker). "Design of interfacial morphology in inorganic/organic nanocomposites." 2007 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Symposium F: Interfaces in Organic and Molecular Electronics III, November 26-30, 2007, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (invited speaker). Influence of Self-Assembled Organic Thin Film Monolayer on Ambient Copper Surfaces Oxidation. The 36th Meeting of the Israel Polymer and Plastics Society, December 12, 2007, Herzelyia, Israel (plenary speaker). TechTextil North America 2008, April 1-3, 2008, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A. (plenary speaker). Design of interfacial morphology in inorganic/organic nanocomposites. 13th European Conference on Composite Materials, June 2-6, 2008 Stockholm, Sweden (invited speaker). Alignment of dispersed single-walled carbon nanotubes in viscous polymer flow. 2nd International Conference on Advanced Nano Materials, June 22-25, 2008, Aveiro, Portugal (invited speaker). Hierarchical, multifunctional nanostructures and their biological applications. 3rd International Conference on Polymer Behavior (ICPB-3), November 3-7, 2008, Marrakech, Morocco, (plenary speaker). Adsorption of Polymers on Curved Surfaces. 2008 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Symposium FF: Nanofunctional Materials, Structures, and Devices for Biomedical Applications, December 1-5, 2008, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (invited speaker). Trajectory control of nanoparticles under viscous fluid flow and an external magnetic field.
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The 37th Meeting of the Israel Polymer and Plastics Society, December 15, 2008, Herzelyia, Israel (plenary speaker and conference chair). 237th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, March 2009. 2009 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, April 13-17, 2009, San Francisco, CA, USA. TechTextil North America 2009, April 21-23, 2009, Atlanta, GA, USA. (plenary speaker). Orientation of carbon nanotubes under shear forces. 10th International Symposium on Polymers for Advanced Technologies (PAT2009), October 10-14, 2009, Jerusalem, Israel (invited speaker). Adsorption of poly(methyl methacrylate) to concave alumina nanostructures. 2011 International Symposium on Plasticity and its Applications, January 3-8, 2011, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 2011 (keynote speaker). Thermo-mechanical properties of bio-based nanocomposites formed by nanoparticle-catalyzed polymerization of furfuryl alcohol. TMS 2011 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, February 27-March 3, 2011, San Diego, CA, USA (keynote speaker). Bio-Based Nanocomposites formed by NanoparticleCatalyzed Polymerization of Furfuryl Alcohol. Composites at Lake Louise, October 30- November 4, 2011, Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise Hotel, Alberta, Canada (keynote speaker). "Development of Periodic Nanocomposites" and "The Formation of Biobased Composites." Colloids and Nanomedicine 2012, July 15-17, 2012, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (invited speaker). "Flow modulation of drug delivery nanovectors by an external magnetic field." XI International Nanostructured Materials Conference (NANO 2012), August 26-31, 2012, Rhodes, Greece (invited speaker). "Electrical and mechanical properties of magnetic carbon nanotubes embedded in polymer matrices." Material Science-2012: International Conference and Expo on Material Science & Engineering, October 22-24, 2012, Chicago-North Shore, IL, USA (invited speaker). "Kinetics and Mechanism of Nucleation, Growth and Stabilization of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles." Third International Conference on Natural Polymers, Bio-Polymers, Bio-Materials, their Composites, Blends, IPNs, Polyelectrolytes and Gels: Macro to Nano Scales (ICNP 2012), October 26-28, 2012, Kottayam, Kerala, India (keynote speaker). "Biopolymerbased Composite Materials."

Contributed Conference Presentations

The 48th Meeting of the Israeli Chemical Society, October 21-22, 1981, Beer-Sheva, Israel. The 57th Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, June 12-15, 1983, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 191st ACS National Meeting, April 13-18, 1986, New York, New York, U.S.A.

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March Meeting of the American Physical Society, March 16-20, 1987, New York, New York, U.S.A. 193rd ACS National Meeting, April 5-10, 1987, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A. Biennial Inorganic Chemistry Symposium, July 8-10, 1987, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, U.S.A. IUPAC International Symposium on Polymers for Advanced Technologies, August 1621, 1987, Jerusalem, Israel. 1987 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, November 30-December 4, 1987, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Gordon Conference on Organic Thin Films, February 15-19, 1988, Oxnard, California, U.S.A. March Meeting of the American Physical Society, March 21-25, 1988, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. Fall Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, October 10-14, 1988, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. The 63rd Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, June 17-21, 1989, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. Gordon Conference on Organic Thin Films, February 12-16, 1990, Ventura, California, U.S.A. 1990 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, April 16-20, 1990, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. 199th ACS National Meeting, April 23-27, 1990, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. March Meeting of the American Physical Society, March 18-22, 1991, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. 1st Journal of Organometallic Conference on Applied November 4-5, 1993, Mnich, Germany. Organometallic Chemistry,

9th International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis, August 21-26, 1994, Jerusalem, Israel. 1995 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, November 27-December 1, 1995, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 46th Meeting of the American Vacuum Society, October 25-29, 1999, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. 1999 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, November 29-December 3, 1999, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 219th ACS National Meeting, March 25-30, 2000, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. NIH/BECON Symposium on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Shaping Biomedical Research, June 25-26, 2000, Bethesda, Maryland, U. S. A. Sackler Colloquia Series, Nannoscience Underlying Physical Concepts and Phenomena, National Academy of Sciences, May 18-20, 2001, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

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2002 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Symposium H: Three-Dimensional Nanoengineered Assemblies, December 1-5, 2002, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Synthesis by self-assembly of iron-cobalt nanoalloys. (with M. Zubris). The 2002 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Symposium on Nanocomposite Materials and Structures II, November 17-22, 2002, New Orleans, LA, U.S.A. Polymer matrix composites: experiments and modeling. (with J. Jordan, I. Jasiuk, M. Sharaf and K. Jacob). ACS 77th Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, June 15-18, 2003, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A. Synthesis and microstructure of FeCO nanoalloys. (with M. Zubris). ACS 77th Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, June 15-18, 2003, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A. polymer adsorption and stabilizing film formation on metal nanoclusters. (with E. Tadd, M. Zubris and N. Dan). ACS 77th Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, June 15-18, 2003, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A. Plasma activation and surface modifications of porous polyrthylene membranes. (with G. Greene and G. Yao). ACS 77th Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, June 15-18, 2003, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A. Lateral flow properties and protein binding on chemically modified porous polyethylene membranes. (with G. Greene and H. Radakrishna). Workshop on Bio-inspired Processes for Design, Assembly, and Repair of Electromagnetic and Structural Composites, August 19-20, 2003, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A. Formation of nanoenergetic structural materials via sol-gel synthesis. (with J. Walker). Workshop on Bio-inspired Processes for Design, Assembly, and Repair of Electromagnetic and Structural Composites, August 19-20, 2003, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A. Synthesis by self-assembly and microstructure of FeCo nanoalloys. (with M. Zubris). Workshop on Bio-inspired Processes for Design, Assembly, and Repair of Electromagnetic and Structural Composites, August 19-20, 2003, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A. Morphology control of magnetic Fe2O3 nanoclusters. (with M. Zubris). Workshop on Bio-inspired Processes for Design, Assembly, and Repair of Electromagnetic and Structural Composites, August 19-20, 2003, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A. Relative competitiveness of polystyrene and poly(methyl methacrylate) at the surface of cobalt nanoclusters. (with K. David). Workshop on Bio-inspired Processes for Design, Assembly, and Repair of Electromagnetic and Structural Composites, August 19-20, 2003, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A. Self-assembled difunctional monolayers as intrinsically conductive molecular adhesives for circuit boards. (with L. Pranger). The 2003 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Symposium on Behavior of Nano-Particle Reinforced Polymers, November 15-21, 2003, Washington D.C., U.S.A. Nano versus micro size reinforcement in Polymer matrix composites. (with J. Jordan, I. Jasiuk, K. Jacob, and H. Mahfuz). 228th ACS National Meeting, August 22-26, 2004, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A."Wetting characteristics of self-assembled polyelectrolyte multilayers on plasma-modified porous polyethylene." (with G. Greene and G. Yao) 2004 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Symposium AA: Applications of Micron and Nanoscale Materials in Biology and Medicine, November 29-December 3, 2004, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Protein binding properties of surface-modified porous polyethylene membranes. (with G. Greene and H. Radakrishna).
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229th ACS National Meeting, March 13-17, 2005, San Diego, CA, U.S.A." Competitive adsorption of polymers on metallic nanoparticles." (with K. David and N. Dan) 230th ACS National Meeting, August 28-September 1, 2005, Wasington, D.C., U.S.A. "Self-assembly of difunctional phenylene molecules on Cu, Ni and Pt." (with L. Pranger) 2006 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Symposium HH: Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Phase Transformations in Inorganic Materials, November 26-30, 2006, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. "Effect of temperature on the kinetics of nanocluster nucleation and growth in polymeric media." (with O. Gazit, D. Droz and N. Dan) 2006 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Symposium M: Quantum Dots Growth, Behavior, and Applications, November 26-30, 2006, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. "Synthesis of Water Soluble PbSe Quantum Dots." (with L. Etgar and E. Lifshitz). 233rd ACS National Meeting, PMSE, General Papers and New Concepts in Polymeric Materials, Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007. Effects of different dispersing agents on polymer carbon nanotube composites. (with E. Camponeschi and H. Garmestani). 233rd ACS National Meeting, PMSE, Conjugated Oligomers and Polymers, Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007. Dielectric properties of [Rh(1,4-diisocyanobenzene)+4/2 (Cl)-]n with respect to moisture. (with C. Carson and R. Gerhardt). 233rd ACS National Meeting, Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Passivation, Stabilization, and Functionalization, Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007. Surfactant effects on the particle size and formation of sol-gel iron(III) oxides. (with E. Camponeschi and H. Garmestani). 235th ACS National Meeting, Division of Inorganic Chemistry, April 6-10, 2008 New Orleans, LA, USA. Novel transition metal terephthalate frameworks: Structural and electrical properties. (with C. G. Carson, S. S. Jung and R. A. Gerhardt). 237th American Chemical Society National Meeting, March 22-26, 2009, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Nucleation and growth of MOF-2 directed by presence of Cu(II) salt. (with C. G. Carson and R. A. Gerhardt). 237th American Chemical Society National Meeting, March 22-26, 2009, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Assembly of functionalized POSS-M nanoparticles. (with R. Gunawidjaja, G. Nunnery and V. Tsukruk). 2nd Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) World Congress (in conjunction with 2009 Seoul Stem Cell Symposium), August 31 September 3, 2009, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Enhancement of surface energy and osteoblast proliferation via the modification of microstructured titanium surfaces with polyelectrolytes. (with J. H. Park, Z. Schwartz, R. Olivares-Navarrete and B. D. Boyan). XVIII International Materials Research Congress (IMRC 2009), August 16 21, 2009, Cancn, Mexico. Effect of Cleaning and Sterilizations on Titanium Implants. (with J. H. Park, Z. Schwartz, R. Olivares-Navarrete and B. D. Boyan). XVIII International Materials Research Congress (IMRC 2009), August 16 21, 2009, Cancn, Mexico. Surface chemical modification with polyelectrolytes increase surface energy and osteoblast proliferation on microstructured titanium surfaces. (with J. H. Park, Z. Schwartz, R. Olivares-Navarrete and B. D. Boyan).

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2010 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, April 5-9, 2010, San Francisco, CA, USA. Facile Alignment of Carbon Nanotubes Mediated by Tethered Maghemite Nanoparticles, (with I. T. Kim, G. A. Nunnery, K. Jacob, J. Schwartz and X. Liu). IADR General Session, July 14-17, 2010, Barcelona, Spain. Increased Nano-scale Roughness Created Under Controlled Oxidative Environments Enhances Osteoblast Differentiation. (with R. Gittens, T. McLachlan, Y. Cai, K. Sandhage M. Dard, Z. Schwartz and B. D. Boyan). BioInterface 2010 Meeting, October 18-20, 2010, Atlanta, GA, USA. Increased NanoScale Roughness Created Under Controlled Oxidative Environments Enhances Osteoblast Differentiation. (with R. A. Gittens, T. McLachlan, Y. Cai, S. Bemer, K. H. Sandhage, Z. Schwartz and B. D. Boyan). 2010 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, November 29-December 3, 2010, Boston, CA, USA. Polyelectrolyte Adsorption on Microstructured Titanium Surface to Increase Wettability. (with J. H. Park, Z. Schwartz, R. Olivares-Navarrete and B. D. Boyan). 2011 Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, January 13-16, 2011, Long Beach, CA, USA. Influence of chemical modification on titanium microstructured surfaces on the osteoblast cell response. (with J. H. Park, Z. Schwartz, R. OlivaresNavarrete and B. D. Boyan). TMS 2011 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, February 27-March 3, 2011, San Diego, CA, USA. Fabrication of a cellulosic nanocomposite scaffold with improved supermolecular structure as a potential cardiovascular tissue engineered graft. (with P. Pooyan, I. T. Kim and H. Garmestani). 15th Annual Hilton Head Workshop, Regenerative Medicine: Innovations for Clinical Applications, March 16-19, 2011, Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head, SC, USA. A Cellulose Nanocomposite as a Potential Scaffold in Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering (with with P. Pooyan, I. T. Kim and H. Garmestani). APS March Meeting 2011, March 21-25, 2011, Dallas, TX, USA. The Anisotropic Physical Properties of Polyethylene Oxide/Magnetic Carbon Nanotubes Composite Films (with I. T. Kim and A. Tannenbaum). Society for Biomaterials 2011 Annual Meeting and Exposition, April 13-16, 2011, Orlando, FL, USA . "Fabrication of TiO2 Nano-fiber Meshes by Electrospinning and Evaluation of their Osteoblast Differentiation Potential" (with R. A. Gittens, R. OlivaresNavarette, K. H. Sandhage, Z. Schwartz and B. D. Boyan). Society for Biomaterials 2011 Annual Meeting and Exposition, April 13-16, 2011, Orlando, FL, USA . "Influence of Surface Chemistry of Microtextured Titanium on the Osteoblast Cell Response" (with J. H. Park, Z. Schwartz, R. Olivares-Navarrete and B. D. Boyan). TMS 2012 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, March 11-15, 2012, Orlando, FL, USA. Cellulose-Based Nanocomposites as a Potential Scaffold in Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering, (with P. Pooyan and H. Garmestani). 9th World Biomaterials Congress (WBC), June 1-5, 2012, Chengdu, China. "Fabrication of a Cellulose-based Nanocomposite as a Potential Scaffold in Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering," (with P. Pooyan and H. Garmestani). TMS 2013 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, March 3-7, 2013, San Antonio, TX, USA. "Fabrication of a Nanobiomaterial from Renewable Resources as a Potential Scaffold in Vascular Tissue Engineering" (with P. Pooyan and H. Garmestani).
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Grants and Contracts

1. Size Control of Metal Clusters and Their Interactions with Reactive Polymers, PI, US Israel Binational Science Foundation, September 1990 August 1993, $108,000. 2. Reactive Adsorption of Polymers onto Metal Oxide Surfaces, PI, The Israeli Academy of Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, August 1991 July 1994, $144,000. 3. Composite Materials Research Center, Consultant, AFOSR, 1996 2001, $25,000. 4. Control of Nanoparticle Size in Viscous Media, PI, Grant-in-Aid, The Graduate School, University of Minnesota, February 1997 August 1999, $16,000. 5. Template-Induced Self Assembly of Nanostructures, Investigator and Project Leader, Optoelectrinic Thrust, NSF ERC, Packaging Reseach Center, June 2001 May 2002, $50,000. 6. Propagation of Chiral Interactions, Focus Research Program in Complex Fluids, PI, Georgia Institute of Technology Seed Funding, August 2001 July 2004, $30,000. 7. Surface Modification of Porous Polyethylene Membranes, Porex Corporation, PI, August 2001 July 2004, $120,000. 8. Energetic Structural Materials, MURI 2002, Topic 13: Design of Multifuctional Materials, AFOSR, co-PI, May 2002 April 2007, ~$1,000,000/yr. (Tannenbaum share: ~100,000/yr. + $50,000 for equipment). 9. Metamaterials, DARPA, co-PI, May 2002 April 2005, ~500,000/yr. (Tannenbaum share: ~80,000/yr.). 10. SelfAssembled Di-Functional Monolayers as Precision Adhesives for Printed Circuit Components, CBAR, Georgia Tech, PI, November 2002 October 2003, ~15,000/yr. 11. Polymer Characterization Equipment, Georgia Tech Technology Fee Funds, October 2002, $63,440. 12. The Design of Metal Nano-Clusters Using Charged Polymers, BSF US-Israel Binational Science Foundation, co-PI, January 2004 December 2005, $45,000. 13. Institute of Paper Science and Technology, Paper Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships, PI, September 2004 August 2008, $120,000/yr. 14. Self-Assembly of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Periodic Materials, ACS Petroleum Research Fund, PI, September 2003 August 2006, $120,000. 15. Acquisition of a unique facility for high temperature high magnetic field processing and characterization, DoD-DURIP Equipment Grant, co-PI, April 2004, $140,000. 16. Graduate assistance in areas of national need (GAANN): an interdisciplinary program in polymer science and engineering at Georgia Tech, Department of Education, co-PI, August 2004-July 2004, $390,600. 17. The impact of the interphase structure in metal-polymer nanocomposites, ACS Petroleum Research Fund, PI, September 2005 August 2008, $120,000. 18. "Design of Nanocomposite Interfacial Morphology," EU PF6 International Reintegration Grant, PI, April 2006 March 2008, 80,000. Marie Curie

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19. Self-Assembly of Periodic Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Nanocomposites, Israel Science Foundation (ISF) Personal Research Grant, PI, August 2006 July 2009, NIS 593,326. 20. Variable Angle Spectroscopic Ellipsometer, Israel Science Foundation (ISF) Equipment Grant, PI, August 2006-July 2007, $52,500. 21. Organized Organic Thin Films as Smart Nano Interconnects, Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute Seed Grant, PI, August 2006 December 2007, $34,500. 22. Centers of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, CNNE, NIH, Co-PI, September 2005 August 2010, $6,089,150 (Tannenbaum share: $268,000). 23. Mechanisms of cell/surface interactions, NIH-R01, Co-PI, August 2005 July 2009, $1,841,180. 24. Organized organic thin films as smart nano-interconnects, NSF-ECS, PI, August 2005 July 2008, $70,000. 25. Institute of Paper Science and Technology, Paper Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships, PI, September 2005 August 2009, $40,000/yr. 26. Institute of Paper Science and Technology, Paper Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships, PI, September 2006 August 2010, $40,000/yr. 27. Institute of Paper Science and Technology, Paper Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships, PI, September 2007 August 2011, $80,000/yr. 28. Biocompatible polymer nanocomposites with cellulose whiskers as the particulate phase reinforcement, Institute of Paper Science and Technology Innovation Grant, PI, May 2008 June 2010, $100,000. 29. "Molecular-level interfacial engineering in inorganic/organic nanocomposites," Israel Science Foundation (ISF) Personal Research Grant, PI, August 2009 July 2013, NIS 968,481 30. Mechanisms of cell/surface interactions, NIH-R01, Co-PI, August 2010 July 2015, $2,602,821. 31. Institute of Paper Science and Technology, Paper Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships, September 2010 August 2014, $40,000/yr.

Institutional Service Activities

20122010-11 2006-10 2006-08 2005-08 UAB, College of Engineering Representative, Institutional Conflict of Interest Review Board. Georgia Tech, School of Materials Science and Engineering Co-chair of Seminar Committee. Georgia Tech, School of Materials Science and Engineering Chair of Seminar Committee. Georgia Tech, College of Engineering Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee (Associate to Full). Georgia Tech, School of Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Studies Committee.

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2005-06 2005-08 2003-07 2001-02 2001-05 2001-03 2000-02 2000-03 1999-02 1999-06 1996-99

Georgia Tech, Chair of the Sigma Chi Best Thesis Committee, Atlanta, GA, USA. Georgia Tech Institute Review Committee. Georgia Tech, School of Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Curriculum Committee. Georgia Tech, School of Materials Science and Engineering 2001 Freshmen Advisor. Georgia Tech, School of Materials Science and Engineering Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. Georgia Tech Strategic Planning Committee, Polymer Education Research Center (PERC). Georgia Tech, College of Engineering Information Technology Committee. Georgia Tech, School of Materials Science and Engineering Safety Coordinator. Georgia Tech, School of Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Search Committee School of Materials Science and Engineering Departmental Seminar Committee. University of Minnesota, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Departmental Safety Officer.

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