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Associate
Professor, Chemistry
Contact Info:
Phone: (612)
624-1802
Office: 219 Smith
Email: stein@chem.umn.edu
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Professional Preparation
- University of Calgary, Applied Chemistry, B.Sc., 1986
- University of Toronto, Physical Chemistry, M.Sc., 1988
- University of Toronto, Physical Chemistry, Ph.D., 1991
- NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, Bayer AG, Germany, Inorganic
Chemistry, 1991-1992
- NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas at
Austin, Materials Chemistry, 1992-1993
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Pennsylvania State University,
Materials Chemistry, 1993-1994
Professional Appointments
- Associate Professor, Chemistry, UMN, 2000-present
- Assistant Professor, Chemistry, UMN, 1994-2000
Selected Publications
- B.T. Holland, C.F. Blanford, A. Stein, ÒSynthesis of
Highly Ordered Three-Dimensional Mineral Honeycombs with Macropores,Ó Science 281, 538 (1998)
- B.T. Holland, C.F. Blanford, T. Do, A. Stein, ÒSynthesis
of Highly Ordered Three-Dimensional Macroporous Structures of Amorphous
or Crystalline Inorganic Oxides, Phosphates and Hybrid Composites,Ó Chem.
Mater. 11, 795 (1999)
- H. Yan, C.F. Blanford, B.T. Holland, W.H. Smyrl, A.
Stein, ÒGeneral Synthesis of Periodic Macroporous Solids by Templated
Salt Precipitation and Chemical Conversion,Ó Chem. Mater. 12, 1134 (2000)
- H. Yan, C.F. Blanford, J.C. Lytle, C.B. Carter, W.H.
Smyrl, A. Stein, ÒInfluence of Processing Conditions on Structures of 3D
Ordered Macroporous Metals Prepared by Colloidal Crystal Templating,Ó Chem.
Mater. 13, 4314 (2001)
- R.C. Schroden, M. Al-Daous, A. Stein, ÒSelf-Modification
of Spontaneous Emission by Inverse Opal Silica Photonic Crystals,Ó Chem.
Mater. 13, 2945 (2001)
- H. Yan, K. Zhang, C.F. Blanford, L.F. Francis, A. Stein,
ÒIn Vitro
Hydroxycarbonate Apatite Mineralization of CaO-SiO2 Sol-gel
Glasses with a Three-Dimensionally Ordered Macroporous Structure,Ó Chem.
Mater. 13, 1374 (2001)
- R.C. Schroden, C.F. Blanford, B.J. Melde, B.J.S.
Johnson, A. Stein, ÒDirect Synthesis of Ordered Macroporous Silica
Materials Functionalized with Polyoxometalate Clusters,Ó Chem. Mater. 13, 1074 (2001)
- C.F. Blanford, R.C. Schroden, M. Al-Daous, A. Stein,
ÒTuning Solvent-Dependent Color Changes of Three-Dimensionally Ordered
Macroporous (3DOM) Materials Through Compositional and Geometric
Modifications,Ó Adv. Mater.
13, 26 (2001)
- A. Stein, B.J. Melde, R.C. Schroden, ÒHybrid
Inorganic-Organic Mesoporous Silicates Ñ Nanoscopic Reactors Coming of
Age,Ó Adv. Mater.
12, 1403 (2000)
- B.T. Holland, L. Abrams, A. Stein, ÒDual Templating of
Macroporous Silicates with Zeolitic Microporous Frameworks,Ó J. Am.
Chem. Soc. 121, 4308 (1999)
Selected
Awards
- NSF CAREER Award, 1997 Ð 2002
- DuPont Young Professor Grant, 1997 Ð
1998
- McKnight Land-Grant Professorship,
1997 Ð 1999
- David & Lucile Packard Fellowship
in Science & Engineering, 1996 Ð 2001
- 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Grant, 1995,
1996, 1997
- NSERC Post-Doctoral Scholarship, 1991
Ð 1993
- NSERC 1967 Science and Engineering
Scholarship, 1986 Ð 1990
- University of Toronto Open
Fellowship, 1990
- The Society of Chemical Industry
Merit Award, 1986
- Lash Miller Scientific Travel Award,
1986
- Hoechst Canada Inc. Scholarship, 1985
- Sulphur Industry Prize, Univ. of
Calgary, 1985
- Chemical Institute of Canada Medal,
1984
Synergistic Activities
- Symposium Organizer for 34th Great Lakes Regional ACS
Meeting, 2002
- Editorial Advisory Board Member, Chemistry of
Materials, 2000-2002
- International Advisory Board Member, Advanced
Functional Materials,
2000- present
- Coordinator for High School Demonstrations, Chemistry
Day 1995, 1997, 1999
- Member, American Chemical Society
- Member, Materials Research Society
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