Present University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221 Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering

1994 Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM 87185, Staff Member, Organic Materials Group 1815. Cooperative research agreements with U.S. industrial partners.

1993 Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM 87185; Post Doctoral Fellow, Organic Materials Group with Dale W. Schaefer, Group 1703. Characterization of multi-component materials using scattering. Development of scattering theory in these systems.

1991 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering. Advisor: Richard S. Stein. Dissertation: A Morphological, Mechanical and Thermodynamic Investigation of the Isotactic-PVME/PS Polymer Blend.

1982 University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881 B.S. Chemical Engineering; Rhode Island State Scholarship, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, High Distinction.

1980 University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881 B.S. Zoology; Rhode Island State Scholarship , Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi, Highest Distinction

Five Publications Relevant to Proposal. (Total of 53 publications + 4 submitted papers.)

"Aero-Sol-Gel Synthesis of Nanostructured Silica Powders", J. Hyeon-Lee, G. Beaucage, S. E. Pratsinis, Chem. of Mater., 9, 2400 (1997).

"Morphological Development in PDMS/TEOS Hybrid Materials", J. Hyeon-Lee, L. Guo, G. Beaucage, M. A. Macip-Boulis, A. J. M. Yang, J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Phys. Ed. 34, 3073 (1996).

"Small-Angle Scattering from Polymeric Mass Fractals of Arbitrary Mass-Fractal Dimension." G. Beaucage J. Appl. Cryst. 29, 134 (1996).

"Multiple Size Scale Structures in Silica-Siloxane Composites Studied by Small-Angle Scattering", G. Beaucage; T. A. Ulibarri; E. P. Black; D. W. Schaefer, ACS Symp. Ser., 585(Hybrid Organic--Inorganic Composites), 97 (1995).

"General Routes to Porous Metal Oxides via Inorganic and Organic Templates", C. Roger, M. J. Hampden-Smith, D. W. Schaefer, G. Beaucage, J. Sol-Gel Sci. Technol., B, 67 (1994).

"Nano-Structured, Semi-Crystalline Polymer Foams.", G. Beaucage, J. H. Aubert, R. R. Lagasse, D. W. Schaefer, T. P. Rieker; P. Ehrlich, R. S. Stein, S. Kulkarni, P. Whaley, J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 34, 3072 (1996).

"Symmetric, Isotopic Blends of Poly(dimethylsiloxane).", G. Beaucage, S. Sukumaran, S. J. Clarson, M. S. Kent and D. W. Schaefer Macromolecules, 29(26), 8349 (1996).

"Approximations Leading to a Unified Exponential/Power-Law Approach to Small-Angle Scattering", G. Beaucage, J. Appl. Cryst., 28, 717 (1995).

"Structural Studies of Complex Systems using Small-Angle Scattering: A Unified Guinier/Power-Law Approach", G. Beaucage, D. W. Schaefer J. Non-Cryst. Solids 172-174, 797 (1994).

"Persistence Length of i-Poly(Hydroxy-Butyrate)", G. Beaucage, S. Rane, S. Sukumaran, M. M. Satkowski, L. A. Schechtman, Y. Doi, Macromolecules 30 4158 (1997).

Dr. Martin P. Cohen, R&D Associate, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Akron, OH.

Dr. Michael M. Satkowski, Senior Research Scientist, Miami Valley Laboratories, Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH.

Dr. M. M. Jevtitch, Division Head, Miami Valley Laboratories, Procter & Gamble Corporation, Cincinnati, OH.

Dr. Richard Pekala, Senior Research Scientist, PPG Industries, Warrendale, PA.

Dr. Clifford L. Spiro, Manager Elastomers Division, GE Silicones, Waterford, NY.

Dr. A. Singhal, Nanopore Corporation, Piscataway NJ.

Dr. S. E. Pratsinis, Chemical Engineering, University of Cincinnati.

Dr. D. W. Schaefer, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Cincinnati.

Dr. J. E. Mark, Dept. Chemistry, University of Cincinnati.

Dr. F. Mirabella, Equistar Chemical, Cincinnati, OH.

Dr. E. Ford, Equistar Chemical, Cincinnati, OH.

Dr. D-W. Hua, SCM Chemicals, Baltimore MD.

Dr. M. T. Berard, Dow Chemical, Elastomers Division, Plaquemine, LA.

Dr. L. Effler, Dow Chemical, Elastomers Division, Plaquemine, LA.

Dr. W. Hamilton, Reactor Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratories, Oak Ridge, TN.

Dr. G. D. Wignall, Reactor Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratories, Oak Ridge, TN.

Dr. Gabrielle Long, Ceramics Division, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD.

Dr. W. Ford, Dept. of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University.

Dr. M.A.Sharaf, University of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

Doug Kohls, "ASG Process for Nano-Powders and Their Applications"

Pursuing PhD, funded by NSF and Procter & Gamble.

Jim Chen, "Mixed-Oxide Epoxidation Catalysts using the ASG Reactor"

Pursuing MS/PhD Collaboration with Goodyear/Equistar Chemicals

S. Sukumaran, "Applications of Fractal Concepts to Complex Materials"

PhD expected Fall 2000, funded by PRF-G and P&G Paper Division, currently a graduate intern at Argonne National Laboratories.

Jacob Matuxzynski, "UV-Absorbent Coatings of Optical Components" with Rich Vaia of the Airforce Research Laboratories in Dayton, Summer intern at WPAFB, Undergraudate Research.

Greg Hostetter, "Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals" with Tim Bunning and Barry Farmer of the Airforce Research Laboratories in Dayton, Summer intern at WPAFB, Undergraduate Research.

S. Rane, "Processing of Semi-Crystalline Polymers"

PhD 1999, funded by Equistar Corporation and P&G MVL.

Employed at GE Plastics, Mt. Vernon, IN.

J. Hyeon-Lee, "Nano-structured Materials"

PhD, 1998 funded by NSF as well as P&G MVL and Cabot Corporation. Currently Employed by Korean Institute of Science and Techlology (KIST) Seoul, Korea.

Ling Guo, MS 1997, "Polymer Reinforced Ceramic Super-Insulators"

Funded by P&G, MVL and Armstrong Corporation. Currently employed by P&G Miami Valley Laboratories (Central Research Division) Procter & Gamble Corporation, Cincinnati OH.

Doug Kohls, "Sol-Gel Cell Growth Substrates for Hematopoetic Stem Cells."

Undergraduate Research BS Materials Engineering 1998. Currently MS Candidate in our group.

Mike Banach, "Ellipsometric Study of Glass Transition in Non-Linear Optical Films" Undergraduate Research BS Materials Engineering 1999. Currently PhD Candidate, Cambridge University, UK (Physics).

Graduate Advisor (own): Dr. Richard S. Stein, Emeritus Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. Member NAS and NAE!