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Professor Stephen G. Boyes

Assistant Professor

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Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry
Colorado School of Mines
1500 Illinios Street
Golden, CO 80401

PH: (303) 273-3633
FX: (303) 273-3629
Email: -sboyes@mines.edu-
 

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Positions and Education

8/2005   present  
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
7/2003   7/2005  
Assistant Professor
School of Polymers and High Performance Materials
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
2/2001   7/2003  
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Advisor: William J. Brittain
Department of Polymer Science
University of Akron, Akron, OH
2/1997   12/2000  

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering
Advisors: Tom P. Davis and Rodney P. Chaplin
School of Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

1/1993   1/1996  

Senior Process Engineer
Comalco Research and Technology
Thomastown, Melbourne, Australia

2/1989   12/1992  

B.S. Industrial Chemistry (Hons 1)
School of Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Research Interests

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Synthesis of novel stimuli responsive polymer brushes
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Controlled (co)polymer synthesis via controlled/living free radical polymerization techniques
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Polymeric templates for the preparation and application of catalytic nanoparticles
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Controlled drug delivery using biocompatible polymer brushes
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Surface modification of single wall carbon nanotubes and metallic nanorods
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Orientation of surface modified nanoparticles in phase separated diblock copolymers
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Polymer assisted formation of metallic nanowires
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Kinetics of controlled/living free radical polymerization techniques

 

Book Chapters

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Akgun, B.; Baum, M.; Bickle, C.; Boyes, S. G.; Granville, A. M.; Mirous, B.; Zhao, B.; Brittain, W. J.; Foster, M. D. "Surface Rearrangement of Diblock Copolymer Brushes - Stimuli Responsive Films" In Surface-Initiated Polymerization II; Jordan, R. Ed.; Adv. Polym. Sci. 198; Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2006, 125 - 147.
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Granville, A. M.; Boyes, S. G.; Akgun, B.; Constable, A.; Brittain, W. J. “Stimuli-repsonsive semi-fluorinated polymer brushes” In Responsive Polymer Materials: Design and Application; Minko, S. Ed.; Blackwell Publishing 2006.
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Boyes, S. G.; Cyrus, C.; Akgun, B.; Caplan, A.; Mirous, B. K.; Brittain, W. J. “Synthesis and application of polyelectrolyte polymer brushes” In Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Films and Coatings; Urban, M. Ed.; ACS Symp. Ser.; ACS: Washington D.C., 2005, Vol. 912, 55 - 67.
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Boyes, S. G.; Granville, A. M.; Baum, M.; Akgun, B.; Mirous, B. K.; Brittain, W. J. “Recent advances in the synthesis and rearrangement of block copolymer brushes ” In Polymer Brushes, Advincula, R. C.; Brittain, W. J.; Caster, K.; Ruhe, J., Eds.; Wiley Interscience: Hoboken, NJ, 2004

 

Peer-Reviewed Publications

  • Ayres, N.; Boyes, S.G.; Brittain, W.J. Stimuli-Responsive Polyelectrolyte Polymer Brushes Prepared via Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization Langmuir 2007, 23, 182 - 189.
  • Konopacki, M.D.; Boyes, S.G. Synthesis of Surface Initiated Diblock Copolymer Brushes From Flat Silicon Substrates Utilizing the RAFT Polymerization Technique Macromolecules 2007, 40, 879 - 888.
  • Hotchkiss, J.W.; Lowe, A.B.; Boyes, S.G. Surface Modification of Gold Nanorods with Polymers Synthesized by Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization Chem. Mater. 2007, 19, 6 - 13.

  • Kopesky, E.T.; Treat, N.D.; Boyes, S.G.; Cohen, R.E.; McKinley, G.H. Thermorheological Properties Near the Glass Transition of Oligomeric Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Blended with Acrylic Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane Nanocages Rheologica Acta 2006, 46, 971 - 981.
     
     

  • Treat, N.D.; Ayres, N.; Boyes, S.G.; Brittain, W.J. A Facile Route to Poly(Acrylic Acid) Brushes using Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Macromolecules 2006, 39, 26 - 29 .
     
     

  • Granville, A.M.; Boyes, S.G.; Akgun, B.; Brittain, W.J.; Foster, M.D. Thermo-Responsive Behavior of Semi-Fluorinated Brushes Macromolecules 2005, 38, 3263 - 3270.
     

  • Granville, A.M.; Boyes, S.G.; Akgun, B.; Brittain, W.J.; Foster, M.D. Synthesis and characterization of stimuli-responsive semi-fluorinated polymer brushes by atom transfer radical polymerization Macromolecules 2004, 37, 2790-2796.
     

  • Boyes, S.G.; Granville, A.M.; Brittain, W.J. Synthesis and Deposition of (11-(2-Bromo-2-methyl)propionyloxy)undecyltrichlorosilane In Macromolecular Syntheses Volume 13; Mathais, L.J.; Acar, E., Eds.; 2004.

  • Boyes, S.G.; Granville, A.M.; Baum, M.; Akgun, B.; Mirous, B.K.; Brittain, W. J. Polymer Brushes – Surface Immobilized Polymers Surface Sci. 2004, 570, 1-12.
     

  • Boyes, S.G.; Akgun, B.; Brittain, W.J.; Foster, M.D. Synthesis, characterization and properties of polyelectrolyte block copolymer brushes prepared by atom transfer radical polymerization and their use in the synthesis of metal nanoparticles Macromolecules 2003, 36, 9539-9548.
     

  • Boyes, S.G.; Brittain, W.J.; Weng, X.; Cheng, S.Z.D. Synthesis, characterization and properties of ABA type triblock copolymer brushes of styrene and methyl acrylate by atom transfer radical polymerization Macromolecules 2002, 35, 4960-4967.

  • Boyes, S.G.; Chaplin, R.P.; Davis, T. P.; Viatos, J.; Buxton, D.P. Direct esterification of a hydroxyl functional polyester resin with p-hydroxybenzoic acid Part A: Investigation of the direct esterification reaction scheme and characterisation of products Prog. Org. Coat. 2000, 39, 137-143.
     

  • Boyes, S.G.; Chaplin, R.P.; Davis, T. P.; Viatos, J.; Buxton, D.P. Direct esterification of a hydroxyl functional polyester resin with p-hydroxybenzoic acid Part B: Coating preparation and evaluation Prog. Org. Coat. 2000, 39, 145-150.
     
     

Meeting Procedings

  • Konopacki, M.D.; Boyes, S.G. Polymer Modified Gold and Gadolinium Nanoparticles for Targeted Imaging and Treatment of Cancer Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2007, 48(2), accepted.

  • Hotchkiss, J.W.; Rowe, M.D.; Stempka, J.E.; Pitts, B.W.; Treat, N.D.; Boyes, S.G. Applications for Block Copolymer Brushes Prepared via Controlled/“Living” Free Radical Polymerization Techniques Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2005, 46(2), accepted.
     

  • Pitts, B.W.; Rowe, M.D.; Boyes, S.G. Surface Immobilization of RAFT Chain Transfer Agents Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2005, 46(2), accepted.
     

  • Hotchkiss, J.W.; Treat, N.D.; Higgins, B.A.; Lowe, A.B.; Boyes, S.G. Surface Modification of Gold Nanorods with PDMAEMA Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2005, 46(2), accepted.
     

  • Rowe, M.D.; Pitts, B.W.; Lowe, A.B.; Boyes, S.G. Synthesis of Diblock Copolymer Brushes via Surface Immobilized RAFT Chain Transfer Agents Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2005, 46(2), accepted.
     

  • Treat, N.D.; Stempka, J.E.; Boyes, S.G. Synthesis of Poly(Acrylic Acid) Brushes via Hydrolysis of Poly(tert-Butyl Acrylate) Brushes Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2005, 46(2), accepted.
     

  • Stempka, J.E.; Boyes, S.G. Synthesis of Nanoparticles within Tethered Diblock Copolymer Brush Systems Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2005, 46(2), accepted.
     

  • Boyes, S.G.; Mirous, B.K.; Brittain, W.J. Synthesis and characterization of polyelectrolyte brushes Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem. 2004, 45(2), 286-287.
     

  • Boyes, S.G.; Akgun, B.; Brittain, W.J.; Foster, M.D. Synthesis and characterization of polyelectrolyte brushes and their use in the synthesis of metal nanoparticles Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng. 2004, 90, 326-327.
     

  • Boyes, S.G.; Granville, A.M.; Mirous, B.K.; Akgun, B.; Brittain, W.J. Adaptive films based on block copolymer brushes Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng. 2004, 90, 217.
     

  • Boyes, S.G.; Granville, A.M.; Brittain, W.J. Responsive thin films based on surface-immobilized block copolymer brushes Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng. 2004, 90, 33.
     

  • Boyes, S.G.; Granville, A.M.; Mirous, B.K.; Akgun, B.; Brittain, W.J. Recent advances in the synthesis and rearrangement of block copolymer brushes Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Chem. 2003, 44(1), 420-421.
     

  • Boyes, S.G.; Mirous, B.K.; Brittain, W.J. Synthesis and characterization of polyelectrolyte brushes Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Chem. 2003, 44(1), 523-524.
     

  • Granville, A.M.; Boyes, S.G.; Brittain, W.J. Characterization of stimuli-responsive semifluorinated polymer brushes Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Chem. 2003, 44(1), 506.
  • Akgun, B.; Boyes, S.G.; Granville, A.M.; Brittain, W.J. Effect of initiator deposition technique and spacer length on monolayer and polymer brush formation Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Chem. 2003, 44(1), 514-515.
  • Granville, A.M.; Boyes, S.G.; Mirous, B.K.; Brittain, W.J. Effect of initiator anchoring group on polymer brush formation Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Chem. 2002, 43(2), 271-272.
  • Boyes, S.G.; Granville, A.M.; Brittain, W.J. Synthesis and characterization of semifluorinated polymer brushes Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Chem. 2002, 43(2), 273-274.
  • Baum, M.; Boyes, S.G.; Granville, A.M.; Mirous, B.K.; Sedjo, R.; Brittain, W.J. Synthesis and nanomorphology of multiblock polymer brushes Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Chem. 2002, 43(2), 72-73.

  • Boyes, S.G.; Granville, A.M.; Brittain, W.J. Synthesis and characterization of multiblock polymer brushes International Conference on Polymer Synthesis: Warwick 2002, Warwick, UK, July, 2002.
     

  • Boyes, S.G.; Brittain, W.J. Synthesis, characterization, and properties of ABA type triblock copolymer brushes of styrene and methyl acrylate Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Chem. 2001, 43(1), 549-550.

 

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