Sarah H. Tolbert
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1569
Phone: (310) 206-4767
FAX: (310) 206-4038
[email protected]
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EDUCATION:
 University of California at Berkeley; Ph.D. in Chemistry, (1990-1995)
Thesis advisor -- Paul Alivisatos; Thesis title -- High Pressure Studies on Nanometer Sized
Clusters: Structural, Optical, and Cooperative Properties
 Yale University; B.S. in Chemistry, (1986-1990) -- Summa cum Laude
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RESEARCH POSITIONS:
 Associate Professor of Chemistry (2003 -)
 Assistant Professor of Chemistry (1997-2003)
University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Solid state physical chemistry; self-organized nanoscale materials for optical, electronic,
magnetic, and structural applications. Kinetic control of nanoscale architectures; high
pressure phase stability, understanding and correlating structural changes on many
different lengthscales. Self-assembled inorganic/organic composites and colloidal
materials; formation, characterization, and applications of periodic nanostructured
composites.
 Postdoctoral Research (1995-1997)
University of California, Santa Barbara, Dept. of Chemistry, Mentor -- Prof. Galen D. Stucky
Synthesis, characterization, and physical and structural properties of new
inorganic/organic composite and mesoporous materials.
 Graduate Research (1990-1995)
University of California, Berkeley, Dept. of Chemistry, Advisor -- Prof. A. Paul Alivisatos
Studies of the structure, stability, and electronic properties of nanometer sized clusters
under high pressure; in particular the thermodynamics and kinetics of pressure induced
structural transformations in semiconductor nanocrystals.
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AWARDS AND HONORS:
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UCLA Glen T. Seaborg Award (2003)
UCLA Dean’s Marshal Award (2001)
Sloan Foundation Research Fellow (2001 – 2003)
Beckman Young Investigator Award (2000-2003)
National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award (2000-2004)
Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award (1999-2003)
National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemistry (1996-1997)
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship (1990-1993)
Barry Goldwater Fellowship for Excellence in Science Education (1989-1990)
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ADVISORY BOARDS:
 The Journal of Physical Chemistry, Editorial Advisory Board (2002 – present)
 Langmuir, Editorial Advisory Board (2003 – present)
 International Union of Crystallography—Commission on High Pressure, Executive Committee
(2002 – present)
 Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Proposal Review Panel (1999 – present)
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES:
Teaching Related Director of the California Nanosystems Institute (CNSI) Nanoscience Outreach Program – We have
developed a program to bring nanoscience to the LA public schools by creating novel experiments
appropriate for high school students. These experiments are then taught to high school teachers
and the teachers are provided with experimental kits. (2002 – present)
 Chair, UCLA Chemistry/Materials Science Inter-Departmental Program (2003 - )
 UCLA Chemistry/Material Science Inter-Departmental Program – member of the Advisory Board
and Chair of the Curriculum Committee (1999 – 2003)
 General Chemistry Major Advisor (2001 – 2003)
 Member, Departmental Curriculum Committee
 Mentor, Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program, UCLA, (1998 – 1999)
 Lecturer & Mentor, NSF Summer Research Program in Solid State Chemistry (1997 – 2000)
 Member of the Executive Committee, UCLA IGERT Materials Creation Training Program
Research Related Workshop Organizer/Chair, December 2003, IUCr Workshop on “High Pressure Structure and
Reactivity: The Science of Change”.
 Symposium Organizer/Chair, Spring 2002 MRS Meeting. Symposium title – “Functional
Nanostructured Materials through Multiscale Assembly and Novel Patterning Techniques.”
 Referee for ACS, APS, MRS, AAAS, EDP, and Elsevier Journals – Specific journals include Journal
of Physical Chemistry B, Chemistry of Materials, Science, Journal of the American Chemical
Society, Langmuir, Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B, Inorganic Chemistry, Europhysics
Letters, Journal of Materials Research, Materials Research Bulletin, and Microporous and
Mesoporous Materials.
 Symposium Organizer; Spring 2001 MRS Meeting. Symposium title – “Molecular and
Biomolecular Electronics.”
 Member of Grant Review Panels (NASA Cross-Enterprise Proposal Review Panel, NSF Nanoscale
Interdisciplinary Research Team (NIRT) Panel)
 Past Member, Department Committee on Research Safety
 Chair, Departmental Committee on Shops and Services
 Member ACS, MRS
 Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory Users’ Org. Executive Committee (1994 - 1995)
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CURRENT SUPPORT:
Agency
Dreyfus
Foundation
Title
Project Period
Enriching Science Education in LA Unified School 8/01/04 – 7/31/05
District through Hands-On Experiments in
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Office of Naval Control of Nanoscale Architecture in
Semiconducting Polymer-Based Composite
Research
Materials for the next Generation of Photovoltaic
Devices
4/15/04 – 9/30/06
Sun
Microsystems
Controlling Magnetic Properties for Storage
1/1/04 – 12/31/04
Applications by Combining Magnetic Nanoparticle
with Periodic Porous Hosts
NSF-CMS/
NSF-DMR
Geometric and Size Control of Mechanical
Properties in Surfactant Templated Silicas and
Periodic Nano-Porous Oxides
NSF-DMR
Acquisition of X-Ray Powder Diffraction
8/01/03 – 7/31/04
Equipment for 21st Century Materials Research and
Education (Sarah Tolbert lead PI)
UCLA
Community
Partnership
Foundation
UCLA Council
on Research
Enriching Science Education in LA Unified School 8/01/03 – 7/31/04
District through Hands-On Experiments in
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Understanding Geometric Control of Mechanical
Properties In Nanoscale Silica/Surfactant
Composites
7/1/03 – 6/30/04
Sloan
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Award
9/16/01 - 9/15/05
Navy/ONR
(MURI)
Three-Dimensional Architectures for
Electrochemical Power Sources
5/1/01 - 12/31/06
NSF-CHE
(Career)
Career: Ordered Nanoporous Semiconductors and
Metals Synthesized by Combining Zintl Ion
Chemistry with Inorganic/Organic SelfOrganization
2/15/00 - 1/31/05
8/01/03 – 7/31/06
*This grant includes 7 PIs and 4 institutions. This value constitutes ~1/7 th of the total funding amount.
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INVITED TALKS SINCE APPOINTMENT AT UCLA:
64. University of California at Irvine, Physical Chemistry Seminar, “New Approaches to Optical,
Electronic, and Magnetic Materials Through Control of Nanoscale Self-Organization.” Irvine, CA,
January, 2004.
63. Yale University, Physical Chemistry Seminar, “New Approaches to Optical, Electronic, and
Magnetic Materials Through Control of Nanoscale Self-Organization.” New Haven, CT,
November 2003.
62. NanoEducation & Training Forum (nETF), “Enriching Science Education in LA Unified School
District through Hands-On Experiments in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology” Palo Alto, CA,
November 2003.
61. Western Regional ACS Meeting, symposium on Nanomaterials and Applications, “New
Approaches to Optical, Electronic, and Magnetic Materials Through Control of Nanoscale SelfAssembly.” Long Beach, CA, October 2003.
Electrochemical Society Meeting, “Vanadium Oxide Nanorolls as Cathode Materials for
Rechargeable Batteries – The Relationship between Nanoscale Structure and Electrochemical
Performance.” Orlando, FL, October 2003.
59. Office of Naval Research Contractors Meeting, “Self-Organized Nanoscale Polymer/Inorganic
Batteries” and “Vanadium Oxide Nanorolls as Cathode Materials for Rechargeable Batteries – The
Relationship between Nanoscale Structure and Electrochemical Performance.” Orlando, FL,
October 2003.
58. Rochester Regional ACS Meeting, Kodak symposium on The Science & Technology of Molecular
Assembly, “New Approaches to Optical, Electronic, and Magnetic Materials through Control of
Nanoscale Self-Assembly.” Rochester, NY, October 2003.
57. CNSI Symposium and Cram Debate, “Enriching Science Education in LA Unified School District
through Hands-On Experiments in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology” Los Angeles, CA,
September 2003.
56. Euromat 2003, “New Optical and Electronic Materials Assembled Through Host/Guest Chemistry
and Inorganic/Surfactant Co-Organization.” Laussane, Switzerland, September 2003.
55. IUPAC –International Conference on Solution Chemistry, “New Electronic Materials through
Cooperative Self-Organization of Zintl Clusters and Surfactants.” Debrecen, Hungary, August
2003.
54. SPIE, Symposium on Nanomaterials and their Optical Applications, “New Optical and Electronic
Materials Assembled Through Host/Guest Chemistry and Inorganic/Surfactant Co-Organization.”
San Diego, CA, August 2003 (presented by A. Rugge)
53. CREST Workshop on Artificial Photosynthesis, “Using Nanoscale Architecture and Spatial
Confinement to Control the Properties of Optically and Electronically Active Inorganic/Organic
Composites. Tokyo, Japan, August 2003.
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52. Canon Research Center, Canon Inc. “New Approaches to Optical, Electronic, and Magnetic
Materials through Control of Nanoscale Self-Assembly.” Kanagawa, Japan, August 2003.
51.
21st International Conference on Photochemistry, “Control of Optical Properties in
Semiconducting Polymers through Host/Guest Chemistry and Inorganic/Surfactant CoOrganization.” Nara, Japan, July 2003.
50. Office of Naval Research Polymer Program Contractors Meeting, “Using Self Organization To
Control Electronic And Photonic Properties In Materials.” Washington, D.C., June 2003.
49. Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, “New Optical And Magnetic Materials Assembled
Through Host/Guest Chemistry Using Templated Nanoporous Silicas.” San Francisco, CA, April
2003.
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48. Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, “New Electronic And Structural Materials Through
Inorganic/Surfactant Co-Organization.” San Francisco, CA, April 2003.
47. American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, “New Optical, Electronic, And Magnetic Materials
From Nanoporous Surfactant Templated Inorganics.” New Orleans, LA, March 2003.
46. University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign, Physical Chemistry Seminar, “New Approaches to
Structural, Electronic, and Magnetic Materials through Control of Nanoscale Self-Assembly.”
Urbana, IL, February 2003.
45. Tulane University, Chemical Engineering Seminar, “New Approaches to Structural, Electronic, and
Magnetic Materials through Control of Nanoscale Self-Assembly.” New Orleans, LA, January
2003.
44. University of Michigan, Physical Chemistry Seminar, “New Approaches to Structural, Electronic,
and Magnetic Materials through Control of Nanoscale Self-Assembly.” Ann Arbor, MI, January
2003.
43. National Science Foundation – European Commission Nanomaterials Workshop, “New Electronic
and Magnetic Materials through Inorganic/Organic Self-Organization.” Boston, MA, December
2002.
42. Materials Research Society Fall Meeting “Periodic Nanoscale Semiconductors through Surfactant
Driven Self-Organization of Soluble Zintl Clusters.” Boston, MA, November, 2002
41. University of California, Berkeley, Physical Chemistry Seminar, “New Approaches to Structural
and Electronic Materials through Control of Nanoscale Self-Assembly.” Berkeley, CA, October
2002.
40. California State University, Northridge, Departmental Seminar, “New Structural and Optical
Materials Through Surfactant Directed Inorganic/Organic Self-Organization.” Los Angeles, CA,
October 2002.
39. Gordon Conference on Solid State Studies in Ceramics, “Exploring The Role Of Nanometer Scale
Architecture On Deformations In Periodic Silica/Surfactant Composites Under Both Hydrostatic
Compression And Tensile Loading.” Meriden, NH, August 2002.
38. Argonne National Laboratory, Chemistry Division, “New Approaches to Structural and Electronic
Materials through Control of Nanoscale Self-Assembly.” Argonne, IL, August 2002.
37. Gordon Conference on Research at High Pressure, “Understanding The Behavior Of Periodic
Nanostructured Composite Materials Under Pressure.” Meriden, NH, June 2002.
36. Nanoporous Materials III, Keynote Lecture, “New Approaches to Structural and Electronic
Materials through Control of Nanoscale Self-Assembly.” Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 2002.
35. University of California at Riverside, Departmental Colloquium, “New Ideas for Structural and
Electronic Materials using Surfactant Templated Nanostructured Inorganics.” Riverside, CA, May
2002.
34. Harvard University, Physical Chemistry Seminar, “New Ideas for Structural and Electronic
Materials using Surfactant Templated Nanostructured Inorganics.” Cambridge, MA, May 2002.
33. University of Colorado, Physical Chemistry Seminar, “New Ideas for Structural and Electronic
Materials using Surfactant Templated Nanostructured Inorganics.” Boulder, CO, April 2002
32. Colorado State University, Physical Chemistry Seminar, “New Ideas for Structural and Electronic
Materials using Surfactant Templated Nanostructured Inorganics.” Fort Collins, CO, April 2002.
31. Office of Naval Research Polymer Program Contractors Meeting, “Using Self Organization To
Control Electronic And Photonic Properties In Materials.” Washington, D.C. April 2002.
30. Northwestern University, Physical Chemistry Seminar, “New Ideas for Structural and Electronic
Materials using Surfactant Templated Nanostructured Inorganics.” Evanston IL, April 2002.
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29. University of Chicago, MRL Seminar, “New Ideas for Structural and Electronic Materials using
Surfactant Templated Nanostructured Inorganics.” Chicago, IL, April 2002
28. University of California Santa Barbara, Dept. of Chemistry, “New Ideas for Structural and
Electronic Materials using Surfactant Templated Nanostructured Inorganics.” Santa Barbara, CA,
February 2002.
27. Local and Nanoscale Structure in Complex Systems, “Understanding Phase Stability and Rigidity
at the Nanometer Scales in Periodic Silica/Surfactant Composite Materials.” Santa Fe, NM,
January 2002.
26. Georgia Institute of Technology/Emory University Joint Physical Chemistry Seminar, “New Ideas
for Structural and Electronic Materials using Surfactant Templated Nanostructured Inorganics.”
Atlanta, GA, December 2001.
25. 2nd NSF-Sponsored Workshop on Future Directions in Solid State Chemistry, “Molecular, Hybrid,
and Macromolecular Materials – New Materials Properties Through Self-Assembly.” Davis, CA,
October 2001.
24. Texas A&M University, Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, “New Approaches to Structural and
Electronic Materials through control of Nanoscale Self-Assembly.” College Station, TX, October
2001.
23. University of Houston, Department of Chemistry, “New Approaches to Structural and Electronic
Materials through control of Nanoscale Self-Assembly.” Houston, TX, October 2001.
22. Gordon Conference on the Chemistry of Supramolecules and Assemblies, “New Electronic and
Structural Materials Through Inorganic/Organic Self-Organization.” New London, CT, August,
2001.
21. General Electric, Central Research and Development, “New Ideas for Structural and Optical
Materials through control of Nanoscale Architecture.” Schenectady, NY, August 2001.
20. University of Washington, Nano-Institute Seminar, “Understanding Surfactant Templated
Nanostructured Silicas -- New Ideas for Structural and Optical Materials.” Seattle, WA, May 2001.
19. University of Oregon, Department of Chemistry, “Understanding Surfactant Templated Nanoscale
Silicas -- New Ideas for Structural and Optical Materials.” Eugene, OR, April 2001.
18. American Physical Society March Meeting, “Using Nanoarchitectures to Control the Electronic
Properties of Conjugated Polymers.” Seattle, WA, March 2001.
17. University of California at Davis, Department of Chemistry, “Phase Stability And Host/Guest
Chemistry Using Surfactant Templated Nanostructured Silicas – New Ideas For Structural And
Optical Materials.” Davis, CA, October 2000.
16. 2nd International Symposium on Mesoporous Molecular Sieves, “Directional Energy Migration In
Conjugated Polymer/Mesoporous Silica Host/Guest Composites.” Quebec City, Canada, August
2000.
15. Gordon Conference on Solid State Chemistry, “Stability and Chemistry in Silica/Surfactant
Composites and Nanoporous Silicas.” New London, NH, July 2000.
14. LBNL-ALS High Pressure Meeting, “High Pressure Stability In Ordered Silica/Surfactant
Composites And Nanoporous Silicas.” Berkeley, CA, June 2000.
13. Office of Naval Research Polymer Program Contractors Meeting, “Ionic Colloidal Crystals for
Photonic Applications – Kinetic Control of Nanostructured Arrays.” Washington, D.C., June 2000.
12. University of California at San Diego, Department of Chemistry, “Phase Stability And Host Guest
Chemistry In Ordered Silica/Surfactant Composites And Nanoporous Silicas.” La Jolla, CA, May
2000.
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11. American Chemical Society National Meeting, Symposium on Chemistry at High Pressure, “High
Pressure Stability In Ordered Silica/Surfactant Composites And Nanoporous Silicas.” San
Francisco, CA, March 2000.
10. University of California Santa Cruz, Department of Chemistry, “Phase Stability And Host Guest
Chemistry In Ordered Silica/Surfactant Composites And Nanoporous Silicas.” Santa Cruz, CA,
December 1999.
9. American Chemical Society Regional Meeting, Symposium on Architectures for Materials Science,
“Understanding Stability in Ordered Silica-Surfactant Composite Materials and Mesoporous
Silicas.” Ontario, CA, October 1999.
8. PPG Industries, Chemical Group Technical Center, “Phase Stability And Host Guest Chemistry In
Ordered Silica/Surfactant Composites And Nanoporous Silicas.” Monroeville, PA, September
1999.
7. PPG Industries, Coatings and Resins Technical Center, “Phase Stability And Host Guest Chemistry
In Ordered Silica/Surfactant Composites And Nanoporous Silicas.” Allison Park, PA, September
1999.
6. Gordon Conference on Clusters, Nanocrystals, and Nanostructures, “Stability And Host Guest
Chemistry In Nanostructures Silica/Surfactant Composites.” New London, CT, July 1999.
5. IUPAC Workshop on Advanced Materials: Nanostructured Systems, “Phase Stability And Host
Guest Chemistry In Ordered Silica/Surfactant Composites And Nanoporous Silicas.” Hong Kong,
July 1999.
4. California State University L.A., Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry, “Phase Stability And Host
Guest Chemistry In Ordered Silica/Surfactant Composites And Nanoporous Silicas.” Los Angeles,
CA, April 1999.
3. American Chemical Society National Meeting, Symposium on the Physical Chemistry of Sol-Gel
Materials, “Phase Stability In Periodic Silica/Surfactant Nanostructured Materials.” Anaheim, CA,
March 1999.
2. UCLA, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, “New Materials and New
Understanding of Silica/Surfactant Composites and Mesoporous Silicas.” Los Angeles, CA,
January 1998.
1. Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Users Meeting, “Phase Transitions In Ordered
Inorganic/Organic Composites Studied By Real Time X-Ray Diffraction.” Stanford, CA, October
1997.
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CONTRIBUTED TALKS AND POSTERS SINCE APPOINTMENT AT UCLA:
23. SPIE, Symposium on Nanomaterials and their Optical Applications, “Pore size dependant optical
properties of periodic polymer–mesoporous silica composites.” A. J. Cadby, S. H. Tolbert, San
Diego, CA, August 2003. (presented by Ashley Cadby)
22. SPIE, Symposium on Nanomaterials and their Optical Applications, “Amphiphilic Poly(phenylene
ethynylene)s for Optically Active Nanostructured Composite Materials.” A. P. Clark, A. J. Cadby,
S. H. Tolbert, K. Shen, Y. F. Rubin, San Diego, CA, August 2003. (presented by Andrew Clark)
21. Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, “High Strain-To-Break Values Observed In Periodic
Silica/Polymer Composite Materials.” B.L. Kirsch, S.H. Tolbert, X. Chen, J. Tian, V. Gupta, San
Francisco, CA, April 2003. (presented by Bradley Kirsch)
20. American Physical Society March Meeting, “The Optical Properties of Polymer Mesoporous Silica
Composites.” A. Cadby, S.H. Tolbert, Austin, TX, March 2003. (presented by Ashley Cadby)
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19. Gordon Conference on Solid State Chemistry, “Platinum Tin Telluride Based Inorganic/Organic
Composite Materials with Nanoscale Periodicity.” A.E. Riley, S.H. Tolbert, New London, NH,
August, 2002. (poster, presented by Andrew Riley)
18. Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, “Exploring the Role of Nanometer Scale Architecture
on High-Pressure Deformations in Periodic Silica/Surfactant Composites.” S.H. Tolbert, J. Wu,
San Francisco, CA, April 2002.
17. Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, “Ordered Mesostructured Germanium from Surfactant
Driven Organization of Zintl Clusters.” D. Sun, S.H. Tolbert, San Francisco, CA, April 2002.
(presented by Dong Sun)
16. Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, “Effect Of Electrostatic Interactions On Crystallization
In Binary Colloidal Films.” A. Rugge, S.H. Tolbert, San Francisco, CA, April 2002. (presented by
Alessandro Rugge)
15. Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, “Tin Telluride Based Inorganic/Organic Composite
Materials With Nanoscale Periodicity.” A.E. Riley, S.H. Tolbert, San Francisco, CA, April 2002.
(poster, presented by Andrew Riley)
14. Local and Nanoscale Structure in Complex Systems, “Stabilization of Hydrous Amorphous and
Tetragonal Zirconia Nanoparticles Through Nanoscale Changes in Surface Chemistry.” B.L
Kirsch, S.H Tolbert, January 2002. (poster, presented by Bradley Kirsch)
13. Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, “Understanding The Kinetics Of Phase Stability Under
Hydrothermal Conditions In Periodic Surfactant Templated Silicas.” A.F. Gross, V.H. Le, B.L.
Kirsch, and S.H. Tolbert, San Francisco, CA, April 2001.
12. American Chemical Society National Meeting, “Understanding The Kinetics Of Phase Stability
Under Hydrothermal Conditions In Periodic Silica/Surfactant Composites.” A.F. Gross, V.H. Le,
and S.H. Tolbert, San Diego, CA, April 2001.
11. American Chemical Society National Meeting “Effect Of In-Situ Chemistry On Phase Stability Of
Silica/Surfactant Materials.” A.F. Gross, V.H. Le, B.L. Kirsch, S.H. Tolbert, San Diego, CA, April
2001. (poster, presented by Adam Gross)
10. American Chemical Society National Meeting, “Phase Stability of Silica/Surfactant Mesostructure
Composites: Examining the Role of Surfactant Packing.” A.M. Lapeña, A.F. Gross, J. Wu, S.H.
Tolbert, San Diego, CA, April 2001. (poster, presented by Amelia Lapeña)
9. American Physical Society March Meeting, “Effect Of In-Situ Chemistry On Phase Stability of
Silica/Surfactant Composites.” A.F. Gross, V.H. Le, B.L. Kirsch, S.H. Tolbert, Seattle, WA,
March 2001. (presented by Adam Gross)
8. American Physical Society March Meeting, “Phase Stability of Silica/Surfactant Mesostructure
Composites: Examining the Role of Surfactant Packing.” A.M. Lapeña, A.F. Gross, J. Wu, S.H.
Tolbert, Seattle, WA, March 2001. (presented by Amelia Lapeña)
7. 2nd International Symposium on Mesoporous Molecular Sieves, “Hydrothermal Stability In Ordered
Silica/Surfactant Composites.” A.F. Gross and S.H. Tolbert, Quebec City, Canada, August 2000.
(poster, presented by Adam Gross)
6. International Conference on Synthetic Metals, “Spontaneous Energy Alignment in Conjugated
Polymer/Silica Mesopore Host/Guest Composites.” S.H. Tolbert, B.J. Schwartz, T.-Q. Nguyen, J.
Wu, V.Doan. Austria, July, 2000. (poster, presented by Thuc-Quyen Nguyen, Silver metal award
winner.)
5. American Chemical Society National Meeting, “High Pressure and High Temperature Stability In
Nanostructured Oxide Materials.” J. Wu and S.H. Tolbert, Washington, D.C., April 2000
(presented by Junjun Wu).
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4. NSF Materials Chemistry Workshop, “High Pressure Stability In Ordered Silica/Surfactant
Nanocomposites.” S.H. Tolbert, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 1999.
3. American Chemical Society National Meeting, “Effects Of Framework Structure On The Phase
Stability Of Mesophase Silica-Surfactant Composites.” A.F. Gross, E.J. Ruiz, S.H. Tolbert,
Anaheim, CA, April 1998. (poster, presented by Adam Gross)
2. American Chemical Society National Meeting, “Alignment And Isolation Of Semiconducting
Polymer In The Nano-Pores Of An Ordered Silica Matrix.” J. Wu, S.H. Tolbert, Anaheim, CA,
March 1999. (poster, presented by Junjun Wu).
1. 1st International Symposium on Mesoporous Molecular Sieves, “Alignment And Isolation Of
Semiconducting Polymer In The Nano-Pores Of An Ordered Silica Matrix.” Baltimore, MD, July
1998. (poster)
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SARAH H. TOLBERT – PUBLICATIONS
PATENTS:
“Polarized-Light Emitting Films and Methods for Producing the Same.” S.H. Tolbert, W.
Molenkamp, H. Miyata. Patent application submitted.
JOURNAL ARTICLES:
In Press or Submitted –
A.E. Riley and S.H. Tolbert, “Synthesis and Characterization of Tin Telluride Inorganic/Organic
Composite materials with Nanoscale Periodicity through Solution Phase Self-Assembly: A New
Class of Composite Materials Based on Zintl Cluster Self-Oligomerization.” Res. Chem.
Intermed., in press.
A. Cadby and S.H. Tolbert, “Control Of Optical Polaron Production In Semiconducting Polymers
Using Host-Guest Chemistry In Hexagonal Nanoporous Silica.” Polym. Preprints, in press.
D. Sun, A.E. Riley, A. Cadby, and S.H. Tolbert, “Hexagonal Mesoporous Germanium through
Surfactant Driven Self-Organization of Soluble Zintl Clusters.” Submitted to Nature.
B.F. Kirsch, E.K. Richman, A.E. Riley, and S.H. Tolbert, “In-Situ X-Ray Diffraction Study of
The Crystallization Kinetics Of Mesoporous Titania Films.” Submitted to J. Phys. Chem. B.
D. Sun, C.W. Kwon, G. Baure, E.K. Richman, J. MacLean, B. Dunn, and S.H. Tolbert,
“Vanadium Oxide Nanorolls as Cathode Materials for Rechargeable Batteries: The Relationship
between Nanoscale Structure and Electrochemical Performance.” Submitted to Adv. Func.
Mater.
Published –
44) W. Molenkamp, H. Miyata, and S.H. Tolbert, “Highly Polarized Luminescence from Optical
Quality Films of Semiconducting Polymers Aligned within Oriented Mesoporous Silica.” J. Am.
Chem. Soc., 126, 4476-4477 (2004).
43) A. Rugge, J.S. Becker, R.G. Gordon, and S.H. Tolbert, “Tungsten Nitride Inverse Opals by
Atomic Layer Deposition.” Nano Lett., 3, 1293-1297 (2003).
42) A. Rugge, W.T. Ford, and S.H. Tolbert, “From a Colloidal Crystal to an Interconnected
Colloidal Array: a Mechanism for a Spontaneous Rearrangement.” Langmuir, 19, 7852-7861,
(2003).
41) A.E. Riley, G.W. Mitchell, P.A. Koutentis, M. Bendikov, P. Kaszynki, F. Wudl, and S.H.
Tolbert, “Liquid Crystalline Phase Behavior in a Zwitterionic Tetraazapentacene.” Adv. Func.
Mater. 13, 531-540 (2003).
40) A.F. Gross, M.R. Diehl, K.C. Beverly, E. Richman, and S.H. Tolbert, “Controlling Magnetic
Coupling between Cobalt Nanoparticles through Nanoscale Confinement in Hexagonal
Mesoporous Silica.” J. Phys. Chem. B, 10, 5475-5482 (2003).
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39) B.L. Kirsch and S.H. Tolbert “Stabilization of Isolated Hydrous Amorphous and Tetragonal
Zirconia Nanoparticles Through the Formation of a Passivating Alumina Shell.” Adv. Func.
Mater. 13, 281-288 (2003).
38) A.E. Riley and S.H. Tolbert, “Synthesis of Periodic Hexagonal Surfactant Templated
Platinum Tin Tellurides – Narrow Band Gap Inorganic/Organic Composites.” J. Am. Chem. Soc.
125, 4551-4559 (2003).
37) A.F. Gross, S.Yang, A. Navrotsky, and S.H. Tolbert, “In-Situ Calorimetric Study of the
Hexagonal-to-Lamellar Phase Transformation in a Silica/Surfactant Composite.” J. Phys. Chem.
B, 107, 2709-2718 (2003).
36) A.M. Lapeña, J.J. Wu, A.F. Gross, and S.H. Tolbert, “Using High Pressure Phase Stability
to Determine the Internal Pressure of Silica/Surfactant Composites.” J. Phys. Chem. B, 106,
11720-11724 (2002).
35) A. Rugge and S.H. Tolbert, “The Effect Of Electrostatic Interactions On Crystallization In
Binary Colloidal Films.” Langmuir, 18, 7057-7065 (2002).
34) J. Wu, L. Zhao, E.L. Chronister, and S.H. Tolbert, “Elasticity through Nanoscale Distortions
in Periodic Surfactant Templated Porous Silica under High Pressure.” J. Phys. Chem. B. 106,
5613-5621 (2002).
33)
A.F. Gross, V.H. Le, B.L. Kirsch, and S.H. Tolbert, “Chemical Control of Phase
Transformation Kinetics in Periodic Silica/Surfactant Composites.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 124,
3713-3724 (2002).
32) A.F. Gross, V.H. Le, B.L. Kirsch, A.E. Riley, and S.H. Tolbert, “Correlations Between
Silica Chemistry and Structural Changes in Hydrothermally Treated Hexagonal Silica/Surfactant
Composites Examined by In-Situ X-ray Diffraction.” Chem. Mater. 13, 3571-3579 (2001).
31) A.F. Gross, V.H. Le, B.L. Kirsch, S.H. Tolbert, “Understanding Phase Stability in
Silica/Surfactant Composites through the Study of a Curvature Driven Rectangular
Intermediate.” Langmuir, 17, 3496-3504 (2001).
30) S.H. Tolbert, C.C. Landry, G.D. Stucky, B.F. Chmelka, P. Norby, J. Hanson, and A.
Monnier, “Phase Transitions in Mesostructured Silica/Surfactant Composites – Surfactant
Packing and the Role of Charge Density Matching.” Chem. Mater, 13, 2247-2256 (2001).
29) S.H. Tolbert, J. Wu, A.F. Gross, T.-Q. Nguyen, and B.J. Schwartz, “Directional Energy
Migration in an Oriented Nanometer-Scale Host/Guest Composite: Semiconducting Polymers
Threaded into Mesoporous Silica.” Microporous Mesoporous Mater., 44-45, 445-451 (2001).
28) A.F. Gross, E.J. Ruiz, V. Le, and S.H. Tolbert, “The Role of Silica Chemistry in Controlling
Phase Transitions in Silica/Surfactant Composite Materials.” Microporous Mesoporous Mater.,
44-45, 785-791 (2001).
27) T.-Q. Nguyen, J. Wu, S. H. Tolbert, B. J. Schwartz “Control of Energy Transport in
Conjugated Polymers using an Ordered Mesoporous Silica Matrix.” Adv. Mater., 13, 609-611,
542 (2001).
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26) C.C. Landry, S.H. Tolbert, K.W. Gallis, A. Monnier, G.D. Stucky, P. Norby, and J.C.
Hanson, “Phase Transitions in Mesostructured Silica/Surfactant Composites. Mechanisms for
Change and Applications to Materials Synthesis.” Chem. Mater, 13, 1600-1608 (2001).
25) J. Wu, M. Abu-Omar, S.H. Tolbert, “Fluorescent Probes of the Molecular Environment
within Mesostructured Silica/Surfactant Composites under High Pressure.” Nano Lett., 1, 27-31
(2001).
24) B.J. Schwartz, T.-Q. Nguyen, J. Wu, and S.H. Tolbert, “Interchain and Intrachain Exciton
Transport in Conjugated Polymers: Ultrafast Studies of Energy Migration in Aligned MEHPPV/Mesoporous Silica Composites.” Synthetic Metals, 116, 35-40 (2001).
23) J. Wu, X. Liu, and S.H. Tolbert, “High Pressure Stability in Ordered Mesoporous Silicas –
Rigidity and Elasticity through Nanometer Scale Arches.” J. Phys. Chem. B., 104, 11837-11841
(2000).
22) T.-Q. Nguyen, J. Wu, V. Doan, B.J. Schwartz, and S.H. Tolbert, “Control of Energy
Transfer in Oriented Conjugated Polymer-Mesoporous Silica Composites.” Science, 288, 652656 (2000).
21) A.F. Gross, E.J. Ruiz, and S.H. Tolbert, “Effect of Framework Polymerization on the Phase
Stability of Periodic Silica/Surfactant Nanostructured Composites.” J. Phys. Chem. B, 104, 5448
- 5461 (2000).
20) J. Wu, A.F. Gross, and S.H. Tolbert, “Host Guest Chemistry Using an Oriented Mesoporous
Host: Alignment and Isolation of a Semiconducting Polymer in the Nano-Pores of an Ordered
Silica Matrix.” J. Phys. Chem. B., 103, 2374-2384 (1999).
Publications Previous to Appointment at UCLA –
19) A.B. Herhold, C.C. Chen, C.S. Johnson, S.H. Tolbert, and A.P. Alivisatos, “Structural
Transformations and Metastability in Semiconductor Nanocrystals.” Phase Transitions, 68, 1-25
(1999).
18) S.H. Tolbert, A. Firouzi, G.D. Stucky, and B.F. Chmelka, “Magnetic Field Alignment of
Ordered Silicate-Surfactant Composites and Mesoporous Silica.” Science, 278, 264-268 (1997).
17) Firouzi, D.J. Schaefer, S.H. Tolbert, G.D. Stucky, and B.F. Chmelka, “Magnetic-FieldInduced Orientational Ordering of Alkaline Lyotropic Silicate-Surfactant Liquid Crystals.” J.
Am. Chem. Soc., 119, 9466-9477 (1997).
16) S.H. Tolbert, P. Sieger, G.D. Stucky, S.M.J. Aubin, C.-C. Wu, and D.N. Hendrickson,
“Control of Inorganic Layer Thickness in Self-Assembled Iron Oxide/Surfactant Composites.” J.
Am. Chem. Soc., 119, 8652-8661 (1997).
15) S.H. Tolbert, T.E. Schäffer, J. Feng, P.K. Hansma, and G.D. Stucky, “A New Phase of
Oriented Mesoporous Silicate Thin Films.” Chem. Mater., 9, 1962-1967 (1997).
14) P.F. Feng, X. Bu, S.H. Tolbert, and G.D. Stucky, “Synthesis and Characterizations of Chiral
Tetrahedral Cobalt Phosphates with Zeolite ABW and Related Frameworks.” J. Am. Chem. Soc.,
119, 2497-2504 (1997).
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13) A.V. Kadavanich, A. Mews, S.H. Tolbert, X. Peng, M.C. Schlamp, J.C. Lee, and A.P.
Alivisatos, “Structural Investigations Of Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystal Heterostructures:
Faceting And Epitaxy” in Advances in Microcrystalline and Nanocrystalline Semiconductors.
R.W. Collins, P.M. Fauchet, I. Shimizu, and J.-C. Vial, eds. Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 452,
353-358 (1997).
12) A.M. Belcher, C. Zaremba, Q. Huo, C.C. Landry, S.H. Tolbert, A. Firouzi, M. Janicke, P.K.
Hansma, D. E. Morse, B.F. Chmelka, S. Schacht, I.G. Voigt-Martin, F. Schüth, and G.D. Stucky,
“The Organic/Inorganic Interface and Materials Synthesis in the Nano- to Macroscale
Continuum” in Chemistry on the Nanometer Scale, the Robert A. Welch Foundation 40th
Conference on Chemical Research, (Robert Welch Foundation, Houston TX, 1996) pp. 101-112.
11) S.H. Tolbert, A.B. Herhold, L.E. Brus, and A.P. Alivisatos, “Pressure Induced Structural
Transformations in Silicon Nanocrystals: Surface and Shape Effects.” Phys. Rev. Lett., 76,
4384-4387 (1996).
10) A.B. Herhold, S.H. Tolbert, A.A. Guzelian, and A.P. Alivisatos, “A Comparison of
Pressure-Induced Structural Transformations in CdSe, InP, and Si Nanocrystals.” in Fine
Particles Science and Technology From Micro to Nanoparticles, E. Pilizzetti, Ed., NATO ASI
Proceedings (Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 1996) pp. 331-342.
9) S.H. Tolbert and A.P. Alivisatos, “High Pressure Phase Transitions in Semiconductor
Nanocrystals.” Ann. Rev. Phys. Chem., 46, 595-625 (1995).
8) S.H. Tolbert, A.P. Alivisatos, “The Wurtzite to Rock Salt Structural Transformation in CdSe
Nanocrystals under High Pressure.” J. Chem. Phys., 102, 4642-4656 (1995).
7) S.H. Tolbert, A.B. Herhold, C.S. Johnson, and A.P Alivisatos, “A Comparison of Quantum
Confinement Effects on the Electronic Absorption Spectra of Direct and Indirect Gap
Semiconductor Nanocrystals.” Phys. Rev. Lett., 73, 3266-3269 (1994).
6) S.H. Tolbert and A.P Alivisatos, “Size Dependence of a First Order Solid-Solid Phase
Transition: The Wurtzite to Rock Salt Transformation in CdSe Nanocrystals.” Science, 265,
373-376 (1994).
5) S.H. Tolbert and A.P Alivisatos, “Se EXAFS Study of the Elevated Wurtzite to Rock Salt
Structural Phase Transition in CdSe Nanocrystals” in Nanophase Materials: Synthesis
Properties-Applications, G.C. Hadipanayis and R.W. Siegel, eds., NATO ASI Proceedings
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 1993) pp. 471-482.
4) S.H. Tolbert and A.P Alivisatos, “Size Dependence of the Solid-Solid Phase Transition in
CdSe Nanocrystals.” Zeit. Phys. D - Atoms, Molecules and Clusters, 26, 56-58 (1993).
3) S.H. Tolbert, A.P. Alivisatos, H.E. Lorenzana, M.B. Kruger, and R. Jeanloz, “Raman
Studies on C60 at High Pressures and Low Temperatures.” Chem. Phys. Lett., 188, 163-167
(1992).
2) J.R Heath, J.M. Hawkins, A.P. Alivisatos, R.J. Saykally, T.A. Lewis, S.D. Loren, A. Meyer,
Y. Shibato, S.H. Tolbert, and J.J. Shiang, “C60 Research at the University of California at
Berkeley.” Proc. of the 1990 Materials Research Conference, Boston, MA, Nov. 25-29 (1990).
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1) R.B. Markowitz, S. Tolbert, and W.S. Dynan, “Promoter Evolution in BK Virus Functional Elements Are Created at Sequence Junctions.” J. Virology, 64, 2411-2415 (1990).
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