Klaus Schmidt-Rohr
Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Iowa State University
106 Gilman Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
phone 515.294.6105, fax 515.294.0105, email: srohr@iastate.edu
Education
| Ph.D. Physics (Summa cum laude), Mainz University and Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany | 1991 |
| Diploma Physics (with Excellence), Heidelberg & Mainz Universities, Germany | 1989 |
Professional Appointments
| Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Iowa State University | 2005 - Present |
| Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Iowa State University | 2000 - 2004 |
| Associate Professor with Tenure, Dept. of Polymer Science & Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA | 1997 - 1999 |
| Assistant Professor, Dept. of Polymer Science & Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA | 1995 - 1997 |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dept. of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA | 1993 - 1994 |
| Project Manager, Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany | 1992 |
| Staff Scientist, Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Laboratory of H.W. Spiess, Germany | 1991 - 1992 |
Honors, Awards and Professional Activities
| John H. Dillon Medal, Polymer Division of the American Physical Society | 2001 |
| Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship | 2000 |
| Beckman Young Investigator Award | 1996 |
| Rudolf-Kaiser Prize, German Physical Society | 1996 |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship, BASF AG and the German National Scholarship Foundation | 1993 - 1994 |
| Otto-Hahn Medal of the Max-Planck Society | 1991 |
| Dieter-Rampacher Prize | 1991 |
| Dissertation "summa cum laude" | 1991 |
| Diploma "with excellence" | 1989 |
Selected Publications
K. Schmidt-Rohr, A. Rawal, X.-W. Fang “A New NMR Method for Determining the Particle Thickness in Nanocomposites, using T2,H-selective X{1H} Recoupling”, J. Chem. Phys., accepted (2007).
K. Schmidt-Rohr “Simulation of Small-Angle Scattering (SAXS or SANS) Curves by Numerical Fourier Transformation” J. Appl. Cryst., in press (2007).
Q. Chen, K. Schmidt-Rohr “Measurement of the Local 1H Spin Diffusion Coefficient in Homogeneous Polymers” Solid State NMR29, 142-152 (2006).
A. Rawal, K. Urman, J. Otaigbe, K Schmidt-Rohr “Detection of Nanometer-scale Mixing in Phosphate-Glass / Polyamide-6 Hybrids by 1H-31P NMR” Chem. Mat., in press (2006).
D.M. Mowery, D.J. Harris, K. Schmidt-Rohr “Characterization of a Major Intermediate Component in Cold-Drawn High-Density Polyethylene by Solid-State NMR” Macromolecules 39, 2856-2865 (2006).
E.M. Levin, A. Rawal, S.L. Budko, A. Kracher, K. Schmidt-Rohr “Bulk Magnetization and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Magnetically Purified Layered Silicates and their Polymer-based Nanocomposites” J. Appl. Phys. 96, 5085- 5092 (2005).
M. J. Kipper, S.S. Hou, S. Seifert, P. Thiyagarajan, K. Schmidt-Rohr, B. Narasimhan “Nanoscale Morphology of Polyanhydride Copolymers” Macromolecules 38, 8468-8472 (2005).
Q. Chen, K. Schmidt-Rohr “19F and 13C NMR Signal Assignment and Analysis in a Perfluorinated Ionomer (Nafion) by Two-dimensional Solid-State NMR”, Macromolecules 37, 5995-6003 (2004).
E.M. Levin, S.S. Hou, S.L. Budko, K. Schmidt-Rohr “Magnetism and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Hectorite and Montmorillonite Layered Silicates”, J. Appl. Phys. 96, 5085-5092 (2004).
Q. Chen, S.-S. Hou, K. Schmidt-Rohr “A Simple Scheme for Probehead Background Suppression in One-Pulse 1H NMR” Solid State NMR 26, 11-15 (2004).
Materials Chemistry and
Biomolecular Materials Program
Ames Laboratory
Iowa State University
142 Spedding Hall
Ames, IA 50011 USA
Phone: 1.515.294.7568
FAX: 1.515.294.4709
