Michal Kruk

 

Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15213

E-mail: mkruk@andrew.cmu.edu; Telephone: work (412) 268 9175, home (412) 621 1676

 

Education:

1994-1998       Ph.D. in Chemistry, Kent State University, Kent, OH

1989-1994       B.S. & M.S. in Chemistry, M. Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland

 

Experience:

2003-present Visiting Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

1998-2003             Postdoctoral Fellow, Kent State University, Kent, OH

1997-1998       Research Assistant, Kent State University, Kent, OH

1994-1996       Teaching Assistant, Kent State University, Kent, OH

Summer 1993 Summer Undergraduate Research Program Participant, Baylor University, Waco, TX

 

Research Interests:

¡¤        synthesis of ordered nanoporous materials (silicas, organosilicas, carbons, polymers, etc.) using approaches based on supramolecular templating and nanoscale replication.

¡¤        application of ordered nanoporous materials as templates for nanostructures synthesis, hosts for nanoobjects, and immobilization media for biomolecules for catalysis, sensing and pharmaceutical applications.

¡¤        development of approaches for tailoring of the pore diameter, pore entrance size, framework composition, surface functionality, and structure type of ordered nanoporous materials.

¡¤        development of methods for accurate determination of the specific surface area, pore diameter,  phase composition, and for characterization of surface properties of nanoporous materials.

¡¤        application of controlled polymerizations in the synthesis of nanostructured materials.

 

Publications and Conference Presentations:

¡¤        76 articles published in scientific journals and 24 articles published in edited books

¡¤        62 presentations on scientific conferences

 

Honors and Awards:

¡¤        Primus Inter Pares award for outstanding students, Poland, 1992

¡¤        Fellowship of the Minister of Education of Poland, 1993-1994

¡¤        Graduate Student Senate Research Awards, Kent State University, 1996, 1998

¡¤        University Fellowship of Kent State University, 1996-1997

¡¤        David B. Smith Fellowship, Kent State University, 1997

¡¤        Graduate Student Award of Honors Society of International Scholars,Kent State University,1997

¡¤        Provost¡¯s Award for International Scholars, Kent State University, 2001

PUBLICATIONS

 

Articles in Scientific Journals:

 

1)         Kruk, M.; Patrykiejew, A.; Sokolowski, S. ¡°The Crossover from Strong to Intermediate Substrate Regimes in Multilayer Adsorption¡±, Thin Solid Films 1994, 238, 302-311.

2)         Kruk, M.; Patrykiejew, A.; Sokolowski, S. ¡°Multilayer Adsorption from Binary Mixtures: Mean-Field Theory and Monte Carlo Simulations¡±, Surf. Sci. 1995, 340, 179-189.

3)         Gac, W.; Kruk, M.; Patrykiejew, A.; Sokolowski, S. ¡°Effects of Random Quenched Impurities on Layering Transitions: a  Monte Carlo Study¡±, Langmuir 1996, 12, 159-169.

4)            Jaroniec, M.; Kruk, M.; Olivier, J. ¡°Verification of Selected Relationships for Fractally Porous Solids by Using Adsorption Isotherms Calculated from Density Functional Theory¡±, Surf. Sci. 1995, 342, L1127-L1130.

5)            Bereznitski, Y.; Jaroniec, M.; Kruk, M. ¡°Surface and Structural Properties of  Silica Gels Used in High Performance Liquid Chromatography¡±, J. Liquid Chromatogr. 1996, 19, 1523-1537.

6)         Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Bereznitski, Y. ¡°Adsorption Study of Porous Structure Development  in Carbon Blacks¡±, J. Colloid Interface Sci. 1996, 182, 282-288.

7)            Jaroniec, M.; Kruk, M.; Olivier, J. ¡°Fractal Analysis of Composite Adsorption Isotherms Obtained by Using Density Functional Theory Data for Argon in Slitlike Pores¡±, Langmuir 1997, 13, 1031-1035.

8)            Bereznitski, Y.; Jaroniec, M.; Kruk, M.; Buszewski, B. ¡°Adsorption Characterization of  Octyl Bonded Phases for High Performance Liquid Chromatography¡±, J. Liquid Chromatogr. 1996, 19, 2767-2784.

9)         Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Choma, J. ¡°Critical Discussion of Simple Adsorption Methods Used to Evaluate the Micropore Size Distribution¡±, Adsorption 1997, 3, 209-219.

10)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Sayari, A. ¡°Adsorption Study of Surface and Structural Properties of MCM-41 Materials of Different Pore Size¡±, J. Phys. Chem. B 1997, 101, 583-589.

11)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Sayari, A. ¡°Structural and Surface properties of Siliceous and Titanium-Modified HMS Molecular Sieves¡±, Microporous Mater. 1997, 9, 173-182.

12)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Gilpin, R. K.; Zhou, Y. W. ¡°Nitrogen Adsorption Studies of Coated and Chemically Modified Chromatographic Silica Gels¡±, Langmuir 1997, 13, 545-550.

13)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Choma, J. ¡°Comparative Analysis of Simple and Advance Methods for Assessment of Microporosity in Activated Carbons¡±, Carbon 1998, 36, 1447-1458.

14)       Sayari, A.; Liu, P.; Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Characterization of Large Pore MCM-41 Molecular Sieves Obtained via Hydrothermal Restructuring¡±, Chem. Mater. 1997, 9, 2499-2506.

15)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Ryoo, R.; Kim, J. M. ¡°Monitoring of the Structure of Siliceous Mesoporous Molecular Sieves Tailored Using Different Synthesis Conditions¡±, Microporous Mater. 1997, 12, 93-106.

16)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Gadkaree, K. P. ¡°Nitrogen Adsorption Studies of Novel Synthetic Active Carbons¡±, J. Colloid Interface Sci. 1997, 192, 250-256.

17)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Sayari, A. ¡°Application of Large Pore MCM-41 Molecular Sieves to Improve Pore Size Analysis Using Nitrogen Adsorption Measurements¡±, Langmuir 1997, 13, 6267-6273.

18)            Jaroniec, M.; Kruk, M.; Jaroniec. C. P.; Sayari, A. ¡°Modification of Surface and Structural Properties of Ordered Mesoporous Silicates¡±, Adsorption 1999, 5, 39-45.

19)            Jaroniec, C. P.; Jaroniec, M.; Kruk, M. ¡°Comparative Studies of Surface and Structural Properties of Porous Oxides Used in Liquid Chromatography¡±, J. Chromatogr. A 1998, 797, 93-102.

20)       Sayari, A.; Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Characterization of Microporous-Mesoporous MCM-41 Silicates Prepared in the Presence of Octyltrimethylammonium Bromide¡±, Catal. Lett. 1997, 49, 147-153.

21)       Sayari, A.; Kruk, M.; Jaroniec; M.; Moudrakovski, I. L. ¡°New Approaches to Pore Size Engineering of Mesoporous Silicates¡±, Adv. Mater. 1998, 10, 1376-1379.

22)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Sayari, A. ¡°Influence of Hydrothermal Restructuring Conditions on Structural Properties of Mesoporous Molecular Sieves¡±, Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 1999, 27, 217-229.

23)       Li, Z.; Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Ryu, S.-K. ¡°Characterization of Structural and Surface Properties of Activated Carbon Fibers¡±, J. Colloid Interface Sci. 1998, 204, 151-156.

24)            Jaroniec, C. P.; Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Sayari, A. ¡°Tailoring Surface and Structural Properties of MCM-41 Silicas by Bonding Organosilanes¡±, J. Phys. Chem. B 1998, 102, 5503-5510.

25)       Kruk, M.; Li, Z.; Jaroniec, M., Betz, W. R. ¡°Nitrogen Adsorption Study of Surface Properties of Graphitized Carbon Blacks¡±, Langmuir 1999, 15, 1435-1441.

26)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Gadkaree, K. P. ¡°Determination of the Specific Surface Area and the Pore Size of Microporous Carbons from Adsorption Potential Distributions¡±, Langmuir 1999, 15, 1442-1448.

27)            Jaroniec, M.; Kruk, M.; Sayari, A. ¡°Surface Heterogeneity Analysis of MCM-41 Metallosilicates by Using Nitrogen Adsorption Data¡±, Langmuir 1999, 15, 5683-5688.

28)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Sayari, A. ¡°Nitrogen Adsorption Study of MCM-41 Molecular Sieves Synthesized Using Hydrothermal Restructuring¡±, Adsorption 2000, 6, 47-51.

29)            Jaroniec, M.; Jaroniec, C. P.; Kruk, M.; Ryoo, R. ¡°Adsorption and Thermogravimetric Methods for Monitoring Surface and Structural Changes in Conventional and Ordered Mesoporous Silicas Induced by their Chemical Modification¡±, Adsorption 1999, 5, 313-317.

30)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Sayari, A. ¡°Relations between Pore Structure Parameters and their Implications for Characterization of MCM-41 Using Gas Adsorption and X-ray Diffraction¡±, Chem. Mater. 1999, 11, 492-500.

31)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Sayari, A. ¡°A Unified Interpretation of High-Temperature Pore Size Expansion Processes in MCM-41 Mesoporous Silicas¡±, J. Phys. Chem. B 1999, 103, 4590-4598.

32)       Sayari, A.; Yang, Y.; Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Expanding the Pore Size of MCM-41 Silicas: the Use of Amines as Expanders in Direct and Post-Synthesis Procedures¡±, J. Phys. Chem. B 1999, 103, 3651-3658.

33)            Jaroniec, M.; Kruk, M.; Olivier, J. P. ¡°Standard Nitrogen Adsorption Isotherm Data for Characterization of Nanoporous Silicas¡±, Langmuir 1999, 15, 5410-5413.

34)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Kim, J. M.; Ryoo, R. ¡°Characterization of Highly Ordered MCM-41 Silicas Using X-ray Diffraction and Nitrogen Adsorption¡±, Langmuir 1999, 15, 5279-5284.

35)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Sayari, A. ¡°New Insights into Pore Size Expansion of Mesoporous Silicates Using Long Chain Amines¡±, Microporous  Mesoporous Mater. 2000, 35-36, 545-553.

36)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Ryoo R.; Kim, J. M. ¡°Characterization of Highly Quality MCM-48 and SBA-1 Mesoporous Silicas¡±, Chemistry of Materials 1999, 11, 2568-2572.

37)       Kruk, M.; Antochshuk, V.; Jaroniec, M.; Sayari, A. ¡°New Approach to Evaluate Pore Size Distributions and Surface Areas for Hydrophobic Mesoporous Materials¡±, J. Phys. Chem. B 1999, 103, 10670-10678.

38)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Sakamoto, Y.; Terasaki, O.; Ryoo, R.; Ko, C. H. ¡°Determination of Pore Size and Pore Wall Structure of MCM-41 by Using Nitrogen Adsorption, Transmission Electron Microscopy and X-ray Diffraction¡±, J. Phys. Chem. B 2000, 104, 292-301.

39)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°An Accurate Method to Calculate Mesopore Size Distributions from Argon Adsorption Data at 87 K Developed Using Model MCM-41 Materials¡±, Chem. Mater. 2000, 12, 222-230.

40)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Yang, Y.; Sayari, A. ¡°Determination of the Lamellar Phase Content in MCM-41 Using X-ray Diffraction, Nitrogen Adsorption and Thermogravimetry¡±, J. Phys. Chem. B 2000, 104, 1581-1589.

41)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Ryoo, R.; Joo, S. H. ¡°Characterization of MCM-48 Silicas with Tailored Pore Sizes Synthesized via Highly Efficient Procedure¡±, Chem. Mater. 2000, 12, 1414-1421.

42)       Ryoo, R.; Ko, C. H.; Kruk, M.; Antochshuk, V.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Block-Copolymer-Templated Ordered Mesoporous Silica: Array of Uniform Pores or Mesopore-Micropore Network?¡±, J. Phys. Chem. B 2000, 104, 11465-11471.

43)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Characterization of Modified Mesoporous Silicas Using Argon and Nitrogen Adsorption¡±, Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 2001, 44-45, 725-732.

44)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Ko, C. H.; Ryoo, R. ¡°Characterization of the Porous Structure of SBA-15¡±, Chem. Mater. 2000, 12, 1961-1968.

45)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Ryoo, R.; Joo, S. H. ¡°Characterization of Ordered Mesoporous Carbons Synthesized Using MCM-48 Silicas as Templates¡±, J. Phys. Chem. B 2000, 104, 7960-7968.

46)       Jun, S.; Joo, S. H.; Ryoo, R.; Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Liu, Z.; Ohsuna, T.; Terasaki, O. ¡°Synthesis of New Nanoporous Carbon with Hexagonally Ordered Mesostructure¡±, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 10712-10713.

47)            Jaroniec, M.; Kruk, M.; Shin, H. J.; Ryoo, R.; Sakamoto, Y.; Terasaki, O. ¡°Comprehensive Characterization of Highly Ordered MCM-41 Silicas Using Nitrogen Adsorption, Thermogravimetry, X-ray Diffraction, and Transmission Electron Microscopy¡±, Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 2001, 48, 127-134.

48)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Guan, S.; Inagaki, S. ¡°Adsorption and Thermogravimetric Characterization of Mesoporous Materials with Uniform Organic-Inorganic Frameworks¡±, J. Phys. Chem. B 2001, 105, 681-689.

49)       Ryoo, R.; Park, I.-S.; Jun, S.; Lee, C. W.; Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Synthesis of Ordered and Disordered Silicas with Uniform Pores on the Border between Micropore and Mesopore Regions Using Short Double-Chain Surfactants¡±, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 1650-1657.

50)       Shin, H. J.; Ryoo, R.; Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Modification of SBA-15 Pore Connectivity by High-temperature Calcination Investigated by Carbon Inverse Replication¡±, Chem. Commun. 2001, 349-350.

51)       Matos, J. R.; Mercuri, L. P.; Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Towards the Synthesis of Extra-large-pore MCM-41 Analogues¡±, Chem. Mater. 2001, 13, 1726-1731.

52)       Ryoo, R.; Joo, S. H.; Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Ordered Mesoporous Carbons¡±, Adv. Mater. 2001, 13, 677-681.

53)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Gas Adsorption Characterization of Ordered Organic-Inorganic Nanocomposite Materials¡±, Chem. Mater. 2001, 13, 3169-3183.

54)       Kim, S. S.; Karkamkar, A.; Pinnavaia, T. J.; Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Synthesis and Characterization of Ordered, Very Large Pore MSU-H Silicas Assembled from Water Soluble Silicates¡±, J. Phys. Chem. B 2001, 105, 7663-7670.

55)       Matos, J. R.; Mercuri, L. P.; Jaroniec, M.; Kruk, M.; Sakamoto, Y.; Terasaki, O. ¡°Synthesis and Characterization of Europium-doped Ordered Mesoporous Silicas¡±, J. Mater. Chem. 2001, 11, 2580-2586.

56)            Gardner, L.; Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Reference Data for Argon Adsorption on Graphitized and Nongraphitized Carbon Blacks¡±, J. Phys. Chem. B 2001, 105, 12516-12523.

57)       Asefa, T.; Kruk, M.; MacLachlan, J.; Coombs, N.; Grondley, H.; Jaroniec, M.; Ozin, G. A. ¡°Sequential Hydroboration ¨C Alcoholysis and Epoxidation ¨C Ring Opening Reactions of Vinyl Groups in Mesoporous Vinylsilica¡±, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2001, 11, 447.

58)       Asefa, T.; Kruk, M.; MacLachlan, J.; Coombs, N.; Grondley, H.; Jaroniec, M.; Ozin, G. A. ¡°Novel Bifunctional Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas, BPMOs: Synthesis, Characterization, Properties and in-situ Selective Hydroboration ¨C Alcoholysis Reactions of Functional Groups¡±, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 8520-8530.

59)       Matos, J. R.; Mercuri, L. P.; Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Synthesis of Large-Pore Silica with Cage-like Structure Using Sodium Silicate and Triblock Copolymer Template¡±, Langmuir 2002, 18, 884-890.

60)       Joo, S. H.; Ryoo, R.; Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Evidence for General Nature of Pore Connectivity in 2-Dimensional Hexagonal Mesoporous Silicas Prepared Using Block Copolymer Templates¡±, J. Phys. Chem. B 2002, 106, 4640-4646.

61)       Kruk, M.; Antochshuk, V.; Matos, J. R.; Mercuri, L. P.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Determination and Tailoring of Pore Entrance Size in Ordered Silicas with Cage-like Mesoporous Structures¡±,  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 768-769.

62)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Determination of Mesopore Size Distributions from Argon Adsorption Data at 77 K¡±, J. Phys. Chem. B 2002, 106, 4732-4739.

63)       Kruk, M.; Asefa, T.; Jaroniec, M.; Ozin, G. A. ¡°Metamorphosis of Ordered Mesopores to Micropores: Periodic Silica with Unprecedented Loading of Pendent Reactive Organic Groups Transforms to Periodic Microporous Silica with Tailorable Pore Size¡±, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 6383-6392.

64)       Matos, J. R.; Kruk, M.; Mercuri, L. P.; Jaroniec, M.; Asefa, T.; Coombs, N.; Ozin, G. A.; Kamiyama, T.; Terasaki, O. ¡°Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica with Large Cagelike Pores¡±, Chem. Mater. 2002, 14, 1903-1905.

65)            Jaroniec, M.; Choma, J.; Kruk, M. ¡°Assessment of Reliability of the Horvath-Kawazoe Pore Size Analysis Method Using Argon Adsorption Isotherms on Ordered Mesoporous Silicas¡±, Colloids Surf. A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 2003, 214, 263-269.

66)       Kang, S.; Yu, J.-S.; Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Synthesis of an Ordered Macroporous Carbon with 62 nm Spherical Pores that Exhibit Unique Gas Adsorption Properties¡±, Chem. Commun. 2002, 1670-1671.

67)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Pena, M. L.; Rey, F. ¡°Determination of Phase Composition of MCM-48/Lamellar Phase Mixtures Using Nitrogen Adsorption and Thermogravimetry¡±, Chem. Mater. 2002, 14, 4434-4442.

68)       Kruk, M.; Asefa, T.; Coombs, N.; Jaroniec, M.; Ozin, G. A. ¡°Synthesis and characterization of ordered mesoporous silicas with high loadings of methyl groups¡±, J. Mater. Chem. 2002, 12, 3452-3457.

69)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Antochshuk, V.; Sayari, A. ¡°Mesoporous Silicate-Surfactant Composites with Hydrophobic Surfaces and Tailored Pore Sizes¡±, J. Phys. Chem. B 2002, 106, 10096-10101.

70)       Kuroki, M.; Asefa, T.; Whitnal, W.; Kruk, M.; Yoshina-Ishii, C.; Jaroniec, M.; Ozin, G. A. ¡°Synthesis and Properties of 1,3,5-Benzene Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica (PMO): Novel Aromatic PMO with Three Point Attachments and Unique Thermal Transformations¡±, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 13886-13895.

71)       Matos, J. R.; Kruk, M.; Mercuri, L. P.; Jaroniec, M.; Zhao, L.; Kamiyama, T.; Terasaki, O.; Pinnavaia, T. J.; Liu, Y. ¡°Ordered Mesoporous Silica with Large Cage-like Pores: Structural Identification and Pore Connectivity Design by Controlling the Synthesis Temperature and Time¡±, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 821-829.

72)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Joo, S. H.; Ryoo, R. ¡°Characterization of Regular and Plugged SBA-15 Silicas by Using Adsorption and Inverse Carbon Replication, and Explanation of the Plug Formation Mechanism¡±, J. Phys. Chem. B 2003, 107, 2205-2213.

73)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Argon Adsorption at 77 K as a Useful Tool for the Elucidation of Pore Connectivity in Ordered Materials with Large Cage-like Mesopores¡±, Chem. Mater. 2003, 15, 2942-2949.

74)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Kim, T.-W.; Ryoo, R. ¡°Synthesis and Characterization of Hexagonally Ordered Carbon Nanopipes¡±, Chem. Mater. 2003, 15, 2815-2823.

75)            Antochshuk, V.; Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Surface Modifications of Cage-like and Channel-like Mesopores, and their Implications for Evaluation of Sizes of Entrances to Cage-like Mesopores¡±, J. Phys. Chem. B, published on Web 10/3/2003.

76)       Asefa, T.; Kruk, M.; Coombs, N.; Grondey, H.; MacLachlan, M. J.; Jaroniec, M.; Ozin, G. A. ¡°A Novel Route to Periodic Mesoporous Aminosilicas, PMAs: Ammonolysis of Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas¡±, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 11662-11673.

77)       Kruk, M.; Matos, J. R.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Argon and Nitrogen Adsorption Studies of Changes in Connectivity of Large Ordered Cage-like Mesopores During the Hydrothermal Treatment¡±, Colloid Surf. A: Physicochem. Aspects., to appear.

78)       Kruk, M.; Celer, E. B.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Exceptionally High Stability of Ordered Silica with Large Cage-like Mesopores¡±, Chem. Mater., submitted for publication.

 

Articles in Edited Books:

 

1)            Jaroniec, M.; Kruk, M.; Choma, J. ¡°Characterization of Porous Solids: Adsorption Potential Distribution and its Thermodynamic Implications¡±, in ¡°Characterization of Porous Solids IV¡±, McEnaney, B.; Mays, T. J.; Rouquerol, J.; Rodriguez‑Reinoso, F.; Sing, K. S. W.; Unger, K. K., eds., Royal Society of Chemistry, London, 1997, pp. 163-170.

2)         Kruk M.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Surface and Structural Properties of Modified Porous Silicas¡±, in ¡°Surfaces of Nanoparticles and Porous Materials¡±, Schwarz J. A.; Contescu, C., eds., Marcel Dekker, New York, 1999, pp. 443-472.

3)            Jaroniec, M.; Kruk, M.; Sayari, A. ¡°Adsorption Methods for Characterization of Surface and Structural Properties of Mesoporous Molecular Sieves¡±, in ¡°Mesoporous Molecular Sieves 1998¡±, Bonneviot, L.; Belard, F.; Danumah, C.; Giasson S.; Kaliaguine, S., eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1998, pp. 325-332 (Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal. 117).

4)         Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Sayari, A. ¡°Application of Large Pore MCM-41 Molecular Sieves to Verify the Kelvin Equation for Cylindrical Pores and to Improve Pore Size Analysis¡±, in ¡°Fundamentals of Adsorption 6¡±, Meunier, F., ed., Elsevier, Paris, 1998, pp. 665‑670.

5)         A. Sayari, M. Kruk and M. Jaroniec, ¡°New Insight into the MCM-41 Hydrothermal Restructuring Process¡±, Proceedings of the 12th International Zeolite Conference" (M. M. J. Treacy, B.K. Marcus, M.E. Bisher and J.B. Higgins, Eds.), Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh, Vol. 1, 1999, pp. 681‑688.

6)         M. Kruk, M. Jaroniec and A. Sayari, ¡°Critical Appraisal of Different Methods of Mesopore Analysis for MCM-41 Silicates¡±, Proceedings of the 12th International Zeolite Conference (M. M. J. Treacy, B. K. Marcus, M. E. Bisher and J. B. Higgins, Eds.), Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh, Vol. 2, 1999, pp. 761‑766.

7)         M. Jaroniec, C. P. Jaroniec, M. Kruk and A. Sayari, ¡°Surface Modification of Mesoporous Ordered Silicates with Organosilanes¡±, Proceedings of the 12th International Zeolite Conference (M. M. J. Treacy, B. K. Marcus, M. E. Bisher and J. B. Higgins, Eds.), Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh, Vol. 1, 1999, pp. 725‑729.

8)            Jaroniec, M.; Choma, J.; Kruk, M. ¡°On the Applicability of the Horvath-Kawazoe Method for Pore Size Analysis of MCM-41 and Related Mesoporous Materials¡±, in ¡°Characterization of Porous Solids¡±, Unger, K. K., Kreysa, G.; Baselt, J. P., eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000, pp. 225-234 (Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal. 128).

9)            Jaroniec, M.; Kruk, M.; Olivier, J. P.; Koch, S. ¡°A New Method for the Accurate Pore Size Analysis of MCM-41 and Other Silica Based Mesoporous Materials¡±, in ¡°Characterization of Porous Solids¡±, Unger, K. K., Kreysa, G.; Baselt, J. P., eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000, pp. 71-80 (Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal. 128).

10)       Kruk, M.; Sayari, A.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Thermogravimetric Characterization of Mesoporous Molecular Sieves¡±, in ¡°Nanoporous Materials II¡±, Sayari, A., Jaroniec, M.; Pinnavaia, T. J., eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000, pp. 567-576 (Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal. 129).

11)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M.; Yang, Y.; Sayari, A. ¡°Self-consistent Determination of the Lamellar Phase Content in MCM-41 Using X-ray Diffraction, Nitrogen Adsorption and Thermogravimetry¡±, in ¡°Nanoporous Materials II¡±, Sayari, A., Jaroniec, M.; Pinnavaia, T. J., eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000, pp. 577-586 (Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal. 129).

12)            Jaroniec, M.; Kruk, M.; Sayari, A. ¡°Recent Advances in Adsorption Characterization of Mesoporous Molecular Sieves¡±, in ¡°Nanoporous Materials II¡±, Sayari, A., Jaroniec, M.; Pinnavaia, T. J., eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000, pp. 587-596 (Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal. 129).

13)            Jaroniec, M.; Antochshuk, V.; Kruk, M. ¡°Method Development for Adsorption Characterization of Modified Mesoporous Silicas¡±, in ¡°Adsorption Science and Technology¡±, Do, D. D., ed., World Scientific Publishers, New Jersey, 2000, pp. 299-303.

14)       Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Thermodynamic Approach to the Surface Area and Pore Size Analysis of Active Carbons¡±, in ¡°Adsorption Science and Technology¡±, Do, D. D., ed., World Scientific Publishers, New Jersey, 2000, pp. 304-308.

15)       Asefa, T.; Ozin, G. A.; Grondley, H.; Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Recent Developments in Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas¡±, in ¡°Nanoporous Materials III¡±, Sayari, A., Jaroniec, M., eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2002, pp. 1-26 (Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal. 141).

16)       Matos, J. R.; Kruk, M.; Mercuri, L. P.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Synthesis and Characterization of Polymer-templated Ordered Silica with Cage-like Mesostructure¡±, in ¡°Nanoporous Materials III¡±, Sayari, A., Jaroniec, M., eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2002, pp. 61-68 (Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal. 141).

17)       Kruk, M.; Asefa, T.; Jaroniec, M.; Ozin, G. A. ¡°Synthesis and Characterization of Methyl- and Vinyl-functionalized Ordered Mesoporous Silicas with High Organic Content¡±, in ¡°Nanoporous Materials III¡±, Sayari, A., Jaroniec, M., eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2002, pp. 197-204 (Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal. 141).

18)       Li, Z.; Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Synthesis and Adsorption Properties of Novel Carbons of Tailored Porosity¡±, in ¡°Nanoporous Materials III¡±, Sayari, A., Jaroniec, M., eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2002, pp. 345-352 (Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal. 141).

19)            Jaroniec, M.; Kruk, M.; Sayari, A. ¡°The Use of Ordered Mesoporous Materials for Improving the Mesopore Size Analysis: Current State and Future¡±, in ¡°Nanoporous Materials III¡±, Sayari, A., Jaroniec, M., eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2002, pp. 437-444 (Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal. 141).

20)            Jaroniec, M.; Kruk, M.; Choma, J. ¡°The 50th Anniversary of the Barrett-Joyner-Halenda Method for Mesopore Size Analysis: Critical Appraisal and Future Perspectives¡±, in ¡°Fundamentals of Adsorption 7¡±, Kaneko, K., Kanoh, H., Hanzawa, Y., eds., International Adsorption Society, IK International, 2002, pp. 570-577.

21)       Asefa, T.; Coombs, N.; Grondey, H.; Jaroniec, M.; Kruk, M.; MacLachlan, M. J.; Ozin, G.A. ¡°Bio-inspired Nanocomposites: From Synthesis Toward Potential Applications¡±, in ¡°Advanced Biomaterials: Characterization, Tissue Engineering and Complexity¡±, 2002,  pp. 347-357 (Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings 711).

22)            Jaroniec, M.; Kruk, M. ¡°Gas Adsorption: a Valuable Tool for the Pore Size Analysis and Pore Structure Elucidation of Ordered Mesoporous Materials¡±, Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal. 2003, 146, 263-268.

23)       Joo, S. H.; Ryoo, R.; Kruk, M.; Jaroniec, M. ¡°Thermally Induced Structural Changes in SBA-15 and MSU-H Silicas and Their Implications for Synthesis of Ordered Mesoporous Carbons¡±, Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal. 2003, 146, 49-52.

24)            Jaroniec, M.; Kruk, M. ¡°Argon and Nitrogen Adsorption on Ordered Silicas with Channel-like and Cage-like Mesopores: Implications for Characterization of Porous Solids¡±, Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal. 2003, 146, 343-346.

 

Conference Presentations:

 

1)         M. Kruk, J. A. Olson ¡°Interaction Potentials and Non-Adiabatic Couplings for Gas-Surface Scattering¡±, The Southwestern Theoretical Chemistry Conference, Austin, Nov 12-13, 1993

2)         M. Kruk, A. Patrykiejew, S. Sokolowski ¡°Effects of Random Quenched Impurities on Layering Transitions: a  Monte Carlo Study¡±, San Luis, Argentina, Sep 1994

3)         M. Jaroniec, M. Kruk, J. Olivier ¡°Verification of Theoretical Relationships for Fractally Porous Solids by Using Simulated Adsorption Isotherms¡±, 27th Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Akron, Ohio, May 30 - June 2, 1995, No.56

4)         M. Jaroniec, M. Kruk, J. Olivier ¡°Verification of the Fractal Model of Porous Solids by Using Adsorption Isotherms Calculated from Density Functional Theory¡±, Second International Symposium ¡°Effects of  Surface Heterogeneity in Adsorption and Catalysis on Solids¡±, Poland-Slovakia, Sept 4-10, 1995, pp. 104-105

5)         Y. Bereznitski, M. Kruk, M. Jaroniec ¡°Characterization of Rubber Additives by High-            Resolution Thermogravimetry¡±, ACS Rubber Division 148th Fall Technical Meeting &             Rubber Expo¡±95, Cleveland, Ohio, October 17-20, 1995

6)         M. Kruk, Y. Bereznitski, M. Jaroniec ¡°Sorption Analysis of Rubber Additives¡±, ACS Rubber             Division 148th Fall Technical Meeting & Rubber Expo¡±95, Cleveland, Ohio, October 17-20, 1995

7)         M. Jaroniec, Y. Bereznitski, M. Kruk ¡°Energetic and Structural Heterogeneities of Chromatographic Silicas¡±, American Institute of Chemical Engineers 1995 Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, Florida, Nov 12-17, 1995

8)         M. Kruk, M. Jaroniec, Y. Bereznitski ¡°Adsorption Characterization of  Octyl Bonded Phases for High Performance Liquid Chromatography¡±, American Institute of Chemical Engineers 1996 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Nov 10-15, 1996

9)         M. Kruk, M. Jaroniec ¡°Sorption Study of Porous Structures in Carbon Blacks¡±, American Institute of  Chemical Engineers 1996 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Nov 10-15, 1996

10)       M. Jaroniec, M. Kruk, J. Choma, ¡°Characterization of Porous Solids: Adsorption Potential Distribution and its Thermodynamic Implications¡±, 4th International Symposium on the Characterization of Porous Solids, Bath, UK, Sept 15-18, 1996

11)       C. P. Jaroniec, M. Jaroniec, M. Kruk, ¡°Comparative Studies of Sorption Properties of Silica, Alumina, Zirconia and Titania¡±, Pittcon 97, Atlanta, GA, March 16-21, 1997

12)       C. P. Jaroniec, M. Jaroniec and M. Kruk, ¡°Comparative Studies of Porosity and Surface Properties of Chromatographic Porous Inorganic Oxides¡±, 21st International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Technologies, Birmingham, UK, Jun 22-27, 1997

13)       M. Kruk, K. P. Gadkaree and M. Jaroniec, ¡°High-Resolution Micropore Analysis of Synthetic Porous Carbons¡±, Biennial Conference on Carbon, University Park, PA, Jul 13-18, 1997.

14)       M .Kruk, M. Jaroniec and J. Olivier, ¡°Assessment of Validity of Horvath-Kawazoe Method for Micropore Analysis on the Basis of Adsorption Isotherms Obtained from Density Functional Theory¡±, 23rd Biennial Conference on Carbon, University Park, PA, Jul 13-18, 1997

15)       M. Kruk, W. R. Betz and M. Jaroniec,¡±Evaluation of Micropore Analysis Methods Using Nitrogen Adsorption Isotherms for Model Porous Carbons¡±, 23rd Biennial Conference on Carbon, University Park, PA, Jul 13-18, 1997

16)       M. Jaroniec, M. Kruk, C. P. Jaroniec and A. Sayari, ¡°Modification of Surface and Structural Properties of Mesoporous Ordered Silicates¡±, Pacific Basin Workshop an Adsorption Science and Technology P-AST97, Kisarazu, Japan, 8-10 May 1997

17)       M. Kruk, M. Jaroniec, A. Sayari and P. Liu, ¡°Adsorption and X-Ray Studies of High Quality Large pore MCM-41 Siliceous Molecular Sieves Synthesized via Hydrothermal Restructuring¡±, American Institute of Chemical Engineers 1997 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, Nov 16-21, 1997

18)       M. Kruk, C. P. Jaroniec and M. Jaroniec, ¡°Structural and Surface Properties of Coated and Chemically Modified Porous Silicas¡±, American Institute of Chemical Engineers 1997 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, Nov 16-21, 1997

19)       C. P. Jaroniec, M. Jaroniec and M. Kruk, ¡°Comparative Studies of Porosity and Surface Properties of Chromatographic Porous Inorganic Oxides¡±, American Institute of Chemical Engineers 1997 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, Nov 16-21, 1997

20)       M. Kruk, M. Jaroniec and A. Sayari, ¡°Nitrogen Adsorption Study of MCM-41 Molecular Sieves Synthesized Using Hydrothermal Restructuring¡±, Fundamentals in Adsorption, Giens, France, May 24-28, 1998

21)       M. Kruk, M. Jaroniec and A. Sayari, ¡°Application of Large Pore MCM-41 Molecular Sieves to Verify the Kelvin Equation for Cylindrical Pores and to Improve Pore Size Analysis¡±, Fundamentals in Adsorption, Giens, France, May 24-28, 1998

22)       M. Jaroniec, C. P. Jaroniec and M. Kruk, ¡°Adsorption and Thermogravimetric Methods for Monitoring Surface and Structural Changes in Conventional and Ordered Mesoporous Silicas Induced by their Chemical Modification¡±, Fundamentals in Adsorption, Giens, France, May 24-28, 1998

23)       M. Jaroniec and M .Kruk, ¡°Application of Comparative Analysis of Adsorption Isotherms to Study Surface Heterogeneity of Unmodified and Chemically Modified Mesoporous Inorganic Oxides¡±, Colloids and Surfaces, University Park, PA, June 1998

24)       A. Sayari, M. Kruk and M. Jaroniec, ¡°New Insight into the MCM-41 Hydrothermal Restructuring Process¡±, 12th International Zeolite Conference, Baltimore, USA, July 5-10, 1998.

25)       M. Kruk, M. Jaroniec and A. Sayari, ¡°Critical Appraisal of Different Methods of Mesopore Analysis for MCM-41 Silicates¡±, 12th International Zeolite Conference, Baltimore, USA, July 5-10, 1998.

26)       M. Jaroniec, C. P. Jaroniec, M. Kruk and A. Sayari, ¡°Surface Modification of Mesoporous Ordered Silicates with Organosilanes¡±, 12th International Zeolite Conference, Baltimore, USA, July 5-10, 1998.

27)       M. Jaroniec, M. Kruk and A. Sayari, ¡°Adsorption Methods for Characterization of Surface and Structural Properties of Mesoporous Molecular Sieves¡±, 1st International Symposium on Mesoporous Molecular Sieves, Baltimore, USA, July 10-12, 1998.

28)       M. Jaroniec, M. Kruk and A. Sayari, ¡°Surface Heterogeneity Analysis of MCM-41 Metallosilicates by Using Nitrogen Adsorption Data¡±, 3rd International Symposium ¡°Effects of  Surface Heterogeneity in Adsorption and Catalysis on Solids¡±, Torun, Poland, Aug 8-12, 1998.

29)       M. Jaroniec and M. Kruk, ¡°Model-Independent Adsorption Methods for Characterization of Nanoporous Carbons¡±, ACS Meeting, Boston, 1998.

30)       M. Kruk, M. Jaroniec and K. P. Gadkaree, ¡°Application of Adsorption potential Distributions in Characterization of Microporous Carbons using Low-pressure Nitrogen Adsorption¡±, American Institute of Chemical Engineers 1998 Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, 1998.

31)       M. Jaroniec and M. Kruk, ¡°Chemically Bonded Organic Phases on Ordered Mesoporous Silicas¡±, American Institute of Chemical Engineers 1998 Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, 1998.

32)       M. Jaroniec, M. Kruk and J. P. Olivier, ¡°A New Method for the Accurate Pore Size Analysis of MCM-41 and Other Silica Based Mesoporous Materials¡±, 5th International Symposium on the Characterization of Porous Solids, Germany, 1999.

33)       M. Jaroniec, J. Choma and M. Kruk, ¡°On the Applicability of Horvath-Kawazoe Method for Pore Size Analysis of MCM-41 and Related Mesoporous Materials¡±, 5th International Symposium on the Characterization of Porous Solids, Germany, 1999.

34)       M. Jaroniec, V. Antochshuk and M. Kruk, ¡°Method Development for Adsorption Characterization of Modified Mesoporous Silicas¡±, The 2nd Pacific Basin Conference on Adsorption Science and Technology, May 14-18, 2000, Brisbane, Australia.

35)       M. Kruk and M. Jaroniec, ¡°Thermodynamic Approach to the Surface Area and Pore Size Analysis of Active Carbons¡±, 2nd Pacific Basin Conference on Adsorption Science and Technology, May 14-18, 2000, Brisbane, Australia.

36)       M. Kruk, A. Sayari and M. Jaroniec, ¡°Thermogravimetric Characterization of Mesoporous Molecular sieves¡±, Access in Nanoporous Materials II, Banff, Alberta, Canada, May 25-28, 2000.

37)       M. Jaroniec, M. Kruk, Y. Yang and A. Sayari, ¡°Self-consistent Determination of the Lamellar Phase Content in MCM-41 Using X-ray Diffraction, Nitrogen Adsorption and Thermogravimetry¡±, Access in Nanoporous Materials II, Banff, Alberta, Canada, May 25-28, 2000.

38)       M. Jaroniec, M. Kruk and A. Sayari, ¡°Recent Advances in Adsorption Characterization of Mesoporous Molecular Sieves¡±, Access in Nanoporous Materials II, Banff, Alberta, Canada, May 25-28, 2000.

39)       M. Kruk and M. Jaroniec, ¡°A Unique Approach to Mesopore Size Analysis Based on MCM-41 Materials¡±, 2nd International TRI/Princeton Workshop on ¡°Characterization of Porous Materials: From Angstroms to Millimeters¡±, Princeton, June 19-21, 2000.

40)       M. Jaroniec, M. Kruk, H.J. Shin, R. Ryoo, Y. Sakamoto and O. Terasaki, ¡°Comprehensive Characterization of Highly Ordered MCM-41 Silicas Using Nitrogen Adsorption, Thermogravimnetry, X-ray Diffraction and Transmission Electron Microscopy¡±, the International Symposium on Zeolites and Microporous Crystals, Japan Association of Zeolite, Sendai, Japan, Aug 6-9, 2000.

41)       M. Kruk and M. Jaroniec, ¡°Characterization of Modified Mesoporous Silicas Using Argon and Nitrogen Adsorption¡±, International Symposium on Mesoporous Molecular Sieves, Quebec City, Canada, Aug 26-Sept 2, 2000.

42)       M. Kruk and M. Jaroniec, ¡°Accurate Determination of Mesopore Size Distributions Without Using Advanced Computational Methods¡±, International Symposium on Mesoporous Molecular Sieves, Quebec City, Canada, Aug 26-Sept 2, 2000.

43)       M. Kruk and M. Jaroniec, ¡°Determination of Mesopore Size Distribution and Phase Composition Using Well-defined Nanoporous Solids as Model Adsorbents¡±, The 2000 AIChE Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, Nov 12-17, 2000.

44)       M. Jaroniec, M. Kruk and J. Choma, ¡°The 50th Anniversary of the Barrett-Joyner-Halenda Method for Mesopore Size Analysis: Critical Appraisal and Future Perspectives¡±, 7th International Conference on Fundamentals of Adsorption, May 20-25, 2001, Nagasaki, Japan.

45)       M. Kruk, L. Gardner and M. Jaroniec, ¡°Development of Methodology for Consistent Determination of the Surface Area and Micropore Size on the Basis of Argon and Nitrogen Adsorption¡±, 7th International Conference on Fundamentals of Adsorption, May 20-25, 2001, Nagasaki, Japan.

46)       M. Jaroniec, M. Kruk, S.H. Joo, S. Jun, S.J. Choi and R. Ryoo, ¡°Adsorption properties of ordered mesoporous carbons¡±, International Conference Carbon '01, July 14-19, 2001, Lexington, KY.

47)       M. Kruk and M. Jaroniec, ¡°Accurate Calculation of Mesopore Size Distributions from Argon Adsorption at 77K Using Model MCM-41 Adsorbents¡±, 4th International Symposium ¡°Effects of Surface Heterogeneity in Adsorption and Catalysis on Solids¡±, 27-31 August 2001, Krakow, Poland.

48)       M. Jaroniec, M. Kruk, R. Ryoo, H.J. Shin, O. Terasaki and Z. Liu, ¡°Adsorption and Structural Properties of Ordered Mesoporous Carbons Synthesized by Using the SBA-15 Silica as Template¡±, 4th International Symposium ¡°Effects of Surface Heterogeneity in Adsorption and Catalysis on Solids¡±, 27-31 August 2001, Krakow, Poland.

49)       M. Jaroniec and M. Kruk, ¡°Synthesis of MCM-41 with Tailored Pore Sizes and Surface Properties and their Use for Development of Accurate Pore Size Analysis Methods¡±, the Second International Conference on Silica Science and Technology (Silica 2001), 3-6 September 2001, Mulhouse, France.

50)       J.R. Matos, L.P. Mercuri, M. Jaroniec, M. Kruk, Y. Sakamoto and O. Terasaki, ¡°Synthesis and Characterization of Europium-doped Ordered Mesoporous Silicas¡±, the Rare Earths¡¯2001 Conference, Campos do Jordao, Brazil, Sept 22-26, 2001.

51)       J.R. Matos, M. Kruk, L.P. Mercuri and M. Jaroniec,¡°Synthesis and Characterization of Ordered Silica with Large Cage-like Mesopores¡±, AICHE Annual Meeting, Reno, Nevada, Nov. 4-9, 2001.

52)       M. Kruk and M. Jaroniec, ¡°Pore Size Analysis of Ordered Mesoporous Silicas by Using Argon Adsorption¡±, AICHE Annual Meeting, Reno, Nevada, Nov. 4-9, 2001.

53)       T. Asefa, N. Coombs, H. Grondey, M. Jaroniec, M. Kruk, M. J. MacLachlan and G.A. Ozin, ¡°Bio-inspired nanocomposites: From synthesis towards potential applications¡±, the 2001 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, Nov 26-30, 2001.

54)       T. Asefa, N. Coombs, H. Grondey, M. Jaroniec, M. Kruk, M.J. MacLachlan and G.A. Ozin, ¡°Mesostructured Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Nanocomposites¡±, the 20th Annual Graduate Student Symposium (GSS), Chemistry Department, State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA, May 15-16, 2002.

55)       A. Sayari, M. Kruk and M. Jaroniec, ¡°Mesoporous Surfactant-silicate Nanocomposites¡±, the 3rd International Symposium ¡°Nanoporous Materials III¡±, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 12-15, 2002.

56)       Z. Li, M. Kruk and M. Jaroniec, ¡°Synthesis and Adsorption Properties of Novel Carbons of Tailored Porosity¡±, the 3rd International Symposium ¡°Nanoporous Materials III¡±, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 12-15, 2002.

57)       M. Jaroniec, M. Kruk and A. Sayari, ¡°The Use of Ordered Mesoporous Materials for Improving the Mesopore Size Analysis: Current State and Future¡±, the 3rd International Symposium ¡°Nanoporous Materials III¡±, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 12-15, 2002.

58)       J.R. Matos, M. Kruk, L.P. Mercuri and M. Jaroniec, ¡°Synthesis and Characterization of Polymer-templated Ordered Silica with Cage-like Mesostructure¡±, the 3rd International Symposium ¡°Nanoporous Materials III¡±, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 12-15, 2002.

59)       M. Kruk, T. Asefa, M. Jaroniec and G.A. Ozin, ¡°Synthesis and Characterization of Methyl- and Vinyl-functionalized Ordered Mesoporous Silicas with High Organic Content¡±, the 3rd International Symposium ¡°Nanoporous Materials III¡±, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 12-15, 2002.

60)       S.H. Joo, R. Ryoo, M. Kruk and M. Jaroniec, ¡°Thermally Induced Structural Changes in SBA-15 and MSU-H Silicas and Their Implications for Synthesis of Ordered Mesoporous Carbons¡±, the 3rd International Mesostructured Materials Symposium, IMMA, Jeju, Korea, July 8-11, 2002.

61)       M. Jaroniec and M. Kruk, ¡°Argon and Nitrogen Adsorption on Ordered Silicas with Channel-like and Cage-like Mesopores: Implications for Characterization of Porous Solids¡±, the 3rd International Mesostructured Materials Symposium, IMMA, Jeju, Korea, July 8-11, 2002.

62)       M. Kruk and M. Jaroniec, ¡°Gas adsorption methods for determination of the pore entrance size in ordered and disordered materials with cage-like pores¡±, the 3rd International Workshop on Characterization of Porous Materials: From Angstroms to Millimeters, Princeton, NJ, June 23-25, 2003.