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Tomasz A. Halamus

Carnegie Mellon University
4400 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 268-4391
halamust@cmu.edu


EDUCATION

Technical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
2008

Ph.D. Chemistry

Technical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland

2003

M.S. Chemistry

EXPERIENCE

Postdoctoral Fellow, Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Chemistry
Oct 2008Present

    • Inorganic Polymer Hybrids, Magnetic Nanoparticle Preperation
Ph.D. student, Technical University of Lodz
Oct 2003—Feb 2008
  • Advisor: Professor Piotr Wojciechowski
    • High-molecular Hybrid Networks in the Nanotechnology of Inorganic Particles
M.S. student, Technical University of Lodz
Oct 1998—Oct 2003
  • Advisor: Professor Piotr Wojciechowski
    • Optically Anisotropic Hydrogels. Preparation and Analysis of Water Microstructure

AWARDS

1999-2003

Fellowship of Technical University of Lodz, Poland

2001-2003

Individual course of studies

2002-2003 Scientific Scholarship of Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education

PRESENTATIONS

Joachimiak, A.; Halamus, T.; Wojciechowski, P. “Hydrogel system based on polymer network with LC-organisation” 2nd International Conference on Polymer Modification, Degradation and Stabilisation , Hungary, Budapest, June 30- July 4, 2002.
Joachimiak, A.; Halamus, T.; Wojciechowski, P. “The water structure in the polymer network with LC-organisation" 15th Conference on Liquid Crystals. Chemistry, Physics and Application Poland, Zakopane, October 13-17, 2003
Joachimiak, A.; Halamus, T.; Wojciechowski, P.; Ulanski, J., “Hydrogels based on lyotropic phases of cellulose derivative" ISSP International Workshop GelSympo2003, 5th Gel Symposium, Polymer Gels: Fundamentals and Nano-Fabrications, Japan, Tokyo, Kashiwa, November 17-21, 2003
Joachimiak, A.; Okrasa, L., Halamus, T.; Wojciechowski, P. “Stabilisation of the anisotropic network of the hydrogel derivated from lyotropic phase of hydroxypropyl cellulose” 5nd International Conference on Polymer – Solvent Complexes and Intercalates , France, Lorient 2004
Halamus, T.; Joachimiak, A.; Wojciechowski, P. “Raman Spectroscopy of Water in Mesomorphic and Isotropic Phases of Hydroxypropyl cellulose” XXVII EUROPEAN CONGRESS ON MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY, Poland, Cracow sept. 5-10, 2004.
Halamus, T.; Joachimiak, A.; Wojciechowski, P. “Struktura Wody w Liotropowych Fazach Cieklokrystalicznych Zwiazku Celulozy” XIV Ogólnopolska Konferencja "Krysztaly Molekularne", Poland, Zloty Potok, September 21-25, 2004.
Halamus, T. ; Wojciechowski, P. “Investigations of silica on the mesomorphic template of cellulose derivative” 1st International Symposium on “Nanostructured and Functional Polymer-Based Materials and Nanocomposites” (NANOFUN-POLY) Germany, Dresden, April 24-27, 2005.
Halamus, T. ; Wojciechowski, P. “Mesomorphic Organization of (2-hydroxypropyl)cellulose under Influence of Silica Network” Third Workshop on „Chemistry. Processing, Structure and Applications of Nanostrutured Polymers and Nanocomposites Life-Cycle Engineering, gander Issues” Czech Republic, Prague November 11-12, 2005.
Halamus, T. ; Wojciechowski, P. “Raman investigations of titanium alkoxide with methacrylic acid” Inernational Symposium on “Nanostructured and functional polymer-based materials and composites” France, Lyon, may 29-31, 2006.
Halamus, T. ; Wojciechowski, P. “Synthesis of Mesoporous and Nanocrystalline TiO2 in the Presense of Mesogenic Polymer Template” XII International Seminar on Physics and Chemistry of Solids, Ukraine, Lwow, May 28-31, 2006.
Wojciechowski, P.; Halamus, T.; Bobowska, I., “Organic-Inorganic Hybrids in the Nanotechnnology of Inorganic Particles” European Materials Research Society E-MRS-2006 FALL MEETING, Poland, Warsaw September 4-8, 2006.
Halamus, T,; Bobowska, I.; Wojciechowski P., “Organic-inorganic nanocomposites based on (2-hydroxypropyl)cellulose and titania” 4th International Symposium on “Nanostructured and functional polymer-based materials and Nanocomposites” Italy, Rome, April 16-18, 2008.
Halamus, T,; Wojciechowski P.; Bobowska, I., “New Preparation Method of Titanate Nanosheets from Complex of (Tetra-Isopropyl) Orthotitanate Modified by Methacrylic Acid” US-Poland-Workshop, Poland, Gdansk, June 2-7, 2008.

PUBLICATIONS

Wojciechowski, P. ; Joachimiak, A.; Halamus, T. "Nature of Water Molecules in Hydrogels based on a Liquid Crystalline Cellulose Derivative" Polym. Adv. Technol., 2003, 14, 826–831
Joachimiak, A.; Wojciechowski, P. ; Halamus, T. “The water structure in the polymer network with LC-organisation”, SPIE Proceedings, 2004, 5565, 407-412
Ulanski, J.; Joachimiak, A.; Halamus, T.; Wojciechowski. P. “Structure of Hydrogels Based on Lyotropic Phases of Cellulose Derivative as Studied by Raman Spectroscopy” Macromol. Chem. Phys., 2005, 206, 59-65.
Joachimiak, A.; Okrasa, L.; Halamus, T.; Wojciechowski, P. “Stabilisation effect of calcium ions on polymer network in hydrogels derived from a lyotropic phase of hydroxypropylcellulose” Macromolecular Symposia , 2005, 222, 203-2008
Halamus, T.; Joachimiak, A.; Wojciechowski, P. „ Struktura wody w liotropowych fazach ciek?okrystalicznych zwi?zku celulozy” Prace naukowe Akademii im. J. Dlugosza w Czestochowie 2005, page 255
Wojciechowski, P.; Halamus, T.; Pietsch, U. “Mesomorphic Organisation of (2-Hydroxypropyl) Cellulose under Influence of Silica Network” Materials Science, 2006, 24, 507- 516
Bobowska, I.; Halamus, T.; Wojciechowski, P. “The method of synthesis of zinc oxide thin nanocrystalline films by using hybrid precursor” Inzynieria Materialowa, 2006, 6, 1329-1332.
Halamus, T.; Wojciechowski, P. “Synthesis of the (hydroxypropyl)cellulose-titania hybrid nanocomposite as seen by Raman spectroscopy” Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 2007 , 18, 411-417.
Halamus, T.; Wojciechowski, P.; Bobowska I. “Synthesis and characterisation of (hydroxypropyl)cellulose /TiO2 nanocomposite films” Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 2008
Bobowska, I.; Wojciechowski, P.; Halamus, T. “Organic-inorganic nanocomposites of (2-hydroxypropyl)cellulose as a precursor of nanocrystalline zinc oxide layers” Polymers for Advanced Technologies , DOI: 10.1002/pat.1216 (2008, Published online)
Wojciechowski, P.; Halamus, T.; Sadowska, M.; Bobowska, I., “Macromolecular nature of nanosheets of quasi-TiO2 from (tetra-isopropyl)orthotitanate modified by methacrylic acid” Polymers for Advanced Technologies (submitted) (2008)

PATENTS

Wojciechowski, P.; Halamus T. “Sposob wytwarzania nanokrystalicznego dwutlenku tytanu w postaci filmu” Polish Patent Office, no. P-379228, 2006.

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