Assistant C

PETER BARBER

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University of South Carolina Unit G-6

Department of Chemistry West Columbia, SC 29169

Columbia, SC 29208 803-***-**** (h)

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OBJECTIVE

A career as an industrial chemist in research, development, or

technical service in the production of inorganic-organic hybrid

materials.

HIGHLIGHTS

. Experienced in using solid-state chemical methods

. Experienced in organically functionalizing oxide surfaces for enhanced

compatibility in common organic solvents and/or polymers

. Extensive experience in the synthesis and characterization of polymer

nanocomposites.

. Synthesized a variety of materials for industrial partners such as

MeadWestvaco, Michelin, Eastman, and PBI Performance Products Inc.

through our Partnership for Innovation collaborative project funded by

the NSF.

EDUCATION

. Ph.D., [May 2010] Inorganic Materials Chemistry, University of South

Carolina, Columbia, SC.

Thesis title: "Synthesis and Characterization of Mixed-Metal

Organophosphonates for Polymer Dielectric Composite Materials."

Advisor: Dr. Hans-Conrad zur Loye

. BA, Chemistry, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC (3.4/4.0), 2004

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2004- Present Graduate Research Assistant, University of South

Carolina

Advisor: Dr. Hans Conrad zur Loye

. Synthesized a variety of metal oxides by solid-state methods.

. Synthesized and characterized a variety of organically-functionalized

inorganic materials on the nano-scale.

. Synthesized a variety of polymer nanocomposites, with increased

physical and chemical properties.

. Completed course on business innovation of research and development.

2004. Undergraduate research, College of Charleston

Advisor: Dr. Amy Rogers

. Synthesized various analogues of tetrahydrobioptrin for kinetic

studies.

SKILLS

. Experienced in a variety of different characterization techniques such

as: powder XRD, IR, TGA, TEM, SEM, and EDS.

. Familiar with the overall process of innovation to commercialization.

AFFLIATIONS

. American Chemical Society

. Alpha Chi Sigma, Chemistry Fraternity

PUBLICATIONS

. Barber, P.; Houghton, H.; Balasubramanian, S.; Anguchamy, Y.K.;

Ploehn, H.; zur Loye, H.-C. "New layered mixed-valent metal

phosphonates for high dielectric-polymer composite materials." Chem.

Mater. 2009, 21 (7), 1303-1310.

. Barber, P.; Wibowo, A.; Balasubramanian, S.; Anguchamy, Y.K.; Ploehn,

H.; zur Loye, H.-C. "Polymer Composite and Nanocomposite Dielectric

Materials for Pulse Power Energy Storage." Special Issue "Energy

Technology for the 21st Century - Materials and Devices. Materials

2009 2, 1697-1733.

. Barber, P.; Balasubramanian, S.; Anguchamy, Y.K.; Ploehn, H.; zur

Loye, H.-C. "Synthesis and characterization of lanthanum aluminum

phenylphosphonate for high dielectric-polymer composite materials.

Adv. Mater. Manuscript in preparation.

. Barber, P.; Ploehn, H.; zur Loye, H.-C. "Dielectric-polymer composite

materials from ATi(C6H5PO3)3, A =Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and Pb". Chem.

Mater. Manuscript in preparation.

. Barber, P.; Ploehn, H.; zur Loye, H.-C. "Dielectric-polymer composite

materials from BaTi(RPO3)3, R = phenyl, octyl, and carboxyethyl.

Chem. Mater. Manuscript in preparation.

. Barber, P.; Ploehn, H.; zur Loye, H.-C. "Zirconium-analogue mixed-

metal phenylphosphonates and their affect on the dielectric behavior

of PS-composites. Chem. Mater. Manuscript in preparation.

PATENT

. Barber, P.; Ploehn, H.; zur Loye, H.-C. "Layered mixed-metal

phosphonates for high dielectric strength polymer nanocomposites."

Disclosure submitted.

. zur Loye, H.-C.; Hansen, T.; Barber, P.; Stone, J. "Process for

creating composite materials to produce polymer nanocomposite films

that exhibit improved light fastness properties." PCT Int. Appl.

(2006).

PRESENTATIONS

. Poster presentation entitled, "Synthesis and Characterization of Mixed

Divalent/Tetravalent Metal Phosphonate Compounds for Dielectric

Nanocomposites", at the Gordon Research Conferences, New London, NH

(July 2008).

. Oral presentation on, "Synthesis of Polymer Nanocomposites Using

Covalently Modified Layered Perovskites", at the 59th Southeast

Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Greenville, SC

(October 2007).

. Oral presentation on, "Synthesis of Novel Class II Inorganic-Organic

Hybrids: Surface Modifications of Dion-Jacobson Perovskites", at the

233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL (March 2007).

. Oral presentation on, "n-Alkoxy Derivatives of Protonated Triple-

Layered Perovskites", at the 58th Southeast Regional Meeting of the

American Chemical Society, Augusta, GA (November 2006).

REFERENCES

Professor Hans-Conrad zur Loye

Research Advisor

631 Sumter St.

Columbia, SC 29208

William R. Sandberg

Associate Professor of Management

Moore School of Business

University of South Carolina

Columbia, S.C. 29208

Dr. David M. Pond

Former Managing Director of the USC Nanocenter

Research Assistant Professor

631 Sumter St.

Columbia, SC 29208

Dr. Harry J. Ploehn

Interim Dean and Professor

College of Engineering and Computing

301 Main St.

Columbia, SC 29208

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