Stephen Gross, PhD

Assistant Professor
Organic Chemistry

Research in Dr. Gross's lab focuses on three different areas of polymer chemistry.
1. The development of ionic liquid containing composites for use in advanced energy conversion applications (lithium polymer batteries, solar cells).
2. In collaboration with Dr. Latta and Dr. Shaddy at the Creighton dental school, our lab looks at the adhesion of resin modified glass ionomer cements to dentin. We are also currently engaged in the development of new composites with dental applications.
3. In collaboration with Dr. Singh in the Pharmacy school, we are synthesizing polymers that can be used for subcutaneous drug delivery.

Selected recent publications:
D.J. Kiserow, C. Shi, S.M. Gross, J.M. Desimone, G.W. Roberts, “Solid State Polymerization of Poly(bisphenol A carbonate) Facilitated by Supercritical Carbon Dioxide.” In: Advances in Polycarbonates. D.J. Brunelle, M.R. Korn (eds), American Chemical Society, Washington D.C., 2005. (Book chapter)

 

Dr. Stephen Gross
(402) 280-2270
stephengross@creighton.edu

B.S. Binghamton University (1996);
Ph.D. University of North Carolina, 2000.

Jones CA, Yang DX, Irene EA, Gross SM, Wagner, M, DeYoung J, DeSimone, JM. “HF etchant solutions in supercritical carbon dioxide for "Dry" etch processing of microelectronic devices.” Chem Mater, 2003,15, 2867-2869.

Bessel CA, Denison GM, DeSimone JM, DeYoung J, Gross SM, Schauer CK, Visintin PM. “Etchant solutions for the removal of Cu(0) in a supercritical CO2-based "dry" chemical mechanical planarization process for device fabrication.” J Am Chem Soc, 2003, 125, 4980-4981.

Gross SM, Bunyard WC, Erford K, Roberts, GW, Kiserow, DJ, DeSimone, JM.  “Determination of the equilibrium constant for the reaction between bisphenol A and diphenyl carbonate.” J Polym Sci Pol Chem,2002, 40, 171-178.

Gross SM, Roberts GW, Kiserow DJ, DeSimone JM. “Synthesis of high molecular weight polycarbonate by solid-state polymerization.” Macromolecules, 200134, 3916-3920.

Shi CM, Gross SM, DeSimone JM, Kiserow DJ, Roberts GW.  “Reaction kinetics of the solid state polymerization of poly(bisphenol A carbonate).”  Macromolecules,2001, 34, 2060-2064.

Zamborini FP, Gross SM, Murray RW.   “Synthesis, characterization, reactivity, and electrochemistry of palladium monolayer protected clusters.”  Langmuir, 2001, 17, 481-488.

Goodner MD, Gross SM, DeSimone JM, Kiserow DJ, Roberts, GW. “Broadening of molecular-weight distribution in solid-state polymerization resulting from condensate diffusion.”  J Appl Polym Sci , 2001, 79, 928-943.

Cliffel DE, Zamborini FP, Gross SM, Murray RW.  “Mercaptoammonium-monolayer-protected, water-soluble gold, silver, and palladium clusters.”  Langmuir, 2000, 16, 9699-9702.

Shon YS, Gross SM, Dawson B, Porter M, Murray RW.  “Alkanethiolate-protected gold clusters generated from sodium S-dodecylthiosulfate (Bunte salts).”  Langmuir, 2000, 16, 6555-6561.

Gross SM, Roberts GW, Kiserow DJ, DeSimone JM. “Crystallization and solid-state polymerization of poly(bisphenol A carbonate) facilitated by supercritical CO2.”  Macromolecules,2000, 33, 40-45.

Gross SM, Flowers D, Roberts G, Kiserow DJ, DeSimone JM.   “Solid state polymerization of polycarbonates using supercritical CO2.”  Macromolecules, 1999, 32, 3167-3169.

Templeton AC, Chen SW, Gross SM, Murray RW.  “Water-soluble, isolable gold clusters protected by tiopronin and coenzyme A monolayers.”  Langmuir, 1999, 15, 66-76.

Gross SM, Givens RD, Jikei M, DeSimone JM, Odell PG, Hamer GR.  “Synthesis and swelling of poly(bisphenol A carbonate) using supercritical CO2.”  Macromolecules,1998,31, 9090-9092.

Wuelfing WP, Gross SM, Miles DT, Murray RW.  “Nanometer gold clusters protected by surface-bound monolayers of thiolated poly(ethylene glycol) polymer electrolyte.”  J Am Chem Soc,1998, 120, 12696-12697.

Hostetler MJ, Zhong CJ, Yen BKH, Anderegg J, Gross SM, Evans ND, Porter M, Murray RW.  “Stable, monolayer-protected metal alloy clusters.”  J Am Chem Soc,1998, 120, 9396-9397.

Patents

US 6,905,555. J.P. DeYoung, J.B. McClain,  S.M. Gross, M.I. Wagner. “Methods for Transferring Supercritical Fluids in Microelectronic and Other Industrial Processes.”

US 6,669,785 “Methods and compositions for etch cleaning microelectronic substrates in carbon dioxide.”  DeYoung JP, Gross SM, Wagner MI,  McClain JB.

US 6,641,678 “Methods for cleaning microelectronic structures with aqueous carbon dioxide systems.”  DeYoung JP, McClain JB, Gross SM, DeSimone JM

US 6,613,157“Methods for removing particles from microelectronic structures.”DeYoung; JP, McClain JB, Gross SM

US 6,602,351 “Methods for the control of contaminants following carbon dioxide cleaning of microelectronic structures.”  DeYoung JP, McClain JB, Gross SM

US 6,562,146  “Processes for cleaning and drying microelectronic structures using liquid or supercritical carbon dioxide.”  DeYoung JP, McClain JB, Gross SM

WO 2004033758  “Compositions of transition metal species in dense phase carbon dioxide and methods of use thereof.”   DeYoung JP, Gross SM, Wagner MI, McClain JB

EP 1368136 “Methods for cleaning microelectronic structures.”  DeYoung JP, McClain JB, Gross SM, Cole ME, Brainard DE, DeSimone JM

US2004020518 “Methods for transferring supercritical fluids in microelectronic and other industrial processes.”   DeYoung JP, Gross SM, Wagner MI, McClain JB

US2003033676 “Detergent injection systems and methods for carbon dioxide microelectronic substrate processing systems.”  DeYoung JP, McClain JB, Gross SM