| CONTACT INFORMATION 
    
      | Phone: (216) 368-4221 |  
      | Fax: (216) 368-3209 |  
      | Email: mark.deguire@case.edu |  
      | Office: White 506, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106-7204
 |  EDUCATION
    
      | Ph.D. in Ceramics Massachusetts Institute of Technology  M.S. in Ceramic Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  B.S. in Ceramic Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  |    
    
      | ACTIVE RESEARCH   Nanostructured oxide thin films and mesoporous materials Synthesis of oxide films (SnO2, TiO2, ZrO2, CeO2,In2O3) and mesoporous powders (V2O5-TiO2) from aqueous media for optical, sensing, and catalytic applications, by manipulating solution chemistry and substrate-film interactions. |  |  Nanoscale modifications of solid oxide fuel cells Tailoring the performance of solid oxide fuel cells in aggressive environments by modifying the interfacial chemistry with nanoscale ceramic films. Biomimetic, nanostructured hydroxyapatite coatings Modifying the surface structure and chemistry of metallic implant materials to promote growth of adherent, osteogenic calcium phosphate coatings. POTENTIAL IMPACTThis research seeks not only more effective performance of functional oxide materials through nanoscale materials chemistry, but also more environmentally benign (aqueous, low-temperature) synthesis routes and advances in energy-efficient technologies (such as fuel cells).  SELECTED PUBLICATIONSJing-Jong Shyue and Mark R. De Guire, “Single-Step Preparation of Mesoporous, Anatase-based Titanium-Vanadium Oxide and Its Application,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127 [36] 12736-12742 (2005). Hillel Pizem, Chaim N. Sukenik, Mark R. De Guire, et al., “Titania Deposition on PMR-15,” Chem. Mater. 17 3205-13 (2005). Lijun Zou, Mark De Guire, and Russell Wang, “Effect of Organic Self-Assembled Monolayers on the Deposition and Adhesion of Hydroxyapatite Coatings on Titanium,” Int. J. Mater. Res. (formerly Z. Metallkd.) 97 [6] pp. 760-767 (2006).  FIELDS     |