Ulku S. Ramelow

221F Kirkman Hall

u ramelow@mail.mcneese.edu

www.faculty.mcneese.edu/ur amelow

337-475-5791

Field of Specialization

Polymer Chemistry

(Conductive polymers, surface modification of polymers, metal ion

binding by biomass immobilized in polymers.)

Current Graduate Students

Education

B.S. in Chemistry

Middle East Technical University (1966)

Ankara, Turkey

M.S. in Physical and Radiation Chemistry

Middle East Technical University (1969)

Ankara, Turkey

Ph.D. in Polymer and Physical Chemistry

Middle East Technical University (1978)

Ankara, Turkey

Postdoctoral research at Texas A&M University.

Teaching

Professional Experience

Professor, McNeese State University, Chemistry Department, 2002-present.

Associate Professor, McNeese State University, Chemistry Department, 1994-2002.

Assistant Professor, McNeese State University, Chemistry Department, 1991-1994.

Instructor, McNeese State University, Chemistry Department, 1987-1991.

Adjunct Professor, McNeese State University, Chemistry Department, 1982-1987.

Associate Professor, Middle East Technical University, Chemistry Dept., 1985.

Assistant Professor, Middle East Technical University, Chemistry Department, 1981-1982.

Visiting Lecturer, Texas A&M University, Chemistry Department, 1981.

Instructor, Middle East Technical University, Chemistry Department, 1971-1979.

Researcher, Rutgers University, Physiology Department, 1970-1971.

Teaching Assistant, Middle East Technical University, Chemistry Department, 1966-1969.

Student worker (work/study program), Turkish Fertilizer Industries, Kutahya plant, summers 1963 and 1964.

Research

Characterization and improvement of some polymeric materials.

Preparation of electrically conducting polymeric films and investigation of the effect of temperature and solvent change on the conductivity of polymer- coated electrodes.

Study of the effect of additives on grafting and curing reactions of polymers (Synergistic effect).

Piezoelectric adsorption of gases on polymer surfaces.

Permeability of gases on polymer surfaces.

Performance characterization of diffusion gradients in thin polymer films for the in situ measurement of trace metals in aqueous solutions.

Supervised Graduate Student Research

David Brown, "Dopant effect on conductivity of polyethylene glycol dimethacrylate polymers," undergraduate research, 2002.

Gwendolyn Glenn, "Effect of concentration and speciation or iron and solvent nucleophilicity on electrical conductivity of polypyrrole," undergraduate research 2002.

Samantha Braganza, "Relaxation time determination of acidified pyruvic acid reactions by NMR spectroscopy," graduate research 2001-present.

Qui Qing Hua, "Monomer reactivity ratios in UV-initiated free-radical copolymerization reactions," M. S. awarded May 1994.

Junhai Ma, "Electrical conductivities of polyvinylketones an polypyrrole reacted with dopant solutions," M. S. awarded May 1996.

Chungkai Tong, "Evaluation of polymeric supports for immobilizing biomass to prepare biosorbents for metal ions," graduate research, 1992-1993.

C. Neil Guidry and Steven Fisk, A kinetic study of metal ion binding by biomass immobilized in polymers.undergraduate research, 1994.

C. Neil Guidry, " Correlation between differential scanning calorimetry and infrared spectroscopy for copolymer analysis of ethylene/vinyl acetate," undergraduate research, 1994.

Publications

Ulku S. Ramelow, Junhui Ma, Ron Darbeau (2001). Electrical conductivities of polypyrrole reacted with dopant solutions. Journal of Materials Research Innovations. 5, 40-49.

R. Darbeau, M. Delaney, and U. Ramelow (1999). Deaminatively-generated carbocations as initiators of styrene polymerization. Organic Letters, 1(5), 761.

Ulku S. Ramelow (1999). Conductive polymers obtained by photochemical and chemical methods. International conference on polymerization chartacterization. Polychar-8 program and book of abstracts, pp. 0-30.

Junhui Ma and Ulku S. Ramelow. (1998). Electrical conductivities of polyyrrole reacted with dopant solutions. Submitted to Journal of Hazardous Materials.

Ulku S. Ramelow and Junhui Ma. (1998). Electrical conductivities of semiconductive polymers. Published as "Preprint" by Polymer Division of American Chemical Society, Vol. 39, No. 3, March 1998. Paper presented at Dallas National Meeting of American Chemical Society.

Ulku S. Ramelow. (1998). Some Principles and Experiments in Physical Chemistry Laboratory, 106 pages, McNeese State University.

Ulku S. Ramelow, Junhui Ma, and J. David Tauber. (1997). Electrical conductivities of polyvinylketones reacted with dopants. Turkish Journal of Chemistry, 21, 313-326 (Professor Bahattin Baysal Special Issue).

Ulku S. Ramelow, C. Neil Guidry, and Steven D. Fisk. (1996). A kinetic study of metal ion binding by biomass immobilized in polymers. J. Hazardous Materials, 46, 37-55.

Junhui Ma, J. David Tauber, and Ulku S. Ramelow (1996). Electrical conductivities of polyvinylketones reacted with dopants. Submitted to J. Appl. Poly. Sci.

Ulku S. Ramelow and Qing Hua Qiu. (1995). Monomer reactivity ratios in UV-initiated free radical copolymerization reactions. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 57, 911-920.

Chungkai Tong, Ulku S. Ramelow, and Gerald J. Ramelow. (1994). Evaluation of polymeric supports for immobilizing biomass to prepare biosorbents for metals. Intern. J. Environ. Anal. Chem., 56, 175-191.

Ulku Ramelow and C. Neil Guidry. (1994). Correlations between differential scanning calorimetry and infrared spectroscopy for copolymer analysis of ethylene/vinyl acetate. Microchemical Journal, 50, 57-67.

Ulku S. Ramelow (1991). Surface modification of polymers by photografting and photochlorination processes. Research Trends in Inorganic Chemistry, 2, 159-170.3(3), 219-232.

Presentations

Ulku Ramelow (2001). Paper presented at McNeese-ULL joint chemistry symposium, September 28.

Ulku Ramelow (2000). Conductive polymers, polypyrrole. Invited seminar presented at LSU Chemistry Department, February 25.

Ulku Ramelow (2000). Polypyrrole PMNA and PEMA polymerization. Seminar presented at MSU Chemistry Department, February 2.

Ulku Ramelow (2000). Conductive polymers obtained by photochemical and chemical methods. Presented at Polychar-8 International Conference, Denton, TX, January 11-14.

U. S. Ramelow (1998). Semi-conducting polymers. Presented at 72nd Annual Meeting of Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Hammond, Louisiana.

U. S. Ramelow (1998). Electrical conductivities of polypyrrole. Poster presented at Dallas National Meeting of American Chemical Society, Polymer Division.

U. S. Ramelow (1997), Conductivity of polyvinylketones reacted with dopant solutions. Presented at 71st Annual Meeting of Lousiana Academy of Sciences, Alexandria, Louisiana.

U. S. Ramelow and Junhai Ma (1996). Conductivities of polyvinylketones and polypyrrole reacted with dopant solutions. Presented at 70th Annual Meeting of Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana.

U. S. Ramelow and Qing Hua Qiu (1995). Monomer reactivity ratios in UV-initiated free radical copolymerizations. Presented at the Pittsburgh Conference, New Orleans.

U. S. Ramelow and S. D. Fisk (1993). A kinetic study of metal binding by biomass immobilized in polymers. Presented at Southwest Regional ACS Meeting, Austin, Texas.

U. S. Ramelow and C. N. Guidry (1993). Correlations between differential scanning calorimetry and infrared spectroscopy for copolymer analysis of ethylene/vinyl acetate. Presented at Southwest Regional ACS Meeting, Austin, Texas.

U. Ramelow (1990). Surface modification of polymers by photografting and photochlorination processes. Presented at combined southeast/southwest meeting of American Chemical Society, New Orleans, Louisiana. (Also chaired a session on polymer chemistry.)

Grants and Awards

TASC proposal: "Integration of gel permeation chromatography into chemistry curriculum," Fall 2001 (with R. Darbeau and M. Delaney). $16,474 funded.

Patent application with R. Darbeau and M. Delaney for polystyrene sythesis, Fall Semester, 2000.

Application for funds to support a research associate, gaming revenue proposal, Sept. 19, 2000.

EPSCOR center of excellence proposal, Board of Regents Centers of Excellence Project, project proposal submitted with Mark Delaney and Ron Darbeau to represent the polymer chemistry at McNeese and to establish cooperative efforts between McNeese and industry.

Integration of Fluoromax-8 spectrofluorometer into the chemistry curriculum, gaming revenue proposal, $29,980, Sept. 14, 2000.

Juliet Hardtner Women in Science and Technology Endowed Chair Application, February 10, 1999. (Selected as the representative of the College of Science, one of two finalists for the chair).

Received the oustanding research award from the American Chemical Society National Meeting, Dallas, Texas, March 1998.

Selected to be reviewer for United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service National Research Initiative Competition Grants Program (9/119/1998).

Selected to be reviewer for Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology.

Integration of computerized instrumentation and data handling in the physical chemistry laboratory curriculum. McNeese State University Gaming Revenue Grant Proposal, March 19, 1998, $2356 funded.

Electrochemical and photochemical synthesis of conducting polymers and studies of the effect of microenviornment on their reactivities. Shearman Academic Professorship Grant Proposal, March 10, 1998, not funded.

McNeese State University Gaming Revenue Request Form, ""Integration of Fluoromax-2-Spectrofluorometer into chemistry curriculum," USDA, National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program, March 19, 1998, not funded.

"Integration of Fluoromax-2-Spectrofluorometer into the chemistry curriculum," submitted to LEQSF traditional and undergraduate enhancement proposal support fund, Laboratory Instrumentation Enhancement Fund, FY 1998-1999, October 19. 1998. (Cooperative project with Dr. R. Darbeau, Dr. G. Ramelow.

"Re-integration of high performance liquid chromatrography into the chemistry curriculum," (with D.J. Tauber et al.), McNeese State University Gaming Revenue grant proposal, 1997. $22,108 funded.

Awarded a research fellowship by M.I.T., October 1997.

Electrochemical and photochemical synthesis of conductive polymers and development of methods to increase their conductivities. Three-year Miller Academic Endowed Profesorship grant proposal submitted February 1997.

Electrochemical and photochemical synthesis of conducting polymers. One-Year Shearman Endowed Professorship and Players Riverboat Casino Endowed Professorship grant proposal submitted March 1997. (Special research award funded) American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund grant proposal submitted January 1997.

Conductive polymer polypyrrole. Endowed professorship special award, 1996.

Electrochemical and photochemical synthesis of conducting polymer blends of polypyrrole, polythiophene sulfide. LEQSF grant proposal submitted October 1996.

Electrochemical synthesis of conductive polymers. Research Corporation Cottrel Grant proposal submitted October 1996.

Conductive polymers: Electric conductivities of polymers reacted with dopent solutions, submitted to Shearman Research Initiative Fund, March 1995.

Conductive polymers: Electric conductivities of polymers reacted with dopent solutions, Endowed Professorship proposal, McNeese State University, March 1995.

Shearman Research Fellow, McNeese State University, 1993: "Free radical copolymerization of styrene-MMA initiated with UV radiation and development of a new method for the determination of monomer reactivity ratios."

A kinetic study of metal binding by biomass immobilized in polymers, submitted to Eppley Foundation, April 1993.

Free radicalic copolymerization and development of a new method for determination of monomer reactivity ratios, Shearman Research Initiative Grant, $2493, 1993.

Kirkman Hall Ron W. Darbeau Mark S. Delaney Mark E. Merchant Jesse R. Ortego Gerald J. Ramelow Ulku S. Ramelow Christopher F. Rodriquez Carol E. Schulte Joan E. Vallee Danette Vines Faculty Home Page
	Ulku S. Ramelow 221F Kirkman Hall u ramelow@mail.mcneese.edu www.faculty.mcneese.edu/ur amelow 337-475-5791 Field of Specialization Polymer Chemistry (Conductive polymers, surface modification of polymers, metal ion binding by biomass immobilized in polymers.) Current Graduate Students Education B.S. in Chemistry Middle East Technical University (1966) Ankara, Turkey M.S. in Physical and Radiation Chemistry Middle East Technical University (1969) Ankara, Turkey Ph.D. in Polymer and Physical Chemistry Middle East Technical University (1978) Ankara, Turkey Postdoctoral research at Texas A&M University. Teaching Professional Experience Professor, McNeese State University, Chemistry Department, 2002-present. Associate Professor, McNeese State University, Chemistry Department, 1994-2002. Assistant Professor, McNeese State University, Chemistry Department, 1991-1994. Instructor, McNeese State University, Chemistry Department, 1987-1991. Adjunct Professor, McNeese State University, Chemistry Department, 1982-1987. Associate Professor, Middle East Technical University, Chemistry Dept., 1985. Assistant Professor, Middle East Technical University, Chemistry Department, 1981-1982. Visiting Lecturer, Texas A&M University, Chemistry Department, 1981. Instructor, Middle East Technical University, Chemistry Department, 1971-1979. Researcher, Rutgers University, Physiology Department, 1970-1971. Teaching Assistant, Middle East Technical University, Chemistry Department, 1966-1969. Student worker (work/study program), Turkish Fertilizer Industries, Kutahya plant, summers 1963 and 1964. Research Characterization and improvement of some polymeric materials. Preparation of electrically conducting polymeric films and investigation of the effect of temperature and solvent change on the conductivity of polymer- coated electrodes. Study of the effect of additives on grafting and curing reactions of polymers (Synergistic effect). Piezoelectric adsorption of gases on polymer surfaces. Permeability of gases on polymer surfaces. Performance characterization of diffusion gradients in thin polymer films for the in situ measurement of trace metals in aqueous solutions. Supervised Graduate Student Research David Brown, "Dopant effect on conductivity of polyethylene glycol dimethacrylate polymers," undergraduate research, 2002. Gwendolyn Glenn, "Effect of concentration and speciation or iron and solvent nucleophilicity on electrical conductivity of polypyrrole," undergraduate research 2002. Samantha Braganza, "Relaxation time determination of acidified pyruvic acid reactions by NMR spectroscopy," graduate research 2001-present. Qui Qing Hua, "Monomer reactivity ratios in UV-initiated free-radical copolymerization reactions," M. S. awarded May 1994. Junhai Ma, "Electrical conductivities of polyvinylketones an polypyrrole reacted with dopant solutions," M. S. awarded May 1996. Chungkai Tong, "Evaluation of polymeric supports for immobilizing biomass to prepare biosorbents for metal ions," graduate research, 1992-1993. C. Neil Guidry and Steven Fisk, A kinetic study of metal ion binding by biomass immobilized in polymers.undergraduate research, 1994. C. Neil Guidry, " Correlation between differential scanning calorimetry and infrared spectroscopy for copolymer analysis of ethylene/vinyl acetate," undergraduate research, 1994. Publications Ulku S. Ramelow, Junhui Ma, Ron Darbeau (2001). Electrical conductivities of polypyrrole reacted with dopant solutions. Journal of Materials Research Innovations. 5, 40-49. R. Darbeau, M. Delaney, and U. Ramelow (1999). Deaminatively-generated carbocations as initiators of styrene polymerization. Organic Letters, 1(5), 761. Ulku S. Ramelow (1999). Conductive polymers obtained by photochemical and chemical methods. International conference on polymerization chartacterization. Polychar-8 program and book of abstracts, pp. 0-30. Junhui Ma and Ulku S. Ramelow. (1998). Electrical conductivities of polyyrrole reacted with dopant solutions. Submitted to Journal of Hazardous Materials. Ulku S. Ramelow and Junhui Ma. (1998). Electrical conductivities of semiconductive polymers. Published as "Preprint" by Polymer Division of American Chemical Society, Vol. 39, No. 3, March 1998. Paper presented at Dallas National Meeting of American Chemical Society. Ulku S. Ramelow. (1998). Some Principles and Experiments in Physical Chemistry Laboratory, 106 pages, McNeese State University. Ulku S. Ramelow, Junhui Ma, and J. David Tauber. (1997). Electrical conductivities of polyvinylketones reacted with dopants. Turkish Journal of Chemistry, 21, 313-326 (Professor Bahattin Baysal Special Issue). Ulku S. Ramelow, C. Neil Guidry, and Steven D. Fisk. (1996). A kinetic study of metal ion binding by biomass immobilized in polymers. J. Hazardous Materials, 46, 37-55. Junhui Ma, J. David Tauber, and Ulku S. Ramelow (1996). Electrical conductivities of polyvinylketones reacted with dopants. Submitted to J. Appl. Poly. Sci. Ulku S. Ramelow and Qing Hua Qiu. (1995). Monomer reactivity ratios in UV-initiated free radical copolymerization reactions. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 57, 911-920. Chungkai Tong, Ulku S. Ramelow, and Gerald J. Ramelow. (1994). Evaluation of polymeric supports for immobilizing biomass to prepare biosorbents for metals. Intern. J. Environ. Anal. Chem., 56, 175-191. Ulku Ramelow and C. Neil Guidry. (1994). Correlations between differential scanning calorimetry and infrared spectroscopy for copolymer analysis of ethylene/vinyl acetate. Microchemical Journal, 50, 57-67. Ulku S. Ramelow (1991). Surface modification of polymers by photografting and photochlorination processes. Research Trends in Inorganic Chemistry, 2, 159-170.3(3), 219-232. Presentations Ulku Ramelow (2001). Paper presented at McNeese-ULL joint chemistry symposium, September 28. Ulku Ramelow (2000). Conductive polymers, polypyrrole. Invited seminar presented at LSU Chemistry Department, February 25. Ulku Ramelow (2000). Polypyrrole PMNA and PEMA polymerization. Seminar presented at MSU Chemistry Department, February 2. Ulku Ramelow (2000). Conductive polymers obtained by photochemical and chemical methods. Presented at Polychar-8 International Conference, Denton, TX, January 11-14. U. S. Ramelow (1998). Semi-conducting polymers. Presented at 72nd Annual Meeting of Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Hammond, Louisiana. U. S. Ramelow (1998). Electrical conductivities of polypyrrole. Poster presented at Dallas National Meeting of American Chemical Society, Polymer Division. U. S. Ramelow (1997), Conductivity of polyvinylketones reacted with dopant solutions. Presented at 71st Annual Meeting of Lousiana Academy of Sciences, Alexandria, Louisiana. U. S. Ramelow and Junhai Ma (1996). Conductivities of polyvinylketones and polypyrrole reacted with dopant solutions. Presented at 70th Annual Meeting of Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana. U. S. Ramelow and Qing Hua Qiu (1995). Monomer reactivity ratios in UV-initiated free radical copolymerizations. Presented at the Pittsburgh Conference, New Orleans. U. S. Ramelow and S. D. Fisk (1993). A kinetic study of metal binding by biomass immobilized in polymers. Presented at Southwest Regional ACS Meeting, Austin, Texas. U. S. Ramelow and C. N. Guidry (1993). Correlations between differential scanning calorimetry and infrared spectroscopy for copolymer analysis of ethylene/vinyl acetate. Presented at Southwest Regional ACS Meeting, Austin, Texas. U. Ramelow (1990). Surface modification of polymers by photografting and photochlorination processes. Presented at combined southeast/southwest meeting of American Chemical Society, New Orleans, Louisiana. (Also chaired a session on polymer chemistry.) Grants and Awards TASC proposal: "Integration of gel permeation chromatography into chemistry curriculum," Fall 2001 (with R. Darbeau and M. Delaney). $16,474 funded. Patent application with R. Darbeau and M. Delaney for polystyrene sythesis, Fall Semester, 2000. Application for funds to support a research associate, gaming revenue proposal, Sept. 19, 2000. EPSCOR center of excellence proposal, Board of Regents Centers of Excellence Project, project proposal submitted with Mark Delaney and Ron Darbeau to represent the polymer chemistry at McNeese and to establish cooperative efforts between McNeese and industry. Integration of Fluoromax-8 spectrofluorometer into the chemistry curriculum, gaming revenue proposal, $29,980, Sept. 14, 2000. Juliet Hardtner Women in Science and Technology Endowed Chair Application, February 10, 1999. (Selected as the representative of the College of Science, one of two finalists for the chair). Received the oustanding research award from the American Chemical Society National Meeting, Dallas, Texas, March 1998. Selected to be reviewer for United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service National Research Initiative Competition Grants Program (9/119/1998). Selected to be reviewer for Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. Integration of computerized instrumentation and data handling in the physical chemistry laboratory curriculum. McNeese State University Gaming Revenue Grant Proposal, March 19, 1998, $2356 funded. Electrochemical and photochemical synthesis of conducting polymers and studies of the effect of microenviornment on their reactivities. Shearman Academic Professorship Grant Proposal, March 10, 1998, not funded. McNeese State University Gaming Revenue Request Form, ""Integration of Fluoromax-2-Spectrofluorometer into chemistry curriculum," USDA, National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program, March 19, 1998, not funded. "Integration of Fluoromax-2-Spectrofluorometer into the chemistry curriculum," submitted to LEQSF traditional and undergraduate enhancement proposal support fund, Laboratory Instrumentation Enhancement Fund, FY 1998-1999, October 19. 1998. (Cooperative project with Dr. R. Darbeau, Dr. G. Ramelow. "Re-integration of high performance liquid chromatrography into the chemistry curriculum," (with D.J. Tauber et al.), McNeese State University Gaming Revenue grant proposal, 1997. $22,108 funded. Awarded a research fellowship by M.I.T., October 1997. Electrochemical and photochemical synthesis of conductive polymers and development of methods to increase their conductivities. Three-year Miller Academic Endowed Profesorship grant proposal submitted February 1997. Electrochemical and photochemical synthesis of conducting polymers. One-Year Shearman Endowed Professorship and Players Riverboat Casino Endowed Professorship grant proposal submitted March 1997. (Special research award funded) American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund grant proposal submitted January 1997. Conductive polymer polypyrrole. Endowed professorship special award, 1996. Electrochemical and photochemical synthesis of conducting polymer blends of polypyrrole, polythiophene sulfide. LEQSF grant proposal submitted October 1996. Electrochemical synthesis of conductive polymers. Research Corporation Cottrel Grant proposal submitted October 1996. Conductive polymers: Electric conductivities of polymers reacted with dopent solutions, submitted to Shearman Research Initiative Fund, March 1995. Conductive polymers: Electric conductivities of polymers reacted with dopent solutions, Endowed Professorship proposal, McNeese State University, March 1995. Shearman Research Fellow, McNeese State University, 1993: "Free radical copolymerization of styrene-MMA initiated with UV radiation and development of a new method for the determination of monomer reactivity ratios." A kinetic study of metal binding by biomass immobilized in polymers, submitted to Eppley Foundation, April 1993. Free radicalic copolymerization and development of a new method for determination of monomer reactivity ratios, Shearman Research Initiative Grant, $2493, 1993.
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