Postdoctoral Research, Harvard University, 1992-1994 Postdoctoral Research, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1991-1992 Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, August 1991 B.A., Computer Science and Chemistry, Drew University, June 1987

Organic and Materials Chemistry

The Gorman group research interests include: Synthesis of new molecular, macromolecular, supramolecular and fabricated architectures on the nanometer length scale that are designed to display new behaviors. Investigation as to how structure controls properties using a variety of analytical characterization techniques

"Surface-Initiated Polymerization by Means of Novel, Stable, Non-Ester-Based Radical Initiator" Bain, E, D.; Dawes, K.; Özçam, A. E.; Hu, X.-F.; Gorman, C. B.; Šrogl, J.; Genzer, J. Macromolecules, 2012, 45, 3802-3815. 揅hemical amplification for in-gel DNA detection? He, P.; Tucker, E. Z.; Gorman, C. B.; He, L. Anal. Methods, 2011, 3, 2463-2468. 揈ffects of Temperature and pH on the Degradation of Poly(lactic acid) Brushes? Xu, L.; Crawford, K.; Gorman, C. B. Macromolecules, 2011, 44(12), 4777-4782. 揝tanding Up versus Looping Over: Controlling the Geometry of Self-Assembled Monolayers of α,ω-Diynes on Gold? Kim, Y.-H.; Gorman, C. B. Langmuir, 2011, 27(10), 6069-6075. 揙vercoming challenges in the palladium-catalyzed synthesis of electron deficient ortho-substituted aryl acetonitriles? Brannock, M. C.; Behof, W. J.; Morrison, G.; Gorman, C. B. Org. Biomol. Chem., 2011, 9(8), 2661 ? 2666. 揟erminal Alkynes as an Ink or Background SAM in Replacement Lithography: Adventitious versus Directed Replacement? Tucker, E. Z.; Gorman, C. B. Langmuir, 2010, 26(18), 15027?15034. 揚oly(Lactic Acid) Brushes Grow Longer at Lower Temperatures? Xu, L.; Gorman, C. B.; J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem., 2010, 48(15), 3362-3367. 揇endritically Encapsulated, Water Soluble Fe4S4: Synthesis and Electrochemical Properties? Sharma, A. K.; Kim, N.; Cameron, C. S.; Lyndon, M.; Gorman, C. B. Inorg. Chem., 2010, 49(11), 5072-5078. 揅ascade cyclization to produce a series of fused, aromatic molecules? Behof, W. J.; Wang, D.; Niu, W.; Gorman, C. B. Org. Lett., 2010, 12(9), 2146?2148 (Selected as SynFact of the month: Synfacts 2010, 7, 0763-0763). R27. 揇endritic encapsulation of redox-active units? Gorman, C. B. in Electrochemistry of Functional Supramolecular Systems, Venturi, M.; Ceroni, P.; Credi, A. eds. John Wiley & Sons, 2009. 揂minoisoquinolines as Colorimetric Hg2+ Sensors: The Importance of Molecular Structure and Sacrificial Base? Wan, Y.; Niu, W.; Behof, W. J.; Wang, Y.; Boyle, P., Gorman, C. B. Tetrahedron, 2009, 65, 4293-4297. 揘ano朎ncapsulation and Stabilization of Single朚olecule/Particle Electronic Nano朅ssemblies using Low-Temperature Atomic Layer Deposition? Na, J.-S.; Ayres, J.; Chandra, K.; Gorman, C.; Parsons, G. J. Phys. Chem. C, 2008, 112, 20510?20517. 揈ffect of Substrate Geometry on Polymer Molecular Weight and Polydispersity during Surface-Initiated Polymerization? Gorman, C. B.; Petrie, R. J.; Genzer J. Macromolecules 2008, 41, 4856-4865. R26. 揅hlorosulfonic Acid? Sharma, A. K.; Gorman, C. B. in e-EROS Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, Paquette, L. A.; Crich, D.; Fuchs, P. L.; Molander, G. eds.; John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 揜eal-time conductivity analysis through single-molecule electrical junctions? Na, J.-S.; Ayres, J.; Chandra, K. L.; Gorman, C. B.; Parsons, G. N. Nanotechnology 2007, 18, 424001. 揂lkanethiol Reductive Desorption from Self-Assembled Monolayers on Gold, Platinum and Palladium Substrates? Williams, J. A.; Gorman, C. B. J. Phys. Chem. C, 2007, 111(34), 12804-12810. 揈ffect of Dendrimer Generation on Electron Self-Exchange Kinetics between Metal(tris-bipyridine) Core Dendrimers? Hong, Y-R.; Gorman, C. B. Chem. Commun., 2007, 3195-3197. 揂n Effective, Orthogonal Deprotection Strategy for Differentially Functionalized, Linear and Y-Shaped Oligo-Phenylene Ethynylenes? Chandra, K. L.; Zhang, S., Gorman, C. B. Tetrahedron, 2007, 63(30), 7120-7132. 揝elf-Assembled Monolayers of Terminal Alkynes on Gold? Zhang, S.; Chandra, K. L.; Gorman C. B. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129(16), 4876-4877. 揈nhanced Conduction through Isocyanide Terminal Groups in Alkane and Biphenylene Molecules Measured in Molecule/Nanoparticle/Molecule Junctions? Chu, C.-W.; Ayres, J. A.; Stefanescu, D. M.; Walker, B. R.; Gorman, C. B.; Parsons, G. N. J. Phys. Chem. C, 2007, 111, 8080-8085. 揝canning Tunneling Microscopy-Based Replacement Lithography on Self-Assembled Monolayers: Comparison of Gold, Palladium and Platinum Substrates? Williams, J. A.; Gorman C. B. Langmuir, 2007, 23(6), 3103-3105. 揅onduction Mechanisms and Stability of Single Molecule Nanoparticle/Molecule/Nanoparticle Junctions? Na, J.-S.; Ayres, J.; Chandra, K. L., Chu, C.-W.; Gorman, C. B.; Parsons, G. N. Nanotechnology 2007, 18, 035203.

揈fficient synthesis of halo indanones via chlorosulfonic acid mediated Friedel-Craft cyclization of aryl propionic acids and their use in alkylation reactions? Sharma, A. K.; Subramani, A. V.; Gorman, C. B. Tetrahedron 2007, 63, 389?395.