CSD
 Nanomaterials ChemistryCSD OrganizationContact ListSearchOther Links

MahurinShannon M. Mahurin

Research Staff

B.S. Physics, Cumberland College, Williamsburg, KY, 1994
Ph.D., Chemical Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 2000
Post-doctoral Research Associate,  Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2001 - 2006
Research Staff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2006 - Present

Research Interests:

Characterization of pollen and bio-molecules using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy.

Novel methods for characterizing nanometer sized particulate emissions from military aircraft.

Health effects of nanomaterials.

Surface interactions of electrolytes with carbon for improvement of energy storage.

 

U.S. Patents Issued:

“Electrochemical capacitor for detection of hazardous vapors,” Shannon M. Mahurin, Josip Caja, Sheng Dai, Patent No. 7217354.

Professional Societies:

 American Physical Society

 American Chemical Society

 American Association for Aerosol Research

Selected Publications:

  1. M.D. Cheng, S.M. Mahurin, “Identification and Sorting of Pollen Grains,” In preparation.
  2. S.M. Mahurin, M.D. Cheng, E. Corporan, M. DeWitt, “Rapid Measurement of Particulate Matter from a T700 and a T701C Helicopter Engine,” In preparation.
  3. Haoguo Zhu, Lili Bao, S.M. Mahurin, Gary Baker, E.W. Hagaman, S. Dai, “Seeded growth of robust SERS-active 2D Au@Ag nanoparticulate films,” J. Mat. Chem., 18, 1079 (2008).
  4. Wenfu Yan, Z. Ma, S.M. Mahurin, J. Jiao, E.W. Hagaman, S.H. Overbury, S. Dai, “Novel Au/TiO2/Al2O3 center dot xH(2)O catalysts for CO oxidation,” Catalysis Letters, 121, 209 (2008).
  5. R. Lynch, B. Voy, D.F. Glass, S.M. Mahurin, B. Zhao, H. Hu, A.M. Saxton, R.L. Donnell, M.D. Cheng, “Assessing the Pulmonary Toxicity of Single-Walled Carbon Nanohorns,” Nanotoxicology, 1, 157 (2007)
  6. S.M. Mahurin, M.D. Cheng, “Generating Nanoscale Aggregates from Colloidal Nanoparticles by Various Aerosol Spray Techniques,” Nanotoxicology, 1, 130 (2007).
  7. A.J. Rondinone, M. Pawel, D. Travaglini, S.M. Mahurin, S. Dai, “Metastable Tetragonal Phase CdWO4 Nanoparticles Synthesized with a Solvothermal Method,” J. Coll. Int. Sci., 306, 281 (2007).
  8. S.M. Mahurin, L. Bao, S. Dai, “Controlled Layer-By-Layer Formation of Ultra-thin Oxide Films on Silver Island Films for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Measurement,” Israel J. Chem, 46, 329 (2006).
  9. S.M. Mahurin, L. Bao, W. Yan, C. Liang, S. Dai, “Atomic Layer Deposition of TiO2 on Mesoporous Silica,” J. Noncryst. Solids, 352, 3280 (2006).
  10. W.F. Yan, S. Brown, Z.W. Pan, S.M. Mahurin, S.H. Overbury, S. Dai, “Ultrastable Gold Nanocatalyst Supported by Nanosized Non-oxide Substrate,” Ang. Chem.-Int. Ed.,  45, 3614 (2006).
  11. W.F. Yan, Z.T. Zhang, J. Xu, S.M. Mahurin, S. Dai, “Doping of Rare Earth Elements into Microporous and Mesoporous Aluminophosphate,”  Studies Sur. Sci. Cat., 156, 265 (2005).
  12. W. Yan, S.M. Mahurin, B. Chen, S.H. Overbury, S. Dai, “Effect of Supporting Surface Layers on Catalytic Activities of Gold Nanoparticles in CO Oxidation,” J. Phys. Chem. B, 109, 15489 (2005).
  13. W. Yan, S.M. Mahurin, Z. Pan, S.H. Overbury, S. Dai, “Ultrastable Au Nanocatalyst Supported on Surface-Modified TiO2 Nanocrystals,” JACS, 127, 10480 (2005).
  14. W. Yan, S.M. Mahurin, S. Overbury, S. Dai, “Nonhydrolytic Layer-by-Layer Surface Sol-gel Modification of Powdered Mesoporous Silica Materials with TiO2,” Chem. Mat., 17, 1923 (2005).
  15. W. Yan, V. Petkov, S.M. Mahurin, S. Overbury, S. Dai, “Powder XRD Analysis and Catalysis Characterization of Ultra-small Gold Nanoparticles Deposited on Titania-Modified SBA-15,” Catalysis Comm., 6, 404 (2005).
  16. Zheng Wei Pan, Shannon M. Mahurin, Sheng Dai, Douglas H. Lowndes, “Nanowire Array Gratings,” Nanoletters, 5(4), 723 (2005).
  17. Wenfu Yan, Bei Chen, S.M. Mahurin, V. Schwartz, D.R. Mullins, Andrew R. Lupini, S.J. Pennycook, Sheng Dai, S.H. Overbury, “Preparation and Comparison of Supported Gold Nanocatalysts on Anatase, Brookite, Rutile, and P25 Polymorphs of TiO2 for Catalytic Oxidation of CO,” J. Phys. Chem. B, 109(21), 10676 (2005).
  18. Wenfu Yan, Bei Chen, Shannon M. Mahurin, Sheng Dai, Steven H. Overbury, “Brookite-Supported Highly Stable Gold Catalytic System for CO Oxidation,”  Chem. Comm., 17, 1918 (2004).
  19. P. Kumar, A. Mehta, S.M. Mahurin, Sheng Dai, M. Dadmun, B. Sumpter, M. Barnes, “Formation of Oriented Nanostructures From Single Molecules of Conjugated Polymers in Microdroplets in Solution:  the Role of Solvent,” Macromolecules, 37, 6132 (2004).
  20. Lili Bao, S.M. Mahurin, Sheng Dai, “Controlled Layer-By-Layer Formation of Ultra-thin TiO2 on Silver-Island Films via a Surface Sol-gel Method for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Measurement,” Anal. Chem., 76, 4531 (2004).
  21. Wenfu Yan, Bei Chen, S.M. Mahurin, E.W. Hagaman, Sheng Dai, Steven H. Overbury, “Surface Sol-Gel Modification of Mesoporous Silica Materials With TiO2 for the Assembly of Ultrasmall Gold Nanoparticles,” J. Phys. Chem. B, 108, 2793 (2004).
  22. Wenfu Yan, Lili Bao, S.M. Mahurin, Sheng Dai, “Silver-coated Zeolite Crystal Films as Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Substrates,” App. Spect., 58(1), 18 (2004).
  23. S.M. Mahurin, Sheng Dai, M.D. Barnes, “Probing the Diffusion of a Dilute Dye Solution in Mesoporous Glass Using Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy,” J. Phys. Chem. B, 107(48), 13336 (2003).
  24. Lili Bao, S.M. Mahurin, Richard G. Haire, Sheng Dai, “Silver-doped Sol-Gel Film as a Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Substrate for Detection of Uranyl and Neptunyl Ions,” Anal. Chem., 75(23), 6614 (2003).
  25. Zongtao Zhang, Zhengwei Pan, Shannon Mahurin, and Sheng Dai, “Synthesis of Ultrahigh-Density Ordered Arrays of Metallic Nickel Nanowires in Mesoporous Silica Films,” Chem. Comm., 20, 2584 (2003).
  26. S.M. Mahurin, S. Dai, R. Schumacher, “Spectroscopic Determination of Heterogeneities in Uranyl-doped Glasses,” J. Non-cryst. Solids, 325 (1-3), 70 (2003).
  27. L.L. Bao, S.M. Mahurin, C. Liang, S. Dai, “Study of Silver Films Over Silica Beads as a Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Substrate for Detection of Benzoic Acid,” J. Raman Spect., 34, 394 (2003).
  28. M.D. Barnes, K. Runge, B. Hathorn, S. Mahurin, B.G. Sumpter, D.W. Noid, “Manipulation with Molecules,” Materials Today, September 2002.
  29. S.M. Mahurin, A. Mehta, B. Hathorn, B.G. Sumpter, D.W. Noid, K. Runge, M.D. Barnes, “Photonic ‘polymers’:  A New Class of Photonic Wire Structure From Intersecting Polymer-Blend Microspheres,”  Opt. Lett., 27(8), 610 (2002) .
  30. M.D. Barnes, S.M. Mahurin, A. Mehta, B.G. Sumpter, D.W. Noid, “Three-Dimensional Photonic ‘Molecules’ From Sequentially Attached Polymer-Blend Microparticles,” Phys. Rev. Lett., 88(1), 015508 (2002).
  31. S. Mahurin, M. McGinnis, J.S. Bogard, L.D. Hulett, R.M. Pagni, R.N. Compton, “Effect of Beta Radiation on the Crystallization of Sodium Chlorate From Water:  A New Type of Asymmetric Synthesis,” Chirality, 13(10), 636 (2001).
  32. S.M. Mahurin, R. Sullivan, R.N. Compton, “Nonlinear Circular Dichroism in Chiral Molecules,” Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy 2000:  AIP Conference Proceedings, 584, 176 (2000).
  33. A.S. Lahamer, S.M. Mahurin, R.N. Compton, D. House, J.K. Laerdahl, P. Schwerdtfeger,  “Search for a Parity-Violating Energy Difference Between Enantiomers of a Chiral Iron Complex,” Phys. Rev. Lett., 85, 4470 (2000).
  34. S.M. Mahurin, R.N. Compton, R. Zare,  “Demonstration of the Optical Rotatory Dispersion of Sucrose,” J. Chem. Ed.  76, 1234  (1999).

Nanomaterials Chemistry Group Staff

 Provided by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Chemical Sciences Division 
Rev: August 2009