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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frank S. Bates (born April 10, 1954) is the Regents Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota. He is known for his work on synthetic polymers, polymer synthesis, chemical modification, and molecular characterization; structural analysis by neutron, X-ray, and light scattering, and electron microscopy; dynamical characterization through rheological and processing measurements..

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 * 1Career
 * 2Research
 * 2.1Combustion of soot in diesel particulate filters
 * 2.2Development of novel catalyst architecture
 * 2.3Nanoparticle synthesis and pressure release during their combustion
 * 3Honors
 * 4Key publications
 * 5References
 * 6External links

Career[edit]
Bates received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1976 in mathematics from State University of New York at Albany and Masters of Science in Chemical Engineering in 1979 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1982, he received a Sc.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Chemical Engineering, with a thesis on diblock copolymer–homopolymer blends supervised by Professor Robert E. Cohen . He worked for seven years as a technical staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, NJ.

In 1989, Bates joined the Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Department at the University of Minnesota as an associate professor. In 1991 he was promoted to full professor and was awarded a Distinguished McKnight University Professorship in 1996, followed by his appointment as a Regents Professor in 2007. He served as head of the department from 1999 to 2014. He has supervised 74 PhD and 10 MS degrees as an advisor or co-advisor in addition to 35 post-doctoral fellows and 30 academic offspring. Bates has published well over 500 journal articles.

Research[edit]
Bates' research in polymer science focuses primarily on the self-assembly of block copolymers into ordered nanoscale morphologies, the dynamics of block copolymers and polymer blends, and the useful bulk physical properties of these materials. He has contributed a comprehensive understanding of the thermodynamically-driven microphase separation of diblock copolymers with quantitative comparisons to theories developed by Ludwik Leibler and others. This work has had lasting impact on the design of commercial multiblock copolymers for widespread applications. Bates is credited with supplying a detailed understanding of the formation of bicontinuous and tricontinuous network phase morphologies in block copolymers, including the conclusive identification of the double gyroid morphology in diblock copolymers and the discovery of the first two orthorhombic network phases in soft materials. Bates has also furnished deep insights into the role of thermodynamic fluctuations in copolymer melts, culminating recently in the discovery of block copolymers that form the Frank-Casper sigma-phase and a dodecagonal quasicrystal.

His group is currently conducting research in these areas:

Polymer Synthesis
The main goal of the synthetic efforts is to create model polymers of controlled molecular characteristics for thermodynamic analysis. Anionic polymerization represents the primary synthetic tool with which we control the molecular characteristics such as polymer molecular weight, molecular weight distribution, microstructure, and chain architecture. Techniques used for molecular characterization include NMR, size exclusion chromatography, and light scattering.

Morphological Characterization
Characterization of morphology and phase behavior is accomplished through the use of various scattering and microscopy techniques. The group makes extensive use of small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and small-angle synchrotron x-ray scattering (SAXS) at national facilities, along with X-ray and light scattering conducted in our laboratory. Complementary structural information is achieved through the use of various electron microscopy techniques including transmission electron microscopy (TEM) or scanning electron microscopy (SEM) for bulk samples and cryo-TEM or cryo-SEM for polymer solutions.

Property Evaluation
In addition to the molecular and morphological properties, many other properties are also frequently of interest. For example, polymer dynamics are investigated through rheological measurements and often correlate with phase state. Various mechanical properties (fracture toughness, modulus, etc) are also routinely measured to investigate how morphological and molecular properties impact mechanical properties.

Honors[edit]
Bates was awarded the John H. Dillon Medal in 1989 and the Polymer Physics Prize in 1997 from the American Physical Society. He was awarded the David Turnbull Lectureship Award in 2004 from the Materials Research Society and the American Chemical Society Cooperative Research Award from the Division of Polymeric Materials Science & Engineering in 2008. Additionally, he has been awarded the Sustained Research Prize from the Neutron Scattering Society of America in 2008 and in 2012 as an Institute Lecturer of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering  (NAE) in 2002, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2010, and the National Academy of Sciences in 2017.

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