Dr. Steven E. Keinath
Senior Research Scientist and Associate Professor

Steven E. KeinathProfessional Preparation

  • Saginaw Valley State University, Chemistry and Physics, B.S., 1976
  • University of Massachusetts, Polymer Science, M.S., 1978
    Saginaw Valley State University, M.B.A., 1981
  • Central Michigan University, Education, M.A., 1985
  • Michigan Technological University, Chemistry, Ph.D., 1992

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Appointments

  • 2009 to present, Senior Research Scientist and Associate Professor, MMI
  • 1999-2009, Research Scientist and Associate Professor, MMI
  • 1994-99, Senior Associate Scientist and Assistant Professor, MMI
  • 1992-94, Associate Research Scientist and Assistant Research Professor, MMI
  • 1987-92, Ph.D. Candidate, Michigan Polymer Consortium, MMI/Michigan Technological University
  • 1985-92, Independent Researcher and Instructor, MMI
  • 1978-84, Senior Research Assistant, MMI
  • 1976-78, Graduate Student, Dept. of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts
  • 1974-76, Research Assistant, Dept. of Chemistry, Saginaw Valley State University

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Representative Publications

  • Effective Plastics Recycling:  Importance and Impact of Focused Polymer Chemistry Research.  C.F. Balazs and S.E. Keinath, Technology Century, 2(6), 42-43, Dec. 1997/Jan. 1998.
  • Rheology of Dendrimers.  I.  Newtonian Flow Behavior of Medium and Highly Concentrated Solutions of Polyamidoamine (PAMAM) Dendrimers in Ethylenediamine (EDA) Solvent.  S. Uppuluri, S.E. Keinath, D.A. Tomalia, and P.R. Dvornic, Macromolecules, 31, 4498-4510 (1998).
  • Advances in Automotive Plastics Recycling.  S.E. Keinath, A. Merrington, L.-L. Chu, L.S. Thomas, C.F. Balazs, and H.-F. Guo, Proc. 6th Annual Recycling Conf. (ARC '99), (Dearborn, MI, Nov. 9-11, 1999), 487-493 (1999).
  • Poly(amidoamine-organosilicon) (PAMAMOS) Dendrimers and Their Derivatives of Higher Degree of Structural Complexity.  P.R. Dvornic, M.J. Owen, S.E. Keinath, J. Hu, L.W. Hoffman, and P.L. Parham, ACS Polym. Prepr., 42(1), 126 (2001).
  • Organic-inorganic Polyamidoamine (PAMAM) Dendrimer - Polyhedral Oligosilsesquioxane (POSS) Nanohybrids, P.R. Dvornic, C. Hartmann-Thompson, S.E. Keinath, and E.J. Hill, Macromolecules, 37(20), 7818-7831 (2004).
  • Near Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (NEXAFS) Studies of Copper Ion-containing PAMAMOS Dendrimer Networks, R.A. Bubeck, P.R. Dvornic, J. Hu, A. Hexemer, X. Li, S.E. Keinath, and D.A. Fisher, Macromol. Chem. Phys., 206, 1146-1153 (2005).
  • Hydrogen-bond Acidic Polyhedral Oligosilsesquioxane Filled Polymer Coatings for Surface Acoustic Wave Sensors, C. Hartmann-Thompson, D.L. Keeley, P.R. Dvornic, S.E. Keinath, and K.R. McCrea, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 104(5), 3171-3182 (2007).
  • One- and Two-photon Fluorescent Polyhedral Oligosilsesquioxane (POSS) Nanosensor Arrays for the Remote Detection of Analytes in Clouds, in Solution, and on Surfaces, C. Hartmann-Thompson, D. Keeley, K. Pollock, S.E. Keinath, P.R. Dvornic, M. Dantus, T. Gunaratne, and D. LeCaptain, Chemistry of Materials, 20(8), 2829-2838 (2008).

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Synergistic Activities

  • Honors and Awards
    1999, Sigma Xi (Midland Chapter), Best Paper Award
    1999, ACS (Midland Section), Outstanding Achievement in College Chemistry Teaching Award
    2004, Saginaw Valley State University, College of Science, Engineering & Technology, Outstanding Alumni Award
    2004, ACS (Midland Section), Outstanding Service to the American Chemical Society Adjunct professorship:
    Central Michigan University, Department of Chemistry, 1993-2005

  • Professional Associations (active local section and/or national society involvement):
    American Chemical Society
    North American Thermal Analysis Society
    Sigma Xi
    Society of Plastics Engineers

  • Professional Listings
    American Men and Women of Science
    Who’s Who of Emerging Leaders in America
    Who’s Who in Science and Engineering
    Who’s Who in Plastics and Polymers

  • Publications and Presentations
    3 edited books (named co-editor), book editor of 6 additional polymer texts (un-named), approx. 30 publications, over 50 presentations

  • Graduate and Postdoctoral Advisors
    Roger J. Morgan, Ph.D. Thesis Advisor, Michigan Molecular Institute, and then Texas A&M University (deceased) John Williams, Ph.D. Thesis Advisor, Michigan Technological University (retired) Patricia Dreyfuss, Ph.D. Thesis Advisor, Michigan Molecular Institute (deceased) Karl Lindfors, Ph.D. Thesis Advisor, Central Michigan University (retired)

  • Thesis Advisor and Postgraduate-Scholar Sponsor
    Wei-Min Cheng, M.S. Thesis, Central Michigan University, 1984, Goodrich, New Orleans, LA

    Richard Long, M.S. Thesis, Central Michigan University, 1991, ICI Polyurethanes, Detroit, MI

    Lih-Long Chu, Postdoctoral Scholar, Michigan Molecular Institute, 1998-1999, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI

    Eric J. Hill, M.S. Thesis, Central Michigan University, 2007, Impact Analytical, Midland, MI

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