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Marek W. Urban is an American professor, scientist and chemical engineer who works in the field of polymers, polymer spectroscopy, and polymeric coatings. He studied chemistry at Marquette University where he received MS degree (1979) and continued at Michigan Technological University where he received his doctorate in chemistry and chemical engineering (1984), followed by postdoctoral fellowship at Case Western Reserve University (1984–86). He is currently J.E. Sirrine Foundation Endowed Chair and Professor at Clemson University in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.〔("The microbiological minefield" ). ''The Economist'', 17 May 2013.〕 His prior appointments included department chair positions at North Dakota State University and University of Southern Mississippi.〔Jonathan Fahey. ("Better Than Watching Paint Dry" ). ''Forbes'', 12 March 2009.〕 He also has led and directed the National Science Foundation Research Centers, Industry/University Cooperative Research Center in Coatings (1995–2005) and Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) on Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Films and Coatings. Numerous media including New York Times,〔Fountain, Henry. ("A Polymer Coating That Can Heal Itself Thanks to UV Light" ). ''New York Times'', 13 March 2009.〕 Forbes,〔 BBC,〔("Coatings that 'self-heal' in sun" ). ''BBC NEWS'', 12 March 2009.〕 National Geographic,〔("Self-Healing Coating May Erase Gadget Scratches" ). ''National Geographic News'', 13 March 2009.〕 Discovery,〔("When Hurt, Self-Healing Plastics Turn Red" ). ''Discovery News'', 26 March 2012.〕 The Economist,〔 Discovery Channel, USA Today, local TV stations, and many others have featured his research group (Urban Research Group) discoveries in stimuli-responsive polymers, including self-healing films,〔Lofton, Lynn. ("USM professor develops self-repairing plastic material" ). ''Mississippi Business Journal'', 19 August 2012.〕 colloidal synthesis, and antimicrobial surfaces.〔 == Selected publications == Vibrational Spectroscopy of Molecules and Macromolecules on Surfaces, John Wiley & Sons, 1993. Attenuated Total Reflectance Spectroscopy of Polymeric Materials; Theory and Practice, American Chemical Society and Oxford University Press, 1996. Handbook of Stimuli-Responsive Materials, Wiley-VCH, Verlag & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany, 2011. Stimuli-Responsive Polymers,” McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology, 2010, 362-365. Dynamic materials: The Chemistry of Self-Healing,” Nature Chemistry, 2012, 4, 80-82. Self-Repairing Oxetane-Substituted Chitosan Polyurethane Networks, B. Ghosh and M.W. Urban, Science, 2009, 323(5920), 1458–1460. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marek W. Urban」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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