Dr. Michael Leopold

Associate Professor of Chemistry
C-211 Gottwald Center for the Sciences
Office: (804) 287-6329
Fax: (804) 287-1897

Speciality:
Bioanalytical Nanomaterials

Teaching:
Intro Chem: Structure, Dynamics & Structure Lecture & Lab

Research:
Bioanalytical materials and biosensor development - Study of interactions between proteins and synthetic nanomaterials.

Education:
Ph.D. - North Carolina State University

Selected Publications:
L.E. Russell, R.R. Pompano, K.W. Kittredge and M.C. Leopold (2007) Assembled Nanoparticle Films with Crown Ether-Metal Ion 'Sandwiches' as Sensing Mechanisms for Metal Ions. Journal of Materials Science, v. 42, no. 17, 7100-7108.

D. Sheibley*, D.J. Tognarelli*, R. Szymanik* and M.C. Leopold (2005) Ultra-fast Formation and Characterization of Stable Nanoparticle Film Assemblies. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 15, 491-498.

M.C. Leopold, R.L. Donkers, D. Georganopoulou, M. Fisher*, F.P. Zamborini, and R.W. Murray (2004) Growth, Conductivity, and Vapor Response Properties of Metal Ion-Carboxylate Linked Nanoparticle Films. Faraday Discuss., 125, 63-76.

V.L. Jimenz, M.C. Leopold, C. Mazzitelli*, J.W. Jorgenson and R.W. Murray (2003) Reversed-Phase HPLC Separation of Monolayer Protected Gold Nanoclusters. Anal. Chem., 75(2), 199-206.

D.T. Miles, M.C. Leopold and R.W. Murray (2003) Simulations of Quantized Double Layer Charging Voltammetry of Poly-Disperse and Mono-Disperse Monolayer Protected Clusters.  J. Electroanal. Chem., 554-555, 87-97.

F.P. Zamborini, L.A. Smart*, M.C. Leopold, and R.W. Murray (2003) Distance-Dependent Electron Hopping Conductivity and Nanoscale Lithography of Chemically-Linked Gold Monolayer-Protected Cluster Films. Analytica Chimica Acta, 496, 3-16.

R.L. Donkers, M.C. Leopold and R.W. Murray (2002) Growth and Conductivity of Monolayer-Protected Cluster Films - New Strategies. Proceedings of the 201st Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Organic and Biological Electrochemistry Society.

F.P. Zamborini, M.C. Leopold, J.F. Hicks, P.J. Kulesza, M.A. Malik and R.W. Murray (2002) Electron Hopping Conductivity and Vapor Sensing Properties of Flexible Network Films of Metal Nanoparticles. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 124(30), 8958-8964.

M.C. Leopold, J.A. Black* and E.F. Bowden (2002) Influence of Gold Topography on Carboxylic Acid Terminated Self-Assembled Monolayers. Langmuir, 18, 978-980.

M.C. Leopold and E.F. Bowden (2002) The Influence of Gold Substrate Topography on the Voltammetry of Cytochrome c Adsorbed on Carboxylic Acid Terminated Self- Assembled Monolayers. Langmuir, 18(6), 2239-2245.

A. El Kasmi, M.C. Leopold, R. Galligan*, R.T. Robertson, S.S. Saavedra, K. El Kacemi and E.F. Bowden (2002) Adsorption Immobilization of Cytochrome c on Indium/Tin Oxide (ITO): Electrochemical Evidence for Electron Transfer Induced Conformational Changes. Electrochemistry Communications, 4, 177-181.