Dr. T. Randall Lee, Professor of Chemistry, Cullen Distinguished University Chair and NSM Associate Dean for Research

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Department of Chemistry

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• Areas of expertise

  • Organic, inorganic, organometallic, or solid-state synthesis
  • Technological applications of new materials
  • Self-assembled monolayers
  • Nanoparticles
  • Polymers

• Awards

  • Camille and Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Award, 1993-1998
  • NSF CAREER Award, 1995-2000
  • University of Houston Research Excellence Award, 1999
  • Enron Teaching Excellence Award, 1999
  • HAO Outstanding Faculty Award, 2000
  • University of Houston Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award, 2006 
  • Inducted into UH Honors College Society of Fellows, 2015

• Publications

  • "Magnetic Microorganisms: Utilizing Nanotechnology to Observe and Control Paramecia" L. M. Tarkington; W. W. Bryan; T. Kolhatkar; N. J. Markle; E. A. Raska; M. M. Cubacub; S. Rittikulsittichai; C.-H. Li; Y.-T. Chen; A. C. Jamison; T. R. Lee, J. Chem. Educ. 2017, 94, 85-90. PDF file

  • "Structure, Wettability, and Thermal Stability of Organic Thin-Films on Gold Generated from the Molecular Self-Assembly of Unsymmetrical Oligo(ethylene glycol) Spiroalkanedithiols"  P. Chinwangso; H. J. Lee; A. C. Jamison; M. D. Marquez; C. S. Park; T. R. Lee, Langmuir 2017, 33, 1751-1762. PDF file

  • "Digestive Ripening of Au Nanoparticles Using Multidentate Ligands" P. Sahu, J. Shimpi, H. J Lee, T. R. Lee, and B. L. V. Prasad, Langmuir 2017, 33, 1943-1950. PDF file

  • "Advanced Drug Delivery via Self-Assembled Monolayer-Coated Nanoparticles" A. Shakiba; O. Zenasni; M. D. Marquez; T. R. Lee, AIMS Bioengineering 2017, 4, 275-299. PDF file

  • "Bidentate Aromatic Thiols on Gold: New Insight Regarding the Influence of Branching on the Structure, Packing, Wetting, and Stability of Self-Assembled Monolayers on Gold Surfaces" S. Rittikulsittichai; C. S. Park; A. C. Jamison; D. Rodriguez; O. Zenasni; T. R. Lee. Langmuir 2017, 33, 4349-4406. PDF file

  • "Spin-Glass Behavior in Graphene Oxide Powders Induced by Nonmagnetic Sodium Sulfate" D. Lee; I. Nekrashevich; H. J. Lee; C. Dannangoda; K. S. Martirosyan; T. R. Lee; D. Litvinov., Chem. Mater. 2017, 29, 3873-3882. PDF file

  • “DNA Loading and Release Using Custom-Tailored Poly(L-lysine) Surfaces” Shakiba, Amin; Patil, Sagar L.; Zenasni, Oussama; Schmitt, Monika E.; Gunaratne, Preethi H.; Lee, T. Randall, From ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2017, 9, 23370-23378. PDF file

  • “Homogeneously Mixed Monolayers: Emergence of Compositionally Conflicted Interfaces” Marquez, Maria D.; Zenasni, Oussama; Jamison, Andrew C.; Lee, T. Randall, Langmuir 2017, 33, 8839-8855. PDF file

  • "Near-Infrared-Responsive, Superparamagnetic Au@Co Nanochains" •    V. Vittur ; A.G. Kolhatkar.; S. Shah.; I. Rusakova.; D. Litvinov; T. R. Lee, Beilstein J. Nanotechnol., 2017, 8, 1680-1687. PDF file

  • "Impedance Biosensor Incorporating a Carboxylate-Terminated Bidendate Thiol for Antibody Immobilization" R. Radhakrishnan; M. Pali; H. J. Lee; T. R. Lee; I. I. Suni, J. Electrochem. Soc. 2016, 163, B125-B130. PDF file

  More publications available HERE

• Patents

  • Methods for making fluorinated surface modifying agents, methods of using same and products made using same. Patent number: 6153322
  • Fluorinated hydrogn bond stabilized surfacemodifying agents, articles made therefrom, methods for making and using the same. Patent number: 6509100

• Grants and Funded Research

  • Welch Foundation grant for Aliphatic Xanthates and Analogs for Tailored Surfaces and Nanoparticle Coatings

• Curriculum Vitae

  • None available.

• Contact information

  SERC building, Room 5004

  Phone: 713.743.2724

  trlee@uh.edu