Media Mentions

Science – “To scientists’ relief, key research reactor to restart 2 years after accident” (Mar. 2023)

Science – “Reactor mishap idles nearly half of U.S. research with neutron beams” (Nov. 2021)

Case Alumni Association – “Teaching through COVID” (Feb. 2021)

Department of Physics (U of Memphis) – “Alumni Spotlight: Michael J. A. Hore” (Aug. 2020)

Los Angeles Times – “For scientists, the ripple effects of the government shutdown are still spreading” (Feb. 2019)

the daily – “Engineering’s Michael Hore recognized for commitment to undergraduate teaching” (Mar. 2018)

Think Magazine – “A Class on Chocolate? Sign Us Up!” (Jan. 2016)

Publications

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J. N. Sevening, N. Nupnar, S. Adhikary, D. R. Hickey, M. T. Swulius, H. Koerner, M. J. A. Hore, and R. J. Hickey, From Fully Stretched to Collapsed Chains: Bottlebrush Polymer Grafted Particles, Macromolecules 2024 (in press).

R. S. Mukkamala and M. J. A. Hore, Simulation and Analysis of Molecular Bottlebrush Dynamics in Dilute Solutions, Macromolecules 2024, 57, 445-455.

K.G. Wilcox, M.E. Dingle, A. Saha, M. J. A. Hore, and S. Morozova, Persistance Length of α-Helical Poly-L-Lysine, Soft Matter 2022, 18, 6550-6560.

L.F. Vieira, A.C. Weinhofer, W.C. Oltjen, C. Yu, P.R. de Souza Mendes, and M. J. A. Hore, Combining Dynamic Monte Carlo with Machine Learning to Study Nanoparticle Translocation, Soft Matter 2022, 18, 5218-5229.

H. V-T Nguyen, Y. Jiang, S. Mohapatra, W. Wang, J. C. Barnes, N. J. Oldenhuis, K. K. Chen, S. Axelrod, Z. Huang, Q. Chen, M. R. Golder, K. Young, D. Suvlu, Y. Shen, A. P. Willard, M. J. A. Hore, R. Gómez-Bombarelli, J. A. Johnson, Bottlebrush Polymers with Flexible Enantiomeric Side Chains Display Differential Biological Properties, Nature Chemistry 2022, 14, 85-93.

C. A. Miller and M. J. A. Hore, Simulation of the Coronal Dynamics of Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles, ACS Polymers Au 2021, 2, 157-168.

Y. Wei and M. J. A. Hore, Characterizing Polymer Structure with Small-Angle Neutron Scattering: A Tutorial, Journal of Applied Physics 2021, 129, 171101.

A.G. Kruger, S.D. Brucks, T. Yan, G. Cárcarmo-Oyarce, Y. Wei, D. H. Wen, D. R. Carvalho, M. J. A. Hore, K. Ribbeck, R. R. Schrock, and L. L. Kiessling, Stereochemical Control Yields Mucin Mimetic Polymers, ACS Central Science 2021, 7, 624-630.

Y. Wei, X. Lang, M. J. A. Hore, A Correspondence between the Flory-Rehner Theory for Microgels and the Daoud-Cotton Model for Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles, Journal of Applied Physics 2020, 128, 214701.

M. J. A. Hore, Predicting the Optical and Electrical Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites, in Theory and Modeling of Polymer Nanocomposites, Springer Series in Materials Science 310.

M. J. A. Hore, L.T. J. Korley, S. K. Kumar, Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles, Journal of Applied Physics 2020, 128, 030401.

F. L. Paiva, M. J. A. Hore, A. Secchi, V. Calado, J. Maia, S. Khani, Dynamic Interfacial Trapping of Janus Nanorod Aggregates, Langmuir 2020, 36, 4184-4193.

W. R. Lenart, W. Kong, W. C. Oltjen, M. J. A. Hore, Translocation of Soft Phytoglycogen Nanoparticles through Solid-State Nanochannels, Journal of Materials Chemistry: B 2019, 7, 6428 - 6437.

J. K. Pokorski and M. J. A. Hore, Structural Characterization of Protein-Polymer Conjugates for Biomedical Applications with Small-Angle Scattering, Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science 2019, 42, 157-168.

T. E. Gartner III, F. M. Haque, A. M. Gomi, S. M. Grayson, M. J. A. Hore, A. Jayaraman, Scaling Exponent and Effective Interactions in Linear and Cyclic Polymer Solutions: Theory, Simulations, and Experiments, Macromolecules 2019, 52, 4579-4589.

L. M. Yablon, S. N. Sanders, H. Li, K. R. Parenti, E. Kumarasamy, K. J. Fallon, M. J. A. Hore, A. Cacciuto, M. Y. Sfeir, L. M. Campos, Persistent Multiexcitons from Polymers with Pendent Pentacenes, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2019, 141, 9564-9569.

X. Lang, E. X. Xu, Y. Wei, L. N. Walters, M. J. A. Hore, Isomeric and structural effects in polymer cononsolvent systems, Polymer 2019, 170, 190-197.

M. J. A. Hore, Polymers on Nanoparticles: Structure & Dynamics, Soft Matter 2019, 15, 1120-1134.

Y. Wei, Y. Xu, A. Faraone, M. J. A. Hore, Local Structure and Relaxation Dynamics in the Brush of Polymer-Grafted Silica Nanoparticles, ACS Macro Letters 2018, 7, 699-704.

W. R. Lenart, M. J. A. Hore, Structure-Property Relationships of Polymer-Grafted Nanospheres for Designing Advanced Nanocomposites, Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects 2018, 16, 428-440.

X. Lang, A. D. Patrick, B. Hammouda, M. J. A. Hore, Chain Terminal Group Leads to Distinct Thermoresponsive Behaviors of Linear PNIPAM and Polymer Analogs, Polymer 2018, 145, 137-147.

Q. Wu, P. M. Rauscher, X. Lang, R. J. Wojtecki, J. J. de Pablo, M. J. A. Hore, S. J. Rowan, Poly[n]catenanes: Synthesis of Molecular Interlocked Chains, Science 2017, 358, 1434-1439.

R. Ashkar, M. J. A. Hore, X. Ye, B. Natarajan, N. J. Greybush, T. Lam, C. R. Kagan,  C. B. Murray, Rapid Large-Scale Assembly and Pattern Transfer of One Dimensional Gold Nanorod Superstructures, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2017, 9, 25513-25521.

E. Cudjoe, S. Khani, A. E. Way, M. J. A. Hore, J. Maia, and S. J. Rowan, Biomimetic Reversible Heat-Stiffening Polymer Nanocomposites, ACS Central Science 2017, 3, 886-894.

Y. Gu, K. Kawamoto, M. Zhong, M. J. A. Hore, A. M. Jordan, L. T. J. Korley, B. D. Olsen, J. A. Johnson, Semibatch Monomer Addition as a General Method to Tune and Enhance the Mechanics of Polymer Networks via Loop-Defect Control, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2017, 114, 4875-4880.  

C.-C. Lin, P. J. Griffin, H. Chao, M. J. A. Hore, K. Ohno, N. Clarke, R. A. Riggleman, K. I. Winey, R. J. Composto, Grafted Polymer Chains Suppress Nanoparticle Diffusion in Athermal Polymer Melts, J. Chem. Phys. 2017, 146, 203332.

X. Lang, W. R. Lenart, J. E. P. Sun, B. Hammouda, M. J. A. Hore, Conformation and Association of Aqueous Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) Star Polymers Below the LCST, Macromolecules 2017, 50, 2145-2154.

P. W. Lee, S. A. Isorov, J. D. Wallat, S. K. Molugu, S. Shukla, J. E. P. Sun, J. Zhang, Y. Zheng, M. Lucius Dougherty, D. Konkolewicz, P. L. Stewart, N. F. Steinmetz, M. J. A. Hore, J. K. Pokorski, Polymer Structure and Conformation Alter the Antigenicity of Virus-like Particle-Polymer Conjugates, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2017, 139, 3312-3315.

E. Cudjoe, M. Hunsen, Z. Xue, A. E. Way, E. Barrios, R. A. Olson, M. J. A. Hore, S. J. Rowan, Miscanthus Giganteus: A Commercially Viable Sustainable Source of Cellulose Nanocrystals, Carbohydrate Polymers 2017, 155, 230-241.

A. V. Zhukhovitskiy, J. Zhao, M. Zhong, E. G. Keeler, E. A. Alt, P. Teichen, R. G. Griffin, M. J. A. Hore, A. P. Willard, J. A. Johnson, Polymer Structure Dependent Hierarchy in PolyMOC Gels, Macromolecules 2016, 49, 6896-6902.

A. V. Zhukhovitskiy, M. Zhong, E. G. Keeler, V. K. Michaelis, J. E. P. Sun, M. J. A. Hore, D. J. Pochan, R. G. Griffin, A. P. Willard, J. A. Johnson, Highly Branched and Loop-Rich Gels via Formation of Metal-Organic Cages Linked by Polymers, Nature Chemistry 2016, 8, 33-41.

 M. J. A. Hore, X. Ye, J. Ford,  Y. Gao, J. Fei, Q. Wu, S. J. Rowan, R. J. Composto, C. B. Murray, and B. Hammouda, Probing the Structure, Composition, and Spatial Distribution of Ligands on Gold Nanorods, Nano Letters 2015,15, 5730-5738

S. Khani, S. Jamali, A. Boromand, M. J. A. Hore, J. Maia, Polymer-Mediated Nanorod Self-Assembly Predicted by Dissipative Particle Dynamics Simulations, Soft Matter 2015, 11, 6881-6892.  

J. Choi, M. J. A. Hore, N. Clarke, K. I. Winey, and R. J. Composto, Nanoparticle Brush Architecture Controls Polymer Diffusion in Nanocomposites, Macromolecules 2014 47, 2404-2410

D. Wang, M. J. A. Hore, X-C. Ye, C. Zheng, C. B. Murray, and R. J. Composto, Gold Nanorod Length Controls Dispersion, Local Orientation, and Optical Absorption in Polymer Nanocomposite Films, Soft Matter 2014 (in press)

R. C. Ferrier, H. Lee, M. J. A. Hore, M. A. Caporizzo, D. M. Eckmann, and R. J. Composto, Janus Gold Nanorod Linking to Control Plasmonic Properties in Solution and Polymer Nanocomposites, Langmuir 2014, 30, 1906-1914

M. J. A. Hore and R. J. Composto, Functional Polymer Nanocomposites Enhanced by Nanorods, Macromolecules 2014, 47, 875-887.

M. J. A. Hore, J. Ford, K. Ohno, R. J. Composto, and B. Hammouda, Direct Measurements of Polymer Brush Conformation Using Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) from Highly-Grafted Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Homopolymer Melts, Macromolecules 2013, 46, 9341-9348.

M. J. A. Hore, B. Hammouda, Y. Li, and H. Cheng, Co-nonsolvency of PNIPAM in deuterated water/ethanol mixtures, Macromolecules 2013, 46, 7894-7901.

J-H. Choi, M. J. A. Hore, J. S. Meth, N. Clarke, K. I. Winey, and R. J. Composto, Universal Scaling of Polymer Diffusion in Nanocomposites, ACS Macro Lett. 2013, 2, 485-490.

A. L. Frischknecht, M. J. A. Hore, J. Ford, and R. J. Composto, Dispersion of Polymer-Grafted Gold Nanorods in Homopolymer Films: Theory and Experiment, Macromolecules 2013, 46, 2856-2869.

M. J. A. Hore and R. J. Composto, Strategies for Dispersing, Assembling, and Orienting Nanorods in Polymers, Curr. Opin. Chem. Eng. 2012, 2, 95-102.

M. J. A. Hore and R. J. Composto, Using Miscible Polymer Blends to Control Depletion-Attraction Forces Between Au Nanorods in Nanocomposite Films, Macromolecules 2012, 45, 6078-6086.

G. Jiang, M. J. A. Hore, S. Gam, and R.J. Composto, Gold Nanorods Dispersed in Homopolymer Films: Optical Properties Controlled by Self-Assembly and Percolation of Nanorods, ACS Nano 2012, 6, 1578-1588.

M. J. A. Hore, A. L. Frischknecht, and R. J. Composto, Nanorod Assemblies in Polymer Films and Their Dispersion-Dependent Optical Properties, ACS Macro Lett. 2012, 1, 115-121.

S. Gam, A. Corlu, H-J. Chung, K. Ohno, M. J. A. Hore, and R. J. Composto, A jamming morphology map of polymer blend nanocomposite films, Soft Matter 2011, 7, 7262-7268.

M. J. A. Hore and R. J. Composto, Nanorod Self-Assembly for Tuning Optical Absorption, ACS Nano 2010, 4, 6941-6949.

M. J. A. Hore and M. Laradji, Dissipative particle dynamics simulation of the interplay between spinodal decomposition and wetting in thin film binary fluids, J. Chem. Phys. 2010, 132, 024908.

M. J. A. Hore and M. Laradji, The Prospects of Nanorods as Blending Agents in Immiscible Binary Polymer Blends, J. Chem. Phys. 2008, 128, 054901.

M. J. A. Hore and M. Laradji, Microphase Separation Induced by Interfacial Segregation of Isotropic, Spherical Nanoparticles, J. Chem. Phys. 2007,  126, 244903.

M. J. A. Hore, Mainstream Parallel Programming, Linux Journal 2006,  126, 244903.

M. J. A. Hore and M. Laradji, Effect of Nanoscale Spheres and Rods on the Phase Separation of Immiscible Fluids, Proc. Nat. Conf. Undergrad. Res. 2005, April 21-23.

M. J. A. Hore and M. Laradji, Effects of Nanoscale Rods on the Kinetics of Phase Separating, Multicomponent Fluids, Mat. Res. Soc. (MRS) Symp. Proc. 2005, 856E, BB7.7.1.

M. Laradji and M. J. A. Hore, Nanospheres in Phase Separating, Multicomponent Fluids: A Three-Dimensional Dissipative Particle Dynamics Simulation, J. Chem. Phys. 2004, 121, 10641-10647.