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G. Louis Hornyak Ph.D.

Dr. Hornyak's experience in nanoscience and technology R&D spans 17 years. Diverse areas of expertise include carbon nanotube synthesis & thermodynamics, nanometal composite materials fabrication, characterization & optical properties, template synthesis and gold-55 quantum dot cluster synthesis & optical characterization. Dr. Hornyak has over 30 published papers/ patents in the field.

In April 2003, Dr. Hornyak founded the Colorado Nanotech Initiative (CNTI). CNTI is a non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to bring awareness about the promise of nanotechnology to the citizens, institutions and businesses of Colorado. CNTI became the state sanctioned organizing body for Colorado nanotechnology, and in May 2005 CNTI, was invited by the State of Colorado to join the Advance Colorado Center. Personal accomplishments of Dr. Hornyak with regard to the CNTI are listed below.

In February 2005, two business partners along with Dr. Hornyak formed NanoThread, Inc., a company with the mission of creating long strands of carbon nanotubes with equivalent length and high order. Partners include Dr. Mark Lusk (VP Atomistic Simulations), Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado; and Michael Burke (President / CEO). The NanoThread, Inc. model is an example of a facilitative partnership between and among government (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), academia (Colorado School of Mines) and business (NanoThread, Inc.) that is required to make nanotechology a viable enterprise.

Dr. Hornyak currently has developed a relationship with Taylor & Francis Books, Inc., CRC Press, and is coordinating and writing "Introduction to Nanoscience" and "Introduction to Nanotechnology", textbooks that target upper division and graduate students. Dr. Hornyak, along with Taylor & Francis, are in the process of producing a series of books dedicated to all that is outside the laboratory called "Perspectives in Nanotechnology", focusing on the societal implications of nanoscience and nanotechnology.

Education

Colorado State University, Chemistry (Materials), Ph.D., 1997; University of California at San Diego, Chemistry, B.A., 1990; University of Colorado at Denver, Biology (Genetics), M.A., 1981; University of Colorado, Biology, B.A., 1976

Career Highlights

Vice President, Synthesis, NanoThread, Inc., Golden, Colorado; February 2005-Present

Executive Director, Colorado Nanotech Initiative (CNTI), Inc., Lakewood, Colorado; July 2004-May 2005

Adjunct Professor, University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center, Department of Chemistry, Fall Semester, 2004. Adjunct Professor, University of Denver, Department of Engineering; Denver, Colorado; Fall Quarter, 2004

Assistant Research Professor, University of Denver, Department of Physics & Astronomy; Denver, Colorado; July 2002-Aug. 2005

Project Specific Scientist, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Nanostructured Materials Research Laboratory; Golden, Colorado; July 2000-July 2002

Post Doctoral Appointment, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Nanostructured Materials Research Group; Golden, Colorado; July 1997-July 2000

Post Doctoral Appointment, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Essen; Essen, Germany; Aug. 1996-July 1997

Visiting Scientist, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, Oct.-Nov. 1995

Senior Research Scientist, General Dynamics, Convair Division; San Diego, California; May 1978-July 1990

Awards

Focus Group Invitation, Space Science Institute; Paul Dusenberry, Coordinator; February, 2006

Board of Advisors, SBIR-Colorado, Denver, Colorado; August 2004-Present

Board of Advisors, Costa-Rica-Land-for-Sale.com, Evergreen, Colorado, January 2005-Present

Board of Directors, Colorado Nanotechnology Initiative, April 2003 - May 2005

Session Chair, NSF Nanotechnology Workshop, Professor Peter K. Dorhout, Organizer; Westminster, Colorado; October 26-28, 2004

Introductory Speaker, BioWEST 2004, "Legal Issues in Biotech", Denise Brown, Coordinator; Denver, Colorado; October 27, 2004

Invited Panel Participant, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Nanotechnology, Debbie Woodward, Coordinator; Golden, Colorado; May 12, 2004

Invited Panel Participant, Colorado Job Fair, Colorado Convention Center, Summer 2004

Invited Panel Participant, CIK, Bard Center; Jim Bartlett, Organizer; Denver, Colorado; April 21, 2004

Journal Covers: Work featured on cover of the following journals: Advanced Materials, Chemistry: A European Journal and Chemistry of Materials

Acknowledgment "Optical Properties of Aluminum Metal-Porous Alumina Composite Materials" 2nd International Conference on Nanostructured Materials (Nano ’94), Stuttgart, Germany, October 7, 1994, In Summary Address for "Research Accomplishment and Presentation", by Dr. Bernard Kear

Fellowship "Outstanding Ph.D. Student" Proctor and Gamble Fellowship, CSU Chemistry Department, Sep. 1994 - Jun. 1995

EXCEL Award, General Dynamics, Convair Division, Materials and Processes Engineering, William Sutherland; San Diego, California, May 1980

Manuscript Review History: Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Chemistry of Materials, Catalysis Letters, Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal of Clinical Oncology

Books

Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CRC Press) January 2008
Introduction to Nanotechnology (CRC Press) January 2008
Introduction to Nanoscience (CRC Press) January 2008
Nanotechnology: Education and Workforce Developement (CRC Press) January 2008

Series Editor:
Nanotechnology: Legal Aspects by Patrick M. Boucher (CRC Press) 2008
Nanotechnology: The Future by Futurist Thomas Frey (CRC Press) 2008
Nanotechnology: Health and Environmental Risks by Jo Anne Shatkin (CRC Press) 2008
Nanotechnology: Education and Workforce Developement by Louis Hornyak (CRC Press) 2008
Nanotechnology: The Business by Michael T. Burke (CRC Press) 2008
Nanotechnology: Ethics and Society by Deb Bennett-Woods (CRC Press) 2008


G.L. Hornyak in NSF & NNCO Nanoscience and Technology: Impact on Humanity, Workshop / Personal Contribution: "Equity and Productivity: A Sustainable Model for Nanotechnology", National Science Foundation, Editors: M. Roco, et al; Springer Science & Business Media

Important Articles

L.M. Wagg, G.L. Hornyak, L. Grigorian, A.C. Dillon, K.M. Jones, J. Blackburn, P.A. Parilla, M.J. Heben, "Experimental Gibbs Free Energy Considerations in the Nucleation and Growth of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes", J. Phys. Chem., 109, 10435, (2005)

G.L. Hornyak, "Nanotechnology in Otolaryngology", Otolaryngology Clinics of North America, Arlen Meyers, Ed., 38, 272, (2005)

L.M. Wagg, G.L. Hornyak, L. Grigorian, A.C. Dillon, K.M. Jones, J. Blackburn, P.A. Parilla, M.J. Heben "Experimental Estimate of the Free Energy of Formation of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes", MRS Proceedings, (Fall 2005)

G.L. Hornyak, "The Building of Nano Mountain", Colorado Business Review, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado, 70, 1, (2004)

D. Bennett-Woods, G.L. Hornyak, K.A. Chiras, G. Gorsuch, E. Fisher, G. L. Rhoades, "Welcoming the Nanoage", Internal Colorado Nanotechnology Initiative (CNTI) Document, (2003)

M.J. Heben, A.C. Dillon, K.E.H. Gilbert, P.A. Parilla, T. Gennett, J.L. Alleman, G.L. Hornyak, K.M. Jones, "Assessing the Hydrogen Capacity of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube/ Metal Composites", CP671, Hydrogen Materials and Vacuum Systems, G.R. Myneni, S. Chattapadhyay, Eds., American Institute of Physics, Conference Proceedings, 671, 77, (2003)

G.L. Hornyak, Ph.D. Dissertation, 1997, "Characterization and Optical Theory of Nanometal / Porous Alumina Composite Membranes", Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Michigan, (2003)

G.L. Hornyak, L. Grigorian, A.C. Dillon, P.A. Parilla, M.J. Heben, "Temperature Window for Optimized Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Synthesis" by CVD, J. Phys. Chem. B, 106, 2821, (2002)

A.C. Dillon, K.E.H. Gilbert, P.A. Parilla, J.L. Alleman, G.L. Hornyak, K.M. Jones, M.J. Heben, “Carbon Nanotubes for Hydrogen Storage”, Proceedings of the 2002 U.S. Department of Energy Hydrogen Program Annual Review Meeting, Golden, May 6-8, NREL/CP-610-32405, 1-18, (2002)

A.C. Dillon, P.A. Parilla, J. Alleman, G.L. Hornyak, M.J. Heben "Raman D-Band Investigation Of Laser and CVD Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes", MRS Proceedings: Fall 2001, Boston MA (2002)

M.J. Heben, A.C. Dillon, T. Gennett, J.L. Alleman, P.A. Parilla, K.M. Jones, and G.L. Hornyak "Rapid, Room Temperature, High-Density Hydrogen Adsorption on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes at Atmospheric Pressure Assisted by a Metal Alloy", Nanotubes and Related Materials, Novel Processing/ Applications/ Graphite MRS Proceedings: Fall 2000, 633, p.17, A.M. Rao, Ed., Boston MA, (2001)

J.J. Schneider, N. Czap, J. Hagen, J. Engstler, J. Ensling, G.L. Hornyak, R. Zanoni, "Metallorganic Routes to Nanoscale Iron and Titanium Oxide Particles Encapsulated in Mesoporous Alumina", Chem. Eur. J., 6, 4305, (2000)

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