Background
Professor; B.S., 1978, Polymer Science, B.S., 1978, Mathematics, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Ph.D., 1983, Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio; Associate Professor, Department of Polymer Science, University of Southern Mississippi, 1989-92; Assistant Professor, Department of Polymer Science, University of Southern Mississippi, 1983-89; Research Chemist, American Cyanamid Company, 1982-83 Graduate Research Fellow, University of Akron, 1979-82.
Research Areas
Carbocationic polymerizations; Ring-opening polymerizations; Living polymerizations; Polymerization mechanism and kinetics; Real-time reaction monitoring; Block, graft and star-branched polymers; Elastomeric ionomers; Biodegradable polymers; Nanocomposites; coatings; Polymer characterization.
Representative Publications, Patents
Publications:
S.J. Taylor, R.F. Storey, J.G. Kopchick, K.A.Mauritz, "Poly[(styrene-co-p-methylstyrene)-b-isobutylene-b-(styrene-co-p-methylstyrene)] triblock copolymers. 1. Synthesis and characterization", Polymer 45[14], 4719-4730 [2004]
R.F. Storey, A.D. Scheuer,"Aqueous cationic polymerization of p-methoxystyrene using hydrophilic phenylphosphonic acids", Journal of Macromolecular Science-Pure and Applied Chemistry A41[3], 257-266 [2004]
Q.A. Thomas, R.F. Storey,"Effect of reaction conditions on apparent TiCl4 reaction order in quasiliving isobutylene polymerization at high [initiator]/[TiCl4] ratios", Macromolecules 36[26], 10120-10125 [2003]
R.F. Storey, Q.A. Thomas,"Quasi-living cationic polymerization of styrene and isobutylene: Measurement of run number and calculation of apparent rate constant of ionization by TiCl4", Macromolecules 36[14], 5065-5071 [2003]
B.D. Mullen, C.N. Tang, R.F. Storey,"New aliphatic poly(ester-carbonates) based on 5-methyl-5-allyloxycarbonyl-1,3-dioxan-2-one", Journal of Polymer Science Part A-Polymer Chemistry 41[13], 1978-1991 [2003]
S.K. Young, G.C. Gemeinhardt, J.W. Sherman, R.F. Storey, K.A. Mauritz, D.A. Schiraldi , A. Polyakova, A. Hiltner, E. Baer,"Covalent and non-covalently coupled polyester-inorganic composite materials", Polymer 43[23], 6101-6114 [2002]
K.A. Mauritz, R.F. Storey, D.A. Reuschle, N.B. Tan,"Poly(styrene-b-isobutylene-b-styrene)block copolymer ionomers (BCPI) and BCPI/silicate nanocomposites. 2. Na+BCPI sol-gel polymerization templates", Polymer 43[22], 5949-5958 [2002]
R.F. Storey, B.D. Mullen, G.S. Desai, J.W. Sherman, C.N. Tang,"Soluble tin(II) macroinitiator adducts for the controlled ring-opening polymerization of lactones and cyclic carbonates", Journal of Polymer Science Part A-Polymer Chemistry 40[20], 3434-3442 [2002]
K.A. Mauritz, R.F. Storey, D.A. Mountz, D.A. Reuschle,"Poly(styrene-b-isobutylene-b-styrene) block copolymer ionomers (BCPI), and BCPI/silicate nanocomposite. 1. Organic counterion: BCPI sol-gel reaction template", Polymer 43[16], 4315-4323 [2002]
R.F. Storey, J.W. Sherman,"Kinetics and mechanism of the stannous octoate-catalyzed bulk polymerization of epsilon-caprolactone", Macromolecules 35[5], 1504-1512 [2002]
H.N. Ji, N. Sato, Y. Nakamura, Y.N. Wan, A. Howell, Q.A. Thomas, R.F. Storey, W.K. Nonidez, J.W. Mays,"Characterization of polyisobutylene by matrix-assisted laser Desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry", Macromolecules 35[4], 1196-1199 [2002]
R.F. Storey, B.D. Mullen, K.M. Melchert,"Synthesis of novel hydrophilic poly(ester-carbonates) containing pendent carboxylic acid groups", Journal of Macromolecular Science-Pure And Applied Chemistry 38[9]: 897-917 [2001]
R.F. Storey, C.L. Curry, L.K. Hendry,"Mechanistic role of Lewis bases and other additives in quasiliving carbocationic polymerization of isobutylene", Macromolecules 34[16], 5416-5432 [2001]
R.F. Storey, L.B. Brister, J.W. Sherman ,"Structural characterization of poly(epsilon-caprolactone) and poly(epsilon-caprolactone-b-isobutylene-b-epsilon-caprolactone) block copolymers by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry", Journal of Macromolecular Science-Pure And Applied Chemistry 38[2], 107-122 [2001]
R.F. Storey, T.L. Maggio,"Real-time monitoring of carbocationic polymerization of isobutylene via ATR-FTIR spectroscopy: The t-Bu-m-DCC/DMP/BCl3 system", Macromolecules 33[3], 681-688 [2000] |
