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Research Interests:

I am studying molecular monolayers and multilayers. My research concerns two distinct types of systems, Langmuir films at the air/water interface and self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) and multilayers on solid substrates. The amphiphile molecules, which form the Langmuir films, are closely related to soap molecules and the phospholipids that form biomembranes. I am trying to learn the details of how these systems work. I am studying the intermolecular interactions, which determine the behavior of the molecules in the monolayers, using a combination of pressure-area isotherm measurements and infrared spectroscopy of the monolayers. Self-assembled monolayers are systems where a monolayer coating forms spontaneously on a surface when the surface is dipped in a solution of the appropriate molecules. The two best understood systems are thiols on gold, silver or copper and trichlorosilanes on hydroxylated oxides. Both these systems have been shown to protect the surfaces and allow for exquisite control of the chemical species exposed on the outer surface. My research group has developed an additional SAM forming system based on metal alkyl species.[6] We are also working on SAMs based on novel alkyl phosphonic acid molecules and multilayer systems based on calcium carbonates (apatites that are similar to the components of bone) and organic molecules.  The coatings and surfaces are monitored with techniques such as contact angle measurements, infrared spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, quartz crystal microbalance measurements, and electron microscopy.

Professional Experience:

2001-present        Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh.

1995-2001             Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh.

1993-1995            Visiting Professor , University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.

1991-1993             Postdoctoral Researcher, Columbia University.

Education:

1985-1991               Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, Stanford University.

1981-1985               A.B. in Chemistry, Summa cum laude, Princeton University.

Professional Organization Memberships:

American Chemical Society           American Physical Society                  Sigma Xi

Funded Grants:

External grants from:

The National Science Foundation (NSF), ACS-Petroleum Research Fund, Research Corporation, The American Physical Society.

Internal UWO grants:

Many Student-Faculty Collaborative grants and multiple Faculty Development grants.

Selected Publications/Presentations:

*= UW Oshkosh Undergraduate Coauthor

1. J. H. Gutow, "Easy Jmol Web Pages using the Jmol Export to Web Function"   Journal of Chemical Education WebWare.  Publication Date (Web): April 8, 2010.
   
2. J. H. Gutow. "Multilayered composite coatings based on apatites and organic components” presented at the Spring 2010 American Chemical Society Meeting.
3. J. H. Gutow. “Live 3-D molecules in web pages: Recent enhancements to Jmol and the semi-automatic generation of web pages including Jmol” presented at the Spring 2010 American Chemical Society Meeting.
   
4. J. H. Gutow and R. Hanson. "Creating interactive 3-D molecule web sites without writing computer code "  presented at the 20th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, July 27-31 2008
5. J. H. Gutow, Yun-Hwan Cha, Nobunaka Matsuno, Niina J. Ronkainen-Matsuno and Katie Jensen*.  "IR microscopy used to probe homogeneity of self-assembled monolayers on the 20-30 µm size scale." presented at the 82nd ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, June 15-18, 2008
   
6. J. H. Gutow, "Export to web package for Jmol".  http://jmol.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/jmol/trunk/Jmol/src/org/openscience/jmol/app/webexport/.  2007.
   
7. J. Seefeldt* and J. H. Gutow "Kinetics of Solvent Association with Surfaces Investigated Using IR Spectroscopy" Presented as Sci-Mix Poster and a Physical Chemistry Poster at the Spring 2005 American Chemical Society Meeting.
   
8.  J. H. Gutow “Halide (Cl^-) Quenching of Quinine Sulfate Fluorescence: a Time-Resolved Fluorescence Experiment for Physical Chemistry”  Journal of Chemical Education 82(2), 2005, Pp. 302-305.
9. R. J. Kleisner*, B. H. Koeck*, M. R. Phillips*, J. A. Wieland*, J. H. Gutow, V. Boiadjiev and W. T. Tysoe. "A System Based on Metal Alkyl Species that Forms Chemically Bound Organic Overlayers on Hydroxylated Planar Surfaces." Thin Solid Films 381(1), 2001, P.10.
10. V. Boiadjiev, A. Blumenfeld, J. Gutow and W. T. Tysoe. "Infrared and NMR Spectroscopic Studies of n-Alkanethiols Chemically Grafted on Dimethylzinc-Modified Silica Surfaces." Chem. Mater. 12(9), 2000, P. 2604.
11. D. Zhang, J. H. Gutow, K. B. Eisenthal "Structural phase transitions of small molecules at air/water interfaces." J. Chem. Soc. Farad. Trans. 92(4), 1996, P. 539.
12. D. Zhang, J. Gutow, K. B. Eisenthal "Vibrational spectra, Orientations, and Phase Transitions in Long-Chain Amphiphiles at the Air/Water Interface: Probing the Head and Tail Groups by Sum Frequency Generation" J. Phys. Chem. 98(51), 1994, P. 13729.
13. K. B. Eisenthal, J. H. Gutow "Second Harmonic and Sum Frequency Studies of Chemical Equilibria and Phase Transitions at Liquid Interfaces."Jerusalem Symp. 26. 1994.
14. D. Zhang, J. H. Gutow, K. B. Eisenthal, T. F. Heinz. "Sudden Structural Change at an Air/Binary Liquid Interface: Sum Frequency Study of the Air/Acetonitrile-Water Interface." J. Chem. Phys. 98, 1993, Pp. 5099-5101.