Paul A. Gurr

BSc Chem (Hon.), Monash University, 1990
PhD Chem. Eng. University of Melbourne, 2004

Research Fellow

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Room 4.09, Doug Mcdonnell Building

The Polymer Science Group

Professional Affiliations

• The Royal Australian Chemical Institute (Member)

Honours/Awards

Selected Publications

• Patterning on Nonplanar Substrates: Flexible Honeycomb Films from a Range of Self-assembling Star Copolymers. Connal, Luke A.; Vestberg, Robert; Gurr, Paul A.; Hawker, Craig J.; Qiao, Greg G., Langmuir 2009, 24 (2), 556-562.
• Synthesis and characterization of star-like microgels by one-pot free radical polymerization. Ho, Agnes K.; Iin, Iin; Gurr, Paul A.; Mills, Martin F.; Qiao, Greg G., Polymer 2005, 46 (18), 6727-6735.
• From well defined star-microgels to highly ordered honeycomb films. Connal, Luke A.; Gurr, Paul A.; Qiao, Greg G.; Solomon, David H. Journal of Materials Chemistry 2005, 15(12), 1286-1292.
• Initiator efficiency in ATRP: the tosyl chloride/CuBr/PMDETA system.Gurr, Paul A.; Mills, Martin F.; Qiao, Greg G.; Solomon, David H., Polymer 2005, 46(7), 2097-2104.
• Dewetting of star nanogel/homopolymer blends from an immiscible homopolymer substrate. Wei, Bin; Gurr, Paul A.; Genzer, Jan; Qiao, Greg G.; Solomon, David H.; Spontak, Richard J., Macromolecules 2004, 37(21), 7857-7860.
• Synthesis, Characterization, and Direct Observation of Star Microgels. Gurr, Paul A.; Qiao, Greg G.; Solomon, David H.; Harton, Shane E.; Spontak, Richard J., Macromolecules 2003, 36(15), 5650-5654.
• An improved synthesis of (±)-18-methyleicosanoic acid. Cundy, Darren J.; Gurr, Paul A., Organic Preparations and Procedures International 2002, 32(5), 461-468.
• An improved synthesis of (S)-1-[[4-(dimethylamino)-3-methylphenyl]methyl]-5-(diphenylacetyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-6-carboxylic acid ditrifluoroacetate dihydrate (PD 123319). Cundy, Darren; Gurr, Paul A.; Knill, Andrew M.; Tsanaktsidis, John, ARKIVOC 2000, 1(2), 158-164.
• A solvent-free Jacobs-Gould reaction. Cablewski, Teresa; Gurr, Paul A.; Pajalic, Peter J.; Strauss, Christopher R., Green Chemistry 2000, 2(1), 25-28
• A New, Regioselective, Tandem Amidation Reaction of Electron-Rich Arenes. Cablewski, Teresa; Gurr, Paul A.; Raner, Kevin D.; Strauss, Christopher R., Journal of Organic Chemistry 1994,59(19), 5814-5817.