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Andreas Stein, Department of Chemistry

University of Minnesota

Educational Background:

Selected Publications:

Professor Stein’s research interests are in the field of solid state chemistry, in particular porous materials and nanocomposites. His program has pioneered research on the compositional and structural control of templated mesoporous and macroporous sieves, open-framework structures, photonic materials and polymer/inorganic nanocomposites.
Selected publications:
Li, F.; Wang, Z.; Stein, A.; “Shaping Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles by Disassembly of Hierarchically Porous Structures”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, in press.
Ergang, N. S.; Lytle, J. C.; Lee, K. T.; Oh, S. M.; Smyrl, W. H.; Stein, A.; “Photonic Crystal Structures as a Basis for an Interpenetrating Electrochemical Cell System”, Adv. Mater. 2006, 18, 1750-1753
Stein, A.; “Advances in Microporous and Mesoporous Solids—Highlights of Recent Progress”, Adv. Mater. 2003, 15, 763-775.
Holland, B. T.; Blanford, C. F.; Stein, A.; “Synthesis of Macroporous Minerals with Highly Ordered Three-Dimensional Arrays of Spheroidal Voids”, Science 1998, 281, 538-540.

Place of Worship:

Grace Church of Roseville

Favorite Bible Passage:

Romans 8:28-39

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.

What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written:

For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered. No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.