Mark Olson——Professor
Nationality:
USA

Phone:


Email:
molson@tju.edu.cn

Office:
School of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology, Tianjin University

School:
School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology

ResearcherID:
C-1083-2008

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http://www.olsonlaboratory.com/






Education Experience
2008-2010 Ph. D. Chemistry Northwestern University
2005-2008 Ph. D. Chemistry University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
2000-2005 Bachelor of Science Chemistry Texas A&M Universtity Corpus Christi

Professional Experience
2004-2004 Research Assistant California Institute of Technology (CALTECH)
2005-2005 Research Assistant Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
2005-2007 Teaching Assistant University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
2005-2007 Graduate Research Assistant University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) / California Nanosystems Institute (CNSI)
2007-2010 Graduate Research Assistant Northwestern University
2010-2016 Assistant Professor of Chemsitry Texas A&M University Corpus Christi

Research Area
The research in the group of Olson is focused on systems chemistry with emphasis in surface science/surface chemistry and molecular recognition and self-assembly. Focus is on the role of long-range non-covalent interactions and electrostatics in synthetic macromolecules and how these forces affect the thermodynamic equilibrium and kinetics of self-assembly in solution, on surfaces, and at the solvent-nanoparticle interface. Specific directions include, 1) development of functional information of rich structural motifs and investigation of their performance characteristics in solution as molecular entities, 2) carry over of successful systems into the macromolecular world of polymer scaffolds, colloids, and nanoparticulates, eventually leading to 3) incorporation of these macromolecular components into device setting.



Honors and Awards
Distinguished Outstanding Young Alumnus Award: Texas A&M University Corpus Christi (2014)
Honors Program Outstanding Faculty Award: Texas A&M University Corpus Christi (2014)
Corpus Christi Under 40 Awardee: Corpus Christi, Texas (2014)
Howard Hughes Institute Undergraduate Research Fellow / MURF: California Institute of Technology (2004)
Welch Foundation Research Fellow: Texas A&M University Corpus Christi (2003-2004)
National Science Foundation (NSF) Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation Program Fellow: Texas A&M University Corpus Christi (2003)

Patents

Highlighted Publications
Wen, H.; Li, W.; Chen, J.; He, G.; Li, L.; Olson, M. A.; Sue, A. C.-H., Stoddart, J. F., Xuefeng, G. Complex Formation Dynamics in a Single-Molecule Electronic Device. Science Advances. 2016, ACCEPTED.
Yuan, T; Vazquez, M.; Goldner, A. N.; Xu, Y.; Contrucci, R.; Firestone, M. A.; Olson, M. A. Fang, L. Versatile Thermochromic Supramolecular Materials Based on Competing Charge Transfer Interactions. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2016, ACCEPTED.
Olson, M. A.; Messina, M. S.; Thompson,m J. R.; Dawson, T. J.; Goldner, A. N.; Gaspar, D. K.; Vazquez, M.; Lehrman, J. A.; Sue, A. C.-H. Reversible Morphological Changes of Assembled Supramolecular Amphiphiles Triggered by pH-Modulated Host-Guest Interactions. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2016, 14, 5714—5720.
Olson, M. A.; Thompson, J. R.; Dawson, T. J.; Hernandez, C. M.; Messina, M. S.; O’Neal, T. Template-directed Self-Assembly by Way of Molecular Recognition at the Micellar-Solvent Interface. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2013, 11, 6483.
Olson, M. A.; Coskun, A.; Fang, L.; Basuray, A.; Stoddart, J. F. Polycatenation Under Thermodynamic Control. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 3151.
Deng, H.; Olson, M. A.; Stoddart, J. F.; Yaghi, O. M. The Concept of Robust Dynamics. Nature Chem. 2010, 2, 439.
Olson, M. A.; Wang, C.; Fang, L.; Benítez, D.; Tkatchouk, E.; Basu, S.; Basuray, A. N.; Zhang, D.; Zhu, D.; Goddard, W. A.; Stoddart, J. F. The Dynamic Stereochemistry of a Bistable Donor-Acceptor [2]Catenane. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2010, 107, 13991.
Olson, M. A.; Braunschweig, A. B.; Fang, L.; Ikeda, T.; Klajn, R.; Trabolsi, A.; Mirkin, C.; Wesson, P.; Benitez, D.; Grzybowski, B. A.; Stoddart, J. F. A Bistable Poly[2]catenane Forms Nanosuperstructures. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 1792.

ResearcherID Publications
Year Title Author(s) Source Volume
2009 Thermodynamic forecasting of mechanically interlocked switches OLSON, MA; BRAUNSCHWEIG, AB; IKEDA, T; et al. ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY 7
2009 Metal Nanoparticles Functionalized with Molecular and Supramolecular Switches KLAJN, R; FANG, L; COSKUN, A; et al. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 131
2009 Assembly of Polygonal Nanoparticle Clusters Directed by Reversible Noncovalent Bonding Interactions OLSON, MA; COSKUN, A; KLAJN, R; et al. NANO LETTERS 9
2009 Dynamic hook-and-eye nanoparticle sponges KLAJN, R; OLSON, MA; WESSON, PJ; et al. NATURE CHEMISTRY 1
2009 Acid-Base Actuation of [c2]Daisy Chains FANG, L; HMADEH, M; WU, JS; et al. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 131
2009 A Bistable Poly[2]catenane Forms Nanosuperstructures OLSON, MA; BRAUNSCHWEIG, AB; FANG, L; et al. ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION 48
2010 Robust dynamics DENG, HX; OLSON, MA; STODDART, JF; et al. Nature Chemistry 2
2010 Polycatenation under Thermodynamic Control OLSON, MA; COSKUN, A; FANG, L; et al. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 49
2010 Molecular-Mechanical Switching at the Nanoparticle-Solvent Interface: Practice and Theory COSKUN, A; WESSON, PJ; KLAJN, R; et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society 132
2010 Mechanostereochemistry Olson, MA; Botros, YY; Stoddart, JF Pure and Applied Chemistry 82