M. Frederick Hawthorne was born in Fort Scott, Kansas and he received his elementary and secondary education in Kansas and Missouri. Prior to high school graduation, through examination he entered the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, Rolla, Missouri as a chemical engineering student. He then transferred to Pomona College, Claremont, California and received a B.A. degree in chemistry. Hawthorne immediately commenced graduate work in organic chemistry at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he received his Ph.D. Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa then attracte ... » more

Research Area: Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT), Boron-based pharmaceuticals and materials, Nanomaterials, Quantitative Structure Activity Relationships (QSAR)

Research Interests

Our group pursues a broad scope of projects relating to the application of boron chemistry in diverse fields, such as drug discovery and material science. These projects include the use of polyhedral boranes as pharmacophores, novel nanomaterials of high boron content, boranes with tunable pseudo-metallic properties and high-energy densit ... » more

Research Area: Polyhedral Boranes and Carboranes, Drug Delivery, Boron-based Nanomaterials, Boron Neutron Capture Therapy of Cancer (BNCT), Chemical Hydrogen Storage

Research Interests

The majority of the research is focused on developing biomed ... » more

Research Area: Biomedical Imaging

Research Interests

Develop and apply non-invasive methods in biomedical imaging to research cancer. In particularly, to expose the unique functional and molecular properties of cancers, and to use these for improving early diagnoses and for evaluating and guiding cancer therapeutic research, by using MRI/MRS, PET or SPECT methodologies. My other interest is to study structure, dynamics and function of biological molecules using NMR spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simula ... » more

Research Area: Carborane-based Low-Dimensional Nanomaterials; Molecular Motors; Chemical Hydrogen Storage

Research Interests
The main research interest of our group is focused on synthesis and characterization of carborane-based low dimensional-materials such as rods and wires. A lot of work is concentrated on developing the conception of carborane-based molecular motors and their application in nano-materials. We are also carrying out research on application of polyhedral borane anions as hydrogen source for hydrogen-powe ... » more