Department of Chemistry
85 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY 14623-5603

Specialization

• Physical ChemistryChemical KineticsPhotochemistryAtmospheric ChemistryPlasma Chemistry
• Surface Modification of Materials

Education

B.Sc., 1965, University of Alberta (Edmonton)
Ph.D., 1971, University of Wisconsin (Madison)

Publications

1. G. A. Takacs and G. R. Freeman, “Relative Ionization Efficiencies of Hydrocarbon Molecules as a Function of Bombarding Electron Energy”, Nature 208,996 (1965).
2. G. A. Takacs, “A Study of the Photolyses of Methyl Halides as Possible Sources of Methylene”, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1971).
3. G. A. Takacs and G. P. Glass, “Reactions of Hydrogen Atoms and Hydroxyl Radicals with Hydrogen Bromide”, J. Phys. Chem., 77, 1060 (1973).
4. G. A. Takacs and G. P. Glass, “The Reaction of Atomic Oxygen with Hydrogen Bromide”, J. Phys. Chem., 77, 1182 (1973).
5. G. A. Takacs and G. P. Glass, “Reaction of Hydroxyl Radicals with Some Hydrogen Halides”, J. Phys. Chem., 77, 1948 (1973).
6. A. Illies*, M. J. McClements* and G. A. Takacs, “The Clean Air Act of 1970: A National Debate”, The Rochester Committee for Scientific Information, Bull., 174 (1974).
7. M. J. McClements* and G. A. Takacs, “Air Pollution in Monroe County”, The Rochester Committee for Scientific Information, Bull., 176 (1975).
8. D. Frederiksen* and G. A. Takacs, “The Metric System”, The Rochester Committee for Scientific Information, Bull., 189 (1975).
9. G. A. Takacs, W. N. Bigler, W. A. Burnes and E. B. Stockham, “Continuing Education Programs in Chemistry for Clinicians and Nurses”, J. Chem. Educ., 53, 451 (1976).
10. A. J. Illies* and G. A. Takacs, “Gas Phase Ultra-Violet Photoabsorption Cross Sections for Nitrosyl Chloride and Nitryl Chloride”, J. Photochem., 6, 35 (1976).
11. W. N. Bigler, G. A. Takacs, T. S. Turan and T. P. Wallace, “Minicourses for High School Teachers and Students”, J. Chem. Educ., 54, 501 (1977).
12. G. A. Takacs and J. E. Willard, “Primary Products and Secondary Reactions in the Photodecomposition of Methyl Halides”, J. Phys. Chem., 81, 1343 (1977).
13. G. A. Takacs, “Ecological Effects Due to Deicing Salts”, Genesee Valley CHEMunications, March/April (1977).
14. A. P. Uthman*, G. A. Sherman* and G. A. Takacs, “Photoabsorption Spectrum of Gaseous Nitryl Fluoride”, Spectrochimica Acta A, 34A, 1109 (1978).
15. G. A. Takacs, “Heats of Formation and Bond Dissociation Energies of Some Simple Sulfur and Halogen-Containing Molecules”, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 23, 174 (1978).
16. A. P. Uthman*, P. J. Demlein*, T. D. Allston*, M. C. Withiam*, M. J. McClements*, and G. A. Takacs, “Photoabsorption Spectra of Gaseous CH₃Br, BrCH₂CH₂Br, BrNO, SOCl₂, and SO₂Cl₂”, J. Phys. Chem., 82, 2252 (1978).
17. T. D. Allston*, M. L. Fedyk*, and G. A. Takacs, “Photoabsorption Spectra of Some Halogen-Substituted Methyl Nitrogen Oxides”, J. Photochem., 9, 116 (1978).
18. T. D. Allston*, M. L. Fedyk* and G. A. Takacs, “Photoabsorption Spectra of Gaseous CF₃NO, CCl₃NO and CCl₃NO₂”, Chem. Phys. Lett., 60, 97 (1978).
19. W. D. Taylor*, T. D. Allston*, M. J. Moscato*, G. B. Fazekas*, R. Kozlowski* and G. A. Takacs, “Atmospheric Photodissociation Lifetimes for Nitromethane, Methyl Nitrite, and Methyl Nitrate”, Int. J. Chem. Kinetics,12, 231 (1980).
20. D. M. Giolando*, G. B. Fazekas*, W. D. Taylor* and G. A. Takacs, “Atmospheric Photochemistry of CF₂ClBr”, J. Photochem., 14, 335 (1980).
21. G. B. Fazekas* and G. A. Takacs, “Photochemical Stability of Atmospheric CF₂ClNO and CFCl₂NO”, J. Photochem., 16, 249 (1981).
22. R. Kozlowski*, G. B. Fazekas*, M. C. Withiam*, K. Bloomer*, R. Sampson*, T. D. Allston*, and G. A. Takacs, “Photoabsorption Spectra of Gaseous CH₃SO₂Cl, CCl₃SCl, SO₂ClF and (CH₃O)₂SO”, J. Photochem., 18, 117 (1982).
23. L. T. Cupitt, G. A. Takacs, and G. P. Glass, “Reaction of Hydrogen Atoms and O₂(¹D_g)”, Int. J. Chem. Kinet., 14, 487 (1982).
24. G. B. Fazekas* and G. A. Takacs, “Photochemical Stability of Atmospheric CFCl₂NO₂, CF₂ClNO₂ and CF₃NO₂”, J. Photochem., 21, 9 (1983).
25. G. A. Takacs and C. J. Howard, “Room Temperature Rate Constant for the HO₂ + HO₂ Reaction at Low Pressures, J. Phys. Chem., 88, 2110 (1984).
26. G. A. Takacs and C. J. Howard, “Temperature Dependence of the Reaction HO₂ + HO₂ at Low Pressures”, J. Phys. Chem., 90, 687 (1986).
27. V. Vukanovic, G. A. Takacs, E. A. Matuszak*, F. D. Egitto, F. Emmi, and R. S. Horwath, “Polyimide Etching and Passivation Downstream of an O₂-CF₄-Ar Microwave Plasma”, J. Vac. Sci. Technol., A4, 698 (1986).
28. T. J. Sears, G. A. Takacs, C. J. Howard, R. L. Crownover, P. Helminger and F. DeLucia, “Rotational Spectroscopy of DO₂ by FIR LMR and Millimeter-Wave Absorption”, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 118, 103 (1986).
29. V. Vukanovic, F. D. Egitto, F. Emmi, L. J. Matienzo, E. Matuszak* and G. A. Takacs, “Fluorination and Removal of Fluorination of Polyimide Downstream of an O₂-CF₄-Ar Microwave Plasma”, 8^th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry, Tokyo, Japan, p.933-938 (1987).
30. V. Vukanovic, G. A. Takacs, E. A. Matuszak*, F. D. Egitto, F. Emmi, and R. S. Horwath, “Plasma Etching of Organic Materials. II. Polyimide Etching and Passivation Downstream of an O₂-CF₄-Ar Microwave Plasma”, J. Vac. Sci. Technol., B6(1), 66-71 (1988).
31. L. J. Matienzo, F. Emmi, F. D. Egitto, D. C. VanHart, V. Vukanovic and G. A. Takacs, “Surface Composition and Distribution of Fluorine in Plasma-Fluorinated Polyimide”, J. Vac. Sci. Technol., A6(3), 950-953 (1988).
32. V. Mugica, J. P. Kusior*, R. Clark, G. A. Takacs, V. Vukanovic, F. D. Egitto, F. Emmi, and L. J. Matienzo, “Relation of Polymer Chemical Structure to Plasma Etching Behavior”, Proceedings of International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry 9^th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry ISPC-9, Pugnochiuso, Italy, p. 997-1002 (1989).
33. M. P. Turberg*, D. M. Giolando*, C. Tilt*, T. Soper*, S. Mason*, M. Davies*, P. Klingensmith*, and G. A. Takacs, “Atmospheric Photochemistry of Alkyl Nitrates”, J. Photochem. Photobiol., A:Chem., 51, 281 (1990).
34. G. A. Takacs, V. Vukanovic, F. Egitto, L. J. Matienzo, F. Emmi, D. Tracy* and J. X. Chen*, “Modification of Organic Polymer Surfaces With Radiation From High Pressure Inert Gas Plasma Rotating in a Magnetic Field”, 10^th IUPAC International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry ISPC-10, Bochum, Germany, 1.4-29 p. 1-6 (1991).
35. G. A. Takacs, V. Vukanovic, D. Tracy*, J. X. Chen*, F. D. Egitto, L. J. Matienzo and F. Emmi, “Photoetching and Modification of Organic Polymer Surfaces With Vacuum UV Radiation”, Polym. Degrad. & Stabil., 40, 73-81 (1993).
36. K. Lu*, D. Harding, R. Clark, V. Vukanovic, F. D. Egitto, F. Emmi, L. J. Matienzo and G. A. Takacs, “Defluorination of Plasma-Fluorinated PMDA-ODA Polyimide Under RIE Conditions”, Proceedings of International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry 11^th IUPAC International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry ISPC-11, Loughborough, England, 3, 933-938 (1993).
37. K. Lu*, R. A. Clark, M. Hirsh, F. D. Egitto, F. Emmi, L. J. Matienzo and G. A. Takacs, “Reactive Ion Etching of Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) in CF4/O2 Plasmas for Improvement of Copper Adhesion”, 12^th IUPAC International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry ISPC-12, Minneapolis, MN, 1, 233-238 (1995).
38. J. Langston*, B. Culberson*, K. Nguyen*, M. Miri, G. Takacs, L. Fuller, K. S. V. Santhanam and P. Ajayan, “Effect of Carbon Nanotubes on Polymerization of a Conducting Polymer”, Proceedings of the 199^th Electrochemical Society, Washington, DC, (2001).
39. K. S. V. Santhanam, L. Fuller, and G. A. Takacs, “A Microelectronic Acetone Sensor”, U. S. Patent (pending).
40. J. Langston,* B. Culbertson,* K. Nguyen,* G. Takacs, L. Fuller, K.S.V. Santhanam, and P. Ajayan, “Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes in the New Millenium”, P. V. Kamat and E. Kaddish, eds., Electrochemical Society, New Jersey, p.366 (2001).
41. M. Croston*, J. Langston*, G. Takacs, T.C. Morrill, M. Miri, K.S.V. Santhanam and P. Ajayan, “Catalysed Oxidation of Aniline by Hydrogen Peroxide in the Presence of Carbon Nanotubes: A Case of a Nano Dimension Reaction”, in “Fullerenes- Vol.12” P. Kamat, D. Guidi and K.M. Kaddish, eds., Electrochemical Society, NJ, 234 (2002).
42. M. Croston*, J. Langston*, G. Takacs, T. C. Morrill, M. Miri, K. S. V. Santhanam, and P. Ajayan, “Conversion of Aniline to Azobenzene at Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes: A Possible Case of a Nanodimensional Reaction”, International Journal of Nanoscience, 1, 285-293 (2002).
43. J. X. Chen*, D. Tracy*, S. Zheng*, L. Xiaolu*, S. Brown*, W. VanDerveer, A. Entenberg, V. Vukanovic, G. A. Takacs, F. D. Egitto, L. J. Matienzo, and F. Emmi, “Photoetching and Modification of Poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-hexafluoropropylene) Polymer Surfaces with Vacuum UV Radiation”, Polym. Degrad. & Stabil., 79, 399-404 (2003).
44. S. Zheng*, A. Entenberg, G. A. Takacs, F. D. Egitto, and L. J. Matienzo, “Adhesion of Copper to Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) Surfaces Modified with Vacuum UV Radiation from Helium Arc Plasma”, J. Adhesion Sci. Technol., 17, 1801-1813(2003).
45. H. Desai*, L. Xiaolu*, A. Entenberg, B. Kahn, F. D. Egitto, L. J. Matienzo, T. Debies, and G. A. Takacs, “Adhesion of Copper to Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) Surfaces Modified with Vacuum UV Radiation Downstream from He and Ar Microwave Plasma”,in: Polymer Surface Modification: Relevance to Adhesion, K.L. Mittal (ed.), Vol. 3, p. 139- 157, VSP, Utrecht (2004).
46. R. Press and G. A. Takacs, “RIT Renewable Energy Enterprise”, The University Magazine, Spring (2004).
47. W. Dasilva*, A. Entenberg, B. Kahn, T. Debies and G.A. Takacs,”Adhesion of Copper to Teflon Surfaces Modified by Vacuum UV Photo-oxidation Downstream from Ar Microwave Plasma, Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering, 90, 833(2004).
48. W. Dasilva*, A. Entenberg, B. Kahn, T. Debies and G.A. Takacs,”Adhesion of Copper to Poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-hexafluoropropylene) (FEP) Surfaces Modified by Vacuum UV Photo-oxidation Downstream from Ar Microwave Plasma”, J. Adhesion Sci. Technol., 18, 1465-81(2004).
49. U. Sener*, A. Entenberg, B. Kahn, F. D. Egitto, L. J. Matienzo, T. Debies and G. A. Takacs, “Adhesion of Copper to UV Photo-oxidized (PMDA-ODA) Surfaces”,in: Polyimides and Other High Temperature Polymers: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications, K. L. Mittal (Ed.), Vol. 3, 535, VSP, Utrecht (2005).
50. W. Dasilva*, A. Entenberg, B. Kahn, T. Debies and G.A. Takacs,”Adhesion of Copper to Teflon Poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-perfluoropropyl vinyl ether)(PFA)Surfaces Modified by Vacuum UV Photo-oxidation Downstream from Ar Microwave Plasma”, Mater. Res. Symp. Proc. 851 (Materials for Space Applications), 407 – 412 (2005).
51. D. G. Abreu*, A. Entenberg, T. Debies and G. A. Takacs, “Reaction of Copper Produced by Thermal Evaporation and Plasma Sputter Deposition with Teflon®PTFE, FEP and PFA”, Proceedings of International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry 17th IUPAC International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry ISPC-17, Toronto, Canada, p.1-6 (2005).
52. B. Parekh*, T. Debies, P. Knight*, K. S. V. Santhanam and G. A. Takacs, “Photo-oxidation of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes”, accepted for publication in: Proceedings of Fall 2005 National Meeting of the Materials Research Society; Symposium Q Degradation Processes in Nanostructured Materials, Boston MA (2006).
53. B. Parekh*, T. Debies, C. M. Evans*, B. J. Landi*, R. P. Raffaelle and G. A. Takacs, “Photo-oxidation of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes”, accepted for publication in: Proceedings of Fall 2005 National Meeting of the Materials Research Society; Symposium Q Degradation Processes in Nanostructured Materials, Boston MA (2006).
54. U. Sener*, B. Parekh*, A. Entenberg, T. Debies and G. A. Takacs, “Surface Modification of Poly(biphenyl dianhydride-para-phenylene diamine) (BPDA-PDA) Polyimide with UV Photo-oxidation”, J. Adhesion Sci. Technol., 20(4), 319-334 (2006)
55. W. Dasilva*, A. Entenberg, B. Kahn, T. Debies and G. A. Takacs, Surface Modification of Teflon PFA with Vacuum UV Photo-oxidation”, J. Adhesion Sci. Technol. , 20(5), 437-455 (2006).
56. B.Parekh*, T. Debies, P. Knight*, K. S. V. Santhanam and G. A. Takacs, “Surface Functionalization of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes with UV and Vacuum UV Photo-oxidation”, J. Adhesion Sci. Technol., 20(16), 1833-1846 (2006).
57. M. Krysak*, A. Jayasekar*, B. Parekh*, T. Debies, K.S.V. Santhanam and G.A. Takacs, ”Surface Functionalization of Carbon nanotubes with Plasma Photo-oxidation”, Abstracts, 35th Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Binghamton, NY, October 5-7 (2006).
58. B. Parekh*, S. Zheng*, A. Entenberg, T. Debies and G.A. Takacs,”Surface Modification of FEP with Vacuum UV Radiation from Rotating He DC Arc Plasmas”, J. Adhesion Sci. Technol., 21(10), 983-998 (2007).
59. M. Krysak*, B. Parekh*, T. Debies, R. A. DiLeo*, B. J. Landi, R. P. Raffaelle and G. A. Takacs, “Gas-Phase Surface Functionalization of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes with Vacuum UV Photo-oxidation”, J. Adhesion Sci. Technol., 21(10), 999-1007 (2007).
60. D.Abreu*, W. Dasilva*, A. Entenberg, T. Debies and G.A. Takacs, “Chemistry at the Cu-fluoropolymer Interface: Relevance to Adhesion”, Adhesion Aspects of Thin Films, in press (2007).
61. R. Press, K. S. V. Santhanam, A. Bailey, M. Miri and G. A. Takacs, “Introduction to Hydrogen Technology”, John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey, in press (2008).