Twenty three international authors collaborated to review the current state-of-the-art in experimental and computational studies of oxide- and silica-water interfaces and their roles in technology and the environment. Congratulations team! Very excited to be part of the effort.
News
New paper on pinene autoxidation mechanisms with isotoplogues out in Atmos. Chem. & Physics
Our collaborative work with Mikael Ehn’s group on using pinene isotopologues to flesh out autoxidation mechanisms is out in ACP. Congratulations to lead author Melissa Meder and team!
New JACS paper with Thomson group
Our joint work on a “Large Gas-Phase Source of Esters and Other Accretion Products in the Atmosphere” is out in J. Am. Chem. Soc. This work was led by Matti Rissanen, Theo Kurten and Mikael Ehn. Congratulations, team!
New JPC paper shows human skin oil and squalene nanolayers become more hydrophobic when exposed to indoor-relevant ozone levels, likely due to loss of C=C double bonds and pi-H-bonding.
Congratulations to Jana Butman on her publication in J. Phys. Chem. showing that human skin oil and squalene nanolayers become more hydrophobic when exposed to indoor-relevant ozone levels, likely due to loss of C=C double bonds and pi-H-bonding.
Emilie Ma wins 2022 IIN Outstanding Researcher Award
Congratulations to Emily Ma, who has won one of the 2022 Outstanding Researcher Awards from the International Institute for Nanotechnology – congratulations, Emily, on this First for the Geiger group!
“60 Years of Surface-Specific Spectroscopy” out in JPC
Our editorial on 60 years of nonlinear optical surface spectroscopy, joint-authored with Greg Hartland of the University of Notre Dame by the Lake, is out in the Journal of Physical Chemistry B and C.
“Roadmap to Im{chi(2)}surface from SFG and HD-SHG” out in JACS
Our roadmap to obtaining the imaginary component of the surface second-order nonlinear susceptibility from vibrational sum frequency spectroscopy and heterodyne-detected second harmonic measurements is out in JACS. Stay tuned till galleys are turned around. For now, you can read the piece on chemRxiv. Congratulations to Emily Ma and Ben Rehl, who led this tour-de-force effort Read More…
Geiger metal energy harvester patent granted
Our nanometal energy harvester patent was granted on 5 July 2022 after being filed on 18 September 2018. Congratulations to listed co-inventor Dr. Mavis Boamah! The patent is for “Energy harvesting devices and methods for converting the mechanical energy of a flowing ionic solution such as rainwater or seawater into electric energy” utilizing “a metal Read More…
Emilie Lozier named 2022 Buffett Global Impacts Graduate Fellow
Emilie Lozier, of the Geiger Research Group, has been named a 2022 Buffett Global Impacts Graduate Fellow in Northwestern University’s Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs. Lozier is the first NU chemistry PhD student to be named a Northwestern Buffett Institute Global Impacts Graduate Fellow. The fellowship recognizes her work at the nexus of Pt-group element-free Read More…
Emily Ma wins Burwell Scholarship, posts new dipole potential finding on chemRxiv
Congratulations to Emily Ma, who has won a 2022 Robert L. Burwell Scholarship. This Fellowship, so named for one of Northwestern’s most distinguished Physical Chemistry faculty who served in the department for over 40 years (1939-1980), recognizes and rewards excellence in physical chemistry. You can read about Emily’s latest work on dipole potentials, heterodyne-detected SHG, and SFG spectroscopy, Read More…