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Advanced Materials

Casalini R, Roland CM. Aging of the secondary relaxation to probe structural relaxation in the glassy state. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2009,102, 035701; https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.102.035701
 
Kolel-Veetil, M.K.; Dominguez, D.D.; Klug, C.A.; Fears, K.P.; Qadri, S.B.; Fragiadakis, D.; Keller, T.M. Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Poly(carborane-siloxane-arylacetylene) Structural Isomers with In-Chain Aromatics: Synthesis and Properties, J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2013, 51, 2638-2650; 
https://doi.org/10.1002/pola.26653
 
Kolel-Veetil, M.K.; Gamache, R.M.; Bernstein, N.; Goswami, R.; Qadri, S.B.; Fears, K.P.; Miller, J.B.; Glaser, E.R.; Keller, T.M. Substitution of silicon within the rhombohedral boron carbide (B4C) crystal lattice through high-energy ball-milling, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2015, 3, 11705-11716; 
https://doi.org/10.1039/c5tc02956b
 
Laskoski, M; Neal, A.; Keller, T. M.; Dominguez, D. D.; Klug C. A.; Saab A. P. Improved Synthesis of Oligomeric Phthalonitriles and Studies Designed for Low Temperature Cure J. Poly. Sci. A Poly. Chem., 2014, 52, 1662-1668; 
https://doi.org/10.1002/pola.27161
 
Mott, P. H.; Giller, C. B.; Fragiadakis, D.; Rosenberg, D. A.; Roland, C. M. Deformation of Polyurea: Where Does the Energy Go? Polymer 2016, 105, 227-233; 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2016.10.029
 

Advanced Electrochemical Materials

DeSario, P.A.; Gordon, W.O.; Balboa, A.; Pennington, A.M.; Pitman, C.L.; McEntee, M.; Pietron, J.J. Photo-Enhanced Degradation of Sarin at Cu/TiO₂ Composite Aerogels: Roles of Bandgap Excitation and Surface Plasmon Excitation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, 13, 12550–12561; https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c21988
 
Rolison, D.R.; Pietron, J.J.; Glaser, E.R.; Brintlinger, T.H.; Yesinowski, J.P.; DeSario, P.A.; Melinger, J.S.; Dunkelberger, A.D.; Miller, J.B.; Pitman, C.L.; Owrutsky, J.C.; Stroud, R.M.; Johannes, M.D. Power of        Aerogel Platforms to Explore Mesoscale Transport in Catalysis. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, 12, 41227–41287; 
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c10004
 
Hopkins, B.J.; Sassin, M.B.; Chervin, C.N.; Long, J.W.; Rolison, D.R.; Parker, J.F. Low-Cost Green Synthesis of Zinc Sponge for Rechargeable, Sustainable Batteries. Sustainable Energy & Fuels 2020, 4, 3363–3369; 
https://doi.org/10.1039/d0se00562b
 
Ko, J.S.; Parker, J.F.; Vila, M.N.; Wolak, M.A.; Rolison, D.R.; Long, J.W. Electrocatalyzed Oxygen Reduction at Manganese Oxide Nanoarchitectures: From Electroanalytical Characterization to Device-Relevant Performance in Composite Electrodes. Journal of the Electrochemical Society 2018, 165, H777–H783; 
https://doi.org/10.1149/2.1351811jes
 
Parker, J.F.; Chervin, C.N.; Pala, I.R.; Machler, M.; Burz, M.F.; Long, J.W.; Rolison, D.R. Rechargeable Nickel–3D Zinc Batteries: An Energy-Dense, Safer Alternative to Lithium-Ion. Science 2017, 356, 415–418 
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aak9991


Alternative Energy

Carter, R.; Kingston, T.A.; Atkinson, R.W.; Parmananda, M.; Dubarry, M.; Fear, C.; Mukherjee, P.P.; Love, C.T.; Directionality of Thermal Gradients in Li-ion Batteries Dictates Diverging Degradation Modes. Cell Reports Physical Science 2021, 2, 10035. ISSN 2666-3864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100351 Carter, R.; NewRingeisen, A.; Reed, D.; Atkinson, R.W.; Mukherjee, P.P.; Love, C.T.; Optical Microscopy Reveals the Ambient Sodium Sulfur Discharge Mechanism, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2021, 9, 1, 92– 100; https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c07180
 
Garsany, Y.; Atkinson, R.W. III; Gould, B.D.; Martin, R.; Dubau, L.; Chatenet, M. and Swider-Lyons, K.E.; Dual-layer Catalyst Layers for Increased Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Performance. J. Power Sources 2021, 514, 230574. ISSN 0378-7753. 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230574
 
Atkinson, R.W. III; Rodgers, J.A.; Hazard, M.W.; Stroman, R.O. and Gould, B.D.; Influence of Cathode Gas Diffusion Media Porosity on Open-Cathode Fuel Cells. J. Electrochem. 2018, 165. 
https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0041813jes


Applied Concepts in Materials

Thum, M.D.; Casalini, R.; Ratchford, D.; Kołacz, J.; Lundin, J.G., Photochromic Phase Behavior of Liquid Crystal Core Nanofibers through Surface Induced Disorder. J. Mat. Chem. C, 2021, 9, 12859-12867; https://doi.org/10.1039/D1TC02392F
 
Giles, S.L.; Sousa-Castillo, A.; Santiago, E.Y.; Purdy, A.P.; Correa-Duarte, M.A.; Govorov, A.O.; Baturina, O.A. Visible Light Driven Oxidation of Harmful Sulfide 2-Chloroethyl Ethyl Sulfide using SiO2-TiO2 Composite Particles and Air. Colloid Interface Sci. Commun., 2021, 41, 100362; https://doi.org/
10.1016/j.colcom.2021.100362
 
Lundin, J.G.; Mcgann, C.L.; Weise, N.K.; Streifel, B.C.; Balow, R.B; Estrella, L.; Wynne, J.H. Iodine Binding and Release from Antimicrobial Hemostatic Polymer Foams, Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2019, 135, 44-51; 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2018.12.009
 
Lundin, J.G.; McGann, C.L; Daniels, G.C.; Streifel, B.C.; Wynne, J.H., Hemostatic Kaolin-Polyurethane Foam Composites for Multifunctional Wound Dressing Applications. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2017, 79, 702; 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2017.05.084
 
Church, J.K.; Daniels, G.C.; Lundin, J.G.; Paynter, D.M., Stabilization of Bilgewater Emulsions by Shipboard Oils. ACS EST Water 2021, 1, 1745-1755; 
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.1c00102
 

Chemical Sensing & Fuel Technology

Boyd, Thomas J; Osburn, Christopher L; Johnson, Kevin J; Birgl, Keri B; Coffin, Richard B; Compound- specific isotope analysis coupled with multivariate statistics to source-apportion hydrocarbon mixtures Environmental science & technology 40(6):1916-1924 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1021/es050975p
 
Giordano, B.C.; DeGreeff, L.E.; Malito, M.; Hammond, M.; Katilie, C.; Mullen, M.; Tamanaha, C.; Collins, G.E.; Rose-Pehrsson, S.L. Trace Vapor Generator for Explosives and Narcotics (TV-Gen), Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol 91, (2020), 085112; 
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5142385
 
Rachel D. Deese, Robert E. Morris, Alison E. Metz, Kristina M. Myers, Kevin Johnson, and Thomas N. Loegel Characterization of Organic Nitrogen Compounds and Their Impact on the Stability of Marginally Stable Diesel Fuels Energy & Fuels 2019 33 (7), 6659-6669; 
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b00932
 
Johnson, Kevin, and Adam Knapp. Selectivity measure for arrays of non-specific sensors. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 251 (2017): 1076-1088; 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2017.05.182

 
Combustion & Reacting Transport

Connell, Jr., T. L.; Yetter, R. A.; Risha, G. A.; Huba, Z. J.; Epshteyn, A.; Fisher, B. T. Enhancement of Solid Fuel Combustion in a Hybrid Rocket Motor Using Amorphous TiAlB Nanopowder Additives. J. Propuls. Power 2019, 35,662-665; https://doi.org/10.2514/1.B37330
 
Hinnant, K.M.; Button, M.; Giles, S.L.; Snow, A.W.; Ananth, R. Relative Roles of Aqueous Film Formation and Foam Degradation on Fire Suppression by Foams Containing Fluorosurfactants, Fire and Materials, 2021, 45. 833-841; 
https://doi.org/10.1002/fam.2916
 
Hinnant, K. M.; Giles, S. L.; Smith, E. P.; Snow, A. W.; Ananth, R. Characterizing the role of fluorocarbon and hydrocarbon surfactants and their synergisms in a firefighting foam suppression formulation. Fire Tech.,56, 1413-1441 (2020); 
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10694-019-00932-7
 
Tuttle, S. G.; Fisher, B. T.; Kessler, D. A.; Pfützner, C. J.; Jacob, R. J.; Skiba, A. W. Petroleum Wellhead Burning: A Review of the Basic Science for Burn Efficiency Prediction. Fuel 2021, 303, 121279; 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2021.121279
 
Fisher, B. T.; Tuttle, S. G.; Pfützner, C. J.; Kessler, D. A. Method for Measuring Burn Efficiency of Spray Flames that Simulate Scaled-Down Petroleum Wellhead Fires. Fuel 2020, 271, 117687; 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.117687

 
Marine Bio-Engineering

First MR, Riley SC, Islam KA, Hill V, Li J, Zimmerman RC, Drake LA (2021) Rapid quantification of biofouling with an inexpensive, underwater camera and image analysis (pp 599–617). Management of Biological Invasions 12:599-617; https://doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2021.12.3.06
 
Nelson BN, Drake LA, First MR (2019) Identifying and classifying Great Lakes ship transits using a state machine approach. Journal of Great Lakes Research 45: 384-389; 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2019.01.012
 
Molina V, Robbins-Wamsley SH, Riley SC, First MR, Drake LA (2018) Caught in a net: Retention efficiency of microplankton ≥ 10 and < 50 μm collected on mesh netting. Journal of Sea Research 133:146-153; 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2017.06.005
 
Moser CS, Wier TP, Grant JF, First MR, Tamburri MN, Ruiz GM, Miller AW, Drake LA (2016) Quantifying the total wetted surface area of the world fleet: a first step in determining the potential extent of ships’ biofouling. Biological Invasions 18:265-277
; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-015-1007-z
 
First MR, Policastro SA, Strom MJ, Riley SC, Robbins-Wamsley SH, Drake LA (2014) 3D imaging provides a high-resolution, volumetric approach for analyzing biofouling. Biofouling 30:685-693; 
https://doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2014.90429

 
Marine Coatings Science & Technology

Brown, R.F., Smith, G.M., Potter, J. et al. Parameter Development via In Situ Residual Stress Measurement       and Post-deposition Analysis of Cold Spray CuNi Coatings. J Therm Spray Tech 29, 1876–1891 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-021-01246-3
 
Brown, R.F., Smith, G.M., Hehr, A. et al. Ultrasonic Consolidation Post-Treatment of CuNi:Cr3C2-NiCr Composite Cold Spray Coatings: A Mechanical and Microstructure Assessment. J Therm Spray Tech (2021); 
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-021-01262-3
 

Materials Synthesis & Processing

Chaloux, B.L.; Yonke, B.L.; Purdy, A.P; Yesinowski, J.P; Glaser, E.R.; Epshteyn, A.; P(CN)3 Precursor for Carbon Phosphonitride Extended Solids Chemistry of Materials, 2015, 27 (13), 4507–4510; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b01561
 
Epshteyn, A.; Garsany, Y.; More, K.L.; Jain, V.; Meyer III, H.M.; Purdy, A.P.; Swider-Lyons, K.E.; Effective Strategy for Improving Electrocatalyst Durability by Adhesive Immobilization of Catalyst Nanoparticles on Graphitic Carbon Supports, ACS Catalysis 2015, 5 (6), 3662–3674; 
https://doi.org/10.1021/cs501791z
 
Maza, W.A., Breslin, V.M., Owrutsky, J.C., Pate, B.B., Epshteyn, A, Nanosecond Transient Absorption of Hydrated Electrons and Reduction of Lineal Perfluoroalkyl Acids and Sulfonates, Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., 2021, 8, 7, 525-530; 
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00383
 
M.T. Finn, B.L. Chaloux, and A. Epshteyn, Exploring the Effects of Reaction Conditions on Morphology and Stability of Sonochemically Generated Ti‒Al‒B Fuel Powders, Energy and Fuels, 2020, 34, 11373‒ 11380; 
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c01050
 
M.D. Ward, B.L. Chaloux, M.D. Johannes, and A. Epshteyn, Facile Proton Transport in Ammonium Borosulfate—An Unhumidified Solid Acid Polyelectrolyte for Intermediate Temperatures, Advanced Materials, 2020, 2003667; 
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202003667


Molecular Interfaces & Tribology

Lu, Q.; Barlow, D. E.; Haridas, D. Differential detection of immune cell activation by label-free radiation pressure force. Analyst, 2021, 146, 5150-5159; https://doi.org/10.1039/d1an01066b
 
Barlow, D.E.; Biffinger, J. C.; Estrella, L. A.; Lu, Q.; Hung, C.-S.; Nadeau, L. J.; Couch, A. L.; Russell, J. N.; Crookes-Goodson, W. J. Edge-localized biodeterioration and secondary microplastic formation by Papiliotrema laurentii unsaturated biofilm cells on polyurethane films. Langmuir, 2020, 36, 1596-1607; 
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b0342
 
So, C. R.; Yates, E. A.; Estrella, L. A.; Fears, K. P.; Schenck, A. M.; Yip, C. M.; Wahl, K. J. Molecular Recognition of Structures is Key in the Polymerization of Patterned Recognition of Structures is Key in the Polymerization of Patterned Barnacle Adhesive Sequences, ACS Nano, 2019, 13, 5172-5183; 
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.8b09194
 
Fears, K.P.; Kolel-Veetil, M.K.; Barlow, D.E.; Bernstein, N.; So, C.R.; Wahl, K.J.; Li, X.; Kulp III, J.L.; Latour, R.A.; Clark, T.D. High-performance nanomaterials formed by rigid yet extensible cyclic β-peptide polymers, Nat. Comm. 2018, 9, 4090/1-8; 
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06576-5
 

Nanomaterials Interfaces & Sensor Technology

Simpkins, B. S., Dunkelberger, A. D., Owrutsky, J. C. Mode-Specific Chemistry Though Vibrational Strong Coupling, J. Phys. Chem. C, Perspective, 2021, 125, 19081-19087; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c05362
 
Balow, R. B.; Lundin, J. G.; Daniels, G. C.; Gordon, W. O.; McEntee, M.; Peterson, G. W.; Wynne, J. H.; Pehrsson, P. E. Environmental Effects on Zirconium Hydroxide Nanoparticles and Chemical Warfare Agent Decomposition: Implications of Atmospheric Water and Carbon Dioxide. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2017, 9, 39747-39757; 
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.7b10902
 
Ratchford, D. C.;  Dunkelberger, Vurgaftman, I.; A. D.; Owrutsky, J. C.; Pehrsson, P. E. Quantification of efficient plasmonic hot-electron injection in gold nanoparticle - TiO2 films, Nano Lett., 2017, 17, 6047-6055 
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b02366


Spectroscopy and Dynamics

Dunkelberger, A. D.; Ratchford, D. C.; Grafton, A. B.; Breslin, V. M.; Ryland, E. S.; Katzer, D. S.; Fears, K. P.; Weiblen, R. J.; Vurgaftman, I.; Giles, A. J.et al. Ultrafast active tuning of the Berreman mode. ACS Photonics 2020, 7 (1), 279; https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.9b01578
 
Dunkelberger, A. D.; Ellis, C. T.; Ratchford, D. C.; Giles, A. J.; Kim, M.; Kim, C. S.; Spann, B. T.; Vurgaftman, I.; Tischler, J. G.; Long, J. P.et al. Active tuning of surface phonon polariton resonances via carrier photoinjection. Nature Photonics 2018, 12 (1), 50; 
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-017-0069-0
 
Grafton, A. B.; Dunkelberger, A. D.; Simpkins, B. S.; Triana, J. F.; Hernández, F. J.; Herrera, F.; Owrutsky, J. C. Excited-state vibrtration-polariton transitions and dynamics in nitroprusside. Nature Communications 2021, 12 (1), 214.; 
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20535-z
 
Klug, C. A.; Miller, J. B. Automated detection of broad NMR spectra: 19F NMR of paramagnetic UF4 and 195Pt NMR of supported Pt catalysts. Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 2018, 92, 14-18; 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssnmr.2018.03.006
 
Maza, W. A.; Pomeroy, E. D.; Steinhurst, D. A.; Walker, R. A.; Owrutsky, J.C. Operando optical studies of sulfur contamination in syngas operation of solid oxide fuel cells. Journal of Power Sources 2021, 510, 230398; 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230398


Surface Nanoscience & Sensor Technology

Mulvaney, S.P., Kidwell, D.A., Lanese, J.N., Lopez, R.P., Sumera, M.E., and Wei, E. Catalytic Lateral Flow Immunoassays (cLFIA): Amplified Signal in a Self-Contained Assay Format. Sens. Bio-Sens. Res., 2020, 30, 100390; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbsr.2020.100390
 
Haridas, D., Yoseph, S. P., So, C. R., Whitener, K. E., Jr., Transfer of printed electronic structures using graphene oxide and gelatin enables reversible and biocompatible interface with living cells. Mater. Sci. Eng. C 2021, 120, 111685; 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2020.111685
 
Lee, W. K., Robinson, J. T., Whitener, K. E., Jr., Graphene-enabled block copolymer lithography transfer to arbitrary substrates, Nano Ex. 2, 014009; 
https://doi.org/10.1088/2632-959X/abefa0
 
Mulvaney, S.P., Fitzgerald, L.A., Hamdan, L.J., Ringeisen, B.R., Petersen, E.R., Compton, J.R., McAuliff, N.L., Leski, T.A., Taitt, C.R., Stenger, D.A, Myers, C.A., Hansen, E., Ricketts, M., Hoegberg, C., Homdayjanakul, K., Ansumana, R., Lamin, J.M., Bangura, U., Lahai, J., Baio, V., Limmathurotsakul, D., Wongsuvan, G., Hantrakun, V., Wacharapluesadee, S., Mungaomklang, A., Putcharoen, O., Yatoom, P., Kruthakool, K., Hontz, R., Mores, C., Siles, C., Morrison, A., Mayo, M., Currie, B.J., Jacobsen, K.H., Quinn, K., Blutman, J., Amariei, F., Hannan, J., Rapid Design and Fielding of Diagnostic Technologies in Sierra Leone, Thailand, Peru, and Australia: Success and Challenges Faced Introducing Four Devices, Sens.
Biosens. Res. 2018, 20, 22-33; 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbsr.2018.06.003
 
Kidwell, D.A., Lee, W.K., Perkins, K., Gilpin, K.M., O'Shaughnessy, T.J., Robinson, J.T., Sheehan, P.E., and Mulvaney, S.P., Chemistries for Making Additive Nanolithography in OrmoComp Permissive for Cell Adhesion and Growth, ACS Appl. Mater. Inter. 2019, 11, 22, 19793-19798; 
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b04096

 
Theoretical Chemistry

Bazargan, G.; Fischer, S. A.; Gunlycke, D. Effect of Structure and Hydration Level on Water Diffusion in Chitosan Membranes. Macromol. Theor. Simul.2021, 30, 2000064; https://doi.org/10.1002/mats.202000064
 
Le, N. Q.; Bazargan, G.; Schweigert, I.V.; Gunlycke, D. Vibrational Signatures of Sarin Adsorption on Anatase Surfaces. Surface Science 2021,705, 121765; 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susc.2020.121765
 
Palenik, M. C. Initial Estimate for Minimum Energy Pathways and Transition States Using Velocities in Internal Coordinates. Chem. Phys. 2021, 542, 111046; 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphys.2020.111046