Luminescent Solar Concentrators (LSCs) consist of a thin slab of luminescent composite that absorbs sunlight and re-emits it at a lower energy level, subsequently directing …
Anion photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) is a versatile and powerful method for elucidating the electronic structures of size-selected atomic and molecular clusters. Traditional photoelectron spectroscopy was …
Cellular redox homeostasis regulates metabolism, cell death, differentiation and development, immune responses, circadian rhythm, and overall cell health. This is achieved through a balance of …
Genomic DNA is chemically reactive and is therefore susceptible to damage by many exogenous and endogenous sources. If left unrepaired, nucleobase modifications that occur as …
Protein crystallization is essential for determining protein structures and understanding their functions. Recent studies have shown that protein crystal nucleation often involves a liquid-liquid phase …
One of the goals of cluster science is to discover highly stable clusters and use them as building blocks for cluster-assembled materials or models for …
Problems like describing the extent of order in isotropic liquid crystals, the extend of magnetization in magnetic systems and finding polymer end-to-end distances, can be …
Diffusion Monte Carlo (DMC) is one of the most accurate techniques available for calculating the electronic properties of molecules and materials, yet it often remains …
Approximately half of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures require intravenously administered contrast agents image enhancement and greater diagnostic precision. The current clinical standard for MRI …
Engineering new functional materials and devices requires a mechanistic understanding of their nanoscale constituents and intermolecular interactions. In this thesis, I investigate self-assembled, mesoscale-architectured materials …
Abstract of Nonlinear Interactions with Intense Ultrafast X-ray Pulses, by Nathan Goff, Ph.D., Brown University, May 2023 The introduction of X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFELs) …
We report the preliminary evidence of a novel CH-π interaction between polyethylene glycol and aromatic compounds as well as crown ethers and aromatic compounds. Polyethylene …
Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) is a promising biodegradable substitute for petroleum-based plastics but is brittle. In order to make it more applicable. Here, we report a one-pot …
Atomic clusters are defined as aggregates of atoms, which serve as intermediates between individual atoms and bulk materials. Studying those atomic clusters can help us …
Molecular anions with a polar neutral core that has a dipole moment larger than 2.5 D could support a diffuse dipole-bound state below its detachment …
Many naturally occurring peptides and depsipeptides have attracted the interest of medicinal chemists in recent decades due to their broad spectra of bioactivities, such as …
The search for efficient catalysts is essential in promoting sustainable chemistry that features greener reaction conditions, lower energy consumption, and higher reaction efficiency. Nanoparticles are …
Protein homeostasis is the dynamic process of balancing the constitution of the entire proteome of a living organism. One of the most critical components in …
The complicated ways in which electrons interact in many-body systems such as most molecules and materials have long been studied without accounting for the effects …