Research Description

Synthesis, structure and physical properties of inorganic materials at the interface of molecular and solid state chemistry. Amorphous Materials Engineering, nano-science and technology of inorganic liquids and solutions. Reaction mechanisms in condensed matter: phase transitions, crystallization, the glass transition, and gas/solid reactions. Time-resolved synchrotron and neutron diffraction. Science and education public policy.

Publications

• Diffuse vs. Bragg Scattering: Understanding Structure Using 3-D Pair Distribution Function Analysis (2020)
• K-space algorithmic reconstruction (KAREN): a robust statistical methodology to separate Bragg and diffuse scattering (2020)
• Nutritional supplements comprising dietary metal complexes in a matrix of cellulosic materials (2020)
• Particle Size Is a Primary Determinant for Sigmoidal Kinetics of Nanoparticle Formation: A “Disproof” of the Finke–Watzky (F-W) Nanoparticle Nucleation and Growth Mechanism (2020)
• Transition Zone Theory Compared to Standard Models: Reexamining the Theory of Crystal Growth from Melts (2020)
• 3-D pair distribution function analysis to resolve real structures (2019)
• Isotope Effects Reveal the Template Influence on the Crystal Growth of a Metal–Halide Network (2019)
• Separating Diffuse from Bragg Scattering: Introducing the K-space Algorithmic REconstructioN (KAREN), First integrated workshop on neutron diffuse scattering from single crystals (2019)
• Understanding Cooperativity in Condensed Phase Reactions: Application of Kauzmann’s configurational entropy and Adam and Gibbs’ cooperativity to crystal growth (2019)
• A Nonlinear, “Sticky” Web of Study for Chemistry: A Graphical Curricular Tool for Teaching and Learning Chemistry Built upon the Interconnection of Core Chemical Principles (2018)

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Education

Postdoctoral, Solid State Chemistry, Iowa State University (1994)
NSF Postdoctoral, Theoretical Chemistry, University of Paris (1991)
Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Indiana University (1990)
B.A., Chemistry and Biology, Goshen College (1986)