Highlights

  • Congratulations to Dr. Josh Sinrud for achieving a P.hD. in Materials Science from the Walker Research Group! November 2022
  • Congratulations to new graduate student Keegan Walker! November 2022
  • K.M. Duncan1, C. Gonzales2, R. C. Trousdale1, W. H. Steel and R. A. Walker “L‑Phenylalanine Partitioning Mechanisms in Model Biological Membranes” submitted to J. Phys. Chem. November, 2022.
  • Rachel A. Schwind, Joshua B. Sinrud1, Casey C. Fuller, Michael S. Klassen, Robert A. Walker and C. Franklin Goldsmith, “Experimental study of linear burning rates of liquid nitromethane using a novel high-pressure continuous feed liquid strand burner” Proc. Comb. Inst. 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.proci.2022.08.122

  • M.T. McNally1 and R. A. Walker “Nonlinear Optical Responses from Au Surfaces as a Function of Temperature and Atmospheric Composition” J. Phys. Chem. C 126, 17275-17282 (2022). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c04065.
  • N. Shaikh1, J. M. Andriolo, J. L. Skinner, and R. A. Walker “Carbon Nanoparticle-Induced Changes to Lipid Monolayer Structure at Water-Air Interfaces”  J. Phys. Chem. B126 (30) 5667-5677, 2022.  DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c02526
  • N. Shaikh1, S. P. Bernhard, and R. A. Walker “Surface Activity and Aggregation Behavior of Polyhydroxylated Fullerenes in Aqueous Solutions” Langmuir, 38 10412-10418, 2022. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c01052
  • Li, B. Hua, W. Wu, L. C. Wang, Y. Ding, M. M. Welander1, R. A. Walker, and D. Ding “Activating Nano-Bulk Interplays for Sustainable Ammonia Electrosynthesis” Mat. Today60 31-40 (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.mattod.2022.09.01
  • WRG publishes paper "Amino acids change solute affinity for lipid bilayers". September 2021
  • Katie Duncan and Nida Shaikh both contribute to an NSF panel organized by the Montana NSF EPSCoR.  August 2021
  • Marshall McNally, Galip Yiyen, Katie Duncan, Nida Shaikh, and Josh Sinrud all contribute to the virtual 2021 Northwest Regional Meetingorganized by the ACS.  May 2021
  • Best wishes to Class of 2022 graduates Agustin Pineda, Keegan Walker, Oliver Wolf, Kodie Duck!  May 2022
  • Katie Duncan and Nida Shaikh both contribute to the virtual ACS Spring 2021 meeting.  April 2021
  • Congratulations to Tanner Henning for passing his comprehensive exam!  March 2021
  • WRG publishes collaborative paper with colleagues from Combustion Science and Engineering, Inc and Brown University "A continuous flow liquid propellant strand burner for high pressure monopropellant and bipropellant combustion studies". January 2021
  • WRG publishes paper "Electrochemical Sulfur Oxidation in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Studied by Near Infrared Thermal Imaging and Chronocoulometry."  December 2020