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2025 Publications

Acharjee A, Ghiara G, Beech IB, Fields MW, Amendola R (Dec 2025). Mitigation of copper corrosion in the presence of an organic oxyanion through microstructural optimization. Corrosion Science, Volume 257,113358, ISSN 0010-938X. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2025.113358.

Nur TJ, Ossa-Mechels F, Ryan CA, Bajwa DS, Cairns DS, Ridgard C, Amendola R (2025). Effect of tool and prepreg surface topography on frictional slippage vs stretching response of stretch broken carbon fiber (SBCF) reinforced composite during forming, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Vol 197, 109047, ISSN 1359 835X,. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.109047.

Strasbourg MC, Yanev ES, Parvez S, Stage J, Darlington TP, Liu S, Holbrook MA, Hone JC, Schuck PJ, Borys NJ (June 11 2025). Structure-Dependent Dynamics of Quantum Emitters in Single-Layer WSe2. Nano Lett., 25(25), 10254-10261.https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c02620.

Trousdale RC, Tokmina-Lukaszewska M, Bothner B, Walker RA (2025 May 16). Perfluorooctanoic Acid Destabilizes Hemoglobin Structure at Submicromolar Concentrations. J. Phys. Chem B 2025, 129, 5217-5223.

Ara, I., Bajwa, D., Lucon, P. and Sofie, S. (2025), Anisotropic Microstructure Evolution in Laser Powder Bed Fusion of 316L Stainless Steel Alloy. steel research int. 2500057. https://doi.org/10.1002/srin.202500057

Viles E, Heyneman E, Lin S, Montague V, Darabi A, Cox LM, Phillips A, Gerlach R, Espinosa-Ortiz EJ, Heveran C (April 2025). Mycelium as a scaffold for biomineralized engineered living materials, Cell Reports Physical Science, Volume 6, Issue 4, 102517, ISSN 2666-3864, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2025.102517.

Baker JL, Graham JC, Oliver A, Dickensheets DL, Nakagawa W (Mar 2025). Fabrication and optical characterization of a silicon bilayer wire-grid polarizer at a wavelength of 1550nm. Proc. SPIE 13373, Photonic Instrumentation Engineering XII, 133730S. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3038762

Saxena P, Samanta D, Thakur P, Goh KM, Subramaniam M, Peyton BM, Fields M, Sani RK.2025.pH-dependent genotypic and phenotypic variability in Oleidesulfovibrio alaskensis G20. Appl Environ Microbiol91:e02565-24.https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.02565-24

Raeisi A, Ara I, Holt G, Bajwa D (2025 Mar 11). Unveiling the Role of Ultrasonication Variables on Lignin-Containing Cellulose Nanocrystal Dispersion in Poly(ethylene oxide)-Based Suspension and Resulting Morphology and Mechanical Properties. ACS omega, 10(9), 9018-9027. . ID: 40092785. 

Willemssens KA, Bowley JL, Adams B, Rohwer M, Maxcer MJ, Heveran CM, Weaver DK, Brosius TR, Oberg E, Higley LG, Peterson RKD. Hot springs, cool beetles: extraordinary adaptations of a predaceous insect in Yellowstone National Park. Ann Entomol Soc Am. 2025 Feb 28;118(3):237-247. doi: 10.1093/aesa/saaf011. PMID: 40415970; PMCID: PMC12095910.

Vorhies X, Andriolo JM, Thiebes JJ, Orcutt EK, Grumstrup EM, Skinner JL (Feb 3 2025). Photoluminescence lifetime of perovskites on modified substrates. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 43, 022203.doi.org/10.1116/6.0004115

Anjum, S., Parks, K., Clark, K. et al. Strengthening biopolymer adhesives through ureolysis-induced calcium carbonate precipitation. Sci Rep 15, 3453 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-84087-8

Thapa A, Gao H (Jan 2025). High Areal Loading Silicon Nanoparticle-Based Lithium-Ion Batteries. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.17(6), 9219-9230. 10.1021/acsami.4c17483.

Inskeep, W.P., Jay, Z.J., McKay, L.J., Dlakić M. (2025). Respiratory processes of early-evolved hyperthermophiles in sulfidic and low-oxygen geothermal microbial communities. Nature Commun. 16:277.

Acharjee, Y. Keskin, B. M. Peyton, M. W. Fields and R. Amendola. Effect of surface roughness on the microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) of copper 101 Frontiers in Materials 2024 Vol. 11

Strasbourg MC, Yanev ES, Parvez S, Afrin S, Johns C, Noble Z, Darlington TP, Grumstrup EM, Hone JC, Schuck PJ, Borys NJ (2024 Nov 26). Increased Formation of Trions and Charged Biexcitons by Above-Gap Excitation in Single-layer WSe(2). ACS nano, 18(47), 32973-32983. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.4c13208. ID: 39540399.

Payne, L. M. Keller, J. Larson, B. Bothner, D. R. Colman and E. S. Boyd. Alternative sources of molybdenum for Methanococcus maripaludis and their implication for the evolution of molybdoenzymes Communications Biology 2024 Vol. 7 Issue 1 Pages 1337 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-07049-w

Ghazal Vahidi, Connor Boone, Fawn Hoffman, Chelsea Heveran. Aging decreases osteocyte peri-lacunar-canalicular system turnover in female C57BL/6JN mice. Bone,Volume 186, 2024. 

K. van Leeuwen, A. Guerrero, R. Dowdy, B. Satritama, M. A. Rhamdhani, G. Will and P. Gannon. Reactive Condensation of Cr Vapor on Aluminosilicates Containing Alkaline Oxides. 2024 J. Electrochem. Soc. 171 091501.

Darabi A, Cox LM (Aug 13 2024). Through-Thickness Modulus Gradient and Pattern Fidelity of UV-Cured Thiol-Acrylate Films. ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 6(16)9512-9520. doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.4c01257

Seth Kane, David B. Hodge, Brian Saulnier, Villő Enikő Bécsy-Jakab, Dilara N. Dülger, Cecily Ryan. Role of sodium sulfate in electrical conductivity and structure of lignin-derived carbons. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, Volume 181, (2024). 

Willett, M.R., Bedey, K., Crandall, D. et al. Beyond the Surface: Non-Invasive Low-Field NMR Analysis of Microbially-Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation in Shale Fractures. Rock Mech Rock Eng (2024). 

Lyon, K., Bansil, R., Bimczok, D. Profiling Luminal pH in Three-Dimensional Gastrointestinal Organoids Using Microelectrodes. J. Vis. Exp. (209), e66900. (2024) 

Bajwa DS, Chanda R, Bajwa SG, Stark N, Matteson K (2024). Graphene quantum dots/cellulose nanocrystal inclusion complex for enhancing the physical and thermal properties of HDPE polymer matrix. Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications, Vol 7. doi.org/10.1016/j.carpta.2024.100450.

Maria C Fernandes-Martins, Daniel R Colman, Eric S Boyd, Sulfide oxidation by members of the Sulfolobales, PNAS Nexus, Volume 3, Issue 6, June 2024, pgae201 

Dockter, Andrew, et al. "Method Development Towards Strength and Flaw Characterization of Single Carbon Fibers." ASME Aerospace Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference. Vol. 87745. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2024. 

Viles E, Heyneman E, Lin S, Montague V, Darabi A, Cox LM, Phillips A, Gerlach R, Espinosa-Ortiz E, Heveran C (2024 May 6). Mycelium as a scaffold for biomineralized engineered living materials. Cell Reports Physical Science. 6(4): 102517.doi: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2025.102517.

Gunyol P, Khosravi MK, Phillips A, Plymesser K, Parker A. Effect of Fines Content on Calcium Carbonate Precipitation and Thermal Properties of Biocemented Sand. J. Geotech. Geoenviron. Eng. Vol 150 (7). https://doi.org/10.1061/JGGEFK.GTENG-11925

Ugur, G.E., Rux, K., Boone, J.C., Seaman, R., Avci, R., Gerlach, R., Phillips, A., Heveran, C. "Biotrapping ureolytic Bacteria on sand to improve the efficiency of Biocementation." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 16.2 (2024): 2075-2085. 

Thiebes JJ, Grumstrup EM (2024 Mar 28). Quantifying noise effects in optical measures of excited state transport. The Journal of chemical physics, 160(12), . pii: 124201. doi: 10.1063/5.0190347. ID: 38516971. 

Bajwa DS, Ara I, Chan AO, B SG, Hartman KE (2024 Feb 23). Transforming Wood into a High-Performance Engineering Material via Cellulose Nanocrystal Impregnation. Forest Products Journal, 74(1): 62-71. DOI:10.13073/FPJ-D-23-00054.

Olds, H. Dorian, A. Philips, M. Khosravi, C. Kirkland, A. Cunningham, et al. Bio-Cementation via Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation for Surface Applications: The Effects of Sand Particle Size on Uniformity and Strength Geo-Congress 2024

Langguth, K.J., Maccagnano-Zacher, S. & Heinemann, J. Microfluidic production of silver nanoparticles demonstrates ability for on demand synthesis of a wide size distribution of particles. J Nanopart Res 26, 40 (2024) 

Gordon, I.P., Suenram, G., McGlamery, D. et al. Synthesis and characterization of aluminum-doped graphitic carbon. MRS Communications 14, 323–329 (2024).   

T.K. van Leeuwen, R. Dowdy, A. Guerrero, P. Gannon. Influence of Water Concentration on High-Temperature Reactive Condensation of Chromium Vapors Generated in 800 °C Air. 2024 J. Electrochem. Soc. 171 011503 

Mackenzie M Lynes, Zackary J Jay, Anthony J Kohtz, Roland Hatzenpichler, Methylotrophic methanogenesis in the Archaeoglobi revealed by cultivation of Ca. Methanoglobus hypatiae from a Yellowstone hot spring, The ISME Journal, Volume 18, Issue 1, January 2024, wrae026

Arun Thapa and Hongwei Gao Silicon-Based Anode and Its Full-Cell Performance Test Using a High-Capacity Pouch Cell 2024 J. Electrochem. Soc. 171 010504 DOI 10.1149/1945-7111/ad1630 

Jacob P. Fredrikson, Priyanka P. Brahmachary, Ronald K. June, Lewis M. Cox, Connie B. Chang. Pericellular Matrix Formation and Atomic Force Microscopy of Single Primary Human Chondrocytes Cultured in Alginate Microgels. Advanced Biology 8(1). 2024 

George A Schaible, Anthony J Kohtz, John Cliff, Roland Hatzenpichler, Correlative SIP-FISH-Raman-SEM-NanoSIMS links identity, morphology, biochemistry, and physiology of environmental microbes, ISME Communications, Volume 2, Issue 1, December 2022, 52, https://doi.org/10.1038/s43705-022-00134-3

Michael E, Kane S, Ryan C, Phillips A, Heveran C. Evaluation of the bonding properties between low-value plastic fibers treated with microbially-induced calcium carbonate precipitation and cement mortar. Construction and Building Materials 357 (2022): 129331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.129331

Rux, K., Kane, S., Espinal, M. et al. The impacts of biomineralization and oil contamination on the compressive strength of waste plastic-filled mortar. Sci Rep 12, 21547 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-25951-3

Fones EM, Templeton AS, Mogk DW, Boyd ES. Transformation of low-molecular-weight organic acids by microbial endoliths in subsurface mafic and ultramafic igneous rock. Environ Microbiol. 2022 Sep;24(9):4137-4152. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.16041. Epub 2022 May 22. PMID: 35590457.

McKay, L.J., Nigro, O.D., Dlakić, M. et al. Sulfur cycling and host-virus interactions in Aquificales-dominated biofilms from Yellowstone’s hottest ecosystems. ISME J 16, 842–855 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-021-01132-4

Minor D, Cavon J, Johnson T, Ontiveros S, Gao D, Quinn MT, Lei B. Host-to-Host Group A Streptococcus Transmission Causes Infection of the Lamina Propria but Not Epithelium of the Upper Respiratory Tract in MyD88-Deficient Mice. Infect Immun. 2022 Jan 25;90(1):e0042321. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00423-21. Epub 2021 Oct 18. PMID: 34662211; PMCID: PMC8788669.

S. Choi, D. E. Barta, M. Moreno-Azanza, N.-H. Kim, C. A. Shaw and D. J. Varricchio. Microstructural description of the maniraptoran egg Protoceratopsidovum. Papers in Palaeontology 2022 Vol. 8 Issue 2 Pages e1430. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/spp2.1430

Allen MJ, Lien HM, Prine N, Burns C, Rylski AK, Gu X, Cox LM, Mangolini F, Freeman BD, Page ZA. Multimorphic Materials: Spatially Tailoring Mechanical Properties via Selective Initiation of Interpenetrating Polymer Networks. Adv Mater. 2023 Mar;35(9):e2210208. doi: 10.1002/adma.202210208. Epub 2022 Dec 30. PMID: 36515127.

Alina M. Martinez, Lewis M. Cox, Amir Darabi, Nicholas J. Bongiardina, and Christopher N. Bowman.

Tunable Surfaces and Films from Thioester Containing Microparticles. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2022 14 (23), 27177-27186.DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c05113

Rux CJ, Vahidi G, Darabi A, Cox LM, Heveran CM. Perilacunar bone tissue exhibits sub-micrometer modulus gradation which depends on the recency of osteocyte bone formation in both young adult and early-old-age female C57Bl/6 mice. Bone. 2022 Apr;157:116327. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2022.116327. Epub 2022 Jan 11. PMID: 35026452; PMCID: PMC8858864.

Seth Kane, Elisabeth Van Roijen, Cecily Ryan, Sabbie Miller. Reducing the environmental impacts of plastics while increasing strength: Biochar fillers in biodegradable, recycled, and fossil-fuel derived plastics. Composites Part C: Open Access, Volume 8, 2022, 100253, ISSN 2666-6820, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomc.2022.100253.

Kane, Seth, Aksiin Storer, Wei Xu, Cecily Ryan, and Nicholas P. Stadie. "Biochar as a Renewable Substitute for Carbon Black in Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes." ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 10, no. 37 (2022): 12226-12233.

Shojaeiarani, Jamileh, Dilpreet S. Bajwa, Cecily Ryan, and Seth Kane. "Enhancing UV-shielding and mechanical properties of polylactic acid nanocomposites by adding lignin coated cellulose nanocrystals." Industrial Crops and Products 183 (2022): 114904.

Spietz, R.L., D.R. Payne, E.R. Roden, G. Kulkarni, W.W. Metcalf, and E.S. Boyd*. 2022. Investigating abiotic and biotic mechanisms of pyrite reduction. Front. Microbiol. 13. 878387. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.878387.

T. McLoughlin, W. R. Babbitt, and W. Nakagawa, “Nano-Scale Ferroelectric Domain Differentiation in Periodically Poled Lithium Niobate with Auger Electron Spectroscopy,” Opt. Continuum 1, 649–659 (2022).