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Our research focus can be summarized as analytical surface-science. Nearly all of our research is based on measurements of chemical interactions with surfaces, and most of our instrumentation is specifically designed to examine interfacial phenomena. If you've ever wondered why oil spreading on water looks like a rainbow, why you can only make sand castles with wet sand, or how Rain-X® keeps your windshield so clean, you might be interested in our work. We use precice measurements of chemical behaviors to create new, fundamental understanding of these types of questions to address important challenges in environmental remediation, materials development, and energy science.
Detailed descriptions of our research projects and some laboratory pictures can be found within this website. If you have questions, feel free to send us an email or arrange a visit to our lab. Follow us on Twitter @shawschem (group) or @shawchem (Prof Shaw)
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The Shaw group accepts that scientific advancement suffers without participation from all varied communities. We proactively engage all people regardless of status or ability. We acknowledge institutional challenges within the sciences, both for and against, certain groups of people. To counter this and provide clearer pathways to success, we work to create an inviting and enjoyable environment to do, and share, good science for all. Through formal training and informal interactions, we continuously strive to improve ourselves while advocating for each others’ success. We hope our efforts will support positive changes within our field.
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2024
DeYoung, J.L.; Akporere, U.G.; Cheng, Z.; China, S.; Vandergrift, G.W.; Anderton, C.R.; Zhou, Y.; Zhu, Z.; Shaw, S.K. Chemical Differences in Environmental Films Collected on Surfaces with Different Hydrophilicity. ACS Earth Space Chem. 2024, 8 (12), 2411-2419. DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.4c00170
Van Den Top, M.B.; Horvath, A.; Koutsoukos, S.; Philippi, F.; Rauber, D.; Welton, T.; Shaw, S.K. Increasing Cation Ion Symmetry Reduces Ionic Liquid Ordering in Thin Films. J. Phys. Chem. B 2024, 128 (45), 11251-11257. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c04413
Duke, R.; Sweet, A.; Stumme, N.C.; Ordikhani-Seyedlar, R.; Chattopadhyay, S.; Yang, C.; Yang, H.; Perera, A.; Green, L.; Endres, K.; Losch, M.E.; Ganapathysubramanian, B.; Mason, S.E.; Sarkar, S.; Shaw, S.K.; Risko, C.; Jenkins, J.L.; Teague, C.M. In the Mix: A Workshop Merging Computational Chemistry and Electrochemistry Alongside Data Science. J. Chem. Educ. 2024, 101 (11), 5060-5067. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00727
Nelson, B.; Huang, W.; Shen, N.; Shaw, S.K.; Lamuta, C.; Ding H. Evolving surface wettability in laser-powder bed fusion printed metal parts. Manuf. Lett. 2024, 40, 45-49. DOI: 10.1016/j.mfglet.2024.02.003
Bi, J.; Witt, E.; McGovern, M.K.; Cafi, A.B.; Rosenstock, L.L.; Pearson, A.B.; Brown, T.J.; Karasic, T.B.; Absler, L.C.; Machkanti, S.; Boyce, H,; Gallo, D.; Becker, S.L.; Ishida, K.; Jenkins, J.; Hayward, A,; Scheiflinger, A.; Bodeker, K.L.; Kumar, R.; Shaw, S.K.; Jabbour, S.K.; Lira, V.A.; Henry, M.D.; Tift, M.S.; Otterbein, L.E.; Traverso, G.; Byrne, J.D. Oral carbon monoxide enhances autophagy modulation in prostate, pancreatic, and lung cancers. Advanced Science 2024, 11 (9), 2308346. DOI: 10.1002/advs.202308346
Duke, R.; Mahmoudi, S.; Kaur, A.P.; Bhat, V.; Dingle, I.C.; Stumme, N.C.; Shaw, S.K.; Eaton, D.; Vego, A.; Risko, C. ExpFlow: a graphical user interface for automated reproducible electrochemistry. Digital Discovery 2024, 3 (1), 163-172. DOI: 10.1039/D3DD00156C
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