Recent Publications
Publications Jan. 2024 – Oct. 2025
Afrin, S., Yang, X., Morris, A., Grumstrup, E. M. (2024). Rapid Exciton Transport and Structural Defects in Indvidual Porphryinic Metal Organic Framework Microcrystals. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146, 4309-4313.
Al-Azawii, M., Anderson, R. (2024). Hybrid radial-axial flow for enhanced thermal performance in packed bed energy storage.
Alkotami, L., White, D. J., Schuler, K. M., Esfahanian, M., Jarvis, B. A., Paulson, A. E., Koley, S., Kang, J., Lu, C., Allen, D. K., Lee, Y.-J., Sedbrook, J. C., Durrett, T. P. (2024). Targeted engineering of camelina and pennycress seeds for ultrahigh accumulation of acetyl-TAG. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(47). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2412542121
Ayotte, S. H., Allen, C. R., Parker, A., Stein, O., Lauchnor, E. G. (2024). Greenhouse gas production from an intermittently dosed cold-climate wastewater treatment wetland. Science of the Total Environment.
Barnes, E., Yin, C., Schlatter, D., Peng, H., Willmore, C., Lu, C., Tringe, S., Paulitz, T. (2024). Legacy effects of cropping system and precipitation influence core Camelina sativa microbiome. Phytobiome Journal.
Bedey, K. M., Willett, M. R., Crandall, D., Rutqvist, J., Matteson, K., Phillips, A., Cunningham, A., Kirkland, C. M. (2024). Splitting tensile strength of shale cores: intact versus fractured and sealed with ureolysis-induced calcium carbonate precipitation (UICP). Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, 10(1), 181.
Bird, K. A., Brock, J. R., Grabowski, P. P., Harder, A. M., Healy, A. L., Shu, S., Barry, K., Boston, L., Daum, C., Guo, J., Lipzen, A., Walstead, R., Grimwood, J., Schmutz, J., Lu, C., Comai, L., McKay, J. K., Pires, J. C., Edger, P. P., Lovell, J. T., Kliebenstein, D. J. (2024). Allopolyploidy expanded gene content but not pangenomic variation in the hexaploid oilseed Camelina sativa. GENETICS. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyae183
Cai, Y., Liang, Y., Shi, H., Cui, J., Prakash, S., Zhang, J., Anaokar, S., Chai, J., Schwender, J., Lu, C., Yu, X., Shanklin, J. (2024). Creating yellow seed Camelina sativa with enhanced oil accumulation by CRISPR‐mediated disruption of Transparent Testa 8. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 22(10), 2773-2784. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.14403
Crawford, J. M., Rasmussen, M., McNeary, W., Halingstad, S., Hayden, S., Dutta, N., Pang, S., Yung, M. High Selectivity Reactive Carbon Dioxide Capture over Zeolite Dual-Functional Materials. ACS Catalysis, 14(11), 8541-8548. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscatal.4c01340
Farina, M., Christian, W., Hasson, N., McDermott, T., Powell, S., Hatzenpichler, R., Webb, H., LaRue, G., Okano, K., Sproles, E. A., Watts, J. D. (2025). Methane emission hotspots in a boreal forest-fen mosaic potentially linked to deep taliks. Environmental Research Letters, 20(10), 104029. https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/adff9a
Fields, M. Microbial community assembly mediated by environmental stress in groundwater. Nature Microbiology.
Goff, J. L., Lui, L. M., Nielsen, T. N., Poole, F. L., Smith, H. J., Walker, K. F., Hazen, T. C., Fields, M., Arkin, A. P., Adams, M. W. (2024). Mixed waste contamination selects for a mobile genetic element population enriched in multiple heavy metal resistance genes. ISME communications, 4(1), ycae064.
Goff, J., Fields, M. Mixed waste contamination selects for a mobile genetic element population enriched in multiple heavy metal resistance genesISME. ISME Communications.
Grumstrup, E. M. (2024). Increased Formation of Trions and Charged Biexcitons by Above-Gap Excitation in Singlelayer WSe2. ACS Nano, 18, 32973-32983.
Gunyol, P., Khosravi, M., Phillips, A., Plymesser, K. Effect of Fines Content on Calcium Carbonate Precipitation and Thermal Properties of Bio-cemented Sand. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/JGGEFK.GTENG-11925
Hunt, K. A., Carr, A. V., Otwell, A. E., Valenzuela, J. J., Walker, K. S., Dixon, E. R., Lui, L. M., Nielsen, T. N., Bowman, S., von Netzer, F., Fields, M. (2024). Contribution of Microorganisms with the Clade II Nitrous Oxide Reductase to Suppression of Surface Emissions of Nitrous Oxide. Environmental science \& technology, 58(16), 7056--7065.
Hunt, K., Carr, A. V., Otwell, A. E., Valenzuela, J., Fields, M., Stahl, D. A. Contribution of Microorganisms with the Clade II Nitrous Oxide Reductase to Suppression of Surface Emissions of Nitrous Oxide. Environmental Science & Technology, 58(16), 7056-7065.
Intemann, K. K., Lavoie, H. R., Elsass, K. D.A., Scott, B. G., Gerlach, R. (2025). The Challenge of the Yuck Factor in Public Acceptance of Engineered Living Materials. Global Challenges, 9(6), 1-9. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/gch2.202400384
Javin Nur, T., Ryan, C. A., Bajwa, D. S., Cairns, D., Ridgard, C., Amendola, R. (2025). Characterization of frictional behavior of fiber reinforced composites during forming: A review. Composite Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing/ Elsevier, 193, 108852.
Kane, S., Hodge, D. B., Saulnier, B. K., Bécsy-Jakab, V. E., Dülger, D. N., Ryan, C. A. (2024). Role of sodium sulfate in electrical conductivity and structure of lignin-derived carbons. Journal of Analytical Pyrolysis, 181, 106600.
Kania, M. J., Reyes, A., Neufeldt, S. R. (2024). Oxidative Addition of (Hetero)aryl (Pseudo)halides at Palladium(0): Origin and Significance of Divergent Mechanisms. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146, 19249-19260.
Kaufman, N., Raimi, D., Haggerty, J., Curtis, M., A. J., N. J., E. K., D. T., J. W. (2024). A Research Agenda for Economic Resilience in Fossil-Fuel Dependent Communities. Environmental Research Letters: Energy, online.
King, A., Paulino, V., Tsironi, I., Maleszka, J., Olivier, J.-H., Grumstrup, E. M. (2024). Covalently tethered assemblies improve energetic homogeneity and exciton transport in organic materials. ACS Materials Letters, 6, 1404-1410.
Koepnick, H., Peyton, B., Lauchnor, E. G. (2025). Factors influencing the efficacy of microbial bioremediation of selenium in groundwater near a coal-fired power plant. Geo-Bio Interfaces, 2.
Kohlin, L., Pritchard, H., Dehkordi, B., Gladen, A., Bajwa, D. S. (2024). Investigation on the Catalytic Ability of Alkaline Earth Metal Cations and Nitrite Anions on Low Temperature Molten Salt Torrefaction. Energy Sustainability - ASME.
Kohlin, L., Pritchard, H., Gladen, A. C., Dehkordi, B., Bajwa, D. S. (2024). Molten salt biomass torrefaction - A sensitivity analysis of process conditions. Inddustrial Crops and Products - An Elsevier Journal(219 (2024) 118997).
Larson, N. G., Norman, J. P., Neufeldt, S. R. Mechanistic Origin of Ligand Effects on Exhaustive Functionalization During Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Dihaloarenes. ACS Catalysis, 14, 7127-7135.
Lux, N., Hammack, R., Gannon, P., Windchief, S., Taylor, S. G., Richards, A., Hacker, D. J. Culturally Responsive Energy Engineering Education: Campus-Based Research Experience for Reservation and Rural Elementary Educators. Journal of STEM Outreach, 7(2), 1-15.
Maza, W. A., Pomeroy, E. D., Steinhurst, D. A., Tsoi, S., Kirtley, J. D., Eigenbrodt, B. C., Owrutsky, J. C., Walker, R. (2024). Insight into Carbon Removal from Solid Oxide Fuel Cells via Operando Spectroscopy. ACS Applied Energy Materials.
McGlamery, D., McDaniel, C., Ladd, D. M., Ha, Y., Mosquera, M. A., Mock, M. T., Stadie, N. P. (2024). Halide-Free Synthesis of Metastable Graphitic BC3. Chemical Science, 15, 4358-4363.
McGlamery, D., McDaniel, C., Ladd, D. M., Ha, Y., Mosquera, M. A. T., Mock, M. T., Stadie, N. P. (2024). Halide-free synthesis of metastable graphitic BC3. Chemical Science, 15, 4358-4363.
McNeary, W. W., Ellenbracht, N., Ellenbracht, N., Rasmussen, M., Crawford, J. M., Yung, M., Pang, S. Application of solid-supported amines for thermocatalytic reactive CO2 capture. ACS Omega.
Miller, I. R., Bui, H., Maddi, B., Viamajala, S., Gerlach, R., Fields, M. (2025). Phycosome dynamics during successive outdoor microalgae cultivation from late summer to fall. Aquaculture, 595, 741627.
Miller, I. R., Bui, H., Wood, J. B., Fields, M., Gerlach, R. (2024). Understanding phycosomal dynamics to improve industrial microalgae cultivation. Trends in Biotechnology, 42(6), 680--698.
Miller, P., Atencio, S. C., Jones, C., Carr, P., Eriksmoen, E., Franck, W., Rickertsen, J., Fordyce, S. I., Ostlie, M., Lamb, P., Fonseka, D., Grusak, M. A., Chen, C., Bourgault, M.,
Montoya, S. T., Shanto, S. A. H., Walker, R. (2024). Lithium Volatilization and Phase Changes During Aluminum-Doped Cubic Li6.25La3Zr2Al0.25O12 (c-LLZO) Processing. Crystals, 14, cryst14090795.
Myers, E. P., Piaza, M., Owkes, M., June, R. Heat Conduction Simulation of Chondrocyte-Embedded Agarose Gels Suggests Negligible Impact of Viscoelastic Dissipation on Temperature Change. Journal of Biomechanics. 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2024.112307
Ning, D., Wang, Y., Fan, Y., Wang, J., Van Nostrand, J. D., Wu, L., Zhang, P., Curtis, D. J., Tian, R., Lui, L., Fields, M. (2024). Environmental stress mediates groundwater microbial community assembly. Nature Microbiology, 9(2), 490--501.
Owkes, M., Homan, T., Benson, M., Banko, A. (2025). High fidelity simulations of contaminant dispersion in an urban environment with comparison to magnetic resonance imaging measurements. Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 25(1), 23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10652-025-10019-3
Peterson, M. K., Rosing, A., Reimer, G. A., Larsen, C. V., Haggerty, J., Schure, M. B., Rink, E. Policymaker and stakeholder perspectives on determinants of fertility decisions through changing environmental and economic conditions in Greenland. Health and Place, 92, 10.
Ren, X., Cresce, A. V., Read, J. A., Gordon, I. P., Welty, C., Stadie, N. P., Jow, T. R. (2024). Phosphorus-Doped Silicon for Li-Ion Battery Applications: Studied with Electrochemical Isothermal Microcalorimetry, ATR-FTIR, and XPS. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 171(7), 070516. https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ad5cde
Sinrud, J. B., Schwind, R. B., Dean, B. N., Yiyen, G., Wolff, O. M., Goldsmith, C. F., Walker, R. (2024). High Resolution Water Emission from Nitromethane Combustion under High Pressure Mono- and Bipropellant Conditions. Combustion and Flame, 268, 113630.
Smith, B. E., Lu, C. (2024). Heat stress during reproductive stages reduces camelina seed productivity and changes seed composition. Heliyon, 10(4), e26678. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26678
Smith, B. E., Kemmer, S., Decker, S., Lu, C. (2024). Quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping and transcriptome profiling identify QTLs and candidate genes associated with heat stress response during reproductive development in Camelina sativa. Food and Energy Security, 13(1), e531.
Sobolewski, T. N., Trousdale, R. C., Gauvin, C. L., Lawrence, C. M., Walker, R. A. (2024). Nanomolar PFOA Concentrations Affect Lipid Membrane Structure: Consequences for Bioconcentrations Mechanisms. Environmental Science and Technology.
Thapa, A., Baboukani, A. R., Siwakoti, P., Jungjohann, K. L., Nwanno, C. E., Zhang, J., Wang, C., Gao, H., Li, W. (2025). Binder-free Tin (IV) Oxide Coated Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes as Anode for Lithium-ion Batteries. Journal of Power Sources, 625.
Thapa, A., Gao, H. High Areal Loading Silicon Nanoparticle-based Lithium-ion Batteries. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
Thapa, A., Gao, H. (2025). Fast Charging of Silicon Anode-Based Lithium-Ion Batteries at the Pouch Cell Level. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 172.
Thapa, A., Gao, H. (2024). Silicon-Based Anode and Its Full-Cell Performance Test Using a High-Capacity Pouch Cell. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 171. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1149/1945-7111/ad1630
Thiebes, J., Grumstrup, E. M. (2024). Quantifying Noise Effects in Optical Measures of Excited State Transport. Journal of Chemical Physics, 160, 124201.
Ugur, G. E., Rux, K., Boone, J. C., Seaman, R., Gerlach, R., Avci, R., Phillips, A., Heveran, C. M. (2024). Biotrapping Ureolytic Bacteria on Sand to Improve the Efficiency of Biocementation. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 16(2), 2075-2085. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c13971
Vo, T., Hammack, R., Gannon, P., Lux, N., Wiehe, B., Moonga, M., LaMeres, B. (2024). A Case Study Comparison of Undergraduate Education and Engineering Majors’ Understanding of Community Engineering. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 35(8), 840-861. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1046560X.2024.2355687#abstract
Walker, R., McNally, M. T., Pineda, A. A. (2024). The Role of Conduction Band Electrons in Promoting O2 Adsorption to Silicon Interfaces. Journal of Chemical Physics, 161, 194706.
Welty, C., Gormley, E. L., Oppenheim, J. J., Dincă, M., Hendon, C. H., Stadie, N. P. (2024). Divergent Electrically Conductive Pathways in Yttrium-Based 2- and 3-Dimensional Metal-Organic Frameworks. ACS Materials Letters, 6(8), 3909-3914. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01102
Wen, N., Chen, C., Garland-Campbell, K., Lu, C., Paulitz, T. (2024). First detection of Aster Yellows Associated with Phytoplasma on Camelina sativa in Montana. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/pdis-09-24-1875-pdn
Wettstein, S., Hacker, D. J., Brown, J. (2024). Validation of a Senior-Level Chemical Engineering Laboratory Course Technical Report Rubric that Aligns with Industry Expectations. International Journal of Engineering Education, 40(1), 1-8.
Young, M. C., Codd, S., McCarney, E., Seymour, J. (2024). Low field NMR relaxometry characterization of water adsorption in corn stover anatomical fractions. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 12((46)), 16847–16856.
