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Agustín J. Colussi is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States and specializes in research related to Earth and Planetary Sciences and Chemistry. Their work encompasses multiple subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Spectroscopy, Electrochemistry, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Their research has contributed to a diverse range of topics, such as:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment

Several recent papers highlight their work and publication record:

  • "Mechanism of Hydrogen Peroxide Formation on Sprayed Water Microdroplets" (2023) published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Role of Ferryl Ion Intermediates in Fast Fenton Chemistry on Aqueous Microdroplets" (2021) published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Stability of Monoterpene-Derived α-Hydroxyalkyl-Hydroperoxides in Aqueous Organic Media: Relevance to the Fate of Hydroperoxides in Aerosol Particle Phases" (2020) published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Hydronium Ion Acidity Above and Below the Interface of Aqueous Microdroplets" (2021) published in ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
  • "Physical Chemistry of Water Microdroplets" (2025) published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

The venues where Agustín J. Colussi frequently publishes include:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • ACS Earth and Space Chemistry

Among collaborators, Colussi often works with Shinichi Enami, with whom they have co-authored three papers. Other notable frequent coauthors include Alan Gu, Charles B. Musgrave, William A. Goddard, and Michael R. Hoffmann.

Best Publications

  • Oxidative Power of Nitrogen-Doped TiO2 Photocatalysts under Visible Illumination

    Marta Mrowetz;William Balcerski;A. J. Colussi;Michael R. Hoffmann

  • Fenton chemistry at aqueous interfaces

    Shinichi Enami;Yosuke Sakamoto;Agustín J. Colussi

  • Dynamics of Lithium Dendrite Growth and Inhibition: Pulse Charging Experiments and Monte Carlo Calculations

    Asghar Aryanfar;Daniel J. Brooks;Boris V. Merinov;William A. Goddard

  • Quantitative Spin-Trapping Studies of Weakly Illuminated Titanium Dioxide Sols. Implications for the Mechanism of Photocatalysis

    M. A. Grela;M. E. J. Coronel;A. J. Colussi

  • CHEMICAL BUBBLE DYNAMICS AND QUANTITATIVE SONOCHEMISTRY

    A. J. Colussi;Linda K. Weavers;Michael R. Hoffmann

  • Brønsted basicity of the air-water interface.

    Himanshu Mishra;Shinichi Enami;Robert J. Nielsen;Logan A. Stewart

  • Synergistic Effects of Sonolysis Combined with Ozonolysis for the Oxidation of Azobenzene and Methyl Orange

    Hugo Destaillats;A. J. Colussi;Jiju M. Joseph;Michael R. Hoffmann

  • The very low-pressure pyrolysis of phenyl ethyl ether, phenyl allyl ether, and benzyl methyl ether and the enthalpy of formation of the phenoxy radical

    A. J. Colussi;F. Zabel;S. W. Benson

  • Photoinduced oligomerization of aqueous pyruvic acid.

    M. I. Guzmán;and A. J. Colussi;M. R. Hoffmann

  • Experimental anion affinities for the air/water interface.

    Jie Cheng;Chad D. Vecitis;M. R. Hoffmann;A. J. Colussi

  • VERY LOW PRESSURE PYROLYSIS OF FURAN, 2-METHYLFURAN AND 2,5-DIMETHYLFURAN. THE STABILITY OF THE FURAN RING

    M. A. Grela;V. T. Amorebieta;A. J. Colussi

  • Artificial Photosynthesis of C1–C3 Hydrocarbons from Water and CO2 on Titanate Nanotubes Decorated with Nanoparticle Elemental Copper and CdS Quantum Dots

    Hyunwoong Park;Hsin-Hung Ou;Agustín J. Colussi;Michael R. Hoffmann

  • Monotonic Increase of Nitrite Yields in the Photolysis of Nitrate in Ice and Water between 238 and 294 K

    Yael Dubowski;A. J. Colussi;Christopher Boxe;M. R. Hoffmann

  • Proton Availability at the Air/Water Interface

    Shinichi Enami;Michael R. Hoffmann;A. J. Colussi

  • Acid dissociation versus molecular association of perfluoroalkyl oxoacids: environmental implications

    Jie Cheng;Elefteria Psillakis;M. R. Hoffmann;A. J. Colussi

  • Acidity enhances the formation of a persistent ozonide at aqueous ascorbate/ozone gas interfaces

    Shinichi Enami;M. R. Hoffmann;A. J. Colussi

  • Mechanism of Hydrogen Peroxide Formation on Sprayed Water Microdroplets.

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  • Kinetics of Stochastic Charge Transfer and Recombination Events in Semiconductor Colloids. Relevance to Photocatalysis Efficiency

    María A. Grela;Agustín J. Colussi

  • Superacid Chemistry on Mildly Acidic Water

    Shinichi Enami;Logan A. Stewart;Michael R. Hoffmann;Agustín J. Colussi

  • Role of Nitrogen Dioxide in the Production of Sulfate during Chinese Haze-Aerosol Episodes.

    Lijie Li;Michael R. Hoffmann;Agustín J. Colussi

  • Global inorganic source of atmospheric bromine.

    S. Enami;C. D. Vecitis;J. Cheng;M. R. Hoffmann

  • Is the homogeneous thermal dimerization of acetylene a free-radical chain reaction? Kinetic and thermochemical analysis

    R. P. Durán;V. T. Amorebieta;A. J. Colussi

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael R. Hoffmann
Michael R. Hoffmann California Institute of Technology
William A. Goddard
William A. Goddard California Institute of Technology
Elefteria Psillakis
Elefteria Psillakis Technical University of Crete
Karl O. Christe
Karl O. Christe University of Southern California
Richard W. Fessenden
Richard W. Fessenden University of Notre Dame
Masahiro Kawasaki
Masahiro Kawasaki Kyoto University
Yongchun Tang
Yongchun Tang California Institute of Technology
Mario J. Molina
Mario J. Molina University of California, San Diego
Mark H. Thiemens
Mark H. Thiemens University of California, San Diego

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