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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2018 - Tolman Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 1987 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Clifford P. Kubiak is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Materials Science and Energy, with significant contributions specifically in Materials Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Additional subfields include Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Catalysis.

The scientist's main topics of research encompass crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, and CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts. Other areas of interest cover electrocatalysts for energy conversion, molecular junctions and nanostructures, electrochemical analysis and applications, and spectroscopy and quantum chemical studies.

Clifford P. Kubiak has published frequently in several scientific venues. Notable publication outlets include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database (13 publications)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (7 publications)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (3 publications)
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (3 publications)
  • Chemical Science (2 publications)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Kubiak include:

  • "Vibrational Stark shift spectroscopy of catalysts under the influence of electric fields at electrode-solution interfaces," 2021, Chemical Science
  • "Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 Using Group VII Metal Catalysts," 2021, Trends in Chemistry
  • "Sub-Nanometer Mapping of the Interfacial Electric Field Profile Using a Vibrational Stark Shift Ruler," 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Role of Mass Transport in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction to Methanol Using Immobilized Cobalt Phthalocyanine," 2024, ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • "The Impact of Electric Fields on Processes at Electrode Interfaces," 2025, Chemical Reviews

Frequent collaborators of Clifford P. Kubiak include Thomas Chan, Joseph M. Palasz, Víctor S. Batista, Nicole A. Torquato, and Milan Gembický. These collaborations have resulted in multiple publications, contributing to research across their main topics and fields of study.

The scientist has been recognized with several awards and honors, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2020)
  • Tolman Award, American Chemical Society (ACS) (2018)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2014)
  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society (2012)
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1987)

Best Publications

  • Electrocatalytic and homogeneous approaches to conversion of CO2 to liquid fuels

    Eric E. Benson;Clifford P. Kubiak;Aaron J. Sathrum;Jonathan M. Smieja

  • Self-Assembly of a Two-Dimensional Superlattice of Molecularly Linked Metal Clusters

    Ronald P. Andres;Jeffery D. Bielefeld;Jason I. Henderson;David B. Janes

  • "Coulomb Staircase" at Room Temperature in a Self-Assembled Molecular Nanostructure

    Ronald P. Andres;Thomas Bein;Matt Dorogi;Sue Feng

  • Photochemical and Photoelectrochemical Reduction of CO2

    Bhupendra Kumar;Mark Llorente;Jesse Froehlich;Tram Dang

  • Current-Voltage Characteristics of Self-Assembled Monolayers by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

    Supriyo Datta;Weidong Tian;Seunghun Hong;R. Reifenberger

  • Conductance spectra of molecular wires

    Weidong Tian;Supriyo Datta;Seunghun Hong;R. Reifenberger

  • Fe-Porphyrin-Based Metal–Organic Framework Films as High-Surface Concentration, Heterogeneous Catalysts for Electrochemical Reduction of CO2

    Idan Hod;Matthew D. Sampson;Pravas Deria;Clifford P. Kubiak;Clifford P. Kubiak

  • Electronic conduction through organic molecules

    M. P. Samanta;W. Tian;S. Datta;J. I. Henderson

  • Re(bipy-tBu)(CO)3Cl−improved Catalytic Activity for Reduction of Carbon Dioxide: IR-Spectroelectrochemical and Mechanistic Studies

    Jonathan M Smieja;Clifford P Kubiak

  • Manganese Catalysts with Bulky Bipyridine Ligands for the Electrocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide: Eliminating Dimerization and Altering Catalysis

    Matthew D. Sampson;An D. Nguyen;Kyle A. Grice;Curtis E. Moore

  • Manganese as a Substitute for Rhenium in CO2 Reduction Catalysts: The Importance of Acids

    Jonathan M. Smieja;Matthew D. Sampson;Kyle A. Grice;Eric E. Benson

  • Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction to Formate Using a Mn(I) Molecular Catalyst in a Robust Metal-Organic Framework.

    Honghan Fei;Matthew D. Sampson;Yeob Lee;Clifford P. Kubiak

  • Mechanistic Contrasts between Manganese and Rhenium Bipyridine Electrocatalysts for the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide

    Christoph Riplinger;Matthew D. Sampson;Andrew M. Ritzmann;Clifford P. Kubiak

  • Negative differential resistance in the scanning-tunneling spectroscopy of organic molecules

    Yongqiang Xue;Supriyo Datta;Seunghun Hong;R. Reifenberger

  • Homogeneous CO2 reduction by Ni(cyclam) at a glassy carbon electrode.

    Jesse D. Froehlich;Clifford P. Kubiak

  • The Homogeneous Reduction of CO2 by [Ni(cyclam)]+: Increased Catalytic Rates with the Addition of a CO Scavenger

    Jesse D. Froehlich;Clifford P. Kubiak

  • Manganese Electrocatalysts with Bulky Bipyridine Ligands: Utilizing Lewis Acids To Promote Carbon Dioxide Reduction at Low Overpotentials.

    Matthew D. Sampson;Clifford P. Kubiak

  • A porous proton-relaying metal-organic framework material that accelerates electrochemical hydrogen evolution.

    Idan Hod;Pravas Deria;Wojciech Bury;Wojciech Bury;Joseph E. Mondloch

  • Elucidation of the Selectivity of Proton-Dependent Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction by fac-Re(bpy)(CO)3Cl

    John A. Keith;Kyle A. Grice;Clifford P. Kubiak;Emily A. Carter

  • Effects of Rapid Intramolecular Electron Transfer on Vibrational Spectra

    Tasuku Ito;Tomohiko Hamaguchi;Haruko Nagino;Tadashi Yamaguchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Phillip E. Fanwick
Phillip E. Fanwick Purdue University West Lafayette
David B. Janes
David B. Janes Purdue University West Lafayette
Tasuku Ito
Tasuku Ito Tohoku University
Arnold L. Rheingold
Arnold L. Rheingold University of California, San Diego
Victor S. Batista
Victor S. Batista Yale University
Curtis E. Moore
Curtis E. Moore The Ohio State University
Supriyo Datta
Supriyo Datta Purdue University West Lafayette
Richard Eisenberg
Richard Eisenberg University of Rochester
Seunghun Hong
Seunghun Hong Seoul National University
Thomas Bein
Thomas Bein Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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