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  • 2001 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his pioneering use of xray scattering techniques in soft condensed matter, particularly regarding bulk and surface physics of alkylchain compounds

Overview

Eric B. Sirota is affiliated with MSD in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in materials science and chemistry. Their work primarily focuses on materials chemistry, molecular biology, biomedical engineering, spectroscopy, and organic chemistry.

The scientist's research emphasizes several key topics:

  • Crystallization and solubility studies
  • Analytical chemistry and chromatography
  • Innovative microfluidic and catalytic techniques innovation
  • Chemical thermodynamics and molecular structure
  • Freezing and crystallization processes
  • Biochemical and molecular research
  • Phase equilibria and thermodynamics

Eric B. Sirota has published frequently in the following venues:

  • Organic Process Research & Development
  • Crystal Growth & Design
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Perspectives on the Current State, Challenges, and Opportunities in Pharmaceutical Crystallization Process Development," 2020, Crystal Growth & Design
  • "Manufacturing Process Development for Belzutifan, Part 5: A Streamlined Fluorination-Dynamic Kinetic Resolution Process," 2021, Organic Process Research & Development
  • "Prevalence of Impurity Retention Mechanisms in Pharmaceutical Crystallizations," 2023, Organic Process Research & Development
  • "Development of a Robust Manufacturing Route for Molnupiravir, an Antiviral for the Treatment of COVID-19," 2021, Organic Process Research & Development
  • "Effective Control of Crystal Size via an Integrated Crystallization, Wet Milling, and Annealing Recirculation System," 2020, Organic Process Research & Development

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Yingju Xu
  • Guy R. Humphrey
  • Lorenzo Codan
  • Kevin M. Maloney
  • Aaron Cote

Eric B. Sirota received the distinction of Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2001, recognized for pioneering the use of x-ray scattering techniques in soft condensed matter, particularly focusing on bulk and surface physics of alkyl-chain compounds.

Best Publications

  • X-ray and neutron scattering from rough surfaces

    S. K. Sinha;E. B. Sirota;S. Garoff;H. B. Stanley

  • "Chevron" local layer structure in surface-stabilized ferroelectric smectic-C cells.

    T. P. Rieker;N. A. Clark;G. S. Smith;G. S. Smith;D. S. Parmar

  • Rotator phases of the normal alkanes: An x‐ray scattering study

    E. B. Sirota;H. E. King;D. M. Singer;Henry H. Shao

  • Surface freezing in chain molecules: Normal alkanes

    B. M. Ocko;X. Z. Wu;X. Z. Wu;E. B. Sirota;S. K. Sinha

  • Complete phase diagram of a charged colloidal system: A synchro- tron x-ray scattering study.

    E. B. Sirota;E. B. Sirota;H. D. Ou-Yang;H. D. Ou-Yang;S. K. Sinha;S. K. Sinha;P. M. Chaikin;P. M. Chaikin

  • Universality in interacting membranes: The effect of cosurfactants on the interfacial rigidity.

    Safinya Cr;Sirota Eb;Roux D;Smith Gs

  • Surface crystallization of liquid normal-alkanes.

    X. Z. Wu;X. Z. Wu;X. Z. Wu;E. B. Sirota;E. B. Sirota;E. B. Sirota;S. K. Sinha;S. K. Sinha;S. K. Sinha;B. M. Ocko;B. M. Ocko;B. M. Ocko

  • Surface Tension Measurements of Surface Freezing in Liquid Normal Alkanes

    X. Z. Wu;B. M. Ocko;E. B. Sirota;S. K. Sinha

  • PHASE TRANSITIONS AMONG THE ROTATOR PHASES OF THE NORMAL ALKANES

    E. B. Sirota;D. M. Singer

  • Structure of the L β phases in a hydrated phosphatidylcholine multimembrane

    G. S. Smith;G. S. Smith;E. B. Sirota;E. B. Sirota;C. R. Safinya;C. R. Safinya;N. A. Clark;N. A. Clark

  • Transient phase-induced nucleation

    E. B. Sirota;A. B. Herhold

  • X-ray reflectivity study of thermal capillary waves on liquid surfaces.

    Ocko Bm;Wu Xz;Sirota Eb;Sinha Sk

  • Nematic to smectic-A phase transition under shear flow: A nonequilibrium synchrotron x-ray study.

    C. R. Safinya;E. B. Sirota;R. J. Plano

  • X-ray structural studies of freely suspended ordered hydrated DMPC multimembrane films

    G. S. Smith;E. B. Sirota;C. R. Safinya;R. J. Plano

  • Physical Structure of Asphaltenes

    Eric B. Sirota

  • Probing the Early Stages of Melt Crystallization in Polypropylene by Simultaneous Small- and Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering and Laser Light Scattering

    Zhi-Gang Wang;Benjamin S. Hsiao;Eric B. Sirota;Pawan Agarwal

  • Orientation and Phase Transitions of Fat Crystals under Shear

    Gianfranco Mazzanti;Sarah E. Guthrie;Eric B. Sirota;Alejandro G. Marangoni

  • X-Ray and Optical Studies of the Thickness Dependence of the Phase Diagram of Liquid-Crystal Films

    E. B. Sirota;Peter S. Pershan;L. B. Sorensen;J. Collett;J. Collett

  • Rotator Phases in Mixtures of n-Alkanes

    E. B. Sirota;H. E. Jr. King;Henry H. Shao;D. M. Singer

  • Measurements of homogeneous nucleation in normal-alkanes

    H. Kraack;E. B. Sirota;M. Deutsch

Frequent Co-Authors

Moshe Deutsch
Moshe Deutsch Bar-Ilan University
Cyrus R. Safinya
Cyrus R. Safinya University of California, Santa Barbara
Oleg Gang
Oleg Gang Columbia University
Benjamin M. Ocko
Benjamin M. Ocko Brookhaven National Laboratory
Peter S. Pershan
Peter S. Pershan Harvard University
Noel A. Clark
Noel A. Clark University of Colorado Boulder
Paul Chaikin
Paul Chaikin New York University
Benjamin S. Hsiao
Benjamin S. Hsiao Stony Brook University
Martin Möller
Martin Möller RWTH Aachen University
Scott T. Milner
Scott T. Milner Pennsylvania State University

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