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Gary W. Brudvig

Gary W. Brudvig

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Chemistry

D-Index
109
Citations
43688
World Ranking
844
National Ranking
338

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1995 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1986 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Gary W. Brudvig is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work encompasses subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The main research topics addressed by Gary W. Brudvig include:

  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques

Gary W. Brudvig has published extensively, with frequent contributions in notable venues such as:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Photosynthesis Research

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Gary W. Brudvig include:

  • Photocatalytically recovering hydrogen energy from wastewater treatment using MoS2 @TiO2 with sulfur/oxygen dual-defect (2021, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)
  • Observation of a potential-dependent switch of water-oxidation mechanism on Co-oxide-based catalysts (2021, Chem)
  • High-resolution cryo-electron microscopy structure of photosystem II from the mesophilic cyanobacterium, Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Electrocatalytic, Homogeneous Ammonia Oxidation in Water to Nitrate and Nitrite with a Copper Complex (2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Active Sites of Cobalt Phthalocyanine in Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction to Methanol (2023, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)

The scientist collaborates frequently with colleagues including Víctor S. Batista, Robert H. Crabtree, Christopher J. Gisriel, Brandon Q. Mercado, and Jimin Wang. The volume of collaborative work with these co-authors ranges from 18 to 39 publications.

Throughout their career, Gary W. Brudvig has received recognition such as being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1995 and a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1986.

Best Publications

  • Comparing photosynthetic and photovoltaic efficiencies and recognizing the potential for improvement.

    Robert E. Blankenship;David M. Tiede;James Barber;James Barber;Gary W. Brudvig

  • Water-splitting chemistry of photosystem II.

    James P. McEvoy;Gary W. Brudvig

  • Molecular Catalysts for Water Oxidation

    James D. Blakemore;Robert H. Crabtree;Gary W. Brudvig

  • A Functional Model for O-O Bond Formation by the O2-Evolving Complex in Photosystem II

    Julian Limburg;John S. Vrettos;Louise M. Liable-Sands;Arnold L. Rheingold

  • Oxidation of Organic Compounds in Water by Unactivated Peroxymonosulfate

    Yi Yang;Gourab Banerjee;Gary W. Brudvig;Jae Hong Kim

  • Active sites of copper-complex catalytic materials for electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction

    Zhe Weng;Zhe Weng;Yueshen Wu;Maoyu Wang;Jianbing Jiang

  • Highly Active and Robust Cp* Iridium Complexes for Catalytic Water Oxidation

    Jonathan F. Hull;David Balcells;James D. Blakemore;Christopher D. Incarvito

  • Molecular Recognition in the Selective Oxygenation of Saturated C-H Bonds by a Dimanganese Catalyst

    Siddhartha Das;Christopher D. Incarvito;Robert H. Crabtree;Gary W. Brudvig

  • Half-Sandwich Iridium Complexes for Homogeneous Water-Oxidation Catalysis

    James D. Blakemore;Nathan D. Schley;David Balcells;Jonathan F. Hull

  • Energy Conversion in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis

    Iain McConnell;Gonghu Li;Gary W. Brudvig

  • Electrochemical CO2 Reduction to Hydrocarbons on a Heterogeneous Molecular Cu Catalyst in Aqueous Solution

    Zhe Weng;Jianbing Jiang;Yueshen Wu;Zishan Wu

  • Functional Models for the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II.

    Clyde W. Cady;Robert H. Crabtree;Gary W. Brudvig

  • Directed alteration of the D1 polypeptide of photosystem II: evidence that tyrosine-161 is the redox component, Z, connecting the oxygen-evolving complex to the primary electron donor, P680.

    James G. Metz;Peter J. Nixon;Matthias Rogner;Gary W. Brudvig

  • Quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics study of the catalytic cycle of water splitting in photosystem II.

    Eduardo M. Sproviero;José A. Gascón;James P. McEvoy;Gary W. Brudvig

  • Light-driven water oxidation for solar fuels

    Karin J. Young;Lauren A. Martini;Rebecca L. Milot;Robert C. Snoeberger

  • Characterization of the O2-Evolving Reaction Catalyzed by [(terpy)(H2O)MnIII(O)2MnIV(OH2)(terpy)](NO3)3 (terpy = 2,2‘:6,2‘ ‘-Terpyridine)

    J Limburg;J S Vrettos;H Chen;J C de Paula

  • Distinguishing homogeneous from heterogeneous catalysis in electrode-driven water oxidation with molecular iridium complexes.

    Nathan D Schley;James D Blakemore;Navaneetha K Subbaiyan;Christopher D Incarvito

  • Cytochrome b-559 may function to protect photosystem II from photoinhibition

    Lynmarie K. Thompson;Gary W. Brudvig

  • Artificial photosynthesis as a frontier technology for energy sustainability

    Tom Faunce;Stenbjorn Styring;Michael R Wasielewski;Gary W Brudvig

  • Comparison of primary oxidants for water-oxidation catalysis

    Alexander R. Parent;Robert H. Crabtree;Gary W. Brudvig

  • HIGH-VALENT OXOMANGANESE CLUSTERS : STRUCTURAL AND MECHANISTIC WORK RELEVANT TO THE OXYGEN-EVOLVING CENTER IN PHOTOSYSTEM II

    Rajesh Manchanda;Gary W. Brudvig;Robert H. Crabtree

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert H. Crabtree
Robert H. Crabtree Yale University
Victor S. Batista
Victor S. Batista Yale University
Brandon Q. Mercado
Brandon Q. Mercado Yale University
Marilyn R. Gunner
Marilyn R. Gunner City College of New York
Jimin Wang
Jimin Wang Yale University
Sunney I. Chan
Sunney I. Chan National Taiwan University
Hongyu Chen
Hongyu Chen Nanjing Tech University
Richard J. Debus
Richard J. Debus University of California, Riverside
Hailiang Wang
Hailiang Wang Yale University

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