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Geraldine L. Richmond

Geraldine L. Richmond

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Chemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
14267
World Ranking
8788
National Ranking
2515

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Linus Pauling Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2018 - Priestley Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2013 - US President's National Medal of Science "For her landmark discoveries of the molecular characteristics of water surfaces; for her creative demonstration of how her findings impact many key biological, environmental, chemical, and technological processes; and for her extraordinary efforts in the United States and around the globe to promote women in science.", Award will be presented by President Barack Obama at a future White House ceremony (date TBD).
  • 2013 - Charles Lathrop Parsons Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2011 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2007 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2005 - ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1996 - Garvan–Olin Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1993 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For seminal contributions to the understanding of dynamics at interfaces accomplished by innovative applications of nonlinear optical phenomena
  • 1985 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Geraldine L. Richmond is affiliated with the University of Oregon in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Chemistry and Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on several subfields including Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Organic Chemistry; Safety Research; General Health Professions; and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's work consistently covers key topics such as Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, Surfactants and Colloidal Systems, Career Development and Diversity, Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions, Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions, Thermodynamic Properties of Mixtures, and Diversity and Career in Medicine.

Frequent venues for their research publications include Langmuir, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Journal of Chemical Education, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Geraldine L. Richmond include:

  • Equity for women and underrepresented minorities in STEM: Graduate experiences and career plans in chemistry, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Interfacial Steric and Molecular Bonding Effects Contributing to the Stability of Neutrally Charged Nanoemulsions, 2021, Langmuir
  • Dynamic Duo: Vibrational Sum Frequency Scattering Investigation of pH-Switchable Carboxylic Acid/Carboxylate Surfactants on Nanodroplet Surfaces, 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • Effects of Salt-Induced Charge Screening on AOT Adsorption to the Planar and Nanoemulsion Oil-Water Interfaces, 2021, Langmuir
  • Probing the Molecular Structure of Coadsorbed Polyethylenimine and Charged Surfactants at the Nanoemulsion Droplet Surface, 2020, Langmuir

Key frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Geraldine L. Richmond across multiple publications include Andrew P. Carpenter, Jean Stockard, Celeste McMichael Rohlfing, Emma Tran, and M. J. Foster.

Throughout their career, Geraldine L. Richmond has received numerous awards and recognitions, including but not limited to the Linus Pauling Award and the Priestley Medal from the American Chemical Society (both in 2018), the US President's National Medal of Science in 2013 for molecular characterization of water surfaces and advocacy for women in science, the Charles Lathrop Parsons Award, and membership in the National Academy of Sciences. Additionally, they have been named a Fellow of multiple organizations such as the American Chemical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Physical Society. Fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation also form part of their accolades.

Best Publications

  • Molecular bonding and interactions at aqueous surfaces as probed by vibrational sum frequency spectroscopy.

    G. L. Richmond

  • Water at hydrophobic surfaces: weak hydrogen bonding and strong orientation effects.

    L. F. Scatena;M. G. Brown;G. L. Richmond

  • Second harmonic generation studies of interfacial structure and dynamics

    G.L. Richmond;J.M. Robinson;V.L. Shannon

  • Probing the Molecular Structure and Bonding of the Surface of Aqueous Salt Solutions

    Elizabeth A. Raymond;Geraldine L. Richmond

  • Structure and bonding of molecules at aqueous surfaces.

    GL Richmond

  • Hydrogen-Bonding Interactions at the Vapor/Water Interface Investigated by Vibrational Sum-Frequency Spectroscopy of HOD/H2O/D2O Mixtures and Molecular Dynamics Simulations

    Elizabeth A. Raymond;Teresa L. Tarbuck;and Mac G. Brown;Geraldine L. Richmond

  • Spectroscopic studies of solvated hydrogen and hydroxide ions at aqueous surfaces.

    Teresa L. Tarbuck;Stephanie T. Ota;Geraldine L. Richmond

  • Integration or segregation: how do molecules behave at oil/water interfaces?

    F G Moore;G L Richmond

  • Investigation of Surfactant Conformation and Order at the Liquid−Liquid Interface by Total Internal Reflection Sum-Frequency Vibrational Spectroscopy

    John C. Conboy;Marie C. Messmer;Geraldine L. Richmond

  • Vibrational Sum-Frequency Studies of a Series of Phospholipid Monolayers and the Associated Water Structure at the Vapor/Water Interface

    Mark R. Watry;Teresa L. Tarbuck;Geraldine L. Richmond

  • Ordering of Interfacial Water Molecules at the Charged Air/Water Interface Observed by Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation

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  • OBSERVATION OF MOLECULAR ORDERING AT THE LIQUID-LIQUID INTERFACE BY RESONANT SUM FREQUENCY GENERATION

    Marie C. Messmer;John C. Conboy;Geraldine L. Richmond

  • Dependence of Alkyl Chain Conformation of Simple Ionic Surfactants on Head Group Functionality As Studied by Vibrational Sum-Frequency Spectroscopy

    John C. Conboy;Marie C. Messmer;Geraldine L. Richmond

  • Investigations of the Structure and Hydrogen Bonding of Water Molecules at Liquid Surfaces by Vibrational Sum Frequency Spectroscopy

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  • Orientation, Hydrogen Bonding, and Penetration of Water at the Organic/Water Interface

    Lawrence F. Scatena;Geraldine L. Richmond

  • Isotopic Dilution Studies of the Vapor/Water Interface as Investigated by Vibrational Sum-Frequency Spectroscopy

    E. A. Raymond;T. L. Tarbuck;G. L. Richmond

  • Surfactant/Water Interactions at the Air/Water Interface Probed by Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation

    D. E. Gragson;B. M. McCarty;G. L. Richmond

  • In Situ Vibrational Spectroscopic Studies of the CaF2/H2O Interface

    K. A. Becraft;G. L. Richmond

  • The Analysis of Interference Effects in the Sum Frequency Spectra of Water Interfaces

    Mac G. Brown;Elizabeth A. Raymond;Heather C. Allen;Lawrence F. Scatena

  • Vibrational Sum-Frequency Spectroscopy of Alkane/Water Interfaces: Experiment and Theoretical Simulation

    Mac G. Brown;Dave S. Walker;Elizabeth A. Raymond;Geraldine L. Richmond

  • Studies of Alkane/Water Interfaces by Total Internal Reflection Second Harmonic Generation.

    John C. Conboy;J. L. Daschbach;G. L. Richmond

  • Phosphatidylcholine Monolayer Structure at a Liquid−Liquid Interface

    Robert A. Walker;Julie A. Gruetzmacher;Geraldine L. Richmond

Frequent Co-Authors

Heather C. Allen
Heather C. Allen The Ohio State University
Xiao Cheng Zeng
Xiao Cheng Zeng City University of Hong Kong
Ruth E. Fassinger
Ruth E. Fassinger University of Maryland, College Park
George C. Pimentel
George C. Pimentel University of California, Berkeley
Ronald N. Zuckermann
Ronald N. Zuckermann Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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