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2215

Overview

Glenn A. Waychunas is affiliated with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States. The primary focus of their research lies in Materials Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a specialization in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Geochemistry and Petrology, Ceramics and Composites, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Mechanics of Materials.

Their work covers various topics, including:

  • Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials
  • Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
  • Glass Properties and Applications
  • Crystal Structures and Properties
  • Laser-Induced Spectroscopy and Plasma
  • Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
  • Archaeological Research and Protection

Recent publications by Glenn A. Waychunas include:

  • "Zero-phonon Mn2+ luminescence in natural grossular Ca3Al2(SiO4)3," 2022, Journal of Luminescence
  • "Red photoluminescence and purple color of naturally irradiated fluorite," 2020, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals
  • "Activators in Minerals and the Role of Electronic Defects," 2024, Elements
  • "Laser-Induced Time-Resolved Luminescence of Natural Diopside Mgcasi2o6," 2025, SSRN Electronic Journal

Waychunas frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • M. Gaft
  • L. Nagli
  • George R. Rossman
  • Yosef Raichlin
  • А. А. Goryachev

Their publications often appear in journals such as:

  • Journal of Luminescence
  • Physics and Chemistry of Minerals
  • Elements
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • Surface chemistry of ferrihydrite: Part 1. EXAFS studies of the geometry of coprecipitated and adsorbed arsenate

    G.A Waychunas;B.A Rea;C.C Fuller;J.A Davis

  • Uranium(VI) adsorption to ferrihydrite: Application of a surface complexation model

    T.D. Waite;J.A. Davis;T.E. Payne;G.A. Waychunas

  • Surface chemistry of ferrihydrite: Part 2. Kinetics of arsenate adsorption and coprecipitation

    Christopher C. Fuller;James A. Davis;Glenn A. Waychunas

  • Nanoparticulate iron oxide minerals in soils and sediments: unique properties and contaminant scavenging mechanisms

    Glenn A. Waychunas;Christopher S. Kim;Christopher S. Kim;Christopher S. Kim;Jillian F. Banfield;Jillian F. Banfield

  • Structure of the Hydrated α-Al2O3 (0001) Surface

    Peter J. Eng;Thomas P. Trainor;Gordon E. Brown;Glenn A. Waychunas

  • Nanoparticles: Strained and Stiff

    Benjamin Gilbert;Feng Huang;Hengzhong Zhang;Glenn A. Waychunas

  • Microscopic Evidence for Liquid-Liquid Separation in Supersaturated CaCO3 Solutions

    Adam F. Wallace;Adam F. Wallace;Lester O. Hedges;Alejandro Fernandez-Martinez;Alejandro Fernandez-Martinez;Paolo Raiteri

  • Arsenic speciation in pyrite and secondary weathering phases, Mother Lode gold district, Tuolumne County, California

    K.S. Savage;Tracy N. Tingle;Peggy A. O'Day;Glenn A. Waychunas

  • New Information on Water Interfacial Structure Revealed by Phase-Sensitive Surface Spectroscopy

    Victor Ostroverkhov;Glenn A. Waychunas;Y. R. Shen

  • X-ray K-edge absorption spectra of Fe minerals and model compounds: Near-edge structure

    Glenn A. Waychunas;Michael J. Apted;Gordon E. Brown

  • Structure and reactivity of the hydrated hematite (0001) surface

    Thomas P. Trainor;Anne M. Chaka;Peter J. Eng;Matt Newville

  • Experimental and theoretical vibrational spectroscopic evaluation of arsenate coordination in aqueous solutions, solids, and at mineral-water interfaces

    Satish C.B Myneni;Samuel J Traina;Glenn A Waychunas;Terry J Logan

  • Synchrotron radiation XANES spectroscopy of Ti in minerals; effects of Ti bonding distances, Ti valence, and site geometry on absorption edge structure

    Glenn A. Waychunas

  • X-ray absorption spectroscopy; applications in mineralogy and geochemistry

    Gordon E. Brown;Georges Calas;Glenn A. Waychunas;Jacqueline Petiau

  • Vibrational spectroscopy of functional group chemistry and arsenate coordination in ettringite

    Satish C.B. Myneni;Samuel J. Traina;Glenn A. Waychunas;Terry J. Logan

  • Geometry of sorbed arsenate on ferrihydrite and crystalline FeOOH: Re-evaluation of EXAFS results and topological factors in predicting sorbate geometry, and evidence for monodentate complexes

    Glenn A. Waychunas;James A. Davis;Christopher C. Fuller

  • Structures and charging of alpha-alumina (0001)/water interfaces studies by sum-frequency vibrational spectroscopy

    Luning Zhang;Chuanshan Tian;Glenn A. Waychunas;Y. Ron Shen

  • Atomic structure of nanometer-sized amorphous TiO2

    Hengzhong Zhang;Bin Chen;Jillian F. Banfield;Glenn A. Waychunas

  • Surface complexation and precipitate geometry for aqueous Zn(II) sorption on ferrihydrite I: X-ray absorption extended fine structure spectroscopy analysis

    G.A Waychunas;C.C Fuller;J.A Davis

  • Wintertime phytoplankton bloom in the subarctic Pacific supported by continental margin iron

    Phoebe J. Lam;Phoebe J. Lam;Phoebe J. Lam;James K. B. Bishop;Cara C. Henning;Matthew A. Marcus

  • Vibrational spectra of water at water/alpha-quartz (0001) interface

    Victor Ostroverkhov;Glenn A. Waychunas;Y.R. Shen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jillian F. Banfield
Jillian F. Banfield University of California, Berkeley
Gordon E. Brown
Gordon E. Brown Stanford University
James A. Davis
James A. Davis Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Hengzhong Zhang
Hengzhong Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Christopher C. Fuller
Christopher C. Fuller United States Geological Survey
Corwin H. Booth
Corwin H. Booth Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Matthew Newville
Matthew Newville University of Chicago
Jeffrey G. Catalano
Jeffrey G. Catalano Washington University in St. Louis
Yuen-Ron Shen
Yuen-Ron Shen University of California, Berkeley
Heino Nitsche
Heino Nitsche Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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