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  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1988 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Gregory S. Girolami is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on materials science and chemistry, with significant contributions to subfields such as materials chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and physical and theoretical chemistry.

The scientist has a strong publication record in various high-impact venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films
  • Organometallics
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Research topics covered extensively by Girolami involve:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallography and Molecular Interactions
  • Semiconductor Materials and Devices
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Inorganic Chemistry and Materials
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures

Among recent notable papers are:

  • New strategies for conformal, superconformal, and ultrasmooth films by low temperature chemical vapor deposition (2020), published in Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films
  • Platinum(II) Di-ω-alkenyl Complexes as "Slow-Release" Precatalysts for Heat-Triggered Olefin Hydrosilylation (2021), published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Pathological crystal structures (2023), published in Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry
  • An osmium(II) methane complex: Elucidation of the methane coordination mode (2023), published in Science Advances
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Strontium N,N-Dimethylaminodiboranates as Possible Chemical Vapor Deposition Precursors (2020), published in Inorganic Chemistry

Girolami collaborates frequently with several coauthors including Andrew C. Dunbar, Christopher M. Caroff, R. Joseph Lastowski, John R. Abelson, and Scott R. Daly, indicating active engagement in collaborative research efforts.

The scientist has been recognized with fellowships from several organizations:

  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society (2013)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2007)
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1988)

Best Publications

  • Sol−Gel Synthesis of KVII[CrIII(CN)6]·2H2O: A Crystalline Molecule-Based Magnet with a Magnetic Ordering Temperature above 100 °C

    Stephen M. Holmes;Gregory S. Girolami

  • High-Temperature Molecular Magnets Based on Cyanovanadate Building Blocks: Spontaneous Magnetization at 230 K

    William R. Entley;Gregory S. Girolami

  • Three-dimensional self-assembled photonic crystals with high temperature stability for thermal emission modification

    Kevin A. Arpin;Mark D. Losego;Andrew N. Cloud;Hailong Ning

  • New Three-Dimensional Ferrimagnetic Materials: K2Mn[Mn(CN)6], Mn3[Mn(CN)6]2.cntdot.12H2O, and CsMn[Mn(CN)6].cntdot.1/2H2O

    William R. Entley;Gregory S. Girolami

  • Surface-Initiated Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization on Si/SiO2

    Namyong Y. Kim;Noo Li Jeon;Insung S. Choi;Seiichi Takami

  • Synthesis and technique in inorganic chemistry : a laboratory manual

    Gregory S. Girolami;Thomas B. Rauchfuss;Robert J. Angelici

  • Titanium, zirconium, and hafnium tetrahydroborates as "tailored" CVD precursors for metal diboride thin films

    James A. Jensen;John E. Gozum;Deborah M. Pollina;Gregory S. Girolami

  • Patterned polymer growth on silicon surfaces using microcontact printing and surface-initiated polymerization

    Noo Li Jeon;Insung S. Choi;George M. Whitesides;Namyong Y. Kim

  • A Static Agostic .alpha.-CH.cntdot..cntdot..cntdot.M Interaction Observable by NMR Spectroscopy: Synthesis of the Chromium(II) Alkyl [Cr2(CH2SiMe3)6]2- and Its Conversion to the Unusual "Windowpane" Bis(metallacycle) Complex [Cr(.kappa.2-C,C'-CH2SiMe2CH2)2]2-

    Paige M. Morse;Michael D. Spencer;Scott R. Wilson;Gregory S. Girolami

  • Mechanistic Studies of Copper Thin-Film Growth from CuI and CuII β-Diketonates

    Gregory S. Girolami;Patrick M. Jeffries;Lawrence H. Dubois

  • Metal complex compositions and methods for making metal-containing films

    Gregory S. Girolami;Do Young Kim;John R. Abelson;Navneet Kumar

  • “Tailored” organometallics as precursors for the chemical vapor deposition of high-purity palladium and platinum thin films

    John E. Gozum;Deborah M. Pollina;James A. Jensen;Gregory S. Girolami

  • Remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition of conformal ZrB2 films at low temperature: A promising diffusion barrier for ultralarge scale integrated electronics

    Junghwan Sung;Dean M. Goedde;Gregory S. Girolami;John R. Abelson

  • Infrared studies of the surface and gas phase reactions leading to the growth of titanium nitride thin films from tetrakis(dimethylamido)titanium and ammonia

    Lawrence H. Dubois;Bernard R. Zegarski;Gregory S. Girolami

  • A Simple "Back of the Envelope" Method for Estimating the Densities and Molecular Volumes of Liquids and Solids

    Gregory S. Girolami

  • Are d0 ML6 complexes always octahedral? The x-ray structure of trigonal-prismatic [Li(tmed)]2[ZrMe6]

    Paige M. Morse;Gregory S. Girolami

  • Surface-selective deposition of palladium and silver films from metal-organic precursors: a novel metal-organic chemical vapor deposition redox transmetalation process

    Wenbin Lin;Timothy H. Warren;Ralph G. Nuzzo;Gregory S. Girolami

  • Consequences of a linear two-coordinate geometry for the orbital magnetism and Jahn-Teller distortion behavior of the high spin iron(II) complex Fe[N(t-Bu)2]2.

    William M. Reiff;Charles E. Schulz;Myung Hwan Whangbo;Jung In Seo

  • Organometallic Route to the Chemical Vapor Deposition of Titanium Carbide Films at Exceptionally Low Temperatures

    Gregory S Girolami;James A. Jensen;Deborah M. Pollina;Wendell S. Williams

  • Chemical Vapor Deposition of MoS2 and TiS2 Films from the Metal-Organic Precursors Mo(S-t-Bu)4 and Ti(S-t-Bu)4

    Jinwoo Cheon;John E. Gozum;Gregory S. Girolami

Frequent Co-Authors

John R. Abelson
John R. Abelson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ralph G. Nuzzo
Ralph G. Nuzzo University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Scott R. Wilson
Scott R. Wilson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Kenneth S. Suslick
Kenneth S. Suslick University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Geoffrey Wilkinson
Geoffrey Wilkinson Imperial College London
Wenbin Lin
Wenbin Lin Westlake University
Joseph W. Lyding
Joseph W. Lyding University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mark Thornton-Pett
Mark Thornton-Pett University of Leeds
Michael B. Hursthouse
Michael B. Hursthouse University of Southampton
Eric Pop
Eric Pop Stanford University

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