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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Polish Academy of Science

Overview

Jacek Waluk is affiliated with the Polish Academy of Sciences in Poland and has focused research efforts primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry. The subfields of their research include Materials Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Biomedical Engineering and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their research topics cover various specialized areas such as:

  • Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
  • Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
  • Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Strong Light-Matter Interactions

Jacek Waluk has contributed to multiple publications, with recent papers including:

  • "Multimode Vibrational Strong Coupling of Methyl Salicylate to a Fabry−Perot Microcavity," 2022, CeON Repository (Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science)
  • "Scouting for strong light-matter coupling signatures in Raman spectra," 2021, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • "SERS-based sensor for the detection of sexually transmitted pathogens in the male swab specimens: A new approach for clinical diagnosis," 2021, Biosensors and Bioelectronics
  • "Photodegradation of free base and zinc porphyrins in the presence and absence of oxygen," 2023, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
  • "Nuclear Quantum Effects in Proton or Hydrogen Transfer," 2024, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Frequent collaborators in their research include Aleksander Gorski, Arkadiusz Listkowski, Michał Kijak, Barbara Golec, and Krzysztof Nawara.

Jacek Waluk's work is commonly published in journals such as:

  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Methods and Applications in Fluorescence

Among the recognitions awarded, Jacek Waluk received the Polish Academy of Science award in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Controlling intramolecular hydrogen transfer in a porphycene molecule with single atoms or molecules located nearby

    Takashi Kumagai;Felix Hanke;Felix Hanke;Sylwester Gawinkowski;John Sharp

  • Hydrogen-bonding-induced phenomena in bifunctional heteroazaaromatics.

    Jacek Waluk

  • Electronic states of porphycenes

    Jacek Waluk;Monika Muller;Petra Swiderek;Matthias Kocher

  • Detection of Hepatitis B virus antigen from human blood: SERS immunoassay in a microfluidic system.

    Agnieszka Kamińska;Evelin Witkowska;Katarzyna Winkler;Igor Dzięcielewski

  • Spectroscopy and Tautomerization Studies of Porphycenes

    Jacek Waluk

  • Conformational analysis of molecules in excited states

    Jacek Waluk

  • Force-induced tautomerization in a single molecule

    Janina N. Ladenthin;Thomas Frederiksen;Thomas Frederiksen;Mats Persson;John C. Sharp

  • Nanostructured silver-gold bimetallic SERS substrates for selective identification of bacteria in human blood

    Arumugam Sivanesan;Evelin Witkowska;Witold Adamkiewicz;Łukasz Dziewit

  • Solvent-Controlled Excited State Behavior: 2-(2‘-Pyridyl)indoles in Alcohols

    Jerzy Herbich;‡ Chi-Ying Hung;and Randolph P. Thummel;Jacek Waluk

  • Ground- and Excited-State Tautomerism in Porphycenes

    Jacek Waluk

  • Thermally and Vibrationally Induced Tautomerization of Single Porphycene Molecules on a Cu(110) Surface

    Takashi Kumagai;Felix Hanke;Sylwester Gawinkowski;John Sharp

  • Perimeter model and magnetic circular dichroism of porphyrin analogs

    Jacek Waluk;Josef Michl

  • Excited-state proton transfer through water bridges and structure of hydrogen-bonded complexes in 1H-pyrrolo[3,2-h]quinoline: adiabatic time-dependent density functional theory study.

    A. Kyrychenko;J. Waluk

  • Electronic states of the phenoxyl radical

    J. George Radziszewski;Michal;Gil;Alexandr Gorski

  • Spectroscopy of doubly hydrogen-bonded 7-azaindole: reinvestigation of the excited state reaction

    H. Bulska;A. Grabowska;B. Pakuła;J. Sepioł

  • Vibrational gating of double hydrogen tunneling in porphycene.

    Michał Gil;Jacek Waluk

  • Imaging of tautomerism in a single molecule

    Hubert Piwoński;Clemens Stupperich;Achim Hartschuh;Jerzy Sepioł

  • Metal Complexes of Porphycene, Corrphycene, and Hemiporphycene: Stability and Coordination Chemistry

    Christopher J. Fowler;Jonathan L. Sessler;Vincent M. Lynch;Jacek Waluk

  • Fluorescence Quenching by Pyridine and Derivatives Induced by Intermolecular Hydrogen Bonding to Pyrrole-Containing Heteroaromatics†

    Jerzy Herbich;Michał Kijak;Anna Zielinska;Randolph P. Thummel

  • Effective electronegativities of phosphorus, arsenic, and antimony in a .pi. system. Evidence from magnetic circular dichroism

    Jacek. Waluk;Heinz Peter. Klein;Arthur J. Ashe;Josef. Michl

Frequent Co-Authors

Josef Michl
Josef Michl University of Colorado Boulder
Randolph P. Thummel
Randolph P. Thummel University of Houston
Emanuel Vogel
Emanuel Vogel University of Cologne
Mats Persson
Mats Persson University of Liverpool
Robert Hołyst
Robert Hołyst Polish Academy of Sciences
Alfred J. Meixner
Alfred J. Meixner University of Tübingen
Jonathan L. Sessler
Jonathan L. Sessler The University of Texas at Austin
Wolfgang Rettig
Wolfgang Rettig Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Poul Erik Hansen
Poul Erik Hansen Roskilde University
Bernhard Brutschy
Bernhard Brutschy Goethe University Frankfurt

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