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  • 2018 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to chemical physics using infrared and vibrational spectroscopy, especially for ions in solution, and optical studies of plasmon, phonon and vibrationcavity polaritons

Overview

Jeffrey C. Owrutsky is affiliated with the United States Naval Research Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans across multiple areas within materials science and engineering, focusing on the physical and chemical properties of materials as well as advanced spectroscopic techniques.

Their work primarily concentrates on materials chemistry and atomic and molecular physics, as well as optics. They have contributed significantly to the fields of electrical and electronic engineering and civil and structural engineering, with some publications also addressing environmental chemistry. Their main topics of research include advancements in solid oxide fuel cells, strong light-matter interactions, thermal radiation and cooling technologies, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, electronic and structural properties of oxides, catalytic processes in materials science, and fuel cells and related materials.

Publications by the scientist appear frequently in several key venues such as:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics

Among their recent notable papers are:

  • "Vibration-Cavity Polariton Chemistry and Dynamics" (2022), published in Annual Review of Physical Chemistry
  • "Negligible Effect of Vibrational Polaritons on Chemical Reaction Rates via the Density of States Pathway" (2020), published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • "Excited-state vibration-polariton transitions and dynamics in nitroprusside" (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • "Mode-Specific Chemistry through Vibrational Strong Coupling (or A Wish Come True)" (2021), published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • "Nanosecond Transient Absorption of Hydrated Electrons and Reduction of Linear Perfluoroalkyl Acids and Sulfonates" (2021), published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Jeffrey C. Owrutsky's frequent co-authors include:

  • William A. Maza
  • Adam D. Dunkelberger
  • Daniel A. Steinhurst
  • Vanessa M. Breslin
  • Robert A. Walker

They were recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2018, with a citation for contributions to chemical physics using infrared and vibrational spectroscopy, especially for ions in solution, along with optical studies of plasmons, phonons, and vibration-cavity polaritons.

Best Publications

  • Vibrational Relaxation Dynamics in Solutions

    J C Owrutsky;D Raftery;R M Hochstrasser

  • Low-Loss, Extreme Subdiffraction Photon Confinement via Silicon Carbide Localized Surface Phonon Polariton Resonators

    Joshua D. Caldwell;Orest J. Glembocki;Yan Francescato;Nicholas Sharac

  • Modified relaxation dynamics and coherent energy exchange in coupled vibration-cavity polaritons.

    A. D. Dunkelberger;B. T. Spann;K. P. Fears;B. S. Simpkins

  • Two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy of vibrational polaritons.

    Bo Xiang;Raphael F. Ribeiro;Adam D. Dunkelberger;Jiaxi Wang

  • Vibrational and rotational relaxation times of solvated molecular ions

    M. Li;J. Owrutsky;M. Sarisky;J. P. Culver

  • Atomic-scale photonic hybrids for mid-infrared and terahertz nanophotonics

    Joshua D. Caldwell;Igor Vurgaftman;Joseph G. Tischler;Orest J. Glembocki

  • Quantification of Efficient Plasmonic Hot-Electron Injection in Gold Nanoparticle-TiO2 Films.

    Daniel C. Ratchford;Adam D. Dunkelberger;Igor Vurgaftman;Jeffrey C. Owrutsky

  • Spanning Strong to Weak Normal Mode Coupling between Vibrational and Fabry–Pérot Cavity Modes through Tuning of Vibrational Absorption Strength

    B. S. Simpkins;Kenan P. Fears;Walter J. Dressick;Bryan T. Spann

  • The vibration-rotation spectrum of the hydroxide anion (OH - )

    Jeffrey C. Owrutsky;Neil H. Rosenbaum;Leslie M. Tack;Richard J. Saykally

  • Velocity modulation laser spectroscopy of negative ions: The infrared spectrum of hydroxide (OH−)

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  • Molecular polaritons for controlling chemistry with quantum optics

    Felipe Herrera;Jeffrey Owrutsky

  • In Situ Studies of Fuel Oxidation in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

    Michael B. Pomfret;Jeffrey C. Owrutsky;Robert A. Walker

  • High-temperature Raman spectroscopy of solid oxide fuel cell materials and processes.

    Michael B. Pomfret;Jeffrey C. Owrutsky;Robert A. Walker

  • A study of the structure and dynamics of the hydronium ion by high resolution infrared laser spectroscopy. III. The ν3 band of D3O

    H. Petek;D. J. Nesbitt;J. C. Owrutsky;C. S. Gudeman

  • Femtosecond coherent transient infrared spectroscopy of CO on Cu(111)

    J. C. Owrutsky;J. P. Culver;M. Li;Y. R. Kim

  • Determination of the vibrational energy relaxation time of the azide ion in protic solvents by two-color transient infrared spectroscopy

    J.C. Owrutsky;Y.R. Kim;M. Li;M.J. Sarisky

  • Vibrational spectroscopy and dynamics of small anions in ionic liquid solutions.

    Kevin Dahl;Gerald M. Sando;Douglas M. Fox;Thomas E. Sutto

  • Vibrational Relaxation of the CO Stretch Vibration in Hemoglobin-CO, Myoglobin-CO, and Protoheme-CO

    J. C. Owrutsky;M. Li;B. Locke;R. M. Hochstrasser

  • Direct, In Situ Optical Studies of Ni−YSZ Anodes in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Operating with Methanol and Methane

    Bryan C. Eigenbrodt;Michael B. Pomfret;Daniel A. Steinhurst;Jeffrey C. Owrutsky

  • Determination of the equilibrium structure of protonated nitrogen by high resolution infrared laser spectroscopy

    J. C. Owrutsky;C. S. Gudeman;C. C. Martner;L. M. Tack

  • Vibrational and rotational dynamics of cyanoferrates in solution.

    Gerald M. Sando;Q. Zhong;J. C. Owrutsky

  • Negligible Effect of Vibrational Polaritons on Chemical Reaction Rates via the Density of States Pathway.

    Igor Vurgaftman;Blake S. Simpkins;Adam D. Dunkelberger;Jeffrey C. Owrutsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Joshua D. Caldwell
Joshua D. Caldwell Vanderbilt University
Richard J. Saykally
Richard J. Saykally University of California, Berkeley
Igor Vurgaftman
Igor Vurgaftman United States Naval Research Laboratory
Debra R. Rolison
Debra R. Rolison United States Naval Research Laboratory
Robin M. Hochstrasser
Robin M. Hochstrasser University of Pennsylvania
Bryan W. Eichhorn
Bryan W. Eichhorn University of Maryland, College Park
Michael R. Zachariah
Michael R. Zachariah University of California, Riverside
Arjun G. Yodh
Arjun G. Yodh University of Pennsylvania
James H. Edgar
James H. Edgar Kansas State University
Richard A. Vaia
Richard A. Vaia United States Air Force Research Laboratory

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