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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1993 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his contributions to the application of new techniques for the study of chemical reactions on surfaces, especially the techniques of Laser Induced Thermal Desorption and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
  • 1984 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

John C. Hemminger is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Physics and Astronomy. The scientist's work covers key subfields such as Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Organic Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Catalysis, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Hemminger's research topics address areas including CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts, Ionic Liquids Properties and Applications, Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis, Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry, Radioactive Element Chemistry and Processing, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors.

Recent publications by Hemminger include:

  • High-Resolution X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Organometallic (C5H4SiMe3)3LnIII and [(C5H4SiMe3)3LnII]1- Complexes (Ln = Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb), 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Stability of Cu/TiO2 Nanoparticle Model Catalysts under Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Conditions, 2021, ACS Catalysis
  • A Platinum Nanowire Sensor for Ethylene in Air, 2023, ACS Sensors
  • Exploring the Solvation of Acetic Acid in Water Using Liquid Jet X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Core Level Electron Binding Energy Calculations, 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • Reprint of "Selective conversion of CO into ethanol on Cu(511) surface reconstructed from Cu(pc): Operando studies by electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy, mass spectrometry, quartz crystal nanobalance, and infrared spectroscopy", 2020, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry

Frequent co-authors in Hemminger's publications include:

  • Jared P. Bruce
  • Sree Ganesh Balasubramani
  • Filipp Furche
  • Amanda R. Haines
  • Daniel N. Huh

Hemminger's work appears regularly in publication venues such as:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • ACS Catalysis
  • ACS Sensors
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry

The scientist has received several awards recognizing their contributions. These include being named a Fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2009, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2002, a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1993-with a citation noting contributions to techniques studying chemical reactions on surfaces including Laser Induced Thermal Desorption and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy-and a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1984.

Best Publications

  • STM investigation of single layer graphite structures produced on Pt(111) by hydrocarbon decomposition

    T.A. Land;T. Michely;R.J. Behm;J.C. Hemminger

  • Electron Spectroscopy of Aqueous Solution Interfaces Reveals Surface Enhancement of Halides

    Sutapa Ghosal;John C. Hemminger;Hendrik Bluhm;Bongjin Simon Mun

  • Getting Specific About Specific Ion Effects

    Douglas J. Tobias;John C. Hemminger

  • Photooxidation of thiols in self-assembled monolayers on gold

    Jingyu Huang;John C. Hemminger

  • Soft X-ray Microscopy and Spectroscopy at the Molecular Environmental Science Beamline at the Advanced Light Source

    H. Bluhm;K. Andersson;K. Andersson;T. Araki;K. Benzerara

  • Benzene dimer: A polar molecule

    Kenneth C. Janda;John C. Hemminger;John S. Winn;Stewart E. Novick

  • Photopatterning of self-assembled alkanethiolate monolayers on gold. A simple monolayer photoresist utilizing aqueous chemistry

    Jingyu Huang;David A. Dahlgren;John C. Hemminger

  • The nature of water on surfaces of laboratory systems and implications for heterogeneous chemistry in the troposphere

    Ann Louise Sumner;Erik J. Menke;Yael Dubowski;John T. Newberg

  • High-yield synthesis, separation, and mass-spectrometric characterization of fullerenes C60 to C266

    Deborah Holmes Parker;Peter Wurz;Kuntal Chatterjee;Keith R. Lykke

  • Physical Chemistry of Airborne Sea Salt Particles and Their Components

    Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts and;John C. Hemminger

  • Characterization of thiol self-assembled films by laser desorption Fourier transform mass spectrometry

    Yunzhi Li;Jingyu Huang;Robert T. McIver;John C. Hemminger

  • PbSe quantum dot field-effect transistors with air-stable electron mobilities above 7 cm2 V(-1) s(-1).

    Yao Liu;Jason Tolentino;Markelle Gibbs;Rachelle Ihly

  • Smaller is faster and more sensitive: the effect of wire size on the detection of hydrogen by single palladium nanowires.

    Fan Yang;Sheng-Chin Kung;Ming Cheng;John C. Hemminger

  • The photoassisted reaction of gaseous water and carbon dioxide adsorbed on the SrTiO3 (111) crystal face to form methane

    J.C. Hemminger;R. Carr;G.A. Somorjai

  • CoP as an Acid-Stable Active Electrocatalyst for the Hydrogen-Evolution Reaction: Electrochemical Synthesis, Interfacial Characterization and Performance Evaluation

    Fadl H. Saadi;Azhar I. Carim;Erik Verlage;John C. Hemminger

  • Polycrystalline Molybdenum Disulfide (2H−MoS2) Nano- and Microribbons by Electrochemical/Chemical Synthesis

    Q. Li;J. T. Newberg;E. C. Walter;J. C. Hemminger

  • Metal Nanowire Arrays by Electrodeposition

    Erich C. Walter;Michael P. Zach;Frédéric Favier;Benjamin J. Murray

  • Direct observation of surface reactions by scanning tunneling microscopy: Ethylene→ethylidyne→carbon particles→graphite on Pt(111)

    T. A. Land;T. Michely;R. J. Behm;J. C. Hemminger

  • Atmospheric‐Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition of Iron Pyrite Thin Films

    Nicholas Berry;Ming Cheng;Craig L. Perkins;Moritz Limpinsel

  • Mesoporous Manganese Oxide Nanowires for High-Capacity, High-Rate, Hybrid Electrical Energy Storage

    Wenbo Yan;Talin Ayvazian;Jungyun Kim;Yu Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Reginald M. Penner
Reginald M. Penner University of California, Irvine
Bernd Winter
Bernd Winter Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Douglas J. Tobias
Douglas J. Tobias University of California, Irvine
Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts
Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts University of California, Irvine
Manfred Faubel
Manfred Faubel Max Planck Society
Miquel Salmeron
Miquel Salmeron Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Frank J. Feher
Frank J. Feher Goodyear (United States)
Michael J. Pellin
Michael J. Pellin Argonne National Laboratory
Heather C. Allen
Heather C. Allen The Ohio State University
William Klemperer
William Klemperer Harvard University

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