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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - NAS Award in Chemical Sciences, National Academy of Sciences (US) For his pioneering contributions to our understanding of the rates and pathways of chemical processes in gas phase, condensed phase, and surfaces through insightful analyses and creation of computational tools such as surface hopping, which is the standard starting point for simulating molecular motion evolving on multiple potential energy surfaces.
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2005 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1997 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1997 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1995 - Peter Debye Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1958 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John C. Tully is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. They have also contributed to Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Museology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Organic Chemistry.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including:

  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics
  • Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Electron Spin Resonance Studies

John C. Tully has authored research papers published in various scientific venues. Notable recent publications include:

  • Chemical dynamics from the gas-phase to surfaces, 2021, Natural Sciences
  • Excited State Intramolecular Proton Transfer with Nuclear-Electronic Orbital Ehrenfest Dynamics, 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Ehrenfest dynamics with quantum mechanical nuclei, 2023, Chemical Physics Letters
  • Two-state model of energy dissipation at metal surfaces, 2024, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Correction to "Excited State Intramolecular Proton Transfer with Nuclear-Electronic Orbital Ehrenfest Dynamics", 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

The scientist frequently collaborates with peers such as Luning Zhao, Andrew Wildman, Fabijan Pavošević, Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, and Xiaosong Li.

They have contributed multiple publications to the following venues:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Natural Sciences
  • Chemical Physics Letters
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Labour / Le Travail

John C. Tully's career includes recognition through several honors and fellowships. These include membership and fellowship roles in notable scientific organizations, such as the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Specific awards are:

  • NAS Award in Chemical Sciences, National Academy of Sciences (US), 2020, cited for contributions to understanding chemical process rates and pathways via computational tools like surface hopping
  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society, 2009
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2005
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1997
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1997
  • Peter Debye Award, American Chemical Society (ACS), 1995
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1992 and 1958

Best Publications

  • Molecular dynamics with electronic transitions

    John C. Tully

  • Trajectory Surface Hopping Approach to Nonadiabatic Molecular Collisions: The Reaction of H+ with D2

    John C. Tully;Richard K. Preston

  • Proton transfer in solution: Molecular dynamics with quantum transitions

    Sharon Hammes‐Schiffer;John C. Tully

  • Mixed quantum–classical dynamics

    John C. Tully

  • Perspective: Nonadiabatic dynamics theory.

    John C. Tully

  • Dynamics of gas–surface interactions: 3D generalized Langevin model applied to fcc and bcc surfaces

    John C. Tully

  • Effects of surface crossing in chemical reactions - The H3 system

    Richard K. Preston;John C. Tully

  • Ab initio Ehrenfest dynamics.

    Xiaosong Li;John C. Tully;H. Bernhard Schlegel;Michael J. Frisch

  • Mixed quantum-classical equilibrium.

    Priya V. Parandekar;John C. Tully

  • Molecular dynamics with electronic frictions

    Martin Head‐Gordon;John C. Tully

  • Preparation and structure of the alkali-metal fulleride A4C60

    R. M. Fleming;M. J. Rosseinsky;A. P. Ramirez;D. W. Murphy

  • Theory of recombination-enhanced defect reactions in semiconductors

    John D. Weeks;John C. Tully;L. C. Kimerling

  • Chemical Dynamics at Metal Surfaces

    John C. Tully

  • Chemical Dynamics at the Gas−Surface Interface

    C. T. Rettner and;D. J. Auerbach;J. C. Tully;A. W. Kleyn

  • Synthesis and characterization of alkali metal fullerides: AxC60

    D.W. Murphy;M.J. Rosseinsky;R.M. Fleming;R. Tycko

  • Molecular dynamics of surface diffusion. I. The motion of adatoms and clusters

    John C. Tully;George H. Gilmer;Mary Shugard

  • Extraction of kinetic parameters in temperature programmed desorption: A comparison of methods

    J. B. Miller;H. R. Siddiqui;S. M. Gates;J. N. Russell

  • Energy shifts and broadening of atomic levels near metal surfaces

    P. Nordlander;J. C. Tully

  • Dynamics of gas–surface interactions: Scattering and desorption of NO from Ag(111) and Pt(111)

    Carl W. Muhlhausen;Leah Ruby Williams;John C. Tully

  • Desorption Induced by Electronic Transitions DIET I

    Norman H. Tolk;Morton M. Traum;John C. Tully;Theodore E. Madey

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald W. Murphy
Donald W. Murphy Alcatel Lucent (Germany)
Robert Tycko
Robert Tycko National Institutes of Health
Matthew J. Rosseinsky
Matthew J. Rosseinsky University of Liverpool
Arthur P. Ramirez
Arthur P. Ramirez University of California, Santa Cruz
R. M. Fleming
R. M. Fleming Sandia National Laboratories
Daniel J. Auerbach
Daniel J. Auerbach Max Planck Society
Leonard C. Feldman
Leonard C. Feldman Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Victor S. Batista
Victor S. Batista Yale University
J. R. Schmidt
J. R. Schmidt University of Wisconsin–Madison
Xiaosong Li
Xiaosong Li University of Washington

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