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Kenneth B. Eisenthal

Kenneth B. Eisenthal

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Chemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
18387
World Ranking
4738
National Ranking
1493

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1986 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering the applications of lasers to chemistry and being on of the first and major contributors to the development of the field of picosecond laser spectroscopy
  • 1984 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Kenneth B. Eisenthal is a researcher affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their academic contributions span various areas in physics and chemistry, particularly involving the use of lasers.

The scientist has received several notable awards throughout their career. In 1984, they were named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Two years later, in 1986, they became a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), recognized for pioneering applications of lasers to chemistry and making significant contributions to picosecond laser spectroscopy. In 2000, they were elected as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Liquid interfaces probed by second-harmonic and sum-frequency spectroscopy

    K. B. Eisenthal

  • Polarization of water molecules at a charged interface: second harmonic studies of the silica/water interface

    Shaowei Ong;Xiaolin Zhao;Kenneth B. Eisenthal

  • Role of water in electron-initiated processes and radical chemistry: issues and scientific advances.

    Bruce C Garrett;David A Dixon;Donald M Camaioni;Daniel M Chipman

  • Second-Harmonic Rayleigh Scattering from a Sphere of Centrosymmetric Material

    J. I. Dadap;J. Shan;K. B. Eisenthal;T. F. Heinz

  • Theory of Fluorescence Depolarization by Anisotropic Rotational Diffusion

    T. J. Chuang;K. B. Eisenthal

  • Second harmonic spectroscopy of aqueous nano- and microparticle interfaces.

    Kenneth B. Eisenthal

  • The dynamics of barrier crossings in solution: The effect of a solvent polarity-dependent barrier

    Janice Hicks;Mark Vandersall;Zoran Babarogic;Kenneth B. Eisenthal

  • Femtosecond studies of the presolvated electron: An excited state of the solvated electron?

    Frederick H. Long;Hong Lu;Kenneth B. Eisenthal

  • Polarity-dependent barriers and the photoisomerization dynamics of molecules in solution

    J.M. Hicks;M.T. Vandersall;E.V. Sitzmann;K.B. Eisenthal

  • Equilibrium and Dynamic Processes at Interfaces by Second Harmonic and Sum Frequency Generation

    Kenneth B. Eisenthal

  • Second harmonic generation from the surface of centrosymmetric particles in bulk solution

    H. Wang;E.C.Y. Yan;E. Borguet;K.B. Eisenthal

  • Picosecond studies of the cage effect and collision induced predissociation of iodine in liquids

    T.J. Chuang;G.W. Hoffman;K.B. Eisenthal

  • Studies of effects of hydrogen bonding on orientational relaxation using picosecond light pulses

    T.J. Chuang;K.B. Eisenthal

  • Influence of Resonance Transfer on Luminescence Decay

    K. B. Eisenthal;S. Siegel

  • New Method for Determination of Surface Potential of Microscopic Particles by Second Harmonic Generation

    Elsa C. Y. Yan;Yan Liu;Kenneth B. Eisenthal

  • Picosecond Phenomena III

    K. B. Eisenthal;R. M. Hochstrasser;W. Kaiser;A. Laubereau

  • Vibrational Spectra, Orientations, and Phase Transitions in Long-Chain Amphiphiles at the Air/Water Interface: Probing the Head and Tail Groups by Sum Frequency Generation

    D. Zhang;J. Gutow;K. B. Eisenthal

  • Absolute orientation of water molecules at the neat water surface

    M. C. Goh;J. M. Hicks;K. Kemnitz;G. R. Pinto

  • Imaging membrane potential in dendritic spines

    Mutsuo Nuriya;Jiang Jiang;Boaz Nemet;Kenneth B. Eisenthal

  • STUDY OF INTERFACIAL CHARGE-TRANSFER COMPLEX ON TIO2 PARTICLES IN AQUEOUS SUSPENSION BY SECOND-HARMONIC GENERATION

    Yan Liu;J. I. Dadap;David Zimdars;Kenneth B. Eisenthal

  • New method for determination of surface pKa using second harmonic generation

    Xiaolin Zhao;Shaowei Ong;Hongfei Wang;Kenneth B. Eisenthal

  • Polarization of water molecules at a charged interface. Second harmonic studies of charged monolayers at the air/water interface

    Xiaolin Zhao;Shaowei Ong;Kenneth B. Eisenthal

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas J. Turro
Nicholas J. Turro Columbia University
Tony F. Heinz
Tony F. Heinz Stanford University
Hong-fei Wang
Hong-fei Wang Fudan University
Yan Liu
Yan Liu Arizona State University
Jerry I. Dadap
Jerry I. Dadap Columbia University
Kankan Bhattacharyya
Kankan Bhattacharyya Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal
Eric Borguet
Eric Borguet Temple University
Franz M. Geiger
Franz M. Geiger Northwestern University
Rafael Yuste
Rafael Yuste Columbia University
Warner L. Peticolas
Warner L. Peticolas University of Oregon

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