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5639
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17794
National Ranking
4342

Overview

Lawrence A. Bottomley is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focused on engineering, chemistry, and agricultural and biological sciences. This interdisciplinary approach incorporates subfields such as mechanics of materials, analytical chemistry, and food science.

Their work centers on topics including laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma, analytical chemistry methods development, and pesticide residue analysis and safety. These areas reflect a focus on advanced analytical techniques and their applications in chemical analysis and food safety.

Bottomley has published research in the Journal of Chemical Education, where their study titled Data Science Meets Mineral Analysis: An Innovative Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Experiment for Undergraduate Chemistry Students appeared in 2024. This paper illustrates the integration of data science methods with mineral analysis through laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy in an educational context.

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Markace A. Rainey
  • Meghan C. Benda
  • Kaira A. Mayberry
  • Johanna M. Smeekens
  • R.A. Braga

Bottomley's publication venues primarily include:

  • Journal of Chemical Education

The research contributions highlight interdisciplinary expertise, employing innovative spectroscopy techniques and chemical analysis methods targeted at both educational and applied scientific audiences. They contribute to advancing knowledge in measurement methods for mineral content and pesticide residues while supporting academic instruction.

Best Publications

  • Microcantilevers: Sensing Chemical Interactions via Mechanical Motion

    Karen M. Goeders;Jonathan S. Colton;Lawrence A. Bottomley

  • Electrochemical oxidation of ofloxacin using a TiO2-based SnO2-Sb/polytetrafluoroethylene resin-PbO2 electrode: Reaction kinetics and mass transfer impact

    Ruzhen Xie;Ruzhen Xie;Xiaoyang Meng;Peizhe Sun;Junfeng Niu

  • Counterion and solvent effects on the electrode reactions of manganese porphyrins

    L. A. Bottomley;K. M. Kadish

  • Characterization of the textile anthraquinone dye Reactive Blue 4

    W.J. Epolito;Y.H. Lee;L.A. Bottomley;S.G. Pavlostathis

  • Influence of surface stress on the resonance behavior of microcantilevers

    Andrew W. McFarland;Mark A. Poggi;Margaret J. Doyle;Lawrence A. Bottomley

  • Scanning Probe Microscopy

    Mark A. Poggi;Elizabeth D. Gadsby;Lawrence A. Bottomley;William Paul King

  • A novel assay for drug-DNA binding mode, affinity, and exclusion number: scanning force microscopy.

    Joseph E. Coury;Lori McFail-Isom;Loren Dean Williams;Lawrence A. Bottomley

  • Raman spectroscopic monitoring of carbon deposition on hydrocarbon-fed solid oxide fuel cell anodes

    Kevin S. Blinn;Harry Abernathy;Xiaxi Li;Mingfei Liu

  • Counterion and solvent effects on the electrode reactions of iron porphyrins

    L. A. Bottomley;K. M. Kadish

  • Scanning Force Microscopy of Small Ligand-Nucleic Acid Complexes: Tris(o-phenanthroline)ruthenium(II) as a Test for a New Assay

    Joseph E. Coury;Jaimie R. Anderson;Lori McFail-Isom;Loren Dean Williams

  • Atomic force microscopy of deoxyribonucleic acid strands adsorbed on mica: The effect of humidity on apparent width and image contrast

    T. Thundat;R. J. Warmack;D. P. Allison;L. A. Bottomley

  • Characterization of thin titanium oxide adhesion layers on gold: resistivity, morphology, and composition

    K.W. Vogt;P.A. Kohl;W.B. Carter;R.A. Bell

  • Anthraquinone Photonuclease Structure Determines Its Mode of Binding to DNA and the Cleavage Chemistry Observed

    David T. Breslin;Joseph E. Coury;Jaimie R. Anderson;Lori McFail-Isom

  • Kinetics of zero-valent iron reductive transformation of the anthraquinone dye Reactive Blue 4.

    William J. Epolito;Hanbae Yang;Lawrence A. Bottomley;Spyros G. Pavlostathis

  • Influence of π-Stacking on the Redox Properties of Oligothiophenes: (α-Alkyloligo-thienyl)para[2.2]cyclophanes

    Fouad Salhi;Byunghun Lee;Christopher Metz;Lawrence A. Bottomley

  • Reactions of metalloporphyrin .pi. radicals. 1. Complexation of zinc tetraphenylporphyrin cation and anion radicals with nitrogenous bases

    K. M. Kadish;L. R. Shiue;R. K. Rhodes;L. A. Bottomley

  • Reactions of pyridine with a series of para-substituted tetraphenylporphyrincobalt and -iron complexes

    K. M. Kadish;L. A. Bottomley;D. Beroiz

  • Spectroelectrochemistry of a .mu.-nitrido-bridged iron phthalocyanine dimer

    Lawrence A. Bottomley;Jean Noel Gorce;Virgil L. Goedken;Claudio Ercolani

  • Bis(ferrocenyl)polymethine cations. A prototype molecular wire with redox-active end groups

    Laren M. Tolbert;Xiaodong Zhao;Youzhen Ding;Lawrence A. Bottomley

  • Correlation of morphology and device performance in inorganic–organic TiO2–polythiophene hybrid solid-state solar cells

    Luke B. Roberson;Mark A. Poggi;Janusz Kowalik;Greg P. Smestad

  • Well-organized raspberry-like Ag@Cu bimetal nanoparticles for highly reliable and reproducible surface-enhanced Raman scattering

    Jung-Pil Lee;Jung-Pil Lee;Dongchang Chen;Xiaxi Li;Seungmin Yoo

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl M. Kadish
Karl M. Kadish University of Houston
Paul A. Kohl
Paul A. Kohl Georgia Institute of Technology
Meilin Liu
Meilin Liu Georgia Institute of Technology
Richard A. Dluhy
Richard A. Dluhy University of Georgia
Thomas Thundat
Thomas Thundat University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Laren M. Tolbert
Laren M. Tolbert Georgia Institute of Technology
Loren Dean Williams
Loren Dean Williams Georgia Institute of Technology
Soojin Park
Soojin Park Pohang University of Science and Technology
Yulin Deng
Yulin Deng Georgia Institute of Technology
Mostafa A. El-Sayed
Mostafa A. El-Sayed Georgia Institute of Technology

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