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Marek Pruski is a researcher affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on materials science and chemistry, with particular attention to materials chemistry and organic chemistry as subfields. The scientific inquiry led by this researcher spans several specific areas including crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, advanced NMR techniques and applications, ionic liquids properties and applications, solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography, organometallic complex synthesis and catalysis, and advanced battery materials and technologies.

Their scholarly output includes multiple publications in prominent journals. Notable recent papers by Marek Pruski include:

  • Nature of Terminating Hydroxyl Groups and Intercalating Water in Ti3C2Tx MXenes: A Study by 1H Solid-State NMR and DFT Calculations (2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C)
  • Critical Role of Anion-Solvent Interactions for Dynamics of Solvent-in-Salt Solutions (2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C)
  • Single Molecule Investigation of Nanoconfinement Hydrophobicity in Heterogeneous Catalysis (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Full-Scale Ab Initio Simulation of Magic-Angle-Spinning Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters)
  • Two-step conversion of Kraft lignin to nylon precursors under mild conditions (2020, Green Chemistry)

Marek Pruski has collaborated frequently with several researchers, indicating a network of coauthors in related scientific domains. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Takeshi Kobayashi
  • Frédéric A. Perras
  • Zhuoran Wang
  • Aaron D. Sadow
  • Naresh Eedugurala

Their work has been published in several recurring academic venues, reflecting consistent contributions to these platforms. These publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

The range of topics covered by Marek Pruski reflects an interdisciplinary approach bridging chemistry and materials science, with an emphasis on both experimental and theoretical techniques. Specific research themes include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies

Best Publications

  • Organic Functionalization and Morphology Control of Mesoporous Silicas via a Co-Condensation Synthesis Method

    Seong Huh;Jerzy W. Wiench;† Ji-Chul Yoo;and Marek Pruski

  • Upcycling Single-Use Polyethylene into High-Quality Liquid Products

    Gokhan Celik;Robert M. Kennedy;Ryan A. Hackler;Magali Ferrandon

  • Cooperative Catalysis by General Acid and Base Bifunctionalized Mesoporous Silica Nanospheres

    Seong Huh;Hung-Ting Chen;Jerzy W. Wiench;Marek Pruski

  • Solid-state NMR study of MCM-41-type mesoporous silica nanoparticles.

    Julien Trebosc;Jerzy W. Wiench;Seong Huh;Victor S.-Y. Lin

  • Mechanically induced solid-state generation of phosphorus ylides and the solvent-free Wittig reaction.

    Viktor P. Balema;Jerzy W. Wiench;Marek Pruski;Vitalij K. Pecharsky

  • Gatekeeping layer effect: a poly(lactic acid)-coated mesoporous silica nanosphere-based fluorescence probe for detection of amino-containing neurotransmitters.

    Daniela R. Radu;Cheng-Yu Lai;Jerzy W. Wiench;Marek Pruski

  • Titanium catalyzed solid-state transformations in LiAlH4 during high-energy ball-milling

    V.P. Balema;J.W. Wiench;K.W. Dennis;M. Pruski

  • Quantitative reliability of aromaticity and related measurements on coals by 13C n.m.r.: a debate

    Colin E. Snape;David E. Axelson;Robert E. Botto;J.J. Delpuech

  • Controlling the Selectivity of Competitive Nitroaldol Condensation by Using a Bifunctionalized Mesoporous Silica Nanosphere-Based Catalytic System

    Seong Huh;Hung-Ting Chen;Jerzy W. Wiench;Marek Pruski

  • Dialkylaminopyridine-Functionalized Mesoporous Silica Nanosphere as an Efficient and Highly Stable Heterogeneous Nucleophilic Catalyst

    Hung-Ting Chen;Seong Huh;Jerzy W. Wiench;Marek Pruski

  • Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Solid-State NMR in Heterogeneous Catalysis Research

    Takeshi Kobayashi;Frédéric A. Perras;Igor I. Slowing;Aaron D. Sadow

  • Oxidative polymerization of 1,4-diethynylbenzene into highly conjugated poly(phenylene butadiynylene) within the channels of surface-functionalized mesoporous silica and alumina materials.

    Victor S.-Y. Lin;Daniela Rodica Radu;Mi-Kyung Han;Weihua Deng

  • A study of short and intermediate range order in zinc phosphate glasses

    B. Tischendorf;J.U. Otaigbe;J.W. Wiench;M. Pruski

  • Natural Abundance 17O DNP Two-Dimensional and Surface-Enhanced NMR Spectroscopy

    Frédéric A. Perras;Takeshi Kobayashi;Marek Pruski;Marek Pruski

  • Temperature Responsive Solution Partition of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-Coated Mesoporous Silica Nanospheres

    Po-Wen Chung;Rajeev Kumar;Marek Pruski;Victor S.-Y. Lin

  • Vanadia Gel Synthesis via Peroxovanadate Precursors. 1. In Situ Laser Raman and 51V NMR Characterization of the Gelation Process

    Craig J. Fontenot;Jerzy W. Wiench;M. Pruski;G. L. Schrader

  • Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles Loaded with Surfactant: Low Temperature Magic Angle Spinning 13C and 29Si NMR Enhanced by Dynamic Nuclear Polarization

    Oliver Lafon;Aany S. Lilly Thankamony;Takeshi Kobayashi;Diego Carnevale

  • Theoretical and experimental assessment of single- and multiple-quantum cross-polarization in solid state NMR

    J.-P. Amoureux;M. Pruski

  • Tuning of particle morphology and pore properties in mesoporous silicas with multiple organic functional groups.

    Seong Huh;Jerzy W. Wiench;Brian G. Trewyn;Seahn Song

  • Studies of Organically Functionalized Mesoporous Silicas Using Heteronuclear Solid-State Correlation NMR Spectroscopy under Fast Magic Angle Spinning

    Julien Trebosc;Jerzy W. Wiench;Seong Huh;Victor S.-Y. Lin

  • Chemical shift correlation NMR spectroscopy with indirect detection in fast rotating solids: studies of organically functionalized mesoporous silicas.

    Jerzy W. Wiench;Charles E. Bronnimann;Victor S.-Y. Lin;Marek Pruski

Frequent Co-Authors

Igor I. Slowing
Igor I. Slowing Iowa State University
Victor S.-Y. Lin
Victor S.-Y. Lin United States Department of Energy
Jean-Paul Amoureux
Jean-Paul Amoureux University of Lille
Vitalij K. Pecharsky
Vitalij K. Pecharsky Iowa State University
Aaron D. Sadow
Aaron D. Sadow Iowa State University
Christian Fernandez
Christian Fernandez Université de Caen Normandie
Wenyu Huang
Wenyu Huang Iowa State University
Massimiliano Delferro
Massimiliano Delferro Argonne National Laboratory
Tobin J. Marks
Tobin J. Marks Northwestern University
Alexei P. Sokolov
Alexei P. Sokolov University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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