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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2001 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For the application of lasers to produce novel metal clusters in the gas phase and for measurements of their spectroscopy and photodissociation dynamics

Overview

Michael A. Duncan is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within Chemistry and Physics and Astronomy, with a strong emphasis on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Their contributions include studies in Spectroscopy, Materials Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The scientist's work predominantly covers these main topics:

  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions

Michael A. Duncan's recent publications highlight a range of experimental and theoretical approaches related to molecular clusters, catalysis, and spectroscopy. Notable papers include:

  • "Pd-Au-Cu Ternary Alloy Nanoparticles: Highly Tunable and Economical Nitrite Reduction Catalysts," 2023, ACS Catalysis
  • "Ultrasmall Gd@Cdots as a radiosensitizing agent for non-small cell lung cancer," 2021, Nanoscale
  • "Cation−π Complexes of Silver Studied with Photodissociation and Velocity-Map Imaging," 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • "Microsolvation in V+(H2O)n Clusters Studied with Selected-Ion Infrared Spectroscopy," 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • "Coordination and Solvation in Gas-Phase Ag+(C2H2)n Complexes Studied with Selected-Ion Infrared Spectroscopy," 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A

The primary publication venues for Duncan's research include:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Proceedings of the 2021 International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Surgical Neurology International

Their collaborative network features frequent coauthors such as:

  • Joshua H. Marks
  • Jason E. Colley
  • Brandon M. Rittgers
  • John R. C. Blais
  • Nathan J. Dynak

Recognized by professional bodies, Michael A. Duncan is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2004. They are also a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) since 2001, with a citation citing their application of lasers to produce novel metal clusters in the gas phase and for measurements of their spectroscopy and photodissociation dynamics.

Best Publications

  • Photoinduced Polymerization of Solid C60 Films

    A. M. Rao;Ping Zhou;Kai-An Wang;G. T. Hager

  • Laser production of supersonic metal cluster beams

    T. G. Dietz;M. A. Duncan;D. E. Powers;R. E. Smalley

  • Spectral signatures of hydrated proton vibrations in water clusters.

    Jeffrey M. Headrick;Jeffrey M. Headrick;Jeffrey M. Headrick;Eric G. Diken;Eric G. Diken;Eric G. Diken;Richard S. Walters;Richard S. Walters;Richard S. Walters;Nathan I. Hammer;Nathan I. Hammer;Nathan I. Hammer

  • Infrared signature of structures associated with the H+(H2O)n (n = 6 to 27) clusters.

    J.-W. Shin;N. I. Hammer;E. G. Diken;M. A. Johnson

  • Infrared spectroscopy to probe structure and dynamics in metal ion-molecule complexes

    Michael A. Duncan

  • Supersonic metal cluster beams: laser photoionization studies of copper cluster (Cu2)

    D. E. Powers;S. G. Hansen;M. E. Geusic;A. C. Puiu

  • Spectroscopy of metal ion complexes: gas-phase models for solvation.

    Michael A. Duncan

  • Frontiers in the spectroscopy of mass-selected molecular ions

    Michael A Duncan

  • TWO-COLOR PHOTOIONIZATION OF NAPHTHALENE AND BENZENE AT THRESHOLD

    M. A. Duncan;T. G. Dietz;R. E. Smalley

  • Infrared Spectroscopy of Small Protonated Water Clusters, H+(H2O)n (n = 2−5): Isomers, Argon Tagging, and Deuteration

    G. E. Douberly;R. S. Walters;J. Cui;K. D. Jordan

  • Solvation dynamics in Ni+ (H2O)n clusters probed with infrared spectroscopy.

    Richard S. Walters;E. Dinesh Pillai;Michael A. Duncan

  • Titanium Carbide Nanocrystals in Circumstellar Environments

    G. Von Helden;A. G. G. M. Tielens;D. Van Heijnsbergen;M. A. Duncan

  • Photodissociation spectroscopy of Mg+–H2O and Mg+–D2O

    K. F. Willey;Chen-Sheng Yeh;D. L. Robbins;J. S. Pilgrim

  • Photoionization dynamics and abundance patterns in laser vaporized tin and lead clusters

    K. LaiHing;R. G. Wheeler;W. L. Wilson;M. A. Duncan

  • Vibrational Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory of Transition-Metal Ion-Benzene and Dibenzene Complexes in the Gas Phase

    Todd D. Jaeger;Deniz van Heijnsbergen;Stephen J. Klippenstein;Gert von Helden

  • RESONANCE ENHANCED TWO-PHOTON IONIZATION STUDIES IN A SUPERSONIC MOLECULAR BEAM: BROMOBENZENE AND IODOBENZENE

    T. G. Dietz;M. A. Duncan;M. G. Liverman;R. E. Smalley

  • Charge-transfer photochemistry in ion-molecule cluster complexes of silver

    K. F. Willey;P. Y. Cheng;M. B. Bishop;M. A. Duncan

  • Reflectron time‐of‐flight mass spectrometer for laser photodissociation

    D. S. Cornett;M. Peschke;K. LaiHing;P. Y. Cheng

  • THE INFRARED SPECTRUM OF PROTONATED NAPHTHALENE AND ITS RELEVANCE FOR THE UNIDENTIFIED INFRARED BANDS

    Allen M. Ricks;Gary E. Douberly;Michael A. Duncan

  • Photodissociation spectroscopy of Mg+–rare gas complexes

    J. S. Pilgrim;Chen-Sheng Yeh;K. R. Berry;M. A. Duncan

  • Metallo-carbohedrenes : chromium, iron, and molybdenum analogues

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Frequent Co-Authors

Robert N. Compton
Robert N. Compton University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Richard E. Smalley
Richard E. Smalley Rice University
Gerard Meijer
Gerard Meijer Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Gert von Helden
Gert von Helden Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Chen-Sheng Yeh
Chen-Sheng Yeh National Cheng Kung University
Anne B. McCoy
Anne B. McCoy University of Washington
Henry F. Schaefer
Henry F. Schaefer University of Georgia
Paul v. R. Schleyer
Paul v. R. Schleyer University of Georgia
Nathan I. Hammer
Nathan I. Hammer University of Mississippi
Kenneth D. Jordan
Kenneth D. Jordan University of Pittsburgh

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