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  • 2005 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the molecularlevel understanding of industrially relevant fluids and processes and for sustained leadership in applied molecular modeling and computational nanoscience

Overview

Peter T. Cummings is affiliated with Heriot-Watt University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and materials science, with significant contributions to subfields such as materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, catalysis, and molecular biology.

The scientist has contributed notably to topics including ionic liquids properties and applications, supercapacitor materials and fabrication, MXene and MAX phase materials, advanced battery materials and technologies, phase equilibria and thermodynamics, machine learning in materials science, and Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization.

Recent publications highlight their work in energy storage and nanomaterials. Key papers include:

  • "Continuous transition from double-layer to Faradaic charge storage in confined electrolytes," 2022, Nature Energy
  • "Engineering the Interlayer Spacing by Pre-Intercalation for High Performance Supercapacitor MXene Electrodes in Room Temperature Ionic Liquid," 2021, Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Pre-Sodiated Ti3C2Tx MXene Structure and Behavior as Electrode for Sodium-Ion Capacitors," 2021, ACS Nano
  • "Universal Ligands for Dispersion of Two-Dimensional MXene in Organic Solvents," 2022, ACS Nano
  • "In situ investigation of water on MXene interfaces," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent collaborators in their research include Ray A. Matsumoto, Xiaobo Lin, Christopher R. Iacovella, Justin Gilmer, and Co D. Quach.

The scientist has published extensively in venues such as The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, The Journal of Chemical Physics, arXiv (Cornell University), ACS Nano, and The Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

Peter T. Cummings was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2005 for contributions to the molecular-level understanding of industrially relevant fluids and processes, along with leadership in applied molecular modeling and computational nanoscience.

Best Publications

  • Three-dimensional tracking of motile bacteria near a solid planar surface.

    Paul D. Frymier;Roseanne M. Ford;Howard C. Berg;Peter T. Cummings

  • Supercapacitor Capacitance Exhibits Oscillatory Behavior as a Function of Nanopore Size

    Guang Feng;Peter T. Cummings;Peter T. Cummings

  • Ion adsorption at the rutile-water interface: linking molecular and macroscopic properties.

    Z. Zhang;Z. Zhang;P. Fenter;L. Cheng;N. C. Sturchio;N. C. Sturchio

  • Electric Double Layer at the Rutile (110) Surface. 1. Structure of Surfaces and Interfacial Water from Molecular Dynamics by Use of ab Initio Potentials

    M. Předota;A. V. Bandura;P. T. Cummings;J. D. Kubicki

  • Improvement of Quality in Publication of Experimental Thermophysical Property Data: Challenges, Assessment Tools, Global Implementation, and Online Support

    Robert D. Chirico;Michael Frenkel;Joseph W. Magee;Vladimir Diky

  • Water in carbon nanotubes: adsorption isotherms and thermodynamic properties from molecular simulation.

    A. Striolo;A. A. Chialvo;K. E. Gubbins;P. T. Cummings

  • From dimer to condensed phases at extreme conditions: Accurate predictions of the properties of water by a Gaussian charge polarizable model

    Patrice Paricaud;Milan Predota;Ariel A Chialvo;Peter T Cummings

  • Characterization of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations

    Pavan K Naicker;Peter T Cummings;Hengzhong Zhang;Jillian F Banfield

  • Quantitative comparison and optimization of methods for evaluating the chemical potential by molecular simulation

    David A. Kofke;Peter T. Cummings

  • Water Adsorption in Carbon-Slit Nanopores

    Alberto Striolo;Ariel A. Chialvo;Peter T. Cummings;Keith E. Gubbins

  • Fluidity of hydration layers nanoconfined between mica surfaces.

    Yongsheng Leng;Peter T. Cummings;Peter T. Cummings

  • Computational Insights into Materials and Interfaces for Capacitive Energy Storage.

    Cheng Zhan;Cheng Lian;Cheng Lian;Yu Zhang;Matthew W. Thompson

  • Simulations of the Quartz(1011)/Water Interface: A Comparison of Classical Force Fields, Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics, and X-ray Reflectivity Experiments

    A. A. Skelton;P. Fenter;J. D. Kubicki;D. J. Wesolowski

  • Process optimization via simulated annealing: Application to network design

    W. B. Dolan;P. T. Cummings;M. D. LeVan

  • Oscillatory Behavior of Double-Walled Nanotubes under Extension: A Simple Nanoscale Damped Spring

    José L. Rivera;Clare Mccabe;Peter T. Cummings

  • Simulation of supercritical water and of supercritical aqueous solutions

    P. T. Cummings;H. D. Cochran;J. M. Simonson;R. E. Mesmer

  • Molecular simulations of liquid-liquid interfacial properties: water-n-alkane and water-methanol-n-alkane systems.

    José L. Rivera;Clare McCabe;Peter T. Cummings;Peter T. Cummings

  • Solute-induced effects on the structure and thermodynamics of infinitely dilute mixtures

    Ariel A. Chialvo;Peter T. Cummings

  • Engineering a simple polarizable model for the molecular simulation of water applicable over wide ranges of state conditions

    Ariel A. Chialvo;Peter T. Cummings

  • Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticle Sintering

    Vishal N. Koparde;Peter T. Cummings

  • Molecular simulation of water along the liquid–vapor coexistence curve from 25 °C to the critical point

    Juan J. de Pablo;John M. Prausnitz;Henry J. Strauch;Peter T. Cummings

Frequent Co-Authors

Ariel A. Chialvo
Ariel A. Chialvo Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Clare McCabe
Clare McCabe Vanderbilt University
David J. Wesolowski
David J. Wesolowski Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Guang Feng
Guang Feng Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Alberto Striolo
Alberto Striolo University College London
Eugene Mamontov
Eugene Mamontov Oak Ridge National Laboratory
George Stell
George Stell Stony Brook University
Paul Fenter
Paul Fenter Argonne National Laboratory
Yury Gogotsi
Yury Gogotsi Drexel University
James D. Kubicki
James D. Kubicki The University of Texas at El Paso

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