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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1942 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1941 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Walter E. Brown is affiliated with the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the United States. Their research activity primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with significant contributions also in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Specifically, the scientist's subfields include Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Spectroscopy, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Aerospace Engineering.

Their work addresses several interconnected research topics such as Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure, Astro and Planetary Science, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, and applications in Spectroscopy and Laser technology.

Walter E. Brown has contributed to multiple publications across various respected venues, frequently publishing in:

  • Nature Astronomy
  • Faraday Discussions
  • ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Some notable recent papers include:

  • "An Ice Age JWST inventory of dense molecular cloud ices" (2023) in Nature Astronomy
  • "Thermal desorption of interstellar ices: a review on the controlling parameters and their implications from snowlines to chemical complexity" (2022) in arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Detection of the elusive dangling OH ice features at ~2.7 μm in Chamaeleon I with JWST NIRCam" (2024) in Nature Astronomy
  • "A new technique for determining the refractive index of ices at cryogenic temperatures" (2020) in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • "Using Laboratory Investigations to Aid the Identification of Small Aromatic Molecules in Water-Containing Astrophysical Ices" (2021) in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

The scientist collaborates regularly with the following coauthors:

  • Martin R. S. McCoustra
  • Jennifer A. Noble
  • H. M. Cuppen
  • S. Ioppolo
  • H. Linnartz

Walter E. Brown has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in both 1941 and 1942.

Best Publications

  • Crystallographic studies of the role of Mg as a stabilizing impurity in β-Ca3(PO4)2. The crystal structure of pure β-Ca3(PO4)2

    B. Dickens;L.W. Schroeder;W.E. Brown

  • Octacalcium Phosphate and Hydroxyapatite: Crystal Structure of Octacalcium Phosphate

    Walter E. Brown

  • Infra-red spectra of hydroxyapatite, octacalcium phosphate and pyrolysed octacalcium phosphate.

    B.O. Fowler;E.C. Moreno;W.E. Brown

  • Crystal growth of bone mineral.

    Walter E. Brown

  • Setting Reactions and Compressive Strengths of Calcium Phosphate Cements

    Y Fukase;E D Eanes;S Takagi;L C Chow

  • Solubility of CaHPO4 · 2H2O in the System Ca(OH)2-H3PO4-H2O at 5, 15, 25, and 37.5 °C.

    T.M. Gregory;E.C. Moreno;J.M. Patel;W.E. Brown

  • Preparation and Solubility of Hydroxyapatite.

    E.C. Moreno;T.M. Gregory;W.E. Brown

  • The crystal structure of α-Ca3(PO4)2

    M. Mathew;L. W. Schroeder;B. Dickens;W. E. Brown

  • Octacalcium phosphate. 3. Infrared and Raman vibrational spectra

    Bruce O. Fowler;Milenko Markovic;Walter E. Brown

  • Crystal chemistry of octacalcium phosphate

    W.E. Brown;M. Mathew;M.S. Tung

  • Crystal structure of octacalcium bis(hydrogenphosphate) tetrakis(phosphate)pentahydrate, Ca8(HP04)2(PO4)4·5H2O

    M. Mathew;W. E. Brown;L. W. Schroeder;B. Dickens

  • A microanalytical procedure for the determination of calcium, phosphate and fluoride in enamel biopsy samples.

    G.L. Vogel;L.C. Chow;W.E. Brown

  • Crystallographic studies of the role of Mg as a stabilizing impurity in β-Ca3(PO4)2. II. Refinement of Mg-containing β-Ca3(PO4)2

    L.W. Schroeder;B. Dickens;W.E. Brown

  • A mechanism for incorporation of carbonate into apatite

    N. S. Chickerur;M. S. Tung;W. E. Brown

  • CRYSTALLOGRAPHY OF OCTACALCIUM PHOSPHATE

    Walter E. Brown;James R. Lehr;James P. Smith;A. William Frazier

  • Interlayering of crystalline octacalcium phosphate and hydroxylapatite

    Walter E. Brown;LeRoy W. Schroeder;James S. Ferris

  • Solubility and Surface Properties of Finely Divided Hydroxyapatite.

    Y. Avnimelech;E.C. Moreno;W.E. Brown

  • The periapical tissue reactions to a calcium phosphate cement in the teeth of monkeys

    Y. C. Hong;J. T. Wang;C. Y. Hong;W. E. Brown

  • Crystallography of Tetracalcium Phosphate.

    Walter E. Brown;Earl F. Epstein

  • An intermediate state in hydrolysis of amorphous calcium phosphate.

    M. S. Tung;W. E. Brown

  • Solubility study of calcium hydrogen phosphate. Ion-pair formation

    J. R. Sutter;Hershel McDowell;Walter E. Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Laurence C. Chow
Laurence C. Chow American Dental Association
Shozo Takagi
Shozo Takagi National Institute of Standards and Technology
Robert S. Roth
Robert S. Roth National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gunnar Rölla
Gunnar Rölla University of Oslo

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