Nancy M Washton
Scientist
Nancy M Washton
Scientist
Biography
Strategic leader with a Ph.D. in Chemistry, specializing in integrating emerging technologies such as generative AI, LLM Agents, and cloud computing into research and operations. My work includes designing and building advanced LLM Agent workflows that streamline operational processes, enhance decision-making, and accelerate research outcomes. Self-taught in Vertex AI and learning Amazon Bedrock, I actively explore and implement cutting-edge infrastructure for deploying scalable, effective, generative AI solutions. I am deeply committed to fostering innovation, sharing knowledge across diverse teams, and advancing the adoption of in-silico technologies to drive transformative advancements in research and operational systems.
Disciplines and Skills
- Analytical Skills
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cloud Applications
- Collaborative Project Management
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Interdisciplinary Teaching
- Logical Reasoning
- Mentoring
- Negotiation
- Project Management Skills
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University
- Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Affiliations and Professional Service
- American Chemical Society
Publications
2026
- 2026. Solvation and Cation Competition in Mixed Hydroxide Brines. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcb.5c06212
2025
- , ., S. Vasisht, . , E. Wiedner, J. Lopez-Ruiz, N. Royer, T. Begildayeva, S. Choudhury, J. Koch, R. Birmiwal, Z. Wang, and N. Washton. 2025. Autonomous Flow Electrochemistry for Accelerated Catalyst Discovery. doi:10.2172/2998432
- 2025. Formation, chemical evolution and solidification of the dense liquid phase of calcium (bi)carbonate. Nature Materials. doi:10.1038/s41563-024-02025-5
2024
- 2024. Expanding Scientific Horizons Through High Field Dynamic Nuclear Polarization with Advanced Organic BiRadicals. doi:10.2172/2480950
- , ., J. Baweja, . , N. Washton, Q. Kreilmann, and J. Barr. 2024. An Ethics-Based Review of Generative Artificial Intelligence: Assuring Responsible Use. doi:10.2172/3011769
- 2024. Chemically Driven Multistep Crystallization in the Synthesis of Sodium Yttrium Fluoride Via a Porous, Electrochemically Active Intermediate. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c01281
- 2024. Thermodynamic and Kinetic Modulation of Methylammonium Lead Bromide Crystallization Revealed by In Situ Monitoring. Crystal Growth & Design. doi:10.1021/acs.cgd.4c00008
2023
- Wiedner, E., B. Helfrecht, J. Erickson, and N. Washton. 2023. Machine Learning for Prediction of Thermodynamic Descriptors. doi:10.2172/2203236
- Washton, N. and C. Ackerman. 2023. Understanding Technical and Psychosocial Barriers to Realizing FAIR Data Process. doi:10.2172/2203941
- Zhou, L., J. Bazak, B. Singh, C. Li, A. Assoud, N. Washton, V. Murugesan, and L. Nazar. 2023. A New Sodium Thioborate Fast Ion Conductor: Na3B5S9. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 62(30). doi:10.1002/anie.202300404
- Zhou, L., J. Bazak, B. Singh, C. Li, A. Assoud, N. Washton, V. Murugesan, and L. Nazar. 2023. A New Sodium Thioborate Fast Ion Conductor: Na3B5S9. Angewandte Chemie 135(30). doi:10.1002/ange.202300404
- Wu, Y., W. Zhao, S. Ahn, Y. Wang, E. Walter, Y. Chen, M. Derewinski, N. Washton, K. Rappé, Y. Wang, D. Mei, S. Hong, and F. Gao. 2023. Interplay between copper redox and transfer and support acidity and topology in low temperature NH3-SCR. Nature Communications 14(1). doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38309-8
- McCullough, K., D. King, S. Chheda, M. Ferrandon, T. Goetjen, Z. Syed, T. Graham, N. Washton, O. Farha, L. Gagliardi, and M. Delferro. 2023. High-Throughput Experimentation, Theoretical Modeling, and Human Intuition: Lessons Learned in Metal–Organic-Framework-Supported Catalyst Design. ACS Central Science 9(2), 266-276. doi:10.1021/acscentsci.2c01422
- Jaegers, N., N. Washton, Y. Wang, and J. Hu. 2023. High-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-07125-6_34
- Jin, B., Y. Chen, J. Tao, K. Lachowski, M. Bowden, Z. Zhang, L. Pozzo, N. Washton, K. Mueller, and J. De Yoreo. 2023. Multi-Step Nucleation of a Crystalline Silicate Framework via a Structurally Precise Prenucleation Cluster. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 62(28). doi:10.1002/anie.202303770
2022
- Wang, X., Z. Syed, Z. Chen, J. Bazak, X. Gong, M. Wasson, N. Washton, K. Chapman, J. Notestein, and O. Farha. 2022. Enhanced Catalytic Performance of a Ce/V Oxo Cluster through Confinement in Mesoporous SBA-15. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 14(47), 52886-52893. doi:10.1021/acsami.2c15046
- Wu, Y., Y. Ma, Y. Wang, K. Rappé, N. Washton, Y. Wang, E. Walter, and F. Gao. 2022. Rate Controlling in Low-Temperature Standard NH3-SCR: Implications from Operando EPR Spectroscopy and Reaction Kinetics. Journal of the American Chemical Society 144(22), 9734-9746. doi:10.1021/jacs.2c01933
- Perras, F., D. Flesariu, S. Southern, C. Nicolaides, J. Bazak, N. Washton, T. Trypiniotis, C. Constantinides, and P. Koutentis. 2022. Methyl-Driven Overhauser Dynamic Nuclear Polarization. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 13(18), 4000-4006. doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00748
- De Yoreo, J., B. Jin, Y. Chen, H. Pyles, M. Baer, B. Legg, Z. Wang, N. Washton, K. Mueller, D. Baker, G. Schenter, and C. Mundy. 2022. Formation, Chemical Evolution, and Solidification of the Calcium Carbonate Dense Liquid Phase. Research Square. doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-1743346/v1
- Delferro, M., K. McCullough, D. King, S. Chheda, M. Ferrandon, T. Goetjen, Z. Syed, T. Graham, N. Washton, O. Farha, and L. Gagliardi. 2022. High-Throughput Experimentation, Theoretical Modeling, and Human Intuition: Lessons Learned in Metal-Organic Framework-Supported Catalyst Design. ChemRxiv. doi:10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-jwxvl
2021
- Han, K., J. Bazak, Y. Chen, T. Graham, N. Washton, J. Hu, V. Murugesan, and K. Mueller. 2021. Pulsed Field Gradient Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Diffusion Analysis in Battery Research. Chemistry of Materials 33(22), 8562-8590. doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c02891
- Chen, Y., R. Atwi, K. Han, J. Ryu, N. Washton, J. Hu, N. Rajput, K. Mueller, and V. Murugesan. 2021. Role of a Multivalent Ion–Solvent Interaction on Restricted Mg2+ Diffusion in Dimethoxyethane Electrolytes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 125(45), 12574-12583. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c08729
- 2021. Experimental Studies of the Dynamics of Adsorbed and Condensed Phase Iodine Species Formed in Severe Reactor Accidents (Final Project Report). doi:10.2172/2263486
- Dewhirst, R., P. Handakumbura, C. Clendinen, E. Arm, K. Tate, W. Wang, N. Washton, R. Young, J. Mortimer, N. McDowell, and K. Jardine. 2021. High Temperature Acclimation of Leaf Gas Exchange, Photochemistry, and Metabolomic Profiles in Populus trichocarpa. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 5(8), 1813-1828. doi:10.1021/acsearthspacechem.0c00299
- Leick, N., N. Strange, A. Schneemann, V. Stavila, K. Gross, N. Washton, A. Settle, M. Martinez, T. Gennett, and S. Christensen. 2021. Al2O3 Atomic Layer Deposition on Nanostructured γ-Mg(BH4)2 for H2 Storage. ACS Applied Energy Materials 4(2), 1150-1162. doi:10.1021/acsaem.0c02314
- Lu, X., J. Reiser, B. Parruzot, L. Deng, I. Gussev, J. Neuefeind, T. Graham, H. Liu, J. Ryan, S. Kim, N. Washton, M. Lang, J. Du, and J. Vienna. 2021. Effects of Al:Si and (Al + Na):Si ratios on the properties of the international simple glass, part II: Structure. Journal of the American Ceramic Society 104(1), 183-207. doi:10.1111/jace.17447
- Pauzauskie, P., A. Bard, R. Felsted, A. Ganas, A. Pant, C. Gupta, Y. Chen, E. Nakouzi, B. Jin, N. Washton, J. De Yoreo, J. Chun, and L. Brush. 2021. Multi-Step Crystallization and Chemical Evolution of Sodium Yttrium Fluoride. Research Square. doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-1097450/v1
- Zuo, H., L. Huang, R. Chu, N. Tolic, N. Washton, Z. Zhu, R. Edelmann, S. Elagamy, A. Sommer, F. Luan, Q. Zeng, Y. Chen, D. Hu, D. Zhan, J. Hu, and H. Dong. 2021. Reduction of structural Fe(III) in nontronite by humic substances in the absence and presence of Shewanella putrefaciens and accompanying secondary mineralization. American Mineralogist 106(12), 1957-1970. doi:10.2138/am-2021-7828
- Wang, A., Y. Chen, E. Walter, N. Washton, T. Varga, Y. Wang, J. Szanyi, Y. Wang, C. Peden, and F. Gao. 2021. Remarkable self-degradation of Cu/SAPO-34 selective catalytic reduction catalysts during storage at ambient conditions. Catalysis Today 360, 367-374. doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2020.01.034
- Fernando, L., M. Dickwella Widanage, J. Penfield, A. Lipton, N. Washton, J. Latgé, P. Wang, L. Zhang, and T. Wang. 2021. Structural Polymorphism of Chitin and Chitosan in Fungal Cell Walls From Solid-State NMR and Principal Component Analysis. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences 8. doi:10.3389/fmolb.2021.727053
2020
- Zhang, Y., Y. Wu, Y. Peng, J. Li, E. Walter, Y. Chen, N. Washton, J. Szanyi, Y. Wang, and F. Gao. 2020. Quantitative Cu Counting Methodologies for Cu/SSZ-13 Selective Catalytic Reduction Catalysts by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 124(51), 28061-28073. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c07971
- Chen, Y., N. Jaegers, K. Han, H. Wang, R. Young, G. Agarwal, A. Lipton, R. Assary, N. Washton, J. Hu, K. Mueller, and V. Murugesan. 2020. Probing Conformational Evolution and Associated Dynamics of Mg(N(SO2CF3)2)2·Dimethoxyethane Adduct Using Solid-State 19F and 1H NMR. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 124(9), 4999-5008. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b10212
- Kovarik, L., M. Bowden, A. Andersen, N. Jaegers, N. Washton, and J. Szanyi. 2020. Quantification of High Temperature Transition Al2O3 and Their Phase Transformations. ChemRxiv. doi:10.26434/chemrxiv.12584783.v1
- Kovarik, L., M. Bowden, A. Andersen, N. Jaegers, N. Washton, and J. Szanyi. 2020. Quantification of High-Temperature Transition Al2O3 and Their Phase Transformations**. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 59(48), 21719-21727. doi:10.1002/anie.202009520
2019
- Wang, A., Y. Chen, E. Walter, N. Washton, D. Mei, T. Varga, Y. Wang, J. Szanyi, Y. Wang, C. Peden, and F. Gao. 2019. Unraveling the mysterious failure of Cu/SAPO-34 selective catalytic reduction catalysts. Nature Communications 10(1). doi:10.1038/s41467-019-09021-3
- Xiao, D., E. Chant, A. Frankhouser, Y. Chen, A. Yau, N. Washton, and M. Kanan. 2019. A closed cycle for esterifying aromatic hydrocarbons with CO2 and alcohol. Nature Chemistry 11(10), 940-947. doi:10.1038/s41557-019-0313-y
- Mehta, H., Y. Chen, J. Sears, E. Walter, M. Campos, J. Kothandaraman, D. Heldebrant, D. Hoyt, K. Mueller, and N. Washton. 2019. A novel high-temperature MAS probe with optimized temperature gradient across sample rotor for in-situ monitoring of high-temperature high-pressure chemical reactions. Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 102, 31-35. doi:10.1016/j.ssnmr.2019.06.003
- Wang, G., Z. Zhao, J. Ke, Y. Engel, Y. Shi, D. Robinson, K. Bingol, Z. Zhang, B. Bowen, K. Louie, B. Wang, R. Evans, Y. Miyamoto, K. Cheng, S. Kosina, M. De Raad, L. Silva, A. Luhrs, A. Lubbe, D. Hoyt, C. Francavilla, H. Otani, S. Deutsch, N. Washton, E. Rubin, N. Mouncey, A. Visel, T. Northen, J. Cheng, H. Bode, and Y. Yoshikuni. 2019. CRAGE enables rapid activation of biosynthetic gene clusters in undomesticated bacteria. Nature Microbiology 4(12), 2498-2510. doi:10.1038/s41564-019-0573-8
- Stavila, V., M. Foster, J. Brown, R. Davis, J. Edgington, A. Benin, R. Zarkesh, R. Parthasarathi, D. Hoyt, E. Walter, A. Andersen, N. Washton, A. Lipton, and M. Allendorf. 2019. IRMOF-74(: N)-Mg: a novel catalyst series for hydrogen activation and hydrogenolysis of C-O bonds. Chemical Science 10(42), 9880-9892. doi:10.1039/c9sc01018a
- Müller, K., H. Foerstendorf, R. Steudtner, S. Tsushima, M. Kumke, G. Lefèvre, J. Rothe, H. Mason, Z. Szabó, P. Yang, C. Adam, R. André, K. Brennenstuhl, I. Chiorescu, H. Cho, G. Creff, F. Coppin, K. Dardenne, C. Den Auwer, B. Drobot, S. Eidner, N. Hess, P. Kaden, A. Kremleva, J. Kretzschmar, S. Krüger, J. Platts, P. Panak, R. Polly, B. Powell, T. Rabung, R. Redon, P. Reiller, N. Rösch, A. Rossberg, A. Scheinost, B. Schimmelpfennig, G. Schreckenbach, A. Skerencak-Frech, V. Sladkov, P. Solari, Z. Wang, N. Washton, and X. Zhang. 2019. Interdisciplinary Round-Robin Test on Molecular Spectroscopy of the U(VI) Acetate System. ACS Omega 4(5), 8167-8177. doi:10.1021/acsomega.9b00164
- Chacon, S., P. Reardon, C. Burgess, S. Purvine, R. Chu, T. Clauss, E. Walter, D. Myrold, N. Washton, and M. Kleber. 2019. Mineral Surfaces as Agents of Environmental Proteolysis: Mechanisms and Controls. Environmental Science and Technology 53(6), 3018-3026. doi:10.1021/acs.est.8b05583
- Chen, Y., N. Washton, R. Young, A. Karkamkar, J. De Yoreo, and K. Mueller. 2019. Monitoring solvent dynamics and ion associations in the formation of cubic octamer polyanion in tetramethylammonium silicate solutions. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 21(9), 4717-4720. doi:10.1039/C8CP07521B
- Wang, A., Y. Wang, E. Walter, N. Washton, Y. Guo, G. Lu, C. Peden, and F. Gao. 2019. NH3-SCR on Cu, Fe and Cu + Fe exchanged beta and SSZ-13 catalysts: Hydrothermal aging and propylene poisoning effects. Catalysis Today 320, 91-99. doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2017.09.061
- Cui, Y., Y. Wang, D. Mei, E. Walter, N. Washton, J. Holladay, Y. Wang, J. Szanyi, C. Peden, and F. Gao. 2019. Revisiting effects of alkali metal and alkaline earth co-cation additives to Cu/SSZ-13 selective catalytic reduction catalysts. Journal of Catalysis 378, 363-375. doi:10.1016/j.jcat.2019.08.028
- Qi, L., A. Chamas, Z. Jones, E. Walter, D. Hoyt, N. Washton, and S. Scott. 2019. Unraveling the Dynamic Network in the Reactions of an Alkyl Aryl Ether Catalyzed by Ni/γ-Al2O3 in 2-Propanol. Journal of the American Chemical Society 141(43), 17370-17381. doi:10.1021/jacs.9b09071
2018
- Warneke, J., M. McBriarty, S. Riechers, S. China, M. Engelhard, E. Aprà, R. Young, N. Washton, C. Jenne, G. Johnson, and J. Laskin. 2018. Self-organizing layers from complex molecular anions. Nature Communications 9(1). doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04228-2
- Yesiltepe, Y., J. Nuñez, S. Colby, D. Thomas, M. Borkum, P. Reardon, N. Washton, T. Metz, J. Teeguarden, N. Govind, and R. Renslow. 2018. An automated framework for NMR chemical shift calculations of small organic molecules. Journal of Cheminformatics 10(1). doi:10.1186/s13321-018-0305-8
- Reardon, P., E. Walter, C. Marean-Reardon, C. Lawrence, M. Kleber, and N. Washton. 2018. Carbohydrates protect protein against abiotic fragmentation by soil minerals. Scientific Reports 8(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-017-19119-7
- Weaver, J., C. Soderquist, N. Washton, P. Gassman, E. Walter, M. Bowden, W. Lukens, and J. McCloy. 2018. Challenges and Solutions for Handling and Characterizing Alkali-Tc-Oxide Salts. MRS Advances 3(21), 1191-1200. doi:10.1557/adv.2018.165
- Sihvonen, S., K. Murphy, N. Washton, M. Altaf, K. Mueller, and M. Freedman. 2018. Effect of Acid on Surface Hydroxyl Groups on Kaolinite and Montmorillonite. Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie 232(3), 409-430. doi:10.1515/zpch-2016-0958
- Chatterjee, S., G. Hall, M. Engelhard, Y. Du, N. Washton, W. Lukens, S. Lee, C. Pearce, and T. Levitskaia. 2018. Spectroscopic Characterization of Aqua [ fac-Tc(CO)3]+ Complexes at High Ionic Strength. Inorganic Chemistry 57(12), 6903-6912. doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b00490
- Marcial, J., J. Kabel, M. Saleh, N. Washton, Y. Shaharyar, A. Goel, and J. McCloy. 2018. Structural dependence of crystallization in glasses along the nepheline (NaAlSiO4) - eucryptite (LiAlSiO4) join. Journal of the American Ceramic Society 101(7), 2840-2855. doi:10.1111/jace.15439
- Chatterjee, S., G. Hall, I. Johnson, Y. Du, E. Walter, N. Washton, and T. Levitskaia. 2018. Surprising formation of quasi-stable Tc(vi) in high ionic strength alkaline media. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers 5(9), 2081-2091. doi:10.1039/C8QI00219C
2017
- Song, J., Y. Wang, E. Walter, N. Washton, D. Mei, L. Kovarik, M. Engelhard, S. Prodinger, Y. Wang, C. Peden, and F. Gao. 2017. Toward Rational Design of Cu/SSZ-13 Selective Catalytic Reduction Catalysts: Implications from Atomic-Level Understanding of Hydrothermal Stability. ACS Catalysis 7(12), 8214-8227. doi:10.1021/acscatal.7b03020
- Wang, G., W. Um, Z. Wang, E. Reinoso-Maset, N. Washton, K. Mueller, N. Perdrial, P. O’Day, and J. Chorover. 2017. Uranium Release from Acidic Weathered Hanford Sediments: Single-Pass Flow-Through and Column Experiments. Environmental Science & Technology 51(19), 11011-11019. doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b03475
- Qi, L., R. Alamillo, W. Elliott, A. Andersen, D. Hoyt, E. Walter, K. Han, N. Washton, R. Rioux, J. Dumesic, and S. Scott. 2017. Operando Solid-State NMR Observation of Solvent-Mediated Adsorption-Reaction of Carbohydrates in Zeolites. ACS Catalysis 7(5), 3489-3500. doi:10.1021/acscatal.7b01045
- Kovarik, L., N. Washton, R. Kukkadapu, A. Devaraj, A. Wang, Y. Wang, J. Szanyi, C. Peden, and F. Gao. 2017. Transformation of Active Sites in Fe/SSZ-13 SCR Catalysts during Hydrothermal Aging: A Spectroscopic, Microscopic, and Kinetics Study. ACS Catalysis 7(4), 2458-2470. doi:10.1021/acscatal.6b03679
- Weaver, J., C. Soderquist, N. Washton, A. Lipton, P. Gassman, W. Lukens, A. Kruger, N. Wall, and J. McCloy. 2017. Chemical Trends in Solid Alkali Pertechnetates. Inorganic Chemistry 56(5), 2533-2544. doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b02694
- Ok, S., D. Hoyt, A. Andersen, J. Sheets, S. Welch, D. Cole, K. Mueller, and N. Washton. 2017. Surface Interactions and Confinement of Methane: A High Pressure Magic Angle Spinning NMR and Computational Chemistry Study. Langmuir 33(6), 1359-1367. doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b03590
- Xu, K., P. Hrma, N. Washton, M. Schweiger, and A. Kruger. 2017. Conversion of nuclear waste to molten glass: Formation of porous amorphous alumina in a high-Al melter feed. Journal of Nuclear Materials 483, 102-106. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2016.11.005
- Chen, Y., H. Mehta, M. Butler, E. Walter, P. Reardon, R. Renslow, K. Mueller, and N. Washton. 2017. High-resolution microstrip NMR detectors for subnanoliter samples. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 19(41), 28163-28174. doi:10.1039/C7CP03933F
- Brozek, E., N. Washton, K. Mueller, and I. Zharov. 2017. Silsesquioxane nanoparticles with reactive internal functional groups. Journal of Nanoparticle Research 19(2). doi:10.1007/s11051-017-3771-4
- Prodinger, S., M. Derewinski, Y. Wang, N. Washton, E. Walter, J. Szanyi, F. Gao, Y. Wang, and C. Peden. 2017. Sub-micron Cu/SSZ-13: Synthesis and application as selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalysts. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 201, 461-469. doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.08.053
2016
- Reardon, P., S. Chacon, E. Walter, M. Bowden, N. Washton, and M. Kleber. 2016. Abiotic Protein Fragmentation by Manganese Oxide: Implications for a Mechanism to Supply Soil Biota with Oligopeptides. Environmental Science and Technology 50(7), 3486-3493. doi:10.1021/acs.est.5b04622
- Andersen, A., P. Reardon, S. Chacon, N. Qafoku, N. Washton, and M. Kleber. 2016. Protein-Mineral Interactions: Molecular Dynamics Simulations Capture Importance of Variations in Mineral Surface Composition and Structure. Langmuir 32(24), 6194-6209. doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b01198
- Hall, G., A. Andersen, N. Washton, S. Chatterjee, and T. Levitskaia. 2016. Theoretical Modeling of 99Tc NMR Chemical Shifts. Inorganic Chemistry 55(17), 8341-8347. doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b00458
- Tian, C., X. Zhu, C. Abney, Z. Tian, D. Jiang, K. Han, S. Mahurin, N. Washton, and S. Dai. 2016. Use of steric encumbrance to develop conjugated nanoporous polymers for metal-free catalytic hydrogenation. Chemical Communications 52(80), 11919-11922. doi:10.1039/c6cc06372a
2015
- Gao, F., Y. Wang, M. Kollár, N. Washton, J. Szanyi, and C. Peden. 2015. A comparative kinetics study between Cu/SSZ-13 and Fe/SSZ-13 SCR catalysts. Catalysis Today 258, 347-358. doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2015.01.025
- Gao, F., Y. Wang, N. Washton, M. Kollár, J. Szanyi, and C. Peden. 2015. Effects of Alkali and Alkaline Earth Cocations on the Activity and Hydrothermal Stability of Cu/SSZ-13 NH3-SCR Catalysts. ACS Catalysis 5(11), 6780-6791. doi:10.1021/acscatal.5b01621
- Gao, F., N. Washton, Y. Wang, M. Kollár, J. Szanyi, and C. Peden. 2015. Effects of Si/Al ratio on Cu/SSZ-13 NH3-SCR catalysts: Implications for the active Cu species and the roles of Brønsted acidity. Journal of Catalysis 331, 25-38. doi:10.1016/j.jcat.2015.08.004
- Loring, J., J. Chen, P. Bénézeth, O. Qafoku, E. Ilton, N. Washton, C. Thompson, P. Martin, B. McGrail, K. Rosso, A. Felmy, and H. Schaef. 2015. Evidence for Carbonate Surface Complexation during Forsterite Carbonation in Wet Supercritical Carbon Dioxide. Langmuir 31(27), 7533-7543. doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b01052
- Gao, F., M. Kollár, R. Kukkadapu, N. Washton, Y. Wang, J. Szanyi, and C. Peden. 2015. Fe/SSZ-13 as an NH3-SCR catalyst: A reaction kinetics and FTIR/Mössbauer spectroscopic study. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 164, 407-419. doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2014.09.031
- Cheng, Y., R. Stolley, K. Han, Y. Shao, B. Arey, N. Washton, K. Mueller, M. Helm, V. Sprenkle, J. Liu, and G. Li. 2015. Highly active electrolytes for rechargeable Mg batteries based on a [Mg2(μ-Cl)2]2+ cation complex in dimethoxyethane. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 17(20), 13307-13314. doi:10.1039/c5cp00859j
- McCloy, J., N. Washton, P. Gassman, J. Marcial, J. Weaver, and R. Kukkadapu. 2015. Nepheline crystallization in boron-rich alumino-silicate glasses as investigated by multi-nuclear NMR, Raman, & Mössbauer spectroscopies. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 409, 149-165. doi:10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2014.11.013
- Gao, F., E. Walter, N. Washton, J. Szanyi, and C. Peden. 2015. Synthesis and evaluation of Cu/SAPO-34 catalysts for NH3-SCR 2: Solid-state ion exchange and one-pot synthesis. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 162, 501-514. doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2014.07.029
- Kovarik, L., M. Bowden, D. Shi, N. Washton, A. Andersen, J. Hu, J. Lee, J. Szanyi, J. Kwak, and C. Peden. 2015. Unraveling the Origin of Structural Disorder in High Temperature Transition Al2O3: Structure of θ-Al2O3. Chemistry of Materials 27(20), 7042-7049. doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b02523
2014
- Mueller, K., R. Sanders, and N. Washton. 2014. Clay minerals. eMagRes, 13-28. doi:10.1002/9780470034590.emrstm1332
- 2014. Experimental and theoretical aspects of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of Pu compounds. Plutonium Futures: The Science 2014.
2013
- Murphy, K., N. Washton, J. Ryan, C. Pantano, and K. Mueller. 2013. Solid-state NMR examination of alteration layers on nuclear waste glasses. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 369, 44-54. doi:10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2013.03.021
- McCloy, J., B. Riley, A. Lipton, C. Windisch, N. Washton, M. Olszta, and C. Rodriguez. 2013. Structure and chemistry in halide lead-tellurite glasses. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 117(7), 3456-3466. doi:10.1021/jp310820t
- Baer, D., M. Engelhard, G. Johnson, J. Laskin, J. Lai, K. Mueller, P. Munusamy, S. Thevuthasan, H. Wang, N. Washton, A. Elder, B. Baisch, A. Karakoti, S. Kuchibhatla, and D. Moon. 2013. Surface characterization of nanomaterials and nanoparticles: Important needs and challenging opportunities. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films 31(5). doi:10.1116/1.4818423
- Gao, F., E. Walter, N. Washton, J. Szanyi, and C. Peden. 2013. Synthesis and evaluation of Cu-SAPO-34 catalysts for ammonia selective catalytic reduction. 1. Aqueous solution ion exchange. ACS Catalysis 3(9), 2083-2093. doi:10.1021/cs4004672
2012
- Sanders, R., N. Washton, and K. Mueller. 2012. Atomic-level studies of the depletion in reactive sites during clay mineral dissolution. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 92, 100-116. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2012.05.038
2010
- Sanders, R., N. Washton, and K. Mueller. 2010. Measurement of the reactive surface area of clay minerals using solid-state NMR studies of a probe molecule. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 114(12), 5491-5498. doi:10.1021/jp906132k
2008
- Washton, N., S. Brantley, and K. Mueller. 2008. Probing the molecular-level control of aluminosilicate dissolution: A sensitive solid-state NMR proxy for reactive surface area. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 72(24), 5949-5961. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2008.09.018
2007
- Budarin, V., J. Clark, S. Hale, S. Tavener, K. Mueller, and N. Washton. 2007. NMR and IR study of fluorobenzene and hexafluorobenzene adsorbed on alumina. Langmuir 23(10), 5412-5418. doi:10.1021/la062900k
- Nangia, S., N. Washton, K. Mueller, J. Kubicki, and B. Garrison. 2007. Study of a family of 40 hydroxylated β-cristobalite surfaces using empirical potential energy functions. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 111(13), 5169-5177. doi:10.1021/jp0678608
- Washton, N., K. Earnheart, D. Sykes, M. Ucak-Astarlioglu, and K. Mueller. 2007. Toward the integration of liquid- and solid-state NMR across the undergraduate curriculum. ACS Symposium Series, 20-35. doi:10.1021/bk-2007-0969.ch003
2001
- Sapochak, L., A. Padmaperuma, N. Washton, F. Endrino, G. Schmett, J. Marshall, D. Fogarty, P. Burrows, and S. Forrest. 2001. Effects of systematic methyl substitution of metal (III) tris(n-methyl-8-quinolinolato) chelates on material properties for optimum electroluminescence device performance. Journal of the American Chemical Society 123(26), 6300-6307. doi:10.1021/ja010120m
2000
- Padmaperuma, A., G. Schmett, D. Fogarty, N. Washton, S. Nanayakkara, L. Sapochak, K. Ashworth, L. Madrigal, B. Reeves, and C. Spangler. 2000. New dendritic materials as potential OLED transport and emitter moeities. Materials Research Society Symposium-Proceedings 621. doi:10.1557/proc-621-q3.9.1