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Steven Corcelli

Professor and Department Chair

Professor and Department Chair
Office
373 Nieuwland Science Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone
574-631-2631
Email
scorcell@nd.edu

Website

Education

Ph.D., Chemistry, Yale University
Sc.B., Chemistry, Brown University

Research

Ionic liquids (ILs) have attracted enormous experimental and theoretical interest because of their unique physical and chemical properties. These properties can be designed for specific energy applications by synthetically modifying the molecular ions in the liquid or by forming suitable mixtures of ILs with other solvents. Rationally tuning the properties of ILs for specific applications in energy research is an important challenge. The Corcelli research group uses molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to understand the fundamental properties of ILs and their mixtures with water, organic solvents, and carbon dioxide. These simulations aid in the design and interpretation of spectroscopic measurements aimed at elucidating the structure and dynamics of ILs.

Research Interests

Sustainable Bio/Fossil Fuels, Carbon Capture and Conversion

Relevant Energy Publications

  1. Baiz, Carlos R., Bartosz Błasiak, Jens Bredenbeck, Minhaeng Cho, Jun-Ho Choi, Steven A. Corcelli, Arend G. Dijkstra et al. "Vibrational spectroscopic map, vibrational spectroscopy, and intermolecular interaction." Chemical reviews 120, no. 15 (2020): 7152-7218.
  2. Silski-Devlin, Angela M., Jacob P. Petersen, Jonathan Liu, Steven A. Corcelli, and S. Alex Kandel. "Methylisatin Structural Isomers Have Different Kinetic Pathways to Self-Assembly." The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 124, no. 32 (2020): 17717-17725.
  3. Cracchiolo, Olivia M., Danielle K. Geremia, Steven A. Corcelli, and Arnaldo L. Serrano. "Hydrogen Bond Exchange and Ca2+ Binding of Aqueous N-Methylacetamide Revealed by 2DIR Spectroscopy." The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 124, no. 32 (2020): 6947-6954.
  4. Drexler, Chad I., Tierney C. Miller, Bradley A. Rogers, Yuguang C. Li, Clyde A. Daly Jr, Tinglu Yang, Steven A. Corcelli, and Paul S. Cremer. "Counter cations affect transport in aqueous hydroxide solutions with ion specificity." Journal of the American Chemical Society 141, no. 17 (2019): 6930-6936.
  5. Daly Jr, Clyde A., Cecelia Allison, and Steven A. Corcelli. "Modeling Carbon Dioxide Vibrational Frequencies in Ionic Liquids: IV. Temperature Dependence." The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 123, no. 17 (2019): 3797-3803.