#  Whitesides Research Group 

 



##  No Small Matter: Science on the Nanoscale 

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##  Recent Publications 

 



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### 2024

H.J. Jiang, T.C. Underwood, J.G. Bell, J. Lei, J. C. Gonzales, L. Emge, L. G. Tadese, M. K. Abd El-Rahman, D. M. Wilmouth, L. C. Brazaca, G. Ni, Belding, S. Dey, A-A. Ashkarran, A. Nagarkar, M.P. Nemitz, B. J. Cafferty, D. S. Sayres, S. Ranjan, D. R. Crocker, J. G. Anderson, D. D. Sasselov, and G. M. Whitesides. 2024. “[Mimicking Lightning-Induced Electrochemistry on the Early Earth](/publications/mimicking-lightning-induced-electrochemistry-early-earth)”. PNAS, 121, 32



 

 

H.J. Jiang, T.C. Underwood, J.G. Bell, J. Lei, J. C. Gonzales, L. Emge, L. G. Tadese, M. K. Abd El-Rahman, D. M. Wilmouth, L. C. Brazaca, G. Ni, Belding, S. Dey, A-A. Ashkarran, A. Nagarkar, M.P. Nemitz, B. J. Cafferty, D. S. Sayres, S. Ranjan, D. R. Crocker, J. G. Anderson, D. D. Sasselov, and G. M. Whitesides. 2024. “[Mimicking Lightning-Induced Electrochemistry on the Early Earth](/publications/mimicking-lightning-induced-electrochemistry-early-earth)”. PNAS, 121, 32



 

 

 

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### 2023

S. Battat, Nagarkar A.A, F. Spaepen, D. A. Weitz, and G. M. Whitesides. 2023. “[Kinetics of Formation of a Macroscale Binary Coulombic Material](/publications/kinetics-formation-macroscale-binary-coulombic-material)”. Phys. Rev. Materials, 7, 4



 

 

S. Battat, Nagarkar A.A, F. Spaepen, D. A. Weitz, and G. M. Whitesides. 2023. “[Kinetics of Formation of a Macroscale Binary Coulombic Material](/publications/kinetics-formation-macroscale-binary-coulombic-material)”. Phys. Rev. Materials, 7, 4



 

 

 

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S. Battat, D. A. Weitz, and G. M. Whitesides. 2023. “[Melting of a Macroscale Binary Coulombic Crystal](/publications/melting-macroscale-binary-coulombic-crystal)”. Soft Matter, 19, Pp. 3190-98



 

 

S. Battat, D. A. Weitz, and G. M. Whitesides. 2023. “[Melting of a Macroscale Binary Coulombic Crystal](/publications/melting-macroscale-binary-coulombic-crystal)”. Soft Matter, 19, Pp. 3190-98



 

 

 

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Y. Li, S.E. Root, L. Belding, H-J. Yoon, C. Huang, M. Baghbanzadeh, and G. M. Whitesides. 2023. “[Charge Transport Measured Using the EGaln Junction Through Self-Assembled Monolayers Immersed in Organic Liquids](/publications/charge-transport-measured-using-egaln-junction-through-self-assembled)”. J. Phys. Chem B., 127, 1, Pp. 407-24



 

 

Y. Li, S.E. Root, L. Belding, H-J. Yoon, C. Huang, M. Baghbanzadeh, and G. M. Whitesides. 2023. “[Charge Transport Measured Using the EGaln Junction Through Self-Assembled Monolayers Immersed in Organic Liquids](/publications/charge-transport-measured-using-egaln-junction-through-self-assembled)”. J. Phys. Chem B., 127, 1, Pp. 407-24



 

 

 

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### 2022

C.J. Decker, H.J. Jiang, M.P. Nemitz, S.E. Root, A. Rajappan, J.T. Alvarez, J.A. Traz, L. Wille, D.J. Preston, and G. M. Whitesides. 2022. “[Programmable Soft Valves for Digital and Analog Control](/publications/programmable-soft-valves-digital-and-analog-control)”. PNAS, 119, 40, Pp. 1-10



 

 

C.J. Decker, H.J. Jiang, M.P. Nemitz, S.E. Root, A. Rajappan, J.T. Alvarez, J.A. Traz, L. Wille, D.J. Preston, and G. M. Whitesides. 2022. “[Programmable Soft Valves for Digital and Analog Control](/publications/programmable-soft-valves-digital-and-analog-control)”. PNAS, 119, 40, Pp. 1-10



 

 

 

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S. Battat, D. A. Weitz, and G. M. Whitesides. 2022. “[An Outlook on Microfluidics: The Promise and The Challenge](/publications/outlook-microfluidics-promise-and-challenge)”. Lab on a Chip, 22, Pp. 530-36



 

 

S. Battat, D. A. Weitz, and G. M. Whitesides. 2022. “[An Outlook on Microfluidics: The Promise and The Challenge](/publications/outlook-microfluidics-promise-and-challenge)”. Lab on a Chip, 22, Pp. 530-36



 

 

 

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##  Latest News 

 



  [### Celebrating George Whitesides’ 85th birthday

 ](https://pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/articlecollectionlanding?sercode=lc&themeid=c33d3837-223a-4a3f-ae8e-94beca4cad14) September 10, 2024 

 The Royal Society of Chemistry recently published a cross-journal collection in celebration of Professor Whitesides 85th birthday. 

 

 

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   [### How did life begin on Earth? A lightning strike of an idea.

 ](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/08/how-did-life-begin-on-earth-research-zeroes-in-on-lightning-strikes/) August 07, 2024 

 An article from the Harvard Gazette on our recent PNAS paper “Mimicking Lightning-Induced Electrochemistry on the early Earth.” 

 

 

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   [### George Whitesides became a giant of chemistry by keeping it simple

 ](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/05/george-whitesides-became-giant-of-chemistry-by-keeping-it-simple/) May 17, 2024 

 An interview with Prof. Whitesides as part of the Experience series in the Harvard Gazette 

 

 

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   [### Kavli KNI24 Fireside Chat with Dr. George Whitesides and CalTech President Rosenbaum - March 7, 2024

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