Grant E Johnson

Grant E Johnson, Ph.D.

  • Position:
    Linus Pauling Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow

    Chemical Physics and Analysis

    Chemical and Materials Sciences

    Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Richland, WA)

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  • Advisor:

    Julia Laskin

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  • Degrees:
     
    Ph.D., Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA)
     
    B.S., Chemistry, University of Delaware (Newark, DE)
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  • Past Advisors:
     
    A. W. Castleman, Jr. (as Graduate Student - Ph.D.)
     
    Robert Wood (as Undergraduate Student)
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  • Research:
    Physical/analytical chemist with extensive experience in custom-built instrumentation, vacuum technology, and mass spectrometry. Current research goal is to develop ion soft- and reactive landing as a technique for the highly controlled preparation of catalytic materials.

    Investigating molecular-level processes that influence the creation of catalytic materials by soft and reactive landing of mass-selected polyatomic ions onto surfaces

    Developing ion source, mass spectrometry, and soft landing instrumentation to enable size and shape selected deposition of catalytically relevant materials

    Applying reactivity testing, characterization and computational capabilities to establish structure-reactivity relationships and design catalyst materials with improved activity and selectivity

    Participating in research collaborations with scientists from experimental groups at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, National Dong Hwa University in Taiwan and O.I. Analytical in Pelham, AL.

    Mentoring undergraduate student interns

    Authoring funding proposals

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  • Other Experience:

    2004-2009 Graduate Research Assistant, Penn State University

    2002-2004 Chemist, US Army

    1999-2001 Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Delaware

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  • Honors:

    2010-present Linus Pauling Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

    2010 Outstanding Performance Award, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

    2008-2009 Lubrizol Graduate Student Research Award, Penn State University

    2008 Certificate for Outstanding Work in Precious Metal Research, IPMI

    2008 Graduate Student Travel Award to American Physical Society Meeting, Penn State University

    2006 Central Europe Summer Research Institute Fellowship, National Science Foundation

    2006 Fellowship to Attend the Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Chemistry, Department of Energy

    2005 Graduate Student Travel Award to Humboldt Universität, Penn State University

    2004-2005 Dan H. Waugh Memorial Teaching Award, Penn State University

    2004 Graduate Student Fellowship, Penn State University

    2003 Performance Cash Award for Excellence, United States Army

    2002 Advanced Honors Certificate, University of Delaware Honors Program

    1998 First Year Honors Certificate, University of Delaware Honors Program

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Grant Johnson's Publications (23)



Grant Johnson's Posters and Presentations (8)

  • Preparation of Atomically Monodisperse Multiply Charged Gold Clusters on Surfaces by Soft Landing of Mass Selected Ions (presentation)

    Grant E Johnson, Thomas Priest, Julia Laskin

    American Society for Mass Spectrometry, National Meeting; 07/2011
  • Redox Chemistry in Monolayers of Organometallic Complexes Prepared Using Ion Soft- and Reactive Landing (presentation)

    Grant E Johnson, Wen-Ping Peng, Ivy Fortmeyer, R. Graham Cooks, Julia Laskin

    Gorden Research Conference, Gaseous Ions: Structures, Energetics & Reactions; 02/2011
  • Preparative Mass Spectrometry: A Novel Approach for the Creation of Catalyst Materials (poster)

    Grant E Johnson, Wen-Ping Peng, Ivy Fortmeyer, R. Graham Cooks, Julia Laskin

    American Vacuum Society Meeting; 10/2010
  • Preparation of Catalysts through Soft- and Reactive Landing of Mass-Selected Ions (presentation)

    Grant E Johnson, Wen-Ping Peng, Ivy Fortmeyer, R. Graham Cooks, Julia Laskin

    17th International Conference on Ion Beam Modification of Materials; 08/2010
  • Immobilization of Organometallic Complexes on Self Assembled Monolayers through Ligand Stripping and Reactive Landing of Mass Selected Ions (poster)

    Grant E Johnson, Julia Laskin

    American Society for Mass Spectrometry Meeting; 05/2010
  • Investigating the Molecular Level Details of Catalytic Oxidation Reactions (presentation)

    Grant E Johnson, Nelly Reilly, Michele Kimble, Dina Justes, Eric Tyo, A. W. Castleman, Jr., Christian Bürgel, Roland Mitrić, Vlasta Bonačić-Koutecký, Ulises Reveles, Shiv Khanna

    American Physical Society Meeting; 03/2008
  • Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Structure and Reactivity of Iron Oxide Clusters with CO (poster)

    Grant E Johnson, Nelly Reilly, Eric Tyo, A. W. Castleman, Jr., Ulises Reveles, Shiv Khanna

    Gorden Research Conference, Clusters, Nanocrystals and Nanostructures; 07/2007
  • Influence of Charge State on the Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide by Gold Oxide Clusters (poster)

    Grant E Johnson, Nelly Reilly, Michele Kimble, Eric Tyo, A. W. Castleman, Jr., Christian Bürgel, Roland Mitrić, Vlasta Bonačić-Koutecký

    Theory of Atomic and Molecular Clusters V,; 06/2007

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Mass-selected ion deposition instrument with in-situ TOF-SIMS.


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