Kurt W Kolasinski, BS (Pittsburgh ) PhD ( Stanford ) CChem MRSC
Professor of Chemistry, joined WCU 2006
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Tel: (610) 436-2968 (office)
Fax: (610) 436-2890
E-mail: kkolasinski@wcupa.edu
Web of Science ResearcherID A-3342-2008
ORCID 0000-0002-9469-2700
My research concentrates on the study of dynamical processes at the surfaces of semiconductors and metals. In particular, I study electrochemical and laser-assisted processes that form nanoscale and larger structures, including:
- Electroless and metal-assisted etching of silicon to form porous silicon
- Laser ablation of Si, Ti, Al, Zn and anything else we can stick in front of a laser
- Anodization to form nanotubes and porous oxides
- Photocatalysis and surface photochemistry
We characterize these structures with electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering, and photoluminescence. Other techniques are provided by our collaborators in Stanford, Connecticut, Czech Republic, and Finland.
If you do not communicate your ideas, you are not doing science. You are only engaging
in a hobby
is the quote that introduces my physical chemistry textbook. Chemical education and
dissemination of chemical information are priorities in my work. My dedication to
effective teaching and the writing of texts that impart knowledge is derived from
broad experience at the borders of physics and chemistry, surface science and nanomaterials.
I am the author of over 100 scholarly publications as well as the textbooks Surface
Science: Foundations of Catalysis and Nanoscience and Physical Chemistry: How Chemistry
Works.
Textbooks:
- K. W. Kolasinski, Surface Science: Foundations of Catalysis and Nanoscience, 4th ed. (Wiley, Chichester, 2019).
