Postdoctoral Staff Member, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Ph.D., Harvard University
A.M., Harvard University
B.S., University of Wisconsin - Madison
Research Interests
Design and synthesis of nanomaterials by abstracting efficient designs from nature
Self-assembly of biomimic nanomaterials
Selected Publications
“Structure–activity relationship of nanostructured ceria for the catalytic generation of
hydroxyl radicals” T.J. Fisher, Y. Zhou, T.-S. Wu, M. Wang, Y.-L. Soo, and C.L. Cheung.
Nanoscale, 11, 4552-4561 (2019). DOI: 10.1039/c8nr09393h
“Ozone-mediated synthesis of ceria nanoparticles” A. Bhalkikar, T.-S. Wu, C.M. Marin, T.J.
Fisher, M. Wang, I.H. Wells, A. Sarella, Y.-L. Soo, and C.L. Cheung. Nanoscale10, 9822-9829 (2018). DOI:
10.1039/c8nr01971a
"Kinetic and mechanistic investigations of the direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate from
carbon dioxide over ceria nanorod catalysts", C.M. Marin, L. Li, A. Bhalkikar, J.E. Doyle, X.C.
Zeng, and C.L. Cheung. J. Catal.340, 295-301 (2016). DOI:10.1016/j.jcat.2016.06.003
"One-pot conversion of cellobiose to mannose using a hybrid phosphotungstic acid-cerium
oxide catalyst", Z.C. Gernhart, A. Bhalkikar, J.J. Burke, K.O. Sonnenfeld, C.M. Marin, R.
Zbasnik, and C.L. Cheung. RSC Adv.5, 28478-28486 (2015). DOI: 10.1039/c5ra02645h
"Crystalline α-Sm2S3 nanowires: Structure and optical properties of
an unusual intrinsically degenerate semiconductor", C.M. Marin, L. Wang, J.R. Brewer, W.N. Mei,
and C.L. Cheung. J. Alloy. Compd.563, 293-299 (2013). DOI:
10.1016/j.jallcom.2013.02.082