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PhD Analytical Chemist | Nanomaterials, Spectroscopy, Electrochemistry & Materials Characterization Expert

Profile Summary

PhD Analytical Chemist and Research Scientist with more than 15 years of experience in nanomaterials synthesis, spectroscopy, electrochemistry, and advanced materials characterization. Author of 30+ peer-reviewed publications with expertise spanning Group IV semiconductors, energy storage materials, renewable energy technologies, and structure–property relationships in functional materials. I provide scientific consulting, technical writing, literature reviews, experimental design, data analysis, and materials characterization support for academic, industrial, and startup clients. My technical expertise includes UV-Vis spectroscopy, photoluminescence, FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, XPS, electrochemistry, and air-free materials synthesis. I have extensive experience translating complex scientific concepts into clear, actionable recommendations and have successfully collaborated across multidisciplinary teams involving nanomaterials, battery technologies, spectroscopy, additive manufacturing, and advanced characterization.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Surface Science
• ★ Materials Science & Engineering
• ★ Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials
• ☆ Analytical Chemistry
• ☆ Spectroscopy
• ☆ UV Spectroscopy
• ☆ Fluorescence Spectroscopy
• ☆ IR Spectroscopy
• ☆ Raman Spectroscopy
• ☆ Particle Size Distribution
• ☆ Electrochemistry
• ☆ Surface Chemistry
• ☆ Carbon Materials
• ☆ Nanotechnology
• ☆ Powders & Bulk Materials
• ☆ Composite Materials
• ☆ Solid State Sciences
• ☆ Solid-State Chemistry
• ☆ Green Chemistry
• ☆ Photochemistry
• ☆ Mechanochemistry
• ☆ Sonochemistry
• ☆ Electrical Engineering
• ☆ Semiconductors
• ☆ Renewable Energy
• ☆ Solar Energy
• ☆ Electric Power
• ☆ Applied Chemistry

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Postdoctoral Research Scientist

Iowa State Universtiy

March 2022 - Present

Research Scientist

University of Missouri

January 2021 - July 2021

Intern

Anheuser Busch Inc

October 2011 - July 2012

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Chemistry)

University of Missouri

August 2012 - December 2020

Master of Science (Chemistry)

Kansas State University

August 2008 - September 2011

Bachelor of Science (Chemistry)

Benedictine College

August 2004 - May 2008

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Rana Biswas, Moneim Elshobaki, Jeremy B. Essner, Owen Comiskey, Shweta Shweta, Jaeyoun Kim, Matthew G. Panthani (2025). Thin-Film Silicon Nanosheet-Based Neuromorphic Assemblies . ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

Maharram Jabrayilov, Jeremy B. Essner, Abhijit Bera, Vinny Paris, Matthew G. Panthani (2025). Data-driven prediction of HSQ polymer structure and silicon nanocrystal photoluminescence . Dalton Transactions.

Jeremy B. Essner, Maharram Jabrayilov, Andrew D. Tan, Abhishek S. Chaudhari, Abhijit Bera, Brodrick J. Sevart, Matthew G. Panthani (2025). Structure–property relationships of Group IV (Si–Ge–Sn) semiconductor nanocrystals and nanosheets – current understanding and status . Chemical Communications.

Jeremy B. Essner, Abhijit Bera, Maharram Jabrayilov, Abhishek Chaudhari, Benjamin T. Diroll, Julia V. Zaikina, Matthew G. Panthani (2025). Elucidating the role of oxidation in two-dimensional silicon nanosheets . Nanoscale Horizons.

Bradley J. Ryan, Gourab Bhaskar, Jeremy B. Essner, Abhijit Bera, Rick W. Dorn, Yuqi Guo, Qing Hua Wang, Aaron J. Rossini, Julia V. Zaikina, Luke T. Roling, et al. (2023). Correction to “Luminescent Silicon Nanosheet Paracrystals from Elemental- and Hydride-Based Syntheses of CaSi2 Precursors: Implications for Photonic and Optoelectronic Applications” . ACS Applied Nano Materials.

Bradley J. Ryan, Gourab Bhaskar, Jeremy B. Essner, Abhijit Bera, Rick W. Dorn, Yuqi Guo, Qing Hua Wang, Aaron J. Rossini, Julia V. Zaikina, Luke T. Roling, et al. (2023). Luminescent Silicon Nanosheet Paracrystals from Elemental- and Hydride-Based Syntheses of CaSi2 Precursors: Implications for Photonic and Optoelectronic Applications . ACS Applied Nano Materials.

Rick W. Dorn, Bradley J. Ryan, Sujeewa N. S. Lamahewage, Mark V. Dodson, Jeremy B. Essner, Rana Biswas, Matthew G. Panthani, Aaron J. Rossini(2023). Chlorination of Hydrogenated Silicon Nanosheets Revealed by Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy . Chemistry of Materials. 35. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 539--548. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Jennifer A. Kist, Jeremy B. Essner, Jonathan D. Woodward, Gary A. Baker(2022). Silver‐Mediated Squaric Acid Reduction as a Facile, Ambient‐temperature and Seedless Route to Tunable Bimetallic Au/Ag Nanostars and Nanosnowflakes . ChemNanoMat. 8. (9). Wiley

Halide effects on the performance of equimolar choline halide: guanidinium thiocyanate deep eutectic solvents as dye-sensitized solar cell electrolytes <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="0;URL=/servlet/useragent"> </head> . Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews.

Jeremy B. Essner, Dustin J. Boogaart, Sheila N. Baker, Gary A. Baker (2022). Effects of carbon nanodot fractionation on the performance of sensitized mesoporous titania based photovoltaic devices . Journal of Materials Chemistry C.

Dustin J. Boogaart, Jeremy B. Essner, Gary A. Baker(2021). Evaluation of canonical choline chloride based deep eutectic solvents as dye-sensitized solar cell electrolytes . The Journal of Chemical Physics. 155. (6). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 061102. {AIP} Publishing

Nathaniel E. Larm, Jeremy B. Essner, Jason A. Thon, Nakara Bhawawet, Laxmi Adhikari, Sarah K. St. Angelo, Gary A. Baker(2020). Single Laboratory Experiment Integrating the Synthesis, Optical Characterization, and Nanocatalytic Assessment of Gold Nanoparticles . Journal of Chemical Education. 97. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1454--1459. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Anita Yadav, Shruti Trivedi, V. Haridas, Jeremy B. Essner, Gary A. Baker, Siddharth Pandey(2020). Effect of ionic liquid on the fluorescence of an intramolecular exciplex forming probe . Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

Jeremy B. Essner, Gary A. Baker(2018). Ionic liquid inspired alkalinochromic salts based on Reichardt’s dyes for the solution phase and vapochromic detection of amines . Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 410. (19). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 4607--4613. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Jeremy B. Essner, Jennifer A. Kist, Luis Polo-Parada, Gary A. Baker(2018). Artifacts and Errors Associated with the Ubiquitous Presence of Fluorescent Impurities in Carbon Nanodots . Chemistry of Materials. 30. (6). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1878--1887. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Nathaniel E. Larm, Jeremy B. Essner, Keagan Pokpas, James A. Canon, Nazeem Jahed, Emmanuel I. Iwuoha, Gary A. Baker(2018). Room-Temperature Turkevich Method: Formation of Gold Nanoparticles at the Speed of Mixing Using Cyclic Oxocarbon Reducing Agents . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 122. (9). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 5105--5118. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Nakara Bhawawet, Jeremy B. Essner, Jerry L. Atwood, Gary A. Baker(2018). On the non-innocence of the imidazolium cation in a rapid microwave synthesis of oleylamine-capped gold nanoparticles in an ionic liquid . Chemical Communications. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

Jeremy B. Essner, Xi Chen, Troy D. Wood, Gary A. Baker(2018). Tandem copper and gold nanoclusters for two-color ratiometric explosives detection . The Analyst. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

Nakara Bhawawet, Jeremy B. Essner, Durgesh V. Wagle, Gary A. Baker(2017). Ionic Liquid Anion Controlled Nanoscale Gold Morphology Grown at a Liquid Interface . Langmuir. 33. (24). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 6029--6037. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Sudhir Ravula, Chi Zhang, Jeremy B. Essner, J. David Robertson, Jian Lin, Gary A. Baker(2017). Ionic Liquid-Assisted Synthesis of Nanoscale (MoS2)x(SnO2)1–x on Reduced Graphene Oxide for the Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction . ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9. (9). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 8065--8074. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Kira Behm, Jeremy B. Essner, Charles L. Barnes, Gary A. Baker, Justin R. Walensky(2017). Synthesis and fluorescence spectroscopy of tris(pyrenyl)pnictogen compounds . Dalton Transactions. 46. (33). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 10867--10875. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

Jeremy B. Essner, Gary A. Baker(2017). The emerging roles of carbon dots in solar photovoltaics: a critical review . Environmental Science: Nano. 4. (6). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1216--1263. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

Gullekson, Brian J. and Breshears, Andrew T. and Brown, M. Alex and Essner, Jeremy B. and Baker, Gary A. and Walensky, Justin R. and Paulenova, Alena and Gelis, Artem V.(2017). Extraction of Water and Speciation of Trivalent Lanthanides and Americium in Organophosphorus Extractants . Inorganic Chemistry. 0. (0). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString null.

Brian J. Gullekson, Andrew T. Breshears, M. Alex Brown, Jeremy B. Essner, Gary A. Baker, Justin R. Walensky, Alena Paulenova, Artem V. Gelis(2016). Extraction of Water and Speciation of Trivalent Lanthanides and Americium in Organophosphorus Extractants . Inorganic Chemistry. 55. (24). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 12675--12685. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Charles H. Laber, Jeremy B. Essner, Tyler A. Scott, Luis Polo-Parada, Gary A. Baker(2016). Domestic pressure cooker as inexpensive hydrothermal vessel: Demonstrated utility for eco-friendly synthesis of non-toxic carbon dots . Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects. 6. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 52--58. Elsevier {BV}

Essner, J.B. and Laber, C.H. and Ravula, S. and Polo-Parada, L. and Baker, G.A.(2016). Pee-dots: biocompatible fluorescent carbon dots derived from the upcycling of urine . Green Chemistry. 18. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 243-250.

Essner, J.B., McCay, R.N., Smith, C.J., Cobb, S.M., Laber, C.H., Baker, G.A.(2016). A switchable peroxidase mimic derived from the reversible co-assembly of cytochrome c and carbon dots . Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 4. (12). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 2163-2170.

Essner, J.B., Laber, C.H., Baker, G.A.(2015). Carbon dot reduced bimetallic nanoparticles: Size and surface plasmon resonance tunability for enhanced catalytic applications . Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 3. (31). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 16354-16360.

Ravula, Sudhir and Essner, Jeremy B. and Baker, Gary A.(2015). Kitchen-Inspired Nanochemistry: Dispersion, Exfoliation, and Hybridization of Functional MoS2 Nanosheets Using Culinary Hydrocolloids . ChemNanoMat. 1. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 167--177.

Essner, J.B., Laber, C.H., Ravula, S., Polo-Parada, L., Baker, G.A.(2015). Pee-dots: biocompatible fluorescent carbon dots derived from the upcycling of urine . Green Chemistry. 18. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 243-250.

Ravula, S., Essner, J.B., La, W.A., Polo-Parada, L., Kargupta, R., Hull, G.J., Sengupta, S., Baker, G.A.(2015). Sunlight-assisted route to antimicrobial plasmonic aminoclay catalysts . Nanoscale. 7. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 86-91.

Chen, X., Essner, J.B., Baker, G.A.(2014). Exploring luminescence-based temperature sensing using protein-passivated gold nanoclusters . Nanoscale. 6. (16). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 9594-9598.

Hofmann, C.M., Essner, J.B., Baker, G.A., Baker, S.N.(2014). Protein-templated gold nanoclusters sequestered within sol-gel thin films for the selective and ratiometric luminescence recognition of Hg2+ . Nanoscale. 6. (10). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 5425-5431.

Liu, J., Essner, J., Li, J.(2010). Hybrid Supercapacitor Based on Coaxially Coated Manganese Oxide on Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofiber Arrays . Chemistry of Materials. 22. (17). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 5022-5030.