John A. Moss
Assistant Faculty
Inorganic & Environmental Chemistry

626/ 817-0883
j.moss@oak-crest.org

B.S., Davidson College, 1991, Chem.
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1998, Inorganic Chemistry
California Institute of Technology,1998-2001, Postdoctoral Fellow, Environmental Science & Engineering

Principal Research Interests

  • Molecular and nanocrystal assemblies for chemical sensing

  • In-situ spectroscopic investigation of gas-phase and aerosol chemical species

  • Fundamental photophysics and photochemistry of environmental processes

  • Instrument development for remote spectroscopic environmental monitoring

Representative Publications
  1. Moss, J. A.; Szczepankiewicz, S. H.; Park, E.; Hoffmann, M. R. "Adsorption and Photodegradation of DMMP Vapor at TiO2 Surfaces" J. Phys. Chem. B 2005, In press.

  2. Baum, M. M.; Becker, R. M.; Lappas, A. M.; Moss, J. A.; Apelian, D.; Saha, D.; Kapinus, V. A. "Lubricant pyrolysis during sintering of powder metallurgy compacts" Metall. Mater. Trans. B-Proc. Metall. Mater. Proc. Sci. 2004, 35, 381.

  3. Moss, J. A.; Yang, J. C.; Stipkala, J. M.; Wen, X. G.; Bignozzi, C. A.; Meyer, G. J.; Meyer, T. J. "Sensitization and stabilization of TiO2 photoanodes with electropolymerized overlayer films of ruthenium and zinc polypyridyl complexes: A stable aqueous photoelectrochemical cell" Inorg. Chem. 2004, 43, 1784.

  4. Baum, M. M.; Kumar, S.; Moss, J. A.; Wagner, P. D. "Validation of a new spectrometer for noninvasive measurement of cardiac output" Rev. Sci. Inst. 2004, 75, 2290.

  5. Anderson, P. A.; Keene, F. R.; Meyer, T. J.; Moss, J. A.; Strouse, G. F.; Treadway, J. A. "Manipulating the Properties of MLCT Excited States" J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 2002, 3820.

  6. Szczepankiewicz, S. H.; Moss, J. A.; Hoffmann, M. R. "Electron Traps and the Stark Effect on Hydroxylated Titania Photocatalysts" J. Phys. Chem. B 2002, 106, 7654.

  7. Moss, J. A.; Leasure, R. M.; Meyer, T. J. "Electrocatalysis in Photochemically Activated Electropolymerized Thin Films" Inorg. Chem. 2000, 39, 1052.

  8. Treadway, J. A.; Moss, J. A.; Meyer, T. J. "Visible Region Photooxidation on TiO2 with a Chromophore-Catalyst Molecular Assembly" Inorg. Chem. 1999, 38, 4386 .

  9. Moss, J. A.; Stipkala, J. M.; Yang, J. C.; Bignozzi, C. A.; Meyer, G. J.; Meyer, T. J.; Wen, X. G.; Linton, R. W. "Sensitization of Nanocrystalline TiO2 by Electropolymerized Thin Films" Chem. Mater. 1998, 10, 1748.

  10. Moss, J. A.; Argazzi, R.; Bignozzi, C. A.; Meyer, T. J. "Electropolymerization of Molecular Assemblies" Inorg. Chem. 1997, 36, 762.