RODRIGO NORIEGA portrait
  • Assistant Professor, Chemistry

Publications

  • Moonitz SA (2023). Dynamic Response of Surface-Bound Peptides to a pH Perturbation Under Controlled Electrostatic Conditions. Macromolecular rapid communications. Vol. 44, e2200635e2200635. Published, 08/01/2023.
  • M. Jonely & R. Noriega (2022). Selectively Altering the Reactivity of Transient Organic Radical Ions via Their Solvation Environment. J. Phys. Chem. B. Published, 04/2022.
  • D. Powell & Z. Rhodes, X. Zhang, E.J. Miller, M. Jonely,‡ K.R. Hansen, C.I. Nwachukwu, A.G. Roberts, H. Wang, R. Noriega, S.D. Minteer, L. Whittaker-Brooks (2022). Photoactivation Properties of Self-n-Doped Perylene Diimides: Concentration-dependent Radical Anion and Dianion Formation. ACS Materials Au. Published, 04/2022.
  • M. Jonely, R.K. Singh, H.M. Donelick, B.L. Bass & R. Noriega (2021). Loquacious-PD regulates the terminus-dependent molecular recognition of Dicer-2 toward double-stranded RNA. Chemical Communications. Published, 09/2021.
  • J. Sobczyk, M.T. Pyne, A. Barker, J. Mayer, K.E. Hanson, M.H. Samore & R. Noriega (2021). Efficient and effective single-step screening of individual samples for SARS-CoV-2 RNA using multi-dimensional pooling and Bayesian inference. J. R. Soc. Interface. Published, 06/2021.
  • R. Noriega (2021). Measuring the Multiscale Dynamics, Structure, and Function of Biomolecules at Interfaces. J. Phys. Chem. B. Published, 05/2021.
  • R.K. Singh, M. Jonely, E. Leslie, N.A. Rejali, R. Noriega & B.L. Bass (2021). A real-time, transient kinetic study of Drosophila melanogaster Dicer-2 elucidates mechanism of termini-dependent cleavage of dsRNA. eLife. Published, 03/2021.
  • H. Abbott-Lyon, C.R. Baiz, P.P. Bera, K. Crabtree, Q. Cui, R.C. Fortenberry, C.F. Landes, A.B. McCoy, R. Noriega & D.E. Woon (2021). Viewpoint on ACS PHYS Division Sponsored Virtual Seminars. J. Phys. Chem. A/B/C. Published, 01/2021.
  • M. Jonely & R. Noriega (2020). Role of polar protic solvents in the dissociation and reactivity of photogenerated radical ion pairs. J Phys Chem B. Published, 04/2020.
  • R. Noriega (2018). Efficient charge transport in disordered polymer microstructures. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. Published, 04/2018.
  • S.B. Penwell, L.D.S. Ginsberg, R. Noriega & N.S. Ginsberg (2017). “Resolving ultrafast exciton migration in organic solids at the nanoscale”. Nat. Mater. Published, 09/18/2017.
    https://www.nature.com/articles/nmat4975
  • M. Delor, D. McCarthy, B.L. Cotts, T. Roberts, R. Noriega, D. Devore, S. Mukhopadhyay, T. De Vries & N.S. Ginsberg (2017). “Resolving and Controlling Photoinduced Ultrafast Solvation in the Solid State”. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. Published, 08/22/2017.
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28829138
  • B.L. Cotts, D. McCarthy, R. Noriega, S.B. Penwell, M. Delor, D. Devore, T. De Vries, S. Mukhopadhyay & N.S. Ginsberg (2017). “Tuning thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitter photophysics through solvation in the solid state". ACS Energy Lett. Published, 06/07/2017.
    https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsenergylett...
  • R. Noriega, E.S. Barnard, B. Ursprung, B.L. Cotts, S.B. Penwell, P.J. Schuck & N.S. Ginsberg (2016). “Uncovering single-molecule photophysical heterogeneity of bright, thermally-activated delayed fluorescence emitters dispersed in glassy hosts”. J. Am. Chem. Soc. Published, 10/04/2016.
    https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jacs.6b05488
  • S.A. Mollinger, B.A. Krajina, R. Noriega, A. Salleo & A.J. Spakowitz (2015). “Percolation, tie-molecules, and the microstructural determinants of charge transport in semicrystalline conjugated polymers”. ACS Macro Lett. Published, 06/22/2015.
    https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsmacrolett....
  • R. Noriega, D.T. Finley, J. Haberstroh, P.L. Geissler, M.B. Francis & N.S. Ginsberg (2015). “Manipulating excited state dynamics of light harvesting chromophores through restricted motions in a hydrated nanoscale protein cavity”. J. Phys. Chem. B. Published, 06/02/2015.
    https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b03...
  • C.Y. Wong, S.B. Penwell, B.L. Cotts, R. Noriega, H. Wu & N.S. Ginsberg (2013). “Revealing exciton dynamics in a small-molecule organic semiconducting film with sub-domain transient absorption microscopy". J. Phys. Chem. C. Published, 10/15/2013.
    https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jp407645k
  • R. Noriega, A. Salleo & A.J. Spakowitz (2013). “Chain conformations dictate multiscale charge transport phenomena in disordered semiconducting polymers”. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. Published, 09/23/2013.
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24062459
  • R. Noriega, J. Rivnay, K. Vandewal, F. Koch, N. Stingelin, P. Smith, M.F. Toney & A. Salleo (2013). “A general relationship between disorder, aggregation and charge transport in conjugated polymers”. Nat. Mater. Published, 08/04/2013.
    https://www.nature.com/articles/nmat3722
  • E. Della Gaspera, M. Bersani, M. Cittadini, M. Guglielmi, D. Pagani, R. Noriega, S. Mehra, A. Salleo & A. Martucci (2013). “Low-temperature processed Ga-doped ZnO coatings from colloidal inks”. J. Am. Chem. Soc. Published, 02/08/2013.
    https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja307960z
  • E.T. Hoke, K. Vandewal, J.A. Bartelt, W.R. Mateker, J.D. Douglas, R. Noriega, K.R. Graham, J.M.J. Frechet, A. Salleo & M.D. McGehee (2012). “Recombination in polymer:fullerene solar cells with open-circuit voltages approaching and exceeding 1.0 V”. Adv. Energy Mater. Published, 09/14/2012.
    http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aenm.20...
  • S.W. Ko, E.T. Hoke, L. Pandey, S.H. Hong, R. Mondal, C. Risko, Y.P. Yi, R. Noriega, M.D. McGehee, J.L. Bredas, A. Salleo & Z.A. Bao (2012). “Controlled conjugated backbone twisting for an increased open-circuit voltage while having a high short-circuit current in poly(hexylthiophene) derivatives”. J. Am. Chem. Soc. Published, 03/02/2012.
    https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja210954r
  • C.H. Peters, I.T. Sachs-Quintana, W.R. Mateker, T. Heumueller, J. Rivnay, R. Noriega, Z.M. Beiley, E.T. Hoke, A. Salleo & M.D. McGehee (2011). “The mechanism of burn-in loss in a high efficiency polymer solar cell”. Adv. Mater. Published, 10/11/2011.
    http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.20...
  • J. Rivnay, R. Noriega, R.J. Kline, A. Salleo & M.F. Toney (2011). “Quantitative analysis of lattice disorder and crystallite size in organic semiconductor thin films”. Phys. Rev. B. Published, 07/07/2011.
    https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/Phys...
  • Z.M. Beiley, E.T. Hoke, R. Noriega, J. Dacuna, G.F. Burkhard, J.A. Bartelt, A. Salleo, M.F. Toney & M.D. McGehee (2011). “Morphology-dependent trap formation in high performance polymer bulk heterojunction solar cells”. Adv. Energy Mater. Published, 06/28/2011.
    http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aenm.20...
  • J. Rivnay, R. Noriega, J.E. Northrup, R.J. Kline, M.F. Toney & A. Salleo (2011). https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.83.121306. Phys. Rev. B. Published, 03/16/2011.
    https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/Phys...
  • G.J. Kusinski, J.R. Jokisaari, R. Noriega, L. Goris, M. Donovan & A. Salleo (2010). “Transmission electron microscopy of solution-processed, intrinsic and Al-doped ZnO nanowires for transparent electrode fabrication”. J. Microsc. Published, 02/15/2010.
    http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-...
  • R. Noriega, J. Rivnay, L. Goris, D. Kalblein, H. Klauk, K. Kern, L.M. Thompson, A.C. Palke, J.F. Stebbins, J.R. Jokisaari, G. Kusinski & A. Salleo (2010). “Probing the electrical properties of highly-doped Al:ZnO nanowire ensembles”. J. Appl. Phys. Published, 01/2010.
    http://aip.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1063/1.3360930
  • J. Rivnay, L.H. Jimison, J.E. Northrup, M.F. Toney, R. Noriega, S.F. Lu, A. Facchetti & A. Salleo (2009). “Large modulation of carrier transport by grain-boundary molecular packing and microstructure in organic thin films”. Nat. Mater. Published, 11/08/2009.
    https://www.nature.com/articles/nmat2570
  • R. Dewan, M. Marinkovic, R. Noriega, S. Phadke, A. Salleo & D. Knipp (2009). “Light trapping in thin-film silicon solar cells with submicron surface texture”. Opt. Express. Published, 01/2009.
    https://www.osapublishing.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=...
  • L. Goris, R. Noriega, M. Donovan, J. Jokisaari, G. Kusinski & A. Salleo (2008). “Intrinsic and doped zinc oxide nanowires for transparent electrode fabrication via low-temperature solution synthesis“. J. Electron. Mater. Published, 12/30/2008.
    https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11664-0...
  • R. J. Noriega-Manez & J. C. Gutierrez-Vega (2007). “Rytov theory for Helmholtz-Gauss beams in turbulent atmosphere”. Opt. Express. Published, 01/2007.
    https://www.osapublishing.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=...
  • R. J. Noriega-Manez & J. C. Gutierrez-Vega (2007). “Mode structure and attenuation characteristics of hollow parabolic waveguides”. J. Opt. Soc. Am. B. Published, 01/2007.
    https://www.osapublishing.org/josab/abstract.cfm?u...

Research Keywords

  • Ultrafast optics
  • Optical spectroscopy
  • Materials Characterization

Presentations

  • Univ. of Minnesota, Leveraging local environment to direct chemical transformations. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 11/2023.
  • Univ. of California Los Angeles, “Leveraging local environment to direct chemical transformations”. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 10/2023.
  • Wintergreen Mtg. of Physical Chemists, “Leveraging local environment to direct chemical transformations”. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 09/2023.
  • “Multimodal probes of RNA-protein complexes at electrified interfaces”, ACS Fall Meeting (PHYS). Contributed Talk, Presented, 08/2023.
  • “Competing reaction pathways for the synthesis of localized contrast agents”, ACS Fall Meeting (PMSE). Contributed Talk, Presented, 08/2023.
  • SPIE Optics+Photonics, “Detecting RNA-protein complexes at electrified interfaces”. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 08/2023.
  • “Using electrified interfaces to study and control biomolecular interactions”, Dynamics at Surfaces Gordon Research Conference. Poster, Presented, 07/2023.
  • California State University – Chico, “Local binding environment: a substrate’s view of protein-RNA molecular recognition”, Dec. 2022. Presentation, Presented, 12/2022.
  • University of Nebraska – Omaha, “Directing photochemical transformations by tuning their local environment and external stimuli”. Presentation, Presented, 09/2022.
  • Winthrop University, “Local binding environment: a substrate’s view of protein-RNA molecular recognition”. Presentation, Presented, 02/2022.
  • Southern Utah University, “Effects of a dynamic local environment on the properties of chemical systems”, Chemistry Department. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 11/2020.
  • American Chemical Society Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting, “Effects of a dynamic local environment on the properties of chemical systems”, invited speaker in Young Talent Symposium. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 11/2020.
  • American Chemical Society Fall Meeting, “Multimodal ultrafast laser spectroscopy at electrified interfaces”. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 08/2020.
  • Western Washington University, “What can ultrafast lasers tell us about the functional state of an RNA cutting enzyme?”, Chemistry Department, . Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 02/2020.
  • University of St. Thomas, “Charge and phase transfer via short-lived intermediates”, Chemistry Department, Oct. 2019 (graduate recruiting visit). Presentation, Presented, 10/2019.
  • Brigham Young University, “Charge and phase transfer via short-lived intermediates”, Chemistry Department, Oct. 2019 (graduate recruiting visit). Presentation, Presented, 10/2019.
  • SPIE Optics+Photonics, “Solvent-dependent ultrafast dynamics and local structure of small molecular ions”, Aug. 2019. Presentation, Presented, 08/2019.
  • International Materials Research Congress (co-organized by Materials Research Society & Sociedad Mexicana de Materiales), “Interfacial charge transfer and molecular rearrangements”, Aug. 2019. Presentation, Presented, 08/2019.