Jeffrey Rimer

Faculty

Dr. Jeffrey Rimer

Abraham E. Dukler Professor
Director of Graduate Studies

Office Location S227, Engineering Building 1

Phone 713-743-4131

Fax 713-743-4323

Email jrimer [at] central.uh.edu

Website http://rimergroup.com/

Education

Postdoctoral Fellow, New York University, Molecular Design Institute (2007 - 2009)

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware (2007)

B.S., Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis (2001)

B.S., Chemistry, Allegheny College (2001)

Courses

CHEE 2332 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I (Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016)

CHEE 6397/CHEE 6322 Topics in Colloid and Interface Science (Fall 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2022; Spring 2018, 2020)

CHEE 4367 Chemical Reaction Engineering (Fall 2010, 2016, 2017)

CHEE 3462 Unit Operations (Fall 2012, 2018; Spring 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2022, 2023)

CHEE 1131 Chemical Engineering Challenges: Nanomaterials (Fall 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)

CHEE 6327 Experimental Methods (Spring 2014, 2015, 2016)

Short Course, Applications of Heterogeneous Catalysis (Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2016)

Research Interests

Microporous Materials Synthesis and Testing for Catalytic Applications; Pathological Biomineralization; Crystal Engineering Through Molecular Design; Characterization of Nanomaterials Self-Assembly with X-Ray and Light Scattering and Scanning Probe Microscopy

Current Research:
(See the Rimer Group Webpage for more details)
My research program focuses on crystal engineering, nanomaterials self-assembly, and pathological biomineralization at both the microscopic and macroscopic levels to address challenges of materials synthesis and design. Our research examines the formation of a broad range of materials that span applications in catalysis, separations, drug discovery, and bio-inspired design. Research projects involve collaborative partnerships with both industry and medical centers to investigate fundamental problems in three general areas:

Microporous Nanomaterials

We investigate the mechanisms of materials formation to develop growth models capable of tuning crystallization with predictable structural outcomes. Initiatives in our group collectively aim to design zeolites with optimal crystal habit through novel synthetic approaches using colloidal and interfacial techniques to probe anisotropic growth. This work is part of a synergistic thrust at the University of Houston to design and test zeolite catalysts for the selective catalytic reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in lean burn and diesel vehicles.

Biomineralization

We are interested in examining biomineral self-assembly that occurs in both physiological and pathological processes, including vascular calcification and kidney stone disease. Research projects are part of a collaborative effort aimed to study disease pathogenesis and design therapies with improved efficacy. Biomineral formation is not well understood, but often involves four critical pathways: crystal nucleation, crystal growth, intercrystalline aggregation, and crystal and/or aggregate retention on cellular surfaces. Our research thrusts are directed toward the characterization of nucleation and growth using experimental techniques to quantify the kinetics of crystallization. Moreover, we are interested in understanding the role of biomolecules, such as proteins and lipids, in the formation of single crystals and polycrystalline aggregates. A molecular-level understanding of what distinguishes the role of proteins in stone pathogenesis is lacking, yet it is widely believed that such knowledge can be critical for the design of therapeutic treatments and novel drugs.

Crystal Engineering Through Molecular Design

We are working on several projects involving the rational synthesis of inorganic materials, wherein we are interested in studying fundamental interactions at crystal interfaces. Biomineralization, for example, is facilitated by the association of proteins and other constituents with the mineral interface. Molecule-substrate interactions are dominant factors that control crystal habit (i.e. orientation, shape, and size). As such, initiatives in our group seek to examine molecular adsorption at crystal surfaces, which can significantly influence structural properties of crystalline materials; thus, by developing an improved understanding of molecular recognition at crystalline interfaces we can use this information to selectively tailor materials for diverse applications.

Awards & Honors

Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award, University of Houston, 2022

Senior Faculty Research Excellence Award, Cullen College of Engineering, 2022

AIChE Southwest Process Technology Conference, Best Presentation Award, 2022

National Academy of Inventors, Senior Member, 2021

Abraham E. Dukler Endowed Professorship, 2018 – Present

Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Engineering, The Academy of Medicine, Engineering & Science of Texas (TAMEST), 2020

Gordon Research Conference on Nanoporous Materials & Their Applications, Vice Chair, 2019

Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research, The Welch Foundation, 2018

Class of Influential Researchers, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2018

Emerging Investigators, Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, 2017

FRI/John G. Kunesh Award, AIChE Separations Division, 2017

Netherlands Center for Multiscale Catalytic Energy Conversion Lectureship Award, 2017

Gordon Research Conference on Crystal Growth & Assembly, Vice Chair, 2017

Joe W. Hightower Award, American Chemical Society GHS, 2016

Up and Coming Researcher, Chemistry of Materials

Owens Corning Early Career Award, AICHE 2016

Mellichamp Emerging Leader Lecture, University of California at Santa Barbara, 2016

Teaching Excellence Award, Cullen College of Engineering, 2015

Ernest J. and Barbara M. Henley Chemical Engineering College Professorship, 2012 – 2018

Teaching Excellence Award, University of Houston, 2015

Provost Certificate of Excellence, University of Houston, 2014

Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship, University of Houston, 2014

Early Faculty Award for Mentoring Undergraduate Research, University of Houston, 2014

The Catalyst Review, recognized in “Movers & Shakers”, 2014

Junior Faculty Research Excellence Award, Cullen College of Engineering, 2013

NSF CAREER Award, 2012

ERDT Visiting Professor, University of the Philippines, 2012

ACS PRF Doctoral New Investigator Award, 2012

NSF BRIGE Award, 2010

Philadelphia Catalysis Club Poster Award, Wilmington, DE 2006

Robert L. Pigford Teaching Assistant Award, University of Delaware 2005

Dual Degree Chemical Engineering Award, Washington University in St. Louis 2001

Harold P. Brown Fellowship, Washington University in St. Louis (1999 – 2001)

Presidential Honor Scholarship, Allegheny College (1996 – 1999)

Sandra Doane Turk Award, Allegheny College 1999

Most Outstanding Junior Chemist Award, Allegheny College 1998

ACS Polymer Division Award for Outstanding Performance in Organic Chemistry, 1998

ACS Most Outstanding Freshman Chemistry Student, 1997

Professional Activities

Green Carbon (Elsevier), Advisory Board (2023 – Present)

Crystal Growth & Design (ACS), Associate Editor (2021 – Present)

American Associate for Crystal Growth, Executive Committee (2017 – Present)

Molecular Systems Design & Engineering (RSC), Advisory Board (2017 – Present)

AIChE Journal (Wiley), Advisory Board (2017 – Present)

Reaction Chemistry & Engineering (RSC), Advisory Board (2016 – Present)

AIChE Materials Engineering & Sciences Division, Director (2017 – 2019)

International Zeolite Association Synthesis Commission, Vice-Chair (2016 – Present)

International Zeolite Association, Treasurer (2019 – Present)

Southwest Catalysis Society, Secretary / Chair Elect / Chair / Past Chair (2015 – 2018)

Selected Publications

Han, S., Shilpa, K., Mallette, A.J., Li, Y., Hoke, J.B., Rimer, J.D., “Epitaxial Growth of Surface-Passivated Core-Shell Ferrierite” J. Cryst. Growth 603, 126992 (1-7), 2023
Mallette, A.J., Reiser, J.T., Mpourmpakis, G., Motkuri, R.K., Neeway, J.J., Rimer, J.D., “The Effect of Metals on Zeolite Crystallization Kinetics with Relevance to Nuclear Waste Glass Corrosion” npj Mater. Degrad. 7, 4 (1-7), 2023
Parmar, D., Mallette, A.J., Linares, N., Saslow, S.A., Terlier, T., Strohm, J.J., Barber, L.P., Dai, H., Garcia Martinez, J., Rimer, J.D., “Direct Synthesis of Highly Siliceous ZnO-FAU Zeolite with Enhanced Performance in Hydrocarbon Cracking Reactions” ACS Mater. Lett. 5, 202-208, 2023
Chawla, A., Mallette, A.J., Jain, R., Le, N., Robles-Hernandez, F.C., Rimer, J.D., “Crystallization of Potassium-Zeolite in Organic-Free Media” Micro. Meso. Mater. 341, 112026, 2022
Dai, H., Claret, J., Kunkes, E.L., Vattipalli, V., Linares, N., Huang, C., Fiji, M., Garcia-Martinez, J., Moini, A., Rimer, J.D., “Accelerating the Crystallization of Zeolite SSZ-13 with Polyamines” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 61, e202117742 (1-6), 2022
Dai, H., Lee, C., Liu, W., Yang, T., Claret, J., Zou, X., Dauenhauer, P.J., Li, X., Rimer, J.D., “Enhanced Selectivity and Stability of Finned Ferrierite Catalysts in Butene Isomerization” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 61, e202113077 (1-8), 2022
Han, S., Linares, N., Terlier, T., Hoke, J.B., Garcia Martinez, J., Li, Y., Rimer, J.D., “Cooperative Surface Passivation and Hierarchical Structuring of Zeolite Beta Catalysts” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 61, e202210434 (1-9), 2022
Le, T.T.., Shilpa, K., Lee, C., Han, S., Weiland, C., Bare, S.R., Dauenhauer, P.J., Rimer, J.D., “Core-shell and Egg-shell Zeolite Catalysts for Enhanced Hydrocarbon Processing” J. Catal. 405, 664-675, 2022
Mallette, A.J., Hong, S., Freeman, E.E., Saslow, S.A., Mergelsberg, S., Motkuri, R.K., Neeway, J.J., Mpourmpakis, G., Rimer, J.D., “Heteroatom Manipulation of Zeolite Crystallization: Stabilizing Zn-FAU against Interzeolite Transformation” JACS Au 2, 2295-2306, 2022
Mallette, A.J., Seo, S., Rimer, J.D., “Synthesis Strategies and Design Principles for Nanosized and Hierarchical Zeolites” Nature Synthesis 1, 521-534, 2022
Parmar, D., Cha, S.H., Salavati-fard, T., Agarwal, A., Chiang, H., Washburn, W., Palmer, J.C., Grabow, L.C., Rimer, J.D., “Spatiotemporal Coke Coupling Enhances Para-Xylene Selectivity in Highly Stable MCM-22 Catalysts” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 144, 7861-7870, 2022
Parmar, D., Mallette, A.J., Yang, T., Zou, X., Rimer, J.D., “Unique Role of GeO2 as a Noninvasive Promoter of Nano-sized Zeolite Crystals” Adv. Mater. 34, 2205885 (1-11), 2022
Parmar, D., Niu, Z., Liang, Y., Dai, H., Rimer, J.D., “Manipulation of Amorphous Precursors to Enhance Zeolite Nucleation” Faraday Discuss. 235, 322-342, 2022
Zhao, X., Ning, Q., Grabow, L.C., Rimer, J.D., Bollini, P., “Carbonate Dimorphism, and the Reinterpretation of Rates of Lattice and Excess Oxygen-Driven Catalytic Cycles” J. Catal. 416, 423-428, 2022
Alamani, B.G., Gale, J.D., Rimer, J.D., “Zinc Ions Modify Calcium Oxalate Growth by Transformation of Crystal Surface Termination” Cryst. Growth Des. 21, 3375-3383, 2021
Bozhilov, K.N., Le, T.T., Qin, Z., Terlier, T., Palcic, A., Rimer, J.D., Valtchev, V., “Time-resolved Dissolution Elucidates the Mechanism of Zeolite MFI Crystallization” Sci. Adv. 7, eabg0454, 2021
Cheula, R., Susman, M.D., West, D.H., Chinta, S., Rimer, J.D., Maestri, M., “Local Ordering of Molten Salts at NiO Crystal Interfaces Promotes High-Index Faceting” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 60, 25391-25396, 2021
Geng, X., Sosa, R.D., Reynolds, M.A., Conrad, J.C., Rimer, J.D., “Alginate as a Green Inhibitor of Barite Nucleation and Crystal Growth” Mol. Syst. Des. Eng. 6, 508-519, 2021
Jain, R., Chawla, A., Linares, N., Garcia Martinez, J., Rimer, J.D., “Spontaneous Pillaring of Pentasil Zeolites” Adv. Mater. 33, 2100897, 2021
Jain, R., Mallette, A.J., Rimer, J.D., “Controlling Nucleation Pathways in Zeolite Crystallization: Seeding Conceptual Methodologies for Advanced Materials Design” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 143, 21446-21460, 2021
Li, R., Elliott, W.A., Clark, R.J., Sutjianto, J.G., Rioux, R.M., Palmer, J.C., Rimer, J.D., “Factors Controlling the Molecular Modification of One-Dimensional Zeolites” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 23, 18610-18617, 2021
Liang, Y., Jacobson, A.J., Rimer, J.D., “Strontium Ions Function as both an Accelerant and Structure-Directing Agent of Chabazite Crystallization,” ACS Mater. Lett. 3, 187-192, 2021
Lu, P., Ghosh, S., Dorneles de Mello, M., Kamaluddin, H.S., Li, X., Kumar, G., Duan, X., Abeykoon, M., Boscoboinik, J.A., Qi, L, Dai, H., Al-Thabaiti, S., Narasimharao, K., Khan, Z., Rimer, J.D., Bell, A.T., Bhan, A., Dauenhauer, P.J., Mkhoyan, K.A., Tsapatsis, M., “Few-unit-cell MFI zeolite synthesized using a simple di-quaternary ammonium structure directing agent” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 60, 19214-19221, 2021
Ma, W., Balta, V.A., West, R., Newlin, K.N., Miljanic, O.S., Sulivan, D.J., Vekilov, P.G., Rimer, J.D., “A Second Mechanism Employed by Artemisinins to Suppress Plasmodium Falciparum Hinges on Inhibition of Hematin Crystallization,” J. Biol. Chem. 296, 100123, 2021
Sosa, R.D., Geng, X., Conrad, J.C., Reynolds, M.A., Rimer, J.D., “Suppressing Barium Sulfate Crystallization with Hydroxycitrate: A Dual Nucleation and Growth Inhibitor” Chem. Mater. 33, 6997-7007, 2021
Sosa, R.D.., Conrad, J.C., Reynolds, M.A., Rimer, J.D., “Suppressing Barite Crystallization with Organophosphorus Compounds” CrystEngComm 23, 7725-7730, 2021
Susman, M.D., Chinta, S., Rimer, J.D., “High-index (Ni,Mg)O Crystallization During Molten Salt Synthesis” Chem. Mater. 33, 3155-3163, 2021
Taylor, C.N., Urban-Klaein, J., Le, T.T., Zaleski, R., Rimer, J.D., Gering, K.L., “Catalyst Deactivation Probed by Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy” ACS Catal. 11, 14967-14976, 2021
Yu, S.H., Kumar, M., Kim, I.W., Rimer, J.D., Kim, T.J., “A Comparative Analysis of In Vitro Toxicity of Synthetic Zeolites on IMR-90 Human Lung Fibroblast Cells“ Molecules 26, 3194 (1-19), 2021
Zhao, X., Susman, M.D., Rimer, J.D., Bollini, P., “Synthesis, Structure, and Catalytic Properties of Faceted Oxide Crystals,” ChemCatChem 13, 6-27, 2021
Zhao, X., Susman, M.D., Rimer, J.D., Bollini, P., “Tuning Selectivity in Nickel Oxide-Catalyzed Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane through Control Over Non-Stoichiometric Oxygen Density,” Catal. Sci. Technol. 11, 531-541, 2021
Chawla, A., Linares, N., Li, R., Garcia Martinez, J., Rimer, J.D., “Tracking Zeolite Crystallization by Elemental Mapping,” Chem. Mater. 32, 3278-3287, 2020
Choudhary, M.K., Jain, R., Rimer, J.D., “In Situ Imaging of 2-Dimensional Surface Growth Reveals the Prevalence and Role of Defects in Zeolite Crystallization,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 117, 28632-28639, 2020
Dai, H., Shen, Y., Yang, T., Lee, C., Fu, D., Agarwal, A., Le, T.T., Tsapatsis, M., Palmer, J.C., Weckhuysen, B.M., Dauenhauer, P.J., Zou, X., Rimer, J.D., “Finned Zeolite Catalysts,” Nat. Mater. 19, 1074-1080 (*Cover Artwork), 2020
Freeman, E.E., Neeway, J.J., Motkuri, R.K., Rimer, J.D., Mpourmpakis, G., “Understanding Initial Zeolite Oligomerization Steps with First Principles Calculations,” AIChE J. e17107, 1-11, 2020
Ghosh, R.S., Le, T.T., Terlier, T., Rimer, J.D., Harold, M.P., Wang, D., “Enhanced Selective Oxidation of Ammonia in a Pt/Al2O3@Cu/ZSM-5 Core Shell Catalyst,” ACS Catal. 10, 3604-3617, 2020
Jain, R., Rimer, J.D., “Seed-Assisted Zeolite Synthesis: The Impact of Seeding Conditions and Interzeolite Transformations on Crystal Structure and Morphology,” Micropor. Mesopor. Mater. 300, 110174, 2020
Kim, D., Moore, J., McCoy, C.P., Irwin, N.J., Rimer, J.D., “Engaging a Battle on Two Fronts: Dual Role of Polyphosphates as Potent Inhibitors of Struvite Nucleation and Crystal Growth,” Chem. Mater. 32, 8672-8682, 2020
Kim, D., Olympiou, C., McCoy, C.P., Irwin, N.J., Rimer, J.D., “Time-Resolved Dynamics of Struvite Crystallization: Insights from the Macroscopic to Molecular Scale“ Chem. Eur. J. 26, 3555-3563 (*Cover Artwork), 2020
Le, T.T., Chawla, A., Rimer, J.D., “Impact of Acid Site Speciation and Spatial Gradients on Zeolite Catalysis,” J. Catal. 391, 56-68, 2020
Ma, W., Lutsko, J.F., Rimer, J.D., Vekilov, P.G., “Antagonistic Cooperativity between Crystal Growth Modifiers by Attenuation of Step Pinning”, Nature 577, 497-501, 2020
Rimer, J.D., Invited for Special Issue on “Zeolites: Enigma of Happiness”, 2020
Rimer, J.D., “Minerals from Colloidal Assembly,” Nat. Mater. 19, 375-376, 2020
Rimer, J.D., “Inorganic Ions Regulate Amorphous-to-Crystal Shape Preservation in Biomineralization,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 117, 3360-3362, 2020
Sosa, R.D., Geng, X., Agarwal, A., Palmer, J.C., Conrad, J.C., Reynolds, M.A., Rimer, J.D., “Acidic Polysaccharides as Green Alternatives for Barite Scale Dissolution,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 12, 55434-55443, 2020
Susman, M.D., Pham, H.N., Zhao, X., West, D., Chinta, S., Bollini, P., Datye, A.K., Rimer, J.D., “Synthesis of NiO Crystals Exposing Stable High-Index Facets,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 59, 15119-15123, 2020
Zhou, Y., Mu, Y., Hsieh, M.F., Kabius, B., Pacheco, C., Bator, C., Rioux, R.M., Rimer, J.D., “Enhanced Surface Activity of MWW Zeolite Nanosheets Prepared via a One Step Synthesis,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 142, 8211-8222, 2020
Zhou, Y., Thirumalai, H., Smith, S.K., Whitmire, K.H., Liu, J., Frenkel, A.I., Grabow, L.C., Rimer, J.D., “Ethylene Dehydroaromatization over Ga-ZSM-5 Catalysts: Nature and Role of Gallium Speciation,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 59, 19592-19601, 2020
Chawla, A., Linares, N., Rimer, J.D., Garcia Martinez, J., “Time-Resolved Dynamics of Intracrystalline Mesoporosity Generation in Zeolite USY”, Chem. Mater. 31, 5005-5013 (*Cover Artwork), 2019
Choudhary, M.K., Kumar, M., Rimer, J.D., “Regulating Nonclassical Pathways of Silicalite-1 Crystallization through Controlled Evolution of Amorphous Precursors”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 131, 15859-15863, 2019
Geng, X., Meegan, J., Smith, C., Sakhaee, K., Rimer, J.D., “Crystallization of Hierarchical Ammonium Urate: Insight into the Formation of Cetacean Renal Stones”, Cryst. Growth Des. 19, 6727-6735, 2019
Hwang, A., Le, T.T., Shi, Z., Dai, H., Rimer, J.D., Bhan, A., “Effects of Diffusional Constraints on Lifetime and Selectivity in Methanol-to-Olefins Catalysis on HSAPO-34”, J. Catal. 369, 122-132, 2019
Kim, D., Rimer, J.D., Asplin, J.R., “Hydroxycitrate: A Potential New Therapy for Calcium Urolithiasis”, Urolithiasis 47, 311-320, 2019
Kumar, M., Berkson, Z.J., Clark, R.J., Shen, Y., Prisco, N.A., Zheng, Q., Zeng, Z., Zheng, H., McCusker, L.B., Palmer, J.C., Chmelka, B.F., Rimer, J.D., “Crystallization of Mordenite Platelets using Cooperative Organic Structure-directing Agents”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 141, 20155-20165, 2019
Qin, W., Agarwal, A., Choudhary, M.K., Palmer, J.C., Rimer, J.D., “Molecular Modifiers Suppress Nonclassical Pathways of Zeolite Crystallization”, Chem. Mater. 31, 3228-3238, 2019
Qin, W., Jain, R., Robles Hernández, F.C., Rimer, J.D., “Organic-Free Interzeolite Transformation in the Absence of Common Building Units”, Chem. Eur. J. 25, 5893-5898, 2019
Qin, W., Zhou, Y., Rimer, J.D., “Deleterious Effects of Non-framework Al Species on the Catalytic Performance of ZSM-5 Crystals Synthesized at Low Temperature”, React. Chem. Eng. 4, 1957-1968, 2019
Rimer, J.D., Sakhaee, K., Maalouf, N.M., “Citrate Therapy for Calcium Phosphate Stones”, Curr. Opin. Nephrol. Hypertens. 28, 130-139, 2019
Sosa, R.D., Geng, X., Reynolds, M.A., Rimer, J.D., Conrad, J.C., “A Microfluidic Approach for Probing Hydrodynamic Effects in Barite Scale Formation”, Lab on a Chip 19, 1534-1544 (*Cover Artwork), 2019
Thirumalai, H., Rimer, J.D., Grabow, L.C., “Quantifiation of Model Errors Related to the Approximate Description of Active Sites in Metal-exchanged Zeolites”, ChemCatChem 11, 5055-5067, 2019
Xu, L., Choudhary, M.K., Muraoka, K., Chaikittisilp, W., Wakihara, T., Rimer, J.D., Okubo, T., “Bridging the Gap between Structurally-distinct 2D Lamellar Zeolitic Precursors through a 3D Germanosilicate Intermediate”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 131, 14671-14675, 2019
Chawla, A., Li, R., Jain, R., Clark, R.J., Sutjianto, J.G., Palmer, J.C., Rimer, J.D., “Cooperative Effects of Inorganic and Organic Structure-Directing Agents in ZSM-5 Crystallization”, Mol. Syst. Des. Eng. 3, 159-170, 2018
Chung, J., Taylor, M.G., Granja, I., Asplin, J.R., Mpourmpakis, G., Rimer, J.D., “Factors Differentiating the Effectiveness of Polyprotic Acids as Inhibitors of Calcium Oxalate Crystallization in Kidney Stone Disease”, Cryst. Growth Des. 18, 5617-5627, 2018
Kumar, M., Choudhary, M., Rimer, J.D., “Transient Modes of Zeolite Surface Growth from 3D Gel-like Islands to 2D Single Layers“, Nat. Commun. 9, 2129 (1-9), 2018
Li, R., Chawla, A., Linares, N., Sutjianto, J.G., Chapman, K.W., Garcia-Martinez, J., Rimer, J.D., “Diverse Physical States of Amorphous Precursors in Zeolite Synthesis“, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 57, 8460-8471, 2018
Olafson, K.N., Clark, R.J., Vekilov, P.G., Palmer, J.C., Rimer, J.D., “Structuring of Organic Solvents at Solid Interfaces and its Ramifications for Antimalarial Adsorption on Beta-Hematin Crystals”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 10, 29288-29298, 2018
Rimer, J.D., “Rational Design of Zeolite Catalysts“, Nat. Catal. 1, 488-489, 2018
Rimer, J.D., Chawla, A., Le, T.T., “Crystal Engineering for Catalysis“, Annu. Rev. Chem. Biomol. Eng. 9, 283-309, 2018
Shen, Y., Le, T.T., Fu, D., Schmidt, J.E., Filez, M., Weckhuysen, B.M., Rimer, J.D., “Deconvoluting the Competing Effects of Zeolite Framework Topology and Diffusion Path Length on Methanol-to-Hydrocarbons Reaction”, ACS Catal. 8, 11042-11053, 2018
Shen, Y., Le, T.T., Li, R., Rimer, J.D., “Optimized Synthesis of ZSM-11 Catalysts using 1,8-Diaminooctane as a Structure-Directing Agent”, ChemPhysChem 19, 529-537, 2018
Susman, M.D., Pham, H.N., Datye, A.K., Chinta, S., Rimer, J.D., “Factors Governing MgO(111) Faceting in the Thermal Decomposition of Oxide Precursors“, Chem. Mater. 30, 2641-2650 (*Cover Artwork), 2018
Alamani, B.G., Rimer, J.D., “Molecular Modifiers of Kidney Stone Growth”, Curr. Opin. Nephrol. Hypertens. 26, 256-265, 2017
Aseem, Conato, M.T., Jeba, G.G., Rimer, J.D., Harold, M.P., “Exothermic Heat Effects during Oxidative Coupling of Methane over Mixed Metal Oxide Catalysts: Steady State Multiplicity and Catalyst Durability”, Chem. Eng. J. 331, 132-143, 2017
Chung, J., Sosa, R., Rimer, J.D., “Elucidating the Effects of Polyprotic Acid Speciation in Calcium Oxalate Crystallization”, Cryst. Growth Des. 17, 4280-4288, 2017
Hsieh, M.F., Zhou, Y., Rimer, J.D., “Nonoxidative Conversion of Ethylene to Aromatics on Ag-ZSM-5 Catalyst”, ChemCatChem 9, 1675-1682, 2017
Hwang, A., Kumar, M., Rimer, J.D., Bhan, A., “Implications of Methanol Disproportionation on Catalyst Lifetime for Methanol-to-Olefins Conversion by HSSZ-13”, J. Catal. 346, 154-160, 2017
Ketchum, M.A., Lee, A.M., Vekilov, P.G., Rimer, J.D., “Biomimetic Assay for Hematin Crystallization Inhibitors: A New Platform to Screen Antimalarial Drugs“, Cryst. Growth Des. 17, 197-206, 2017
Li, R., Smolyakova, A., Maayan, G., Rimer, J.D., “Designed Peptoids as Tunable Modifiers of Zeolite Crystallization”, Chem. Mater. 29, 9536-9546, 2017
Olafson, K.N., Nguyen, T., Rimer, J.D., Vekilov, P.G., “Antimalarials Inhibit Hematin Crystallization by Specific Drug-Surface Site Interactions”, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 114, 7531-7536, 2017
Olafson, K.N., Nguyen, T.Q., Vekilov, P.G., Rimer, J.D., “Deconstructing Quinoline-Class Antimalarials to Identify Fundamental Physicochemical Properties of Hematin Crystal Growth Inhibitors”, Chem. Eur. J. 23, 13638-13647, 2017
Olafson, K.N., Rimer, J.D., Vekilov, P.G., “Early Onset of Kinetic Roughening Due to Finite Step Width in Hematin Crystallization”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 198101(1-6), 2017
Oleksiak, M.D., Hsieh, M-F., Muraoka, K., Conato, M.T., Shimojima, A., Okubo, T., Chaikittisilp, W., Rimer, J.D., “Organic-Free Synthesis of a Highly Siliceous Faujasite Zeolite with Spatially-Biased Q4(nAl) Si Speciation”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 56, 13366-13371 (*Cover Artwork), 2017
Rimer, J.D., Kolbach-Mandel, A.M., Ward, M.D., Wesson, J.A., Bhan, A., “The Role of Macromolecules in the Formation of Kidney Stones“, Urolithiasis 45, 57-74, 2017
Shete, M.H., Kumar, M., Kim, D., Rangnekar, N., Xu, D., Topuz, B., Agrawal, K.V., Karapetrova, E., Stottrup, B., Al-Thabaiti, S., Basahel, S. Narasimharao, K., Rimer, J.D., Tsapatsis, M., “Nanoscale Control of Homoepitaxial Growth on a 2-Dimensional Zeolite“, Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 56, 535-539 (*Cover Artwork), 2017

More Publications

Selected Publications

Chung, J., Granja, I., Taylor, M.G., Mpourmpakis, G., Asplin, J.R., and Rimer, J.D., “Molecular Modifiers Reveal a Mechanism of Pathological Crystal Growth Inhibition”, Nature 536, 446-450, 2016
Ghorbanpour, A., Rimer, J.D., Grabow, L.C., "Computational assessment of the dominant factors governing the mechanism of methanol dehydration over H-ZSM-5 with heterogeneous Al distribution", ACS Catalysis 6, 2287-2298, 2016
Kumar, M., Li, R., Rimer, J.D., "Assembly and Evolution of Amorphous Precursors in Zeolite L Crystallization", Chemistry of Materials 28, 1714-1727, 2016
Lupulescu, A.I., Qin, W., Rimer, J.D., "Tuning Zeolite Precursor Interactions by Switching the Valence of Polyamine Modifiers“, Langmuir 32, 11888-11898, 2016
Olafson, K.N., Alamani, B.G., Li, R., Rimer, J.D., “Engineering Crystal Modifiers: Bridging Classical and Nonclassical Crystallization“, Chem. Mater. 28, 8453-8465 (*Cover Artwork), 2016
Oleksiak, M.D., Ghorbanpour, A., Conato, M.T., McGrail, B.P., Grabow, L.C., Motkuri, R.K., Rimer, J.D., “Novel Synthesis Strategies for Ultrastable Zeolite GIS Polymorphs as Sorbents for Selective Separations“, Chem. Eur. J. 22, 16078-16088, (*Cover Artwork), 2016
Oleksiak, M.D., Soltis, J.A., Conato, M.T., Penn, R.L., Rimer, J.D., "Nucleation of FAU and LTA Zeolites from Heterogeneous Aluminosilicate Precursors“, Chem. Mater. 28, 4906-4916, 2016
Ramamoorthy, S., Kwak, J.H., Karande, P., Farmanesh, S., Rimer, J.D., “A High-throughput Assay for Screening Modifiers of Calcium Oxalate Crystallization“, AIChE J. 62, 3538-3546, 2016
Rimer, J.D. and Tsapatsis, M., "Nucleation of Open Framework Materials: Navigating the Voids", Materials Research Society Bulletin 41, 393-398, 2016
Conato, M.T., Oleksiak, M.D., McGrail, B.P., Motkuri, R.K., Rimer, J.D., “Framework Stabilization of Si-Rich LTA Zeolite Prepared in Organic-Free Media”, Chem. Commun. 51, 269-272, 2015
De Yoreo, J.J., Gilbert, P.U.P.A., Sommerdijk, N.A.J.M., Penn, R.L., Whitelam, S., Joester, D., Zhang, H.Z., Rimer, J.D., Navrotsky, A., Banfield, J.F., Wallace, A.F., Michel, F.M., Meldrum, F.C., Cölfen, H. Dove, P.M., "Crystallization by Particle Attachment in Synthetic, Biogenic, and Geologic Environments", Science 349, aaa6760-1/9, 2015
Farmanesh, S., Alamani, B.G., and Rimer, J.D., "Identifying Alkali Metal Inhibitors of Crystal Growth: A Selection Criterion based on Ion Pair Hydration Energy", Chemical Communications 51, 13964-13967, 2015
Ghorbanpour, A., Gumidyala, A., Grabow, L.C., Crossley, S.P., Rimer, J.D., "Epitaxial Growth of ZSM @ Silicalite-1: A Core-Shell Zeolite Designed with Passivated Surface Acidity", ACS Nano 9, 4006-4016, 2015
Kumar, M., Luo, H., Román-Leshkov, Y., Rimer, J.D., "SSZ-13 Crystallization by Particle Attachment and Deterministic Pathways to Crystal Size Control", Journal of the American Chemical Society 137, 13007-13017, 2015
Olafson, K.N., Ketchum, M.A., Rimer, J.D., Vekilov, P.G., "Molecular Mechanisms of Hematin Crystallization from Organic Solvent", Crystal Growth & Design 15, 5535-5542, 2015
Olafson, K.N., Ketchum, M.A., Rimer, J.D., Vekilov, P.G., "Mechanisms of Hematin Crystallization and Inhibition by the Antimalarial Drug Chloroquine", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 112, 4946-4951, 2015
Vekilov, P.G., Rimer, J.D., Olafson, K.N., Ketchum, M.A., "Lipid or Aqueous Medium for Hematin Crystallization?", Crystal Engineering Communications 17, 7790-7800, 2015
Farmanesh, S., Chung, J., Kwak, J.H., Sosa, R.D., Karande, P., Rimer, J.D., “Natural Promoters of Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate Crystallization”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 136, 12648-12657, 2014
Farmanesh, S., Ramamoorthy, S., Chung, J., Asplin, J.R., Karande, P., Rimer, J.D., "Specificity of Growth Inhibitors and their Cooperative Effects in Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate Crystallization", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 136, 367-376, 2014
Ghorbanpour, A., Rimer, J.D., Grabow, L.C., "Periodic, vdW-Corrected Density Functional Theory Investigation of the Effect of Al Siting in H-ZSM-5 on Chemisorption Properties and Site Specific Acidity", Catal. Commun., 52, 98-102, 2014
Lupulescu, A.I. and Rimer, J.D., "In Situ Imaging of Silicalite-1 Surface Growth Reveals the Mechanism of Crystallization," Science, 344, 729-732, 2014
Olafson, K.N., Rimer, J.D., Vekilov, P.G., “Growth of Large Hematin Crystals in Biomimetic Solutions”, Cryst. Growth Des.,14, 2123-2127, 2014
Oleksiak, M.D. and Rimer, J.D., "Synthesis of Zeolites in the Absence of Organic Structure-Directing Agents: Factors Governing Crystal Selection and Polymorphism", Rev. Chem. Eng., 30, 1-49, 2014
Rimer, J.D., Kumar, M., Li, R., Lupulescu, A.I., Oleksiak, M.D., “Tailoring the Physicochemical Properties of Zeolite Catalysts”, Catal. Sci. Technol., 4, 3762-3771, 2014
Farmanesh, S., Chung, J., Chandra, D., Sosa, R.D., Karande, P., Rimer, J.D., "High-Throughput Platform for Design and Screening of Peptides as Inhibitors of Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate Crystallization," J. Cryst. Growth, 373, 13-19, 2013
Ketchum, M.A., Olafson, K.N., Rimer, J.D., Vekilov, P.G., "Hematin Crystallization from Aqueous and Organic Solvents," J. Chem. Phys., 139, 121911(1-9), 2013
Lupulescu, A.I., Kumar, M., Rimer, J.D., "A Facile Strategy to Design Zeolite L Crystals with Tunable Morphology and Surface Architecture", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 135, 6608-6617, 2013
Maldonado, M., Oleksiak, M.D., Chinta, S., Rimer, J.D., "Controlling Crystal Polymorphism in Organic-Free Synthesis of Na-Zeolites", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 135, 2641-2652 (*Cover artwork. *Selected as a JACS Spotlight.), 2013
Tanneru, C.T., Rimer, J.D., Chellam, S., "Sweep Flocculation and Adsorption of Viruses on Aluminum Flocs During Electrochemical Treatment Prior to Surface Water Microfiltration",Environ. Sci. Technol., 47, 4612-4618, 2013
Gamage, N.P., Rimer, J.D., Chellam, S., “Fouling Reductions by Aluminum Electroflotation Pretreatment of Surface Water Microfiltration,” J. Membrane Sci., 411-412, 45-53, 2012
Lupulescu, A.I. and Rimer, J.D., “Tailoring Silicalite-1 Crystal Morphology with Molecular Modifiers,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 51, 3345-3349 (*Cover Artwork.), 2012
Pragasam, V., Rimer, J.D., Kolbach, A.M., Ward, M.D., Kleinman, J.G., Wesson, J.A., “Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate Aggregation Induced by Aggregation of Desialylated Tamm-Horsfall Protein,” Urol. Res., 39, 269-282, 2011
Rimer, J.D., An, Z., Zhu, Z., Lee, M.H., Wesson, J.A., Goldfarb, D.S., Ward, M.D., “Crystal Growth Inhibitors for the Prevention of L-Cystine Kidney Stones Through Molecular Design,” Science 330, 337-341 (*Cover Artwork. *Selected for a Science Perspectives article. *Highlighted in C&E News, October 2010), 2010
Rimer, J.D., Trofymluk, O., Lobo, R.F., Navrotsky, A., Vlachos, D.G., “Thermodynamics of Silica Nanoparticle Self-Assembly in Basic Solutions of Monovalent Cations,” J. Phys. Chem. C, 112, 14754-14761, 2008
Rimer, J.D., Roth, D.D., Lobo, R.F., Vlachos, D.G., “Self-Assembly and Phase Behavior of Germanium Oxide Nanoparticles in Basic Aqueous Solutions,” Langmuir, 23, 2784-2791, 2007
Rimer, J.D., Trofymluk, O., Navrotsky, A., Lobo, R.F., Vlachos, D.G., “Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies of Silica Nanoparticle Dissolution,” Chem. Mater., 19, 4189-4197, 2007
Rimer, J.D., Fedeyko, J.M., Vlachos, D.G., Lobo, R.F., “Silica Self-Assembly and the Synthesis of Microporous and Mesoporous Silicates,” Chem. Eur. J., 12, 2926-2934, 2006
Rimer, J.D., Lobo, R.F., Vlachos, D.G., “Physical Basis for the Formation and Stability of Silica Nanoparticles in Basic Solutions of Monovalent Cations,” Langmuir, 21, 8960-8971, 2005
Rimer, J.D., Vlachos, D.G., Lobo, R.F., “Evolution of Self-Assembled Silica Tetrapropylammonium Nanoparticles at Elevated Temperatures,” J. Phys. Chem. B, 109, 12762-12771, 2005
Fedeyko, J.M., Rimer, J.D., Lobo, R.F., Vlachos, D.G., “Spontaneous Formation of Silica Nanoparticles in Basic Solutions of Small Tetraalkylammonium Cations,” J. Phys. Chem. B,108, 12271-12275, 2004
Kragten, D.D., Fedeyko, J.M., Sawant, K.R., Rimer, J.D., Vlachos, D.G., Lobo, R.F., “Structure of the Silica Phase Extracted from Silica/(TPA)OH Solutions Containing Nanoparticles,” J. Phys. Chem. B, 107, 10006-10016, 2003