John J. Karnes
jkarnes@ucsc.edu
Theoretical/Computational Chemistry Ph.D. Candidate at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Currently seeking position as a postdoctoral scholar.

Advisor: Ilan Benjamin
Expected Completion Date: June 2018
Thesis: "Theoretical Studies of Molecular Structure, Dynamics, and Reactivity at Liquid Interfaces."

Selected Publications:

1. Karnes, J. J.; Benjamin, I. Miscibility at the Immiscible Liquid/Liquid Interface: A Molecular Dynamics Study of Thermodynamics and Mechanism. J. Chem. Phys. 2018, 148, 034707.
   
2. Karnes, J. J.; Benjamin, I. SN2 Reaction Rate Enhancement by β-cyclodextrin at the Liquid/Liquid Interface. J. Phys. Chem. C 2017, 121, 19209-19217.
3. Karnes, J. J.; Benjamin, I. Structure and Dynamics of Host/Guest Inclusion Complexes at the Liquid/Liquid Interface: Implications for Inverse Phase Transfer Catalysis. J. Phys. Chem. C 2017, 121, 4999-5011.
4. Karnes, J. J.; Benjamin, I. Geometric and Energetic Considerations of Surface Fluctuations During Ion Transfer Across the Water-Immiscible Organic Liquid Interface. J. Chem. Phys. 2016, 145, 014701.
   
5. Karnes, J. J.; Gobrogge, E. A.; Walker, R. A.; Benjamin, I. Unusual Structure and Dynamics at Silica/Methanol and Silica/Ethanol Interfaces: A Molecular Dynamics and Nonlinear Optical Study. J. Phys. Chem. B 2016, 120, 1569-1578

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