Publications 2026

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Cole Latvis a, Mark Garren b, Nathaniel Wright a, Katelyn Ge a, Zhenyu Li a, Hanshuang Shao c d, Christopher J. Pollock e, Hitesh Handa b, Elizabeth Brisbois b, Simon Van Herck a 1, Alan Wells c d, Yadong Wang a

  1. A catalytically active and recyclable bioelastomer inspired by metalloenzymes; C Latvis, M Garren, N Wright, K Ge, Z Li, H Shao, CJ Pollock, H Handa, E Brisbois, S Van Herck, A Wells, and Y Wang; Bioactive Materials 62 447–462 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2026.02.053
  2. Dynamics of a jointly commensurate moiré charge density wave; KH Oh, Y Su, H Ning, BQ Lv, A Zong, D Wu, Q Liu, G Kang, H Choi, H-WJ Kim, S Ha, J Kim, S Sarker, JPC Ruff, X Shen, D Luo, S Weathersby, P Kramer, X Cheng, D Choi, D Azoury, M Mogi, BJ Kim, NL Wang, H Jang, and N Gedik; (2026); Preprint: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2509.16493
  3. Spin‐Dominated Electroreduction of Oxygen to Hydrogen Peroxide: A Case Study With Molecular Model Catalysts; X Li, J Xiang, H Cui, L Qin, Y Xu, L Chen, J Tressel, M Wang, H Zhou, Z Feng, X Qiu, S Chen, and S Chen; Angew Chem Int Ed e3220159 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.3220159
  4. Development of GS-441524 Derivatives as Potent SARS-CoV-2 Mac1 Inhibitors via a Direct-to-Biology Approach; K Peng, S Chakraborty, SD Wallace, JCG Noll, J Shang, X Lu, A Choi, G Whittaker, JC Fromme, and H Lin; (2026); Preprint: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.06.24.734322
  5. The Staphylococcus aureus carotenoid staphyloxanthin modifies the structure of phosphoglycerol lipid bilayers; DR Figueroa Blanco, A Ballesteros, JM Delgado, JD Orjuela, JE Cabrera, L Hartmann, J Jaber, K Ji, L Knox, E Suesca, G-D Lopez, C Carazzone, M Manrique-Moreno, GP Miscione, S Tristram-Nagle, C Leidy, and C Aponte-Santamaria; (2026); Preprint: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.06.25.732829
  6. Nonprecious Core–Shell Catalysts for Durable High-Performance Water Electrolysis; Q Li, M Hu, S Das, Z Shi, CJ Pollock, S Sarker, T Fuchs, RC Fernandes, L Zhu, A Singer, DA Muller, and HD Abruña; J. Am. Chem. Soc.148 23904–23911 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6c03359
  7. Crystallography of periodic nanotextures in a strained Mott insulator; BZ Gregory, YA Birkhölzer, N Schnitzer, Z Shao, J Hodgson, S Sarker, JP Ruff, BH Goodge, DA Muller, KM Shen, DG Schlom, and A Singer; (2026); Preprint: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2606.09685
  8. Hidden Density-Wave Instability in the Trimer Ruthenate Ba4Ru3O10; G Cao, H Zhao, A Bond, TR Cao, G Schebel, A Quane, Y Ni, Y Zhang, L Wall, R Nandkishore, P Schlottmann, and F Ye; (2026); Preprint: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2602.13443
  9. A photochargeable semiconductor for highly efficient dehydrogenative coupling of amines; J Luo, X Chen, L Jayasinghe, NE Soland, Y Shan, AL Maulana, H Zhu, MF Guzman, AM Oddo, KM Donnelly, J Choi, J Feijoo, B Schaefer, M Schmalzbauer, R Zhang, F Seeler, C Lizandara-Pueyo, RD Schaller, and P Yang; Nat. Chem. 18 1014–1022 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-026-02109-6
  10. Electronic origin of delicate antiferromagnetism in FexNbS2; W Li, JT Reichanadter, S Wu, JS Oh, R Basak, SC Haley, S Wang, JEC Mata, E Vescovo, D Lu, M Hashimoto, C Klewe, S Sarker, JL McChesney, A Frañó, JG Analytis, RJ Birgeneau, JB Neaton, and Y He; Phys. Rev. Lett. 136 216503 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1103/99yr-nqbx
  11. Ether linkages in phospholipids provide modular control of membrane mechanics; JR Winnikoff, SJ Vargas-Urbano, D Milshteyn, DL Velasco-González, P Shendrik, E Kocharian, AJ Sodt, PR Girguis, E Lyman, and I Budin; (2026); Preprint: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.20.723252
  12. Tuning charge-transport properties and magnetic order in metallic EuTiO3-δ; X He, CY Tan, I Khayr, ZV Fossan, RJ Spieker, D Zhai, S Anderson, D Shukla, S Sarker, J Garcia-Barriocanal, T Birol, and M Greven; (2026); Preprint: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2605.05612
  13. Anomalous Thermal Transport Reveals Weak First-Order Melting of Charge Density Waves in 2H-TaSe2; H Huang, J Dai, J Christiansen-Salameh, J Kim, S Kielar, D Ma, N Schinitzer, D Ni, G Alvarez, C Li, C Slebodnick, M Medina, B Azhar, A Alatas, R Cava, D Muller, and Z Tian; (2026); Preprint: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2603.15915
  14. A highly dynamic active state for transducin-bound phosphodiesterase-6 in vertebrate phototransduction; JN Holechek, JY Shang, TE Assafa, BR Crane, and RA Cerione; (2026); Preprint: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.04.01.715611
  15. Federated learning for 2D synchrotron x-ray diffractometry: a cross-institutional approach for phase quantification of Ti–6Al–4V alloy; W Yue, Q Guo, R Mehdi, G Ponon, O Dernek, AE Olatunde, PK Tripathi, B Whitney, A Spangenberger, DA Lados, DW Brown, B Clausen, A Samanta, F Ernst, MA Willard, E Ayday, and RH French; Mach. Learn.: Sci. Technol. 7 025048 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1088/2632-2153/ae55f8
  16. Stress and Strain Heterogeneity and Persistence in Uniaxially‐ and Triaxially‐Loaded Sandstone; S Bose, MM Thakur, G Shahin, K Shanks, A Das, J Park, P Kenesei, H Sharma, and RC Hurley; JGR Solid Earth 131e2025JB033263 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JB033263
  17. Cooperativity in E. coli aspartate transcarbamoylase is tuned by allosteric breathing; RC Miller, MG Patterson, N Bhatt, X Pei, and N Ando; Nat Commun 17 4285 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-70909-y
  18. Ligand binding drives proteolysis of the SmcR master transcription factor and controls quorum sensing-state transitions in Vibrio species; TA Rasal, CP Mallery, B Liang, MW Brockley, CA Simpson, AD Padgett, LJ Geyman, FJ Andrew, LC Brown, JE Paczkowski, and JC Van Kessel; mBio 17 e03445-25 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.03445-25
  19. Partition Coefficients Reveal Changes in Properties of Low-Contrast Biomolecular Condensates; K Varma, D Matthias, CB Shapiro, S Bailey-Darland, T Matsuzawa, C Lorenz, T Bate, SJ Thornton, S Duraivel, RW Style, JP Sethna, and ER Dufresne; (2026); Preprint: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.02.20.707107
  20. Martensitic laminate geometry controls electronic phase transitions in a Mott insulator; Z Shao, B Gregory, S Sarker, J Ruff, IK Schuller, Y Kalcheim, and A Singer; (2026); Preprint: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2602.18268
  21. Anion-Environment-Controlled Synthesis of Ce-Doped NiFe LDH for Enhanced Activity and Stability in High-Current-Density Alkaline Oxygen Evolution; P Byaruhanga, Y Wang, R Tran, KS Choong, H Zhong, V Joshi, S Song, D Wang, M Zou, VG Hadjiev, H Guo, J Bao, LC Grabow, Z Feng, Z Ren, and S Chen; ACS Energy Lett. 11 2209–2219 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.5c04101
  22. Phosphoglycerate Kinase Can Adopt Topologically Misfolded Forms That Are More Stable Than Its Native State; Y Xia, BT Amann, RE Gillilan, Y Jiang, P Sharma, S Sen, KG Fleming, EP O’Brien, and SD Fried; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 148 4645–4659 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c20740
  23. A bacterial NO-binding sensor domain evolved through acquisition of a cytochrome-derived c-type heme-binding motif; M Deshpande, J Xing, VM Gumerov, BR Crane, and IB Zhulin; (2026); Preprint: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.02.01.703092
  24. Photoinduced metastable cation disorder in metal halide double perovskites; S Li, B Guzelturk, CA Kocoj, DA Walko, D Chen, H Wen, X Xu, X Wang, B Choi, B Li, Z Kang, C Liu, S Sarker, BT Diroll, X Zhang, YQ Cai, Y He, D Jariwala, Y Yan, DY Qiu, and P Guo; (2026); Preprint: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2601.16404
  25. Structural characterization of a minimal KLC2/Nup358/BicD2 complex; CR Noell and SR Solmaz; (2026); Preprint: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.01.17.700114
  26. Sortase-mediated ligation of cytochrome c peroxidase and cytochrome c highlights the roles of dynamics and conformational specificity for interprotein electron transfer; RK Zawistowski, JC Clark, and BR Crane; Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 274 113108 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2025.113108
  27. Grain-level plasticity response of pure Nickel based on the presence of hydrogen charging; M Zambolin, L Zisis, SE Gustafson, A Das, M Alam, ZD Harris, and MD Sangid; Materials Characterization 116528 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2026.116528
  28. Reaction pathways in pressed Al-Zr-TiO2 non-gas generating thermites; ER Wainwright, SW Dean, HA Murdoch, KS Shanks, JB Harland, and AL Polk; Combustion and Flame 289 114982 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2026.114982
  29. Saturated cardiolipins are potent disruptors of inner mitochondrial membrane structure and function; K Venkatraman, D Milshteyn, C Sarto, E Kocharian, CM Sakurai, AM Armando, AM Wong, EA Dennis, X Fang, and CT Lee; Journal of Biological Chemistry 113306 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2026.113306
  30. Critical structural parameter determining magnetic phases in the Fe2Mo3O8 altermagnet system; TA Tyson, S Liu, S Amarasinghe, K Wang, S Chariton, V Prakapenka, T Chang, Y-S Chen, Z Liu, and CJ Pollock; Physical Review B 113 174112 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1103/dqg4-6l7n
  31. Topochemical Fluorination Yields Long-Range Superlattice in Epitaxial La2NiO4 Thin Films; AB Turkiewicz, AY Jiang, SH Sung, D Ferenc Segedin, GA Pan, NK Taylor, ME Goh, M Bambrick-Santoyo, A Gavrilov, and A Bhandari; ACS nano (2026); https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c22153
  32. Customizing Ionic Micelles by Dynamic Coassembly of Sequence-Defined Peptoid Block Copolymers; E Tsai, M Zhang, G-R Huang, K Hall, RE Gillilan, Q Huang, R Kumar, and D Zhang; Macromolecules (2026); https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5c03586
  33. Colossal Cryogenic Electro‐Optic Response Through Metastability in Strained BaTiO3 Thin Films; A Suceava, S Hazra, A Ross, IR Philippi, D Sotir, B Brower, L Ding, Y Zhu, Z Zhang, and H Sarkar; Advanced Materials 38 e07564 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202507564
  34. Pervasive symmetry-lowering nanoscale structural fluctuations in the cuprate La2−xSrxCuO4; RJ Spieker, M Spaić, I Khayr, X He, D Zhai, ZW Anderson, N Bielinski, F Ye, Y Liu, and S Chi; Physical Review B 113 014101 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1103/dvg1-w33v
  35. Supramolecular Metal-Organic Framework Electrocatalysts with Hydration-Adaptive Gallery Expansion and Linker-Mediated Distal Ni-Co Cooperation Enable Framework-Retentive Oxygen Evolution; S Sivaraman, JA Santana, CJ Pollock, NC Mena-Santiago, H Montalvo-Castro, V Borra, A Metta-Magaña, SP Suman, S Kampouri, and RDK Misra; (2026); https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.15001355/v1
  36. Evolution and Suppression of Spin Cycloid in Epitaxial BiFeO3 Thin Films; M Ramesh, X Li, S Ojha, S Husain, X Guo, B Gregory, P Meisenheimer, P Kumar, X Lin, and M Congdon; Advanced Materials e18938 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202518938
  37. Mapping bidirectional allosteric communication in Arf GTPases; EV Peters, T Koduru, SA McCallum, EF Yee, J Cherfils, and CA Royer; Biophysical Journal 125 1506–1515 (2026);https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2026.02.009
  38. Structure and dynamics of a multidomain nitric oxide synthase regulated by a C2 domain; D Nair and BR Crane; Science Advances 12 eaeb4529 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aeb4529
  39. Structures of nucleotide-bound Redondovirus Rep protein link conformation and function; S Montermoso, K Gupta, RA Pumroy, V Moiseenkova-Bell, FD Bushman, and GD Van Duyne; PLoS pathogens 22 e1013997 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1013997
  40. Storage Buffer Composition Impacts Internal Structure, Freeze–Thaw Stability, and Transfection Efficiency of mRNA-Lipid Nanoparticles; M Mohammadi-Zerankeshi, DJ Charland, KA Donnelly, GT Nash, J Shi, DN Patil, J Ennis, KG Rodriguez, S Corba, and NA Wambolt; ACS nano (2026); https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c22170
  41. Active regulation of intrinsic curvature by eukaryotic phospholipid metabolism; D Milshteyn, JR Winnikoff, E Kocharian, AM Armando, EA Dennis, PR Girguis, and I Budin; Cell Reports Physical Science 7 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2026.103277
  42. Room-temperature multistage metastability in a moiré superstructure; B Lv, Y Su, A Zong, K Morey, BT Fichera, Q Liu, D Wu, Y Ma, D Zhang, and F Zhou; Nature Communications (2026); https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-73482-6
  43. Large moiré superstructure of stacked incommensurate charge density waves; BQ Lv, Y Su, A Zong, Q Liu, D Wu, NF Yuan, Z Nie, J Li, S Sarker, and S Meng; Nature Materials 25 420–426 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-025-02360-1
  44. Unveiling the sensitivity and significance of the Ni oxidation state for alkaline hydrogen oxidation electrocatalysis; Q Li, Z Shi, CR Bundschu, CJ Pollock, A Molina Villarino, MR Krumov, R Zeng, DA Muller, and HD Abruña; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123 e2534305123 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2534305123
  45. A protein-based model of carbon monoxide dehydrogenase exhibits tunable covalency across cluster oxidation and ligand-bound states; LC Lewis, P Badve, IP Vaca, P Ajmera, Y Lee, A Alexandrova, K Meier, and HS Shafaat; Chemical Science (2026); https://doi.org/10.1039/D6SC00023A
  46. Magnetic field induced modification of a first-order ferromagnetic transition in Eu 2 In; A Kumar, A Biswas, TA Tyson, D Haskel, CJ Pollock, and Y Mudryk; Physical Review B 113 214421 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1103/htcd-q2t7
  47. In Situ Synchrotron Radiography of Thermal-Cycling-Induced Delamination in Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells; J Krsek and S Sobhani; Journal of The Electrochemical Society 173 034508 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ae3c47
  48. Hollow-Structured Ni-NC Catalysts for Highly Selective CO2 Electroreduction; Y Ko, J Choi, P Połczyński, M Rebarchik, AC Foucher, H Szabat, J Jiang, DA Cullen, M Mavrikakis, and Y Yang; Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy 126919 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2026.126919
  49. Bending moduli of mixtures: Diffusional softening and interactions; L Knox, P Winstel, M Deserno, JF Nagle, and S Tristram-Nagle; Biophysical Journal 125 928–936 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2025.12.037
  50. Strong long-wavelength electron-phonon coupling in Ta2Ni(Se, S)5; Z Kang, B Gurlek, W Tang, X Chen, JP Ruff, A Alatas, AH Said, RJ Birgeneau, SG Louie, and A Rubio; Physical Review Materials 10 L053201 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1103/3wqb-7qq3
  51. Predicting slip transmission pathways using graph neural networks; Y Jin, P Zhang, X Xiao, E Mengiste, W Li, A Das, K Shanks, M Kasemer, P Bogdan, and A Bucsek; npj Computational Materials (2026); https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-026-02218-3
  52. Severe obesity in human HFpEF alters contractile protein function and organization; VP Jani, M Rhodehamel, AJ Fenwick, W Ma, E Fisher, MT Giannakopoulos, S Moon, RL Castillo, LM Kennedy, and TC Irving; Science 392 eadz7118 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adz7118
  53. Impact of DNA Sequence and Structure on Polyelectrolyte Complex Micelle Morphology; AF Hussain, CL Keys, JT Houston, and AE Marras; (2026); https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.15002392/v1
  54. Interleaved bond frustration in a triangular lattice antiferromagnet; SJ Gomez Alvarado, JR Chamorro, D Rout, J Hielscher, S Schwarz, C Benyacko, MB Stone, VO Garlea, AR Jackson, and G Pokharel; Nature materials25 65–72 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-025-02380-x
  55. Crystal structure of apo human spermidine synthase reveals dynamic rearrangement at the active site; OO Fagbohun, MA Canfield, and JA Clinger; Structural Dynamics 13 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1063/4.0001199
  56. Observation of room-temperature charge density wave correlations via coherent phonon spectroscopy in the Sn-doped kagome superconductor CsV3Sb5; Q Deng, AC Salinas, S Sarker, L Balents, SD Wilson, and L Wu; Physical Review B 113 155102 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1103/m5n8-kj4x
  57. Development and Characterization of a High-Temperature Ni35Zr30Ti20Cu15 Shape Memory Alloy; SR Cooper, RA Wilkins, SM Aouadi, AA Voevodin, A Ghoshal, and ML Young; Shape Memory and Superelasticity 12160–182 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1007/s40830-025-00597-y
  58. Microstructural and Phase Evolution of a Ni‐Rich Ni45. 2Ti29. 8Zr20Cu5 Shape Memory Alloy; SR Cooper, SD Walck, KS Shanks, SM Aouadi, AA Voevodin, A Ghoshal, and ML Young; Advanced Engineering Materialse202503156 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202503156
  59. Rotating-Disk Slurry Electrodeposition of Pt− Fe− Co− Ni− Cu Nanoparticles on Carbon XC-72R Material for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Media; S Chatterjee, S Bhunia, A Omoogun, M Krumov, J Soto, CJ Pollock, HD Abruña, L Ma, K Sasaki, and CR Cabrera; ACS Electrochemistry (2026); https://doi.org/10.1021/acselectrochem.5c00545
  60. Synthesis of epitaxial TaO2 thin films on Al2O3 by suboxide molecular-beam epitaxy and thermal laser epitaxy; YA Birkhölzer, AS Park, N Schnitzer, JZ Kaaret, BZ Gregory, TA Kraay, T Schwaigert, MR Barone, BD Faeth, FVE Hensling, ICG van den Bosch, EM Kiens, C Baeumer, E Bergamasco, M Grüninger, A Bordovalos, S Chaulagain, NJ Podraza, W Tokarz, W Tabis, MJ Wahila, S Sarker, CJ Pollock, S-L Shang, Z-K Liu, N Artrith, FMF de Groot, NA Benedek, A Singer, DA Muller, and DG Schlom; (2026); Preprint: https://doi.org/10.48550/ARXIV.2601.06716
  61. How Slower Solidification Refines Grain Structure in Additively Manufactured FeMnCoCr Alloys; M Azizi, K Singh, C Tian, SP Akula, A Wakai, A Das, and A Moridi; (2026); Preprint: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6262438
  62. Ice-free vitrification of embryos and its impact on post-warming outcomes; A Abdelhady, J Zhang, C-K Wu, Y Lee Lee, M Shi, PL Crane, M Diel de Amorim, IR Porter, Q Zheng, and RE Thorne; Scientific Reports (2026); https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-46755-9