Renee R Frontiera

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Research in my group focuses on the development of new spectroscopic techniques to probe chemistry at the ultimate temporal and spatial limits. We investigate fundamental and applied issues in membrane protein biophysics, alternative energy sources, and nanotechnology, determining how local environments affect chemistry. Currently, we are working on developing a label-free, super-resolution imaging technique, determining the role of vibrations in driving electron transfer reactions, and using plasmons to monitor and catalyze chemical reactions. Our research is highly interdisciplinary, investigating current problems at the interface of chemistry, biology, and materials science.

Research Interest Keywords

surface enhanced raman spectroscopy
photovoltaics and photocatalysis
plasmonics
super-resolution microscopy

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 13 Climate Action

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Non-Equilibrium Evaporation in Plasma-Liquid Interactions
Bruggeman, P. J. (PI) & Frontiera, R. R. (PI)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (USDOE)
9/1/24 → 8/31/27
Project: Research project
Electron Spin Selectivity of Chiral Matter, from Molecules and Supramolecular Assemblies to Life, and the PI is David Waldeck at Pittsburgh
Frontiera, R. R. (PI)
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
7/15/23 → 1/14/27
Project: Research project
Identification of nuclear coordinates driving solar energy conversion processes using ultrafast Raman techniques
Frontiera, R. R. (PI)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (USDOE)
9/1/22 → 6/30/28
Project: Research project
University of Minnesota Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (DMR-2011401)
Bates, F. S. (PI), Calabrese, M. A. (PI), Ellison, C. J. (PI), Ferry, V. E. (PI), Flannigan, D. J. (PI), Frisbie, D. (PI), Frontiera, R. R. (PI), Greven, M. (PI), Haynes, C. L. (PI), Head-Marsden, K. M. (PI), Ilic, O. (PI), Jalan, B. (PI), Lamb, J. R. (PI), Leighton, C. (PI), Lodge, T. (PI), Low, T. (PI), Mahanthappa, M. (PI), Mkhoyan, A. (PI), Reineke, T. M. (PI), Roman, A. J. (PI), Sarupria, S. (PI), Stoerzinger, K. A. (PI), Walker, L. M. (PI), Wang, X. (PI), Xiong, B. (PI), Holmes, R. J. (Key Personnel), Oh, S.-H. (Key Personnel), Martiniani, S. (Prior Principal Investigator) & Wang, K. (Prior Principal Investigator)
THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
9/1/20 → 8/31/27
Project: Research project
Spectroscopic quantification of the functional role of chiral phonons in chiral induced spin selectivity- PREAWARD
Frontiera, R. R. (PI)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
10/4/25 → 1/2/26
Project: Research project

64 Article
13 Review article
3 Conference contribution
3 Editorial
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Excited-State Electron–Phonon Coupling in Pristine and Doped Iron Pyrite
Alam, S., Lee, Y., Voigt, B., Moore, W., Das, B., Maiti, M., Leighton, C. & Frontiera, R. R., Mar 26 2026, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 17, 12, p. 3580-3588 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Link opens in a new tab Scopus citations
Grand Challenges and Opportunities in Stimulated Dynamic and Resonant Catalysis
Monai, M., Albrecht, W., Alkemper, A., Artrith, N., Baldi, A., Beck, A., Berry, R. T., Bianco, E., Brzesowsky, F. A., Dong, Q., Faria Albanese, J. A., Frontiera, R. R., Galvin, E., Garnett, E. C., Gerrits, N., Grzelczak, M., Herzog, M., Hess, F., Kolganov, A. A. & Koopman, W. & 19 others, Kosinov, N., Lander, S., Lepre, E., Maaskant, D. N., Miao, G., Naik, A. M., Onn, T. M., Peterson, A. A., Piankova, D., Pidko, E. A., Trangwachirachai, K., van den Bosch, F., Xu, D., Yilmaz, B., Zeininger, J., Alarcón Lladó, E., Meyer, J., Dauenhauer, P. J. & Askes, S. H. C., Mar 6 2026, In: ACS Catalysis. 16, 5, p. 4077-4112 36 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
6 Link opens in a new tab Scopus citations
Quantifying the relationship between electric field enhancement and plasmon-driven electron transfer
Koble, M. K. M. & Frontiera, R. R., Jul 28 2026, In: Journal of Chemical Physics. 165, 4, 044702.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Advances in plasma-driven solution electrochemistry
Bruggeman, P. J., Frontiera, R. R., Kortshagen, U., Kushner, M. J., Linic, S., Schatz, G. C., Andaraarachchi, H., Chaudhuri, S., Chen, H. T., Clay, C. D., Dias, T. C., Doyle, S., Jones, L. O., Meyer, M., Mueller, C. M., Nam, J. H., Raisanen, A., Rich, C. C., Srivastava, T. & Xu, C. & 2 others, Xu, D. & Zhang, Y., Feb 21 2025, In: Journal of Chemical Physics. 162, 7, 071001.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
18 Link opens in a new tab Scopus citations
Chromophore Density Effects on Energy Transfer in Postsynthetically Modified Metal–Organic Frameworks
Brennan, J., Soilis, Z. M., Cohen, V. P., Frontiera, R. R. & Rosi, N. L., Nov 20 2025, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 129, 46, p. 20471-20479 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Link opens in a new tab Scopus citations

Femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy – guided library mining leads to efficient singlet fission in rubrene derivatives
Bera, K., Douglas, C. J. & Frontiera, R. R., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, Sep 28 2021
https://hdl.handle.net/11299/224735
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Supporting Data for "Intermolecular Forces Dictate Vibrational Energy Transfer in Plasmonic–Molecule Systems"
Frontiera, R. R., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, Feb 22 2022
https://hdl.handle.net/11299/226479
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Non-Equilibrium Evaporation in Plasma-Liquid Interactions

Electron Spin Selectivity of Chiral Matter, from Molecules and Supramolecular Assemblies to Life, and the PI is David Waldeck at Pittsburgh

Identification of nuclear coordinates driving solar energy conversion processes using ultrafast Raman techniques

University of Minnesota Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (DMR-2011401)

Spectroscopic quantification of the functional role of chiral phonons in chiral induced spin selectivity- PREAWARD

Excited-State Electron–Phonon Coupling in Pristine and Doped Iron Pyrite

Grand Challenges and Opportunities in Stimulated Dynamic and Resonant Catalysis

Quantifying the relationship between electric field enhancement and plasmon-driven electron transfer

Advances in plasma-driven solution electrochemistry

Chromophore Density Effects on Energy Transfer in Postsynthetically Modified Metal–Organic Frameworks

Femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy – guided library mining leads to efficient singlet fission in rubrene derivatives

Supporting Data for "Intermolecular Forces Dictate Vibrational Energy Transfer in Plasmonic–Molecule Systems"

Renee R Frontiera

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