Malgorzata Kowalik

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Researcher, Mechanical Engineering

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Recent Publications

Organic H2 formation at atomic to basin scales: predictions and ground-truthing

Horsfield, B., Sośnicka, M., Boreham, C. J., Nelskamp, S., Sachse, V., Cherubin, M. V., Kowalik, M., van Duin, A. C. T., Han, S., Wang, P., Hartwig, A. & Mahlstedt, N., Jan 7 2026, In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 198, 150063.

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Copper Selenides via Anion Exchange versus Direct Growth – The Role of Diorganyl Diselenides

Choi, J., Schmidt, B. A., Boleychuk, M., Bedi, K., Sandoval-Arteaga, E., Almonte, K. N., Boussard, Q. M., Krebs, J. K., Kowalik, M., van Duin, A. & Plass, K. E., Dec 1 2025, In: Inorganic chemistry. 64, 47, p. 23294-23304 11 p.

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Mapping the structural-mechanical landscape of amorphous carbon with ReaxFF molecular dynamics

Dernov, A., Kowalik, M., Van Duin, A. & Dumitrică, T., Feb 14 2025, In: Journal of Applied Physics. 137, 6, 065107.

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Tunable Morphologies of Fe-Embedded Cr-MOF Derived Catalyst for Efficient CO2 Hydrogenation

Dwivedi, S., Pakkiam, V., Lakshman, R., Mahasivam, S., Kowalik, M., Chaffee, A. L., van Duin, A. C. T., Tanksale, A. & Medhekar, N. V., Sep 19 2025, In: ChemCatChem. 17, 18, e00784.

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The three cellulose synthase isoforms for secondary cell wall make specific contributions to microfibril synthesis

Hill, J. L., Russo, D. A., Sawada, D., Pingali, S. V., Kowalik, M., Kiemle, S., O'Neill, H. & Baskin, T. I., Jul 2025, In: Plant Journal. 123, 2, e70344.

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Reactive Potential for the Simulation of Active Brazing of a Ceramic-Metal Interface

Rothchild, E., van Duin, D. M., Kowalik, M., Winter, I., Grillet, A., van Duin, A. C. T. & Chandross, M., Jun 19 2025, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 129, 24, p. 11051-11058 8 p.

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Upcycling Plastic Waste into Graphite Using Graphenic Additives for Energy Storage: Yield, Graphitic Quality, and Interaction Mechanisms via Experimentation and Molecular Dynamics

Gharpure, A., Kowalik, M., Vander Wal, R. L. & van Duin, A. C. T., Mar 18 2024, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 12, 11, p. 4565-4575 11 p.

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Watching (De)Intercalation of 2D Metals in Epitaxial Graphene: Insight into the Role of Defects

Niefind, F., Mao, Q., Nayir, N., Kowalik, M., Ahn, J. J., Winchester, A. J., Dong, C., Maniyara, R. A., Robinson, J. A., van Duin, A. C. T. & Pookpanratana, S., Mar 15 2024, In: Small. 20, 11, 2306554.

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Role of Bilayer Graphene Microstructure on the Nucleation of WSe2 Overlayers

Bachu, S., Kowalik, M., Huet, B., Nayir, N., Dwivedi, S., Hickey, D. R., Qian, C., Snyder, D. W., Rotkin, S. V., Redwing, J. M., van Duin, A. C. T. & Alem, N., Jul 11 2023, In: ACS nano. 17, 13, p. 12140-12150 11 p.

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Establishing Physical and Chemical Mechanisms of Polymerization and Pyrolysis of Phenolic Resins for Carbon-Carbon Composites

Gallegos, I., Kemppainen, J., Gissinger, J. R., Kowalik, M., van Duin, A., Wise, K. E., Gowtham, S. & Odegard, G. M., Sep 2023, In: Carbon Trends. 12, 100290.

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Modeling and simulations for 2D materials: a ReaxFF perspective

Nayir, N., Mao, Q., Wang, T., Kowalik, M., Zhang, Y., Wang, M., Dwivedi, S., Jeong, G. U., Shin, Y. K. & Van Duin, A., Jul 2023, In: 2D Materials. 10, 3, 032002.

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Joint Theoretical and Experimental Study of Stress Graphitization in Aligned Carbon Nanotube/Carbon Matrix Composites

Zhang, L., Kowalik, M., Mao, Q., Damirchi, B., Zhang, Y., Bradford, P. D., Li, Q., van Duin, A. C. T. & Zhu, Y. T., Jul 12 2023, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 15, 27, p. 32656-32666 11 p.

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On the Origin of Nonclassical Ripples in Draped Graphene Nanosheets: Implications for Straintronics

Banerjee, R., Granzier-Nakajima, T., Lele, A., Schulze, J. A., Hossain, M. J., Zhu, W., Pabbi, L., Kowalik, M., Van Duin, A. C. T., Terrones, M. & Hudson, E. W., Aug 26 2022, In: ACS Applied Nano Materials. 5, 8, p. 10829-10838 10 p.

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Computational study of effect of radiation induced crosslinking on the properties of flattened carbon nanotubes

Gaikwad, P. S., Kowalik, M., van Duin, A. & Odegard, G. M., Oct 11 2022, In: RSC Advances. 12, 45, p. 28945-28953 9 p.

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Molecular Dynamics Modeling of Interfacial Interactions between Flattened Carbon Nanotubes and Amorphous Carbon: Implications for Ultra-Lightweight Composites

Gaikwad, P. S., Kowalik, M., Jensen, B. D., Van Duin, A. & Odegard, G. M., Apr 22 2022, In: ACS Applied Nano Materials. 5, 4, p. 5915-5924 10 p.

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