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Smaranda C. Marinescu

Associate Professor of Chemistry

University of Southern California

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Natural Sciences

Chemistry

College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Natural Sciences

Smaranda C. Marinescu is currently serving as a Chemistry Associate Professor of Chemistry at University of Southern California.

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Smaranda C. Marinescu

University of Southern California

Associate Professor of Chemistry

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transition metal chemistry chemistry chemical engineering inorganic chemistry coordination chemistry materials science catalysis organometallic chemistry electrochemistry energy chemistry sustainable chemistry material chemistry structural chemistry hydrogen energy organometallic catalysis inorganic synthesis materials engineering organic synthesis crystal engineering catalyst preparation applied physics functional materials interface science chemical sciences interface chemistry molecular catalysis enantioselective synthesis coordination complex surface science material research redox chemistry energy storage materials polyhedron surface chemistry photoelectrochemistry surface electrochemistry electrochemical process catalytic process conjugated polymers molecular complexes inorganic compounds metal-organic framework cobalt-catalyzed hydrogen evolution pendant hydrogen-bond donors inner-sphere process condensed matter molecular science dalton transaction chemical technology molecular chemistry electrochemical surface science fragmentation effect surface reactivity in-situ conversion homogeneous catalysis energy materials polymer technology advanced energy technology energy engineering alkene metathesis biological inorganic chemistry bio-inspired robotics biocatalysis functional modification two-dimensional metal-organic surfaces metallic conductivity molecular mechanisms electrocatalytic metal-organic frameworks energy applications cobalt aminopyridine macrocycles proton-assisted reduction catalyst development substrate scope mechanistic studies cobalt catalysts covalent-organic frameworks hydrogen generation catalytic systems hydrogen

Notable Scholarly Works

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Controlling Electrode–Electrolyte Interactions to Enhance Capacitance. ChemRxiv (2025)

electrode-electrolyte interfacesinterface sciencechemical engineeringelectrode reaction mechanismselectroanalytical chemistryelectrode–electrolyte interactionselectrochemical interfaceselectrochemistry

Design Strategies for Coupling Co 2 Reduction Molecular Electrocatalysts to Silicon Photocathodes. ACS Materials Au (2025)

photoelectrochemistrymaterials scienceadvanced energy materialcatalysiselectrocatalystsdesign strategiesphotocatalysissilicon photocathodesenergy chemistrychemistryphoto-electrochemical cellelectrochemistry

Electronic Structure and Mechanistic Understanding of Electrochemical H2 Evolving Activity of Metal-Bis(Dithiolenes). Coordination Chemistry Reviews (2025)

molecular electrochemistryelectrochemical h2chemical engineeringelectrocatalystsphysical chemistrytransition metal chalcogenidestheoretical electrochemistryhydrogenelectroanalytical chemistrychemistryenergy chemistryelectronic structuremechanistic understandingtransition metal chemistryelectrochemistry

Retraction of “Room Temperature Metallic Conductivity in a Metal–Organic Framework Induced by Oxidation”. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2025)

materials sciencemetal–organic framework inducedmaterial chemistryoxidation ”interface (matter)metal-organic polyhedronchemistrytransition metal chemistrymetalselectrochemistrycovalent bonded framework

Tunability of Nickel Benzenehexathiolate Electrocatalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2025)

sustainable chemistrychemical engineeringcatalysiselectrocatalystshydrogen energynickel benzenehexathiolate electrocatalystshydrogenenergy chemistrychemistryelectrosynthesishydrogen generationelectrochemistry

Electrocatalytic Co 2 Reduction to Formate by a Cobalt Phosphino–Thiolate Complex. Chemical Science (2024)

Jeremy A. IntratorDavid A. VelazquezSicheng FanEllie MastrobattistaChristine YuSmaranda C. Marinescu

chemical engineeringelectrocatalystscatalysiselectrochemical engineeringorganic electrochemistryelectrochemical energy conversionchemistrychemical sciencescobalt phosphino-thiolate complexcatalyst activationtransition metal chemistryelectrochemistry

The Positional Effect of an Immobilized Re Tricarbonyl Catalyst for Co 2 Reduction. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2024)

Jeremiah C. ChoateIsrael SilvaPo Ching HsuKaylyn TranSmaranda C. Marinescu

materials sciencepositional effectinterface sciencesurface sciencechemical engineeringcatalysisinterface chemistrychemistry

Ccdc 2157502: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination. The Cambridge Structural Database (2023)

Rao, YuPalumbo, Chad T.Venkatesh, AmritKeener, MeganStevanato, GabrieleChauvin, Anne-SophieMenzildjian, GeorgesKuzin, SergeiYulikov, MaximJeschke, GunnarLesage, AnneMazzanti, MarinellaEmsley, Lyndon

biophysicsstructure elucidationcrystal researchcrystal diffraction studystructure determinationstructural chemistryccdc 2157502chemistrydeposited datasetcrystal engineeringchemical structurecrystal structurescrystallography

Ccdc 2027037: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination. The Cambridge Structural Database (2022)

structure elucidationcrystal researchstructure determinationstructural chemistrychemistrycrystal engineeringchemical structurecrystal structurescrystallographyccdc 2027037

Electronically-Coupled Redox Centers in Trimetallic Cobalt Complexes. Dalton Transactions (2022)

Jeremy A. IntratorNicholas M. OrchanianAndrew J. CloughRalf HaigesSmaranda C. Marinescu

coordination chemistryorganometallic chemistryelectrical engineeringinorganic chemistrytrimetallic cobalt complexeselectronically-coupled redox centerstransition metal chemistry

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Smaranda C. Marinescu

Associate Professor of Chemistry

University of Southern California

Affiliations

Natural Sciences

Chemistry

College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Natural Sciences

Smaranda C. Marinescu is currently serving as a Chemistry Associate Professor of Chemistry at University of Southern California.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Smaranda C. Marinescu

University of Southern California

Associate Professor of Chemistry

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Controlling Electrode–Electrolyte Interactions to Enhance Capacitance. ChemRxiv (2025)

Design Strategies for Coupling Co 2 Reduction Molecular Electrocatalysts to Silicon Photocathodes. ACS Materials Au (2025)

Electronic Structure and Mechanistic Understanding of Electrochemical H2 Evolving Activity of Metal-Bis(Dithiolenes). Coordination Chemistry Reviews (2025)

Retraction of “Room Temperature Metallic Conductivity in a Metal–Organic Framework Induced by Oxidation”. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2025)

Tunability of Nickel Benzenehexathiolate Electrocatalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2025)

Electrocatalytic Co 2 Reduction to Formate by a Cobalt Phosphino–Thiolate Complex. Chemical Science (2024)

Jeremy A. IntratorDavid A. VelazquezSicheng FanEllie MastrobattistaChristine YuSmaranda C. Marinescu

The Positional Effect of an Immobilized Re Tricarbonyl Catalyst for Co 2 Reduction. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2024)

Jeremiah C. ChoateIsrael SilvaPo Ching HsuKaylyn TranSmaranda C. Marinescu

materials sciencepositional effectinterface sciencesurface sciencechemical engineeringcatalysisinterface chemistrychemistry

Ccdc 2157502: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination. The Cambridge Structural Database (2023)

Rao, YuPalumbo, Chad T.Venkatesh, AmritKeener, MeganStevanato, GabrieleChauvin, Anne-SophieMenzildjian, GeorgesKuzin, SergeiYulikov, MaximJeschke, GunnarLesage, AnneMazzanti, MarinellaEmsley, Lyndon

Ccdc 2027037: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination. The Cambridge Structural Database (2022)

structure elucidationcrystal researchstructure determinationstructural chemistrychemistrycrystal engineeringchemical structurecrystal structurescrystallographyccdc 2027037

Electronically-Coupled Redox Centers in Trimetallic Cobalt Complexes. Dalton Transactions (2022)

Jeremy A. IntratorNicholas M. OrchanianAndrew J. CloughRalf HaigesSmaranda C. Marinescu

coordination chemistryorganometallic chemistryelectrical engineeringinorganic chemistrytrimetallic cobalt complexeselectronically-coupled redox centerstransition metal chemistry

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