This Virtual Special Issue will highlight new research in molecular crystal growth in honor of Prof. Mike Ward’s work in the international community of chemists and materials scientists on the occasion of his retirement. Submit your manuscript by July 31, 2024.
Crystal Growth & Design is now accepting papers for an upcoming Virtual Special Issue (VSI), "Celebrating Mike Ward's Contributions to Molecular Crystal Growth."
Mike’s robust career began at Princeton studying organometallic chemistry. He then moved to Texas and added electrochemistry to his expertise. Mike’s research then led him to electrocrystallization of charge transfer complexes at DuPont, and then to a pivot in crystallization. Mike was one of the earliest scientists to study in situ crystal growth by atomic force microscopy, impressing his colleagues with movies of processes only previously imagined. This led to a general research program on the organic solid-state involving crystal engineering, the design of functional organic materials, crystal nucleation, polymorphism, and the role of biominerals in disease processes. Mike is currently the Silver Chair Professor of Chemistry at New York University.
This Virtual Special Issue will honor Prof. Mike Ward’s work in the international community of chemists and materials scientists on the occasion of his retirement. The issue will highlight the breadth and impact of his career on the field.
Topics in this issue will include, but are not limited to:
- Framework architectures
- Crystal growth mechanisms
- In situ growth
- Tailor-made auxiliaries
- Epitaxy
- Polymorphism
Submit your manuscript by July 31, 2024.
Organizing Editors
Prof. Jonathan W. Steed, Editor-in-Chief, Crystal Growth & Design
Durham University, United Kingdom
Prof. Jeffrey Rimer, Associate Editor, Crystal Growth & Design
University of Houston, United States
Prof. Bart Kahr, Guest Editor
New York University, United States
Prof. Stephanie Lee, Guest Editor
New York University, United States
Submission Information
We welcome submissions for this Virtual Special Issue through July 31, 2024. For more information on submission requirements, please visit the journal’s Author Guidelines page.
Accepted manuscripts for consideration in this Virtual Special Issue will include research articles, reviews, and perspectives. Papers accepted for publication for this Virtual Special Issue will be available ASAP (as soon as publishable) online as soon as they are accepted. After all submissions have been published, they will then be compiled online on a dedicated landing page to form the Virtual Special Issue. Manuscripts submitted for consideration will undergo the full rigorous peer review process expected from ACS journals.
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How to Submit
- Log in to the ACS Paragon Plus submission site.
- Choose Crystal Growth & Design.
- Select your manuscript type, and, under "Special Issue Selection," choose “Celebrating Mike Ward's Contributions to Molecular Crystal Growth."
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