Rachel Morrish
Teaching Associate Professor
Research Description
After recently completing my Ph.D. studying thin film etching in supercritical carbon dioxide at the University of Arizona, I could not be happier to be back at Mines teaching the very same classes I attended as a student here. My research interests lie in environmentally sustainable high-pressure processing techniques and surface chemistry of materials. Outside of teaching and research, I enjoy coordinating hands-on outreach activities for kids.
selected Publications
R. Morrish and A. J. Muscat, Nanoporous silver with controllable optical properties formed by chemical dealloying in supercritical CO2, Chem. Mater., 2009, 21, 3865.
M. Durando, R. Morrish and A. J. Muscat, Kinetics and mechanism for the reaction of hexafluoroacetylacetone with cupric oxide in supercritical carbon dioxide, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 16659.
R. Morrish, A. Witvrouw and A. J. Muscat, Kinetic to transport-limited anhydrous HF etching of silicon oxynitride films in supercritical CO2, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2007, 111, 15251.