Education

Ph.D. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1991)
M.S. University of Oregon (1985)
B.Sc. McGill University (1982)

Publications

McBirney A. R., Cullen A. B., Geist D., Vicenzi E. P., Duncan R. A., Hall M. L., and Estrella M. (1985) The Galapagos volcano Alcedo; a unique ocean caldera. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 26(1-2), 173-177.

Watson E. B., Vicenzi E. P., and Rapp R. P. (1989) Inclusion/ host relations involving accessory minerals in high-grade metamorphic and anatectic rocks. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 101(2), 220-231.

Cullen A. B., Vicenzi E., and McBirney A. R. (1989) Plagioclase-ultraphyric basalts of the Galapagos Archipelago. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 37(3-4), 325-337.

Vicenzi E. P., McBirney A. R., White W. M., and Hamilton M. (1990) The geology and geochemistry of Isla Marchena, Galapagos Archipelago; an ocean island adjacent to a mid-ocean ridge. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 40(4), 291-315. [download PDF]

Poojary D., Vermeulen L., Vicenzi E. P., Clearfield A., and Thompson M. (1994) Structure of a Novel Layered Zirconium Diphosphonate Compound: Zr₂(O₃PCH₂CH₂-viologen-CH₂CH₂PO₃)F₆ 2H₂0. Chemistry of Materials 6, 1845-1849.

Vicenzi E., Green T. H., and Sie S. (1994) Effect of oxygen fugacity on trace-element partitioning between immiscible silicate melts at atmospheric pressure; a proton and electron microprobe study. Chemical Geology 117(1-4), 355-360. [download PDF]

Wu Y., Pfennig B., Bocarsly A., and Vicenzi E. P. (1995) Development of Redox-Active Optical Mesostructures at Chemically Modified Electrode Interfaces. Inorganic Chemistry 34, 4362-4267.

Vicenzi E. P., Green T. H., and Sie S. H. (1995) Immiscible Silicate Liquids at High pressure: The Influence of melt Structure on Elemental Partitioning. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 104, 470-475. [download PDF]

Snover J., Byrd H., Suponeva E., Vicenzi E. P., and Thompson M. (1996) Growth and Characterization of Photoactive and Electroactive Zirconium Bisphosphonate Multilayer Films. Chemistry of Materials 8(7), 1490-1499.

Bocarsly A., Chang C., Wu Y., and Vicenzi E. P. (1997) Inorganic Photolithography: Interfacial Multicomponent Pattern Generation. Journal of Chemical Education 74(663-667).

Wu Y., Pfennig B., Sharp S., Ludwig D., Warren C., Vicenzi E. P., and Bocarsly A. (1997) Light-Induced Multielectron Charge transfer Processes Ocurring in a Series of Group-8-Platinum Cyanobridged Complexes. Coordination Chemistry Reviews 159, 245-255.

Sharp S. L., Kumar G., Vicenzi E. P., and Bocarsley A. B. (1998) Formation and Structure of a Tin-Iron Oxide Solid-State with Petential Applications in Carbon Monoxide Sensing through the Use of Cyanogel Chemistry. Chemistry of Materials 10, 880-885. [download PDF]

De S., Heaney P. J., Hargraves R. B., Vicenzi E. P., and Taylor P. T. (1998) Microstructural observations of polycrystalline diamond; a contribution to the carbonado conundrum. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 164(3-4), 421-433.

Molodetsky I., Vicenzi E. P., Dreizin E., and Law C. (1998) Phases of Titanium Combustion in Air. Combustion and Flame 112(4), 522-532.

Keller G., Li L., Stinnesbeck W., and Vicenzi E. (1998) The K/ T mass extinction, Chicxulub and the impact-kill effect. Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France 169(4), 485-491.

Burrows P., Gu G., Forrest S., Vicenzi E. P., and Zhou T. (1999) Semitransparent Cathodes for Organic Light Emitting Devices. Journal of Applied Physics 87(6), 3080-3085.

Bucher P., Yetter R., Dryer F., Vicenzi E. P., Parr T., and Hanson-Parr D. (1999) Condensed-phase Species Distribution About Al Particles Reacting in Various Oxidizers. Combustion and Flame 117(1), 351-361.

Dreizin E., Hofmann, V.K., and Vicenzi E. P. (1999) High-temperature phases in ternary Zr-O-N systems. Journal of Materials Research 14 (10), 3840-3842.

Dreizin E., Keil D., Felder W., and Vicenzi E. P. (1999) Phase Changes in Boron Ignition and Combustion. Combustion and Flame 119(3), 272-290.

Dreizin E., Berman C., and Vicenzi E. P. (2000) Condensed-phase modifications in magnesium particle combustion in air. Combustion and Flame 122(1), 30-42. (in press during last review period)

Manna MF, Grandstaff DE, Ulmer GC, and Vicenzi EP (2001) The Chemical Durability of Yittria-Stabilized ZrO₂ pH and O₂ Geothermal Sensors. In Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Water-Rock Interaction WRI-10, Editor: Rosa Cidu, ISBN 0585464952 9780585464954, p 295-299. [download PDF]

De S., Heaney P. J., Vicenzi E. P., and Wang J. (2001) Chemical heterogeneity in carbonado, an enigmatic polycrystalline diamond. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 185(3-4), 315-330.

Ma C., Gresh J., Rossman G. R., Ulmer G. C., and Vicenzi E. P. (2001) Micro-analytical study of the optical properties of rainbow and sheen obsidians. The Canadian Mineralogist 39(1), 57-71. [download PDF]

Heaney P. J., Vicenzi E. P., Giannuzzi L. A., and Livi K. J. T. (2001) Focused ion beam milling; a method of site-specific sample extraction for microanalysis of Earth and planetary materials. American Mineralogist 86(9), 1094-1099. [download PDF]

Vicenzi E. P., Eggins S., Logan A., and Wysoczanski. (2002) Microbeam Characterization of Corning Archeological Reference Glasses: New Additions to the Smithsonian Microbeam Standard Collection. Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 107(6), 719-727.

Lvov S. N., Zhou X. Y., Ulmer G. C., Barnes H. L., MacDonald D. D., Ulyanov S. M., Benning L. G., Grandstaff D. E., Manna M., and Vicenzi E. (2003) Progress on yttria-stabilized zirconia sensors for hydrothermal pH measurements. Chemical Geology 198(3-4), 141-162. [download PDF]

De S., Heaney P. J., Fei Y., and Vicenzi E. P. (2004) Microstructural Study of Synthetic Sintered Diamond and Comparison with Carbonado, a Natural Polycrystalline Diamond. American Mineralogist 89, 439-446.

Heaney P. J., Vicenzi E. P., and De S. (2005) Strange Diamonds: The Mysterious Origins of Carbonado and Framesite. Elements 1(2), 13-18.

Flynn G. J., Bleuet P., Borg J., Bradley J. P., Brenker F. E., Brennan S., Bridges J., Brownlee D. E., Bullock E. S., Burghammer M., Clark B. C., Dai Z. R., Daghlian C. P., Djouadi Z., Fakra S., Ferroir T., Floss C., Franchi I. A., Gainsforth Z., Gallien J.-P., Gillet P., Grant P. G., Graham G. A., Green S. F., Grossemy F., Heck P. R., Herzog G. F., Hoppe P., Hörz F., Huth J., Ignatyev K., Ishii H. A., Janssens K., Joswiak D., Kearsley A. T., Khodja H., Lanzirotti A., Leitner J., Lemelle L., Leroux H., Luening K., MacPherson G. J., Marhas K. K., Marcus M. A., Matrajt G., Nakamura T., Nakamura-Messenger K., Nakano T., Newville M., Papanastassiou D. A., Pianetta P., Rao W., Riekel C., Rietmeijer F. J. M., Rost D., Schwandt C. S., See T. H., Sheffield-Parker J., Simionovici A., Sitnitsky I., Snead C. J., Stadermann F. J., Stephan T., Stroud R. M., Susini J., Suzuki Y., Sutton S. R., Taylor S., Teslich N., Troadec D., Tsou P., Tsuchiyama A., Uesugi K., Vekemans B., Vicenzi E. P., Vincze L., Westphal A. J., Wozniakiewicz P., Zinner E., and Zolensky M. E. [bulk composition sub-team] (2006) Elemental Compositions of Comet 81P/Wild 2 Samples Collected by Stardust. Science 314, 1731-1735. [download PDF]

Leshin L. and Vicenzi E. P. (2006) Aqueous Processes Recorded by Martian Meteorites: Analyzing Martian Water on Earth. Elements 2, 157-162. [download PDF]

Brownlee D. and STARDUST Science team (2006) Comet 81P/Wild 2 Under a Microscope. Science 314(5806), 1711-1716.

Fisk M. R., Popa R., Mason O. U., Storrie-Lombardi M. C., and Vicenzi E. P. (2006) Iron-Magnesium Silicate Bioweathering on Earth and Mars? Astrobiology 6(1), 48-68.

Bland P. A., Stadermann F. J., Floss C., Rost D., Vicenzi E. P., Kearsley A. T., and Benedix G. K. (2007) A cornucopia of presolar and early Solar System materials at the micrometer size range in primitive chondrite matrix. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 42 (in press).

Stephan T., Rost D., Vicenzi E., Bullock E., Macpherson G., Westphal A., Snead C., Flynn G., Sandford S., and Zolensky M. (2007) TOF-SIMS analysis of cometary matter in Stardust aerogel tracks. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 42 (in press).

Recent Presentations

*Vicenzi E. P. and Rost D. (2006) Analyzing Mars on Earth Using Multiple Hyperspectral Imaging Methods. American Geophysical Union-Joint Assembly 87 (36) MB52A-04, Baltimore, MD.

*Vicenzi E. P. and Rost D. (2006) Time of Flight-SIMS in the Earth and Planetary Sciences. Nanoscale Processes in the Earth and Planetary Sciences, NSF-National Nanoscience Infrastructure Network Workshop,University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.

*Vicenzi E. P., Rose T., Fries M., Steele A., and Magee C. (2006)A Cathodoluminescene (and Raman) Imaging and Spectroscopic Study of Ancient Polycrystalline Diamond. Proceedings of Microscopy and Microanalysis 2006, 1518-1519, Chicago, IL.

Vicenzi E., Rost D., Bullock E., and MacPherson G. J. (2006) High Resolution Examination of Stardust Particles using SEM-based Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy and Analysis. STARDUST Preliminary Workshop, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA.

*Vicenzi E. P. and Rost D. (2006) Analyzing Mars and Comets on Earth, AVS 53rd International Symposium (Surface Science Meeting), San Francisco, CA