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After Joining Loyola: 

(11) Gillum, M.; Ariyaratne, G.K.P.A.; Tawny, C.; Alimenti, P.; Krawczykowski, K.; Polik, E.; Mahapatra, M. Recent Advances in Heterogeneous Hydroformylation at Metal–Oxide Interfaces. Molecules 2025, 30, 4078.

​(10) Sharp, M. A.; Lee, C. J.; Mahapatra, M.; Kay, B. D.; Dohnálek, Z. Active Site Evolution during Formic Acid Conversion on Rh-Substituted Fe3O4(001). Topics in Catalysis 2025, 68 (16), 1848-1856: DOI: 10.1007/s11244-025-02101-3. 

(9) Yu, S.; Zhu, C.; Wu, H.; Yao, L.; Mahapatra, M.; Xu, Y. Graphite-Enhanced PTFE/PEEK composite coating for improved friction and wear resistance. Applied Surface Science 2025, 700, 163214. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.163214.

(8) Mahapatra, M.; Sharp, M. A.; Lee, C. J.; Zhu, Y.; Gutiérrez, O. Y.; Kay, B. D.; Dohnálek, Z. The evolution of model Rh/Fe3O4(001) catalysts in hydrogen environments. Surface Science 2025, 751, 122617. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susc.2024.122617

​(7) Lee, C. J.; Sharp, M. A.; Jackson, B. A.; Mahapatra, M.; Raugei, S.; Árnadóttir, L.; Lee, M.-S.; Kay, B. D.; Dohnálek, Z. Dynamic Activation of Single-Atom Catalysts by Reaction Intermediates: Conversion of Formic Acid on Rh/Fe3O4(001). ACS Catalysis 2024, 14 (20), 15396-15406. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.4c03582.

(6) Sun, K.; Dong, Y.; Yao, L.; Mahapatra, M.; Xu, Y. Surface lubrication with thermal- and pH-sensitive PNIPAM-co-PAA-(IF-MoS2/GO) composite microgels under YG8/TC4 contact. Applied Surface Science 2024, 669, 160461. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2024.160461.

(5) Xu, Y.; Zhang, K.; Wu, H.; Yao, L.; Mahapatra, M. Optimization and tribological performance of PEEK based composite coatings reinforced with PTFE for friction pairs of aviation hydraulic pumps. Tribology International 2024, 195, 109661. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2024.109661.

​(4) Shi, R.; Ramírez, P. J.; Rosales, R.; Mahapatra, M.; Rui, N.; Rodriguez, J. A. CsOx Nanostructures on Au(111): Morphology- and Size-dependent Activity for the Water–Gas Shift Reaction. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2024, 128 (8), 3260-3268. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c08190.

(3) Mehar, V.; Liao, W.; Mahapatra, M.; Shi, R.; Lim, H.; Barba-Nieto, I.; Hunt, A.; Waluyo, I.; Liu, P.; Rodriguez, J. A. Morphology Dependent Reactivity of CsO x Nanostructures on Au (111): Binding and Hydrogenation of CO2 to HCOOH. ACS nano 2023.

(2) Shi, R.; Liao, W.; Ramírez, P. J.; Orozco, I.; Mahapatra, M.; Kang, J.; Hunt, A.; Waluyo, I.; Senanayake, S. D.; Liu, P. The interaction of K and O2 on Au (111): multiple growth modes of potassium oxide and their catalytic activity for CO oxidation. Angewandte Chemie 2022, 134 (39), e202208666.

(1) Sharp, M. A.; Lee, C. J.; Mahapatra, M.; Smith, R. S.; Kay, B. D.; Dohnalek, Z. Preparation and Characterization of Model Homotopic Catalysts: Rh Adatoms, Nanoparticles, and Mixed Oxide Surfaces on Fe3O4 (001). The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2022, 126 (34), 14448-14459.

During PhD and Postdoc: 

(30) Huang, E.; Orozco, I.; Ramírez, P. J.; Liu, Z.; Zhang, F.; Mahapatra, M.; Nemsak, S.; Senanayake, S. D.; Rodriguez, J. A.; Liu, P. Selective methane oxidation to methanol on ZnO/Cu2O/Cu (111) catalysts: multiple site-dependent behaviors. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2021, 143 (45), 19018-19032.

(29) Rui, N.; Shi, R.; Gutiérrez, R. A.; Rosales, R.; Kang, J.; Mahapatra, M.; Ramírez, P. J.; Senanayake, S. D.; Rodriguez, J. A. CO2 hydrogenation on ZrO2/Cu (111) surfaces: production of methane and methanol. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2021, 60 (51), 18900-18906.

(28) Wang, J.; Ma, Y.; Mahapatra, M.; Kang, J.; Senanayake, S. D.; Tong, X.; Stacchiola, D. J.; White, M. G. Surface structure of mass-selected niobium oxide nanoclusters on Au (111). Nanotechnology 2021, 32 (47), 475601.

(27) Orozco, I.; Huang, E.; Mahapatra, M.; Kang, J.; Shi, R.; Nemsak, S.; Tong, X.; Senanayake, S. D.; Liu, P.; Rodríguez, J. A. Understanding Methanol Synthesis on Inverse ZnO/CuO x/Cu Catalysts: Stability of CH3O Species and Dynamic Nature of the Surface. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2021, 125 (12), 6673-6683.

(26) Kang, J.; Rui, N.; Huang, E.; Tian, Y.; Mahapatra, M.; Rosales, R.; Orozco, I.; Shi, R.; Senanayake, S. D.; Liu, P. Surface characterization and methane activation on SnO x/Cu 2 O/Cu (111) inverse oxide/metal catalysts. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2021, 23 (32), 17186-17196.

(25) Orozco, I.; Huang, E.; Mahapatra, M.; Shi, R.; Kang, J.; Nemsak, S.; Senanayake, S. D.; Liu, P.; Rodriguez, J. A. In situ studies of methanol decomposition over Cu (111) and Cu2O/Cu (111): Effects of reactant pressure, surface morphology, and hot spots of active sites. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2020, 125 (1), 558-571.

(24) Liu, Z.; Huang, E.; Orozco, I.; Liao, W.; Palomino, R. M.; Rui, N.; Duchoň, T.; Nemšák, S.; Grinter, D. C.; Mahapatra, M. Water-promoted interfacial pathways in methane oxidation to methanol on a CeO2-Cu2O catalyst. Science 2020, 368 (6490), 513-517.

(23) Shi, R.; Mahapatra, M.; Kang, J.; Orozco, I.; Senanayake, S. D.; Rodriguez, J. A. Preparation and Structural Characterization of ZrO2/CuO x/Cu (111) Inverse Model Catalysts. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2020, 124 (19), 10502-10508.

(22) Hamlyn, R.; Mahapatra, M.; Orozco, I.; Hunt, A.; Waluyo, I.; Senanayake, S.; White, M. G.; Rodriguez, J. Structure and chemical state of cesium on well-defined metallic and oxidized Cu (111) surfaces for CO2 hydrogenation. American Chemical Society SciMeetings 2020, 1 (1).

(21) Kang, J.; Mahapatra, M.; Rui, N.; Orozco, I.; Shi, R.; Senanayake, S. D.; Rodriguez, J. A. Growth and structural studies of In/Au (111) alloys and InOx/Au (111) inverse oxide/metal model catalysts. The Journal of Chemical Physics 2020, 152 (5).

(20) Hamlyn, R.; Mahapatra, M.; Orozco, I.; Hunt, A.; Waluyo, I.; White, M. G.; Senanayake, S. D.; Rodriguez, J. Morphology and chemical behavior of model CsOx/Cu2O/Cu (111) nanocatalysts for methanol synthesis: Reaction with CO2 and H2. The Journal of Chemical Physics 2020, 152 (4).

(19) Hamlyn, R. C.; Mahapatra, M.; Orozco, I.; Waluyo, I.; Hunt, A.; Rodriguez, J. A.; White, M. G.; Senanayake, S. D. Structure and chemical state of cesium on well-defined Cu (111) and Cu2O/Cu (111) surfaces. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2020, 124 (5), 3107-3121.

(18) Orozco, I.; Huang, E.; Mahapatra, M.; Shi, R.; Kang, J.; Nemšák, S. r.; Senanayake, S. D.; Liu, P.; Rodriguez, J. A. In Situ Studies of Methanol Decomposition Over Cu (111) and Cu₂O/Cu (111): Effects of Reactant Pressure, Surface Morphology, and Hot Spots of Active Sites. 2020.

(17) Shi, R.; Mahapatra, M.; Kang, J.; Orozco, I.; Senanayake, S. D.; Rodriguez, J. A. Preparation and Structural Characterization of ZrO₂/CuOₓ/Cu (111) Inverse Model Catalysts. 2020.

(16) Mahapatra, M.; Gutiérrez, R. A.; Kang, J.; Rui, N.; Hamlyn, R.; Liu, Z.; Orozco, I.; Ramírez, P. J.; Senanayake, S. D.; Rodriguez, J. A. The behavior of inverse oxide/metal catalysts: CO oxidation and water-gas shift reactions over ZnO/Cu (111) surfaces. Surface Science 2019, 681, 116-121.

(15) Orozco, I.; Huang, E.; Gutiérrez, R. A.; Liu, Z.; Zhang, F.; Mahapatra, M.; Kang, J.; Kersell, H.; Nemsak, S.; Ramírez, P. J. Hydroxylation of ZnO/Cu (1 1 1) inverse catalysts under ambient water vapor and the water–gas shift reaction. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 2019, 52 (45), 454001.

(14) Mahapatra, M.; Kang, J.; Ramírez, P. J.; Hamlyn, R.; Rui, N.; Liu, Z.; Orozco, I.; Senanayake, S. D.; Rodriguez, J. A. Growth, structure, and catalytic properties of ZnO x grown on CuO x/Cu (111) surfaces. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2018, 122 (46), 26554-26562.

(13) Mahapatra, M.; Tysoe, W. T. Adsorption and Structure of Chiral Epoxides on Pd (111): Propylene Oxide and Glycidol. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2018, 122 (2), 1215-1222.

(12) Palomino, R. M.; Ramírez, P. J.; Liu, Z.; Hamlyn, R.; Waluyo, I.; Mahapatra, M.; Orozco, I.; Hunt, A.; Simonovis, J. P.; Senanayake, S. D. Hydrogenation of CO2 on ZnO/Cu (100) and ZnO/Cu (111) catalysts: role of copper structure and metal–oxide interface in methanol synthesis. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2018, 122 (2), 794-800.

(11) Hamlyn, R. C.; Mahapatra, M.; Grinter, D. C.; Xu, F.; Luo, S.; Palomino, R. M.; Kattel, S.; Waluyo, I.; Liu, P.; Stacchiola, D. J. Imaging the ordering of a weakly adsorbed two-dimensional condensate: ambient-pressure microscopy and spectroscopy of CO 2 molecules on rutile TiO 2 (110). Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2018, 20 (19), 13122-13126.

(10) Mahapatra, M.; Praeger, J.; Tysoe, W. T. Adsorption, assembly, and oligomerization of aspartic acid on Pd (111). The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2017, 121 (24), 13239-13248.

(9) Mahapatra, M.; Burkholder, L.; Garvey, M.; Bai, Y.; Saldin, D. K.; Tysoe, W. T. Enhanced hydrogenation activity and diastereomeric interactions of methyl pyruvate co-adsorbed with R-1-(1-naphthyl) ethylamine on Pd (111). Nature Communications 2016, 7 (1), 12380.

(8) Mahapatra, M.; Tysoe, W. T. Local and extended structures of d-(−)-tartaric acid on Pd (111). The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2016, 120 (4), 2309-2319.

(7) Mahapatra, M.; Burkholder, L.; Devarajan, S. P.; Boscoboinik, A.; Garvey, M.; Bai, Y.; Tysoe, W. T. Formation of induced-fit chiral templates by amino acid-functionalized Pd (111) Surfaces. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2015, 119 (7), 3556-3563.

(6) Mahapatra, M.; Tysoe, W. T. Adsorption and reaction pathways of a chiral probe molecule, S-glycidol on a Pd (111) surface. Catalysis Science & Technology 2015, 5 (2), 738-742.

(5) Mahapatra, M.; Tysoe, W. T. Chemisorptive enantioselectivity of chiral epoxides on tartaric-acid modified Pd (111): three-point bonding. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2015, 17 (7), 5450-5458.

(4) Mahapatra, M.; Tysoe, W. T. Structure and decomposition pathways of D-(−)-tartaric acid on Pd (111). Surface science 2014, 629, 132-138.

(3) Mahapatra, M.; Burkholder, L.; Bai, Y.; Garvey, M.; Boscoboinik, J. A.; Hirschmugl, C.; Tysoe, W. T. Formation of chiral self-assembled structures of amino acids on transition-metal surfaces: alanine on Pd (111). The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2014, 118 (13), 6856-6865.

(2) Calaza, F.; Mahapatra, M.; Neurock, M.; Tysoe, W. T. Disentangling ensemble, electronic and coverage effects on alloy catalysts: Vinyl acetate synthesis on Au/Pd (1 1 1). Journal of catalysis 2014, 312, 37-45.

(1) Mahapatra, M.; Burkholder, L.; Calaza, F.; Stacchiola, D.; Tysoe, W. T. An Infrared Spectroscopic and Temperature-programmed Desorption Study of 1, 1-Difluoroethylene on Clean and Hydrogen-covered Pd (111). Adsorption Science & Technology 2011, 29 (6), 595-602.

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