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John R. Barker Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Science The University of Michigan Climate and Space Science and Engineering (formerly Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences) 1520 Space Research Building Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2143 Phone: 734-763-6239 FAX: 734-936-0503 E-mail: [email protected] AOSS Web page: http://aoss.engin.umich.edu/faculty_staff/faculty/Barker.html Software web page: http://aoss.engin.umich.edu/multiwell/ Education Senior Research Associate (with R. E. Weston, Jr. and W. Spindell), Brookhaven National

Laboratory and Yeshiva University, 1973 - 1974. Post-Doctoral (with R. E. Weston, Jr.), Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1971 - 1973. Post-Doctoral (with B. S. Rabinovitch), University of Washington, 1969 - 1971. Ph. D. (Physical Chemistry, advisor Joe V. Michael), Carnegie-Mellon University, 1969. M. S. (Physical Chemistry), Carnegie-Mellon University, 1969. B. S. (Chemistry, cum laude), Hampden-Sydney College, 1965. Ph.D. Dissertation "I. Experimental Determination of the 2P3/2,1/2 ← 2S1/2 Transition of Atomic Hydrogen; II. Absolute Rate Constants for the Reaction H + C2H4 and H + C2D4; III. Steric Collision Theory of Reaction Rates: The Hydrogen Exchange Reactions," Chemistry Department, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1969. Professional Employment Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Michigan, 2014 - present. Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Michigan, 1985 - 2014. Professor of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 1985 - 2007. Consulting Associate Professor of Chemistry, Stanford University, 1984. Program Manager, SRI International (Stanford Research Institute), 1984 - 1985. Senior Chemist, SRI International (Stanford Research Institute), 1978 - 1984. Chemist, SRI International (Stanford Research Institute), 1974 - 1978.


Awards and Honors Visiting Scholar as a guest of the Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of

Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, China (2008) AOSS Outstanding Achievement Award (2006) AOSS Department Excellence in Teaching Award (1997) AOSS Department Excellence in Teaching Award (1993) 1986 H. Julian Allen Award (best NASA/Ames Scientific paper) with L. J. Allamandola and

A. G. G. M. Tielens (NASA/Ames). Phi Kappa Phi honorary society Sigma Upsilon honorary society Sigma Xi honorary society Chi Beta Phi honorary society Editorial Service Advances in Atmospheric Chemistry (World Scientific) (The first volume is expected in 2016): co-Editor, 2013 - present Journal of Geophysical Research (Atmospheres): Associate Editor, 1997 - 2000 Advances in Chemical Kinetics and Dynamics (JAI Press): Editor, 1990 - 1995 International Journal of Chemical Kinetics: Assistant Editor, 1974 - 1975 Associate Editor, 1983 - 1985 Editorial Board, 1985 - 1991 Conference Service Co-organizer of Workshop on Large Molecule Energy Transfer (Adelaide, Australia 1996) Co-organizer of Atmospheric Chemistry Symposium (ACS Regional Meeting, Ann Arbor,

1994). Organizer and Host of the 19th Informal Conference on Photochemistry (Ann Arbor, 1990) Professional Memberships American Chemical Society American Physical Society American Geophysical Union American Association for the Advancement of Science

Courses taught: Atmospheric Thermodynamics (AOSS 350) Computational Chemical Kinetics (AOSS 605) Seminar (AOSS 747) Our Changing Atmosphere (AOSS 105) Introduction to Meteorology (AOSS 202) Chemical Kinetics (AOSS 567) Air Pollution Chemistry (AOSS 578) Atmospheric Chemistry (AOSS 479) Physical Chemistry (Stanford University, 1984)


Ph.D. Students (Committee Chair or Co-chair) Kwang-Mog Lee AOSS, Ph.D. awarded in 1989 (co-chairs: W. R. Kuhn and R.

Drayson) Jichun Shi AOSS, Ph.D. awarded in 1991 Isabelle Cherchneff AOSS, Ph.D. awarded in 1991 Jerrell D. Brenner Chem, Ph.D. awarded in 1995 Wa On Yu Chem, changed advisors 1995 Zhenchuan Bao AOSS, Ph.D. awarded in 1997 Alexander Chimbayo Chem, Ph.D. awarded in 1999 Jack G. Green Chem, did not finish Laurie M. Yoder Chem, Ph.D. awarded in 2000 Xiaoying Yu AOSS, Ph.D. awarded in 2001 Yong Liu AOSS, Ph.D. awarded in 2005

Postdoctoral Research Fellows approximate

Jean-Michel Zellweger 1983 - 1985 Diane Bernfeld 1985 - 1986 Murthy Yerram 1987 - 1989 Beatriz M. Toselli 1988 - 1990 Robert M. Shroll 2000 - 2002 Brent J. Giles 2000 - 2002 Andre S. Pimentel 2001 - 2003 Jingyao Liu 2004 - 2006 Philip J. Stimac 2004 - 2007 Andrea Maranzana 2006 - 2008 Dhilip Thogluva (T. J. Dhilip Kumar) 2008 - 2010 Lam T. Nguyen 2009 - 2011 Lei Yang 2011 - 2015 Jason Sonk 2013 - present Akbar Ali Mohamad 2013 - present

Undergraduate Students (Partial List) approximate Theresa L. Walunas 1990 William E. Chin 1991 Joseph Erinjeri 1993 - 1995 Carolyn D. Cook 1996 Nicolas F. Ortiz 2001 Yasuko Antoku 2002 Susan Reading 2003 Ramona L. Sheaffer 2003 Colleen N. Shovlin 2004 Mario Azzurri 2009 - 2011 Brook Handler 2012 - 2013 Madeline Herman 2013 - 2014 Collin G. L. Li 2013 - present


Department, College, and University Service Activities since 1991

Committee Service Role Duration University of Michigan University Bargaining Team (bargained with GEO) Member F91 - W92 Ad Hoc for Roseanne Sension Contract Extension Chair F93 - W94 Rackham: GE Foundation Committee Member F93 - W96 Cognate Panel for Faculty Grievance Reviews Member W09 - 10 ADVANCE Launch Committee (for Dominika Zgid, Chem.) Member F12 - W13 ADVANCE Launch Committee (for Kerri Pratt, Chem.) Chair F13 - W14 ADVANCE Launch Committee (for Ram Vasudevan, Mech.E.) Chair W15 - W16 College of Engineering Ad Hoc CoE Committee on GSI training Member F95 - W96 Faculty Committee on Discipline Member F96 - W01 Faculty Committee on Discipline Chair F02 - W05 Ad Hoc Committee to Consider AOSS+ CEE Merger Member W02 - W03 COE/AOSS Chair Search Advisory Committee Member W03 - F04 COE Curriculum Committee Member F05 - W11 COE/AOSS Chair Search Advisory Committee Member F10 - W11 COE Executive Committee Member F11 - S14 COE/CRLT-North Advisory Committee Member F13 - present Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences AOSS Executive Committee Member F92 - F93 Computer Committee Member F92 - W95 Safety Committee Member F92 - W92 Graduate Committee Member F93 Ad Hoc SPRL Review Comm. Member F93 - W94 Ad Hoc for Sillman Promotion Chair F93 - W94 Ad Hoc for Master of Engineering in Air Quality Chair F93 Ad Hoc for Small Project Research in AOSS Member F93 - W94 Ad Hoc for Mary Anne Carroll Tenure Member F94 - W95 Awards Committee Member F94 - W95 AOSS Executive Committee Member F95 - W97 AOSS "Alternatives" Committee Member F02 - W03 MGU Annual Symposium (AOSS team) Advisor W04 - W13 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Chair F05 - W11 AOSS Executive Committee Member F06 - W08 Awards Committee Member F06 - W07 Graduate Committee Member F09 - W12 Ad Hoc Space Allocation Committee Chair F09 Awards Committee Chair F10 - W11 Ad hoc Climate/AOSS Outreach Committee Member W12 Ad hoc Climate/AOSS Synthesis & Scheduling committee Member W12 CAAP Committee Member F12 - present


Workshops and Review Panels (Since 1994) NASA Panel for Data Evaluation: Chemical Kinetics and Photochemical Data for Use in

Atmospheric Studies: JPL, Pasadena, CA: 2008 - present Review Panel for NASA, Planetary Science: Denver CO, 2005. Workshop on Laboratory Studies of Upper Troposphere/Lower Stratosphere Processes,

Breckenridge, Colorado, 22-27 July 2001. Review Panel for NASA Office of Space Science, Mesosphere-Thermosphere (Sun - Earth

Connection): Washington DC, 2001. Review Panel for NASA Office of Space Science, Mesosphere-Thermosphere (Sun - Earth

Connection): Washington DC, 1999. User Participation Committee, Sandia National Laboratory User Facility (Livermore, CA),

1995 - 1999. Review Panel for U.S. DOE "Global Change Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowships",

Washington, D.C., February 27-28, 1995. Workshop on Data Needs for Modeling Aqueous Chemical Kinetics for the Global

Atmosphere, NIST (Gaithersburg, MD), November 1-2, 1994. Scientific Collaborators from Other Groups

Robert J. Gordon (University of Illinois, Chicago) Louis J. Allamandola (NASA/Ames) Alexander G. G. M. Tielens (University of California, Berkeley) Philip J. Savage (University of Michigan) Keith D. King (University of Adelaide) David W. Chandler (Sandia National Laboratory) Timothy J. Wallington (Ford Motor Co. & AOSS) current Marc Ross (University of Michigan) William L. Hase (Wayne State University) Lawrence L. Lohr (University of Michigan) David M. Golden (Stanford University) current David M. Leitner (University of Nevada, Reno) Ralph E. Weston, Jr. (Brookhaven National Laboratory) current Glauco Tonachini (Università di Torino) Jingyao Liu (Jilin University, Changchun, China) current Kihyung Song (Korea National University of Education) current John F. Stanton (University of Texas) current T. Lam Nguyen (University of Texas) current Anne B. McCoy (Ohio State University) G. Barney Ellison (University of Colorado) John Daily (University of Colorado) Joseph S. Francisco (Purdue University) Raimo Timonen (University of Helsinki) current Mitchio Okumura (Cal Tech) current


Presentations by the Barker Group (presenter's name is underlined) Mohamad Akbar Ali, Jason A. Sonk, and John R. Barker, "Does a bifurcation on the potential

energy surface affect the rate constant for forming pre-reactive complex?", 33rd International Symposium on Free Radicals, Olympic Valley, CA, August 2-7, 2015.

Mohamad Akbar Ali and John R. Barker, "Kinetics of HO2 + CH2NH (Methaneimine): A Theoretical Study", 33rd International Symposium on Free Radicals, Olympic Valley, CA, August 2 - 7, 2015.

Mohamad Akbar Ali, Jason A. Sonk, and John R. Barker, "How a Bifurcation on the Potential Energy Surface Can Affect the Rate Constant for Forming a Pre-Reactive Complex", 47th Midwest Theoretical Chemistry Conference, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, June 26-28, 2015.

John R. Barker (Invited) "On Some Master Equation Models Involving Pre-Reactive Complexes", Chemical Physics Seminar, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, April 28, 2015.

John R. Barker, Lei Yang, Akbar A. Mohamad, and Jason Sonk (2014). "On “Barrier-Less” Entrance Channels and Pre-Reactive Complexes," Atmospheric Chemical Mechanisms. University of California at Davis, CA, December 9-12, 2014.

John R. Barker, Thanh Lam Nguyen, John F. Stanton, and Ralph E. Weston, Jr., "Atmospheric Rate Constants for HO + CO (+M) ⇌ HOCO → H + CO2 from Semi-Classical Transition State Theory and ab initio Quantum Chemistry", American Chemical Society 248th National Meeting and Exhibition, August 10 - 14, 2014, San Francisco, CA.

Mohamad Akbar Ali and John R. Barker, " Reaction of OH + CH2=NH (Methanimine): A Theoretical Study", American Chemical Society 248th National Meeting and Exhibition, August 10 - 14, 2014, San Francisco, CA.

Lei Yang and John R. Barker, "Theoretical Study on the Kinetics of the reaction HO + OClO", American Chemical Society 248th National Meeting and Exhibition, August 10 - 14, 2014, San Francisco, CA.

Jason A. Sonk, Ralph E. Weston Jr., and John R. Barker, "Computed probability distributions for collisional energy and angular momentum transfer between HONO and Ar in the gas phase", American Chemical Society 248th National Meeting and Exhibition, August 10 - 14, 2014, San Francisco, CA.

John R. Barker, T. Lam Nguyen, John F. Stanton, and Ralph E. Weston, Jr., "Comparison of Two Master Equation Models for HO + CO (+M): The Bad and the Good", 23rd International Symposium on Gas Kinetics and Related Phenomena (GK2014), July 20 - 25, 2014, Szeged, Hungary.

John R. Barker (Invited), "Ab Initio Rate Constants and Branching Ratios for the HO + CO (+M) Reaction System", May 29, 2014, Department of Chemistry, Korea National University of Education, Cheongwon, Chungbuk 363-791, Korea.

John R. Barker (Invited), "The Zen of Stochastic Master Equation Simulations", Symposium on Combustion Chemistry, 245th American Chemical Society National Meeting, April 7-11, 2013, New Orleans, LA.

Kimberly N. Urness, AnGayle K. Vasiliou, David L. Osborn, Musahid Ahmed, Amir Golan, John W. Daily, John F. Stanton, John R. Barker, and G. Barney Ellison, "Temperature Measurement in a Microtubular Flow Reactor", 22nd International Symposium on Gas Kinetics, June 17 - 22, 2012, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.


John R. Barker, Thanh Lam Nguyen, Bert C. Xue, Ralph E. Weston, Jr., and John F. Stanton, "The OH + CO Reaction System: ab initio SCTST Rate Constants and Semi-Empirical Master Equation Models", 22nd International Symposium on Gas Kinetics, June 17 - 22, 2012, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.

Thanh Lam Nguyen, John F. Stanton, and John R. Barker, "Semi-Classical TST Calculations of Thermal Rates and KIEs for H + H2, H + CH4 and CN + H2 Reactions", 22nd International Symposium on Gas Kinetics, June 17 - 22, 2012, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.

Thanh Lam Nguyen and John R. Barker, "Cl + C3H6: Reaction Mechanism and Rate Constants", 7th International Conference on Chemical Kinetics, July 10-14, 2011, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA.

Thanh Lam Nguyen and John R. Barker, "Chemical Kinetics and Mechanism of Reactions of NO3 with Acrolein, Methacrolein, and Methyl Vinyl Ketone", 7th International Conference on Chemical Kinetics, July 10-14, 2011, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA.

John R. Barker, Thanh Lam Nguyen, John F. Stanton, "Application of "Semi-Classical Transition State Theory to thermal and Non-Thermal Reactions", 7th International Conference on Chemical Kinetics, July 10-14, 2011, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA.

John R. Barker, Thanh Lam Nguyen, John F. Stanton, "Thermal Rate Constants and Kinetic Isotope Effects in the Cl + CH4 Reaction Computed Using Semi-Classical TST", 7th International Conference on Chemical Kinetics, July 10-14, 2011, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA.

Ralph E. Weston Jr., Thanh Lam Nguyen, John F. Stanton, and John R. Barker, "Semi-Classical Transition State Theory Applied to MultiWell Calculations on the OH + CO → H + CO2 Reaction", 7th International Conference on Chemical Kinetics, July 10-14, 2011, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA.

T. J. Dhilip Kumar, Mario Azzurri, and John R. Barker, "Potential Energy Surface and Kinetics of ClO + ClO Recombination Reaction Revisited", American Chemical Society, Fall 2010 National Meeting & Exposition, August 22 – 26, 2010, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Thanh Lam Nguyen, John F. Stanton, and John R. Barker, "Miller’s Semi-Classical Transition State Theory Applied to Reactions of Polyatomics", Canadian Symposium on Theoretical Chemistry, July 25-30, 2010, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

John R. Barker and Ralph E. Weston, Jr., "2-Dimensional Energy Transfer Kernel P(E,J;E',J') from Quasi-Classical Trajectory Calculations", 21st International Symposium on Gas Kinetics, July 18-23, 2010, Leuven, Belgium.

T. J. Dhilip Kumar, Mario Azzurri, and John R. Barker, "Theoretical Prediction of New Isomer in ClO + ClO Reaction", 21st International Symposium on Gas Kinetics, July 18-23, 2010, Leuven, Belgium.

Thanh Lam Nguyen, John F. Stanton, and John R. Barker, "Miller’s Semi-Classical Transition State Theory Applied to Reactions of Polyatomics", 21st International Symposium on Gas Kinetics, July 18-23, 2010, Leuven, Belgium.

John R. Barker, "Some Puzzling Reaction Rates: Why Do Some Theoretical Models Fail?", (Invited) at the Physical Chemistry/Chemical Physics Colloquium, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, March 5, 2010.


John R. Barker, "Some Problems with Atmospheric Rate Constants: Is Anharmonicity the Answer?", (Invited) at the Conference on Dynamics of Molecular Collisions, Snowbird, UT, July 5-10, 2009.

Thanh Lam Nguyen, T. J. Dhilip Kumar, and John R. Barker, "Anharmonic sums and densities of states for some molecules of interest in atmospheric and combustion chemistry: Assessment of various approaches", Dynamics of Molecular Collisions, Snowbird, UT, July 5-10, 2009.

T. J. Dhilip Kumar, John R. Barker, and John F. Stanton, "HOONO Isomerization to HONO2 Involving Conical Intersections", OSU International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Columbus, Ohio, June 22-26, 2009.

Neil S. Ostlund and John R. Barker, "A Fast Semi-Empirical Approach to Accurate Rate Constants", (Invited) at the 235th Americal Chemical Society National Meeting, Spring 2008, New Orleans, LA; April 6-10, 2008.

John R. Barker, " Non-RRKM effects in some atmospheric reactions", (Invited) at the 235th Americal Chemical Society National Meeting, Spring 2008, New Orleans, LA; April 6-10, 2008.

John R. Barker, "Non-Statistical Reaction Rates of Some Important Atmospheric Reactions", (Invited) at the Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, China, 9 July 2008.

John R. Barker, "My Opinions on Computational Chemical Kinetics", (Invited) at the Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, China, 24 July 2008.

John R. Barker, "Model Kinetics of Hydrocarbon Oxidation and Nitration: Successes and Failures"; (Invited) at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; 6 November 2007.

John R. Barker, "The Effects of Slow IVR on Some Important Atmospheric Reactions", (Invited) at the Department of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; 27 November 2007.

John R. Barker, "On the Chaperon Mechanism: Application to the ClO + ClO Recombination Reaction", (Invited) at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology), Pasadena, CA; 3 December 2007.

John R. Barker, "Kinetics and Dynamics of the OH + NO2 → HONO2 Recombination Reactions"; (Invited) at the Chemistry Department Seminar, Oakland University, Rochester Hills, Michigan; 16 February 2005.

Y. Liu, J. R. Barker, L. L. Lohr, Dynamics Study of OH(v)+NO2 <-> HOONO* -> OH(v')+NO2 Reaction, The American Chemical Society National Meeting #229, March 13, 2005.

Y. Liu, J. R. Barker, Capture, Re-Dissociation, and Vibrational Deactivation in the OH(v) + NO2 -> HONO2* -> OH(v') + NO2 Reaction System, The American Chemical Society National Meeting #228, August 22, 2004.

John R. Barker, Lawrence L. Lohr, and Yong Liu, "Some Aspects of OH + NO2 Reaction Dynamics", (Invited) at the American Physical Society Meeting, Montreal, Canada, 22-26 March 2004.

John R. Barker, "Exploring the Big Nitrate mountains with Master Equations and Trajectories", (Invited) at the Telluride Workshop on Dynamics of Atmospheric Radicals; July 5-9, 2004.


John R. Barker, "Kinetics and Dynamics of Some Key Atmospheric Free Radical Recombination Reactions"; (Invited) at the Chemistry Department Seminar, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; 14 October 2004.

John R. Barker, "Kinetics and Dynamics of the OH + NO2 → HONO2 Recombination Reactions"; (Invited) at the Chemistry Department Seminar, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama; 18 November 2004.

John R. Barker, Lawrence L. Lohr, Robert M. Shroll, and Susan Reading; "A Master Equation model for Alkyl Nitrate yields from the Reaction of Alkyl Peroxy Radicals with NO", (Invited) at the American Chemical Society National Meeting, Boston MA; August 18-23, 2002.

J. R. Barker, Y. Antoku, Y. Liu, et al, Forward and Reverse Rate and Equilibrium Constants For the Reversible Aqueous Phase Reaction Br+ Br- <-> Br2

-, The American Chemical Society National Meeting #223, April 7, 2002.

John R. Barker, "Toward a Predictive Model for Alkyl Nitrate Yields", (Invited) at the American Chemical Society Great Lakes/Central Region Meeting, Grand Rapids, MI, June 11-13, 2001.

X.-Y. Yu, J. R. Barker, Laser Flash Photolysis of H2O2 in Aqueous Solutions Containing Chloride Ions, The American Chemical Society National Meeting #220, August 20, 2000

X.-Y. Yu, Z.-C. Bao, J. R. Barker, Kinetics of Cl2– Generated by Laser Flash Photolysis of

K2S2O8 and NaCl in Aqueous Solution, The American Chemical Society National Meeting #219, March 26, 2000.

J. R. Barker, N. F. Ortiz, Master Equation Modeling of Alkyl Free-Radical Isomerization, Decomposition, and Collisional Deactivation, The American Chemical Society National Meeting #219, March 26, 2000.

John R. Barker and Xiao-Ying Yu, "Kinetics of Hydrogen Peroxide Photolysis in Aqueous Chloride Solutions"; (Invited) at the Informal Conference on Photochemistry, San Juan, Puerto Rico; 9-14 April 2000.

John R. Barker, "State-to-state rate constants for non-LTE analysis", (Invited) at the 2000 AGU Spring Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 30 –June 2, 2000.

John R. Barker, "Large Molecule Collisions, Clusters, and Calculations", (Invited) at the 2000 International Congress of the Pacific Basin Societies, Honolulu HI, 14-19 December 2000.

L. M. Yoder, J. R. Barker, K. T. Lorenz, et al, Recoil Energy Disposal in the Vibrational Predissociation of Some Van Der Waals Dimers, The American Chemical Society National Meeting #218, August 22, 1999.

X.-Y. Yu, J. R. Barker, Hydroxyl Radical Quantum Yields From the 248 Nm and 308 Nm Photolysis of Hydrogen Peroxide in the Aqueous Phase, The American Chemical Society National Meeting #218, August 22, 1999.

John R. Barker, "A Multi-Well, Multi-Channel, Weak-Collision Master Equation Model: Implementation Issues and Results", (Invited) at the Workshop on Chemical Master Equations, Argonne National Laboratory; 6-9 July 1999.

Laurie M. Yoder, John R. Barker, K. Thomas Lorenz, and David W. Chandler, "Recoil Energy Disposal in the Vibrational Predissociation of Some van der Waals Dimers", (Invited) at the American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, LA; 22-26 August 1999.


L. M. Yoder, J. R. Barker, K. T. Lorenz, et al, Two-Dimensional Imaging of Pyrazine Recoil From the Photodissociation of Pyrazine-Ar Van Der Waals Complexes, The American Chemical Society National Meeting #215, April 2 1998

A. Chimbayo, J. R. Barker, A Statistical Dynamical Theory of Collisional V-T Energy Transfer: Deactivation of Highly Vibrationally Excited Cs2 and Halogenated Methanes by Rare Gases, The American Chemical Society National Meeting #21, April 2 1998

John R. Barker, "Ionic Strength Effects on Some Aqueous Free Radical Reactions Important in the Atmosphere", (Invited) at the Chemistry Department, Ohio State University, 1 June 1998.

John R. Barker, "Some Aqueous Free Radical Reactions of Interest in the Atmosphere", (Invited) at the SUNY Albany and New York State Department of Public Health, 15 October 1998.

John R. Barker, "Experimental and modeling studies of the energy transfer step-size distribution", (Invited) at the Gordon Conference on Molecular Energy Transfer, Ventura, CA, 5-10 January 1997.

John R. Barker, "Collisional Energy Transfer at Chemically Significant Excitation Energies", (Invited) at the Chemistry Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 27 October 1997.

John R. Barker, "Comments on Large Molecule Vibrational Energy Transfer", (Invited) at the U.S./Australia Binational Workshop on Large Molecule Energy Transfer (Adealide, Australia, 7-12 July 1996.

John R. Barker, "Informal talk on preliminary tests of transient grating detection of free radicals in aqueous phase", (Invited) at the Telluride Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry (Telluride, CO 4-9 August 1996).

John R. Barker, "Large Molecule Vibrational Deactivation: Stalking the Step-size Distribution", (Invited) at the Symposium on Highly Excited States: Relaxation, Reactions, and Structure, American Chemical Society National Fall Meeting, Orlando, 25-29 August 1996.

John R. Barker, "Experimental and Theoretical Studies of the Collision Step-Size Distribution", (Invited) at the International Discussion Meeting on "Unimolecular Reactions" (Deutsche Bunsen-Gesellschaft fur Physikalische Chemie; Tutzing, Bavaria, 21-24 October 1996).

John R. Barker, "Deactivation of Highly Excited CS2 and SO2 by Rare Gases", (Invited) at the Bowling Green State University, Department of Chemistry, 20 November 1996.

John R. Barker, "Laboratory Adventures in Atmospheric Chemistry", (Invited) at the Department of Chemistry, University of Akron, 14 November 1995.

Z. Bao, J. R. Barker, Laser Flash-Photolysis Study of SO4- Reaction Kinetics in Aqueous, The

American Chemical Society National Meeting #210, August 20, 1995. J. D. Brenner, V. M. Buller, J. P. Erinjeri, et al, Vibrational-Energy Distributions During the

Collisional Deactivation of Highly Vibrationally Excited Toluene-d3 and Toluene-d5, The American Chemical Society National Meeting #210, August 20, 1995.

A. Chimbayo, B. M. Toselli, J. R. Barker, Collisional Energy-Transfer From Highly Excited CS2 and SO2, The American Chemical Society National Meeting #210, August 20 1995

J. G. Green, J. C. Shi, J. R. Barker, O3 Photolysis and Reactions of O2(B1∑g+) With O3, The

American Chemical Society National Meeting #210, August 20, 1995. J. R. Barker, K. D. King, Vibrational-Energy Transfer in Shock-Heated Norbornene, The

American Chemical Society National Meeting #210, August 20, 1995.


J. R. Barker, J. G. Green, J. Shi, Anomalies and Artifacts in O + O 2 + M -> O3 + M Reaction-Rate Measurements, The American Chemical Society National Meeting #210, August 20, 1995.

John R. Barker, (Invited) at the Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, October 20, 1994.

John R. Barker, "Deactivation of Highly Excited Polyatomics", (Invited) at the Gordon Research Conference on Molecular Energy Transfer , New Hampton School, June 20-25, 1993.

John R. Barker, "Mechanisms for the Vibrational Deactivation of Large Molecules", (Invited) at the 20th Informal Conference on Photochemistry (Atlanta) 26 April - 1 May 1992.

J. R. Barker, J. D. Brenner, Radical + Radical Radiative Recombination in the Electronic Ground-State, The American Chemical Society National Meeting #203, April 5, 1992.

J. D. Brenner, J. R. Barker, Collision Step-Size Distributions in Deactivation of Highly Vibrationally Excited Benzene, The American Chemical Society National Meeting #203, April 5 1992.

J. Shi, J. R. Barker, Energy-Dependent Collisional Deactivation of Vibrationally Excited Azulene, The American Chemical Society National Meeting #195, Jun 5 1988.

J. R. Barker, B. M. Toselli, Atmospheric Recombination Rate Constants Predicted Using Spectroscopic Data, The American Chemical Society National Meeting #196, September 25, 1988.

J. M. Zellweger, T. C. Brown, J. R. Barker, Vibrationally Excited Populations From IR-Multiphoton Absorption - Absorbed Energy and Reaction Yield Measurements. I., The American Chemical Society National Meeting #191, April 13 1986.

J. M. Zellweger, T. C. Brown, J. R. Barker, Vibrationally Excited Populations From IR-Multiphoton Absorption - Infrared Fluorescence Measurements. II., The American Chemical Society National Meeting, April 13 1986.

M. J. Rossi, N. Selamoglu, J. R. Barker, et al, Laser-Induced Chemical-Kinetics - Absolute Rate Constants For Reactions of Fluorinated Radicals, The American Chemical Society National Meeting #186, August, 1983.

P. L. Trevor, J. R. Barker, D. M. Golden, Product Identification of ClONO2 Photolysis, The American Chemical Society National Meeting #183, March, 1982.

J. R. Barker, M. J. Rossi, J. Pladziewicz, Energy-Transfer Involving Highly Vibrationally Excited Polyatomic-Molecules, The American Chemical Society National Meeting #183, March, 1982.

J. R. Barker, M. Rossi, G. P. Smith, Energy-Transfer Dynamics of Azulene (S0) Excited To High Vibrational Energies, The American Chemical Society National Meeting #182, August, 1981.

M. J. Rossi, J. R. Barker, D. M. Golden, Reactions and Identity of Polyatomic Free-Radicals Generated Through Collisionless Ir-Multiphoton Decomposition, The American Chemical Society National Meeting #182, August, 1981.

P. L. Trevor, J. S. Chang, J. R. Barker, Some Bimolecular Reactions of Peroxynitric Acid, The American Chemical Society National Meeting, September, 1979.

J. S. Chang, J. R. Barker, D. M. Golden, Reaction-Kinetics of O + H2CO] Products, The American Chemical Society National Meeting, April, 1979.

J. S. Chang, J. R. Barker, J. E. Davenport, et al, Chlorine Nitrate Photolysis At Low-Pressures, The American Chemical Society National Meeting #176, September, 1978.


A. C. Baldwin, J. R. Barker, D. M. Golden, et al, Computer Modeling of Photochemical Smog, The American Chemical Society National Meeting #173, March 20, 1977.

E. Ghibaudi, J. R. Barker, S. W. Benson, Wet Scrubbing of NOx Using Hypochlorite Solutions, The American Chemical Society National Meeting #172, September 3, 1976.

J. R. Barker, J. V. Michael, Theoretical Investigation of Bimolecular Reactions, The American Chemical Society National Meeting, September, 1969.

J. R. Barker, D. G. Keil, J. V. Michael, et al, Kinetics of H+C2H4 and Deuterated Variations, The American Chemical Society National Meeting, September, 1969.

J. R. Barker, J. V. Michael, C. T. Yeh, Chemical Kinetic Studies With Lyman Alpha-Photometry, The American Chemical Society National Meeting, April, 1969


Publications Edited Books

Proceedings of the Symposium on Chemical Kinetics Data for the Upper and Lower Atmosphere, S. W. Benson, D. M. Golden, and J. R. Barker, eds., International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, Symposium No. 1, 1975.

Advances in Chemical Kinetics and Dynamics, John R. Barker, Editor (JAI Press, Greenwich, Conn), Volume 1, 1992.

Advances in Chemical Kinetics and Dynamics John R. Barker, Editor (JAI Press, Greenwich, Conn), Volume 2 (parts A & B), "Vibrational Energy Transfer Involving Large and Small Molecules", 1995.

Problems and Progress in Atmospheric Chemistry, John R. Barker, Editor. Advanced Series in Physical Chemistry, Vol. 3, Series Editor C.Y. Ng (World Scientific, Singapore, 1995).

Advances in Atmospheric Chemistry, John R. Barker, Allison E. Steiner, and Timothy J. Wallington, Editors (World Scientific, Singapore, 2016), Volume 1 (In Press). Published Software

MultiWell-1.1.1, John R. Barker, http://aoss.engin.umich.edu/multiwell/, Ann Arbor, MI, 2001.



MultiWell-1.3 (v 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3), John R. Barker, http://aoss.engin.umich.edu/multiwell/, Ann Arbor, MI, 2003.

MultiWell-1.4.1 Software, John R. Barker, Nicholas F. Ortiz, Jack M. Preses, and Lawrence L. Lohr,; http://aoss.engin.umich.edu/multiwell/ (2004).

MultiWell-2.01 (to v. 2.05) Software, 2006, designed and maintained by John R. Barker with contributions from Nicholas F. Ortiz, Jack M. Preses, Lawrence L. Lohr, Andrea Maranzana, and Philip J. Stimac; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; http://aoss.engin.umich.edu/multiwell/.

MultiWell-2.06 (to v. 2.08) Software, 2007, designed and maintained by John R. Barker with contributions from Nicholas F. Ortiz, Jack M. Preses, Lawrence L. Lohr, Andrea Maranzana, and Philip J. Stimac; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; http://aoss.engin.umich.edu/multiwell/.


MultiWell-2008.1 Software, 2008, designed and maintained by John R. Barker with contributions from Nicholas F. Ortiz, Jack M. Preses, Lawrence L. Lohr, Andrea Maranzana, and Philip J. Stimac; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; http://aoss.engin.umich.edu/multiwell/.

MultiWell-2009 Software, 2009, designed and maintained by John R. Barker with contributions from Nicholas F. Ortiz, Jack M. Preses, Lawrence L. Lohr, Andrea Maranzana, Philip J. Stimac, and Lam T. Nguyen; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; http://aoss.engin.umich.edu/multiwell/.

MultiWell-2010 Software, 2010, designed and maintained by John R. Barker with contributions from Nicholas F. Ortiz, Jack M. Preses, Lawrence L. Lohr, Andrea Maranzana, Philip J. Stimac, Lam T. Nguyen, and T. J. Dhilip Kumar; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; http://aoss.engin.umich.edu/multiwell/.




MultiWell-2014.1b Software, 2014, designed and maintained by John R. Barker with contributions from Nicholas F. Ortiz, Jack M. Preses, Lawrence L. Lohr, Andrea Maranzana, Philip J. Stimac, Lam T. Nguyen, and T. J. Dhilip Kumar; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; http://aoss.engin.umich.edu/multiwell/.

J. R. Barker, T. L. Nguyen, J. F. Stanton, C. Aieta, M. Ceotto, F. Gabas, T. J. D. Kumar, C. G. L. Li, L. L. Lohr, A. Maranzana, N. F. Ortiz, J. M. Preses and P. J. Stimac; MultiWell-2016 Software Suite; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, 2016; http://clasp-research.engin.umich.edu/multiwell/. Book Reviews, Miscellaneous (by John R. Barker)

"Steric Collision Models for Reaction Cross Sections," John R. Barker and J. V. Michael, Brookhaven National Laboratory Technical Report, BNL–18859 (1974).

Book Review of: Wendell Forst, Theory of Unimolecular Reactions (Academic Press, New York, 1973), Int. J. Chem. Kinetics, 7, 637 (1975).


Book Review of: J. H. Seinfeld, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics of Air Pollution (John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1986), Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 51, 383 (1987).

Book Review of: Multiple–Photon Excitation and Dissociation of Polyatomic Molecules C. D. Cantrell, ed. (Springer–Verlag, Berlin, 1986), Applied Optics, 26, 4766 (1987).

Book Review of: Modern Gas Kinetics. Theory, Experiment and Application M. J. Pilling and I. W. M. Smith, ed. (Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, 1987), J. Am. Chem. Soc., 110, 655 (1988).

Book Review of: Peter Warneck, Chemistry of the Natural Atmosphere (Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, 1988), J. Am. Chem. Soc., 111, 1943 (1989).

Book Review of: The Chemistry of the Atmosphere: Its Impact on Global Change. Ed. by Jack G. Calvert (National Center for Atmospheric Research). Blackwell: Oxford, 1994. xxi+394 pp. 89.50 (lb. Sterling). ISBN 0-632-03779-2. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 118, 7245 (1996).

"Collisional Deactivation of Large, Highly Vibrationally Excited Molecules", John R. Barker, The Spectrum (Center for Photochemical Studies, Bowling Green University, Ohio), 10(3), 7-12 (1997).

Panel Reports

S. P. Sander, J. Abbatt, J. R. Barker, J. B. Burkholder, R. R. Friedl, D. M. Golden, R. E. Huie, C. E. Kolb, M. J. Kurylo, G. K. Moortgat, V. L. Orkin and P. H. Wine, "Chemical Kinetics and Photochemical Data for Use in Atmospheric Studies, Evaluation Number 17, JPL Publication 10-6," (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Pasadena, 2011).

J. B. Burkholder, S. P. Sander, J. Abbatt, J. R. Barker, R. E. Huie, C. E. Kolb, M. J. Kurylo, V. L. Orkin, D. M. Wilmouth and P. H. Wine, ""Chemical Kinetics and Photochemical Data for Use in Atmospheric Studies, Evaluation No. 18"," (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, 2015). Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters

"Application of a New Technique to Infrared Laser Multiphoton Dissociation of Molecules," John R. Barker, Michel Rossi, Alan C. Baldwin, and David M. Golden, Proceedings of the International Conference on Lasers '79, (17-21 December 1979), 251 (1981).

"The IR Emission Features: Emission from PAH Molecules and Amorphous Carbon Particles" L. J. Allamandola , A. G. G. M. Tielens, and John R. Barker in Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Astrophysics, Eds. A. Leger and L. B. d'Hendecourt (D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, 1987), 255.

"The Hydrogen Coverage of Interstellar PAHs" A. G. G. M. Tielens, L. J. Allamandola, John R. Barker, and M. Cohen in Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Astrophysics, Eds. A. Leger and L. B. d'Hendecourt (D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, 1987), 273.


"Infrared Absorption and Emission Characteristics of Interstellar PAHs" L. J. Allamandola, A. G. G. M. Tielens, and John R. Barker in Interstellar Processes (D. Reidel Publishing Company, 1987) D. Hollenbeck and H. Thronson, eds., 471.

"Infrared emission from interstellar PAHs," L. J. Allamandola, A. G. G. M. Tielens, and J. R. Barker in Physical Processes in Interstellar Clouds, Eds. G. Morfill and M. Scholer, (D. Reidel Publishing Co., 1987), 305.

"Characterization and Exploitation of Vibrationally Excited Populations Produced by IRMPA" John R. Barker and M. L. Yerram in Multiphoton Processes, S. J. Smith and P. L. Knight, eds. (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1988), 201.

"Photothermal Studies of Energy Transfer and Reaction Rates," John R. Barker and Beatriz M. Toselli in Photothermal Investigations of Solids and Fluids Jeffrey A. Sell, ed. (Academic Press, Inc., Boston, 1989), 155.

"Infrared Fluorescence from PAHs in the Laboratory," Isabelle Cherchneff and John R. Barker, Interstellar Dust: Contributed Papers, NASA Conference Publication 3036, 151 (1989).

"Grains, or Molecules? Thermal, or non-Thermal?", John R. Barker and Isabelle Cherchneff in Proceedings of IAU Symposium #135 on Interstellar Dust, L. J. Allamandola, A. G. G. M. Tielens, and S. Sanford, eds. (Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 1989), 197.

"The Vibrational Deactivation of Large Molecules by Collisions and by Spontaneous Infrared Emission," John R. Barker, Jerrell D. Brenner, and Beatriz M. Toselli, Vibrational Energy Transfer Involving Large and Small Molecules, J. R. Barker, ed., Adv. Chem. Kinetics and Dyn., Vol. 2B, 393-425 (1995).

"A Brief Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry", John R. Barker, Problems and Progress in Atmospheric Chemistry, John R. Barker, ed. (World Scientific publishing Co., Singapore, 1995), 1-33.

"Stalking the Step-size Distribution: A Statistical-Dynamical Theory for Large Molecule Collisional Energy Transfer", John R. Barker, in Highly Excited States: Relaxation, Reaction, and Structure, Amy Mullin and George C. Schatz, eds. (ACS Symposium Series, American Chemical Society), 678, 220-236 (1997).

"Recoil Energy Distributions in van der Waals Cluster Vibrational Predissociation", Laurie M. Yoder, John R. Barker, K. Thomas Lorenz, and David W. Chandler, in Imaging in Chemical Dynamics, Arthur G. Suits and R. E. Continetti, eds. (ACS Symposium Series, American Chemical Society), 770, 151-166 (2000).

"Ion Imaging Studies of Chemical Dynamics", D. W. Chandler, J. R. Barker , A. J. R. Heck, M. H. M. Janssen, K. T. Lorenz, D. W. Neyer, W. Rotterdink, S . Stolte and L. M. Yoder, in Atomic and Molecular Beams: The State of the Art 2000, Roger Campargue, ed. (Springer, 2000), 519-28.


Nguyen, T. L.; Barker, J. R.; Stanton, J. F. Atmospheric Reaction Rate Constants and Kinetic Isotope Effects Computed Using the HEAT Protocol and Semi-Classical Transition State Theory. In Advances in Atmospheric Chemistry; Barker, J. R., Steiner, A. E., Wallington, T. J., Eds.; World Scientific: Singapore, 2016; Vol. 1 (In Press).

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

(* asterisk denotes Corresponding Author)

John R. Barker and J. V. Michael*, "Experimental Estimate of the Oscillator Strength of the 2P3/2,1/2 ¬ 2S1/2 Transition of the Hydrogen Atom," J. Optical Soc. of Amer., 58, 1615 (1968).

John R. Barker and J. V. Michael*, "Reaction of Hydrogen Atoms with Ethylene," J. Chem. Phys., 51, 850 (1969).

John R. Barker, David G. Keil, J. V. Michael*, and David T. Osborne, "Reaction H + C2H4: Comparison of Three Experimental Techniques," J. Chem. Phys., 52, 2079 (1970).

John R. Barker and Ralph E. Weston, Jr.*, "Energy-Dependent Cross Sections for Na(3 2P3/2,1/2) Quenched by Nitrogen," Chem. Phys. Lett., 19, 235 (1973).

B. S. Rabinovitch*, J. F. Meagher, K.–J. Chao, and J. R. Barker, "Failure of Intramolecular Energy Relaxation in Unimolecular Reaction Systems," J. Chem. Phys., 60, 2932 (1974).

J. F. Meagher, K.–J. Chao, J. R. Barker, and B. S. Rabinovitch*, "Intramolecular Vibrational Energy Relaxation. Decomposition of a Series of Chemically Activated Fluoroalkyl Cyclopropanes," J. Phys. Chem., 78, 2535 (1974).

John R. Barker*, "VLPP Unimolecular Rate Theory," Int. J. Chem. Kinetics, 7, 943 (1975).

John R. Barker and Ralph E. Weston, Jr.*, "Energy–Dependent Cross Sections for Quenching of Na(3p2P) by Several Gases," J. Chem. Phys., 65, 1427 (1976).

John R. Barker*, "A Modified Model for Quenching and Electronic-Vibrational Energy Transfer," Chem. Phys., 18, 175 (1976).

John R. Barker, Sidney W. Benson* and David M. Golden, "The Decomposition of Dimethyl Peroxide and the Rate Constant for CH3O + O2 → CH2O + HO2," Int. J. Chem. Kinetics, 9, 31 (1977).

D. J. Eckstrom*, John R. Barker, J. G. Hawley, and J. P. Reilly, "Intracavity Dye Laser Spectroscopy Studies of the Ba + N2O, Ca + N2O + CO, and Sr + N2O + CO Reactions," Applied Optics, 16, 2102 (1977).


R. N. Rosenfeld, J. I. Brauman, John R. Barker, and D. M. Golden*, "Infrared Photodecomposition of Ethyl Vinyl Ether. A Chemical Probe of Multiphoton Dynamics," J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 99, 8063 (1977).

A. C. Baldwin, John R. Barker, D. M. Golden, and D. G. Hendry*, "Photochemical Smog: Rate Parameter Estimates and Computer Simulations," J. Phys. Chem., 81, 2483 (1977).

E. Ghibaudi, John R. Barker, and S. W. Benson*, "Wet Scrubbing of NOx Using Hypochlorite Solution," Int. J. Chem. Kinetics, 11, 843 (1979).

J. S. Chang, John R. Barker, J. E. Davenport, and D. M. Golden*, "Chlorine Nitrate Photolysis by a New Technique," Chem. Phys. Lett., 60, 385 (1979).

A. C. Baldwin, John R. Barker, D. M. Golden*, R. Duperrex, and H. van den Bergh, "Infrared Multiphoton Chemistry: Comparison of Theory and Experiment; Solution of the Master Equation," Chem. Phys. Lett., 62, 178 (1979).

Michel Rossi, John R. Barker, and David M. Golden*, "Infrared Multiphoton Dissociation Yields via a Versatile New Technique. Intensity, Fluence, and Wavelength Dependence for CF3I," Chem. Phys. Lett., 65, 523 (1979).

Michel Rossi, John R. Barker, and David M. Golden*, "Infrared Multiphoton Generation of Radicals: A New Technique for Obtaining Absolute Rate Constants. Application to Reactions of CF3," J. Chem. Phys., 71, 3722 (1979).

J. S. Chang and John R. Barker*, "Reaction Rate and Products for the Reaction O(3P) + H2CO," J. Phys. Chem., 83, 3059 (1979).

John R. Barker*, "Infrared Multiphoton Decomposition: A Comparison of Approximate Models and Exact Solutions of the Energy–Grained Master Equation," J. Chem. Phys., 72, 3686 (1980).

David M. Golden*, Michel Rossi, Alan C. Baldwin, and John R. Barker, "IR Photochemistry and Photophysics," Acc. Chem. Res., 14, 56 (1981).

Gregory P. Smith and John R. Barker*, "Energy Transfer Rates for Vibrationally Excited Gas–Phase Azulene in the Electronic Ground State," Chem. Phys. Lett., 78, 253 (1981).

Alan C. Baldwin and John R. Barker*, "IR Photochemistry: A Unified Approach for Single–Channel Reactions. I. Theory and Computational Examples," J. Chem. Phys., 74, 3813 (1981).

Alan C. Baldwin and John R. Barker*, "IR Photochemistry: A Unified Approach for Single–Channel Reactions. II Treatment of Experimental Data," J. Chem. Phys., 74, 3823 (1981).

Jenq–Sian Chang, Paula L. Trevor, and John R. Barker*, "O(3P) + HOONO2 → Products: Temperature–Dependent Rate Constant," Int. J. Chem. Kinetics, 13, 1151 (1981).


Paula L. Trevor and John R. Barker*, "H + HOONO2 → Products: Temperature–Dependent Rate Constant," Int. J. Chem. Kinetics, 13, 1163 (1981).

M. J. Rossi, John R. Barker, and D. M. Golden*, "Infrared Multiphoton Photophysics: Decomposition of CnF2n+1I (n = 1,2,3)," J. Chem. Phys., 76, 406 (1982).

M. J. Rossi and John R. Barker*, "Infrared Fluorescence and Collisional Energy Transfer Parameters for Vibrationally Excited Azulene* (So,Evib): Dependence on Internal Energy," Chem. Phys. Lett., 85, 21 (1982).

P. L. Trevor, G. Black, and John R. Barker*, "The Reaction Rate Constant for OH + HOONO2 → Products over the Temperature Range 246 K to 324 K," J. Phys. Chem., 86, 1661 (1982).

Alan C. Baldwin and John R. Barker*, "IR–Photochemistry: A Unified Approach for Single–Channel Reactions — A Simple Approximate Solution of the Master Equation," Chem. Phys. Lett., 86, 55 (1982).

M. J. Rossi, John R. Barker, and D. M. Golden*, "Laser–Induced Chemical Kinetics: Absolute Rate Constants for the Reactions C2F5 + Br2 → C2F5Br + Br and n-C3F7 + Br2 → C3F7Br + Br," Int. J. Chem. Kinetics, 14, 499 (1982).

John R. Barker* and Tuvia Rothem, "Theory of the Time–Dependent–Thermal–Lensing (TDTL) Technique as used in Energy Transfer Experiments," Chem. Phys., 68, 331 (1982).

Paula L. Trevor, Tuvia Rothem, and John R. Barker*, "Time–Dependent–Thermal–Lensing (TDTL) Studies on Gas–Phase Azulene," Chem. Phys., 68, 341 (1982).

John R. Barker*, M. J. Rossi, and J. R. Pladziewicz, "Level–to–Level Vibrational Energy Transfer Studies: Energy–Dependence and Observation of Product Species for Azulene (So,Evib) + CO2," Chem. Phys. Lett., 90, 99 (1982).

Nathan Presser, John R. Barker, and Robert J. Gordon*, "Optoacoustic Measurements of IR Multiphoton Excitation of cis–3,4–Dichlorocyclobutene," J. Chem. Phys., 78, 2163 (1983).

M. J. Rossi, J. R. Pladziewicz, and John R. Barker*, "Energy–Dependent Energy Transfer: Deactivation of Azulene (So, Evib) by Seventeen Collider Gases," J. Chem. Phys., 78, 6695 (1983).

John R. Barker*, "Monte Carlo Calculations on Unimolecular Reactions, Energy Transfer, and IR–Multiphoton Decomposition," Chem. Phys., 77, 201 (1983).

John R. Barker*, Feature Article: "Direct Measurements of Energy Transfer Involving Large Molecules in the Electronic Ground State," J. Phys. Chem., 88, 11 (1984).

Roger Patrick, John R. Barker, and David M. Golden*, "A Computational Study of the HO2 + HO2 and DO2 + DO2 Reactions," J. Phys. Chem., 88, 128 (1984).


John R. Barker* and Rachel E. Golden, "Temperature–Dependent Energy Transfer: Direct Experiments Using Azulene," J. Phys. Chem., 88, 1012 (1984).

L. J. Allamandola*, A. G. G. M. Tielens, and John R. Barker, "Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and the Unidentified Infrared Emission Bands: Auto Exhaust Along the Milky Way!", Astrophys. J., 290, L25 (1985).

T. C. Brown, K. D. King, J.–M. Zellweger, and John R. Barker*, "Experimental Studies of Population Distributions Produced by Infrared Multiphoton Absorption," Ber. Bunsenges. Phys. Chem., 89, 301 (1985).

Wendell Forst* and John R. Barker, "Collisional Energy Transfer and Macroscopic Disequilibrium. Application to Azulene," J. Chem. Phys., 83, 124 (1985).

John R. Barker, L. Brouwer, R. Patrick, M. Rossi, P. L. Trevor, and D. M. Golden*, "Photolysis of N2O5 Investigated by Fluorescence and Optoacoustic Techniques," Int. J. Chem. Kinetics, 17, 991 (1985).

J.–M. Zellweger, T. C. Brown, and John R. Barker*, "I. Vibrationally Excited Populations from IR–Multiphoton Absorption; Absorbed Energy and Reaction Yield Measurements," J. Chem. Phys., 83, 6251 (1985).

J.–M. Zellweger, T. C. Brown, and John R. Barker*, "II. Vibrationally Excited Populations from IR–Multiphoton Absorption; Infrared Fluorescence Measurements," J. Chem. Phys., 83, 6261 (1985).

J.–M. Zellweger, T. C. Brown, and John R. Barker*, "III. Vibrationally Excited Populations from IR–Multiphoton Absorption; Energy–Transfer Between 1,1,2–trifluoroethane and Argon," J. Phys. Chem., 90, 461 (1986).

John R. Barker*, L. J. Allamandola, and A. G. G. M. Tielens, "Anharmonicity and the Interstellar Aromatic Hydrocarbon Infrared Emission Spectrum," Astrophys. J., 315, L61 (1987).

John R. Barker*, "Sums of Quantum States for Non–Separable Degrees of Freedom: Multidimensional Monte Carlo Integration," J. Phys. Chem., 91, 3849 (1987).

Jichun Shi, Diane Bernfeld, and John R. Barker*, "Energy Dependence of Infrared Emission from Azulene C-H Stretching Vibrations," J. Chem. Phys., 88, 6211 (1988).

Jichun Shi and John R. Barker*, "Energy–dependent Collisional Deactivation of Vibrationally Excited Azulene," J. Chem. Phys., 88, 6219-6227 (1988).

Isabelle Cherchneff and John R. Barker*, "Infrared Emission from a Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Excited by Ultraviolet Laser," Astrophys. J. (Letters), 341, L21-4 (1989).

Beatriz M. Toselli and John R. Barker*, "Ro-vibrational State Densities Based on Spectroscopic Data for Non-separable Systems," Chem. Phys. Letters, 159, 499-504 (1989).


Beatriz M. Toselli and John R. Barker*, "Reactant States Model: Predicted k(E,J) for NO2(2A1) → O(3P) + NO(2∏), Based on Spectroscopic Data," J. Chem. Phys., 94, 2239-53 (1989).

Beatriz M. Toselli and John R. Barker*, "Symmetry Specific Densities of Rovibrational Energy Levels for Nonseparable Systems," J. Phys. Chem., 93, 6578-81 (1989).

L. J. Allamandola*, A. G. G. M. Tielens, and J. R. Barker, "Interstellar Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: The Infrared Emission Bands, The Excitation/Emission Mechanism, and the Astrophysical Implications," Astrophys. J. Suppl. Ser., 71, 733-75 (1989).

Jichun Shi and John R. Barker*, "Incubation in Cyclohexene Decomposition at High Temperatures," Int. J. Chem. Kinetics, 22, 187-206 (1990).

Beatriz M. Toselli, Theresa L. Walunas, and John R. Barker*, "Time Dependent Thermal Lensing Measurements of V-T Energy Transfer From Highly Excited NO2," J. Chem. Phys., 92, 4793-804 (1990).

Murthy L. Yerram, Jerrell D. Brenner, Keith D. King, and John R. Barker*, "Collisional Deactivation of Highly Vibrationally Excited Benzene Pumped at 248 nm," J. Phys. Chem., 94, 6341-50 (1990).

Jichun Shi and John R. Barker*, "Emission from Ozone Excited Electronic States," J. Phys. Chem., 94, 8390-3 (1990).

Jichun Shi and John R. Barker*, "Kinetic Studies of the Deactivation of O2(1∑g+) and O(1D)," Int. J. Chem. Kinetics, 22, 1283-1301 (1990).

Beatriz M. Toselli and John R. Barker*, "Quantum Effects in Large Molecule Collisional Energy Transfer?", Chem. Phys. Letters, 174, 304-8 (1990).

Beatriz M. Toselli, Jerrell D. Brenner, Murthy L. Yerram, William E. Chin, Keith D. King, and John R. Barker*, "Vibrational Relaxation of Highly Excited Toluene," J. Chem. Phys., 95, 176 (1991).

Isabelle Cherchneff, John R. Barker*, and Alexander G. G. M. Tielens, "Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Optical Properties and Contribution to the Acceleration of Stellar Outflows," Astrophys. J., 377, 541-552 (1991).

Beatriz M. Toselli and John R. Barker*, "Excitation of CO2 by energy transfer from highly vibrationally excited benzene derivatives," J. Chem. Phys., 95, 8108 (1991).

Jerrell D. Brenner and John R. Barker*, "Infrared Emission Spectra of Benzene and Naphthalene: Implications for the Interstellar PAH Hypothesis," Astrophys. J. (Letters), 388, L39-L43 (1992).


Beatriz M. Toselli and John R. Barker*, "Isotope Effects in the Vibrational Deactivation of Large Molecules", J. Chem. Phys., 97, 1809-1817 (1992).

Isabelle Cherchneff, John R. Barker*, and Alexander G. G. M. Tielens, "Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Molecular Equilibria in Carbon Rich Stars," Astrophys. J., 394, 703-716 (1992).

Jichun Shi and John R. Barker*, "Odd-Oxygen Formation in the Laser Irradiation of O2 at 248 nm: Evidence for Reactions of O2 in the Herzberg States with Ground State O2," J. Geophys. Res., 97, 13039-13050 (1992).

John R. Barker*, "Radiative Recombination in the Electronic Ground State*," J. Phys. Chem., 96, 7361-7367 (1992).

Isabelle Cherchneff, John R. Barker*, and Alexander G. G. M. Tielens, "Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Formation in Carbon Rich Stellar Envelopes," Astrophys. J., 410, 269-287 (1992).

John R. Barker* and Beatriz M. Toselli, "Infrared Emission Studies of the Vibrational Deactivation of Benzene Derivatives," Int. Rev. Phys. Chem., 12, 305-338 (1993).

Jerrell D. Brenner, Joseph P. Erinjeri, and John R. Barker*, "Population Distributions in the Vibrational Deactivation of Benzene and Benzene-d6: First and Second Moments Derived from Two-Color Infrared Fluorescence Measurements", Chem. Phys. (Special issue on "Vibrational Energy Dynamics"), 175, 99-111 (1993).

Zhen-Chuan Bao, Wa On Yu, and John R. Barker*, "Absolute Integrated Cross Sections for Some O2 Herzberg I Transitions Near 248-249 nm", J. Chem. Phys., 103, 6-13 (1995).

John R. Barker* and Keith D. King, "Vibrational Energy Transfer in Shock-Heated Norbornene", J. Chem. Phys., 103, 4953-4966 (1995).

Zhen-Chuan Bao and John R. Barker*, "Temperature and Ionic Strength Effects on Some Reactions Involving Sulfate Radical [SO4-(aq)]", J. Phys. Chem., 100, 9780-9787 (1996).

Laurie A. Miller and John R. Barker*, "Collisional Deactivation of Highly Vibrationally Excited Pyrazine", J. Chem. Phys., 105, 1383-1391 (1996).

Laurie A. Miller, Carolyn D. Cook, and John R. Barker*, "Temperature Effects in the Collisional Deactivation of Highly Vibrationally Excited Pyrazine by Unexcited Pyrazine", J. Chem. Phys., 105, 3012-3018 (1996).

Alexander Chimbayo, Beatriz M. Toselli, and John R. Barker*, "Memory Effects During Collisional Energy Transfer from Highly Excited CS2", Chem. Phys. Letters, 259, 225-232 (1996).


Eric E. Brock, Yoshito Oshima, Phillip E. Savage*, and John R. Barker, "Kinetics and Mechanism of Methanol Oxidation in Supercritical Water", J. Phys. Chem., 100, 15834-15842 (1996).

John R. Barker*, "A State-to-State Statistical-Dynamical Theory for Large Molecule Collisional Energy Transfer", Ber. Bunsenges. Phys. Chem., 101, 566 (1997).

Eric E. Brock, Phillip E. Savage* and John R. Barker, "A reduced mechanism for methanol oxidation in supercritical water", Chem. Eng. Sci., 53, 857-867 (1998).

Alexander Chimbayo, Beatriz M. Toselli, and John R. Barker*, "Deactivation of Highly Excited CS2 and SO2 by Rare Gases", J. Chem. Phys., 108, 2383-2394 (1998).

W. F. Schneider*, T. J. Wallington, J. R. Barker, and E. A. Stahlberg, "CF3CFHO radical: Decomposition vs. Reaction with O2", Ber. Bunsenges. Phys. Chem., 102, 1850-6 (1998).

Laurie M. Yoder, John R. Barker, K. Thomas Lorenz, and David W. Chandler*, "Ion imaging the recoil energy distribution following vibrational predissociation of triplet state pyrazine-Ar van der Waals clusters", Chem. Phys. Letters, 302, 602-608 (1999).

John R. Barker* and Marc H. Ross, "An Introduction to Global Warming", Am. J. Phys, 67, 1216-1226 (1999).

Laurie M. Yoder and John R. Barker*, "Time of Flight Measurement of Recoil Energy Distributions from Vibrational Predissociation of van der Waals Clusters", Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2, 813-21 (2000). DOI: 10.1039/A907999H

Jack G. Green, Jichun Shi, and John R. Barker*, "Photochemical Kinetics of Vibrationally Excited Ozone Produced in the 248 nm Photolysis of O2/O3 Mixtures", J. Phys. Chem. A, 104, 6218-26 (2000). DOI: 10.1021/jp000635k

Tianying Yan, William L. Hase*, and John R. Barker, "Identifying trapping desorption in gas-surface scattering", Chem. Phys. Letters, 329, 84-91 (2000). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0009-2614(00)00993-3

Laurie M. Yoder and John R. Barker*, "Quasiclassical Trajectory Simulations of Pyrazine-Argon and Methylpyrazine-Argon van der Waals Cluster Predissociation and Collisional Energy Transfer", J. Phys. Chem. A, 104, 10184-10193 (2000). DOI: 10.1021/jp001248d

John R. Barker*, Laurie M. Yoder, and Keith D. King, Feature Article: "Vibrational Energy Transfer Modeling of Non-Equilibrium Polyatomic Reaction Systems", J. Phys. Chem. A, 105, 796-809 (2001). DOI: 10.1021/jp002077f

John R. Barker*, "Multiple-Well, Multiple-Path Unimolecular Reaction Systems. I. MultiWell Computer Program Suite", Int. J. Chem. Kinetics, 33, 232-45 (2001). DOI: 10.1002/kin.1017


John R. Barker* and Nicolas F. Ortiz, "Multiple-Well, Multiple-Path Unimolecular Reaction Systems. II. 2-Methylhexyl Free Radicals", Int. J. Chem. Kinetics, 33, 246-61 (2001). DOI: 10.1002/kin.1018

Robert M. Shroll, Lawrence L. Lohr, and John R. Barker*, "Empirical Potentials for Rovibrational Energy Transfer of Hydrogen Fluoride in Collisions with Argon", J. Chem. Phys., 115 (10), 4573-85 (2001). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1388547

Yong Liu, Andre S. Pimentel, Yasuko Antoku, Brent J. Giles, John R. Barker*, "Temperature Dependent Rate and Equilibrium Constants for Br•(aq) + Br−(aq) ↔ Br2

−•(aq)", J. Phys. Chem. A, 106, 11075-82 (2002). DOI: 10.1021/jp0255536

Xiao-Ying Yu and John R. Barker*, "Hydrogen Peroxide Photolysis in Acidic Aqueous Solutions Containing Chloride Ions. I. Chemical Mechanism", J. Phys. Chem. A., 107, 1313-24 (2003). DOI: 10.1021/jp0266648

Xiao-Ying Yu and John R. Barker*, "Hydrogen Peroxide Photolysis in Acidic Aqueous Solutions Containing Chloride Ions. II. Quantum Yield of HO•(aq) Radicals", J. Phys. Chem. A., 107, 1325-32 (2003). DOI: 10.1021/jp026666s

Lawrence L. Lohr, John R. Barker*, and Robert M. Shroll, "Modeling the Organic Nitrate Yields in the Reaction of Alkylperoxy Radicals with Nitric Oxide. I. Electronic Structure Calculations and Thermochemistry", J. Phys. Chem. A., 107, 7429-7433 (2003). DOI: 10.1021/jp034637r

John R. Barker*, Lawrence L. Lohr, Robert M. Shroll, and Susan Reading, "Modeling the Organic Nitrate Yields in the Reaction of Alkylperoxy Radicals with Nitric Oxide. II. Reaction Simulations", J. Phys. Chem. A., 107, 7434-7444 (2003). DOI: 10.1021/jp034638j

Yong Liu, Ramona L. Sheaffer, and John R. Barker*, "The Effects of Temperature and Ionic Strength on the Rate and Equilibrium Constants for the Reaction I•(aq) + I(aq) ↔ I2

−•(aq)", J. Phys. Chem. A, 107, 10296-10302 (2003). DOI: 10.1021/jp036126a

John R. Barker* and David M. Golden, "Master Equation Analysis of Pressure-Dependent Atmospheric Reactions", Chem. Rev., 103, 4577-4591 (2003). DOI: 10.1021/cr020655d

David M. Golden*, John R. Barker, and Lawrence L. Lohr, "Master Equation Models for the Pressure- and Temperature-Dependent Reactions HO + NO2 → HONO2 and HO + NO2 → HOONO", J. Phys. Chem. A, 107, 11057-11071 (2003). DOI: 10.1021/jp0353183

David M. Golden*, John R. Barker, and Lawrence L. Lohr, "Additions and Corrections: Master Equation Models for the Pressure- and Temperature-Dependent Reactions HO + NO2 -> HONO2 and HO + NO2 -> HOONO", J. Phys. Chem. A, 108, 8552 (2004).

John R. Barker* and Colleen N. Shovlin, "An Approximation for Hindered Rotor State Energies", Chem. Phys. Letters, 383, 203-207 (2004). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2003.11.024


Xiao-Ying Yu, Zhen-Chuan Bao, and John R. Barker*, "Free radical reactions involving Cl•, Cl2

-•, and SO4-• in the 248 nm photolysis of aqueous solutions containing S2O8

2- and Cl-", J. Phys. Chem. A, 108, 295-308 (2004). DOI: 10.1021/jp036211i

Yong Liu , Lawrence L. Lohr, and John R. Barker*, "Quasi-classical Trajectory Simulations of Intramolecular Vibrational Energy Redistribution in HONO2 and DONO2", J. Phys. Chem. B, 109, 8304-8309 (2005). DOI: 10.1021/jp047436b

John R. Barker*, Philip J. Stimac, Keith D. King, and David M. Leitner, "CF3CH3 → HF + CF2CH2: A non-RRKM Reaction?", J. Phys. Chem. A, 110, 2944-2954 (2006). DOI: 10.1021/jp054510x

Yong Liu , Lawrence L. Lohr, and John R. Barker*, "Quasi-classical Trajectory Simulations of OH(v) + NO2 → HONO2* → OH(v') + NO2: Capture and Vibrational Deactivation Rate Constants", J. Phys. Chem. A, 110, 1267-1277 (2006). DOI: 10.1021/jp053099a

Philip J. Stimac and John R. Barker*, "Intramolecular Vibrational Energy Redistribution Involving the Torsion in CF3CH3: A Molecular Dynamics Study", J. Phys. Chem. A, 6851–6859 (2006). DOI: 10.1021/jp0568024

Ralph E. Weston, Jr. and John R. Barker*, "On modeling the pressure-dependent photoisomerization of trans-stilbene by including slow IVR", J. Phys. Chem. A, 7888-7897 (2006). DOI: 10.1021/jp061630b

Andrea Maranzana, John R. Barker*, and Glauco Tonachini, "Master Equation Simulations of Competing Unimolecular and Bimolecular Reactions: Application to OH Production in the Reaction of Acetyl Radical with O2", Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 9, 4129 - 4141 (2007). DOI: 10.1039/b705116f

Jingyao Liu and John R. Barker*, "On the Chaperon Mechanism: Application to ClO + ClO (+N2) → ClOOCl (+N2)", J. Phys. Chem. A, 111, 8689-8698 (2007). DOI: 10.1021/jp072978p

Philip J. Stimac and John R. Barker*, "non-RRKM Dynamics in the CH3O2 + NO Reaction System", J. Phys. Chem. A,112, 2553-2562 (2008). DOI: 10.1021/jp710016n

Andrea Maranzana, Giovanni Ghigo, Glauco Tonachini*, and John R. Barker, "Tropospheric Oxidation of Ethyne and But-2-yne. I. Theoretical Mechanistic Study", J. Phys. Chem. A, 112, 3656-3665 (2008). DOI: 10.1021/jp077174o

Andrea Maranzana, John R. Barker*, and Glauco Tonachini, "Oxidation of Ethyne and But-2-yne. II. Master Equation Simulations ", J. Phys. Chem. A, 112, 3666-3675 (2008). DOI: 10.1021/jp077180k

P.J. Stimac and J.R. Barker*, "Non-RRKM Dynamics in the CH3O2 + NO Reaction System",J. Phys. Chem. A, 2008. 112: 2553-2562. DOI: 10.1021/jp710016n

J.R. Barker*, "Energy Transfer in Master Equation Simulations: A New Approach", Int. J. Chem. Kinetics, 41, 748-763 (2009). DOI 10.1002/kin.20447


Thanh Lam Nguyen and John R. Barker*, "Sums and Densities of Fully-Coupled Anharmonic Vibrational States: A Comparison of Three Practical Methods", J. Phys. Chem. A., 114, 3718–3730 (2010). DOI: 10.1021/jp100132s

John R. Barker* and Ralph E. Weston, Jr., "Collisional Energy Transfer Probability Densities P(E,J;E',J') for Monatomics Colliding with Large Molecules", J. Phys. Chem. A, 114, 10619–10633 (2010). DOI: 10.1021/jp106443d

Thanh Lam Nguyen, John F. Stanton, and John R. Barker*, "A Practical Implementation of Semi-Classical Transition State Theory for Polyatomics", Chem. Phys. Letters, 499, 9-15 (2010). doi:10.1016/j.cplett.2010.09.015

David M. Golden* and John R. Barker, "Pressure- and Temperature-Dependent Combustion Reactions", Combust. Flame, 158, 602–617 (2011) doi:10.1016/j.combustflame.2010.08.011

Thanh Lam Nguyen, Jaehee Park, Kyungjun Lee, Kihyung Song, and John R. Barker*, "Mechanism and Kinetics of the Reaction NO3 + C2H4", J. Phys. Chem. A, 115, 4894-4901 (2011). DOI: 10.1021/jp200460b

Thanh Lam Nguyen, John F. Stanton, and John R. Barker*, "Ab initio Reaction Rate Constants Computed Using Semi-Classical Transition State Theory: HO + H2 → H2O + H and Isotopologues", J. Phys. Chem. A, 115, 5118–5126 (2011). DOI: 10.1021/jp2022743

John R. Barker* and Ralph E. Weston, Jr., Correction to "Collisional Energy Transfer Probability Densities P(E,J;E',J') for Monatomics Colliding with Large Molecules", J. Phys. Chem. A, 116, 799–799 (2012). DOI: 10.1021/jp2118289

J. R. Barker*, J. R., T. L. Nguyen, and J. F. Stanton, "Ab Initio Kinetic Isotope Effects for Cl + CH Computed Using Semi-Classical Transition State Theory", J. Phys. Chem. A, 116, 6408−6419 (2012). DOI: 10.1021/jp212383u

Buszek, R. J., J. R. Barker, and J. S. Francisco*, "Water Effect on the OH + HCl Reaction", J. Phys. Chem. A, 116, 4712–4719 (2012). DOI: 10.1021/jp3025107

Nguyen, T. L., B. Xue, R. E. Weston, Jr., J. R. Barker, and J. F. Stanton*, "Reaction of HO with CO: Tunneling is Indeed Important ", J. Phys. Chem. Letters, 3, 1549–1553 (2012). DOI: 10.1021/jz300443a

Ralph E. Weston, Jr., Thanh Lam Nguyen, John F. Stanton*, and John R. Barker*, "HO + CO Reaction Rates and H/D Kinetic Isotope Effects: Master Equation Models with ab Initio SCTST Rate Constants", J. Phys. Chem. A 117, 821−835 (2013). dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp311928w

Matti P. Rissanen, Arkke J. Eskola, Thanh Lam Nguyen, John R. Barker, Jingjing Liu, Jingyao Liu, Erkki Halme, and Raimo S. Timonen*, "CH2NH2 + O2 and CH3CHNH2 + O2 Reaction Kinetics: Photoionization Mass Spectrometry Experiments and Master Equation Calculations", J. Phys. Chem. A, 118, 2176−2186 (2014). dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp411238e


Yang, Lei; Liu*, Jing-Yao; Luo, Cheng; Barker, J. R. "Theoretical Study on the Kinetics of the reaction CH2Br+NO2", J. Phys. Chem. A, 118, 3313−3318 (2014). dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp410811m

Yang, L.; Sonk, J. A.; Barker*, J. R. HO + OClO Reaction System: Featuring a Barrierless Entrance Channel with Two Transition States. J. Phys. Chem. A 2015, 119, 5723–5731, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b03487.

Mohamad A. A., J. R. Barker*, Comparison of Three Isoelectronic Multiple-Well Reaction Systems: OH + CH2O, OH + CH2CH2, and OH + CH2NH. J. Phys. Chem. A 2015, 119, 7578−7592, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b00910.

J. R. Barker, M. Frenklach, D. M. Golden*, When Rate Constants Are Not Enough. J. Phys. Chem. A 2015, 119, 7451−7461, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b00640

J. R. Barker, M. Frenklach, D. M. Golden*, Reply to “Comment on ‘When Rate Constants Are Not Enough’”. J. Phys. Chem. A 2016, 120, 313−317, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b06652.

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