Nicholas J. Corrente

I am a Teaching Instructor in the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. I received my Ph.D. in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering from Rutgers University in December 2024, under the supervision of Prof. Alexander V. Neimark.

My research focuses on molecular modeling of nanoporous materials, particularly investigating the relationships between structural, adsorption, and mechanical properties of nanoporous carbons. I develop and apply advanced molecular simulation methods to understand complex phenomena in these materials. During my Ph.D., I also collaborated with ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company as an NSF INTERN.

As an educator, I am passionate about teaching chemical engineering fundamentals and computational methods. I currently teach courses in Material and Energy Balances, Thermodynamics, and Computational Methods, striving to create an engaging and effective learning environment for my students.

news

Dec 18, 2024	NJC successfully defends his dissertation titled “Coupling Structural, Adsorption, and Mechanical Properties of Nanoporous Carbons Using Advanced Molecular Simulation Methods.”
Sep 01, 2024	NJC appointed as a full-time Teaching Instructor in the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at Rutgers University.
May 21, 2024	NJC won the 1st-place best poster award for “SAFT-DFT Studies of Nanoporous Carbon Deformation Induced by Multicomponent Adsorption””, presented at the 9th Characterization of Porous Materials Conference.
Apr 11, 2024	Our cover art associated with the manuscript, Deformation of Nanoporous Carbons Induced By Multicomponent Adsorption: Insight from the SAFT-DFT Model has been selected as a front cover for the Journal of Physical Chemistry C. (see cover)

selected publications

Modeling Structural Flexibility in 3D Carbon Models: A Hybrid MC/MD Approach to Adsorption-Induced Deformation

Nicholas J Corrente, Shivam Parashar, Raleigh Gough, and 3 more authors

2024

Bib

@preprints{corrente2024modeling,
  title = {Modeling Structural Flexibility in 3D Carbon Models: A Hybrid MC/MD Approach to Adsorption-Induced Deformation},
  author = {Corrente, Nicholas J and Parashar, Shivam and Gough, Raleigh and Hinks, Elizabeth and Ravikovitch, Peter and Neimark, Alexander},
  journal = {ChemRxiv preprint},
  year = {2024},
  preprint = {https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-hd20d},
}

From Slit Pores to 3D Frameworks: Advances in Molecular Modeling of Adsorption in Nanoporous Carbons

Nicholas J Corrente, and Alexander Neimark

2024

Bib

@preprints{corrente2024slit,
  title = {From Slit Pores to 3D Frameworks: Advances in Molecular Modeling of Adsorption in Nanoporous Carbons},
  author = {Corrente, Nicholas J and Neimark, Alexander},
  journal = {ChemRxiv preprint},
  year = {2024},
  preprint = {https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-0wqc3},
}

Modeling adsorption of simple fluids and hydrocarbons on nanoporous carbons

Nicholas J Corrente, Elizabeth L Hinks, Aastha Kasera, and 3 more authors

Carbon, 2022

DOI Bib HTML

@article{corrente2022modeling,
  title = {Modeling adsorption of simple fluids and hydrocarbons on nanoporous carbons},
  author = {Corrente, Nicholas J and Hinks, Elizabeth L and Kasera, Aastha and Gough, Raleigh and Ravikovitch, Peter I and Neimark, Alexander V},
  journal = {Carbon},
  volume = {197},
  pages = {526--533},
  year = {2022},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  doi = {10.1016/j.carbon.2022.06.071},
}

Deformation of nanoporous carbons induced by multicomponent adsorption: insight from the SAFT-DFT model

Nicholas J Corrente, Elizabeth L Hinks, Aastha Kasera, and 2 more authors

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2024

DOI Bib HTML

@article{corrente2024deformation,
  title = {Deformation of nanoporous carbons induced by multicomponent adsorption: insight from the SAFT-DFT model},
  author = {Corrente, Nicholas J and Hinks, Elizabeth L and Kasera, Aastha and Liu, Jinlu and Neimark, Alexander V},
  journal = {The Journal of Physical Chemistry C},
  volume = {128},
  number = {20},
  pages = {8458--8466},
  year = {2024},
  publisher = {ACS Publications},
  doi = {10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c00833.s002},
}