Academic Publications (Google scholar)

Birdsey, R.A., D.A. DellaSala, W.S. Walker, S.R. Gorelik, G. Rose, and C.E. Ramírez. “Assessing carbon stocks and accumulation potential of mature forests and larger trees in U.S. federal lands.” Frontiers in Forests and Global Change (2023) 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2022.1074508. 

Chintam, K., A. Prybutok, W. Brenneis, J.M. Chan, J. Green, R. Li, M. Olsen, S.L. Ramesh, C.E. Ramírez, D.R. Vemulapalli, J. Cole, “Designing and Implementing a Workshop on the Intersection between Social Justice and Engineering.” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2023) https://peer.asee.org/42969.

Ramírez, C.E., R. Jacobberger, R.M. Young, and M.R. Wasielewski. “Photophysics of Zinc 2,11,20,29-Tetra-tert-butyl-2,3-Naphthalocyanine: Aggregation-Induced S₂ Emission and Rapid Intersystem Crossing in the Solid State.” Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2022) 126, 28, 11680–11689. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c03226. 

Ramírez, C.E. “Understanding Photophysics of Rylene Diimides and Tetrapyrroles in the Solid State for Enhancement of Organic Photovoltaic Performance.” Northwestern University ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (2022) 29256560. https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/understanding-photophysics-rylene-diimides/.

Williams, M.W.,* I. Schlesinger,* C.E. Ramírez,* R.M. Jacobberger, P.J. Brown, R.M. Young, and M.R. Wasielewski. “Effect of Crystallinity on Endoergic Singlet Fission in Perylenediimide Single Crystals and Polycrystalline Films.” Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2022) 126, 25, 10287–10297. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c02298. 

Ramírez, C.E. “Without Environmental Justice, the Renewable Energy Transition Will Leave Low-Income and BIPOC Communities Behind.” Journal of Science Policy & Governance (2021) 18, 03. https://doi.org/10.38126/JSPG180306. 

Ramírez, C.E.,* S. Chen,* N.E. Powers-Riggs, I. Schlesinger, R.M. Young, and M.R. Wasielewski. “Symmetry-Breaking Charge Separation in the Solid State: Tetra(phenoxy)perylenediimide Polycrystalline Films.” Journal of the American Chemical Society (2020) 142, 42, 18243–18250. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c09185. 

Jiang, C., A. Saha, C.C. Young, D.P. Hashim, C.E. Ramírez, P.M. Ajayan, M. Pasquali, and A.A. Martí. “Macroscopic Nanotube Fibers Spun from Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Polyelectrolytes.” ACS Nano (2014) 8, 9, 9107-9112 27. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn502552q. 

*co-first authors

Blogs & Op-eds

Habeeb, G., R. Frost, and C. E. Ramírez. “No Need to Reinvent the Forest.” Natural Resources Defense Council (2024) https://www.nrdc.org/bio/gabrielle-habeeb/no-need-reinvent-forest. 

Rath, D. and C.E. Ramírez. “How Management Affects Carbon Stored in Forest Soils.” Natural Resources Defense Council (2023) https://www.nrdc.org/bio/daniel-rath/how-forest-management-affects-soil-carbon. 

Pepper, E. and C.E. Ramírez. “On International Day of Forests, the Global North Must Show Leadership.” Natural Resources Defense Council(2023) https://www.nrdc.org/bio/elly-pepper/international-day-forests-global-north-must-show-leadership. 

Ramírez, C.E. “Op-ed: Public lands are not neutral. We must grapple with their racist roots.” Environmental Health News (2023) https://www.ehn.org/public-lands-environmental-justice-2659274278.html. *published as an Agents of Change in Environmental Justice Fellow

Ramírez, C.E. “Op-ed: Solving the climate crisis requires more than switching to renewables—everyone needs equal access.” Environmental Health News (2021) [Invited op-ed] https://www.ehn.org/energy-justice-2655379074.html. 

Ramírez, C.E. “Op-ed: Renewable Energy Technology is Not Fully Helping Communities That Need It Most.” Union of Concerned Scientists(2021) https://blog.ucsusa.org/science-blogger/renewable-energy-not-fully-helping-communities-that-need-it-most/.