Rosa M. Espinosa Marzal

 Rosa M. Espinosa Marzal
Rosa M. Espinosa Marzal
  • Professor
  • Professor and Willett Faculty Scholar
  • Donald Biggar Willett Faculty Scholar
(217) 300-4380
3207 Newmark Civil Engineering Bldg

For More Information

Education

  • PhD. (Materials Science and Engineering), Hamburg University of Technology (Germany), 2004
  • BEng. (Mechanical Engineering), Universidad Politecnica de Valencia (Spain), 1997

Other Professional Employment

  • Vice-Chair of the American Chemical Society Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, 2024

Research Topics

Chapters in Books

  • RM Espinosa-Marzal, ZAH Goodwin, X Zhang, Q Zheng. Colloidal Interactions in Ionic Liquids–the electrical double layer inferred from ion layering and aggregation. ACS Book: One Hundred Years of Colloid Symposia: Looking Back and Looking Forward, 123-148 (2023).
  • Z Zachariah, M Heuberger, RM Espinosa-Marzal. Colloidal Interactions DLVO theory and beyond. One Hundred Years of Colloid Symposia: Looking Back and Looking Forward, 31-47 (2023).
  • R. M. Espinosa-Marzal, M. Han, A. Arcifa, A. Rossi, N. D. Spencer. Ionic Liquids at Interfaces and their Tribological Behaviour, in "Encyclopedia of Interfacial Chemistry: Surface Science and Electrochemistry", Elsevier (2018) Vol. 3.

Selected Articles in Journals

  • J. Yus, E.N. Nixon, J. Li, J. Noriega, M.J. Bennett, D. Flores, K. L. Marhaver, L. Wegley Kelly, R. M. Espinosa-Marzal and, A. J. Wagoner Johnson. Composite substrates for coral larval settlement and reef restoration based on natural hydraulic lime and inorganic strontium and magnesium compounds. Ecological Engineering (2024). Just accepted.
  • Daniel M Markiewitz, Zachary AH Goodwin, Michael McEldrew, J Pedro de Souza, Xuhui Zhang, Rosa M Espinosa-Marzal, Martin Z Bazant. Electric Field Induced Associations in the Double Layer of Salt-in-Ionic-Liquid Electrolytes. Faraday Discussions (2024) Just accepted.
  • Barrat, J. et al. Soft Matter Roadmap. Journal of Physics: Materials (2024) 7 (1) 012501. DOI 10.1088/2515-7639/ad06cc.
  • B. Fu, R. M. Espinosa-Marzal. Interfacial processes underlying the temperature-dependence of friction and wear of calcite single crystals. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (2024) 664, 561-572.
  • Q. Zheng, N. Hawthorne, J. Batteas, R.M. Espinosa-Marzal. Surface curvature enhances electrotunability of ionic liquid lubrication. Langmuir 2024, 40 (7) 3748–3758. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03519.
  • X. Zhang; M. Han; R. M. Espinosa-Marzal. Thin-Film Rheology and Tribology of Imidazolium Ionic Liquids. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2023, 15 (38), 45485-45497. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c10018.
  • Gus Greenwood, Jin Myung Kim, Shahriar Muhammad Nahid, Yeageun Lee, Amin Hajarian, SungWoo Nam, Rosa M Espinosa-Marzal. Dynamically tuning friction at the graphene interface using the field effect. Nature communications 14 (1), 5801 (2023).
  • Qianlu Zheng, Zachary A. H. Goodwin, Varun Gopalakrishnan, Alexis G. Hoane, Mengwei Han, Ruixian Zhang, Nathaniel Hawthorne, James D. Batteas, Andrew A. Gewirth, Rosa M. Espinosa- Marzal. Water in the electrical double layer of ionic liquids on graphene. ACS Nano (2023). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c01043.
  • Rosa M. Espinosa-Marzal, Joaquin Yus, Jiheon Kwon et al. Reinforced Hydrogels via Mineralization: Next Generation Bioscaffold. Journal of Physics: Materials 7 (1), 012501
  • Alex Deptula, Jessica Galera, Rosa Espinosa-Marzal. Control of surface morphology, adhesion and friction of colloidal gels with lamellar surface interactions. Advanced Functional Materials (2023) 2300896.
  • Ming Jun Lee. Rosa Espinosa-Marzal. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Tunability of Double Network Hydrogel Strength and Lubricity. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2023) 15.
  • K. Sun, T. Shoaib, M.W. Rutland, C. Do, R.M. Espinosa-Marzal. Insight into the assembly of lipid-hyaluronan complexes in osteoarthritic conditions. Biointerphases (2023) Just accepted.
  • B. Fu, R. M. Espinosa-Marzal. Velocity-weakening and -strengthening friction at single and multi-asperity contacts with calcite single crystals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S.A (2022) 119 (22) e2112505119.
  • T. Shoaib, P. Prendergast, R. M. Espinosa-Marzal. Compositional tuning reveals a pathway to achieve a strong and lubricious double network in agarose-polyacrylamide hydrogels. Tribology Letters (2022) 70 (3).
  • L. Li, F. Kohler, A. Røyne, R.M. Espinosa-Marzal, F. Bresme, E. Jettestuen, D. K. Dysthe. Limits to crystallization pressure. Langmuir (2022) 38 (37) 11265–11273, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c01325.
  • M. Han, S. Rogers, R. M. Espinosa-Marzal. Rheological characteristics of ionic liquids through nanopores. Langmuir (2022) 38 (9), 2961-2971.
  • Marilyn Porras-Gómez, Tooba Shoaib, Dylan Steer, Rosa Espinosa-Marzal, Cecilia Leal. Pathological hemifusion stiffens pulmonary surfactant membranes. Biophysical Journal (2022) 121(6), 886-896.
  • A. Deptula, M. Wade, S. A. Rogers, R. M. Espinosa-Marzal. Charge-Induced Structural Changes of Confined Copolymer Hydrogels for Controlled Surface Morphology and Friction. Advanced Functional Materials (2022) 2111414.
  • 4. M. Negrito, M. B. Elinski, N. Hawthorne, M. P. Pedley, M. Han, M. Sheldon, R. M. Espinosa-Marzal, and J. D. Batteas, Using Patterned Self-Assembled Monolayers to Tune Graphene−Substrate Interactions. Langmuir (2021), DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01136.
  • G. Greenwood, J.M. Kim, Q. Zheng, S.M. Nahid, S. Nam, Rosa M. Espinosa-Marzal. Effects of layering and supporting substrate on liquid slip at the single layer graphene interface. ACS Nano (2021). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c01884.
  • B. Fu, Y. Diao, and R. M. Espinosa-Marzal. Nanoscale Insight into the Relation between Pressure Solution of Calcite and Interfacial Friction. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. (2021) 601, 254-264.
  • M. Han, R. Zhang, A. A. Gewirth, and R. M. Espinosa-Marzal. The nano-heterogeneity of LiTFSI solutions transitions close to a surface and with concentration. Nano Letters (2021), 21 (5), 2304–2309.
  • T. Shoaib, R.M. Espinosa-Marzal. Advances in Understanding Hydrogel Lubrication. Colloids and Interfaces. 2020; 4(4):54.
  • M. Han, H. Kim, C. Leal, M. Negrito, J.D. Batteas, R. M. Espinosa-Marzal. Insight into the Electrical Double Layer of Ionic Liquids Revealed through its Temporal Evolution. Advanced Materials Interfaces (2020) 7, 2001313.
  • C. Yuh, M.P. Laurent, R.M Espinosa-Marzal, S. Chubinskaya, M.A. Wimmer. Transient stiffening of cartilage during joint articulation: A microindentation study. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials (2020) 113, 104113.
  • J. A. Lopez-Berganza, B. Fu, CW.J. Lee, S.A. Rogers, and R.M. Espinosa-Marzal. Mediating the Enhanced Interaction Between Hydroxyapatite and Agarose through Amorphous Calcium Carbonate. Crystal Growth& Design (2020) 20(10), 6917–6929.
  • R. Zhang, M. Han, K. Ta, K. E. Madsen, X. Chen, X. Zhang, R.M. Espinosa-Marzal*, and A.A. Gewirth*. Potential-Dependent Layering in the Electrochemical Double Layer of Water-in-Salt Electrolytes. ACS Applied Energy Materials (2020) 3(8), 8086–8094. *Both corresponding authors.
  • T. Shoaib, C. Yuh, M.A. Wimmer, T. Schmid, and R.M. Espinosa-Marzal. Calcium-induced softening and stiction of the cartilage articulating surface. Biomaterials Science. Biomaterials Science (2020) 8, 3944-3955.
  • P. C. Nalam, A. Sheehan, M. Han, R.M. Espinosa-Marzal. Effects of Nanoscale Roughness on the Lubricious Behavior of an Ionic Liquid. Advanced Materials Interfaces (2020) 7(17), 2000314.
  • Y. Diao, A. Li, R.M. Espinosa-Marzal. Pressure Solution of Calcite Single Crystals Investigated by a Surface Forces Apparatus. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (2020) 280, 116-129.
  • Z. Zachariah, P.C. Nalam, A. Ravindra, A. Raju, A. Mohanlal, K. Wang, R.V. Castillo and R.M. Espinosa-Marzal. Correlation between adsorption and nanotribological performance of fatty acid based organic friction modifiers on stainless steel. Tribology Letters (2020) 68(11).
  • M. Han*, H. Kim*, R. M. Espinosa-Marzal&, C. Leal&. Bicontinuous Microemulsions with Oil, Water, and Ionic Liquids Under Nanoconfinement. Soft Matter (2019) 15, 9609-9613. *Both authors contributed equally, &both corresponding authors.
  • T. Shoaib, R. M. Espinosa-Marzal. Static friction phase diagram for hydrogel-like materials. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2019) DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b14283. Just accepted.
  • M. Han, R. M. Espinosa-Marzal. Influence of Water on Structure, Dynamics and Electrostatics of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Ionic Liquids in Charged and Hydrophilic Confinement between Mica Surfaces. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces (2019) 11 (36), 33465-33477.
  • Y. Diao, R.M. Espinosa-Marzal. Effect of Fluid Chemistry on the Interfacial Composition, Adhesion and Frictional Response of Calcite Single Crystals – Implications for Injection-Induced Seismicity. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth (2019) 124, 5607-5628.
  • J. A. Lopez-Berganza, S. Chen, R. M. Espinosa-Marzal. Tailoring Calcite Growth through an Amorphous Precursor in a Hydrogel Environment. Crystal Growth & Design (2019) 19(6), 3192-3205.
  • P.C. Nalam, A. Pham, V. Castillo, R. M. Espinosa-Marzal. Adsorption Behavior and Nanotribology of Amine-based Friction Modifiers on Steel Surfaces. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2019) 123(22), 13672-13680.
  • Y. Diao, G. Greenwood, M. C. Wang, S. Nam, R. M. Espinosa-Marzal. Slippery and Sticky Graphene in Water. ACS Nano (2019) 13(2), 2072-2082.
  • M. Han, R. M. Espinosa-Marzal. Molecular Mechanisms underlying Lubrication by Ionic Liquids: Activated slip and flow. Lubricants (2018) 6(3), 64.
  • M. Han, R. M. Espinosa-Marzal. Electroviscous Retardation of the Squeeze-Out of Nanoconfined Ionic Liquids. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2018) 122, 21344-21355.
  • Y. Shen, P. C. Huang, C. Huang, P. Sun, G. Monroy, W. Wu, J. Lin, R. Espinosa-Marzal, S. Boppart, W-T Liu, T. Nguyen. Effect of divalent ions and a polyphosphate on composition, structure, and stiffness of simulated drinking water biofilms. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes (2018) 4, 15.
  • T. Shoaib, R. M. Espinosa-Marzal. Insight into the Viscous and Adhesive Contributions to Hydrogel Friction. Tribology Letters (2018) 66(96).
  • Y. Diao, R. M. Espinosa-Marzal. About how water lubricates faults. Nature Communications (2018) 9, 2309.
  • A. Arcifa, A. Rossi, S. N. Ramakrishna, R. M. Espinosa-Marzal, A. Sheehan, N. D. Spencer. Lubrication of Si-Based Tribopairs with a Hydrophobic Ionic Liquid: The Multiscale Influence of Water. Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2018) 122, 7331-7343.
  • T. Shoaib, J. Heintz, J.A. Lopez-Berganza, R. Muro-Barrios, S. Egner, R.M. Espinosa-Marzal. Stick-slip friction reveals hydrogel lubrication mechanisms. Langmuir (2017) 34, 756-765.
  • J.A. Lopez-Berganza, R. Song, A. Elbanna, R.M. Espinosa-Marzal. Calcium Carbonate with Nanogranular Microstructure yields Enhanced Toughness. Nanoscale (2017) 9, 16689-16699.
  • Y. Diao, M. Han, J.A. Lopez Berganza, L. Valentino, B.J. Marinas, R.M. Espinosa-Marzal. Reconciling DLVO and non-DLVO forces and their implications for ion rejection by a polyamide membrane. Langmuir (2017) 33(36), 8982-8992.
  • T. Shoaib, A. Carmichael, R.E. Corman, Y. Shen, H. Nguyen, R.H. Ewoldt, R.M. Espinosa-Marzal. Self-Adaptive Hydrogels to Mineralization. Soft Matter (2017) 13, 5469-5480.
  • Z. Zachariah, R.M. Espinosa-Marzal, Manfred Heuberger. Ion specific hydration in Nano-confined Electrical Double Layers. Journal of Colloid & Interface Science (2017) 506, 263-270.
  • M. Heuberger, Z. Zachariah, N.D. Spencer, R.M. Espinosa-Marzal. Collective Dehydration of Ions in Nano-Pores. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2017) 19, 13462-13468.
  • L.A. Jurado, R.M. Espinosa-Marzal. Molecular Insight into the Electrical Double Layer of an Ionic Liquid on Graphene. Scientific Reports (2017) 7, 4225.
  • T. Shoaib, P.C. Nalam, Y. He, Y. Chen, R.M. Espinosa-Marzal. Assembly, morphology, diffusivity and indentation of hydrogel-supported lipid bilayers. Langmuir (2017) 33(28), 7105-7117.
  • M. Han, R.M. Espinosa-Marzal. Strong Stretching of Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Brushes Mediated by Ionic Liquid Solvation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (2017) 8(17), 3954-3960.
  • M.K. Singh, P. Ilg, R.M. Espinosa-Marzal, M. Kroeger, N.D. Spencer. Molecular-Dynamics Simulation of the Effect of Crosslinking on the Tribological Behavior of Polymer Brushes. Tribology Letters (2016) 63(17), 1-9.
  • M.K. Singh, P. Ilg, R,M. Espinosa-Marzal, N.D. Spencer, M. Kroeger. Influence of Chain Stiffness, Grafting Density, and Normal Load on Tribological and Structural Behavior of Polymer Brushes: a Nonequilibrium Molecular Dynamics Study. Polymers (2016) 8 (7), 254-272.
  • A. Jurado, H. Kim, A. Rossi, A, Arcifa, J.K. Schuh, N.D. Spencer, C. Leal, R.H. Ewoldt, R.M. Espinosa-Marzal. Effect of the environmental humidity on the bulk, interfacial and nanoconfined properties of an ionic liquid. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2016) 18 (32), 22719-22730.
  • Z. Zachariah, R.M. Espinosa-Marzal, N.D. Spencer, M. Heuberger. Stepwise collapse of highly overlapping Electrical Double Layers. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2016) 18, 24417-24427.
  • Y. Diao, R.M. Espinosa-Marzal. Molecular Insight into the Nanoconfined Calcite-Solution Interface. Proceedings National Academy of Sciences (2016) 113(43), 12047-12052.
  • J. Lopez-Berganza, R.M. Espinosa-Marzal. Mechanistic approach to predict the combined effects of additives and surface templates on calcium carbonate mineralization. ACS Crystal Growth&Design (2016) 16 (11), 6186-6198.
  • A. Arcifa, A., A. Rossi, R.M. Espinosa-Marzal, N.D. Spencer. Influence of Environmental Humidity on the Wear and Friction of a Silica/Silicon Tribopair Lubricated with a Hydrophilic Ionic Liquid. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2016) 8(5), 2961-2973.
  • Y. Shen, C. Huang, G.L. Monroy, D. Janjaroen, N. Derlon, J. Lin, R.M. Espinosa-Marzal, E. Morgenroth, S.A. Boppart, N.J. Ashbolt, W.-T. Liu, T.H. Nguyen. Response of Simulated Drinking Water Biofilm Mechanical and Structural Properties to Long-Term Disinfectant Exposure. Environmental Science and Technology (2016) 50, 1779-1787.
  • A. Sheehan, L.A. Jurado, S.N. Ramakrishna, A. Arcifa, A. Rossi, N.D. Spencer, R.M. Espinosa-Marzal. Layering of Ionic Liquids on Rough Surfaces. Nanoscale (2016) 8, 4094-4106.

Teaching Honors

  • List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students (2015 (Sp), 2016 (Fall), 2018 (Fall), 2022 (Fall), 2023 (Spring))

Research Honors

  • Donald Biggar Willett Faculty Scholar (The Grainger College of Engineering) (06/2020)
  • Deans Award for Excellence in Research (The Grainger College of Engineering) (01/2019)
  • Excellence Faculty Scholar in Civil and Environmental Engineering. (03/2016)
  • CAS Associate (UIUC) (01/2016)
  • NCSA Fellow (UIUC) (08/2014)
  • DFG Grant (German Research Foundation) (09/2007)
  • DAAD Fellowship (German Academic Exchange Service) (10/1997)

Public Service Honors

  • Selected Vice-Chair 2024, Elected Chair 2025, Chair 2026 and Past Chair 2027, Colloids and Surface Chemistry, American Chemical Society (01/2024)
  • Selected Vice-Chair 2024 and Chair 2026 Gordon Research Conference in Tribology (07/2022)

Recent Courses Taught

  • CEE 440 - Fate Cleanup Environ Pollutant
  • CEE 442 - Env Eng Principles, Physical
  • CEE 544 - Advanced Surface Science
  • CEE 595 AG - Adv Environmental Engr Seminar
  • MSE 455 - Macromolecular Solids
  • MSE 559 - Soft Materials Seminar