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William A. Bassett

Cornell University · US
Area of research
Geophysics · Materials Chemistry
Research interest
Research interests include High-pressure geophysics and materials, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research, and earthquake and tectonic studies.
h-index
62
citations
12,299
works
269
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

Pressure Processing of Nanocube Assemblies Toward Harvesting of a Metastable PbS Phase
Advanced Materials 2015cited by 71position: middledoi
Blue Minerals: Exploring Cause & Effect
Rocks & Minerals 2015cited by 17position: lastdoi
Decoding the Superlattice and Interface Structure of Truncate PbS Nanocrystal-Assembled Supercrystal and Associated Interaction Forces
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2014cited by 109position: middledoi
Correlating Superlattice Polymorphs to Internanoparticle Distance, Packing Density, and Surface Lattice in Assemblies of PbS Nanoparticles
Nano Letters 2013cited by 114position: middledoi

Grants

Determination of Lattice Parameters and Equations of State of Carbonates to 25 KBAR and 1100oC in Fluid H2O and CO2 in a Resistance-Heated Diamond Anvil Cell
NSF9304894$100,0001993–1995PIRePORTER
Acquisition & Application of P-V-T-X Properties of Binary Aqueous Solutions Involving NaCl, KCl, CaCl2, Co2, at High Pressure-Temperature Conditions Using Diamond Anvil Cells
NSF9117637$127,4801992–1994PIRePORTER
Properties of Earth Materials at High Pressure and Temperatures
NSF9206004$67,2411992–1994PIRePORTER
Use of Synchrotron Radiation to Study Mechanisms and Kinetics of Phase Transitions in Mantle Materials
NSF8903855$178,2001989–1991PIRePORTER
Diffusion Kinetics Measurements at Very High Temperatures and Pressures: Applications to Upper Mantle and Lower Crustal Processes
NSF8904144$59,4001989–1991PIRePORTER
Experimental Determination of the Melting Temperature and Structure of Carbon and Fe-compounds at High Pressure
NSF8706997$154,0651987–1990PIRePORTER
Diffractometer and Attachments for New X-ray Facility (Materials Research)
NSF8613433$143,4001986–1988PIRePORTER
Experimental Determination of Melting Temperature of Carbon,Pt-group Element Alloys and Diopside at High Pressure
NSF8518138$55,2001986–1987PIRePORTER
High Pressure-Temperature Mineralogy: Applications of Synchrotron Radiation and Q-Switched Laser Heating
NSF8320023$206,1141984–1987PIRePORTER
Experimental Determination of the Melting Temperature of Diamond at High Pressure
NSF8313569$164,9001984–1986PIRePORTER
Intense Synchrotron X-Ray Source, Applications to High Pressure-Tempature Experimental Geophysics in the Diamond Anvil Cell
NSF8116083$191,1001982–1984PIRePORTER
A Conference: X-Ray Studies at High Pressures Using Synchrotron Radiation
NSF8207705$5,0001982–1982PIRePORTER
Olivine - Spinel Phase Transformation Mechanisms
NSF8022263$7,0001981–1985PIRePORTER
Determination of Elastic Properties in Geophysical MaterialsBy Brillouin and Raman Scattering at High Pressures in the Diamond Cell
NSF7919978$69,7001979–1983PIRePORTER
Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and Rheologic Properties of MantleMinerals
NSF7804388$213,1981978–1982PIRePORTER
Investigation of the Oxidation States of Iron and Silicon Up to 300 Kilobars and 2000 Degrees Centigrade
NSF7804387$36,7951978–1982PIRePORTER
Investigation of the Oxidation States of Iron and Silicon UpTo 300 Kilobars and 2000 Degrees C
NSF7612590$22,2001976–1978PIRePORTER
Phase Transformations, Melting, and Rheologic Properties of Mantle Minerals and Assemblages
NSF7503958$260,0001975–1979PIRePORTER
Determination of Elastic Constants By Brillouin Scattering Up to 100 Kbar in a Diamond Anvil Cell
NSF7422501$133,6001974–1979PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Zhongwu Wang · Tianjin University of Technology3 papers (2013–2015)Kaifu Bian · Sandia National Laboratories2 papers (2013–2014)Tobias Hanrath · Cornell University2 papers (2013–2014)Ruipeng Li · Brookhaven National Laboratory2 papers (2014–2015)Y. Charles Cao · University of Florida1 papers (2015–2015)Welley Siu Loc · Pennsylvania State University1 papers (2015–2015)Darren Dale · Cornell University1 papers (2013–2013)Hongwu Xu · Nanjing Tech University1 papers (2015–2015) · 1 papers (2013–2013)Tie Wang · University of Florida1 papers (2015–2015)Christian Klinke · Swansea University1 papers (2013–2013)Elise A. Skalwold · Cornell University1 papers (2015–2015) · 1 papers (2015–2015) · 1 papers (2013–2013)Zewei Quan · Southern University of Science and Technology1 papers (2015–2015)