publications

Publications in reversed chronological order. My name is underlined.

2026

  1. Electric fields can assist prebiotic reactivity on hydrogen cyanide surfaces
    M. Cappelletti, H. Sandström, and M. Rahm
    ACS Central Science, 2026
  2. JCP
    An interpretable molecular descriptor for machine learning predictions in atmospheric science
    L. Lind, H. Sandström, and P. Rinke
    The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2026

2025

  1. QRB
    On the possibility of carbon-free heteropolymers on Venus: a computational astrobiology study
    I. Madan, S. A. Aliabadi, J. Huhtasaari, E. Matic, E. Hogedal, K. Kamińska, F. Nilsson, A. Stark, F. Izquierdo-Ruiz, H. Sandström, and M. Rahm
    QRB Discovery, 2025
  2. Traffic-emitted amines promote new particle formation at roadsides
    J. Brean, F. Bortolussi, A. Rowell, D. C. S. Beddows, K. Weinhold, P. Mettke, M. Merkel, A. Kumar, S. Barua, S. Iyer, A. Karppinen, H. Sandström, P. Rinke, A. Wiedensohler, M. Pöhlker, M. Dal Maso, M. Rissanen, Z. Shi, and R. M. Harrison
    ACS ES&T Air, 2025
  3. Hydrogen cyanide and hydrocarbons mix on Titan
    F. Izquierdo-Ruiz, M. L. Cable, R. Hodyss, T. H. Vu, H. Sandström, A. Lobato, and M. Rahm
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2025
  4. Predicting intersystem crossing rate constants of alkoxy-radical pairs with structure-based descriptors and machine learning
    R. R. Valiev, R. T. Nasibullin, H. Sandström, P. Rinke, K. Puolamäki, and T. Kurten
    Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2025
  5. ACP
    Towards atmospheric compound identification in chemical ionization mass spectrometry with pesticide standards and machine learning
    F. Bortolussi, H. Sandström, F. Partovi, J. Mikkilä, P. Rinke, and M. Rissanen
    Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2025
  6. Membrane-spanning molecular lengths as an agnostic biosignature
    M. J. Malaska, H. Sandström, A. E. Hofmann, R. Hodyss, L. Rensmo, M. Meulen, M. Rahm, M. L. Cable, and J. I. Lunine
    Astrobiology, 2025
  7. GMD
    Similarity-based analysis of atmospheric organic compounds for machine learning applications
    H. Sandström and P. Rinke
    Geoscientific Model Development, 2025

2024

  1. Data-driven compound identification in atmospheric mass spectrometry
    H. Sandström, M. Rissanen, J. Rousu, and P. Rinke
    Advanced Science, 2024
  2. A thermodynamic landscape of hydrogen cyanide-derived molecules and polymers
    H. Sandström, F. Izquierdo-Ruiz, M. Cappelletti, R. Dogan, S. Sharma, C. Bailey, and M. Rahm
    ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 2024

2023

  1. Crossroads at the origin of prebiotic chemical complexity: hydrogen cyanide product diversification
    H. Sandström and M. Rahm
    The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2023

2022

  1. PhD Thesis
    Nitriles in prebiotic chemistry and astrobiology
    H. Sandström
    Chalmers University of Technology, 2022
    ISBN: 978-91-7905-652-0

2021

  1. The beginning of HCN polymerization: Iminoacetonitrile formation and its implications in astrochemical environments
    H. Sandström and M. Rahm
    ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 2021

2020

  1. Can polarity-inverted membranes self-assemble on Titan?
    H. Sandström and M. Rahm
    Science Advances, 2020

2019

  1. Interspecies plasmid transfer appears rare in sequential infections with extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae
    A. Lindblom, K. K. Sriram, V. Müller, R. Öz, H. Sandström, C. Åhrén, F. Westerlund, and N. Karami
    Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 2019