Research
Physical Chemistry
Physical chemists study how molecules move, react and interact with light.
Research specialties
- Molecular spectroscopy: using light to identify molecules and watch how they behave
- Photochemistry: chemical reactions driven by light
- Ultrafast dynamics: tracking events that last trillionths of a second or less
- Biophysics: using physics to understand how biological molecules work
Faculty
- Randy Larsen, Professor and Associate Dean for Research
Chemistry and sustainability - Chavdar Slavov, Assistant Professor
Molecular spectroscopy, ultrafast dynamics, photochemistry - Ioannis Gelis, Associate Professor
NMR to characterize fundamental cellular processes - Arjan van der Vaart, Professor
Computational biophysical chemistry - Lee Woodcock, Professor
Computing free energies of biological systems and engineering systems to biologically recycle plastic waste - Ioannis Spanopoulos, Assistant Professor
Molecular and crystal engineering of hybrid multifunctional materials for medical, energy and environmental applications
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