| PROFESSOR | INTERESTS |
|---|---|
| Martin Gruebele | Dynamics of complex systems by experiments, computation and theory, from single molecule absorption spectroscopy on surfaces to vibrational energy flow in molecules, glass dynamics, protein folding in live cells, and vertebrate behavior |
| So Hirata | Electronic and vibrational quantum many-body theories for molecules, polymers, and solids; computational spectroscopy; high-performance computing; computer algebra for many-body theory formulation and programming |
| Prashant K. Jain | Molecular and nano-optics; plasmonics; near-field manipulation of photophysics and photochemistry; super-resolution imaging of active sites in heterogeneous catalysis; phase transformations in single nanodomains; artificial photosynthesis |
| Deborah E. Leckband | Kinetics and thermodynamics of biological recognition and bio-adhesion; single molecule techniques; molecular force probes; molecular dynamics simulations; measurements of binding between single cells |
| Zaida (Zan) Luthey-Schulten | Simulations of in vivo stochastic processes in single cells and colonies using GPUs; physics of metabolic networks; evolution of translation; dynamical networks of protein-RNA interactions; statistical mechanics of the genome and DNA replication |
| Nancy Makri | Development and application of path integral and trajectory-based methods for simulating quantum dynamical processes in the condensed phase |
| Ralph G. Nuzzo | The chemistry of materials; nano and micro-scale fabrication; soft materials; integrated devices; self-organizing structures |
| Eric Oldfield | Drug discovery using NMR, X-ray, and computational methods |
| Chad M. Rienstra | NMR methods for biomolecular structure and function; applications to Parkinson’s disease, systemic amyloidosis, and drug-sterol interactions |
| Kenneth S. Schweizer | Statistical mechanical theory of the structure, phase behavior, properties and dynamics of soft materials composed of molecules, polymers, colloids, and nanoparticles in the liquid, crystal, glass and gel states |
| Renske M. van der Veen | Ultrafast electron microscopy; ultrafast X-ray science; laser spectroscopy and microscopy; excited-state structural dynamics; photoswitching, photocatalytic and photovoltaic materials |
| Josh Vura-Weis | Tabletop femtosecond X-ray spectroscopy of excited-state nuclear and electronic dynamics in transition metal complexes, focusing on short-lived states in inorganic catalysts and photomagnetic materials |
Other Faculty with Interests in Physical Chemistry:
| PROFESSOR | INTERESTS |
|---|---|
| Dana D. Dlott (emeritus faculty) | Laser spectroscopy under extreme conditions |
| Robert B. Gennis (emeritus faculty) | Membrane proteins; bioenergetics |
| Andrew A. Gewirth | Spectroscopy and microscopy of energy-related interfaces |
| Gregory S. Girolami | Chemical vapor deposition; catalysis; molecule-based magnets |
| Yi Lu | Computational and spectroscopic studies of proteins, DNA, and nanomaterials |
| Catherine J. Murphy | Inorganic nanomaterials |
| Lisa Olshansky | Spectroscopic interrogation of transient states formed during solar-to-fuels conversion and within switchable artificial metalloproteins |
| Taras Pogorelov (research faculty) | Biomolecular computation |
| Charles M. Schroeder (affiliate faculty) | Single-molecule studies of polymers and biomolecules |
| Kenneth S. Suslick (emeritus faculty) | Sonochemistry; sensor arrays |
| Jonathan V. Sweedler | Neurochemistry; cell-cell signaling pathways |