A wide variety of faculty in the department have research interests aligned with molecular and materials spectroscopy. The faculty members who are listed below have agreed to host students but other research advisors may be possible. If you are interested in a research group that is not listed here, please contact John Herbert to inquire.
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The Allen group uses spectroscopic tools to characterize the air/water interface for atmospheric chemistry applications.
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The Badu-Tawiah group develops mass spectrometry tools for use by non-experts.
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The Baker group uses ultrafast soft x-ray spectroscopy to investigate photocatalytic materials.
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The Carpenter group uses single-molecule spectroscopy and trapping to explore dynamics in biological nanoparticles.
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The Co group studies electrochemical reactions and electrocatalysis for energy storage.
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The Grandinetti group uses magnetic resonance to probe dynamics and structure in disordered and heterogeneous materials.
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The Jaroniec group uses solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance to study the structure and dynamics of large protein and DNA complexes and assemblies.
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The Kohler group uses ultrafast laser spectroscopy to study photoreactive materials and biomolecules.
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The Schultz lab is interested in the interactions between plasmonic nanomaterials, light, and (bio)molecules.
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The Turro group uses light to initiate reactions with applications in drug delivery and photocatalysis for the production of clean fuels from sunlight.
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The Herbert group develops computational tools to simulate spectroscopy condensed-phase environments.
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The Sokolov group develops and applies new theoretical methods to simulate excited-state and spectroscopic properties of chemical systems with complex electronic structure.
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