The Physical Chemistry听graduate program at the University of Colorado at 羞羞视频听ranked 8th听nationally (2023 US News & World Report) and has strong connections to JILA, a joint institute听with NIST, the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), and CIRES. Researchers here can often synthesize methods and viewpoints from academically distinct disciplines. The division has an excellent history and tradition听in听both theory and experiment and is rapidly developing its unique strengths in new research directions.听Research efforts span a large variety of current questions in physical chemistry, from the structure and reactivity of gas-phase molecules and clusters to processes on surfaces and interfaces to ion听solvation听and听ultrafast dynamics in photochemistry and听biomolecules, often听with a focus on interdisciplinary work involving research in biophysical chemistry,听nanoscience听or renewable energy. Faculty members use state-of-the-art experimental techniques e.g.,听mass spectrometry,听photoelectron听spectroscopy, high-resolution optical spectroscopy,听ultrafast听spectroscopy, and high-resolution microscopy. A strong group of faculty members working in various areas of theoretical chemistry seeks to gain a deeper understanding of the physical principles underlying chemistry and to obtain theoretical methods听with high predictive power, explaining current experiments and guiding future studies.
Research spans the gamut from fundamental questions about reactivity and dynamics on surfaces, in gas and liquid phases, to more applied topics in materials and听nanoscience, climate science, biophysical chemistry, and renewable energy. Experimental groups use and design state of the art techniques, from high-resolution microscopy to听ultrafast听laser spectroscopy. Theoretical groups develop听both computational and analytical methods to answer complex problems that often complement experimental studies.
Faculty in this area:
Jordy Bouwman:听Interstellar (prebiotic) hydrocarbons, physical chemistry, (laser) spectroscopy, quadrupole ion trap time-of-flight mass spectrometry, threshold photoelectron photoion coincidence spectroscopy, quantum chemical computations.
Steven Brown:听Atmospheric nitrogen oxides, nighttime tropospheric chemistry, and high sensitivity optical instrumentation
Tanja Cuk:听Physical Chemistry, Heterogeneous Catalysis/Reaction Dynamics, Material Surfaces, and Renewable Energy
Niels Damrauer:听Photochemical Reactions & Multi-electron Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Photochemistry, Reaction Dynamics
Gordana Dukovic:听Physical Chemistry; Nanotechnology/Materials; and Renewable Energy
Joel Eaves:听Biophysics; Chemical Physics; Nanotechnology/Materials; Physical Chemistry; and Theoretical Chemistry
Steven George:听Surface Chemistry, Nanotechnology/Materials, Physical Chemistry, Renewable Energy
Ralph Jimenez:听Biophysics, Chemical Dynamics, Fluorescence Imaging, Photophysics
David Jonas:听Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics, Renewable Energy, Biophysics, Reaction Dynamics, Nanotechnology/Materials
Andres Montoya-Castillo:听Physical, Materials/Nanoscience
David Nesbitt:听Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics, Spectroscopy, Atmospheric Chemistry, Astrochemistry, Biophysics, Interfaces, Nanomaterials
Jihye Park:听Inorganic;听Nanotechnology/Materials; Photochemical Reactions & Multi-electron Chemistry; Physical Organic Chemistry; Renewable Energy
Garry Rumbles:听Photochemistry, Kinetics/Thermochemistry, Physical, Renewable Energy
Sandeep Sharma:听Physical Chemistry, Theoretical Chemistry, Metalloenzymes, Gas phase Kinetics
J. Mathias Weber:听Chemical Physics, Photochemistry, Reaction Dynamics, Nanotechnology/Materials, Renewable Energy
Wei Zhang:听Organic, Nanotechnology/Materials, Renewable Energy
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