CAREER: Linear and Nonlinear Spectroscopic Probes of Energetic Free Radicals

马凯特大学的Scott Reid在实验物理化学项目的支持下，研究了(i)在化学显著能量下分子自由基的振动和单分子反应动力学，（ii）典型有机自由基的激发态动力学，重点是多种光化学途径之间的竞争。基于种子光学参量振荡器的辐射源将与各种光谱学和时间分辨方法一起开发，包括基于激光诱导光栅的非线性光谱学（例如，简并四波混频）和新的线性光谱学（例如，腔衰荡光谱）。该职业奖的教育阶段包括(i)本科课程开发，（ii）促进本科生研究机会的举措，以及（iii）实施新的课堂评估方法。

Scott Reid of Marquette University is supported by the Experimental Physical Chemistry Program to investigate (i) the vibrational and unimolecular reaction dynamics of molecular free radicals at chemically significant energies and (ii) the excited electronic state dynamics of prototypical organic free radicals, with a focus on competition between multiple photochemical pathways. Radiation sources based on seeded optical parametric oscillators will be developed in concert with a variety of spectroscopic and time-resolved methodologies, including nonlinear spectroscopies based on laser-induced gratings (e.g., degenerate four-wave mixing) and new linear spectroscopies (e.g., cavity ring-down spectroscopy). The education phase of this CAREER award involves (i) undergraduate curriculum development, (ii) initiatives for promoting research opportunities for undergraduates and (iii) implementation of novel classroom assessment methodologies.