CAREER: Studies of Electron Relaxation, Transient Photoconductivity and Energy Dissipation with Subpicosecond Time-Resolved Far-Infrared Spectroscopy

在这个由物理化学计划支持的职业生涯项目中， Schmuttenmaer将使用时间分辨远红外 用于研究凝聚相的亚皮秒分辨率光谱学 动力学这项技术将用于研究电子的动力学 溶剂化在液体中，在有机光导动力学 分子晶体和液体中能量耗散的动力学。 教育部分涉及本科教学的创新， 包括使用基于发现的教育，书面作业，案例 研究，并在这个研究计划的本科生的参与。 近年来，亚皮秒时间分辨激光研究 在紫外和红外光谱区的时间分辨率 帮助增进了对化学的理解， 物理、生物、光学和电子学。 的技术进步 这项工作将使类似的研究， 远红外光谱区，一个肥沃的，尚未开发的领域， 许多新知识有待发现。

In this CAREER project supported by the Physical Chemistry Program of the Chemistry Division, Schmuttenmaer will use time-resolved far-infrared spectroscopy with sub-picosecond resolution to study condensed phase dynamics. This technique will be used to examine the dynamics of electron solvation in liquids, the dynamics of photoconductivity in organic molecular crystals, and the dynamics of energy dissipation in liquids. The educational component involves innovation in undergraduate teaching, including the use of discovery-based education, written assignments, case studies, and the involvement of undergraduates in this research program. In the recent past, time-resolved laser studies with sub-picosecond temporal resolution in the ultraviolet and infrared spectral regions have helped contribute to increased understanding of many in chemistry, physics, biology, optics, and electronics. The technological advances in this work will allow similar studies to be carried out in the far-infrared spectral region, a fertile and as yet untapped area where much new knowledge remains to be discovered.