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

在这个由化学部物理化学计划支持的CAREER项目中，Schmuttenmaer将使用亚皮秒分辨率的时间分辨远红外光谱来研究凝聚态动力学。该技术将用于研究液体中的电子溶剂化动力学，有机分子晶体中的光导动力学以及液体中的能量耗散动力学。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，以及本科生参与本研究计划。在最近的过去，在紫外和红外光谱区域具有亚皮秒时间分辨率的时间分辨激光研究有助于增加对化学、物理、生物、光学和电子等许多领域的理解。这项工作的技术进步将允许在远红外光谱区域进行类似的研究，这是一个丰富而尚未开发的领域，仍有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.