Principle Investigator
Robert J. Levis, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Chemisty
Director, Center for Advanced Photonics Research
Senior Associate Dean, College of Science and Technology
Faculty
Dmitri A. Romanov, Ph.D.
Research Professor, Department of Physics
Students
Dilini Dassanayake
Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry
Ning Ding
Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry
My current research interest is mass spectral imaging of single cells, which is a powerful tool for many applications, including exploration of cellular heterogeneity and metabolomics. In our group, we have developed laser electrospray mass spectrometry (LEMS). My project is aimed at improving the imaging capabilities of LEMS in order to achieve single-cell sensitivity.
Colin Fitzpatrick
Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry
Rachel Parise
Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry
Yu Wang
Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry
My research focuses on the photodissociation dynamics of polyatomic molecules by intense, ultrafast laser pulses. A cationic wavepacket is prepared by strong field ionization and probed using pump-probe mass spectroscopy. By comparing experimental results with high-level ab initio calculations we can understand the dissociation pathways and use this understanding to develop control schemes for molecular fragmentation.
MD Jamil Ahmed Safwan
Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry