In collaboration with Prof. John P. Huennekens, Prof. Frank C. Spano, Prof. Millard H. Alexander, Prof. Paul D. Kleiber, Prof. Li Li, Prof. William. C. Stwalley, and Prof. Robert. W. Field

• exploring collisional effects for means of quantum control and access to dark states

Relevant publications:

• The effect of collisions on the rotational angular momentum of diatomic molecules studied using polarized light (JCP)
• Optical control of collisional population flow between molecular electronic states of different spin multiplicity (PRA)
• Collisional transfer of population and orientation in NaK (JCP)
• State to state collision energy transfer in singlet states of Li₂ (CPL)
• State‐to‐state collision energy transfer of ⁷Li₂ within high‐lying triplet states: Gateway effect of mixed levels in energy transfer between singlet and triplet states (JCP)
• Rotational energy transfer in the Na₂ b ³Π_u state: Propensity rules for rotation, spin–orbit component, and e/f‐parity changing collisions (JCP)
• Collision‐induced transitions between A ¹Σ_u⁺ and b ³Π_u states of Na₂: The ‘‘gateway’’ effect of perturbed levels (JCP)
• Highly state-selective collisional energy transfer between ¹Δ_g and ¹Σ⁺_g Rydberg states in K₂ (CPL)
• Far wing laser absorption as a probe of reactive collision dynamics (AIP)
• Comparison of the collisional redistribution profiles for MgHe and MgH₂ (PRA)
• Reactive collision dynamics by far wing laser scattering: Mg+H₂ (JCP)
• Far-Wing Absorption Profiles of a Reactive Collision: Mg + H₂ (PRL)