Biophysics

• Solar energy conversion in natural and artificial systems.
• Time-resolved infrared spectroscopy for the study of biological systems.
• Quantum chemical calculations of the properties of pigments in proteins.
• Polarized infrared microscopy for studies of protein microcrystals.
• Infrared microscopy and nanoscopy for the study of biological cells.
• Microalgae for bioproducts and bioremediation.
• Vibrational spectroscopy for assessing bacterial cells and their susceptibility to antibiotics.
• New instrumentation and methods in vibrational spectroscopy.

Experimental and Computational Resources

Infrared Spectroscopy

• Nanosecond and microsecond time-resolved, FTIR spectrometers (x2).
• FTIR microscopic imaging system.
• Basic FTIR spectrometers.

Visible Spectroscopy

• Nanosecond time-resolved spectrometer.
• Multiple UV-VIS spectrometers.
• Microsecond time resolved spectrometer.

Other

• Pulsed Nd: YAG lasers (x3).
• Cryostats for low temperature spectroscopy.

Computational Resources
Access to departmental and university supercomputers: GALILEO and ARCTIC.

Faculty: Gary Hastings