Physical Chemistry

The Physical Chemistry section combines experiment with theory to produce world-leading insight into molecular function over a wide range of time and length-scales.

Distinctive strengths include:

Ultrafast multidimensional laser spectroscopy
Time resolved electron diffraction
Photochemistry and laser spectroscopy
Nuclear magnetic resonance and magnetic resonance imaging
Atmospheric kinetics and photochemistry
Theoretical and computational chemistry
Statistical thermodynamics

Our research addresses global challenges in areas ranging from biomedical imaging and drug discovery to materials design and atmospheric chemistry with collaborators from industry, the clinic and academia.

Staff

Name	Expertise
Professor Neil Hunt	Ultrafast multidimensional spectroscopy
Dr Martin Bates	Computer simulations of materials systems
Dr Martin Cockett	High resolution laser spectroscopy and theoretical chemistry
Professor Caroline Dessent	Photoactive molecules; laser-interfaced mass spectrometry
Dr Terry Dillon	Atmospheric kinetics and photochemistry
Dr Pete Edwards	Applications of molecular spectroscopy to the detection of atmospheric trace gases
Dr Meghan Halse	Hyperpolarisation techniques for NMR spectroscopy and MRI
Dr Peter Karadakov	Molecular electronic structure theory
Dr Aneurin Kennerley	Biomedical MRI
Dr Katherine Manfred	Aerosol optical properties
Dr John Moore	Spectroscopy and photochemistry in solution
Dr Angelika Sebald	Nuclear magnetic resonance and unconventional computation
Dr Seishi Shimizu	Statistical thermodynamics of complex fluids
Dr Derek Wann	Time resolved electron diffraction

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