The Nesbitt Laboratory pursues research in four main areas:
1) High resolution laser spectroscopy of radicals, ions and molecular ion clusters
2) Chemical Reaction Dynamics: Gas Phase and Interfaces
3) Quantum nanostructures and photonic nanomaterials
4) Single Molecule Biophysics: Microscopy, Kinetics and Thermodynamics
Highlighted Publications
“Controlling Hot Electron Spatial and Momentum Distributions in Nanoplasmonic Systems: Volume versus Surface Effects”, PNAS, Submitted. ,
“High Pressure Single-Molecule FRET Studies of the Lysine Riboswitch: Cationic and Osmolytic Effects on Pressure Induced Denaturation”, PCCP, vol. Advanced Article, 2020. ,
“High Resolution IR spectroscopy of jet cooledCH2Br radicals as Criegee intermediate precursors: The CH stretch manifold & absence of nuclear spin cooling.”, J. Chem. Phys., vol. 152, no. 13, 2020. ,
Opportunities
The Nesbitt Group routinely has openings for postdoctoral associates and graduate students. In addition, the Nesbitt group also has traditionally made undergraduate research opportunities available for especially motivated and independent students.
About the Nesbitt Laboratory