The Dlott Group

in the School of Chemical Sciences

at the University of Illinois

 

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Welcome to the home page of the Dlott Group at the University of Illinois

The Dlott Group is an interdisciplinary research group investigating condensed matter dynamics by combining expertise in the areas of chemical physics, physical chemistry, laser spectroscopy, solid-state chemistry, mechanical engineering, materials science and chemical biology.

Research in the Dlott Group uses state-of-the art laser instrumentation to probe the behavior of condensed matter systems on molecular length scales (nanometers) and time scales (femtoseconds) with new techniques in vibrational spectroscopy.  Research project that are available for prospective students or postdocs can be viewed by clicking the link at the left.

Chemical systems currently being studied with time-resolved vibrational spectroscopy include  liquids, nanoparticles, organic solids, energetic materials, polymers, thin films, biological molecules, surfaces and interfaces. We continually push the state of the art in new lasers and nonlinear optics to learn about chemical reaction dynamics, chemical physics, biophysics, surface science, imaging science and laser medicine.

On these pages, you will find information about Dlott Group research, biographical information and a personal home page for Prof. Dlott, and information about current and former group members.

For information on contacting us or visiting us, click the links on the left.

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Dlott group in 2009.  l to r:  Chris Berg, Hiroki Fujiwara, Brandt Pein, Dlott, Prabuddha Mukherjee, Kathryn Brown, Yuanxi Fu, Rusty Conner, Ying Fang, Aaron Lozano, Jeffrey Carter

 

Postdoctoral positions are occasionally available for PhD's having extensive experience with either high power femtosecond lasers or shock waves in condensed matter.  Inquiries are welcome from those with the requisite qualifications.  

To contact Prof. Dlott:  Email

 This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under award number DMR-0955259, by the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research under award number FA9550-09-1-0163, the US Army Research Office under award W911NF-10-1-0072, the Office of Naval Research under award N00014-11-1-0418 and the Center for Electrical Energy Storage–Tailored Interfaces, an Energy Frontier Research Center funded by the US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences under award number DE-AC02-06CH11 (subcontract no. 9F-31921).  Additional support is provided by the U.S. Department of Energy through the Stewardship Sciences Academic Alliance Program from the Carnegie-DOE Alliance Center under grant number DOE CIW 4-3253-13. 

 

 

 

 

 


Dana D. Dlott


Chemical and Life Sciences Laboratory


4.5 km/s laser launcher and time-resolved spectroscopy apparatus along with Katie Brown and Will Shaw

Three-dimensional IR-Raman laser apparatus

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Third-generation vibrational sum-frequency generation apparatus