The Dlott Group in the School of Chemical Sciences at the University of Illinois
Contact us Directions for visitors Research Projects Dana D. Dlott (Curriculum Vitae) Dana D. Dlott (personal home page) David M. Dlott (personal home page) Group Members Research Publications Research Funding Research Facilities	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. 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.   To contact Prof. Dlott:  Email  This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under award number DMR-0504038, by the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research under award number FA9550-06-1-0235, and by the US Army Research Office under awards W911NF-04-1-0178 and W911NF-05-1-0345. Additional support is provided by the U.S. Department of Energy, Division of Materials Sciences under Award No. DEFG02-91ER45439, through the Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and through the Stewardship Sciences Academic Alliance Program from the Carnegie-DOE Alliance Center under grant number DE-FC03-03NA00144.	Dana D. Dlott Chemical and Life Sciences Laboratory Ultrafast Coherent Raman Apparatus Time resolved vibrational sum-frequency generation apparatus Third-generation vibrational sum-frequency generation apparatus