Physical Chemistry
The physical chemistry program at Georgia Tech has particular strengths in nanostructures, atmospheric and environmental chemistry, surface and interfacial science, biophysical chemistry, and computational and theoretical chemistry. Facilities include those for single molecule spectroscopy, imaging, molecular and electron beam techniques, and the Laser Dynamics Lab, which houses state-of-the-art lasers and other time-resolved equipment.
Related Research
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
Physical Faculty
Bridgette Barry
Biophysics and biochemistry of membranes, biological electron transfer,
photosynthesis, EPR and vibrational spectroscopy
Jean-Luc Brédas
Theoretical and computational investigations of electronic and optical
materials for electronics and photonics
Ken Brown
Molecular ion traps, quantum information, quantum simulations, ultracold
chemistry
Robert M. Dickson
Biophysical chemistry, single molecule optical techniques
Charles A. Eckert
Supercritical fluid processing, separations, homogenous catalysis
Mostafa A. El-Sayed
Nanocrystals, nanocatalysis, nanomedicine, ultrafast spectroscopy
Rigoberto Hernandez
Theoretical physical chemistry; nonequilibrium statistical mechanics
Paul L. Houston
Photodissociation and reaction dynamics, especially as relevant to atmospheric
chemistry and combustion
Andrew Lyon
Bioanalytical and materials chemistry; responsive polymer nanoparticles;
biosensors
Thomas Orlando
Electron- and photon-stimulated processes, planetary surface science,
biophysics
Christine Payne
Fluorescence microscopy, intracellular transport, biophysical chemistry
Joseph Perry
Optical science, nonlinear optics, two-photon absorption processes
C. David Sherrill
Electronic structure theory: energetics of reactive species
Zhong Lin Wang
Synthesis of nanocrystals, biomaterials, tissue engineering, cancer technology
Robert L. Whetten
Chemical physics of metal clusters, nanocrystals
Paul H. Wine
Chemical kinetics, atmospheric chemistry, free-radical thermochemistry