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  • Optical Development and Materials Applications of Tunable Femtosecond Stimulated Raman Spectroscopy

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    Zhu, Liangdong
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    To obtain a mechanistic understanding of the chemical processes, techniques that offer a frame-by-frame visualization of molecular structure during a reaction are of vital importance. Numerous efforts and advances have been made in order to acquire such vivid molecular “movies”, especially in the electronic excited state. Ultrafast molecular spectroscopy method...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Chong Fang To obtain a mechanistic understanding of the chemical processes

  • Dynamics and Design of Green Fluorescent Protein-Inspired Superphotoacids and Red-Emitting Fluorophores with Transient Absorption and Femtosecond Stimulated Raman Spectroscopy

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    Chen, Cheng
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    In the past decades, femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy (FSRS) has been gaining tremendous popularity in fundamental sciences stemming from chemistry to biology. It is capable of capturing both equilibrium and non-equilibrium structural information across a broad range of timescales with simultaneously high temporal and spectral resolutions. Femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Chong Fang In the past decades, femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy (FSRS) has

  • Femtosecond Stimulated Raman Studies of Excited State Structural Events

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    Tang, Longteng
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    Femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy (FSRS) is an ultrafast vibrational technique which allows rapid collection of Raman spectra with simultaneously high temporal and spectral resolution. With the recent development of FSRS methodology, three FSRS techniques (conventional, tunable, and anti-Stokes) have been implemented in our laboratory to dissect the excited state structural...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Chong Fang Femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy (FSRS) is an ultrafast vibrational

  • Tracking Excited State Proton Transfer and Inhibition with Ultrafast Raman and Transient Absorption Spectroscopy

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    Oscar, Breland G.
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    In this dissertation, excited state proton transfer (ESPT) and its inhibition in solution and protein environments are revealed using both femtosecond transient absorption (fs-TA) spectroscopy and femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy (FSRS). Using a tunable Raman pump to enhance transient vibrational features of the photoacidic chromophore HPTS in methanol and methanol...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Chong Fang In this dissertation, excited state proton transfer (ESPT) and its inhibition

  • Revealing Ultrafast Dynamics and Functional Basis of Potential Biomedical Tools from Calcium Sensing to Optogenetics

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    Tachibana, Sean R.
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    Photoactivated biomedical tools like fluorescent biosensors and optogenetic proteins have increased in popularity due to the precision targeting and activation used for in vivo applications. In nature, the initially discovered parent proteins exhibit properties such as fluorescence quantum yield (FQY), fluorescence color, and photoswitching dynamics that are unfavorable in mammalian...
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    : _____________________________________________________________________ Chong Fang “The journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step.” – Miyamoto Musashi

  • Capturing Molecular Movies of Organic and Organometallic Systems in Solution by Ultrafast Spectroscopy

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    Boulanger, Sean A.
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    Ultrafast spectroscopy can exploit the structure-function relationship of chemical- and biological-based systems. More specifically, femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy (FSRS) provides ground- and excited-state vibrational information with simultaneously high spectral (spatial) and temporal resolutions. The electronic counterpart, femtosecond transient absorption (fs-TA), complements FSRS data analysis as part of a comprehensive approach...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Chong Fang Ultrafast spectroscopy can exploit the structure-function relationship of

  • Terahertz imaging and spectroscopy of carbon-based and semiconductor nanostructures

    Creator:
    Tomaino, Joseph L.
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    This thesis will cover work that I have completed relating to the field of terahertz (THz) science. My work has consisted of generating tunable, narrowband THz pulses in a table-top optical setup and using both narrow- and broadband THz pulses to study various material systems. Broadband THz pulses were used...
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    Spectroscopy of Carbon-Based and Semiconductor Nanostructures. Abstract approved: Yun-Shik Lee

  • Nonlinear Terahertz Spectroscopy and imaging of Carbon Nanomaterials

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    Lee, Byounghwak
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    This dissertation presents nonlinear terahertz (THz) properties of carbon nanomaterials investigated by time-resolved high-field THz spectroscopy. In order to determine THz characteristics of nanomaterials, we performed THz power spectrum measurement, THz raster imaging, THz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) and time-resolved pump-probe experiment on two different types of single layer graphene and...
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    : __________________________________________________________ Yun-Shik Lee This dissertation presents nonlinear terahertz (THz) properties of carbon

  • Analytical Platform to Study Bacterial Metabolism and their Interactions with Biomaterials using SECM

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    Sheet, Partha S.
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    The microbial communities play a crucial role in maintaining human health and cause diseases through very complex microbial chemical interactions. Therefore, these microbial communities have drawn much attention to the scientific communities. To elucidate these complex microbial communities and the chemical interactions within it, one or more isolated species of...
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  • Enhancing Hydrogen Production using Single Chamber Microbial Electrolysis Cells by Tackling Hydrogen Scavengers

    Creator:
    Wang, Luguang
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    Biological hydrogen production from renewable feedstocks was reckoned as a promising method for sustainable energy production. Bioelectrochemical hydrogen production using microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) demonstrated superiorities over the conventional methods for hydrogen production. The introduction of the membrane-less single chamber design further improved the feasibility of MECs for practical application,...
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    , Dr. Tyler Radniecki, Dr. Gerrad Jones, Dr. Xue Jin, Dr. Chong Fang, Dr. Frank Chaplen, and Dr