Post-doctoral Opportunities in Chemical Physics
The Suits Group in the Department of Chemistry at Wayne State University
(http://suitsmac.chem.wayne.edu/~r4/asweb/public_html/suitsgroup/)
has several post-doctoral openings in diverse areas.
Ongoing projects include:
High resolution ion imaging of chemical reaction dynamics probing
issues such as the "roaming mechanism" in formaldehyde decomposition.
Conformationally- and vibrationally-mediated dissociation dynamics in
ions.
State-resolved imaging of crossed-beam reactions.
Atomic orbital polarization in photodissociation.
Photochemistry and dynamics relevant to Titan's atmosphere.
In addition, we are soon to begin commissioning of a novel apparatus
relying on electrostatic ion traps to achieve tandem mass
spectrometry for proteomics applications.
Suitable candidates should be highly motivated, self-directed
individuals with experience in some combination of: laser chemistry,
reaction dynamics, molecular spectroscopy, molecular beam
photochemistry, or mass spectrometry, as well as a record of
publication in leading journals. Particularly strong candidates on an
academic track who have excellent writing ability and interest in
participating in several of the areas above may be considered for an
enhanced position with augmented salary.
Interested parties should send a CV and two letters of recommendation
to [log in to unmask]
Wayne State's Chemistry Department includes over 170 PhD students and
30 post-docs. Located in the heart of Detroit's Midtown Cultural
Center with numerous museums, galleries and theaters within walking
distance, the 120-acre main campus is accented by several malls,
fountains and gardens. One may choose to live in the city for a
lively but affordable urban lifestyle, or live conveniently in
readily accessible suburbs.
Selected recent publications:
M. H. Kim, L. Shen, H. Tao, T. J. Martinez, and A. G. Suits,
“Conformationally controlled chemistry: Excited state dynamics
dictate ground state dissociation,” Science 315, 1561 (2007).
S. A. Lahankar, S. D. Chambreau, A. G. Suits.* X. Zhang, J. M. Bowman
“Energy dependence of the roaming atom pathway in formaldehyde
decomposition.” J. Chem. Phys. 126 044314 (2007).
Two-color Reduced-Doppler Ion Imaging," C. Huang, W. Li, M. H. Kim,
and A. G. Suits, J. Chem. Phys. 125 121101 (2006).
S. K. Lee, R. Silva, S. Thamanna, O. S. Vasyutinskii, and A. G.
Suits, “S(1D) atomic orbital polarization in the photodissociation of
OCS at 193 nm: Construction of the complete density matrix,” J. Chem.
Phys. 125, 121101 (2006).
D. Townsend, S. A. Lahankar, S. K. Lee, S. D. Chambreau, A. G. Suits,
X. Zhang, J. Rheinecker, L.B. Harding and J. M. Bowman, “The roaming
hydrogen atom: Straying from the reaction path in formaldehyde
decomposition,” Science 306, 1158 (2004) (10.1126/ science.1104386).
M. H. Kim, B. Leskiw and A. G. Suits, “Vibrationally Mediated
Photodissociation of Ethylene Cation by Reflectron Multimass Velocity
Map Imaging,” J. Phys. Chem. A (10.1021/jp053143m).
M. H. Kim, B. D. Leskiw, L. Shen and A. G. Suits, “Velocity map
imaging mass spectrometry” Int. J. Mass Spec. http://dx.doi.org/
10.1016/j.ijms.2006.01.030.
W. Li, C. Huang, M. Patel, D. Wilson and A. G. Suits, “State-
Resolved Reactive Scattering by Slice Imaging: A New View of the Cl
+C2H6 Reaction,” J. Chem. Phys. 124, 011102 (2006).
D. Townsend, W. Li, S. K. Lee, R. L. Gross and A. G. Suits,
“Universal and State resolved imaging of chemical dynamics,” J.
Phys. Chem. A, 109, 8661 (2005) 10.1021/jp0526086.
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