 | | Prof. Delmar S. Larsen Ph.D University of Chicago 2001
BS University of Washington 1995
HFSP Postdoctoral Fellow, Free University of Amsterdam (Biophysics) Amsterdam 2001-2004
HFSP Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Southern California (Chemistry) Los Angeles 2004-2005 Assistant Professor, UC Davis 2005-2012 Associate Professor, UC Davis 2012-present |
 | | Dr. Dorte Madsen Ph.D. University of Aarhus 2002
MS University of Aarhus 1998
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 2006-present Project: DAQ Programming and Support - A Flexible LED-based Broadband Transient-Absorption Spectrometer, Sean M. Gottlieb, Scott C. Corley, Dorte Madsen, and Delmar S. Larsen, Review of Scientific Instruments, 83, 056107 (2012). pdf
- A Single Source Femtosecond-Millisecond Broadband Spectrometer, Elizabeth Carroll, Melissa P. Hill, Dorte Madsen, Konstantin Malley, and Delmar S. Larsen Review of Scientific Instruments 80, 026102 (2009).pdf
- Ultrafast Carrier Dynamics in Exfoliated and Functionalized Calcium Niobate Nanosheets in Water and Methanol, Elizabeth Carroll, Owen Compton, Dorte Madsen, Frank Osterloh, Delmar Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 112, 2394-2403 (2008). pdf
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 | | Peter Kim BS University of California Berkeley, 2006 Biophysics Graduate Student, 2007-present Project: Phytochromes Photoceptor Dynamics - Femtosecond Photodynamics of the Red/Green Cyanobacteriochrome NpR6012g4 from Nostoc punctiforme: 1. Forward Dynamics, Peter W. Kim, Lucy H. Freer, Nathan C. Rockwell, Shelley S. Martin, J. Clark Lagarias, and Delmar S. Larsen, Biochemistry, 51, 608−618 (2012). pdf
- Femtosecond Photodynamics of the Red/Green Cyanobacteriochrome NpR6012g4 from Nostoc punctiforme: 2. Reverse Dynamics, Peter W. Kim, Lucy H. Freer, Nathan C. Rockwell, Shelley S. Martin, J. Clark Lagarias, and Delmar S. Larsen, Biochemistry, 51, 619−630 (2012). pdf
- Second-Chance Initiation Dynamics of the Cyanobacterial Photocycle in the NpR6012 GAF4 Domain of Nostoc Punctiforme, Peter W. Kim, Lucy H. Freer, Nathan C. Rockwell, Shelley S. Martin, J. Clark Lagarias, and Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134 (1), 130–133 (2012). pdf
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 | | Sean Gottlieb
BS University of California Davis, 2009 Chemistry Graduate Student, 2009-present Project: Phytochromes Photoceptor Dynamics - A Flexible LED-based Broadband Transient-Absorption Spectrometer, Sean M. Gottlieb, Scott C. Corley, Dorte Madsen, and Delmar S. Larsen, Review of Scientific Instruments, 83, 056107 (2012). pdf
- Femtosecond Photodynamics of the Green/Red Photoswitching Regulator of Chromatic Adaptation E Domain from Fremyella Diplosiphon, Sean M. Gottlieb, Peter W. Kim, Nathan C. Rockwell, Yuu Hirose, Masahiko Ikeuchi, J. Clark Lagarias, Delmar S. Larsen, in preparation (2012).
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| | | Che-Wei Chang
Chemistry Graduate Student, 2012-present Project: Phytochromes Photoceptor Dynamics - Ultrafast E to Z Photoisomerization Dynamics of the Cph1 Phytochrome, Peter W. Kim, Jie Pan, Nathan C. Rockwell, Che-Wei Chang, Keenan C. Taylor, J. Clark Lagarias, Delmar S. Larsen, Chem. Phys. Letters, 549, 86–92 (2012). pdf
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| | Jack Fuzell Undergraduate Student Researcher, 2011-present Project: Organic Photovoltaics - Ultrafast Exciton Dynamics in Colloidal Aluminum Phosphide Nanocrystals, Erik Busby, Arthur Thibert, Jack Fuzell, Deisy C. Arrington, Ali M. Jawaid, Preston T. Snee, Delmar S. Larsen, Chem. Phys. Letters, in press (2013). pdf
- Inhomogeneous Charge Separation and Recombination Dynamics of Poly(3-hexyl thiophene):Indene-Fullerene Composite Films, Erik Busby, Christopher W. Rochester, John D. Roehling, Adam J. Moulé, and Delmar S. Larsen, submitted (2012).
- Thermodynamic Stability and Charge Recombination Kinetics of Poly(3-hexyl thiophene):Indene-Fullerene Composite Films, Jack Fuzell, Erik Busby, M. Diego Rail, Christopher W. Rochester, Ken Chen, Alan Huang, Louise A. Berben, Adam J. Moulé, and Delmar S. Larsen, submitted (2012).
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| | | Ken Chen
Undergraduate Student Researcher, 2011-present Project: - Thermodynamic Stability and Charge Recombination Kinetics of Poly(3-hexyl thiophene):Indene-Fullerene Composite Films, Jack Fuzell, Erik Busby, M. Diego Rail, Christopher W. Rochester, Ken Chen, Alan Huang, Louise A. Berben, Adam J. Moulé, and Delmar S. Larsen, submitted (2012).
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| | | Alan Huang
Undergraduate Student Researcher, 2011-present Project: - Thermodynamic Stability and Charge Recombination Kinetics of Poly(3-hexyl thiophene):Indene-Fullerene Composite Films, Jack Fuzell, Erik Busby, M. Diego Rail, Christopher W. Rochester, Ken Chen, Alan Huang, Louise A. Berben, Adam J. Moulé, and Delmar S. Larsen, submitted (2012).
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| | | Michael Ford
Undergraduate Student Researcher, 2011-2012 Project: Organic Photovoltaics - Packing Dependent Electronic Coupling in Single Poly(3-hexylthiophene) H- and J-Aggregate Nanofibers, Thomas P. Martin, Adam J. Wise, Erik Busby, Jian Gao, John D. Roehling, Michael J. Ford, Delmar S. Larsen, Adam J. Moulé, John K. Grey, J. Phys. Chem. C, in press (2012). pdf
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 | | Dr. Elizabeth Carroll Ph.D University of Michigan (Applied Physics) 2007
MS University of Michigan (Optics) 2007
BS Gonzaga University (Physics) 2001
Postdoctoral research fellow, 2006-2011 Currently: University of California, Berkeley - Is the Photoactive Yellow Protein a UV-B/Blue Light Photoreceptor? Elizabeth C. Carroll, Marijke Hospes, Carmen Valladares, Klaas J. Hellingwerf, Delmar S. Larsen, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 10 (4), 464 - 468 (2011). pdf
- Sub-Picosecond Excited State Proton Transfer Preceding Isomerization During the Photorecovery of Photoactive Yellow Protein, Elizabeth C. Carroll, Sang-Hun Song, Masato Kumauchi, Ivo H.M. van Stokkum, Askat Jailaubekov, Wouter D. Hoff, and Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 1, 2793–2799 (2010).pdf
- Ultrafast Carrier Dynamics in Exfoliated and Functionalized Calcium Niobate Nanosheets in Water and Methanol, Elizabeth Carroll, Owen Compton, Dorte Madsen, Frank Osterloh, Delmar Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 112, 2394-2403 (2008). pdf
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 | | Dr. Askat Jailaubekov Ph.D. University of Southern California (Chemistry) 2007
MS Moscow State University, 2000
Postdoctoral research fellow, 2007-2011 Currently: Sr. Scientist at Cymer - Deconstructing the Excited-State Dynamics of β-carotene in Solution, Askat E. Jailaubekov, Mikas Vengris, Sang-Hun Song, Toshiyuki Kusumoto, Hideki Hashimoto, Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2011, 115 (16), pp 3905–3916 (2011). pdf
- Using Narrowband Excitation to Confirm that the S* State in Carotenoids is not a Vibrationally-Excited Ground State Species, Askat E Jailaubekov, Sang-Hun Song, Mikas Vengris, Richard J Cogdell, Delmar S. Larsen, Chemical Physics Letters 487 (2010) 101–107 (2010). pdf
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 | | Dr. Sang-Hun Song Ph.D. University of Regensburg, Germany (Chemistry) 2006
BS Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea (Physics) 2001
MS Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea (Physics) 2003
Current Position: University of Washington - Modulating LOV domain photodynamics with a residue alteration outside the chromophore binding site, Sang-Hun Song, Peter L. Freddolino, Abigail I. Nash, Elizabeth C. Carroll, Klaus Schulten, Kevin H. Gardner, Delmar S. Larsen, Biochemistry, 50 (13), pp 2411–2423 (2011). pdf
- Sub-Picosecond Excited State Proton Transfer Preceding Isomerization During the Photorecovery of Photoactive Yellow Protein, Elizabeth C. Carroll, Sang-Hun Song, Masato Kumauchi, Ivo H.M. van Stokkum, Askat Jailaubekov, Wouter D. Hoff, and Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 1, 2793–2799 (2010).pdf
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 | | Dr. Jie Pan Ph.D. University of Lund 2004 Current Position: University of Michigan - Ultrafast E to Z Photoisomerization Dynamics of the Cph1 Phytochrome, Peter W. Kim, Jie Pan, Nathan C. Rockwell, Che-Wei Chang, Keenan C. Taylor, J. Clark Lagarias, Delmar S. Larsen, Chem. Phys. Letters, 549, 86–92 (2012). pdf
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| | Dr. Mikas Vengris Ph.D. Free University of Amsterdam 2005 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 2006 Currently: Vilnius University, Lithuania - Deconstructing the Excited-State Dynamics of β-carotene in Solution, Askat E. Jailaubekov, Mikas Vengris, Sang-Hun Song, Toshiyuki Kusumoto, Hideki Hashimoto, Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2011, 115 (16), pp 3905–3916 (2011). pdf
- Using Narrowband Excitation to Confirm that the S* State in Carotenoids is not a Vibrationally-Excited Ground State Species, Askat E Jailaubekov, Sang-Hun Song, Mikas Vengris, Richard J Cogdell, Delmar S. Larsen, Chemical Physics Letters 487 (2010) 101–107 (2010). pdf
- Excited State Dynamics of Carotenoids in Light Harvesting Complexes: 1. Exploring the Relationship between the S1 and S* States, Emmanouil Papagiannakis, Ivo H.M. van Stokkum, Mikas Vengris, Rienk van Grondelle, Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2006 110, 5727-5736 (2006). pdf
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 | | Dr. Scott Corley Ph.D. University of Connecticut, Chemistry, 2010 BS University of California, Santa Barbara Biological Science 2001 Current Position: Scientist at Kiverdi - Chemical Inhomogeneity in the Ultrafast Dynamics of the DXCF Cyanobacteriochrome Tlr0924, Lucy H. Freer, Peter W. Kim, Scott C. Corley, Nathan C. Rockwell, Lu Zhao, Arthur J. Thibert, J. Clark Lagarias, and Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 116 (35), 10571–10581 (2012). pdf
- Substrate and Intensity Dependent Photoenhanced Transamination Reactions of Pyridoxal 5'-Phosphate in Solution, Scott C Corley, Sean M Gottlieb, Delmar S Larsen, Chem. Phys. Letters, 554, 195–200 (2012) pdf
- A Flexible LED-based Broadband Transient-Absorption Spectrometer, Sean M. Gottlieb, Scott C. Corley, Dorte Madsen, and Delmar S. Larsen, Review of Scientific Instruments, 83, 056107 (2012). pdf
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 | | Dr. Melissa Hill Ph.D. University of California, Davis, Chemistry 2010 BS St. Edward's University, 2006 Current Position: Vernier Technology - Multi-photon Manipulations of Enzymatic Photoactivity in Aspartate Aminotransferase, Melissa P. Hill, Lucy H. Freer, Mai C. Vang, Elizabeth C. Carroll, and Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 115 (15), pp 4474–4483 (2011). pdf
- Light-Enhanced Catalysis by Pyridoxal Phosphate Dependent Aspartate Aminotransferase, Melissa P. Hill,Elizabeth C. Carroll, Mai C. Vang, Trevor A. Addington, Michael D. Toney and Delmar S. Larsen, J. AM. CHEM. SOC. 2010, 132 (47), 16953-16961 (2010) pdf
- Rapid Photodynamics of Vitamin B6 Coenzyme Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate and its Schiff Bases in Solution, Melissa P. Hill, Elizabeth Carroll, Michael Toney, Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 112 (18), 5867-5873 (2008). pdf
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 | | Dr. Arthur (AJ) Thibert BS University of Central Florida, Chemistry, 2007 Ph.D. University of California, Davis, Chemistry, 2012 Current Position: United State Air Force Officer (Intelligence) - Femtosecond Ligand/Core Dynamics of Microwave Assisted Synthesized Silicon Quantum Dots in Aqueous Solution, Tonya M. Atkins, Arthur Thibert, Delmar S. Larsen, Sanchita Dey, Nigel D. Browning, and Susan M. Kauzlarich, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133 (51), pp 20664–20667 (2011). pdf
- Sequestering High-Energy Electrons to Facilitate Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation in CdSe/CdS Nanocrystals, Arthur Thibert, F. Andrew Frame, Erik Busby, Michael Holmes, Frank E. Osterloh, Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2011, 2, pp 2688–2694 (2011). pdf
- Primary Photodynamics of Water Solubilized Two-Dimensional CdSe Nanoribbons, Arthur Thibert, F. Andrew Frame, Erik Busby, Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115, 19647–19658 (2011). pdf
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 | | Dr. Erik Busby BS California State University, Stanislaus, Chemistry, 2008 Ph.D. University of California, Davis, Chemistry 2012 Project: Organic Photovoltaics - Ultrafast Exciton Dynamics in Colloidal Aluminum Phosphide Nanocrystals, Erik Busby, Arthur Thibert, Jack Fuzell, Deisy C. Arrington, Ali M. Jawaid, Preston T. Snee, Delmar S. Larsen, Chem. Phys. Letters, in press (2013). pdf
- Excited-state Self-Trapping and Ground-state Relaxation Dynamics in Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Resolved with Broadband Pump-Dump-Probe Spectroscopy, Erik Busby, Elizabeth C. Carroll, Erin M. Chinn, Lilian Chang, Adam J. Moulé, and Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2, 2764–2769 (2011). pdf
- Acceptor Dependence of the Polaron Recombination in Poly 3-hexyl thiophene:Fullerene Composite Films, Erik Busby, Christopher W. Rochester, Adam J. Moulé, Delmar S. Larsen, Chemical Physics Letters, 513, 77–83 (2011). pdf
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| | | Sadia Naseem M.S. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, Chemistry, 1996 B.S. Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan, 1993 Researcher, 2010-2012 Project: PYP thermodynamics - Photo-isomerization Upshifts the pKa of the Photoactive Yellow Protein Chromophore to Contribute to Photocycle Propagation, Sadia Naseem, Adèle D. Laurent, Elizabeth C. Carroll, Mikas Vengris, Masato Kumauchi, Wouter D. Hoff, Anna I. Krylov, and Delmar S. Larsen, submitted (2012).
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 | | Lucy Freer Center for Biophotonics (CBST) at UCD Intern, Summer 2008 Biochemistry Undergraduate Research Student, 2008-present 2nd Prize for Best Presentation: Larock Symposium 2009 Current Position: Medical Student at University of Miami - Chemical Inhomogeneity in the Ultrafast Dynamics of the DXCF Cyanobacteriochrome Tlr0924, Lucy H. Freer, Peter W. Kim, Scott C. Corley, Nathan C. Rockwell, Lu Zhao, Arthur J. Thibert, J. Clark Lagarias, and Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 116 (35), 10571–10581 (2012). pdf
- Femtosecond Photodynamics of the Red/Green Cyanobacteriochrome NpR6012g4 from Nostoc punctiforme: 1. Forward Dynamics, Peter W. Kim, Lucy H. Freer, Nathan C. Rockwell, Shelley S. Martin, J. Clark Lagarias, and Delmar S. Larsen, Biochemistry, 51, 608−618 (2012). pdf
- Femtosecond Photodynamics of the Red/Green Cyanobacteriochrome NpR6012g4 from Nostoc punctiforme: 2. Reverse Dynamics, Peter W. Kim, Lucy H. Freer, Nathan C. Rockwell, Shelley S. Martin, J. Clark Lagarias, and Delmar S. Larsen, Biochemistry, 51, 619−630 (2012). pdf
- Second-Chance Initiation Dynamics of the Cyanobacterial Photocycle in the NpR6012 GAF4 Domain of Nostoc Punctiforme, Peter W. Kim, Lucy H. Freer, Nathan C. Rockwell, Shelley S. Martin, J. Clark Lagarias, and Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134 (1), 130–133 (2012). pdf
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 | | Robert Pullman
Biochemistry Undergraduate Research Student, 2009-2010 Project: Photoceptors FRET Study Modeling |
 | | Vanna Vang Center for Biophotonics (CBST) at UCD Intern, Summer 2009 Biochemistry Undergraduate Research Student, 2008-2010 Project: Vitamin B6 Enzymes - Light-Enhanced Catalysis by Pyridoxal Phosphate Dependent Aspartate Aminotransferase, Melissa P. Hill,Elizabeth C. Carroll, Mai C. Vang, Trevor A. Addington, Michael D. Toney and Delmar S. Larsen, J. AM. CHEM. SOC. 2010, 132 (47), 16953-16961 (2010) pdf
- Multi-photon Manipulations of Enzymatic Photoactivity in Aspartate Aminotransferase, Melissa P. Hill, Lucy H. Freer, Mai C. Vang, Elizabeth C. Carroll, and Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 115 (15), pp 4474–4483 (2011). pdf
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| | Luke Elrod BS University of California Davis 2008 MCB Undergraduate Research Student, 2006-2008 Currently: Sacramento |
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| | Grace Rodriguez BS University of California Davis 2008 Human Development, Undergraduate Research Student, 2006-2008 Currently: Medical student at Ohio State University |
 | | Benjamin Perea Cosumnes River College Center for Biophotonics (CBST) at UCD Intern, Summer 2008 Project: Vitamin B6 Enzymes |
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| | Tamara Restrepo El Camino College, Los Angeles Center for Biophotonics (CBST) at UCD Intern, Summer 2008 Project: Vitamin B6 Enzymes |
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| | Lu Zhao BS University of California Davis 2009 Biochemistry Undergraduate Research Student, 2008-2009 Project: Phytochromes Photoceptors Currently: at large - Chemical Inhomogeneity in the Ultrafast Dynamics of the DXCF Cyanobacteriochrome Tlr0924, Lucy H. Freer, Peter W. Kim, Scott C. Corley, Nathan C. Rockwell, Lu Zhao, Arthur J. Thibert, J. Clark Lagarias, and Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 116 (35), 10571–10581 (2012). pdf
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| | Matt Barkovich BS University of California Davis 2009 Chemistry Undergraduate Research Student, 2008-2009 Project: Computer Programming and ChemWiki Development Currently: Medical student at UC San Diego - Enhancing Undergraduate Chemistry Education with the Online Dynamic ChemWiki Resource, Ronald J. Rusay, Michelle R. McCombs, Matthew J. Barkovich, Delmar S. Larsen, Journal of Chemical Education, 88 (6), p 840 (2011). pdf
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| | Kostia Malley Biochemistry Undergraduate Research Student, 2006-2008 4th Prize for Best Presentation: Larock Symposium 2008 DOE Summer Intern: LBNL Molecular Foundary Summer 2009 Project: Photoreceptors Photoactive Yellow Protein and Rhodopsin Mimic Dynamics Currently: MD/Ph.D. Student at Washington University, St. Louis - Dissecting the Photophysics of Retinal in Novel Rhodopsin Mimics, Mark M. Huntress, Samer Gozem, Konstantin R. Malley, Askat E. Jailaubekov, Chrysoula Vasileiou, Mikas Vengris, James H. Geiger, Babak Borhan, Igor Schapiro, Delmar S. Larsen, and Massimo Olivucci, submitted (2012).
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 | | Sarah Numan Chemistry(pharmaceutical) Undergraduate Research Student, UCD, Summer 2009 Project: Photoceptors FRET Study Modeling |
 | | Carmen Valladares Center for Biophotonics (CBST) at UCD Intern, Summer 2009 Biological Systems Engineering Undergraduate Research Student Project: Photoceptors FRET Study Modeling - Is the Photoactive Yellow Protein a UV-B/Blue Light Photoreceptor? Elizabeth C. Carroll, Marijke Hospes, Carmen Valladares, Klaas J. Hellingwerf, Delmar S. Larsen, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 10 (4), 464 - 468 (2011). pdf
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 | | Rachel Curtis Undergraduate Research Student, 2008-present Project: ChemWiki Development |
