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Ken Chen
Undergraduate Student Researcher, 2011
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
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
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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
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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
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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
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