Physical Chemistry
Purdue Physical Chemistry prides itself on two characteristics: outstanding scientific research and a supporting and collaborative environment. Physical Chemistry at Purdue encompasses a wide range of scientific endeavors, from ultracold single-molecule chemistry, quantum computation, and ultrafast microscopy to machine learning and immunology, and biological exciton formation — both in the lab and on the computer. We have particular depth in quantum chemistry research, including quantum computing (Hood, Kais), electronic structure theory and computation (Chen, Slipchenko, and Wasserman) and nonlinear spectroscopic methods (Ben Amotz, Huang, Reppert).
Our Faculty
Ming Chen
- Molecular Dynamics
- Machine Learning
- Electronic Structure
Qi (Tony) Dong
- Energy and sustainability
- Nanomaterials and nanotechnology
- Heterogeneous catalysis
Jonathan Hood
- Ultracold Chemistry
- Quantum Computing
- Optical Tweezers
Libai Huang
- Ultrafast Microscopy
- Energy Transport
- Charge Transport
Alexander Laskin
- Aerosol Multi-Phase Chemistry
- Environmental Transformations
- Chemical Imaging
Julia Laskin
- Fundamentals of ion-surface collisions
- Ion soft-landing
- Nanoclusters
Hanzhe Liu
- Ultrafast Laser and X-ray spectroscopy
- Strong light-matter interaction
- Nonlinear spectroscopy
Lee R. Liu
- High resolution and sensitivity spectroscopy
- Cryogenic cooling
- Quantum coherent control
Mike Reppert
- Optical Spectroscopy
- Photosynthesis
- Protein structure
Adam Wasserman
- Electronic Structure
- Density Functional Theory
- Electron-Electron Interactions
Paul Wenthold
- Physical Organic Chemistry
- Mass Spectrometry
- Ion Reactivity and Spectroscopy
