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](images/members/chen.jpg)
Ming Chen
- Molecular Dynamics
- Machine Learning
- Electronic Structure
![Qi (Tony) Dong](../people/faculty/pictures/dong2023.jpg)
Qi (Tony) Dong
- Energy and sustainability
- Nanomaterials and nanotechnology
- Heterogeneous catalysis
![Jonathan Hood](images/members/hood.jpg)
Jonathan Hood
- Ultracold Chemistry
- Quantum Computing
- Optical Tweezers
![Libai Huang](../people/faculty/pictures/Huang, Libai.jpg.jpg)
Libai Huang
- Ultrafast Microscopy
- Energy Transport
- Charge Transport
![Sabre Kais](../people/faculty/pictures/kais2023.jpg)
Sabre Kais
- Quantum Information
- Quantum Computation
- Entanglement and Coherence
![Alexander Laskin](../people/faculty/pictures/Laskin, Alexander.jpg)
Alexander Laskin
- Aerosol Multi-Phase Chemistry
- Environmental Transformations
- Chemical Imaging
![Julia Laskin](../people/faculty/pictures/Laskin, Julia.jpg)
Julia Laskin
- Fundamentals of ion-surface collisions
- Ion soft-landing
- Nanoclusters
![Hanzhe Liu](../people/faculty/pictures/liu2022.jpg)
Hanzhe Liu
- Ultrafast Laser and X-ray spectroscopy
- Strong light-matter interaction
- Nonlinear spectroscopy
![Mike Reppert](images/members/reppert.jpg)
Mike Reppert
- Optical Spectroscopy
- Photosynthesis
- Protein structure
![Adam Wasserman](../people/faculty/pictures/wasserman2015.jpg.jpg)
Adam Wasserman
- Electronic Structure
- Density Functional Theory
- Electron-Electron Interactions
![Paul Wenthold](../people/faculty/pictures/wenthold2.jpg.jpg)
Paul Wenthold
- Physical Organic Chemistry
- Mass Spectrometry
- Ion Reactivity and Spectroscopy