Simpson Laboratory for Nonlinear Optics
Development and application of nonlinear optical instrumentation for studies of interfaces and chiral crystals.
Research Haikus
- Photothermal view. Fluorescence tells the tale. Bond vibrations.
- Image integrating. Data floods, algorithms. Chemistry revealed.
- Dynamic bleaching. Comb patterning enables. Diffusion mapping.
- New spectroscopy. Chiral, surface-selective. Electric dipole.
Recent Publications
127. "Foundations of Second Harmonic Generation Circular Dichroism (SHG-CD) Microscopy" DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6c03963
126. "Multidegree fluorescence-optical rotary dispersion (F-ORD) from submonolayer interfacial chiral films" DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aed0
125. "Analyzing Spatial Variations in Molecular Mobility in Hydrated Amorphous Drug-Polymer Blends Using Fourier Transform Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching and Image Segmentation” DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6c00122
124. "Pixel-Wise Diffusion Imaging by Structured Illumination Microscopy Fluorescence Recovery after Photobleaching (SIM-FRAP)" DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5c01929
123. "Mid-infrared Optical Photothermal Interferometric Microscopy of Substrate-Supported Samples" DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5c00959
Latest News
October 28, 2026
Congratulations to Dr. Caitlin Dunlap for completing and passing her final dissertation! She will be starting at Pfizer as a Senior Scientist in January.
August 18, 2026
Congratulations to Dr. Maura Wimsatt for completing and passing her final thesis defense! She will be starting at the University of Maryland College Park as a lecturer.
July 20, 2026
Congratulations to Dr. Timothy Hwang for completing and passing his final thesis defense! Looking forward to seeing what’s next.
June 25, 2026
Congratulations to Camryn Gietl for passing her OP!