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This dissertation investigates the behavior of molecules with extreme amounts of rotational energy and oriented angular momentum. The molecules studied in this thesis are prepared in an optical centrifuge and are studied ...

Energetic materials research focuses on performance analysis of cost-effective solid materials which safely, precisely, and efficiently transitions stored chemical potential energy to kinetic energy at a rate throttled ...

Acetonitrile (CH3CN) is a small, aprotic molecule. The apparent simplicity of this species belies great complexity in its organization and dynamics in the liquid state. Additionally, at silica surfaces, liquid acetonitrile ...

Carbon nanotubes exhibit exceptional properties in many different aspects. However, harnessing those properties in real applications is challenging mainly due to the structural heterogeneity, high impurity contents, and ...

In the work presented here, an ultrafast, angularly accelerating optical trap, called an optical centrifuge, rotationally excites gas-phase molecules such as N2O, CO, and CO2 to extremely high-J rotational levels with ...

The signaling protein ubiquitin is known for its ubiquity — existing in nearly all cel- lular compartments, holding a prominent role in major cellular signaling pathways and serving as a model system for protein folding. ...

This dissertation presents studies that explore how molecules behave when prepared in extreme energy states. A new state-resolved high-resolution transient IR absorption spectrometer paired with a tunable UV excitation ...