Laser Induced Chemistry

Lasers have revolutionised many aspects of chemistry, including our understanding of chemical reactivity, synthesis and characterisation of new materials, all forms of spectroscopy and even mass spectrometry. The reason for the large diversity of chemical applications that lasers have found lies in the wide range of effects that strong light has on different materials; breaking bonds, ablating solids, ionising materials, and tickling molecules to behave in certain ways. The research interests of our group include photochemistry, spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and polymerization. A brief description of these projects can be found under the projects tab.