An EPSRC funded PhD studentship associated with a collaborative project between Professor Katharine Reid and Dr Tim Wright is available at the University of Nottingham. The project is entitled "Probing intramolecular dynamical processes in electronically excited states of small aromatic molecules using picosecond time-resolved photoelectron imaging and ZEKE" and its aim is to use the complementary combination of picosecond time-resolved velocity-map photoelectron imaging and ZEKE, together with Franck-Condon calculations, to identify the dark states responsible for excited state intramolecular vibrational energy redistribution (IVR) in vibrationally selected excited state molecules.
The experiments will use a newly obtained ultrafast laser system at the University of Nottingham and will be used to investigate the mode-dependent role of the hindered rotation of a methyl group in intramolecular dynamics. Experiments will be conducted on a series of state-selected molecules in which one or two methyl groups are attached at different positions on a benzene ring, and the information obtained on the dark states populated as a function of time during the redistribution dynamics used to generate information on "doorway states" and other mechanistic details relevant to a range of molecular systems.
Students must have a 2:1 or 1st class MSci or MChem degree in chemistry, physics or chemical physics. This studentship is available from 1 October 2007 for a period of 3½ years. Due to funding restrictions, full funding is only available for UK/EU students; international students will require additional funding.
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor K Reid, Email: Katharine.Reid@Nottingham.ac.uk. Further details are available at: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~pczklr/research.htm.
Formal applications must be made through the University of Nottingham Graduate School using the form available at: https://pgapps.nottingham.ac.uk/.
Reference : SCI168
Closing Date : Open until filled
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