Postdoctoral- University of Pennsylvania with Professor Joseph E. Subotnik Ph.D. in Chemical Physics at The Ohio State University under Professor Anne B. McCoy B.S. in Chemistry and B.A. in Physics from the University of Pittsburgh

Research interests are broadly focused on using theoretical chemistry and computers to answer fundamental questions about what happens after molecules absorb light and become excited. Current specific areas of interest include photochemistry, the ultrafast relaxation of UV-filters in the human eye, the properties and dynamics of molecular anions, and vibrational spectroscopy at electrified interfaces. Applications of this research involve developing better dyes, sunscreens, solar cells, and photocatalysts. Depending on the project, students will learn quantum chemical software (such as Gaussian, Q-Chem, and Gamess), molecular dynamics software and/or computer coding.