MOLECULAR KINETICS AND SPECTROSCOPY
  THE GROUP OF MARTIN QUACK AT ETH ZURICH

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Martin Quack

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Teaching     PC I Thermodynamics     PC II Kinetics

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Interdisciplinary Sciences


Latsis Symposium

Meeting of Martin's 60th

 

 

 Overview

The group "Molecular Kinetics and Spectroscopy" of Martin Quack at ETH has as main research theme the understanding of fundamental, physical-chemical molecular primary processes. The basic research question concerns the fully quantum mechanical molecular motion, which is at the origin of all chemical reactions. An essential aspect of the research is the systematic combination of experimental and theoretical studies. The experimental studies concentrate on high resolution infrared spectroscopy, infrared multiphoton excitation and time resolved kinetic spectroscopy. While most of the experiments address fundamental questions, some practical applications relate to atmospheric spectroscopy and to isotope separation. The theory covers full-dimensional quantum dynamics by various approaches. Approximate theories are developed and tested in relation to exact theories. Another focus of theory is the time dependent quantum dynamics in intramolecular energy flow and vibrational redistribution, coherent infrared multiphoton excitation and laser chemistry as well as time dependent quantum statistical mechanical approaches to these processes. Finally, the group studies fundamental symmetry principles in molecular processes and molecular chirality in relation to parity violation.

 

The Quack group typically counts ten members or perhaps a little more. It has a high level of advanced instrumental installations. Laboratory space is concentrated in 5(1/2) specially designed, large and well equipped laboratories in the new buildings. A particular educational effort of the group in general and Martin Quack in particular concerns the special study branch of Interdisciplinary Sciences ("Studiengang N"), which Martin Quack has taken care of since more than a decade as Advisor "Fachberater" (chairman, now called delegate, "Studiendelegierter"). These studies allow for a broad scientific education covering physics, chemistry, and biology with various possible specialisations but no necessary restriction to any one subfield.

 


Comments  and suggestions to:
Fabio Mariotti (mariotti AT ir.phys.chem.ethz.ch)
ETH Zürich, Laboratorium für Physikalische Chemie
ETH Hönggerberg, HCI, CH-8093 Zürich
 
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