Physics

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Former Postgraduate Students

10 PhD Students:

(10)  Grezegorz Glazynski, PhD at UCC

Thesis title (8/2011): Detection of surface absorbed bio-molecules using Incoherent broadband cavity-enhanced total internal reflection spectroscopy

(9) AnneMarie McCarthy, PhD at UCC

Thesis title (7/2010): Excited state intramolecular proton Transfer in selected jet-cooled naphthol derivatives

(8) Anton Walsh, PhD at UCC

Thesis title (4/2010): The time-dependent broad-band extinction of naphthalene-buffer gas mixtures following UV photolysis

(7) Deirdre O'Leary, PhD at UCC

Thesis title (11/2009): Cavity enhanced absorption spectroscopy in the near ¿infrared for applications in atmospheric and planetary sciences: ammonia (NH3) and Methyl cyanide (CH3CN)

(6) Kieran Lynch, PhD at UCC

Thesis title (3/2008): Incoherent broad-band cavity-enhanced total internal reflection spectroscopy of surface-adsorbed metallo-porphyrins

(5) Michael Staak, PhD at UCC 

Thesis title (10/2005): Near-infrared cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy of formaldehyde and its UV photolysis products

(4) Sven E. Fiedler, PhD at TU Berlin  (Joint supervision: A. Ruth 50%, A. Hese 50%)

Thesis title (12/2004): Incoherent Broad-Band Cavity-Enhanced Absorption Spectroscopy

(3) Edward W. Gash, PhD at UCC (Joint supervision: A. Ruth 99%, M. Mansfield 1%)

Thesis title (6/2004): Unusual dynamic absorption of naphthalene ¿ buffer gas mixtures following UV photolysis

(2) William G. Doherty, PhD at UCC (Joint supervision: A. Ruth 80%, P. Brint 20%)

Thesis title (8/2003): Electronic spectroscopy of thiones

(1) Frank O¿Keeffe, PhD at UCC  (Joint supervision: A. Ruth 90%, M. Mansfield 10%)

Thesis title (10/1997): Triplet states of jet-cooled aromatic thiones

8 MSc Students:

(8) Michael McAuliffe, MSc at UCC

Thesis title (7/2009): The vertical aerosol distribution over Southern Ireland studied by backscatter and Raman LIDAR

(7) Jonas Kottman, Diplom at ETH Zürich (external student)

Thesis title (6/2007): Evanescent-wave incoherent broad-band cavity enhanced absorption spectroscopy

(6) John A. Young, MSc at UCC

Thesis title (9/2005): Laser assisted synthesis and characterization of silver and II-VI semiconductor nanoparticles in suspension

(5) Shane M. O¿Brien, MSc at UCC

Thesis submission: 9/2005.

Thesis title: The third-order susceptibility of different metalloporphyrins in solution

(4) Anton J. Walsh, MSc at UCC

Thesis title (5/2005): Analysis of nonlinear optical properties of PtOEP measured with the z-scan technique

(3) Kieran T. Lynch, MSc at UCC

Thesis title (9/2004): Construction of a Raman set-up for emission spectroscopy of metalloporphyrins in solution

(2) Thomas Meade, MSc at UCC

Thesis title (10/2002): Laser assisted synthesis and characterization of metal nanoparticles in suspension

(1) Eun-Kyu Kim, Diplom at TU Berlin (Joint supervision: A. Ruth 90%, A. Hese 10%)

Thesis title (1/2000): Die S1¬S0 Absorption von Azulen im Überschalldüsenstrahl: Anwendung der Cavity-Ring-Down Spectroskopie

1 visiting post-graduate Student:

(1) Thomas Fernholz, UCC (1 year visiting German student 1997)

Supported through the European ¿Leonardo da Vinci Programme¿

Research Topic: Spin-forbidden absorption transitions in gaseous thiocarbonyl compounds

6 Post-Docs:

(6) Dr. Lineke van der Sneppen ¿ Dutch (3/2010 ¿ 9/2010)

Degree from: University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Project: "Evanescent wave Broadband cavity enhanced absorption spectroscopy" (NWO, Rubicon)

(5) Dr. Ravi Varma  ¿   Indian  (7/2006 ¿ 9/2010)

Degree from: University of Nevada Reno, USA.

Project: ¿Trace Radical Absorption through Cavity-Enhanced Spectroscopy¿ (EPA).

(4) Dr. Stewart Vaughan  ¿  British  (10/2006 ¿ 9/2008)

Degree from: University of Oxford, U.K.

Project: ¿Transfer of Expertise for the Monitoring of Urban Pollutants¿ (MC-FP6).

(3) Dr. Titus Gherman  ¿  Romanian   (11/2005 ¿ 10/2007)

Degree from: Josef Fourier Université Grenoble, France.

Project: ¿Transfer of Expertise for the Monitoring of Urban Pollutants¿ (MC-FP6).

(2) Dr. Dean Venables  ¿  South African  (10/2003 ¿ 8/2005)

Degree from: Yale University, Connecticut, USA.

Project: ¿Radical detection and ultra-trace sensing using diode laser based cavity enhanced absorption spectroscopy¿ ( Enterprise Ireland).

 (1) Dr. Victoria Cleave  ¿  British  (1/2001 ¿ 6/2002)

Degree from: University of Cambridge, U.K.

Project: ¿Detection of hydroperoxyl radicals using the cavity enhanced absorption technique¿ (HEA).

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