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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:Randall Goldsmith
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SUMMARY:Randall Goldsmith
DESCRIPTION:<p>Professor Randall Goldsmith, University of Wisconsin.  "Single-Molecule Spectroscopy with Catalysts, Conductive Polymers, and Optical Microresonators."  Woodward CCB Departmental Colloquium.<!--break--></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Single-Molecule Spectroscopy with Catalysts, Conductive Polymers, and Optical Microresonators</font></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Measurements on individual molecules have revolutionized how chemists can perceive molecular properties and dynamics, yet single-molecule techniques can only be applied with considerable experimental constraints.  The Goldsmith group develops new tools through chemical synthesis, micro and nanophotonics, and microfluidics that allow single-molecule techniques to be applied in previously inaccessible scenarios and enable new measurements.  I will discuss recent measurements on the initiation of individual organometallic catalysts, observation of single-molecule binding dynamics at millimolar concentrations, detecting the heat dissipated from molecules using optical microresonators, hybrid photonic-plasmonic systems, and spectroscopy on individual conductive polymer molecules.      </font></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font></span></p><p> </p>
LOCATION:Pfizer Lecture Hall
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