The WSU departments of Physics and Chemistry will co-host the visit of Professor Laurie Butler, prominent laser chemist from the University of Chicago, on December 4 5.
Butler is well-known for her innovative use of lasers and molecular beams to probe the intricacies of chemical reactions. Using both experimental and theoretical approaches, her work aims to predict the details of chemical reactions through examination of the properties of colliding particles. Such information helps scientists apply chemistry to a number of important processes such as green house gas reactions, pollution control, hydrogen production, as well as understanding the chemistry of outer space.
Dr. Butler will deliver two presentations during her visit. For general audiences – graduate and undergraduate students – she will speak on “From combustion to astrochemistry: How elementary physics principles give predictive ability” on December 4th at 4:10 pm in Webster Physical Sciences Building, room 17.
A seminar covering her current research will be given the following day, December 5th, at
4:10 pm in Fulmer Hall, room 438. The talk will be entitled “Probing radical intermediates of bimolecular addition/elimination reactions.”
These events are funded by the American Physical Society Division of Laser Science which sponsors Dr. Butler as a Distinguished Lecturer.
All interested students and faculty are encouraged to attend and/or meet with Dr. Butler.
Please contact Tom Dickinson at jtd@wsu.edu for further information.
