My research explores how molecular structure, energy, and environment combine to produce the dynamic behavior of complex chemical systems. Over the years this journey has taken me from isolated molecules and molecular clusters to liquids, interfaces, aerosols, and functional materials. The common thread has been the pursuit of molecular-level understanding through advanced spectroscopy, experiment, and theory. Looking ahead, I am increasingly interested in nonequilibrium systems, where transient molecular organization governs chemical function across atmospheric, biological, and materials environments. 

If you would like a broader overview of my work, these three articles capture the main directions that have shaped my research over the years. Together they span molecular reaction dynamics, molecular clusters and hydrogen bonding, and the application of X-ray spectroscopy to increasingly complex chemical systems. 

Gas-phase chemical dynamics — Accounts of Chemical Research (2025): a perspective on molecular reaction dynamics, photoionization spectroscopy, and the mechanisms of complex chemical reactions.

Molecular clusters and hydrogen bonding — Journal of Physical Chemistry A (2025): an overview of how molecular clusters provide a bridge between isolated molecules and condensed-phase systems.

X-ray spectroscopy of complex chemical systems — Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (2023): a perspective describing how synchrotron-based X-ray spectroscopy, together with complementary techniques, can probe the structure and dynamics of interfaces, aerosols, and condensed matter.