Funding

“High-Resolution Laser Spectroscopy of Metal-Containing Astrochemical Molecules”, NSF AAG-2511077, PI, 09/01/2025-08/31/2028.

“Jet-Cooled Mid-Infrared (MIR) Cavity Ring-Down (CRD) Spectroscopy of Astrochemical Molecules”, NASA KY, RIDG-24-005, 08/01/2024-07/31/2025. 

“High-Resolution Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy of CH4 and the CH4…NO Complex”, NASA KY Space Grant Consortium Award, GF-24-026, 08/01/2024-07/31/2025. 

“High-Resolution, High-Precision Laboratory Spectroscopy of Organic Astrochemical Molecules”, NASA EPSCoR Rapid Research Response (R3) SMD/NASA Kentucky-80NSSC24M0148, RFA-023, 08/01/2024-07/31/2025.

“Cavity-Enhanced Double Resonance Spectroscopy of Astrochemical Molecules", NASA-Kentucky, GF-21-053 and GF-22-048, 01/01/2022-12/31/2023. 

NASA-Kentucky Faculty Travel Award (2023&2024).

"High-Resolution Laser Spectroscopy of Trace Gases in the Lower Atmosphere of Venus in Support of NASA’s Exploration Missions” NASA-Kentucky, RIA-20-049, 01/01/2021-12/31/2021.

"High-Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy on Multiple Potential Energy Surfaces using Cavity-Ring-Down-Based Two-Photon Techniques", NSF, CHE-1955310,  09/01/2020 - 08/31/2023.

Fundamental Physics Innovation Award (Visitor), the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the American Physical Society. 

“International Supplement:  High Resolution Cavity Ring-down Spectroscopy of Jet-Cooled Hydroperoxyalkyl Radicals”. NSF, CHE-1641016, 08/01/2016-07/31/2020

"Laser Spectroscopic Investigation of Vibronic Interactions in Free Radicals and Molecular Complexes", NSF CAREER, CHE-1454825, 08/01/2015-07/31/2020

"Looking for Molecular Funnels: Spectroscopy and Dynamics Beyond the Born-Oppenheimer Approximation", Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation (KSEF) - The Research and Development Excellence Program (RDE),  KSEF-3244-RDE-018, 07/01/2015-06/30/2016

“Spectroscopic Investigation of Vibronic Interactions in Molecules with Low Symmetry”, American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund - Doctoral New Investigator Program (53476-DNI6) - 09/01/2013-08/31/2015

"Ultrafast transient optical spectroscopy in biomolecular assemblies”, co-PI with Dr. Sergio B. Mendes. University of Louisville Office of Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation - Intramural Research Incentive Grant (IRIG) – Multidisciplinary Research Grant (MRG) - 2012

 “Nanoscale materials and architectures for energy conversion”, co-PI, DOE-EPSCoR, Grant Number: DE-FG02-07ER46375, 07/2011—06/2014

"Quantum chemical calculations of molecular constants and potential energy surfaces for spectroscopic studies of free radicals", Supervisor, University of Louisville Office of Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation - Intramural Research Incentive Grant (IRIG) - Undergraduate Research Scholar Grant (URS) - 2012

“Molecular identification by high-resolution infrared spectroscopy”, PI, University of Louisville Office of Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation - Intramural Research Incentive Grant (IRIG) - Research Initiation Grant (RIG) - 2012

“Investigation of photoinduced dynamics involving triplet states of organic solar cell materials by ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy”, PI, University of Louisville College of Arts and Sciences - Research and Creative Activities Grants - 2012, University of Louisville Start-up Funds - 2012

Agilent Technologies Foundation - Applications and Core Technology University Research Grant (ACT-UR) - Gift# 2427 - US11 - 2011