Shizuka Hsieh

Shizuka Hsieh Assistant Professor of Chemistry Smith College
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EDUCATION D. Phil. Oxford University, Physical Chemistry, 1997 Thesis: Fragmentation mechanisms of doubly charged ions Advisor: J. H. D. Eland B.A. Carleton College, Chemistry, 1993 Advisor: T. A. Ferrett PROFESSIONAL HISTORY University of Maryland, 2006-2007 Visiting Scientist with A.S. Mullin Smith College, 2001- Assistant Professor of Chemistry Oberlin College, 2000-2001 Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry University of Wisconsin-Madison Post-doctoral fellow with F. F. Crim COURSES CHM 111: General Chemistry CHM 108: Environmental Chemistry CHM 224: Chemistry IV CHM 331: Physical Chemistry I CHM 332: Physical Chemistry II RESEARCH INTERESTS Molecular reaction dynamics. My interests are in the dynamics of molecular processes, with the aim of describing chemical events at the level of atomic motions. Because the most mechanistic detail can be obtained for reactions of isolated molecules, the focus of my research so far has been the dissociation of excited state molecules and ions in the gas phase. My research relies on spectroscopic methods to characterize the internal and translational energies of reaction products. Information about the reaction process comes from the final rotational, vibrational and kinetic energy distributions of the reaction products. click here to visit the lab webpage SELECTED PUBLICATIONS denotes Smith undergraduate co-author Closser, K.D., Vogelhuber, K.M.; Hsieh, S., "Vibrational-torsional excitation and direct overtone photodissociation of ethyl hydroperoxide at 5nOH," J. Phys. Chem. A* 2008, 112, 1238. Haynes, L.M.; Vogelhuber, K.M.; Pippen, J.L.; Hsieh, S., "Effects of torsion on O-H stretch overtone spectra and direct overtone photolysis of methyl hydroperoxide," J. Chem. Phys.* 2005, 123, 234306. Homitsky, S.C.; Dragulin, S.M.; Haynes, L.M.; Hsieh, S., "O-H Stretch overtone excitation in methyl and ethyl hydroperoxides," J. Phys. Chem. A* 2004, 108, 9492. click here to see complete publication list back to chemistry home