Applications of vibrational sum frequency spectroscopy to the study of environmentally important processes at liquid surfaces

ANYL 262

Geraldine L. Richmond, richmond@uoregon.edu, Department of Chemistry, University of Oregon, 1253 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1253
Aqueous interfaces play a central role in the sustainability of our world and life on this planet. Making advances in understanding many environmental, biological and technological issues that involve aqueous interfaces requires a fundamental knowledge of molecular bonding and adsorption at these interfaces. In the studies to be presented in this symposium I will describe our most recent results in which we explore the structure, bonding and orientation of molecular species at aqueous interfaces with a particular focus on topics that are relevant to environmental issues at both the aqueous/organic and air/water interfaces. Our studies involve a combination of nonlinear and linear spectroscopic techniques, thermodynamic measurements and molecular dynamics simulations.
 

Analytical and Biological Applications of Non-linear Optics
8:30 AM-12:10 PM, Monday, 29 August 2005 Washington DC Convention Center -- 155, Oral

Division of Analytical Chemistry

The 230th ACS National Meeting, in Washington, DC, Aug 28-Sept 1, 2005