Department of Chemistry University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Box 92-6, CLSL 600 S. Mathews Ave. Urbana, IL 61801 davidewoon AT gmail com

PhD in Physics/Metallurgical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 1989

	bond formation behavior in small molecules
	reaction surfaces
	intermolecular complexes, including reactions in clusters
	condensed phase and heterogeneous reaction modeling
	spectroscopic properties of small molecules (ground and excited electronic states)
	Studies of Hypervalent Bonding - projects with Thom H. Dunning, Jr
	Computational Astrochemistry
	NASA Exobiology Program - model reactions in the interstellar medium relevant to exobiology, including ice-bound and gas-grain reactions, condensed media spectroscopic properties, and photolysis and photoionization in ices
	Gas Phase Astrochemistry - prediction of rotational constants and energetic quantities for collaborative project with Prof. Ben McCall
	Chemistry in Titan's Atmosphere - growth of organic molecules
	Mineral Surface Modeling - adsorption and chemistry on metal oxides and other minerals

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