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 |
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| bond formation behavior in small molecules |
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| reaction surfaces |
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| intermolecular complexes, including reactions in clusters |
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| condensed phase and heterogeneous reaction modeling |
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| spectroscopic properties of small molecules (ground and excited electronic states) |
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| Studies of Hypervalent Bonding - recoupled pair bonding in p-block elements and its influence on structure, spectra, and reactivity (projects with Thom H. Dunning, Jr.) |
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| 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
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Gas Phase Astrochemistry - prediction of dipole moments, polarizabilities,
rotational constants and energetic quantities for collaborative projects with Dr. Holger Müller and
Prof. Ben McCall
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| Education - NSF-funded project to develop a new module on molecules and bonding for General Chemistry |
| CV | Astrochemistry Publications | Other Publications | Science Links | Personalia |
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| Humorous Science Quotes MRI Alumni website Midwest Astrochemistry Consortium | |||||