Kana Takematsu

B.A., Physics, B.S., Math and Chemistry, University of Chicago, 2004
Sixth-year graduate student

I used to be a molecular dynamics girl but now I am venturing into cavity ringdown spectroscopy. From a physical chemist perspective, this method is great in that the heightened sensitivity allows us to learn more information about a molecule and thus gives us freedom to ask better questions about a system. While for the conscience driven, this method can be used to study systems relevant to our atmosphere and the results applied to environmental policies. Right now, I am looking at NO3, some peroxy radicals, and everyone’s favorite, the Criegee intermediate.

Publications
  1. Krisch, M.J., L.R. McCunn, K. Takematsu, L.J. Butler, F.R. Blase, and J. Shu. "Photodissociation of CH3OCl to CH3O at 248 nm," J. Phys. Chem. A 108 (2004): 1650-1656.

  2. McCunn, L.R., M.J. Krisch, K. Takematsu, L.J. Butler, F.R. Blase, and J. Shu. "Competing pathways in the 248 nm photodissociation of propionyl chloride and the barrier to dissociation of the propionyl radical," J. Phys. Chem. A 108 (2004): 7889-7894.
Funding

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, 2004-

Extracurricular Interests

Anything that involes laughter