Trevitt, Adam J.

Top Publications

Year	Title
2013	Direct observation of para-Xylylene as the decomposition product of the meta-Xylyl radical using VUV synchrotron radiation
2015	Ultraviolet photodissociation action spectroscopy of the N-pyridinium cation
2013	Direct observation of photodissociation products from phenylperoxyl radicals isolated in the gas phase
2014	Rapid profiling of laser-induced photochemistry in single microdroplets using mass spectrometry
2008	Direct observation of the gas-phase criegee intermediate (CH2OO)
2009	Isomer-specific product detection of CN radical reactions with ethene and propene by tunable VUV photoionization mass spectrometry
2009	Cyclic versus linear isomers produced by reaction of the methylidyne radical (CH) with small unsaturated hydrocarbons

Research Areas

Research Overview

The Trevitt research group is devoted to understanding the complex molecular processes dictating combustion, photo-activated chemistry and atmospheric chemistry. in 2008, Adam established the Laser Chemistry Laboratory which is now equipped with state-of-the-art lasers, detectors and mass spectrometers. http://www.uow.edu.au/~adamt

Available as Research Supervisor

Head Of

Laser Chemistry Laboratory

Member Of

Centre of Atmospheric Chemistry Deputy Director 2015 -

Selected Publications

Chapter

Year	Title
2008	Morphology-Dependent Resonance Emission from Individual Micron-Sized Paticles Page p. 415

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2008	Reactions of small carbon-bearing radicals with unsaturated hydrocarbons: Product detection and low temperature kinetics Pages 1 - 1

Journal Article

Year	Title
2017	Radical Generation from the Gas-Phase Activation of Ionized Lipid Ozonides Published In Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry Volume 28 Pages 1345 - 1358
2016	Drop-on-demand microdroplet generation: a very stable platform for single-droplet experimentation Published In RSC Advances: an international journal to further the chemical sciences Volume 6 Pages 60215 - 60222
2016	Formation and stability of gas-phase o-benzoquinone from oxidation of ortho-hydroxyphenyl: a combined neutral and distonic radical study Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 18 Pages 4320 - 4332
2016	Insights into gas-phase reaction mechanisms of small carbon radicals using isomer-resolved product detection Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 18 Pages 5867 - 5882
2016	Photo and collision induced isomerization of a cyclic retinal derivative: an ion mobility study Published In Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry Volume 27 Pages 1483 - 1490
2016	Preparation of an ion with the highest calculated proton affinity: ortho-diethynylbenzene dianion Published In Chemical Science Volume 7 Pages 6245 - 6250
2015	An intermediate band dye-sensitised solar cell using triplet-triplet annihilation Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 17 Pages 24826 - 24830
2015	Are the three hydroxyphenyl radical isomers created equal? - The role of the phenoxy radical - Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 17 Pages 30076 - 30083
2015	Dissociation of proton-bound complexes reveals geometry and arrangement of double bonds in unsaturated lipids Published In International Journal of Mass Spectrometry Volume 390 Pages 170 - 177
2015	Molecular weight growth in Titan's atmosphere:branching pathways for the reaction of 1-propynyl radical (H3CC≡C˙) with small alkenes and alkynes Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 17 Pages 20754 - 20764
2015	Ultraviolet photodissociation action spectroscopy of gas-phase protonated quinoline and isoquinoline cations Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 17 Pages 25882 - 25890
2015	Ultraviolet photodissociation action spectroscopy of the N-pyridinium cation Published In Journal of Chemical Physics Volume 142 Pages 014301-1 - 014301-11
2014	Isomer-specific product detection of gas-phase xylyl radical rearrangement and decomposition using VUV synchrotron photoionization Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory Volume 118 Pages 3593 - 3604
2014	Photodissociation of TEMPO-modified peptides: new approaches to radical-directed dissociation of biomolecules Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 16 Pages 4871 - 4879
2014	Rapid profiling of laser-induced photochemistry in single microdroplets using mass spectrometry Published In Analytical Chemistry Volume 86 Pages 2895 - 2899
2014	Unimolecular reaction chemistry of a charge-tagged beta-hydroxyperoxyl radical Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 16 Pages 24954 - 24964
2013	Characterisation of the ionic products arising from electron photodetachment of simple dicarboxylate dianions Published In International Journal of Mass Spectrometry Volume 351 Pages 81 - 94
2013	Direct detection of a persistent carbonyloxyl radical in the gas phase Published In Angewandte Chemie International Edition Volume 52 Pages 9301 - 9304
2013	Direct observation of para-Xylylene as the decomposition product of the meta-Xylyl radical using VUV synchrotron radiation Published In Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters Volume 4 Pages 2546 - 2550
2013	Direct observation of photodissociation products from phenylperoxyl radicals isolated in the gas phase Published In Journal of the American Chemical Society Volume 135 Pages 9010 - 9014
2013	Does addition of NO2 to carbon-centered radicals yield RONO or RNO2? An investigation using distonic radical ions Published In Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry Volume 24 Pages 481 - 492
2013	Formation of dimethylketene and methacrolein by reaction of the CH radical with acetone Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 15 Pages 4049 - 4058
2013	Hydroxyl radical formation in the gas phase oxidation of distonic 2-methylphenyl radical cations Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 15 Pages 20577 - 20584
2013	Isomer specific product detection in the reaction of CH with acrolein Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory Volume 117 Pages 11013 - 11026
2013	Product branching fractions of the CH + propene reaction from synchrotron photoionization mass spectrometry Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory Volume 117 Pages 6450 - 6457
2013	Rapid differentiation of isomeric lipids by photodissociation mass spectrometry of fatty acid derivatives Published In Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry Volume 27 Pages 805 - 815
2013	UV photodissociation action spectroscopy of haloanilinium ions in a linear quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometer Published In Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry Volume 24 Pages 932 - 940
2013	Ultraviolet action spectroscopy of iodine labeled peptides and proteins in the gas phase Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory Volume 117 Pages 1228 - 1232
2013	Ultraviolet photodissociation of the N-methylpyridinium ion: action spectroscopy and product characterization Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory Volume 117 Pages 10839 - 10846
2012	BIOPHYSCHEM2011: a joint meeting of the Australian Society for Biophysics and the RACI Physical Chemistry Division foreword Published In Australian Journal of Chemistry: an international journal for chemical science Volume 65 Pages 439 - 441
2012	Comment on the Ionization Energy of B2F4 Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory Volume 116 Pages 9214 - 9215
2012	Concerted HO2 elimination from α-aminoalkylperoxyl free radicals: experimental and theoretical evidence from the gas-phase NH2 •CHCO2- + O2 reaction Published In Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters Volume 3 Pages 805 - 811
2012	Differentiation of complex lipid isomers by radical-directed dissociation mass spectrometry Published In Analytical Chemistry Volume 84 Pages 7525 - 7532
2012	Gas-phase reactions of aryl radicals with 2-butyne: an experimental and theoretical investigation employing the N-methyl-pyridinium-4-yl radical cation Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 14 Pages 2417 - 2426
2012	Isolation and characterization of charge-tagged phenylperoxyl radicals in the gas phase: direct evidence for products and pathways in low temperature benzene oxidation Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 14 Pages 16719 - 16730
2012	Laser-initiated iodine radical chemistry in single microdroplets Published In Chemical Physics Letters Volume 551 Pages 134 - 138
2012	Product detection of the CH radical reaction with acetaldehyde Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory Volume 116 Pages 6091 - 6106
2011	Branching fractions of the CN + C3H6 reaction using synchrotron photoionization mass spectrometry: evidence for the 3-cyanopropene product Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory Volume 115 Pages 13467 - 13473
2011	Chemically activated reactions on the C7H5 energy surface: Propargyl + diacetylene, i-C5H3 + acetylene, and n-C5H3 + acetylene Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 13 Pages 8940 - 8952
2011	Pyrolysis of fulvenallene (C7H6) and fulvenallenyl (C7H5): theoretical kinetics and experimental product detection Published In Chemical Physics Letters Volume 517 Pages 144 - 148
2011	Reactions of simple and peptidic alpha-carboxylate radical anions with dioxygen in the gas phase Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 13 Pages 16314 - 16323
2010	Direct detection of pyridine formation by the reaction of CH (CD) with pyrrole: a ring expansion reaction Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 12 Pages 8750 - 8758
2010	Products of the Benzene + O(3P) Reaction Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory Volume 114 Pages 3355 - 3370
2010	Reaction of the C2H radical with 1-Butyne (C4H6): Low Temperature Kinetics and Isomer-Specific Product Detection Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory Volume 114 Pages 3340 - 3354
2010	Reactions of the CN Radical with Benzene and Toluene: Product Detection and Low-Temperature Kinetics Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory Volume 114 Pages 1749 - 1755
2009	Coalescence of levitated polystyrene microspheres Published In Journal of Aerosol Science Volume 40 Pages 431 - 438
2009	Cyclic versus linear isomers produced by reaction of the methylidyne radical (CH) with small unsaturated hydrocarbons Published In Journal of the American Chemical Society Volume 131 Pages 993 - 1005
2009	Isomer-specific product detection of CN radical reactions with ethene and propene by tunable VUV photoionization mass spectrometry Published In International Journal of Mass Spectrometry Volume 280 Pages 113 - 118
2008	Direct observation of the gas-phase criegee intermediate (CH2OO) Published In Journal of the American Chemical Society Volume 130 Pages 11883 - 11885
2007	Calibration of a quadrupole ion trap for particle mass spectrometry Published In International Journal of Mass Spectrometry Volume 262 Pages 241 - 246

Investigator On

Year	Title
2017	Formation, photochemistry and fate of gas-phease peroxyl radicals Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2012 - 2015	New laser and mass spectrometry-based tools for comprehensive structural elucidation of lipids and their biomolecular interactions Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2011	Innovative Synchrotron Science - Access program to the Australian National Beamline Facility and Cutting-Edge Beamlines at International Synchrotrons Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2009	High resolution FTIR spectroscopy of ketenimine Awarded by: Australian Synchrotron Research Program Funding Scheme: Travel Grant
2009	Isomer specific product detection of radical reactions: molecular weight growth and ring formation Awarded by: Australian Synchrotron Research Program Funding Scheme: Travel Grant
2009	Product detection studies of CH and CN radical reactions leading to PAH and PANH formation Awarded by: Australian Synchrotron Research Program Funding Scheme: Travel Grant
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	Exchange visit to China Awarded by: Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) Funding Scheme: Australia-China Young Scientists Exchange Program

Other Research Activities

VUV Synchrotron photoionisation for kinetic studies of combustion intermediates, Advanced Light Source, LBNL, USA Experimenter 2008 -

Available as Research Supervisor

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Master of Philosophy	Photochemistry of Common Nitrogen Containing Aromatic Heterocycles	Bezzina, James
Doctor of Philosophy	Distonic Radical Reactions of Nitrogen Containing Heterocycles with Simple hydrocarbons	Bright, Cameron
Doctor of Philosophy	Computational Vibrational Spectroscopic Studies of Bioscience systems	Inakollu, Venkatasaisandeep
Doctor of Philosophy	Studies of Aromatic Fuel Additive Chemistry for Modern Transport Fuels	Prendergast, Matthew

Professional Service Activities

Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Chair, Physical Chemistry Division 2016 -
Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Secretary, Physical Chemistry Division 2014 - 2015
Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Treasurer, Physical Chemistry Division 2011 - 2013

Education And Training

Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Chemistry, Supervisor: Prof. Evan Bieske 2002 - 2006
B.Sc. in Physical Chemistry, University of Adelaide, Chemistry, 1st Class Honours 1998 - 2002
University of California, Berkeley, Chemistry and Lawrence Berkeley National Labs 2007 - 2008

Awards And Honors

Beynon Prize, conferred by Rapid Communication in Mass Spectrometry (Wiley), 2015
Bowie Medal, conferred by Australian and New Zealand Society for Mass Spectrometry, 2015
Physical Chemistry Division Lectureship, conferred by Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) , 2014

Keywords

laser, photochemistry, mass spectrometry, radical chemistry, electronic spectroscopy, synchrotron, photoionization, microdroplet, combustion, kinetics

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2525-3162 (pending confirmation)

Top Publications

Year	Title
2013	Direct observation of para-Xylylene as the decomposition product of the meta-Xylyl radical using VUV synchrotron radiation
2015	Ultraviolet photodissociation action spectroscopy of the N-pyridinium cation
2013	Direct observation of photodissociation products from phenylperoxyl radicals isolated in the gas phase
2014	Rapid profiling of laser-induced photochemistry in single microdroplets using mass spectrometry
2008	Direct observation of the gas-phase criegee intermediate (CH2OO)
2009	Isomer-specific product detection of CN radical reactions with ethene and propene by tunable VUV photoionization mass spectrometry
2009	Cyclic versus linear isomers produced by reaction of the methylidyne radical (CH) with small unsaturated hydrocarbons

Research Areas

Research Overview

The Trevitt research group is devoted to understanding the complex molecular processes dictating combustion, photo-activated chemistry and atmospheric chemistry. in 2008, Adam established the Laser Chemistry Laboratory which is now equipped with state-of-the-art lasers, detectors and mass spectrometers. http://www.uow.edu.au/~adamt

Head Of

Laser Chemistry Laboratory

Member Of

Centre of Atmospheric Chemistry Deputy Director 2015 -

Selected Publications

Chapter

Year	Title
2008	Morphology-Dependent Resonance Emission from Individual Micron-Sized Paticles Page p. 415

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2008	Reactions of small carbon-bearing radicals with unsaturated hydrocarbons: Product detection and low temperature kinetics Pages 1 - 1

Journal Article

Year	Title
2017	Radical Generation from the Gas-Phase Activation of Ionized Lipid Ozonides Published In Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry Volume 28 Pages 1345 - 1358
2016	Drop-on-demand microdroplet generation: a very stable platform for single-droplet experimentation Published In RSC Advances: an international journal to further the chemical sciences Volume 6 Pages 60215 - 60222
2016	Formation and stability of gas-phase o-benzoquinone from oxidation of ortho-hydroxyphenyl: a combined neutral and distonic radical study Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 18 Pages 4320 - 4332
2016	Insights into gas-phase reaction mechanisms of small carbon radicals using isomer-resolved product detection Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 18 Pages 5867 - 5882
2016	Photo and collision induced isomerization of a cyclic retinal derivative: an ion mobility study Published In Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry Volume 27 Pages 1483 - 1490
2016	Preparation of an ion with the highest calculated proton affinity: ortho-diethynylbenzene dianion Published In Chemical Science Volume 7 Pages 6245 - 6250
2015	An intermediate band dye-sensitised solar cell using triplet-triplet annihilation Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 17 Pages 24826 - 24830
2015	Are the three hydroxyphenyl radical isomers created equal? - The role of the phenoxy radical - Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 17 Pages 30076 - 30083
2015	Dissociation of proton-bound complexes reveals geometry and arrangement of double bonds in unsaturated lipids Published In International Journal of Mass Spectrometry Volume 390 Pages 170 - 177
2015	Molecular weight growth in Titan's atmosphere:branching pathways for the reaction of 1-propynyl radical (H3CC≡C˙) with small alkenes and alkynes Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 17 Pages 20754 - 20764
2015	Ultraviolet photodissociation action spectroscopy of gas-phase protonated quinoline and isoquinoline cations Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 17 Pages 25882 - 25890
2015	Ultraviolet photodissociation action spectroscopy of the N-pyridinium cation Published In Journal of Chemical Physics Volume 142 Pages 014301-1 - 014301-11
2014	Isomer-specific product detection of gas-phase xylyl radical rearrangement and decomposition using VUV synchrotron photoionization Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory Volume 118 Pages 3593 - 3604
2014	Photodissociation of TEMPO-modified peptides: new approaches to radical-directed dissociation of biomolecules Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 16 Pages 4871 - 4879
2014	Rapid profiling of laser-induced photochemistry in single microdroplets using mass spectrometry Published In Analytical Chemistry Volume 86 Pages 2895 - 2899
2014	Unimolecular reaction chemistry of a charge-tagged beta-hydroxyperoxyl radical Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 16 Pages 24954 - 24964
2013	Characterisation of the ionic products arising from electron photodetachment of simple dicarboxylate dianions Published In International Journal of Mass Spectrometry Volume 351 Pages 81 - 94
2013	Direct detection of a persistent carbonyloxyl radical in the gas phase Published In Angewandte Chemie International Edition Volume 52 Pages 9301 - 9304
2013	Direct observation of para-Xylylene as the decomposition product of the meta-Xylyl radical using VUV synchrotron radiation Published In Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters Volume 4 Pages 2546 - 2550
2013	Direct observation of photodissociation products from phenylperoxyl radicals isolated in the gas phase Published In Journal of the American Chemical Society Volume 135 Pages 9010 - 9014
2013	Does addition of NO2 to carbon-centered radicals yield RONO or RNO2? An investigation using distonic radical ions Published In Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry Volume 24 Pages 481 - 492
2013	Formation of dimethylketene and methacrolein by reaction of the CH radical with acetone Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 15 Pages 4049 - 4058
2013	Hydroxyl radical formation in the gas phase oxidation of distonic 2-methylphenyl radical cations Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 15 Pages 20577 - 20584
2013	Isomer specific product detection in the reaction of CH with acrolein Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory Volume 117 Pages 11013 - 11026
2013	Product branching fractions of the CH + propene reaction from synchrotron photoionization mass spectrometry Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory Volume 117 Pages 6450 - 6457
2013	Rapid differentiation of isomeric lipids by photodissociation mass spectrometry of fatty acid derivatives Published In Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry Volume 27 Pages 805 - 815
2013	UV photodissociation action spectroscopy of haloanilinium ions in a linear quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometer Published In Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry Volume 24 Pages 932 - 940
2013	Ultraviolet action spectroscopy of iodine labeled peptides and proteins in the gas phase Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory Volume 117 Pages 1228 - 1232
2013	Ultraviolet photodissociation of the N-methylpyridinium ion: action spectroscopy and product characterization Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory Volume 117 Pages 10839 - 10846
2012	BIOPHYSCHEM2011: a joint meeting of the Australian Society for Biophysics and the RACI Physical Chemistry Division foreword Published In Australian Journal of Chemistry: an international journal for chemical science Volume 65 Pages 439 - 441
2012	Comment on the Ionization Energy of B2F4 Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory Volume 116 Pages 9214 - 9215
2012	Concerted HO2 elimination from α-aminoalkylperoxyl free radicals: experimental and theoretical evidence from the gas-phase NH2 •CHCO2- + O2 reaction Published In Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters Volume 3 Pages 805 - 811
2012	Differentiation of complex lipid isomers by radical-directed dissociation mass spectrometry Published In Analytical Chemistry Volume 84 Pages 7525 - 7532
2012	Gas-phase reactions of aryl radicals with 2-butyne: an experimental and theoretical investigation employing the N-methyl-pyridinium-4-yl radical cation Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 14 Pages 2417 - 2426
2012	Isolation and characterization of charge-tagged phenylperoxyl radicals in the gas phase: direct evidence for products and pathways in low temperature benzene oxidation Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 14 Pages 16719 - 16730
2012	Laser-initiated iodine radical chemistry in single microdroplets Published In Chemical Physics Letters Volume 551 Pages 134 - 138
2012	Product detection of the CH radical reaction with acetaldehyde Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory Volume 116 Pages 6091 - 6106
2011	Branching fractions of the CN + C3H6 reaction using synchrotron photoionization mass spectrometry: evidence for the 3-cyanopropene product Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory Volume 115 Pages 13467 - 13473
2011	Chemically activated reactions on the C7H5 energy surface: Propargyl + diacetylene, i-C5H3 + acetylene, and n-C5H3 + acetylene Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 13 Pages 8940 - 8952
2011	Pyrolysis of fulvenallene (C7H6) and fulvenallenyl (C7H5): theoretical kinetics and experimental product detection Published In Chemical Physics Letters Volume 517 Pages 144 - 148
2011	Reactions of simple and peptidic alpha-carboxylate radical anions with dioxygen in the gas phase Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 13 Pages 16314 - 16323
2010	Direct detection of pyridine formation by the reaction of CH (CD) with pyrrole: a ring expansion reaction Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 12 Pages 8750 - 8758
2010	Products of the Benzene + O(3P) Reaction Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory Volume 114 Pages 3355 - 3370
2010	Reaction of the C2H radical with 1-Butyne (C4H6): Low Temperature Kinetics and Isomer-Specific Product Detection Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory Volume 114 Pages 3340 - 3354
2010	Reactions of the CN Radical with Benzene and Toluene: Product Detection and Low-Temperature Kinetics Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory Volume 114 Pages 1749 - 1755
2009	Coalescence of levitated polystyrene microspheres Published In Journal of Aerosol Science Volume 40 Pages 431 - 438
2009	Cyclic versus linear isomers produced by reaction of the methylidyne radical (CH) with small unsaturated hydrocarbons Published In Journal of the American Chemical Society Volume 131 Pages 993 - 1005
2009	Isomer-specific product detection of CN radical reactions with ethene and propene by tunable VUV photoionization mass spectrometry Published In International Journal of Mass Spectrometry Volume 280 Pages 113 - 118
2008	Direct observation of the gas-phase criegee intermediate (CH2OO) Published In Journal of the American Chemical Society Volume 130 Pages 11883 - 11885
2007	Calibration of a quadrupole ion trap for particle mass spectrometry Published In International Journal of Mass Spectrometry Volume 262 Pages 241 - 246

Investigator On

Year	Title
2017	Formation, photochemistry and fate of gas-phease peroxyl radicals Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2012 - 2015	New laser and mass spectrometry-based tools for comprehensive structural elucidation of lipids and their biomolecular interactions Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2011	Innovative Synchrotron Science - Access program to the Australian National Beamline Facility and Cutting-Edge Beamlines at International Synchrotrons Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2009	High resolution FTIR spectroscopy of ketenimine Awarded by: Australian Synchrotron Research Program Funding Scheme: Travel Grant
2009	Isomer specific product detection of radical reactions: molecular weight growth and ring formation Awarded by: Australian Synchrotron Research Program Funding Scheme: Travel Grant
2009	Product detection studies of CH and CN radical reactions leading to PAH and PANH formation Awarded by: Australian Synchrotron Research Program Funding Scheme: Travel Grant
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	Exchange visit to China Awarded by: Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) Funding Scheme: Australia-China Young Scientists Exchange Program

Other Research Activities

VUV Synchrotron photoionisation for kinetic studies of combustion intermediates, Advanced Light Source, LBNL, USA Experimenter 2008 -

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Master of Philosophy	Photochemistry of Common Nitrogen Containing Aromatic Heterocycles	Bezzina, James
Doctor of Philosophy	Distonic Radical Reactions of Nitrogen Containing Heterocycles with Simple hydrocarbons	Bright, Cameron
Doctor of Philosophy	Computational Vibrational Spectroscopic Studies of Bioscience systems	Inakollu, Venkatasaisandeep
Doctor of Philosophy	Studies of Aromatic Fuel Additive Chemistry for Modern Transport Fuels	Prendergast, Matthew

Professional Service Activities

Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Chair, Physical Chemistry Division 2016 -
Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Secretary, Physical Chemistry Division 2014 - 2015
Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Treasurer, Physical Chemistry Division 2011 - 2013

Education And Training

Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Chemistry, Supervisor: Prof. Evan Bieske 2002 - 2006
B.Sc. in Physical Chemistry, University of Adelaide, Chemistry, 1st Class Honours 1998 - 2002
University of California, Berkeley, Chemistry and Lawrence Berkeley National Labs 2007 - 2008

Awards And Honors

Beynon Prize, conferred by Rapid Communication in Mass Spectrometry (Wiley), 2015
Bowie Medal, conferred by Australian and New Zealand Society for Mass Spectrometry, 2015
Physical Chemistry Division Lectureship, conferred by Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) , 2014

Keywords

laser, photochemistry, mass spectrometry, radical chemistry, electronic spectroscopy, synchrotron, photoionization, microdroplet, combustion, kinetics

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2525-3162 (pending confirmation)

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Available as Research Supervisor

Affiliation

Head Of

Member Of

Publications

Selected Publications

Chapter

Conference Paper

Journal Article

Funding

Investigator On

Other Research Activities

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Available as Research Supervisor

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Service

Professional Service Activities

Background

Education And Training

Awards And Honors

Keywords

Identity

Orcid Id

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Affiliation

Head Of

Member Of

Publications

Selected Publications

Chapter

Conference Paper

Journal Article

Funding

Investigator On

Other Research Activities

Supervision

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Service

Professional Service Activities

Background

Education And Training

Awards And Honors

Keywords

Identity

Orcid Id

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