Christopher J. Abelt
Chancellor Professor
Research Areas:
Organic, Spectroscopy
Email:
[[cjabel]]
Office / Research Lab:
ISC 2049 / ISC 2030
Webpage:
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Office Phone:
(757) 221-2677
Areas of Specialization
Physical organic chemistry, organic photochemistry, fluorescence, sensors.
Background
My research focuses on structure as it affects the fluorescence behavior of organic molecules. In particular, we are looking at a class of compounds that undergo charge transfer in the excited state and are sensitive to local polarity. Some also respond strongly to the presence of local H-bonding. By systematically varying the molecular architecture of these molecules we hope to understand their photophysical behavior with the goal of engineering reliable microsensors.
