About the Project
The Meech group is involved in the development and application of ultrafast spectroscopy to probe complex systems of interest in chemistry and biology. We have a number of ultrafast spectrometers for: multidimensional electronic spectroscopy; transient vibrational spectroscopy (IR and Raman); excited state dynamics (fluorescence up-conversion and transient absorption); liquid state dynamics (optical Kerr effect). Current research encompasses electronic dynamics in couples chromophores, mechanism of operation of photoactive proteins and aqueous dynamics at protein interfaces.
Entry Requirements: 1st class degree in Physics, Chemistry or Biophysics
Start Date: October 2014
Funding Notes
This project is offered on a self-funding basis. It is open to applicants with funding or those applying to funding sources. EU applicants may apply to start from October 2014. The earliest International students may start is January 2015.
Details of tuition fees can be found at https://www.uea.ac.uk/planning/tuitionfees. A bench fee of £4000 is also normally payable on top of the tuition fee to cover specialist equipment or laboratory costs required for the research.
References
i) R. Brust, A. Lukacs, A. Haigney, K. Addison, A. Gil, M. Towrie, I. P. Clark, G. M. Greetham, P. J. Tonge and S. R. Meech ‘Proteins in Action: Femtosecond to Millisecond Dynamics of the Blue Light Sensing Protein AppA’ J. Amer. Chem. Soc. In Press
ii) K. Addison, J. Conyard, T. Nixon, P. C. B. Page, K. Solntsev and S. R. Meech ‘Ultrafast Studies of the Photophysics of Cis and Trans States of the Green Fluorescent Protein Chromophore’ J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2012, 3, 2298-2302
iii) J. Conyard, K. Addison, I. A. Heisler, A. Cnossen, W. R. Browne, B. L. Feringa and S. R. Meech ‘Ultrafast Dynamics in the Power Stroke of a Molecular Rotary Motor’ Nature Chem. 2012, 4, 574-551
iv) K. Mazur, I. A. Heisler and S. R. Meech ‘THz spectra and dynamics of aqueous solutions studied by the ultrafast optical Kerr effect’ J. Phys. Chem. B 2011, 115, 2563-2573.
v) I. A. Heisler and S. R. Meech ‘Low Frequency Modes of Aqueous Alkali Halide Solutions: Glimpsing the Hydrogen Bond Vibration’ Science, 2010, 327, 857 – 860.
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