Our group decided to go visit Ruby Falls in Chattanooga. It was breathtaking and a fun group activity.
Ruby Falls Leisure Trip
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Creative Inquiry Summer Experience (CISE) 2024
Two of our undergraduate students received CISE grants to pursue summer research in our lab. From development of new teaching labs to 3D design, we are proud of our undergraduate students and the diverse contributions they bring!
“Development of Instrumentation and a Teaching Lab for Microwave Spectroscopy” Madeline Kidder, UG
“Development of 3D printed antennae for use with Fourier Transform Microwave Spectrometer” Vas, UG
ISMS 2024
Randi presented Updates to the chirped pulse instrumentation
Cadence presented cis-3MS work
Thushitha presented trans-3MS work at ISMS
Faculty Innovation Day (May 2024)
Dr. Ranil Gurusinghe presented our group’s new instrumentation for an internal series of presentations given by select faculty at TN Tech!
Cadence and Marton Receive Distinction in Research!
Cadence presented on their involvement and progress in the 3-methylstyrene work and Marton presented on his creation of a python code to control our Cavity setup.
Congrats to the both of them for completing distinction in research!
Cadence Receives ACS Physical Chemistry Award
Congratulations to Cadence for receiving the ACS Physical Chemistry Student Award, Distinction in Research, and graduating with an ACS certified degree!
Research Inquiry Day at TN Tech 2024
“The Latest Developments in Tennessee Tech’s New Fourier Transform Microwave Spectrometer” – Mitch Swann, UG (right)
“Low Barrier Quantum Tunneling in the Cis and Trans Conformers of 3-Methylstyrene Probed Using FT-Microwave Spectroscopy” – Cadence Miller, UG (left)
“Developing Software for the L-Shaped FT/MW Spectrometer with Chirped Pulse and Cavity Configurations” – Marton Varga, UG (not pictured)
Grubbs Visit
Professor and fellow microwave spectroscopist Dr. Grubbs from Missouri University of Science and Technology came to visit our lab! He also gave a talk in the chemistry external seminar series.
To the left you can see us attempting the microwave hand sign.
Dr. Eisen from NIST visits Gru Lab
We were pleased to welcome Dr. Eisen from NIST national lab providing an excellent example of one of the many avenues available to graduates of physical or analytical chemistry.
Gru Lab at Tennessee Academy of Science 2023
November 2023, Cadence presented on recent instrument development.
Rusiru Rajapaksha, Mitchell Swann, Cadence Miller, Ranil M. Gurusinghe. The New L-Shaped Fourier Transform Microwave Spectrometer. Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science (TAS). November 2023.