The Dodson Group investigates how molecules react under conditions where quantum effects begin to contribute—low temperatures, low pressures, and selective state preparation. Our research bridges experimental physical chemistry, spectroscopy, and reaction dynamics, with direct applications in cold molecular synthesis, atmospheric chemistry, and interstellar environments.
Using tools like matrix-isolation spectroscopy, buffer-gas cooling, cavity-enhanced techniques, and synchrotron-based photoionization, we explore how energy flows through reactive systems and how transient intermediates govern chemical mechanisms.
