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Journal articles
2015, 'Atmospheric oxidation intermediates: Laser spectroscopy of resonance-stabilized radicals from p-cymene', Chemical Physics Letters, 620, pp. 129 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2014.12.007
,2014, 'Two roaming pathways in the photolysis of CH
2014, 'Ionization energies of three resonance-stabilized radicals: Cyclohexadienyl (d
2014, 'Quantification of collagen i in airway tissues using second harmonic generation', Journal of Biomedical Optics, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.19.3.036005
,2013, 'Experimental and theoretical investigation of triple fragmentation in the photodissociation dynamics of H
2013, 'Triple-resonance spectroscopy reveals the excitation spectrum of very cold, isomer-specific protonated naphthalene', Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 4, pp. 3728 - 3732, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jz401986t
,2013, 'A phase space theory for roaming reactions', Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 117, pp. 7631 - 7642, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp405582z
,2013, 'The timing of an experiment in the laboratory program is crucial for the student laboratory experience: Acylation of ferrocene as a case study', Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 14, pp. 476 - 484, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3rp00011g
,2012, 'Phototautomerization of acetaldehyde to vinyl alcohol: A primary process in UV-irradiated acetaldehyde from 295 to 335 nm', Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 3, pp. 3522 - 3526, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jz301701x
,2012, 'Excitation spectra of the jet-cooled 4-phenylbenzyl and 4-(4′-methylphenyl)benzyl radicals', Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 116, pp. 10780 - 10785, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp309003u
,2012, 'Spectroscopy and dynamics of the predissociated, quasi-linear S
2012, 'Photo-tautomerization of acetaldehyde to vinyl alcohol: A potential route to tropospheric acids', Science, 337, pp. 1203 - 1206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1220712
,2012, 'Hydroxyl addition to aromatic alkenes: Resonance-stabilized radical intermediates', Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 116, pp. 7906 - 7915, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp304875r
,2012, 'On the electronic spectroscopy of closed-shell cations derived from resonance-stabilized radicals: Insights from theory and Franck-Condon analysis', Astronomy and Astrophysics, 541, http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201218813
,2012, 'Roaming reaction pathways along excited states', Science, 335, pp. 1054 - 1055, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1218767
,2012, 'Product state and speed distributions in photochemical triple fragmentations', Faraday Discussions, 157, pp. 227 - 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2fd20015e
,2011, 'The advancing science by Enhancing learning in the laboratory (ASELL) Project: The first Australian multidisciplinary workshop', International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 19, pp. 51 - 72
,2011, 'A disconnect between staff and student perceptions of learning: An ACELL educational analysis of the first year undergraduate chemistry experiment 'investigating sugar using a home made polarimeter'', Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 12, pp. 469 - 477, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C0RP90015J
,2011, 'Chemistry at the threshold: Unexpected products, unusual mechanisms, and generally weird things that happen near the energetic threshold for a reaction', 2011 Int. Quantum Electron. Conf., IQEC 2011 and Conf. Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO Pacific Rim 2011 Incorporating the Australasian Conf. Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy and the Australian Conf., pp. 426 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193613
,2011, 'Electronic spectroscopy of the B̃(0, 0, 0) ← X̃(0, 0, 0) transition of DCO and lifetimes and relative quantum yields of the B̃(0, 0, 0) state', Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 270, pp. 33 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jms.2011.08.005
,2011, 'Optical-optical double resonance spectroscopy of the quasi-linear S
2011, 'Optical-optical double resonance spectroscopy of the quasi-linear S
2011, 'Dissociation energy and vibrational predissociation dynamics of the ammonia dimer', Journal of Chemical Physics, 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3625634
,2011, 'Excitation and emission spectra of jet-cooled naphthylmethyl radicals', Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 115, pp. 7959 - 7965, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp203638h
,2011, 'Near-threshold H/D exchange in CD
2011, 'Molecular collision dynamics', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 13, pp. 8073 - 8074, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c1cp90049h
,2011, 'Chemistry at the threshold: Unexpected products, unusual mechanisms, and generally weird things that happen near the energetic threshold for a reaction', Optics InfoBase Conference Papers, pp. 426 - 428
,2010, 'Improving student engagement in the laboratory: An initiative across all Australian universities', ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 240, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000208164707124&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2010, 'ChemInform Abstract: The Halocarbenes: Model Systems for Understanding the Spectroscopy, Dynamics and Chemistry of Carbenes', ChemInform, 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chin.201008257
,2010, 'Theoretical and experimental spectroscopy of the S
2009, 'Identification of the jet-cooled 1-indanyl radical by electronic spectroscopy', Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 113, pp. 10279 - 10283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp905831m
,2009, 'Spectroscopic identification of the resonance-stabilized cis- and trans-1-vinylpropargyl radicals', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131, pp. 13423 - 13429, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja904521c
,2009, 'Quantum chemical study and experimental observation of a new band system of C
2009, 'The halocarbenes: Model systems for understanding the spectroscopy, dynamics and chemistry of carbenes', International Reviews in Physical Chemistry, 28, pp. 435 - 480, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01442350903087792
,2009, 'Laser-induced fluorescence and dispersed fluorescence spectroscopy of jet-cooled 1-phenylpropargyl radical', Journal of Chemical Physics, 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3110682
,2009, 'Photochemical formation of HCO and CH
2008, 'Unraveling the Ã1B
2008, 'Quantitative (v, N, K
2008, 'Roaming is the dominant mechanism for molecular products in acetaldehyde photodissociation', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 105, pp. 12719 - 12724, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0802769105
,2008, 'Spectroscopic observation of the resonance-stabilized 1-phenylpropargyl radical', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130, pp. 3137 - 3142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja078342t
,2007, 'The d3Π
2007, 'Spectroscopy of the à (B21) - X̃ (A11) transition of jet-cooled fluorobenzene: Laser-induced fluorescence, dispersed fluorescence, and pathological Fermi resonances', Journal of Chemical Physics, 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2759931
,2007, 'Photodissociation dynamics of the reaction H2 CO→H+HCO via the singlet (S0) and triplet (T1) surfaces', Journal of Chemical Physics, 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2752161
,2007, 'Laser-induced fluorescence spectrum of 3-Vinyl-1H-indene', Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 111, pp. 3306 - 3312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp068844d
,2007, 'Observation of the predissociated, quasilinear B̃ (A′ 1) state of CHF by optical-optical double resonance', Journal of Chemical Physics, 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2515273
,2007, 'Advancing Chemistry by Enhancing Learning in the Laboratory (ACELL): A model for providing professional and personal development and facilitating improved student laboratory learning outcomes', Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 8, pp. 232 - 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/B6RP90033J
,2007, 'Educational analysis of the first year chemistry experiment Thermodynamics Think-In': An ACELL experiment', Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 8, pp. 255 - 273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/B6RP90034H
,2006, 'Observation of the dΠg
2006, 'Two-dimensional fluorescence (excitation/emission) spectroscopy as a probe of complex chemical environments', Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 110, pp. 12355 - 12359, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp064411z
,2006, 'Photodissociation of acetaldehyde as a second example of the roaming mechanism', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 103, pp. 16079 - 16082, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0604441103
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