RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Photodissociation dynamics
- Reaction dynamics
AWARDS
- NASA Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium Research Infrastructure Award 2021-2022
PUBLICATIONS
Parsons, B. F., Szpunar, D. E., (2020). Investigation of O2-X (X = Pyrrole or Pyridine) Cluster Photodissociation Near 226 nm. Journal of Physical Chemistry. 124, 10152-10161. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpca.0c09323
Womack, C.C., Booth, R., Brynteson, M., Butler, L.J., & Szpunar, D. E., (2011). Characterizing the Ro-vibrational Distribution of CD2CD2OH Radicals Produced via the Photodissociation of d4-2-Bromethanol, Journal of Physical Chemistry. 115 14559-14569. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jp2059694?src=recsys
Alligood, B. W., Fitzpatrick, B. L., Szpunar, D. E., and Butler, L. J., (2011). Chloroacetone Photodissociation at 193 nm and the Subsequent Dynamics of the CH3C(O)CH2 Radical—An Intermediate Formed in the OH + Allene Reaction en Route to CH3 + Ketene. Journal of Chemical Physics. Vol. 134, Issue 5, 054301 https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.3525465
I am proud of the experiences that we provide students at UWSP, whether that is in the classroom or in a research laboratory. We have a dedicated and caring faculty and staff that are here for the students.
-David Szpunar
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Central Wisconsin Section of the American Chemical Society, chair elect (2021 & 2019)