Dr. Garth A. Jones
Associate Professor in Physical & Theoretical Chemistry. Group Leader.
Memberships: Centre for Photonics and Quantum Science, Chemistry of Light and Energy.
Contact: garth.jones@uea.ac.uk
He is a physical Chemist who uses computational and theoretical techniques and is principally interested in excited state dynamics of molecules and light-molecule interactions. He develops mixed quantum-classical approaches to perform simulations of important processes in physical Chemistry such as electron transfer, electronic energy transfer and photodissociation.
Miss Natalia Z. Gray
Current PhD student.
Doctoral Thesis: TBC
Previous Master’s Level Undergraduate Project title: ‘Polarised Light in Ultrafast Spectroscopy’.
Her research in theoretical chemical Physics focuses on the improvement of model 2D optical spectra. The introductory work on this topic has involved enhancing cross peaks and eliminating diagonal elements in the spectrum through the application of polarised laser fields. Future developments will be in entanglement spectroscopy and quantum correlations.
Contact: natalia.gray@uea.ac.uk
Mr. Joshua C. Kinslow
Current PhD student.
Doctoral Thesis: TBC
Previous Master’s Level Undergraduate Project title: ‘Analysing Hierarchical Structures of Auxiliary Density Matrices in Open Quantum Systems’.
Currently interested in quantum electro-dynamics of an open quantum system. His research focuses on using optical cavities and vibrational bath couplings to manipulate system dynamics. Expansions on this research will lead into attempting to use these methods to better understand and control the flow of quantum information.
Contact: j.kinslow@uea.ac.uk
DR PRATIP CHAKRABORTY
Postdoctoral Researcher
Pratip Chakraborty received a dual Bachelors and Masters degree in 2015 with a major in Chemistry from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, and obtained a Ph.D. degree in Chemistry (Concentration: Physical Chemistry) from Temple University, Philadelphia in 2020. Pratip performed postdoctoral research at Rutgers University, New Brunswick and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, before joining UEA. His previous research ranges from investigating gas-phase non-adiabatic excited state chemical processes to understanding molecular level picture of interfaces relevant to Saturnian moon Titan. Pratip is always interested in exploring new avenues in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry. At UEA, he is working with Dr. Garth Jones to gain insight into anti-Kasha emission in molecules relevant to photovoltaics.
Collaborators
Dr. Ben S. Humphries
Postdoctoral Research Associate. The Jones group website main administrator and creator.
Doctoral Thesis: ‘Impact of a Movable System-Bath Boundary on Photon and Phonon Correlations and Quantum Information in Hierarchically Modelled Open Systems’. (2024)
Contact: b.humphries@uea.ac.uk
Professional Instagram/Twitter: BS_Humphries, Webpage: www.bensebastianhumphries.co.uk
His research in applied Mathematical modelling and theoretical chemical Physics focuses on the dynamics of open quantum systems both analytically and computationally. Collaboration with Dr. Dale Green and Dr. Magnus O. Borgh, has led to detailed computational studies of two-time second order correlation functions. His main interest is in development of theory surrounding the path-integral formalism incorporated within the hierarchical equations of motion, and analysis of the constituent auxiliary density operators.
Dr. Dale Green
Lecturer in Physics.
Doctoral Thesis: ‘Modelling ultrafast two-dimensional spectroscopy of vibronic systems using non-Markovian hierarchical equations of motion’. (2020)
Contact: dale.green@uea.ac.uk Webpage: www.drdalegreen.wordpress.com
His research in theoretical chemical Physics focuses on quantum dynamical models of ultrafast ultrabroadband 2D electronic spectroscopy in collaboration with Prof. Steve Meech and Dr. Giovanni Bressan. His main research interests are in understanding and modelling the fundamental physical processes essential to the development of future energy technologies, including light-matter interactions and subsequent competing transfer and dissipation of energy within quantum systems.
Past Members
Undergraduate project students (post 2023):
Miss Rebecca Humphrey
Previous Bsc Project Student – 2023
miss Megan Rowe
Previous Bsc Project Student – 2023
mr. Rob Tate
Previous BSc Project Student – 2023
Previous Postdoctoral Researchers and PhD Students (post 2023):
Dr. James E. Frost
Previous Postgraduate Research Student.
Doctoral Thesis: ‘Investigations of Higher Order Multipole Effects within the Context of Quantum Electrodynamics’. (2022)
Dr. Daniel Elford
Previous Postgraduate Research Student.
Doctoral Thesis: ‘Augmented Reality in Chemistry Higher Education’. (2022)
Dr. Colm G. Gillis
Previous Postgraduate Research Student.
Doctoral Thesis: ‘Evaluating Temperature Variations, Energy Fluctuations, and Pathways When Excitons Are Transferred in the FMO Complex’. (2015)
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