Welcome to the Hopkins Laboratory for Physical Chemistry Research. Our laboratory is a multi-disciplinary research environment where we employ computational and experimental methods to study the structures and reactivities of small nanocluster systems. For a more detailed description of our current research directions, please browse through the content in the Research tab on the left.
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News
Nour Mashmoushi defends her PhD thesis.
Congratulations, Dr. Mashmoushi, on an outstanding thesis!
Hopkins Receives 2022 PerkinElmer Award of CSASS
This award is given to a Canadian spectroscopist in recognition of a significant contribution to the application of spectroscopy to analytical chemistry or to other technological problems relevant to industry, medicine, or the environment. Visit the Canadian Society of Applied Sciences and Spectroscopy website to learn more.
Hopkins wins 2022 Keith Laidler Award of the CSC
The Keith Laidler Award recognizes outstanding early-career contributions to physical chemistry, for research carried out in Canada, by a scientist residing in Canada. Hopkins' research explores gas phase ion chemistry and employs controlled environments to study the evolution of condensed phase properties. Hopkins’ research develops and uses experimental tools such as ion mobility spectrometry, mass spectrometry, and laser spectroscopy, as well as computational tools including artificial intelligence.