Scott Hopkins

• Clusters
• Quantum chemistry
• Spectroscopy
• Mass spectrometry
• Photodissociation

Scott Hopkins' Laboratory for Spectroscopy and Dynamics Research employs experimental spectroscopy and chemical dynamics techniques in conjunction with high level quantum chemical calculations to decipher the nature of nanocluster systems. His research focuses on three key areas:  velocity map imaging, structure and reactivities of nanoclusters, and high-resolution spectroscopy.

Scott Hopkins teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses. Course offerings have included atomic & molecular clusters, spectroscopy & structure, and advanced spectroscopy.

Recent publications include

• Coughlan N. J. A., Liu C., Lecours M. J., Campbell J. L., Hopkins W. S.,* Preferential ion microsolvation in mixed-modifier environments observed using differential mobility spectrometry, J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom., (2019)

• Ieritano C., Campbell J. L., Hopkins W. S.,* Unravelling the factors that drive separation in differential mobility spectrometry: A case study of regioisomeric phosphatidylcholine adducts, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., (2019)

• Cheng M., Rivas N., Lim S. J., Pichugin K., Petruk A. A., Klinkova A., Smith R., Hopkins W. S., Sciaini G.,* Trapping a Photoelectron behind a Repulsive Coulomb Barrier in Solution, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., (2019)

• Chidley T., Jameel I., Rizwan S., Peixoto P. A., Pouysegu L., Quideau S.,* Hopkins W. S.,* Murphy G.,* Blue LED Irradiation of Iodonium Ylides Gives Diradical Intermediates for Efficient Metal-free Cyclopropanation with Alkenes, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., (2019) [Cover]

• Carr P. J. J., Warneke J., Featherstone J., Jenne C., Loire E., Hopkins W. S., The structure of proton-bound triethylammonia B₁₂X₁₂^2- (X=F, Cl) Clusters, Mol. Phys., (2019) [Invited]

• Zhou C., Ieritano C., Hopkins W. S.,* Augmenting Basin-Hopping With Techniques from Unsupervised Machine Learning: Applications in Spectroscopy and Ion Mobility, Front. Chem., (2019)

• Ieritano C., Crouse J., Campbell J. L., Hopkins W. S.,* A parallelized molecular collision cross section package with optimized accuracy and efficiency, Analyst, (2019)

Please see Scott Hopkins's Google Scholar profile for a current list of his peer-reviewed articles.

"Predicting molecular collision cross-section using differential mobility spectrometry." US Patent application P-135,416. Filed 21 Nov 2017.

• Keith Laidler Award, Chemical Institute of Canada, 2022

• The Journal of Physical Chemistry A Cover Article, 2018

• ACS Central Science Cover Article, 2017

• Early Researcher Award (Province of Ontario), 2017

• Journal of the American Chemical Society Cover Article, 2016

• European Journal of Organic Chemistry Cover Article, 2016
• Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Journal Cover Article, 2015
• The Analyst Journal Cover Article, 2015
• The Journal of Physical Chemistry A Cover Article, 2015
• Molecular Physics Cover Article, 2015
• The Journal of Physical Chemistry A Cover Article, 2014
• University of Waterloo Periodic Table Teaching Award, 2014
• University of Waterloo University Research Chair, 2013
• Chemical Physics Letters Editor’s Choice, 2009
• Ramsay Memorial Fellow (Oxford University), 2008
• New Hall College Fellow (University of Cambridge), 2008
• Queen’s University Postdoctoral Travel Award, 2006
• University of New Brunswick Board of Governors Award, 2005
• University of New Brunswick Chemistry Graduate Student Award, 2005
• University of New Brunswick Entrance Scholarship, 1997
• Humber – St. Barbe Electoral District Scholarship, 1997

• CSC Physical & Theoretical Chemistry Division Executive Committee (member-at-large), 2016-19
• “Interaction between light and Matter” initiative with University of Bordeaux, UW Representative, 2015-17
• Trent Conference on Mass Spectrometry, Session Chair, 2014-15
• President’s Advisory Committee on Convocation Speakers, member, 2013-15
• UW Symposium on Chemical Physics, Organizer, 2012-15
• UW Symposium on Chemical Physics, Session Chair, 2012-15
• Director of YouTube Channel “CPPC – Chem Phys Phys Chem”, 2014-2015
• SOUSCC Physical & Theoretical Chemistry Division, Prize Judge, 2012
• Virtual Researcher on Call (VROC) outreach program, 2012
• CSC Physical & Theoretical Chemistry Division, poster judge, 2012

• Member, Waterloo Artificla Intelligence Institute
• Member, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology

The following news story features Scott Hopkins' research:

• December 10, 2018:  AI being used to develop drugs even faster and cheaper

• February 22, 2017:  Study says drugs could be developed cheaper and faster

• February 4, 2016:  Hopkins group advances our understanding of molecular clusters from fundamental insights to applications

2006 Ph.D., University of New Brunswick, NB

2001 B.Sc., University of New Brunswick, NB