S. A. Cooke Ph.D.
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Purchase College SUNY, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY 10577 (email)
Purchase College SUNY, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY 10577 (email)
I am interested in the interaction between light and matter. Photons with frequencies close to those received by an FM radio are useful for probing the structural landscapes of large molecules. I build and use spectrometers that utilize these frequencies. During the course of studying large molecules I often observe unique, microscopic features pertaining to a molecules structure which I then characterize. The information I obtain is useful in the fields of biochemistry, chemistry, physics and even polymer chemistry.
If you are interested in working in this highly rewarding field please let me know.
Short Bio:
Appointments
2011-Present: Assistant professor, Department of Social and Natural Science, Purchase College, State University of New York.
2011: Associate professor with tenure, Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas.
2005-2011: Assistant professor, Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas.
2003-2005: Research associate at the Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, Canada with Prof. Michael C. L. Gerry.
Professional Preparation
University of Exeter, UK Chemistry B.Sc.(Hons) 1995
University of Exeter ,UK "Microwave Spectroscopy", Ph.D with Prof. A. C. Legon, FRS 2000
Technical University of Denmark "Statistical Thermodynamics", Postdoctoral fellow with Prof. S. O. Jonsdottir 2000-2001
University of British Columbia "Microwave Spectroscopy", Postdoctoral fellow with Prof. M. C. L. Gerry 2001-2003