Continetti Group

Welcome to three new graduate students!

Eleanor Castracane, Pyeongeun Kim, and Austin Parsons joined Machine A, Mob Qit, and Machine C. January, 2018.

Welcome to Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Dao-Ling Huang

Dr. Huang has joined the group as a postdoctoral researcher. Dao-Ling comes to us from Brown University and will be joining the MobQit team. April 2nd, 2017.

Welcome to Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Michelle Mezher

Dr. Michelle Mezher has joined the group as a postdoctoral researcher. Michelle comes to us from University of Nevada where she completed her Ph. D.

Welcome to Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Jemma Gibbard

Dr. Jemma Gibbard has joined the group as a postdoctoral researcher. Jemma comes to us from Oxford where she completed her Ph. D. with Prof. Tim Softley.

Welcome to Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Brian Adamson

Dr. Brian Adamson has joined the group as a postdoctoral researcher. Brian comes to us from Melbourne where he completed his Ph. D. with Prof. Evan Bieske.

Congratulations, Katherine Nadler - GAANN Fellowship

Katherine Nadler has been selected for a Graduate Assistantship in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Fellowship, supported by the Department of Education. August 2014.

Preparation of Excited Molecules by Direct IR Excitation in a Fast Ion Beam

Our manuscript describing direct infrared excitation in a fast ion beam has been published in the first online edition of the new open-access journal in the European Physical Journal series (Springer) - EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation! R. Otto, A.W. Ray, J.S. Daluz and R.E. Continetti "Direct IR excitation in a fast ion beam: application to NO- photodetachment cross sections EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation 2014, 1:3

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Science Outreach for Adults - 2 Scientists Walk into a Bar

Continuing in this program, Bob and colleague Mike Burkart were at Bar Basic on 10th St. downtown on June 25, supporting this successful science outreach program for adults, young and old, in our community. #2scientists

Bob participated in a new approach to science outreach - "2 Scientists Walk into a Bar". Organized by the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park, on Thursday March 20, 2014 50 scientists deployed to 25 bars across San Diego County to speak to the public - "I'm a Scientist, Ask Me Anything". Bob was at the Regal Beagle, 3659 India St., San Diego from 7 - 9 PM. #2scientists

Continetti Lab Joins CAICE

Bob has joined the Center for Aerosol Impacts on Climate and the Environment (CAICE), an NSF CCI-II multidisciplinary center directed by Prof. Kim Prather here at UCSD, as a senior investigator. The instrumentation development project funded by the NSF - the Aerosol Impact Machine - will contribute to CAICE's goals of understanding the chemistry of aerosols formed by atmosphere - ocean interactions. September 2013.

Congratulations, Jennifer Daluz - GAANN Fellowship

Jennifer Daluz has been selected for a Graduate Assistantship in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Fellowship, supported by the Department of Education. September 2013.

Katherine Nadler selected for San Diego Fellowship

Congratulations, Katherine for receiving support from the San Diego Fellows program. July 2013.

Congratulations to Joel Rivera - NSF Predoctoral Fellowship

Congratulations to Joel for being named an NSF Predoctoral Fellow. This highly competitive award will support his research on the Aerosol Impact Machine. April 2013.

Congratulations, Amelia Ray - GAANN Fellowship

Amelia Ray has been selected for a Graduate Assistantship in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Fellowship, supported by the Department of Education. January 2013.

Katherine Nadler Joins the Continetti Group

Welcome, Katherine! She will be working on the Aerosol Impact Machine. January 2013.

Congratulations to Dr. Rico Otto

Congratulations to Rico for receiving support from the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) for a postdoctoral research fellowshiop. April 2012.

2012 ACS Physical Chemistry Division Award in Experimental Chemistry

Congratulations to Bob (and the lab) for the recognition of the 2012 ACS Physical Chemistry Division Award in Experimental Chemistry! January 2012.

Welcome to Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Rico Otto

Dr. Rico Otto has joined the group as a postdoctoral researcher. Rico comes to us from Freiburg where he completed his PhD with Prof. Roland Wester. November 2011.