My research program is centered on ultrafast dynamics at soft interfaces using femtosecond nonlinear laser spectroscopies. I will develop a series of surface-specific nonlinear optical techniques to directly probe ultrafast dynamics and chemical reactions at interfaces. The program will combine the experiences from my graduate work on surface-specific spectroscopy (second order) and my postdoctoral research on 2D spectroscopy (third order) to develop surface-specific 2D spectroscopy (fourth order).

My research program will focus on two main directions: the dynamics of water in interfacial regions and in complex systems relevant to biological and atmospheric systems, and the study of fundamental interfacial electron transfer processes in nano-composite systems for alternative energy applications.