Specialties

Michael Lawlor

Courses:
​Chem 2203 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
Chem 2204 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II

Office: Beury 444
Phone: 215-204-2385
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Biography

1997-2001

1997

1992

Selected Awards

Postdoctoral researcher, The Pennsylvania State University

Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

B.S. Gettysburg College

Defense Science Study Group. Robert L. Smith Early Career Professor. Department of Energy Early Career Award.  Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Award.

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Interests

The Willets lab is interested in understanding how heterogeneity at the nanoscale impacts materials properties and functions, with applications in spectroscopy, molecular sensing, and electrochemistry.  Our primary focus is in the field of plasmonics, in which we study the interactions among ~10-100 nm noble metal nanostructures, organic molecules, and light.  We use a variety of spectroscopy and microscopy techniques, including super-resolution imaging, single molecule fluorescence, surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), and dark field scattering, and complement these studies with structural characterization methods such as atomic force microscopy and electron microscopy.

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Select Publications

K.A. Willets. “Super-resolution imaging of SERS hot spots.”  Invited tutorial review, Chem. Soc. Rev., 43(11), 3854-3864 (2014).

A.J. Wilson and K.A. Willets.  “ Visualizing site-specific redox potentials on the surface of plasmonic nanoparticles with super-localization SERS microscopy.” Nano Lett. 14, 939-945 (2014).

K.L. Blythe, E.J. Titus and K.A. Willets.  “Triplet-state mediated super-resolution imaging of fluorophore-labeled gold nanorods.” ChemPhysChem, 15, 784-793 (2014).