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2015 - OSA Fellows Norbert Scherer University of Chicago, USA For discovery of plasmonic optical trapping of noble-metal nanoparticles, for development of methods for two- and three-dimensional optical trapping of anisotropic nanomaterials and for demonstrating “optical binding” in the Rayleigh regime.

2006 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

2003 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his seminal contributions to the techniques of ultrafast spectroscopy and their application to fundamental problems in condensed phase dynamics

1997 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Optics
  • Laser

Norbert F. Scherer spends much of his time researching Optics, Atomic physics, Femtosecond, Laser and Analytical chemistry. His Optics study frequently links to adjacent areas such as Molecular physics. His work in the fields of Atomic physics, such as Excited state and Wave packet, overlaps with other areas such as Reaction intermediate.

Many of his studies on Femtosecond involve topics that are commonly interrelated, such as Spectroscopy. His research integrates issues of Thin film, Transmission electron microscopy, Relaxation and Particle in his study of Analytical chemistry. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Raman scattering, Intermolecular force, Polarizability, Birefringence, Frequency domain and Four-wave mixing is strongly linked to Polarization.

His most cited work include:

  • Single-molecule mechanics of mussel adhesion (1423 citations)
  • Fluorescence-detected wave packet interferometry: Time resolved molecular spectroscopy with sequences of femtosecond phase-locked pulses (419 citations)
  • Nanometer-localized multiple single-molecule fluorescence microscopy. (268 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Optics, Molecular physics, Plasmon, Atomic physics and Nanoparticle. While the research belongs to areas of Optics, he spends his time largely on the problem of Optoelectronics, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Nonlinear optics. Norbert F. Scherer combines subjects such as Spectroscopy, Polarization, Polarizability, Femtosecond and Electron with his study of Molecular physics.

His studies deal with areas such as Resonance, Nanowire, Nanorod and Surface plasmon resonance as well as Plasmon. His Atomic physics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Excitation, Dephasing and Analytical chemistry. His Nanoparticle research incorporates elements of Particle and Nanostructure.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Optics (37.65%)
  • Molecular physics (21.18%)
  • Plasmon (17.25%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Optics (37.65%)
  • Microscopy (8.63%)
  • Nanoparticle (14.90%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Norbert F. Scherer focuses on Optics, Microscopy, Nanoparticle, Optical tweezers and Particle. His study in Microscope, Interferometry, Deconvolution, Detector and Fluorescence-lifetime imaging microscopy falls under the purview of Optics. His research investigates the connection between Microscopy and topics such as 3D reconstruction that intersect with issues in Grating.

Norbert F. Scherer interconnects Chemical physics, Non-equilibrium thermodynamics and Plasmon in the investigation of issues within Nanoparticle. His work focuses on many connections between Optical tweezers and other disciplines, such as Trajectory, that overlap with his field of interest in Atoms in molecules. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Range, Ray, Polarization, Soft matter and Molecular physics.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Crossover from positive to negative optical torque in mesoscale optical matter. (20 citations)
  • Dark Plasmon Modes in Symmetric Gold Nanoparticle Dimers Illuminated by Focused Cylindrical Vector Beams (16 citations)
  • Dissipative Self-Assembly of Anisotropic Nanoparticle Chains with Combined Electrodynamic and Electrostatic Interactions. (16 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Optics
  • Photon

Norbert F. Scherer mainly investigates Nanoparticle, Optical tweezers, Microscopy, Optics and Non-equilibrium thermodynamics. Norbert F. Scherer works mostly in the field of Nanoparticle, limiting it down to topics relating to Plasmon and, in certain cases, Nanophotonics, Nanotechnology and Energy, as a part of the same area of interest. The concepts of his Optical tweezers study are interwoven with issues in Coherent diffraction imaging, Fluorescence-lifetime imaging microscopy, X-ray crystallography, Diffraction and Holography.

Norbert F. Scherer has researched Microscopy in several fields, including Deconvolution, Microscope and Bragg's law. His study focuses on the intersection of Non-equilibrium thermodynamics and fields such as Chemical physics with connections in the field of Symmetry, Phase and Self-assembly. Norbert F. Scherer performs multidisciplinary studies into Electromagnetic coupling and Molecular physics in his work.

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Best Publications

Single-molecule mechanics of mussel adhesion

Haeshin Lee;Norbert F. Scherer;Phillip B. Messersmith.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2006)

1965 Citations

Fluorescence-detected wave packet interferometry: Time resolved molecular spectroscopy with sequences of femtosecond phase-locked pulses

Norbert F. Scherer;Roger J. Carlson;Alexander Matro;Mei Du.
Journal of Chemical Physics (1991)

710 Citations

Nanometer-localized multiple single-molecule fluorescence microscopy.

Xiaohui Qu;David Wu;Laurens Mets;Norbert F. Scherer.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2004)

383 Citations

Intracellular transport of insulin granules is a subordinated random walk

S. M. Ali Tabei;Stanislav Burov;Hee Y. Kim;Andrey Kuznetsov.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2013)

302 Citations

Time resolved dynamics of isolated molecular systems studied with phase‐locked femtosecond pulse pairs

N. F. Scherer;A. J. Ruggiero;M. Du;G. R. Fleming.
Journal of Chemical Physics (1990)

296 Citations

Off-resonant transient birefringence in liquids

Minhaeng Cho;Mei Du;Norbert F. Scherer;Norbert F. Scherer;Graham Fl Fleming.
Journal of Chemical Physics (1993)

291 Citations

Ultrafast solvent dynamics: Connection between time resolved fluorescence and optical Kerr measurements

Minhaeng Cho;Sandra J. Rosenthal;Norbert F. Scherer;Lawrence D. Ziegler;Lawrence D. Ziegler.
Journal of Chemical Physics (1992)

254 Citations

Real‐time picosecond clocking of the collision complex in a bimolecular reaction: The birth of OH from H+CO2

Norbert F. Scherer;Lutfur R. Khundkar;Richard B. Bernstein;Ahmed H. Zewail.
Journal of Chemical Physics (1987)

253 Citations

Real-time clocking of bimolecular reactions : application to H+CO2

N. F. Scherer;C. Sipes;R. B. Bernstein;A. H. Zewail.
Journal of Chemical Physics (1990)

229 Citations

Optical trapping and alignment of single gold nanorods by using plasmon resonances.

Matthew Pelton;Mingzhao Liu;Hee Y. Kim;Glenna Smith.
Optics Letters (2006)

217 Citations

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