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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2007 - Earle K. Plyler Prize for Molecular Spectroscopy, American Physical Society
  • 2000 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For significant contributions to the understanding of intramolecular and intermolecular interactions, particularly of hydrogen bonded species, by application of double resonance laser spectroscopy to isolated molecules and molecular clusters
  • 1989 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Timothy S. Zwier is affiliated with Purdue University in West Lafayette, United States. Their research primarily focuses on chemistry, with notable contributions across several subfields including spectroscopy, atomic and molecular physics and optics, organic chemistry, molecular biology, and physical and theoretical chemistry.

Their scholarly output includes numerous publications in well-known venues. Frequent publication venues for Zwier include:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Proceedings of the 2020 International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy
  • Proceedings of the 2021 International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy
  • Proceedings of the 2022 International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy

Zwier's recent papers demonstrate a focus on molecular and vibrational spectroscopy along with chemical physics. Some selected recent works are:

  • Insights into the photoprotection mechanism of the UV filter homosalate, 2020, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Local and global approaches to treat the torsional barriers of 4-methylacetophenone using microwave spectroscopy, 2020, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • The missing NH stretch fundamental in S1 methyl anthranilate: IR-UV double resonance experiments and local mode theory, 2020, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Spectroscopic Manifestations of Indirect Vibrational State Mixing: Novel Anharmonic Effects on a Prereactive H Atom Transfer Surface, 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Control of the Structural Charge Distribution and Hydration State upon Intercalation of CO2 into Expansive Clay Interlayers, 2023, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

The scientist's collaborations include frequent co-authors such as Sean Fritz, Piyush Mishra, Sven Herbers, Edwin L. Sibert, and Susan B. Rempe.

Their main research topics encompass:

  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Molecular spectroscopy and chirality

Throughout their career, Zwier has received several awards and fellowships recognizing their contributions. These include:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2015
  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society, 2010
  • Earle K. Plyler Prize for Molecular Spectroscopy from the American Physical Society, 2007
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), 2000, cited for significant contributions to the understanding of intramolecular and intermolecular interactions, particularly of hydrogen bonded species, by application of double resonance laser spectroscopy to isolated molecules and molecular clusters
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1989

Best Publications

  • Role of water in electron-initiated processes and radical chemistry: issues and scientific advances.

    Bruce C Garrett;David A Dixon;Donald M Camaioni;Daniel M Chipman

  • Size-Specific Infrared Spectra of Benzene-(H2O)n Clusters (n = 1 through 7): Evidence for Noncyclic (H2O)n Structures

    R. Nathaniel Pribble;Timothy S. Zwier

  • THE SPECTROSCOPY OF SOLVATION IN HYDROGEN-BONDED AROMATIC CLUSTERS

    Timothy S. Zwier

  • Infrared Spectrum of a Molecular Ice Cube: The S4 and D2d Water Octamers in Benzene-(Water)8

    Christopher J. Gruenloh;Christopher J. Gruenloh;Joel R. Carney;Joel R. Carney;Caleb A. Arrington;Caleb A. Arrington;Timothy S. Zwier;Timothy S. Zwier

  • Laser Spectroscopy of Jet-Cooled Biomolecules and Their Water-Containing Clusters: Water Bridges and Molecular Conformation

    Timothy S. Zwier

  • Multiphoton ionization studies of clusters of immiscible liquids. I. C6H6–(H2O)n, n=1,2

    Albert J. Gotch;Timothy S. Zwier

  • Low-Energy Structures and Vibrational Frequencies of the Water Hexamer: Comparison with Benzene-(H2O)6

    Kyungsun Kim;Kenneth D. Jordan;Timothy S. Zwier

  • Theoretical modeling of the OH stretch infrared spectrum of carboxylic acid dimers based on first-principles anharmonic couplings

    Gina M. Florio;Timothy S. Zwier;Evgeniy M. Myshakin;Kenneth D. Jordan

  • Conformational Dynamics in a Dipeptide After Single-Mode Vibrational Excitation

    Brian C. Dian;Asier Longarte;Timothy S. Zwier

  • Theoretical Characterization of the Structures and Vibrational Spectra of Benzene−(H2O)n (n = 1−3) Clusters

    Sharon Yee Fredericks and;Kenneth D. Jordan;Timothy S. Zwier

  • Resonant ion-dip infrared spectroscopy of benzene–H2O and benzene–HOD

    R. Nathaniel Pribble;Aaron W. Garrett;Kenneth Haber;Timothy S. Zwier

  • Density Functional Theory Calculations of the Structures, Binding Energies, and Infrared Spectra of Methanol Clusters

    Fredrick C. Hagemeister;Christopher J. Gruenloh;Timothy S. Zwier

  • The Structure of Protonated Water Clusters

    Timothy S. Zwier

  • Direct Measurement of Energy Thresholds to Conformational Isomerization in Tryptamine

    Brian C. Dian;Jasper R. Clarkson;Timothy S. Zwier

  • Resonant ion-dip infrared spectroscopy of the S4 and D2d water octamers in benzene-(water)8 and benzene2-(water)8

    Christopher J. Gruenloh;Joel R. Carney;Fredrick C. Hagemeister;Caleb A. Arrington

  • Laser Probes of Conformational Isomerization in Flexible Molecules and Complexes

    Timothy S Zwier

  • The Infrared and Ultraviolet Spectra of Individual Conformational Isomers of Biomolecules: Tryptamine

    Joel R. Carney;Timothy S. Zwier

  • The hydrogen-bonding topologies of indole-(water)n clusters from resonant ion-dip infrared spectroscopy

    Joel R. Carney;Fredrick C. Hagemeister;Timothy S. Zwier

  • The infrared and ultraviolet spectra of single conformations of methyl-capped dipeptides: N-acetyl tryptophan amide and N-acetyl tryptophan methyl amide

    Brian C. Dian;Asier Longarte;Sebastien Mercier;David A. Evans

  • Probing hydrogen bonding in benzene–(water)n clusters using resonant ion–dip IR spectroscopy

    R. Nathaniel Pribble;Timothy S. Zwier

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth D. Jordan
Kenneth D. Jordan University of Pittsburgh
Samuel H. Gellman
Samuel H. Gellman University of Wisconsin–Madison
Gregory D. Scholes
Gregory D. Scholes Princeton University
George C. Schatz
George C. Schatz Northwestern University
Oleg V. Prezhdo
Oleg V. Prezhdo University of Southern California
Francisco Zaera
Francisco Zaera University of California, Riverside
Benedetta Mennucci
Benedetta Mennucci University of Pisa
Juan Bisquert
Juan Bisquert Universitat Politècnica de València
Scott A. McLuckey
Scott A. McLuckey Purdue University West Lafayette
Maria Forsyth
Maria Forsyth Deakin University

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