Contact
Professor, Faculty of Science - Chemistry
- alex.brown@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-1854
- Address
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W4-70D Chemistry Centre - West
11227 Saskatchewan Drive NWEdmonton ABT6G 2G2
Chair, Faculty of Science - Chemistry
- chmchair@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-3249
- Address
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E3-38B Chemistry Centre - East
11227 Saskatchewan Drive NWEdmonton ABT6G 2G2
Overview
About
Education
PhD (Chemistry), University of Western Ontario 1997
BSc (Chemical Physics), University of Waterloo 1992
Awards
Teacher of The Year Award, Chemistry Students' Society 2014-2015
Faculty of Science, Teaching Honor Roll, Lifetime Member2014
Rutherford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching 2013
Faculty of Science Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Alberta2012
Graduate Student Association, Graduate Student Supervisor Award 2012
Alberta Ingenuity New Faculty Award2007-2009
Award for Teaching Excellence from the Chemistry Students' Association 2006-2007
Award for Teaching Excellence from the Chemistry Students' Association 2003-2004
Research
- Theoretical/computational studies of molecular photochemistry and laser control
- Computational design of small-molecule biofluorophores
- Photochemistry and photophysics of fluorescent proteins and their chromophores
- Understanding of novel bonding and structure in inorganic materials (collaboration with E. Rivard)
- Study of asphaltene-model compounds and non-covalent interactions
- Molecular quantum dynamics (using MCTDH)
- Optimal control theory for laser control
Teaching
2019-2020
CHEM 681/405: Quantum Mechanics for Chemistry (Winter)
Previous Courses Taught
CHEM 371: Energetics of Chemical Reactions
CHEM 282: Atomic and Molecular Structure
CHEM 102/105: Introductory Chemistry II
Courses
CHEM 681 - Special Topics in Physical Chemistry
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Course may be repeated for credit, provided there is no duplication of specific topic.
Featured Publications
Rodrigo A. Mendes, Victor A. S. da Mata, Alex Brown, Gabriel L. C. de Souza
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2024 January; 10.1039/D3CP04412B
Iuri N. Soares, Luís M.C. Ferreira, Mônica H.M.T. Assumpção, Alex Brown, Fernando C. Vicentini, Gabriel L.C. de Souza
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 2023 December; 10.1016/j.jece.2023.111244
S. Parshotam, B. Rehl, A. Brown, J.M. Gibbs
J. Chem. Phys. . 2023 November; 159 (20): 204707 10.1063/5.0172667
I.N. Soares, L.M.C. Ferreira, M.H.M.T. Assumpção, A. Brown, F.C. Vicentini, G.L.C. de Souza
J. Environ. Chem. Eng.. 2023 October; 11 (6):111224 10.1016/j.jece.2023.111244
M.N. Ashani, Q. Huang, A.M. Flowers, A. Brown, A. Aerts, A. Otero-de-la-Roza, and G.A. DiLabio
J. Phys. Chem. A. 2023 September; 127 (38):8015-8024 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c04558
N.J. King and A. Brown
Energy Fuels. 2023 August; 37 (17):12796–12810 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c01929
I. Elayan and A. Brown
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.. 2023 June; 25 (25):16772-16780 10.1039/D3CP00723E
S. Parshotam, W. Zhang, B. Rehl, A. Darlington, Md. D. H. Sikder, A. Brown, and J. M. Gibbs
J. Phys. Chem. C. 2023 May; 127 (17):8389–8398 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c02171
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