Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Chemistry 2016
Department of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322
Phone: (404) 727-6617
E-mail: mheaven@emory.edu
Website: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael_Heaven2
Professional Profile
Co-author of over 220 peer-reviewed papers that are published in the highest impact journals for the field of molecular spectroscopy. Supervised the PhD programs of 24 students and supervised 11 post-doctoral fellows. Presentation of approximately 10 invited talks per year at national and international meetings. Routinely involved in the organization of meetings and workshops (typically one or two per year). Research programs funded by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Defense.
Education and Professional Experience
2023 Fellow of American Physical Society
2016 Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Chemistry
2012 Fellow of the Optical Society of America
2004 Winship Distinguished Research Professor
2003-06 Associate Chair, Department of Chemistry, Emory University.
1996-98 Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Chemistry, Emory University.
1992- Professor, Department of Chemistry, Emory University.
1986-92 Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Emory University.
1982-86 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL.
1980-82 Postdoctoral Fellow, Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ.
1979-80 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of London, England.
1979 Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, Queen Mary College, University of London
1975 B.Sc. Chemistry, Queen Mary College, University of London.
Awards
2015, Fall Visiting Professor, Samara State Aerospace University, Samara, Russia.
2012 Fellow of the Optical Society of America
2004-07 Winship Distinguished Research Professor
1996 Visiting Professor, Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki, Japan
1991 AFOSR Visiting Scholar
1989 Visiting Faculty, Observatorie de Paris – Meudon
1987 AFOSR Visiting Scholar
1987-89 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow
1980-82 NATO Postdoctoral Research Fellow
1979-80 SRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Recent and On-going Professional Service
Editor-in-chief, Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy 2020-
Vice Chair, Division of Chemical Physics, American Physical Society, 2020-2021
Advisory board member, Pacific Conference on Spectroscopy and Dynamics, 2017 –
Conference co-chair (with S. J. Davis, Physical Sciences Inc.) “Gas and Chemical Lasers and Intense Beam Applications”, San Francisco, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016
Conference co-chair (with Anne McCoy, OSU) “Dynamics on Multiple Potential Energy Surfaces”, Telluride Workshop, July 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
Conference co-chair (with Ken Brown, Georgia Institute of Technology), “Physical Chemistry meets AMO Physics” ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, Fall 2016.
Workshop co-chair (with Joel Bowman (Emory) and Arthur Suits (Wayne State University) “Roaming and Cold Molecule Dynamics” Emory University, Oct. 2016.
Invited Presentations 2012-Present
SPIE Conference on Gas and Chemical Lasers and Intense Beam Applications, The Moscone Center, San Francisco CA. January 22, 2012.
“Kinetics of optically pumped rare-gas atoms” Gordon Research Conference on Molecular and Ionic Clusters, Ventura, CA January 30, 2012.
“Spectroscopic studies related to the search for the dipole moment of the electron” Atlanta-Athens Chemical Physics meeting, Georgia Institute of Technology, GA, February 20, 2012.
“Spectroscopic Studies of Prototype Actinide Compounds (and closely related species)” Molecular Ion workshop, Georgia Institute of Technology, GA, March 5, 2012.
“Spectroscopic studies related to the search for the dipole moment of the electron” University of Minnesota, Department of Chemistry, Minneapolis, MN, March 6, 2012.
“Spectroscopic Studies of Prototype Actinide Compounds (and closely related species)” King Khalid University, Department of Physics, Abha, Saudi Arabia, March 20, 2012.
“Optically Pumped Atomic Lasers” Materials Research Society Meeting, The Moscone Center, San Francisco CA. April 13, 2012.
“Spectroscopic Studies of Prototype Actinide Compounds (and closely related species)” JTO Technical Review Meeting, Albuquerque, NM April 30, 2012.
“Diode laser pumped alkali vapor lasers with exciplex-assisted absorption” Directed Energy Professional Society, Advanced High Power Lasers and Beam Control Conference, Broomfield, CO June 12, 2012.
“Gain and lasing of optically pumped metastable rare-gas atoms” Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, University of Colorado, Boulder CO June 13, 2012.
” Spectroscopic and theoretical studies of hafnium, thorium and uranium fluorides” Symposium on the chemistry and physics of the heavy elements, Santa Fe, NM June 21, 2012.
“Spectroscopic and theoretical studies of thorium and uranium fluorides” Dynamics on Multiple Potential Energy Surfaces, Telluride Summer Reserach Conference, July 11, 2012.
“Population transfer in optically pumped lasers” The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. August 27, 2012.
“The unique bonding characteristics of beryllium” The XIX International Symposium on High-Power Laser Systems and Applications, Istanbul, Turkey. September 11, 2012.
“Optically Pumped Gas Phase Lasers: the Potential for High-powers with High Beam-quality” Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland. September 25, 2012.
“Spectroscopic studies related to the search for the dipole moment of the electron” SPIE Security & Defense Symposium, Edinburgh, Scotland. September 26, 2012.
“Gain and lasing of optically pumped metastable rare-gas atoms” Marquette University, Milwualkee, Wisconsin. November 9, 2012.
“The unique bonding characteristics of beryllium” JTO Technical Review Meeting, Albuquerque, NM January 8, 2013.
“Diode laser pumped alkali vapor lasers with exciplex-assisted absorption” 245th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, LA. April 9,2013
“Electronic structures of group VI and VII actinide compounds” DoE Separations and Heavy Element Chemistry Research Meeting, Gaithersburg, MD. April 22, 2013.
“Spectroscopic Studies of Prototype Actinide Compounds” JTO Technical Review Meeting, Albuquerque, NM. May 13, 2013.
(i) “Diode-pumped rare gas lasers”
(ii) “New class of excimer-pumped atomic lasers”
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berekeley, CA. September 19, 2013
” Opportunities in gas phase heavy element chemistry” Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA. September 20, 2013.
“The unique bonding characteristics of beryllium and the Group IIA metals” Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. September 27, 2013.
“Probing actinide bonding using multiphoton excitation and photoelectron spectroscopy” Physical Sciences Inc. Andover, MA. October 17, 2013.
“Diode-pumped rare gas lasers” South East Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SERMACS), Atlanta, GA. Nov. 15 2013
“The Electronic Structures of Group VI and VII Actinide Compounds” Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Conference, PhysChem, Hobart, Tasmania. Dec. 6, 2013
“Probing Actinide Bonding using Multiphoton Excitation and Photoelectron Spectroscopy” Photonics West 2014, Moscone Center, San Francisco CA. February 2, 2014.
“Diode pumped rare gas lasers” 247th ACS National Meeting, Dallas, TX. March 16, 2014
“Spectroscopic and theoretical studies of diatomic actinide species” Weslyan University, Department of Chemistry, April 4, 2014.
“Probing Actinide Bonding using Multiphoton Excitation and Photoelectron Spectroscopy” JTO Technical Review Meeting, Albuquerque, NM. April 30, 2014.
(i) “Diode-pumped rare gas lasers”
(ii) “New class of excimer-pumped atomic lasers”
Southeast Theoretical Chemistry Association, Emory University, GA, May 16, 2014
“Spectroscopic and theoretical studies of diatomic actinide species” AFIT Workshop on Atomic Lineshape Analysis, Dayton, Ohio, June 23, 2014
“Ab initio Prediction of Far Wing Broadening Effects in Alkali Metal-Rare Gas Mixtures” Dynamics on Multiple Potential Energy Surfaces, Telluride Summer Reserach Conference, July 10, 2014.
“Are single reference methods adequate for actinide bonds?” Samara State Aerospace University, Department of Physics, Samara, Russia, Sept. 1, 2014. (http://www.ssau.ru/news/10821-Vizit-v-SGAU-professora-Maykla-Khevena/)
“Optically pumped atomic gas lasers” Samara State Aerospace University, Department of Physics, Samara, Russia, Sept. 3, 2014.
“Probing bonding and electronic structure using fluorescence and multi-photon ionization spectroscopy” Murray State University, Department of Chemistry, Murray, KY, Sept. 29, 2014.
“Spectroscopy and Structure of the Simplest Actinide Bonds” University of California, Los Angeles, CA, Nov 21, 2014
“Spectroscopic characterization of cold molecular ions” HEL-JTO Technical Review Meeting, Albuquerque, NM. Jan. 25, 2015.
(i) “Diode-pumped rare gas lasers”
(ii) “New class of excimer-pumped atomic lasers”
University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England, March 12, 2015
“Spectroscopy and structure of the simplest actinide bonds” AFRL workshop on diode pumped alkali vapor lasers, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM, March 24, 2015
“XPAL and DPAL: Spectroscopy and kinetics” 249th ACS National Meeting, Denver, CO. March 25, 2015
“Spectroscopy and structure of the simplest actinide bonds” DoE Heavy Element Chemistry and Separations Science Research Meeting, Gaithersburg, MD. April 21, 2015.
“Spectroscopic Studies of Prototype Actinide Compounds” 33rd International Symposium on Free Radicals, Olympic Valley, CA. August 2-7, 2015
“Applied spectroscopy and thermochemistry of diatomic ions” *P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia. October 19, 2015
“Diode Pumped Rare-Gas Lasers” *Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department of Chemistry, Moscow, Russia. October 20, 2015
“Spectroscopy and Structure of the Simplest Actinide Bonds” *Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia. October 20, 2015
“Diode Pumped Rare-Gas Lasers” *B. P. Konstantinov Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Leningrad District, Russia. Novermber 26, 2015.
“Spectroscopy and Structure of the Simplest Actinide Bonds” *Saint Petersburg State University, Department of Physics, St. Petersburg, Russia. November 27, 2015.
“The unique bonding characteristics of beryllium and the Group IIA metals” PacifiChem 2015, Honolulu, Hawaii, December 15-20, 2015.
“Spectroscopic and Theoretical Studies of Gas Phase Actinide Species” University of Wisconsin, Madison. Department of Chemistry, February 2, 2016
“The unique bonding characteristics of beryllium and the Group IIA metals” Photonics West, Moscone Center, San Francisco CA. February 15, 2016.
“Pulsed discharge production Ar* metastables” Physical Sciences Inc. Workshop on Diode-Pumped Metastable Rare Gas Lasers, Andover, MA. April 30, 2106
“Pulsed discharge production rare gas metastables” DoD Joint Technology Office, Program Review, Albuquerque, NM. May 18, 2016
International Symposium on New Molecules and Clusters. May 27-30, 2016, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. http://www.molecule.fudan.edu.cn/program.htm
Laser Optics 2016, June 27 – July 1, St. Petersburg, Russia. http://www.laseroptics.ru/invited-tallks.html
Telluride Summer Research Conference, Spectroscopy and Dynamics on Multiple Potential Energy Surfaces, Telluride, CO July 18-22, 2016. https://www.telluridescience.org/meetings/workshop-details?wid=519
252nd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Philadelphia, August 21-25 http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/meetings/abstract-submissions/acsnm252/division-of-physical-chemistry.html?_ga=1.66064622.1776638716.1452202023
Workshop on Roaming and Cold Molecules, Emory University, Atlanta, October 8-9 https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/bowman/workshop-on-roaming-and-cold-molecules/