Associate Professor
| Education |
| 1985 |
B.Sc. |
The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 1991 |
Ph.D. |
The University of Chicago |
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Position |
| Since 2001 |
Associate Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| 1999-2001 |
Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| 1995-1999 |
Assistant Professor, Institute for Astrophysics and Planetary Sciences, Ibaraki University, Mito, Japan |
| 1993-1995 |
Resarch Associate, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, U. S. A. |
| 1991-1993 |
Research Associate, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Canada. |
Research Interest |
| Application of modern laser spectroscopy in the study of intermolecular interactions, dynamics and potential surfaces and their roles in the mechanisms of chemical reactions and phase transition. A variety of molecular systems including molecular ions, radicals, van der Waals molecules, molecular clusters, and cryogenic crystals are being pursued to address these issues. |
| 1. |
High resolution and high sensitivity laser Spectroscopy. |
| 2. |
Intermolecular interactions and dynamics. |
| 3. |
Spectroscopy of transient species such as radicals, molecular ions, and van der Waals complexes. |
| 4. |
Properties of quantum crystals. |
| 5. |
Molecules under extreme conditions ( e.g. high electric fields, high pressure, and low temperature). |
Representative Publications |
| 1. |
A.R.W. McKellar and M.-C. Chan:
"Infrared spectrum of the CO-Ne complex: long-path diode laser observations of higher excited states",
Mol. Phys ., Vol. 93, p. 253 (1998).
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| 2. |
Y. Zhang, T.J. Byers, M.-C. Chan, T. Momose, K.E. Kerr, D.P. Weliky, and T. Oka:
"High-resolution infrared spectroscopy of the J = 1 H2 pair in parahydrogen crystals"
Phys. Rev. B , Vol. 58, p. 218 (1998).
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| 3. |
T. Momose, M. Miki, T. Wakabayashi, T. Shida, M.-C. Chan, S. S. Lee, and T. Oka:
"Infrared spectroscopic study of rovibrational states of methane trapped in parahydrogen crystal"
J. Chem. Phys ., Vol. 107, p. 7707 (1997).
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| 4. |
J. Bemish, M.-C. Chan, and R.E. Miller:
"Molecular control using DC electric fields: quenching of the tunneling in HF dimers"
Chem. Phys. Lett ., Vol. 251, p. 182 (1996).
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| 5. |
M.-C. Chan and A.R.W. McKellar:
"Observation of strong hidden lines in the infrared spectrum of the CO-He complex"
J. Chem. Phys ., Vol. 105, p. 7910 (1996).
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