If you have any questions or simply want to know more about what happens in my laboratory, please drop by. A student is best served by accomplishing something of note, which usually requires a lot of work. Since my research group is brand new, I am guessing at some of the answers below. What matters is accomplishments. Prefers periods of intense effort with brief rest periods.
Results matter more than time, however.
We analyze the light emitted by photoactive species during the extremely short time between their excitation by absorption of a photon and their photochemical decomposition. These data can then be used to deduce an extremely detailed account of the dynamics that took place during the earliest times of the dissociation. There is a parallel theoretical activity, but all graduate students in this group do at least some experimental work. Supported by NSF and Welch Foundation.