We are a new astrochemistry group based at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. We use laboratory experiments and data from radio telescopes to unravel the formation of molecules in interstellar space to understand the evolution of the chemical ingredients for life.
Research
We build instruments to simulate processes that occur in the cold depths of interstellar space. Our experiments use a combination of ultra-high vacuum chambers, pulsed lasers, infrared and mass spectrometers, and cryogenic technologies. We use telescopes to observe interstellar molecules and study how those molecules form and are destroyed in the harsh conditions of space.
Group
Recent Lab News
- Ethynylbenzonitriles in the ISMGOTHAM, including work from UBC Astrochem Lab members, recently published Centimeter-Wave Rotational Spectroscopy of Ethynylbenzonitriles: Structural Analysis and Astronomical Search …
- GOTHAM Data Release!Legacy data from the GOTHAM spectral line survey of TMC-1 has recently been made public. More than 1 400 hours …
- New PhD Candidate: Elsa Yuan!Congratulations to Elsa for passing her comprehensive exam and being admitted to candidacy! As is tradition, photo evidence of studying …
- Postdoctoral Fellow: Haley Scolati!Haley is joining the group as a postdoctoral fellow this September. In collaboration with Dr. Geoff Pleiss from the Statistics …
- CHEM 448 Student: Maddox Schaller!Maddox is an undergraduate physics student who is joining us this year for a CHEM 448: Directed Studies research project. …
