Dr. Paul Brumer

For his work in Theoretical Chemistry, including contributions to the development of "Coherent Radiative Control of Chemical Reactions", a fundamental theoretical approach to controlling chemical reactions with lasers. Brumer and coworkers have shown how to induce controllable quantum interference effects in molecules through simultaneous optical excitation pathways and, in doing so, how to alter molecular dynamics, electron currents and chemical reaction yields. This development provides insights into the quantum characteristics of molecular processes and affords a direction for applying advanced technologies to the goal of affecting molecular processes at their most fundamental level.