Alex Brown, PhD

Email

alex.brown@ualberta.ca

Phone

(780) 492-1854

Address

W4-70D Chemistry Centre - West

11227 Saskatchewan Drive NW

Edmonton AB

T6G 2G2

Email

chmchair@ualberta.ca

Phone

(780) 492-3249

Address

E3-38B Chemistry Centre - East

11227 Saskatchewan Drive NW

Edmonton AB

T6G 2G2

Education

PhD (Chemistry), University of Western Ontario 1997

BSc (Chemical Physics), University of Waterloo 1992

Awards

Teacher of The Year Award, Chemistry Students' Society 2014-2015

Faculty of Science, Teaching Honor Roll, Lifetime Member2014

Rutherford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching 2013

Faculty of Science Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Alberta2012

Graduate Student Association, Graduate Student Supervisor Award 2012

Alberta Ingenuity New Faculty Award2007-2009

Award for Teaching Excellence from the Chemistry Students' Association 2006-2007

Award for Teaching Excellence from the Chemistry Students' Association  2003-2004

• Theoretical/computational studies of molecular photochemistry and laser control
• Computational design of small-molecule biofluorophores
• Photochemistry and photophysics of fluorescent proteins and their chromophores
• Understanding of novel bonding and structure in inorganic materials (collaboration with E. Rivard)
• Study of asphaltene-model compounds and non-covalent interactions
• Molecular quantum dynamics (using MCTDH)
• Optimal control theory for laser control

2019-2020

CHEM 681/405: Quantum Mechanics for Chemistry (Winter)

Previous Courses Taught

CHEM 371: Energetics of Chemical Reactions

CHEM 282: Atomic and Molecular Structure

CHEM 102/105: Introductory Chemistry II