Ian Carmichael
Theoretical Radiation Chemistry and Photochemistry
Biography
- 2004-present
- Director, Notre Dame Radiation Laboratory
- 2004-present
- Professor, University of Notre Dame
- 2001-2004
- Professional Specialist, Notre Dame Radiation Laboratory
- 1988-2001
- Associate Professional Specialist, Notre Dame Radiation Laboratory
- 1980-1988
- Assistant Professional Specialist, Notre Dame Radiation Laboratory
- 1976-1980
- Research Associate, Notre Dame Radiation Laboratory
- 1974-1976
- British Royal Society Research Fellow, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1974
- Ph.D. in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Scotland
- 1971
- B.Sc. in Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Scotland
Research Interests
Ionizing radiation pervades our environment and affects all life on earth. The absorption of this impinging energy produces profound chemical and biochemical transformations in the materials irradiated. Professor Carmichael's research provides a fundamental molecular-level understanding of these radiation effects in matter.
The work is performed in the Notre Dame Radiation Laboratory, the premier facility for radiation chemical research in the US, supported by the Chemical Sciences Division of Basic Energy Sciences at the US Department of Energy. The NDRL provides not only access to unique experimental tools but also outstanding research opportunities for focused interdisciplinary collaborations. Knowledge gained from this research provides the scientific basis for solving problems ranging from the chemical conversion of solar energy, through nuclear energy production, environmental waste management and remediation, to biomedical radiation therapy.
Specific topics currently under active investigation include:
Radiation damage in protein crystallography
Understanding and mitigating radiation damage during macromolecular crystallography at synchrotrons
Electron-driven processes in condensed phases
Excited species in water radiolysis; radical formation in irradiated organic liquids
Radiation effects in heterogeneous systems and at interfaces
Characterizing radiation chemistry at water - ceramic oxide interfaces
Spin coupling in biomolecular NMR
Probing conformational and chemical changes in carbohydrates
Recent Publications
- Meredith, R. J.; McGurn, M.; Euell, C.; Rutkowski, P.; Cook, E.; Carmichael, I. and Serianni, A. S. "MA'AT Analysis of Aldofuranosyl Rings: Unbiased Modeling of Conformational Equilibria and in Solution" 2022 Biochemistry, 61 (4), pp.239-251. DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.1c00630.
- Lin, J. Y.; Meredith, R. J.; Oliver, A. G.; Carmichael, I. and Serianni, A. S. "Two-Bond C-13-C-13 Spin-Coupling Constants in Saccharides: Dependencies on Exocyclic Hydroxyl Group Conformation" 2021 Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 23 (40), pp.22912-22922. DOI: 10.1039/d1cp03320d.
- Lin, J. Y.; Oliver, A. G.; Meredith, R. J.; Carmichael, I. and Serianni, A. S. "Isopropyl 3-Deoxy-Alpha-D-Ribo-Hexopyranoside (Isopropyl 3-Deoxy-Alpha-D-Glucopyranoside): Evaluating Trends in Structural Parameters" 2021 Acta Crystallographica Section C-Structural Chemistry, 77 pp.490. DOI: 10.1107/S205322962100749X.
- Lisovskaya, A.; Carmichael, I. and Harriman, A. "Pulse Radiolysis Investigation of Radicals Derived from Water-Soluble Cyanine Dyes: Implications for Super-Resolution Microscopy" 2021 Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 125 (26), pp.5779-5793. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c03776.
- Lisovskaya, A.; Shadyro, O.; Schiemann, O. and Carmichael, I. "OH Radical Reactions with the Hydrophilic Component of Sphingolipids" 2021 Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 23 (2), pp.1639-1648. DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05972b.
- Chakraborty, D.; Eckermann, L.; Carmichael, I. and Ptasinska, S. "Dissociative Electron Attachment to Amide Bond Containing Molecules: N-Ethylformamide and N-Ethylacetamide" 2020 Journal of Chemical Physics, 153 (22), 224306. DOI: 10.1063/5.0029614.
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- Office: 321 Radiation Research Building
- Phone: 574-631-4502
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