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Dr. Laura McCunn
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Education
B.A. (Biochemistry), Ohio Wesleyan University
M.S. (Chemistry), University of Chicago
Ph.D. (Physical Chemistry), University of Chicago
Research
Dr. McCunn’s research interests include the
structure, reactivity, and spectral properties of
radicals. She is building a matrix-isolation FTIR
instrument to measure the vibrational spectra of
radicals that occur as reaction intermediates during
combustion. The apparatus will also be used to learn
about the photochemistry of halogenated
hydrocarbons.
Teaching
Dr. McCunn teaches Physical Chemistry, Atmospheric
Chemistry, Principles of Chemistry I and its
associated laboratory.
Prior to coming to
Marshall, Dr. McCunn completed a post-doctoral
fellowship at Yale University. There she explored
the nature of solvation at the molecular level,
probing the structure and binding energies of ionic
clusters; mastered methods of time-of-flight mass
spectrometry and infrared predissociation
spectroscopy; designed and implemented a
velocity-map imaging apparatus to be used for
photoelectron spectroscopy; and acquired technical
skills with solid-state lasers, high voltage
applications, and high-vacuum apparatuses.
Dr. McCunn is a member of the American Chemical
Society and serves as a reviewer for the Journal of
Chemical Physics.
Contact Info
telephone: (304) 696-2319
e-mail:
mccunn@marshall.edu
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