Mr. Brian E. Brumfield

Professional Information

Graduate Student: Physical Chemistry
Project: High-resolution spectrum of C₆₀
M.S. Chemistry, Wright State University, 2005
B.S. Chemistry, Wright State University, 2003
B.S. Biology, Wright State University, 2003

bbrumfi2@illinois.edu

Proceedings

S. L. Widicus Weaver, B. E. Brumfield, S. Howard, C. Gmachl and B. J. McCall
"A Laboratory and Observational Search for the Vibrational Spectrum of C₆₀"
Proceedings of International Conference on Molecules in Space and Laboratory, Eds. J. L. Lemaire and F. Combes, (2007), 1-4.

Talks

5	B. E. Brumfield, J. T. Stewart, M. D. Escarra, C. Gmachl and B. J. McCall "The Influence of Free-Running FP-QCL Frequency Jitter on Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy of C₆₀" Sixty-Fourth International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2009.
4	B. E. Brumfield, S. S. Howard, C. F. Gmachl, D. K. Wilson, M. Percevault, and B. J. McCalll "Development and Implementation of Optical Isolation for a Continuous Wave Fabry Perot Quantum Cascade Laser (CW-FP-QCL) at 8.5 um Using an Experimental Faraday Rotator" Sixty-Third International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2008.
3	B. E. Brumfield, S. L. Widicus Weaver, S. S. Howard, C. F. Gmachl, and B. J. McCall "Cavity Ringdown Spectrum of the v₈ Band of Methylene Bromide Using a Quantum Cascade Laser" Sixty-Second International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2007.
2	S. L. Widicus Weaver, B. E. Brumfield, A. A. Mills, S. S. Howard, C. F. Gmachl, and B. J. McCall "A Search for the 8.5 Micron Vibrational Spectrum of C₆₀ in the Laboratory and Space" Sixty-Second International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2007.
1	S. L. Widicus Weaver, B. E. Brumfield, S. Howard, C. Gmachl, and B. J. McCall "A Laboratory and Observational Search for the Vibrational Spectrum of C₆₀" Molecules in Space and Laboratory, Paris, France, 2007.

Posters

3	B. E. Brumfield, J. T. Stewart and B. J. McCall "Mid Infrared Continuous Wave Cavity Ringdown Spectrometer for Acquisition of the High-Resolution Spectrum of C₆₀" Second Midwest Astrochemistry Meeting, University of Illinois, 2009.
2	B. E. Brumfield, B. Siller and B. J. McCall "Towards Acquisition of a High Resolution Gas Phase Spectrum of C₆₀" Inaugural Midwest Astrochemistry Meeting, University of Illinois, 2008.
1	B. E. Brumfield, S. L. Widicus Weaver, S. S. Howard, C. F. Gmachl, and B. J. McCall "Continuous Wave Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy of C₆₀ at 8.5 Microns Using a Quantum Cascade Laser and a Supersonic Expansion Source" American Chemical Society National Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 2007.

Other Publications

B. E. Brumfield
"High-Resolution Spectroscopic Studies of C₆₀ and C₆H₇⁺: Molecules of Fundamental Spectroscopic and Astrochemical Importance"
Research Prospectus for Preliminary Examination, University of Illinois, 2007.