Dean of the Graduate School, Brown University, 2010 - 2016
Chair, Department of Chemistry, Brown University, 2005-2010
Professor, Brown University, since 2001
Associate Professor, Brown University, 1995-2001
Assistant Professor, Brown University, 1989-1995
Ph.D., 1987, The University of Chicago
Diplom, 1983, Universitat Karlsruhe, Germany
| Yong H, Zotev N, Stankus B, Ruddock JM, Bellshaw D, Boutet S, Lane TJ, Liang M, Carbajo S, Robinson JS, Du W, Goff N, Chang Y, Koglin JE, Waters MDJ, Sølling TI, Minitti MP, Kirrander A, Weber PM. "Determining Orientations of Optical Transition Dipole Moments Using Ultrafast X-ray Scattering." The journal of physical chemistry letters, vol. 9, no. 22, 2018, pp. 6556-6562. |
| Rudakov, Fedor, Geiser, Joseph D., Weber, Peter M. "Spatially resolved standoff trace chemical sensing using backwards transient absorption spectroscopy." Optics Letters, vol. 43, no. 6, 2018, pp. 1279. |
| Stankus, Brian, Zotev, Nikola, Rogers, David M., Gao, Yan, Odate, Asami, Kirrander, Adam, Weber, Peter M. "Ultrafast photodissociation dynamics of 1,4-diiodobenzene." The Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 148, no. 19, 2018, pp. 194306. |
| Ischenko, Anatoly A., Weber, Peter M., Miller, R. J. Dwayne. "Capturing Chemistry in Action with Electrons: Realization of Atomically Resolved Reaction Dynamics." Chemical Reviews, vol. 117, no. 16, 2017, pp. 11066-11124. |
| Kirrander, Adam, Weber, Peter. "Fundamental Limits on Spatial Resolution in Ultrafast X-ray Diffraction." Applied Sciences, vol. 7, no. 6, 2017, pp. 534. |
| Shlykov, Sergey A., Phien, Tran Dinh, Weber, Peter M. "Intramolecular inversions, structure and conformational behavior of gaseous and liquid N-cyanopiperidine. Comparison with other 1-cyanoheterocyclohexanes." Journal of Molecular Structure, vol. 1138, 2017, pp. 41-49. |
| Zhang, Yao, Deb, Sanghamitra, Jónsson, Hannes, Weber, Peter M. "Observation of Structural Wavepacket Motion: The Umbrella Mode in Rydberg-Excited N-Methyl Morpholine." The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, vol. 8, no. 16, 2017, pp. 3740-3744. |
| Ischenko, A A, Weber, P M, Dwayne Miller, R J. "Transient structures and chemical reaction dynamics." Russian Chemical Reviews, vol. 86, no. 12, 2017, pp. 1173-1253. |
| Milne CJ, Weber PM, Kowalewski M, Marangos JP, Johnson AS, Forbes R, Wörner HJ, Rolles D, Townsend D, Schalk O, Mai S, Vacher M, Miller RJ, Centurion M, Vibók Á, Domcke W, Cireasa R, Ueda K, Bencivenga F, Neumark DM, Stolow A, Rudenko A, Kirrander A, Dowek D, Martín F, Ivanov M, Dahlström JM, Dudovich N, Mukamel S, Sanchez-Gonzalez A, Minitti MP, Austin DR, Kimberg V, Masin Z. "Attosecond processes and X-ray spectroscopy: general discussion." Faraday Discuss., vol. 194, 2016, pp. 427-462. |
| Cheng, Xinxin, Zhang, Yao, Jónsson, Elvar, Jónsson, Hannes, Weber, Peter M. "Charge localization in a diamine cation provides a test of energy functionals and self-interaction correction." Nature Communications, vol. 7, 2016, pp. 11013. |
| Cheng, Xinxin, Gao, Yan, Rudakov, Fedor, Weber, Peter M. "Charge transfer and ultrafast nuclear motions: the complex structural dynamics of an electronically excited triamine." Chemical Science, vol. 7, no. 1, 2016, pp. 619-627. |
| Orr-Ewing AJ, Verlet JR, Penfold TJ, Minns RS, Minitti MP, Sølling TI, Schalk O, Kowalewski M, Marangos JP, Robb MA, Johnson AS, Wörner HJ, Shalashilin DV, Miller RJ, Domcke W, Ueda K, Weber PM, Cireasa R, Vacher M, Roberts GM, Decleva P, Bencivenga F, Neumark DM, Gessner O, Stolow A, Mishra PK, Polyak I, Baeck KK, Kirrander A, Dowek D, Jiménez-Galán Á, Martín F, Mukamel S, Sekikawa T, Gelin MF, Townsend D, Makhov DV, Neville SP. "Electronic and non-adiabatic dynamics: general discussion." Faraday Discuss., vol. 194, 2016, pp. 209-257. |
| Stankus, Brian, Budarz, James M., Kirrander, Adam, Rogers, David, Robinson, Joseph, Lane, Thomas J., Ratner, Daniel, Hastings, Jerome, Minitti, Michael P., Weber, Peter M. "Femtosecond photodissociation dynamics of 1,4-diiodobenzene by gas-phase X-ray scattering and photoelectron spectroscopy." Faraday Discuss., vol. 194, 2016, pp. 525-536. |
| Budarz, J M, Minitti, M P, Cofer-Shabica, D V, Stankus, B, Kirrander, A, Hastings, J B, Weber, P M. "Observation of femtosecond molecular dynamics via pump–probe gas phase x-ray scattering." J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys., vol. 49, no. 3, 2016, pp. 034001. |
| Gao Y, Pemberton CC, Zhang Y, Weber PM. "On the ultrafast photo-induced dynamics of α-terpinene." The Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 144, no. 19, 2016, pp. 194303. |
| Decleva P, Orr-Ewing AJ, Kowalewski M, Kornilov O, Marangos JP, Wörner HJ, Johnson AS, Forbes R, Rolles D, Townsend D, Schalk O, Mai S, Penfold TJ, Miller RJ, Centurion M, Ueda K, Domcke W, Weber PM, Baeck KK, Travnikova O, Liekhus-Schmaltz C, Figueira Nunes JP, Neumark DM, Gessner O, Stolow A, Rudenko A, Mishra PK, Kirrander A, Dowek D, Martín F, Vibók Á, Minitti MP, Stankus B, Burger C. "Structural dynamics: general discussion." Faraday Discuss., vol. 194, 2016, pp. 583-620. |
| Orr-Ewing AJ, Kornilov O, Sølling TI, Keane T, Minitti MP, Wörner HJ, Schalk O, Roberts GM, Minns RS, Milne CJ, Miseikis L, Penfold TJ, Miller RJ, Domcke W, Centurion M, Ueda K, Weber PM, Gessner O, Neumark DM, Stolow A, Yano J, Mukamel S, Stavros VG. "Vibrational and condensed phase dynamics: general discussion." Faraday Discuss., vol. 194, 2016, pp. 747-775. |
| Pemberton, Christine C., Zhang, Yao, Saita, Kenichiro, Kirrander, Adam, Weber, Peter M. "From the (1B) Spectroscopic State to the Photochemical Product of the Ultrafast Ring-Opening of 1,3-Cyclohexadiene: A Spectral Observation of the Complete Reaction Path." J. Phys. Chem. A, vol. 119, no. 33, 2015, pp. 8832-8845. |
| Shlykov, Sergey A., Phien, Tran D., Gao, Yan, Weber, Peter M. "Molecular structure and conformational properties of N-cyclohexylpiperidine as studied by gas-phase electron diffraction, mass spectrometry, IR spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations." Structural Chemistry, vol. 26, no. 5-6, 2015, pp. 1501-1512. |
| Cheng, Xinxin, Zhang, Yao, Gao, Yan, Jónsson, Hannes, Weber, Peter M. "Ultrafast Structural Pathway of Charge Transfer in N , N , N ′, N ′-Tetramethylethylenediamine." J. Phys. Chem. A, vol. 119, no. 12, 2015, pp. 2813-2818. |
| Gudmundsdóttir, Hildur, Zhang, Yao, Weber, Peter M., Jónsson, Hannes. "Self-interaction corrected density functional calculations of Rydberg states of molecular clusters: N,N-dimethylisopropylamine." The Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 141, no. 23, 2014, pp. 234308. |
| Minitti, Michael P., Budarz, James M., Kirrander, Adam, Robinson, Joseph, Lane, Thomas J., Ratner, Daniel, Saita, Kenichiro, Northey, Thomas, Stankus, Brian, Cofer-Shabica, Vale, Hastings, Jerome, Weber, Peter M. "Toward structural femtosecond chemical dynamics: imaging chemistry in space and time." Faraday Discuss., vol. 171, 2014, pp. 81-91. |
| Cheng, Xinxin, Zhang, Yao, Deb, Sanghamitra, Minitti, Michael P., Gao, Yan, Jónsson, Hannes, Weber, Peter M. "Ultrafast structural dynamics in Rydberg excited N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine: conformation dependent electron lone pair interaction and charge delocalization." Chemical Science, vol. 5, no. 11, 2014, pp. 4394-4403. |
| Rudakov, Fedor, Zhang, Yao, Cheng, Xinxin, Weber, Peter M. "Standoff trace chemical sensing via manipulation of excited electronic state lifetimes." Optics letters, vol. 38, no. 21, 2013, pp. 4445. |
| Deb, Sanghamitra, Cheng, Xinxin, Weber, Peter M. "Structural Dynamics and Charge Transfer in Electronically Excited N , N ′-Dimethylpiperazine." J. Phys. Chem. Lett., vol. 4, no. 16, 2013, pp. 2780-2784. |
| Deb, Sanghamitra, Weber, Peter M. "The Ultrafast Pathway of Photon-Induced Electrocyclic Ring-Opening Reactions: The Case of 1,3-Cyclohexadiene." Annual Review of Physical Chemistry, vol. 62, no. 1, 2011, pp. 19-39. |
| Bühler, Christine C., Minitti, Michael P., Deb, Sanghamitra, Bao, Jie, Weber, Peter M. "Ultrafast Dynamics of 1,3-Cyclohexadiene in Highly Excited States." Journal of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, vol. 2011, 2011, pp. 1-6. |
| Liang, Xiao, Levy, Michael G., Deb, Sanghamitra, Geiser, Joseph D., Stratt, Richard M., Weber, Peter M. "Electron diffraction with bound electrons: The structure sensitivity of Rydberg Fingerprint Spectroscopy." Journal of Molecular Structure, vol. 978, no. 1-3, 2010, pp. 250-256. |
| Bao, Jie, Weber, Peter M. "Ultrafast Dynamics of Highly Excited trans -Stilbene: A Different Twist." J. Phys. Chem. Lett., vol. 1, no. 1, 2010, pp. 224-227. |
| Bush, Joseph C., Minitti, Michael P., Weber, Peter M. "Ultrafast formation of an intramolecular cation–pi bond." Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, vol. 213, no. 1, 2010, pp. 70-72. |
| Rudakov, Fedor, Weber, Peter M. "Ground state recovery and molecular structure upon ultrafast transition through conical intersections in cyclic dienes." Chemical Physics Letters, vol. 470, no. 4-6, 2009, pp. 187-190. |
| Cardoza, Job D., Rudakov, Fedor M., Hansen, Nils, Weber, Peter M. "Identification of isomeric hydrocarbons by Rydberg photoelectron spectroscopy." Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena, vol. 165, no. 1-3, 2008, pp. 5-10. |
| Minitti, Michael P., Weber, Peter M. "Time-Resolved Conformational Dynamics in Hydrocarbon Chains." Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 98, no. 25, 2007. |
| Estrup, Peder, Toennies, Peter, Weber, Peter. "Edward Forbes Greene." Phys. Today, vol. 59, no. 6, 2006, pp. 79-80. |
| Kuthirummal, Narayanan, Weber, Peter. "Ring-Opening Reaction of 1,3-Cyclohexadiene: Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy of ^1B_2 Excited State." Frontiers in Optics, 2006. |
| Schmerge, JF, Cardoza, J, Castro, J, Dowell, DH, Gierman, SM, Hastings, JB, Loos, H, Rudakov, FM, Weber, PM. "Single Shot Electron Diffraction Experiment Using a Sub ps MeV Electron Source." Microscopy and Microanalysis, vol. 12, no. S02, 2006, pp. 1432-1433. |
| Kuthirummal, Narayanan, Weber, Peter M. "Structure sensitive photoionization via Rydberg levels." Journal of Molecular Structure, vol. 787, no. 1-3, 2006, pp. 163-166. |
| Hastings, J. B., Rudakov, F. M., Dowell, D. H., Schmerge, J. F., Cardoza, J. D., Castro, J. M., Gierman, S. M., Loos, H., Weber, P. M. "Ultrafast time-resolved electron diffraction with megavolt electron beams." Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 89, no. 18, 2006, pp. 184109. |
| Minitti, Michael P., Gosselin, Jaimie L., Cardoza, Job D., Weber, Peter M. "Molecular Structure and Dynamics as Seen through Rydberg States." Frontiers in Optics, 2005. |
| King, Wayne E., Campbell, Geoffrey H., Frank, Alan, Reed, Bryan, Schmerge, John F., Siwick, Bradley J., Stuart, Brent C., Weber, Peter M. "Ultrafast electron microscopy in materials science, biology, and chemistry." J. Appl. Phys., vol. 97, no. 11, 2005, pp. 111101. |
| Cardoza, Job D., Dudek, Raymond C., Mawhorter, Richard J., Weber, Peter M. "Centering of ultrafast time-resolved pump–probe electron diffraction patterns." Chemical Physics, vol. 299, no. 2-3, 2004, pp. 307-312. |
| Ryu, Seol, Stratt, Richard M., Baeck, Kyoung K., Weber, Peter M. "Electron Diffraction of Molecules in Specific Quantum States: A Theoretical Study of Vibronically Excited s -Tetrazine." J. Phys. Chem. A, vol. 108, no. 7, 2004, pp. 1189-1199. |
| King, Wayne E., Campbell, Geoffrey H., Frank, Alan, Reed, Bryan, Schmerge, John, Siwick, Bradley, Stuart, Brent, Weber, Peter. "Toward Ultrafast Electron Microscopy." Microscopy and Microanalysis, vol. 10, no. S03, 2004, pp. 14-15. |
Research investigates molecular reactions on a very fundamental level. While most of Chemistry is based on chemical reactions, the truth is that scientists are still striving to understand how they work. In our research, we develop new methods of investigating molecular reactions and then apply them to important model systems.
"Ultrafast Electron Microscopy for Chemistry, Biology and Material Science" S.A. Aseyev, P.M. Weber and A.A. Ischenko, Journal of Analytical Sciences, Methods and Instrumentation, Vol. 3, p. 30-53, 2013.
"Ultrafast structural and isomerization dynamics in the Rydberg-exited Quadricyclane – Norbornadiene System," Fedor Rudakov and Peter M. Weber, The Journal of Chemical Physics, 136, 1343031 - 7 (2012).
"The Far-UV Photochemical Bond Cleavage of n-Amyl Nitrite: Bypassing a Repulsive Surface" Michael P. Minitti, Yao Zhang, Martin Rosenberg, Rasmus Y. Brogaard, Sanghamitra Deb, Theis I. Sølling and Peter M. Weber; J. Phys. Chem. A 2012, 116, 810 – 819.
"The Ultrafast Pathway of Photon-Induced Electrocyclic Ring Opening Reactions: The case of 1,3-cyclohexadiene" Sanghamitra Deb and Peter M. Weber, Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem. 2011. 62:19–39.
"Ring-Closing and Dehydrogenation Reactions of Highly Excited Cis-Stilbene: Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Structural Dynamics" Jie Bao, Michael P. Minitti, and Peter M. Weber; J. Phys. Chem. A 2011, 115, 1508–1515.
"Structural Dynamics in Floppy Systems: Ultrafast Conformeric Motions in Rydberg-Excited Triethylamine," Sanghamitra Deb, Brian Bayes, Michael P. Minitti and Peter M. Weber, A. J. Phys. Chem. A 2011, 115, 1804–1809.
"Ultrafast Dynamics of 1,3-Cyclohexadiene in Highly Excited States," Christine C. Bühler, Michael P. Minitti, Sanghamitra Deb, Jie Bao, Peter M. Weber, Journal of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Vol. 2011, Article ID 637593, 6 pages, 2011.
"The Far-UV Photochemical Bond Cleavage of n-Amyl Nitrite: Bypassing a Repulsive Surface" Michael P. Minitti, Yao Zhang, Martin Rosenberg, Rasmus Y. Brogaard, Sanghamitra Deb, Theis I. Sølling and Peter M. Weber; J. Phys. Chem. A 2012, 116, 810 – 819.
"Ultrafast Formation of an Intramolecular Cation-Pi Bond," Joseph C. Bush, Michael P. Minitti and Peter M. Weber. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 213 (2010) 70–72.
"Ultrafast conformational dynamics in hydrocarbon chains," Michael P. Minitti and Peter M. Weber, Phys. Rev. Lett., 98, 253004 (2007).
"Resolved: Electronic states underneath broad absorptions," J. D. Cardoza and P. M. Weber, J. Chem. Phys. 127, 036101 (2007).
"Energy Flow and Fragmentation Dynamics of N, N, Dimethyl-isopropyl amine," Jaimie L. Gosselin, Michael P. Minitti, Fedor M. Rudakov, Theis I. Sølling and Peter M. Weber, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2006, 110, 4251-4255.
"Structure sensitive photoionization via Rydberg levels," N. Kuthirummal and P. M. Weber, J. Mol. Structure, 787, 163 – 166 (2006).
"Rydberg Fingerprint Spectroscopy of Hot Molecules: Structural Dispersion in Flexible Hydrocarbons" M.P. Minitti, J.D. Cardoza and P.M. Weber, J. Phys. Chem. A 2006, 110, 10212-10218.
"Megavolt electron beams for ultrafast time-resolved electron diffraction," F. M. Rudakov, J. B. Hastings, D. H. Dowell, J. F. Schmerge, and P. M. Weber, In "Shock Compression of Condensed Matter – 2005," ed. M. D. Furnish, M. Elert, T. P. RUssel, and C. T. White, American Institute of Physics (2006).
"Ultrafast time-resolved electron diffraction with megavolt electron beams," J. B. Hastings, F. M. Rudakov, D. H. Dowell, J. F. Schmerge, J. Cardoza, J.M. Castro, S.M. Gierman, H. Loos, and P. M. Weber, Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 184109.
"Spectroscopy and femtosecond dynamics of the ring-opening reaction of 1,3-cyclohexadiene," N. Kuthirummal, F. M. Rudakov, C. Evans, and P. M. Weber, J. Chem. Phys. 125, 133307 (2006).
"The Ultrafast Photofragmentation Pathway of N,N-Dimethylisopropylamine," M.P. Minitti, J.L. Gosselin, T.I. Sølling and P.M. Weber, FemtoChemistry VII, Ed. A. W. Castleman Jr & M. L. Kimble, Elsevier (2006) p. 44 - 48.
"Control of local ionization and charge transfer in the bifunctional molecule 2-phenylethyl-N,N-dimethylamine using Rydberg fingerprint spectroscopy," W. Cheng, N. Kuthirummal, J. Gosselin, T. I. Sølling, R. Weinkauf, and P. M. Weber, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 109, pp 1920 – 1925 (2005).
"Rydberg Fingerprint Spectroscopy: A New Spectroscopic Tool With Local And Global Structural Sensitivity," J. L. Gosselin and Peter M. Weber, J. Phys. Chem. A, 109, pp 4899 – 4904 (2005).
"Ultrafast Electron Microscopy in Materials Science, Biology, and Chemistry," Wayne E. King, Geoffrey H. Campbell, Alan Frank, Bryan Reed, John Schmerge, Bradley J. Siwick, Brent C. Stuart, and Peter M. Weber, Journal of Applied Physics, 97, 111101 (2005).
"Centering of ultrafast time-resolved pump-probe electron diffraction patterns" J. D. Cardoza, R. C. Dudek, R. J. Mawhorter, and P. M. Weber. Chemical Physics, 299, 307 – 312, (2004).
"Probing reaction dynamics with Rydberg states: The ring opening reaction of 1, 3-cyclohexadiene," N. Kuthirummal and P. M. Weber, in "Femtochemistry and Femtobiology: Ultrafast Events in Molecular Science," Eds. M. Martin and J. T. Hynes, Elsevier, p. 37, (2004).
"Experimental and theoretical studies of pump-probe electron diffraction: time-dependent and state-specific signatures in small cyclic molecules," Peter M. Weber, Ray C. Dudek, Seol Ryu, and Richard M. Stratt, in "Femtochemistry and Femtobiology: Ultrafast Events in Molecular Science," Eds. M. Martin and J. T. Hynes, Elsevier, p. 19, (2004).
"Electron diffraction of molecules in specific quantum states: a theoretical study of vibronically excited s-tetrazine" S. Ryu, R. M. Stratt, K. K. Baeck and P. M. Weber, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2004, 108, 1189 - 1199.
"Diffraction signals of aligned molecules in the gas phase: tetrazine in intense laser fields," S. Ryu, R. M. Stratt, and P. M. Weber, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 107, 6622-6629 (2003).
"Rydberg states: sensitive probes of molecular structure," N. Kuthirummal and P. M. Weber, Chemical Physics Letters, 378, 647 – 653 (2003).
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | PhD | University of Chicago |
| 1983 | MA | Universitat Karlsruhe |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jonsson, Hannes | Adjunct Professor of Chemistry |
| Rubenstein, Brenda | Associate Professor of Chemistry, Associate Professor of Physics |
| Stratt, Richard | Newport Rogers Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Physics |
| CHEM 0080A - First Year Seminar- Energy |
| CHEM 1140 - Physical Chemistry: Quantum Chemistry |
| CHEM 2770 - Quantum Mechanics |
| CHEM 2780 - Quantum Mechanics |
