Zanni Group – Department of Chemistry

Welcome to the Zanni Group!

We develop and utilize ultrafast multidimensional spectroscopies to study topics in biophysics and materials science.

Recent News

October 9, 2018 – Marty named a Fellow of the Optical Society!
Marty has been named a OSA fellow “for pioneering and innovative work advancing the optical technology and scientific applications of ultrafast multidimensional spectroscopies.” Congratulations, Marty!

April 27, 2018 – Ariel wins Roger Carlson Award!
Ariel won the Roger Carlson Award for outstanding spectroscopists in analytical chemistry. Way to go Ariel!

December 05, 2017 – Congratulations, Dr. Jia-Jung Ho!
Jia-Jung defended his thesis, titled “Surface Specific Multidimensional Spectroscopies and Their Theoretical Modeling” on December 1, 2017. Jia-Jung will be moving on to a postdoc position with the group of Tobias Kippenberg at EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Congratulations, Dr. Ho!

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Latest Publications

Structural Polymorphs Suggest Competing Pathways for the Formation of Amyloid Fibrils That Diverge from a Common Intermediate Species

Buchanan LE, Maj M, Dunkelberger EB, Cheng PN, Nowick JS, and Zanni M T, Biochemistry (2018)

Heterogeneous Amyloid β-Sheet Polymorphs Identified on Hydrogen Bond Promoting Surfaces Using 2D SFG Spectroscopy

Ho JJ, Ghosh A, Zhang TO and Zanni M T, Journal of Physical Chemistry A (2018), 122, 1270-1281

Spectroscopic Signature for Stable β-Amyloid Fibrils versus β-Sheet-Rich Oligomers

Lomont JP, Rich KL, Maj M, Ho JJ, Ostrander JS and Zanni M T, Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2018), 122, 144-153

Two-Dimensional Spectroscopy Is Being Used to Address Core Scientific Questions in Biology and Materials Science
Petti MK, Lomont JP, Maj M and Zanni M T, Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2018), 122, 1771-1780

Amyloid β-Sheet Secondary Structure Identified in UV-Induced Cataracts of Porcine Lenses using 2D IR Spectroscopy

Zhang TO, Alperstein AM and Zanni M T, Journal of Molecular Biology (2017), 429, 1705-1721
Check out Phasetech Spectroscopy

Prof. Martin Zanni and Dr. Chris Middleton have formed a company, PhaseTech Spectroscopy, to provide multidimensional mid-infrared and visible spectrometers to the scientific research community. The spectrometers are based on pulse shaping technology developed in the Zanni laboratory. See the PhaseTech website, for more information.
Learn 2D IR and 2D Electronic Spectroscopy!

Learn multidimensional spectroscopies from this book coauthored by Marty!