Denisia Popolan-vaida

Biography

EDUCATION: University of California, Berkeley / Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2011 - present) - Advisor: Prof. Dr. Stephen R. Leone University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany (2004 - 2011) Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, January 2011 - Dissertation title: “Size and composition dependent reaction kinetics and femtosecond photodissociation dynamics of noble metal cluster complexes” - Advisor: Prof. Dr. Thorsten M. Bernhardt Free University of Berlin, Germany / West University of TimiÅŸoara, Romania (2002-2004) M.S. in Physics, July 2004 - Thesis title: “Structural dynamics and chemical reactivity of free bimetallic AgnAum clusters probed by fs NeNePo spectroscopy and ion-trap reaction measurements” - Advisor: Prof. Dr. Ludger Wöste West University of TimiÅŸoara, Romania (1998 - 2002) B.S. in Physics, July 2002 FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS: Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation University of California, Berkeley (2012 - 2014) Best Poster Award at the 9th International Conference on Femtochemistry, Femtobiology and Femtophysics - Frontiers in Ultrafast Science and Technology, Beijing, China (2009) DAAD Scholarship (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst - German Academic Exchange Service) Free University Berlin, Germany / University of Ulm, Germany (2004 - 2005) EMSPS Scholarship - European Mobility Scheme for Physics Students Free University Berlin, Germany (2003 - 2004) ERASMUS Scholarship Free University Berlin, Germany (2002 - 2003) Scholarship for Meritorious Students West University of TimiÅŸoara, Romania (2001 - 2002)  

Research Interest

Mass spectrometric methods and synchrotron based techniques. Investigated the catalytic reaction mechanisms of small noble metal clusters via gas-phase kinetic measurements .