Bradley Arnold

Bradley Arnold serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where he maintains an active research program and teaches physical chemistry courses. His office is located in the Meyerhoff Chemistry/Biochemistry Building (Room 105) with contact email barnold@umbc.edu.

His academic background includes:

• Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Utah (1991)
• Post-Doctoral Research at the Center for Photoinduced Charge Transfer (1995)

Prof. Arnold specializes in ultrafast laser spectroscopy to investigate photochemical reaction mechanisms, with pioneering work in time-resolved linear dichroism for studying orientational dynamics of electron/energy transfer reactions. Recent research focuses on coherent back-scattered laser spectroscopy for vapor-phase analyte detection using temporal/spatial focusing of ultra-short pulses to measure stimulated Raman scattering, laser-induced plasma emissions, multi-photon absorption, and fluorescence.

His publication record (2005-2022) demonstrates interdisciplinary impact across materials science (ZnSe crystals, polymer nanocomposites), biomedical engineering (kidney stone dissolution), and security applications (explosives detection). Key trends include developing portable laser spectroscopy systems, optimizing sensor materials via physical vapor transport, and advancing fundamental understanding of rotational dynamics in excited molecular probes.

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Advising and Grants: While teaching undergraduate research (CHEM 499), the text does not specify student mentees or grant funding details.

Labs and Teams: He leads the Photoinduced Charge Transfer research group utilizing ultrafast laser systems, collaborating extensively with materials scientists and biomedical researchers on sensor development and spectroscopic applications as evidenced by recent co-authored publications.