Sean Garrett-Roe

Sean Garrett-Roe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh, within the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on ultrafast dynamics and nonlinear spectroscopy of ionic liquids, solvation dynamics, and ion channel interactions. He leads the SGR Lab, which explores molecular mechanisms in complex fluids to advance applications like carbon capture and electrolyte design.

Education & Background: While specific educational details are not listed, his academic career includes postdoctoral and faculty roles with a focus on physical chemistry and spectroscopy.

Research Interests:

• Ultrafast vibrational spectroscopy (2D-IR/3D-IR)
• Structure-dynamics relationships in ionic liquids
• CO₂ solubility and carbon capture
• Protein-peptide ion interactions

Awards:

• NSF International Research Fellowship (2006–2008)
• Mettler Toledo Prize (2008)
• ETH C4 Workshop Prize (2007)
• McKay Prize in Physical Chemistry (1999)

Lab & Collaborations: The SGR Lab emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches, combining experimental and computational methods to study ionic liquid properties. Recent work includes proton transport mechanisms in protic ionic liquids and CO₂ dynamics in composite materials.