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Dr. Fabien Goulay is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies in the C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry at West Virginia University (WVU), part of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences. He joined WVU in 2011 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2017. His research focuses on chemical dynamics, energy science, and heterogeneous chemistry, with a particular emphasis on radical reactions, aerosol processes, and high-energy plasma environments. He employs advanced laser and synchrotron-based techniques, including fast flow reactors and molecular dynamic simulations. His teaching includes courses on physical chemistry and molecular spectroscopy.
Education: Ph.D. from the University of Rennes (France), postdoctoral training at UC Berkeley and Sandia National Laboratories. His research group, the Goulay Lab, investigates three major areas: (i) large hydrocarbon radical formation, (ii) aerosol surface chemistry, and (iii) plasma-assisted radical chemistry. Recent work includes studies on cyclopentadiene radical reactions, heterogeneous oxidation of atmospheric aerosols, and OH radical interactions in multicomponent systems.
Lab and Team: The Goulay Group includes graduate students (e.g., Emmanuel Ubana, Kyani Kiser) and undergraduates (e.g., Oliver Kelly, Katriana Beckwith). Collaborators include Dr. Mark Tinsley (WVU Chemistry) and the Grassian group at UC San Diego. The lab utilizes a high-temperature fast flow reactor and advanced spectroscopic tools for gas-phase and heterogeneous studies.
