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Naomi Ginsberg serves as Associate Professor of Chemistry and Physics at the University of California, Berkeley, and holds dual appointments as Faculty Scientist in both the Materials Science Division and Physical Biosciences Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She is also a member of the Kavli Energy NanoSciences Institute.
Her academic background includes a B.A.Sc. in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto (2000), a Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard University (2007), and a Glenn T. Seaborg Postdoctoral Fellowship at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2007-2010).
Dr. Ginsberg's research integrates chemistry, physics, and engineering to investigate ultrafast energy flow in natural and artificial light harvesting systems. Her pioneering work spans Ultrafast Spectroscopy, Light Harvesting Systems, and Energy Transfer phenomena, with significant contributions to visualizing coherent energy transfer in plant-based light harvesting complexes. She develops advanced polarization techniques in ultrafast multidimensional spectroscopy to extract structural information from electronically-coupled systems, while also pioneering the integration of Electron Microscopy and Optical Microscopy for high-resolution studies of living organisms and molecular interactions in solution. Her quantum optics research includes manipulating light pulses in ultracold atomic gases (Quantum Optics) and investigating nonlinear excitations in superfluid systems (Superfluidity).
Her distinguished scientific awards include:
- Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award (2016)
- UC Berkeley Department of Chemistry Teaching Award (twice: 2015, 2013)
- Donald Sterling Noyce Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (2015)
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship (2015)
- DARPA Young Faculty Awardee (2012)
- Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering (2011)
- Cupola Era Endowed Chair in the College of Chemistry (2010-2012)
Dr. Ginsberg leads the Ginsberg Group, which operates at the intersection of nanoscale energy science and advanced imaging. Her laboratory develops novel spectroscopic and microscopic methodologies to probe energy transfer dynamics, with applications ranging from renewable energy materials to biological imaging. The group maintains strong collaborative ties with the Kavli Energy NanoSciences Institute and leverages resources at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory for cutting-edge instrumentation development.
