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Education Links B.A. 1982, University of Rochester S. M. 1984, Ph. D. 1988, University of Chicago NSF and NATO Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Groningen, 1988-1990 Senior Laser Scientist, Quantronix Corporation, 1990 - 1991 Staff Scientist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1991 - 1998 Associate Professor, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 1998-2006 Professor, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 2006-Present J. Chem. Phys. Spotlight on Ionic Liquids 5-Institution DOE SISGR grant on Ionic Liquids announced The Future in 2 Words (Rutgers Media Relations) Associate Editor, The Journal of Chemical Physics The Castner Group - Fall 2012 Research Summary The focus of our the research efforts in our group involves ionic liquids, or molten salts that are liquid at room temperature. We study the physical and chemical behaviors of these novel liquids using a combination of methods, including time-resolved laser spectroscopy, synchrotron-based x-ray scattering and multi-dimensional NMR experiments. We will on occasion synthesize a novel ionic liquid that is expected to display unique properties. We enjoy participating in a wide range of collaborations, including those with the Blank, Margulis, Maronceli and Wishart groups. Current Projects Dynamics, Interactions, and Structure in Novel Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids Probing supercooled liquid properties of non-aromatic molten salts by time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy Anomalous transport in ionic liquids probed by NMR Creation of novel ionic liquids with silicon-substituted cations Comparative studies of ionic liquids and their homologous neutral binary solution analogs OHD-RIKES as a probe of intermolecular dynamics and orientational relaxation Photo-induced Electron-Transfer in Ionic Liquids, Condensed Phases and at Interfaces Ultrafast charge separation in donor-bridge-acceptor systems Acknowledgments We wish to acknowledge support for our research from the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Chemical Sciences, Geosciences and Bioscience under SISGR Grant no DE-FG02-09ER16118 and from the U.S. National Science Foundation, Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Divison of Chemistry under grant CHE-1112077.