Part-time Lecturer
Room 160 Science Centre
(852) 3943 6371
beginner@cuhk.edu.hk
Education
| 1985 | B.Sc. | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 1991 | Ph.D. | The University of Chicago |
Position
| Since 2019 | Part-time Lecturer, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| 2001-2019 | Associate Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| 1999-2001 | Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| 1995-1999 | Assistant Professor, Institute for Astrophysics and Planetary Sciences, Ibaraki University, Mito, Japan |
| 1993-1995 | Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, U. S. A. |
| 1991-1993 | Research Associate, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Canada |
Research Interests
| Application of modern laser spectroscopy in the study of intermolecular interactions, dynamics and potential surfaces and their roles in the mechanisms of chemical reactions and phase transition. A variety of molecular systems including molecular ions, radicals, van der Waals molecules, molecular clusters, and cryogenic crystals are being pursued to address these issues. |
| 1. | High resolution and high sensitivity laser Spectroscopy. |
| 2. | Intermolecular interactions and dynamics. |
| 3. | Spectroscopy of transient species such as radicals, molecular ions, and van der Waals complexes. |
| 4. | Properties of quantum crystals. |
| 5. | Molecules under extreme conditions ( e.g. high electric fields, high pressure, and low temperature). |
Representative Publications
| 1. | A.R.W. McKellar and M.-C. Chan: “Infrared spectrum of the CO-Ne complex: long-path diode laser observations of higher excited states” Mol. Phys ., Vol. 93, p. 253 (1998). |
| 2. | Y. Zhang, T.J. Byers, M.-C. Chan, T. Momose, K.E. Kerr, D.P. Weliky, and T. Oka: “High-resolution infrared spectroscopy of the J = 1 H2 pair in parahydrogen crystals” Phys. Rev. B , Vol. 58, p. 218 (1998). |
| 3. | T. Momose, M. Miki, T. Wakabayashi, T. Shida, M.-C. Chan, S. S. Lee, and T. Oka: “Infrared spectroscopic study of rovibrational states of methane trapped in parahydrogen crystal” J. Chem. Phys ., Vol. 107, p. 7707 (1997). |
| 4. | J. Bemish, M.-C. Chan, and R.E. Miller: “Molecular control using DC electric fields: quenching of the tunneling in HF dimers” Chem. Phys. Lett ., Vol. 251, p. 182 (1996). |
| 5. | M.-C. Chan and A.R.W. McKellar: “Observation of strong hidden lines in the infrared spectrum of the CO-He complex” J. Chem. Phys ., Vol. 105, p. 7910 (1996). |