A Life at the Interface: Sitting Down With Joel Harris

Joel Harris considers the principles, people, and optical measurements behind a 45-year quest to understand chemistry at liquid-solid interfaces

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Joel M. Harris is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Utah.
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Harris developed time-resolved laser spectroscopy methods to study electronically excited states of molecules.
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He collaborated with Charles Lochmüller to probe the chemistry of liquid-solid interfaces over a 45-year career.
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Harris's research led to the capability to count individual molecules at liquid-solid interfaces using fluorescence microscopy.
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His work has significantly advanced the understanding of interfacial chemical processes and their measurement challenges.

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