Rate My Professor Evan Bieske

Bieske's research specializes in gas-phase spectroscopy and astrochemistry, employing laser techniques to study the properties of molecular ions, clusters, nanoparticles, and charged molecular assemblies. His group develops advanced instrumentation, including ion mobility mass spectrometers coupled with cryogenic ion traps, to record electronic and infrared spectra of isomer-selected species. Key publications include 'Giant Infrared Resonances of Cyclocarbon Cations' (2024), 'An ion mobility mass spectrometer coupled with a cryogenic ion trap for recording electronic spectra of charged, isomer-selected clusters' (2022), 'Electronic Spectra of Gas-Phase Polycyclic Aromatic Nitrogen Heterocycle Cations: Isoquinoline+ and Quinoline+' (2015), 'Reversible Photoswitching of Isolated Ionic Hemiindigos with Visible Light' (2020), and 'Halving the Barrier to Gas-Phase Oxidation of Bromide by Ozone' (2023). With over 200 peer-reviewed papers and nearly 5,000 citations, his work has significantly influenced the fields of physical chemistry and interstellar chemistry. Bieske received the Morrison Medal from the Australian and New Zealand Society for Mass Spectrometry in 2011 and held an Australian Professorial Fellowship. He has delivered public lectures, such as 'Lost in Space: Interstellar Chemistry and the Mystery of the Diffuse Interstellar Bands,' and served on international scientific committees, including for the International Symposium on Free Radicals.