Bardeen Research Group

Energy Transport & Photomechanical Motion in Organic Materials

The goal of our research is to discover new and better ways to control and optimize photoinduced processes in organic materials. Our research involves both the synthesis of new materials and the use of laser spectroscopy and microscopy to study dynamics. Check out our Research and Publications pages for more info.

@UCR Solar Fields

Cake!

Bringing Home the Gold...Erlenmeyer!

Hossein's Hooding 2019

Solar Eclipse @UCR 2017

Caked again!

Val's Hooding 2012

Toasting our new graduates: Dr. Dong & Dr. Li 2021

Chris Giving 2021

Cake for the Win!

Pranaya and Kevin w/the Taft kids.

Reunion! And maybe a new job?

Luke's Hooding

Getting It Done

Join Team Bardeen

Thinking about Grad School or a Post-Doc? Check out our research, and feel free to contact Chris or any of our lab members with questions about working in the lab. We're a dynamic group, with some cool projects if we do say so ourselves!

Our Latest Papers

We're Motoring

Single Wavelength Dynamic Oscillations

Negativity Wins

New Engine for Photomechanics

Small and Mighty

Light Powered Actuator

Cage Match

Chemical Tuning

Lab Favorite

"Chris has no hobbies."

The News

Touhid was the recipient of American Association of Bangladeshi Engineers and Architects, Inc. (AABEA) Research Award (2022). Here he is with BCOE Dean Christopher Lynch and Ms. Samia Anjum, the Consul-General of Bangladesh in Los Angeles. Impressive!
Summer 2024: Pranaya earned a Co-Op position in the Material and Analytical Sciences Department in Development at Boehringer Ingelheim, Ridgefield, CT. And, Touhid was a Graduate Research & Development Intern at 3M in Minnesota in the Industrial Adhesives and Tapes Division. Way to go Team Bardeen!
Touhid was Selected for the North American Research Forum 2024 by BASF. Here he is with his team receiving first place to win the BASF Sustainability Challenge!
Adam won Outstanding Student Poster at the March ACS meeting!
Kerry on PBS NOVA's "Beyond the Elements: Life" with David Pogue.