Christiane Timmel

My research focuses mainly on two distinct, yet closely related and complimentary, areas both of which nurture my interest in the investigation of spin phenomena as applied to chemical and biochemical systems: (1) the study of reaction mechanisms and dynamics of polarised spin systems, a field often called Spin Chemistry, and (2) Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) studies and methodology developments. The cross fertilisation of these areas is what motivates our work. I combine these interests seamlessly by co-directing the Centre for Advanced Electron Spin Resonance (CAESR) a Small Research Facility in the Chemistry Department serving the whole science area, whilst also heading an optical spectroscopy group with students and research workers sharing the same office, wetlab and, often, research topics.