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Faculty Gil Goobes
Gil Goobes, Senior Lecturer

Department of Chemistry,
Bar-Ilan University,
Ramat Gan 52900, Israel
Building: 211; Room: 217c
Phone: 972-3-5317390
Fax: 972-3-738-4053
E-mail: gil.goobes@mail.biu.ac.il

Personal website: http://goobes.com/default.aspx
Biography:
EDUCATION

2002 – 2007                 Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
“Structural Determination of Biomolecules on Surfaces Using NMR Techniques” 
                                                with Prof. Gary Drobny


Oct 1996 – Aug 2002                    Ph. D., Chemical Physics Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, ISRAEL   
“Structural Determination Using Spectral Selective MAS NMR Techniques” 
                                                with Prof. Shimon Vega

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1.         Teacher – Theory meetings – “Theory of spin dynamics and relaxation in NMR” (constructed and taught) for the post-graduate/graduate students in Prof. Gary Drobny’s group over two quarters, fall quarter and winter quarters 2003, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

2.         Teacher - Seminar Course – “Theory of Solid State NMR” (constructed and taught) for the graduate students in Prof. Gary Drobny’s group over two quarters, spring quarter and summer quarters 2003, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

3.         Graduate Teaching Assistant – Course:  “Introduction to Nuclear Magnetic Resonance” by Peter Bendel for two semesters, Spring 1996, Spring 1997, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, ISRAEL


Research Overview:
From investigations of the structure and dynamics of biomolecules and their surrounding water on and off surfaces to utilization of protein and DNA attachment to synthetic surfaces in analytical and bioelectronic devices, I use solid state NMR spectroscopy coupled with macroscopic biophysical techniques to obtain structural and mechanistic insights of biomolecular and molecular interactions with surfaces that have implications to biological recognition mechanisms, to biocompatibility in material science research, mineralized tissue research in medicine as well as other fields in biology and material science.

Dye sensitized titania nanoparticles are gaining popularity as practical solar cells for large scale manufacture. Their ultimate success depends on the ability to increase their energy conversion efficiency. Some of the fundamental aspects of achieving improved photo-current conversion lie in the interaction of the dye molecules with the nanoparticles they are adsorbed to. Characterization of their atomic structure and their interaction with surface exposed atoms in titania using solid state NMR promises to provide with a better understanding of the pathway of electron transfer and a means of optimizing it. Distinction between photoelectrom excitation in different dye molecules will generate a quantitative tool for a controlled synthesis of such molecules based on their in situ photon absorption properties for more efficient coverage of sun light spectrum. These studies will also provide with molecular means to understand why regeneration is not efficient in the process of photoconversion.

 

 
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