The van Wijngaarden research group uses high resolution spectroscopic  techniques and ab initio calculations to probe the lowest energy states of molecules.  Of particular interest are the short-lived reactive intermediates that drive chemical  processes such as the combustion of fuels, polymerization and thin film deposition.  Our experiments require the use of custom high resolution spectrometers in the  microwave and infrared regions; some of which can only be found in a few  laboratories worldwide.  Jennifer van Wijngaarden Associate Professor Department of Chemistry University of Manitoba Parker 388, 118 vanwijng@cc.umanitoba.ca Phone - 204.474.8379 Fax - 204.474.7608 December 16, 2012: Mahdi Kamaee joins the group as a graduate student.  August 28, 2012: Our manuscript on three vibrations of 3-oxetanone, including perturbation treatment, was accepted in the Journal of Physical Chemistry A. August 24, 2012:Our manuscript on the ring puckering mode of 3-oxetanone was accepted in the Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy August 3, 2012: Dr. van Wijngaarden is invited to join the editorial board of the Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. June 18, 2012: Felix Chen and Dr. van Wijngaarden travel to Ohio State University to give talks at the International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy. June 4, 2012: Ryan Sawatzky joins the group as a summer student. Ryan will be helping to build our new waveguide based chirped-pulse microwave instrument. May 26, 2012: Dr. van Wijngaarden travels to Calgary to give an invited talk at the Canadian Society for Chemistry meeting in the session on Advances in Laser Analytical and Spectroscopic Techniques. May 23, 2012: Our manuscript on the microwave spectrum and structures of the difluoropyridine was accepted by J. Molecular Spectroscopy for the special issue on broadband techniques! May 2, 2012: Felix Chen and Dr. van Wijngaarden travel to Saskatoon to attend the Annual Users Meeting of the Canadian Light Source. Felix was one of four students selected to talk about his research this year! April 20, 2012: Cody van Dijk finishes his work and is off to optometry school soon! March 30, 2012: Dr. van Wijngaarden is officially promoted to Associate Professor. March 24, 2012: Dr. van Wijngaarden travels to Saskatoon to do far IR experiments at the Canadian Light Source. March 24, 2012: Our manuscript on the microwave spectrum and structures of 2- and 3-fluoropyridine was accepted by J. Phys. Chem. A. News archives