The research interests of the Zalseki laboratory range from inorganic synthesis to physical inorganic spectroscopy.  Researchers in our group often have a diversity of interests which is reflected in the broad range of projects and experimental techniques utilized in our research.  This diversity gives us the ability to undertake interdisciplinary research projects which incorporate a variety of experimental techniques.    For example, research projects have been undertaken in to develop novel classes of metallo-enediyne molecules, to investigate photo-active proteins, to construct custom spectroscopic instrumentation, and to investigate the unique properties of nano-materials. 

Experimental methods and techniques utilized in the Zaleski lab include:

• Laboratory Techniques & Methods:
• Organic ligand synthesis and purification methods
• Metal-catalyzed coupling reactions
• Dry box/Schlenk line air/water sensitive synthetic techniques
• Coordination/organometallic chemistry
• NMR and EPR methods
• UV-Visible absorption / electronic structure spectroscopy
• Fluorescence / luminescence spectroscopy
• Surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy
• Preparative photochemistry
• Variable temperature electronic and Raman spectroscopies
• Transient techniques including absorption and Raman spectroscopies
• Instrumentation design and construction
• Data acquisition electronics and software development
• Circular dichroism
• Gel electrophoresis
• Differential scanning calorimetry
• Small angle neutron scattering
• Density functional theory
• Light scattering/size exclusion chromatography

Specific research areas include (click to learn more):

• Photodynamic Therapy Reagents
• Bioreagents
• Photo-Labeling
• Photo & Metal Induced Gene Expression
• Macromolecular Synthesis
• Nano-Composites/ Nano-Materials Diagnostics
• In Vivo Spectroscopy