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Professor McCall received his B.S. degree in Chemistry from the California Institute of Technology in 1995 and completed a joint Ph.D. in Chemistry and Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Chicago in 2001. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California at Berkeley before joining the faculty at the University of Illinois in 2004. His research focuses on molecular spectroscopy, particularly involving laboratory plasmas and ultrasensitive techniques for recording high-resolution infrared spectra of molecular ions. He is especially interested in the structure and intramolecular dynamics of non-classical carbocations, such as CH5+, and simpler ions like H3+, HeH+, and OH+. McCall aims to contribute to the field of laboratory astrochemistry, providing new measurements to aid astronomical studies of ions, and he also investigates plasma spectroscopy related to ball lightning. Acknowledging the pressing climate impacts of fossil fuel combustion, he has taken steps towards sustainability, leading projects at the Illinois Biodiesel Initiative and engaging undergraduate and master's students in research efforts.
Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois • Urbana, IL
Teaching and conducting research in the fields of molecular spectroscopy and astrochemistry.
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