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Thomas Orlando is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He holds a Ph.D. from the State University of New York-Stony Brook and a B.S. from Southampton College. His primary research focuses on electron-photon stimulated interface and surface processes, with a particular interest in environmental chemistry and planetary surface science. Dr. Orlando's group employs ultra-high vacuum (UHV) surface science systems equipped with UV-laser sources and low-energy electron beams to explore various reactions, including the production of hydrogen across different substrates and interfaces. They utilize advanced detection schemes, such as resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization, to study reaction dynamics and examine mechanisms related to DNA damage repair. Dr. Orlando has contributed significantly to the understanding of 'wet' interfaces and the behavior of water in environmental contexts. He has published numerous scholarly articles and served as an associate editor for the Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets. Throughout his academic career, he has received several accolades, including a fellowship from the American Physical Society and the NIH Young Investigator Award in 1998.
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