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Department of Chemistry

Randy W. Larsen

Randy W. Larsen
Chairperson and Professor

Contact Information

Department of Chemistry
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, CHE 205A
Tampa, FL 33620-5250

Office: (813) 974-7925, SCA 425
Office 2: (813) 974-4129, CHE 205E
Lab: SCA 413, 414
Email: rlarsen@cas.usf.edu

Education

B.S., University of New Mexico, 1985
Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 1990

Research Areas

Biophysical chemistry, protein structure/function, time-resolved optical spectroscopy. We are interested in time-resolved conformational changes and thermodynamics associated with ligand binding to heme proteins, biological electron transfer, protein folding and bacterial signal transduction. We utilize both traditional time resolved optical spectroscopies (nanosecond transient absorption/fluorescence) together with novel photothermal methods (photoacoustic calorimetry and photothermal beam deflection).

Graduate Researchers

William A. Maza, Audrey Mokdad, Carissa Marie Reimink, Meagan Small

Experience

California Institute of Technology, Postdoctoral Fellow, 1990-1992
University of Hawaii-Manoa, Assistant Professor, 1992-1999
University of Hawaii-Manoa, Associate Professor, 1999-2002

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Larsen Group

Current Courses (Fall 2008)

REF PRX CRS SEC Course Title CR Day Time Bldg Room
89311 CHM 6938 008 Industrial Internship
The content and organization of this course will involve research in an industrial setting and will vary according
1-3 TBA TBA

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