Professor Emeritus, Chemistry; PhD, University of Chicago
Paul J. Dagdigian received his undergraduate education at Haverford College and did his Ph. D. dissertation in physical chemistry at the University of Chicago. He began his academic career in 1974 at the Department of Chemistry at Hopkins, where he was Arthur D. Chambers Professor of Chemistry and served as department chair over 1998-2005. Professor Dagdigian has employed laser spectroscopic techniques for the study of the dynamics of gas-phase collisional processes and for the sensitive detection of trace concentrations of molecules such as explosives. In recent work, Dagdigian has also been investigated molecular collisions through calculations of the relevant cross sections and rate constants.
Current Interests: Academy co-chair, 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 academic years. Continuing work on molecular collisions.