Publications (asterisks denote Bucknell student coauthors)
*18) Karen J. Castle, Labe A. Black*, Michael W. Simione*, Eunsook S. Hwang, and James A. Dodd,
Geophys. Res. Lett., Submitted (2008). “Vibrational Relaxation of CO2(n2) by O in the 170-490 K
Temperature Range”
17) Karen J. Castle, J. Chem. Educ. 84, 459 (2007). “High-resolution vibration-rotation spectroscopy of CO2: Understanding the Boltzmann Distribution.” *16) Karen J. Castle, Katherine M. Kleissas, Justin M. Rhinehart, Eunsook S. Hwang, and James A. Dodd, J. Geophys. Res. 111, A09303 (2006). “Vibrational relaxation of CO2(n2 ) by atomic oxygen.” *15) Karen J. Castle, Katherine M. Kleissas, Justin M. Rhinehart, Eunsook S. Hwang, and James A. Dodd, Proceedings of SPIE: Remote
Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere
5979 , 597910 (2005). “Room Temperature Measurements of CO2 ( n2)-O Vibrational Energy Transfer." 14) K. J. Castle, Susquehanna Valley Section of the American Chemical Society's Annual Education Awards Banquet,
Bloomsburg, PA (2008) “Greenhouse Cooling? Using the Upper Atmosphere to Track Long-Term Climate Change” *13) K. J. Castle, J. M. Rhinehart*, A. Asimoglou*, and J. A. Dodd, Bloomsburg University,
Bloomsburg, PA (2007) “Laser Spectroscopic Studies of ‘Greenhouse Cooling’ in the Upper
Atmosphere.” *12) J. A. Dodd, K. J. Castle, J. M. Rhinehart*, K. M. Kleissas*, and E. S. Hwang, SPIE Remote Sensing Meeting, Bruges, Belgium (2005). “Updated laboratory studies of CO2(n2)-O vibrational energy transfer.” *11) J. A. Dodd, K. J. Castle, K. M. Kleissas*, and E. S. Hwang, AFOSR Molecular Dynamics Contractors' Meeting, Monterey, CA (2005). "Quenching of CO2(n2) by O: New Results and Analysis." *10) K. J. Castle, K. M. Kleissas*, E. S. Hwang, and J. A. Dodd, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA (2004). “Influence of CO2-O and NO-O Vibrational Energy Transfer on the Temperature and Density Structure of the Upper Atmosphere.” 9) K. J. Castle, E. S. Hwang, and J. A. Dodd, Joint Assembly Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, the Canadian Geophysical Union and the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Montreal, Quebec (2004). "Updated laboratory studies of CO2(n2)-O and NO(v)-O vibrational energy transfer.” 8) Steven J. Lipson, Ramesh D. Sharma, Steven M. Miller, Karen J. Castle, Eunsook S. Hwang, Jennifer B. Lipson, and James A. Dodd , AFOSR Contractor’s Meeting, San Diego, CA (2003). “Laboratory studies of NO-O and CO2(n2)-O vibrational energy transfer." 7) Steven J. Lipson, Steven M. Miller, James A. Dodd, Ramesh D. Sharma, Karen J. Castle, Jennifer B. Lipson, and Eunsook S. Hwang, Air Force Office of Scientific Research Molecular Dynamics Meeting, Waltham, MA (2002). “Interactions of hydrocarbon fuels with thermospheric oxygen atoms.” 6) Karen J. Castle, Eunsook S. Hwang, and James A. Dodd, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield , MO (2002). “O-hydrocarbon collisions studied via step-scan FTIR emission spectroscopy.” 5) Wei Kong , James Abbott, Xianzhao Peng, and Karen Castle, Northwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Seattle, WA (2001). “ Electronic spectroscopy of oriented non-volatile species in the gas phase.” 4) Karen J. Castle and Wei Kong, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI (2001). “Photochemistry of molecules oriented with a strong, uniform electric field.” 3 ) Steven J. Lipson, Ramesh D. Sharma, Steven M. Miller, Karen J. Castle, Eunsook S. Hwang, Jennifer B. Lipson, and James A. Dodd , Air Force Office of Scientific Research Contractor’s Meeting, Irvine, CA (2001). “Effects of NO-O vibrational energy transfer on the temperature and density structure of the upper atmosphere.” 2) Karen J. Castle and Wei Kong, Air Force Research Laboratory, Hanscom AFB, MA (2000). “Photochemistry of molecules oriented in a strong, uniform electric field.” 1) Hongzhi Li, Karen J. Franks, Rebecca J. Hanson, and Wei Kong, XXIIIrd Informal Conference on Photochemistry, Pasadena, CA (1998). “Measurements and applications of brute force orientation and alignment." Poster Presentations *16) K. J. Castle, M. W. Simione*, L. A. Black*, A. J. Brown*, S. M. Rink*, and K. J. Castle, American
Chemical Society Spring National Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2008). “Laboratory measurement of CO2(nu2)-O and O3(v)-O vibrational energy transfer.” 15) K. J. Castle, E. S. Hwang, J. A. Dodd, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San
Francisco, CA (2007). “Laboratory measurement of O3(v)-O vibrational energy transfer.” *14) J. A. Dodd, E. S. Hwang, M. W. Simione*, and K. J. Castle, American Geophysical Union Fall
Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2007). “Laboratory measurement of CO2(nu2)-O temperature-
dependent vibrational energy transfer.” *13) K. J. Castle, J. M. Rhinehart*, and J. A. Dodd, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2005). “Laboratory studies of O3-M vibrational energy transfer.” *12) K. J. Castle, K. M. Kleissas*, J. M. Rhinehart*, E. S. Hwang, and J. A. Dodd, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2005). “Updated laboratory studies of CO2(n2) quenching by O atoms.” 11) K. J. Castle , J. A. Dodd, , E. S. Hwang, and G. D. DeBoer, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Anaheim, CA (2004). “Products of high-velocity O-ethylene collisions detected via time-resolved FTIR emission spectroscopy.” *10) Karen J. Castle, Katherine M. Kleissas*, Carmen M. Gherghisan*, and James A. Dodd, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Anaheim, CA (2004). “Laboratory studies of CO2(n2)-O vibrational energy transfer.” 9) Karen J. Castle, Eunsook S. Hwang, and James A. Dodd, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2003). “Laboratory studies of CO2(n2)-O vibrational energy transfer.” 8) Karen J. Castle, Eunsook S. Hwang, and James A. Dodd, SPIE Remote Sensing Meeting, Barcelona, Spain (2003). “Laboratory studies of CO2(n2)-O vibrational energy transfer.” 7) Karen J. Castle, Eunsook S. Hwang, Gary D. DeBoer, and James A. Dodd, American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2003). “ Products of high-velocity O-ethylene collisions detected via time-resolved FTIR emission spectroscopy.” 6) Karen J. Castle, Eunsook S. Hwang, and James A. Dodd, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2001). “ Temperature-dependent vibrational relaxation of NO(v=1) by O atoms.” 5) Karen J. Castle , Eunsook S. Hwang, Gary D. DeBoer, and James A. Dodd, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Chicago, IL (2001). “Kinetic measurements of the quenching of CO2 (010) by O atoms.” 4) Eunsook S. Hwang , James A. Dodd, and Karen J. Castle, Dynamics of Molecular Collisions Conference, Copper Mountain, CO (2001). “ Temperature-dependent vibrational relaxation of NO(v=1) by O atoms.” 3) Karen J. Castle, James A. Abbott, Xianzhao Peng, and Wei Kong, American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2000). "Direction of the transition dipole moment of nitrobenzene determined from oriented molecules in a uniform electric field." 2) Karen J. Castle and Wei Kong, Dynamics of Molecular Collisions Conference, Lake Harmony, PA (1999). “ Photodissociation of t-butyl nitrite in a strong, uniform electric field.” 1) Karen J. Franks, Hongzhi Li, Rebecca J. Hanson, and Wei Kong, 1998 Gordon Research Conference on Atomic and Molecular Interactions, Colby-Sawyer College, NH (1998). "Brute force orientation and alignment of pyridazine probed by resonantly enhanced multiphoton ionization."
14) James A. Dodd, Eunsook S. Hwang, Karen J. Castle, and Gary D. DeBoer, J. Phys. Chem. A 108, 10965 (2004). "O + CnH2n Products Detected via IR Emission: I. O + C2H4."
13) Karen J. Castle, Eunsook S. Hwang, and James A. Dodd, Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere (SPIE), 5235, 276 (2004). “Laboratory Studies of CO2(n2)-O Vibrational Energy Transfer."
12) Eunsook S. Hwang, Karen J. Castle, and James A. Dodd, J. Geophys. Res. 108, 1109 (2003). "Vibrational Relaxation of NO(v=1) by Oxygen Atoms Between 295 and 825 K."
11) Karen J. Castle, James E. Abbott, Xianzhao Peng, and Wei Kong, J. Phys. Chem. 104, 10419 (2000). "Photodissociation of o-Nitrotoluene Between 220 and 250 nm in a Uniform Electric Field."
10) Karen J. Castle, James Abbott, Xianzhao Peng, and Wei Kong, J. Chem. Phys. 113, 1415 (2000). "Direction of the Transition Dipole Moment of Nitrobenzene Determined from Oriented Molecules in a Uniform Electric Field."
9) Karen J. Castle and Wei Kong, J. Chem. Phys. 112, 10156 (2000). "Directions of Transition Dipoles of t-Butyl Nitrite from Orientation using a Uniform Electric Field."
8) Karen J. Castle, James Abbott, Xianzhao Peng, and Wei Kong, Chem. Phys. Lett. 318, 565 (2000). "Photodissociation of t-Butyl Nitrite Between 220 and 250 nm: Internal Energy Distributions of NO."
7) Karen J. Franks, Hongzhi Li, and Wei Kong, J. Chem. Phys. 110, 11779 (1999). "Orientation of Pyrimidine in the Gas Phase Using a Strong Electric Field: Spectroscopy and Relaxation Dynamics."
6) Karen J. Franks, Hongzhi Li, and Wei Kong, J. Chem. Phys. 111, 1884 (1999). "Evidence of a Perpendicular Component in the Photodissociation of BrCN at 213 nm."
5) Hongzhi Li, Karen J. Franks, and Wei Kong, Chem. Phys. Lett. 300, 247 (1999). "Photodissociation of ICN in a Brute Force Field: Detection of the I* (2P1/2) Product."
4) Karen J. Franks, Hongzhi Li, SreyRam Kuy, and Wei Kong, Chem. Phys. Lett. 302, 151 (1999). "Photodissociation of ICN and 266 nm and BrCN at 230 nm Using Brute Force Orientation."
3) Hongzhi Li, Karen J. Franks, Rebecca J. Hanson, and Wei Kong, Proceedings of SPIE 3271, 142 (1998). “Measurements and Applications of Brute Force Orientation and Alignment."
2) Karen J. Franks, Hongzhi Li, Rebecca J. Hanson, and Wei Kong, J. Phys. Chem. 102, 7881 (1998). "Selective Excitation of ICN Achieved via Brute Force Orientation."
1) Hongzhi Li, Karen J. Franks, Rebecca J. Hanson, and Wei Kong, J. Phys. Chem. 102, 8084 (1998). "Brute Force Orientation and Alignment of Pyridazine Probed by Resonantly Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization."
Oral Presentations