Dr. Bilin Tsai

Professor/Department Head

Physical Chemistry

Office: 246A Chemistry Building

Phone: (218) 726-7220

Fax: (218) 726-7394

E-mail: btsai@d.umn.edu

Personal Webpage: http://www.d.umn.edu/~btsai

• Ph.D., Chemistry, 1975 – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

• Postdoctoral Research Associate – University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1975-1976)

Research Interests

• Emission Spectroscopy of Photoionized Molecular Ions.
• Quenching Studies of Gas Phase Photoions.
• Resonance Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization Spectroscopy.

Representative Publications

1. Resonance Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization Spectra of the Fluorogermylidene and Chlorogermylidene (GeF and GeCl) Radicals from 400 to 500 nm. R.D. Johnson III, B.P. Tsai, and J.W. Hudgens, J. Chem. Phys. 89, 6064-8 (1988).
2. The Electronic Spectra of CF₂Cl and CFCl₂ Radicals Observed by Resonance Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization. B.P. Tsai, R.D. Johnson III, and J.W. Hudgens, J. Phys. Chem. 93, 5334-6 (1989).
3. Multiphoton Ionization of SiH₃ and SiD₃ Radicals: Electronic Spectra, Vibrational Analyses of the Ground and Rydberg States, and Ionization Potentials. R.D. Johnson III, B.P. Tsai, and J.W. Hudgens, J. Chem. Phys. 91, 3340-59 (1989).
4. Experimental and Ab Initio Studies of Electronic Structures of the CCl₃ Radical and Cation. J. W. Hudgens, R.D. Johnson III, B.P. Tsai and S.A. Kafafi, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 112, 5763-5772 (1990).
5. Spectroscopic and ab initio studies of difluoromethyl radicals and cations. D.D. Dearden, J.W. Hudgens, R.D. Johnson III, B.P. Tsai and S.A. Kafafi, J. Phys. Chem., 96, 585-94 (1992).

Education

• University of Chicago, B.S. Chemistry with Honors, 1971
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Ph.D. Chemistry, 1975
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1975-1976

Jobs and Academic Positions

• Technician, A. Einstein School of Medicine, 1969
• Technician, University of Chicago, 1970-1971
• Visiting Research Chemist, National Institute of Science and Technology, 1987-1988
• Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1976-1982
• Professor, University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1991-Present

Administrative:

• Assistant/Associate Dean, College of Science and Engineering, 1982-1987
• Assistant Department Head, University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1991-1992
• Department Head, University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1992-1999