UCL Chemistry

• Atmospheric chemistry
• Gas phase reaction kinetics
• Gas phase reaction mechanisms
• Absorption spectroscopy and dissociation 

Our research focusses on the laboratory study of gas phase kinetics and photochemistry of trace species including atoms, free radicals and weakly bound molecules. The work is targeted at understanding the role that such species play in the Earth's atmosphere, particularly with regard to environmental issues such as stratospheric ozone loss, urban smog formation, and global warming.

1. Kinetic studies of the ClO + ClO association reaction as a function of temperature and pressure
   Gavin Boakes, W. H. Hindy Mok and David M. Rowley*
   Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 7, (2005), p 4102
2. Kinetics of the gas phase HO₂ self-reaction: Effects of temperature, pressure, water and methanol vapours
   Daniel Stone and David M. Rowley*
   Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 7, (2005), p 2156
3. Ab initio investigations of the potential energy surfaces of the
   XO+HO₂ reaction (X=chlorine or bromine)
   Nikolas Kaltsoyannis* and David M. Rowley
   Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 4, (2002), p 419
4. The UV-visible absorption cross-sections of IONO₂
   Juliane Mossinger, David M. Rowley* and R. Anthony Cox
   Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2, (2002), p. 227