Blaise J Thompson

Epiginetics 2007

• Designed and created plasmid, taught myself techniques from reference materials.
• Inserted plasmid into yeast.

PUBLICATIONS

1. WrightTools: a Python package for multidimensional spectroscopy

   Thompson, B. J.; Sunden, K. F.; Morrow, D. J.; Kohler, D. D.; and Wright, J. C.;
   The Journal of Open Source Software (2019)

   • Designed a python-based toolkit for multidimensional spectroscopy.
   • Single processing toolkit for wide variety of instrumental data, built to be extensible as more data-types become relevant.
   • Offers specialized interactions, such as transformations, that are particularly suited to multidmensional spectroscopy.
   • Prior to JOSS publication, WrightTools directly enabled no fewer than eleven publications.
   • Fully open source project, with continuing development on GitHub.
   • Central package used as a data management pipeline by other packages simulating and acquiring multidimensional spectra.
   • Complete, "living" documentation at wright.tools.

2. Three Dimensional Triply Resonant Sum Frequency Spectroscopy Revealing Vibronic Coupling in Cobalamins: Toward a Probe of Reaction Coordinates

   Handali, J. D.; Sunden, K. F.; Thompson, B. J.; Neff-Mallon, N. A.; Kaufman, E. M.; Brunold, T. C.; and Wright, J. C.;
   The Journal of Physical Chemistry A (2018)

   • For the first time, achieved true three-dimensional frequency TRSF spectroscopy.
   • Analyzed results carefully in context of prior spectroscopic work on Cobalamins.
   • Raw data and code freely available on the open science framework.

3. Resonant Third-Order Susceptibility of PbSe Quantum Dots Determined by Standard Dilution and Transient Grating Spectroscopy

   Kohler D. D.; Thompson, B. J.; and Wright, J. C.;
   The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2018)

   • Extracted the quantitative third-order susceptibility of PbSe quantum dots through a method of standard dilution.
   • After accounting for differences in pulse width and experimental geometry, we find agreement between our measured susceptibility and prior measurements.
   • Our internal standard methodology should be generally applicable to nonlinear spectroscopy.
   • Raw data and code freely available on the open science framework.

4. WrightSim: Using PyCUDA to Simulate Multidimensional Spectra

   Sunden, K. F.; Thompson, B. J.; and Wright, J. C.;
   Proceedings of the 17th Python in Science Conference (2018)

   • Developed unique Python package to simulate multidimensional spectra.
   • First openly licensed package of its kind.

5. Exploring Electronic Structure and Order in Polymers via Single-Particle Microresonantor Spectroscopy

   Horak, E. H.; Rea, M. T.; Heylman, K. D.; Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, D.; Saikin, S. K.; Thompson, B. J.; Kohler, D. D.; Knapper, K. A.; Wei, W.; Pan, F.; Gopalan, P.; Wright, J. C.; Aspuru-Guzik, A.; and Goldsmith, Randall H.
   Nano Letters (2018)

   • Performed three-pulse photon echo experiments on a conductive polymer.
   • Developed model and performed lineshape analysis to interrogate ultrafast processes in the material.
   • Raw data and code freely available on the open science framework.

6. Frequency-domain coherent multidimensional spectroscopy when dephasing rivals pulsewidth: Disentangling material and instrument response

   Kohler, D. D.; Thompson, B. J.; and Wright, J. C.
   The Journal of Chemical Physics (2017)

   • Applied numerical model to simple system to explore artifacts of mixed-domain nonlinear spectroscopy
   • Defined new strategies to extract desired information despite these artifacts.
   • Raw data and code freely avaliable on the open science framework.

7. Measurement of Ultrafast Excitonic Dynamics of Few-Layer MoS2 Using State-Selective Coherent Multidimensional Spectroscopy

   Czech, K. J.; Thompson, B. J.; Kain, S.; Ding, Q.; Shearer, M.; Hamers, R. J.; Jin, S.; and Wright, J. C.
   ACS Nano (2015)

   • Analyzed three-dimensional frequency-frequency-delay transient grating data.

8. Solution Growth of Single Crystal Methylammonium Lead Halide Perovskite Nanostructures for Optoelectronic and Photovoltaic Applications

   Fu, J.; Meng, F.; Rowley, M. B.; Thompson, B. J.; Shearer, M. J.; Ma, D.; Hamers, R. J.; Wright, J. C.; and Jin, S.
   Journal of the Americal Chemical Society (2015)

   • Performed transient reflectance spectroscopy.

9. Ionization of High-Density Deep Donor Defect States Explains the Low Photovoltage of Iron Pyrite Single Crystals

   Caban-Acevedo, M.; Kaiser, N. S.; English, C. R.; Liang, D.; Thompson, B. J.; Chen, H.-E.; Czech, K. C.; Wright, J. C.; Hamers, R. J.; and Jin, S.
   Journal of the Americal Chemical Society (2014)

   • Performed transient reflectance spectroscopy.

PRESENTATIONS

1. Nonlinear Multidimensional Spectroscopy

   Presentation
   Chaos and Complexity Seminar (2017)
   Madison, WI USA

2. A Robust, Fully Automated Algorithm to Collect High Quality OPA Tuning Curves

   Poster
   Conference for Coherent Multidimensional Spectroscopy (2016)
   Groningen, the Netherlands

3. Utilizing Coherent Multidimensional Spectroscopy to Investigate Nanomaterials for Solar Energy Generation

   Poster
   Midwest Universities Analytical Chemistry Conference (2012)
   Madison, WI USA

4. Spectroscopic Investigation of Plasmonic Nanoparticles

   Poster
   Bates College Mount David Summit (2011)
   Lewiston, ME USA

TEACHING EXPERIENCE