Jordy Bouwman

  • Assistant Professor
  • LASP
  • CHEMISTRY

Education

M.Sc., Physical Chemistry – Laser Sciences: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Ph.D., Natural Sciences: Universiteit Leiden Leiden, the Netherlands
Postdoctoral Fellow: University of California, Berkeley

Areas of Expertise

Interstellar (prebiotic) hydrocarbons, physical chemistry, (laser) spectroscopy, quadrupole ion trap time-of-flight mass spectrometry, threshold photoelectron photoion coincidence spectroscopy, quantum chemical computations.

Awards and Honors

2023: CU Boulder UROP Mentorship Award

2017: Vidi research grant from the Netherlands organization for scientific research   

2013: Veni research grant from the Netherlands organization for scientific research
   

Our research group applies state-of-the-art physicochemical laboratory measurement techniques in combination with quantum chemical computations to understand chemical processes of astronomical importance. A particular focus is put on understanding the chemical evolution of (prebiotic) carbonaceous molecules in the interstellar medium, from the early stages of star formation, to our current day Solar System. Our research furthermore supports current and future space missions to facilitate the detection of complex organic molecules on planets within our solar system and their moons.

Please see Dr. Bouwman's current list of publications here.