Fourkas, John T.

Research Interests
- Ultrafast nonlinear optical spectroscopy of liquids
- dynamics of nanoconfined liquids
- nonlinear optical microscopy
- nontraditional approaches to micro- and nanofabrication
- dynamics of single molecules and single nanoparticles
Education
- B.S., Chemistry, 1986, California Institute of Technology
- M.S., Chemistry, 1986, California Institute of Technology
- Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, 1991, Stanford University (NSF Graduate Fellow with Michael Fayer)
- Postdoctoral, 1991, University of Texas, Austin (NSF Postdoctoral Fellow with Mark Berg)
- Postdoctoral, 1993, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (NSF Postdoctoral Fellow with Keith Nelson)
Professional Memberships
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow
- American Physical Society (APS) Fellow
- Materials Research Society (MRS)
- Optical Society of America (OSA) Fellow
- Sigma Xi (ΣΞ)
- American Chemical Society: Associate Editor, Journal of Physical Chemistry (2002-present)
- Symposium organizer, physical chemistry (1996)
- symposium organizer, physical chemistry (2000)
- American Physical Society: Secretary/treasurer, Division of Laser Science (2005-2008)
- symposium organizer, chemical physics (2005)
- Materials Research Society: Symposium organizer (2003, 2005)
- Telluride Scientific Research Center: Symposium organizer (2003, 2005, 2007)
- Board of Directors (2009-present). Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation: Beckman Scholars Advisory Panel (2004-2005)
- Beckman Young Investigator Advisory Panel (2005-present)
- National Science Foundation: Integrating Themes for New Funding Opportunities Workshop(1998)
- Postdoctoral Appointments: Roles and Opportunities (2003)
- National Research Council: NRC postdoc advisory council (2007-present)
- National Institutes of Health: Nanotechnology study section member (2008-2009). National Academy of Sciences: Frontiers in Science participant (1998)
- Frontiers in Science session organizer (2001); International Conference on NanoPhotonics: Technical Committee (2007-present)


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