Lawson Lloyd

Lawson Lloyd is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft since May 2022, with prior experience as a Graduate Student Researcher at The University of Chicago between July 2016 and April 2022, where expertise was developed in coherent multidimensional optical spectroscopy for investigating energy transfer and excited state relaxation in nanomaterials and photosynthetic complexes. Educational credentials include a PhD in Physical Chemistry from The University of Chicago, complemented by undergraduate research at the College of Charleston, where Lawson focused on the effects of organic solvent mixtures on polymer thin film morphology. Additional experience includes roles as a Graduate Teaching Assistant leading discussions and labs in General Chemistry and Molecular Mechanisms of Human Disease, and as a Supplemental Instruction Leader in Organic Chemistry. Early research involvement includes a NSF-REU Research Assistantship at the University of Mississippi, studying azabenzenes via Raman spectroscopies and DFT calculations.