HopperLab

Ultrafast Control Lab led by @ThomasRHopper, based in @UCFChemistry
Developing laser-based tools for materials and device (MAD) science!

[Nature Photonics @NaturePhotonics]

New open access Article online: Strong ultrafast nonlinear optical response from megaelectronvolt electrons in semiconductors.

https://t.co/qiaQJkOx9u

[Tom Hopper @ThomasRHopper]

Excited to contribute to a new @NaturePhotonics paper w/ @Diana_Jeong_PhD @StanfordRad @LindenbergLab: we flip UED at @SLAClab, using a MeV electron pump + vis probe to track #ultrafast radiation–matter interactions relevant to medical imaging: https://t.co/50rBQTdYPp @doescience

[Tom Hopper @ThomasRHopper]

Continuing my obsession with “pump–control–probe”, after years w/ Vis, IR & THz, we’ve now gone X-ray at #LCLS @SLAClab, enabling the first real-space + time imaging of coherently controlled molecular wavepackets @PhysRevA
https://t.co/ilHfjkoLjB
#Ultrafast #XFEL #CoherentControl

[Tom Hopper @ThomasRHopper]

Looking forward to #SPIEOpticsPhotonics this week! Come check out our work on #ultrafast #spectroscopy of hot carrier trapping in InP #quantumdots on Sun 3 Aug at 11:10AM, Conv. Ctr. Rm 14A: https://t.co/brKzRAjMsH @SPIEtweets

[Tom Hopper @ThomasRHopper]

#photochemistry #spectroscopy #energy researchers - please join us at the “Structures & Properties of Photoactive Materials” symposium @AmerChemSociety @Sermacs2025 Joint Regional Meeting!📅 Oct 26–29, 2025📍Orlando, FL📝 Abstracts due July 21, 2025🔗 https://t.co/f7TgZ3515S

[Tom Hopper @ThomasRHopper]

#pumppushprobe strikes again! This time revealing that #ultrafast hot carrier trapping in InP #quantumdots hampers lasing despite high PLQY. A 9-institution collab spanning femto-to-microsecond timescales & single-QD to ensemble measurements. @NatureComms https://t.co/Hy6fdVz2cW

[Tom Hopper @ThomasRHopper]

🚨@HopperLab is hiring! We seek a #postdoc strong in the ways of #ultrafast instrumentation. Must be willing to train Padawans. Strike down this form with all your expertise—and your journey to the Dark Side will be complete. https://t.co/7MM6VYAcan #chempostdoc #AcademicTwitter

[Tom Hopper @ThomasRHopper]

Also presenting @AmerChemSociety #ACSSpring2025 this Sun, Mar 23! Join us at 4:50 pm, 33B (Convention Center) to see how @pulse_institute @SLAClab @HopperLab control and watch wavepackets wiggle in real space and time with pump-control-X-ray probe: https://t.co/SAJa8IkZ4B

[Tom Hopper @ThomasRHopper]

Excited to present at @APSphysics #APSSummit25 this Thu, Mar 20! Join us at 10:24 am, 253B (Convention Center) to see how @pulse_institute @SLAClab @HopperLab control and watch wavepackets wiggle in real space and time with pump-control-X-ray probe : https://t.co/b1zftHMd1D

[UCF Chemistry @UCFChemistry]

Excited to welcome our nee faculty member, Dr. @ThomasRHopper! At UCF Chemistry, Dr. Hopper is developing an ultra fast laser lab to advance material and device science at molecular and nanoscale level.
https://t.co/LMefpV670b Welcome!
#UCF #faculty #chemistry #laser #materials

[Tom Hopper @ThomasRHopper]

Reading Frankenstein ~30yrs ago sparked my love for science. That's why this Halloween, I'm excited to share my new role as an Asst. Prof. @UCFChemistry! Coming to life Jan '25, @HopperLab will create ultrafast control tools for materials & device (MAD) science #NewPI #FloridaMan