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Louis Bouchard, Ph.D.Work Email Address:Laboratory Address:Young Hall 2104 and 2042Student Office: Young Hall 3085 Work Address:Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry607 Charles E Young Dr East / Young Hall 3048B University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095 UNITED STATES Work Phone Number:1 (310) 825-1764
A Short Biography:Dr. Bouchard obtained a bachelor’s degree in physics and business management from McGill University in Montréal, Canada, a Master’s degree in medical biophysics from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Princeton University. His doctoral dissertation explores the use of multiple quantum coherence and long-range dipolar interactions in condensed matter to characterize heterogeneous material microstructure. During his stay in the laboratory of Alex Pines at the University of California, Berkeley he developed novel approaches and methodologies to portable, low-field NMR and MRI, microfluidics and hyperpolarization methods to the study of chemical reactions. He joined the UCLA faculty during the summer of 2008 to pursue research in physical chemistry. Awards and Honors:Camille and Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Award (2008); Charlotte Elizabeth Procter University Honorific Fellowship at Princeton University (2003); University of Toronto Fellowship (1998). Awards and Honors:Princeton University, Princeton, NJ University Honorific Fellowship Research Interest:The Bouchard laboratory conducts research at the interface of chemistry, applied physics, nanoscience engineering and chemical engineering. There is a strong incentive for wanting to perform chemical reactions at the micro scale, including reduced costs and reduced chemical waste, but analytical methods still remain underdeveloped. In recent years, magnetic resonance imaging and hyperpolarization methods have proved to be powerful tools for the detailed study of chemical processes at the micro scale, including the elucidation of pathways during chemical transformations. The research includes detailed studies and development of novel methods for the study of micro flows, mechanistic and thermodynamic processes during chemical reactions occurring in microfluidic channels, with the aim of improving reaction efficiency, reactor design and understanding enzymatic and industrial catalytic processes. Detailed Biography:Dr. Bouchard joined the physical chemistry division of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in 2008. He came to UCLA after doing postdoctoral research at UC Berkeley in materials science and chemistry. His areas of expertise include the development of novel methods for magnetic resonance imaging, microscopy and spectroscopy, collective quantum mechanical effects in nuclear spin ensembles, fluid mechanics and chemical reaction engineering. He is pursuing experimental research in the development of hyperpolarization methods to the detailed study of flows, in situ chemical reactions and metabolic processes in microfluidic devices. Publications:
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