Dr. Sylvestre Twagirayezu
Dr. Sylvestre Twagirayezu
Assistant Professor
Ph. (409) 880-7904
Email: stwagirayezu@lamar.edu
Education
2006 – 2011 The University of Akron, Akron, OH
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry
2004 – 2006 Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
M.S., Chemistry
2000 – 2004 LaRoche College, Pittsburgh, PA
B.S., Chemistry
Research Interests
Our research group employs spectroscopic tools to investigate the energy level patterns and dynamics of isolated gas species relevant to remote atmospheric sensing, environmental protection, hydrocarbon combustion, and petroleum chemistry. Current efforts include understanding the roles of large-amplitude motion in the vibrational excited states, precise measurement of line shape and absolute line position, characterization of polar impurities in the petroleum mixtures, and finally the development of highly sensitive experiments.