Glenn Edwards, Professor  

Office Location: 221 FEL
Office Phone: (919) 660-2674
Email Address: gedwards@duke.edu

Research Categories: Free Electron Laser Laboratory

Research Description: Prof. Edwards is is Director of the Duke Free-Electron Laser (FEL) Laboratory. His interests center on biological physics and FEL applications. Experimental research activities include vibrational dynamics of biological macromolecules with applications to protein disassembly and fracture, photothermal chemistry and photochemistry of biological macromolecules with applications to molecular and cell biology, and the development of novel spectroscopic techniques using FEL light sources. Theoretical research activities include modeling the solvent-DNA interface to better understand vibrational energy transfer.

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

  1. Glenn Edwards, Mechanisms for Soft-Tissue Ablation and the Development of Alternative Medical Lasers Based on Investigations with Mid-Infrared Free-Electron Lasers, Laser & Photonics Reviews. Invited Paper. (Accepted, 2009) .
  2. Wolfgang Wagner, Adam Sokolow, Robert Pearlstein, and Glenn Edwards, Thermal Vapor Bubble and Pressure Dynamics During Infrared Laser Ablation of Tissue, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 94 no. 013901 (2009) .
  3. W.D. Bush, J. Garguilo, F. A. Zucca, C. Bellei, R.J. Nemanich, G.S. Edwards, L. Zecca, and J. Simon, Neuromelanins Isolated From Different Regions of the Brain Exhibit a Common Surface Photoionization Threshold, Photochemistry and Photobiology, vol. 85 (2009), pp. 387-390 .
  4. Yusuke Toyama, Xomalin Peralta, Adrienne Wells, Dan Kiehart, and Glenn Edwards, Apoptotic Force and Tissue Dynamics During Drosophila Embryogenesis, Science, vol. 321 (2008), pp. 1683-1686 .
  5. Glenn Edwards, Wolfgang Wagner, Adam Sokolow, and Robert Pearlstein, Pressure (mechanical) effects in infrared tissue ablation, Proceedings of SPIE, Invited Paper., vol. 6854 (2008), pp. 685410 .

Current Ph.D. Students   (Former Students)

Postdocs Mentored

  • Wolfgang Wagner (2006 - 2007)  
  • Yusuke Toyama (August 1, 2003-present)  
  • Xomalin Peralta (2002 - 2007)  
  • Suzanne Hauger (1999/10-2000/06)  
  • M. Shane Hutson (1999/10-2003/08)  
  • Brian Keay (1996/04-1999/08)