Question: can you give some examples of your work .

Okay. So far in my research I have looked at a few different molecules that are simlilar to those I am really interested in, but not quite the same. I have looked at these ones because they are easier to understand, so I can see if the method I am using is going to give be useful information on the more difficuld molecules. In the end I want to study amino acids, which proteins in your body are made from.

I have looked at what happens to the a molecule called Epichlorohydrin, which is shaped like a triangle. This makes it hard to bend, which simplifies everything . I studied what happens to it when you shine very energetic light on it. SO if it breaks apart, how it breaks apart, how much energy I need to take away an electron, what happens to the electron. All of these things gives me information that I can use to understand what will happen when I use, say, a different colour of light. Thi turned out to still be very complicated to understand, so it is unlikely we will be starting the amino acids soon, but we are getting better at understanding what is happening.

Sorry I took so long to reply!

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