W. E. Moerner

Who is W. E. Moerner?

William Esco Moerner, is an American physical chemist and chemical physicist with current work in the biophysics of single molecules. He is credited with achieving the first optical detection and spectroscopy of a single molecule in condensed phases, along with his postdoc, Lothar Kador. Optical study of single molecules has subsequently become a widely used single-molecule experiment in chemistry, physics, and biology. Professor Moerner is currently the Harry S. Mosher Professor at Stanford University in the Chemistry Department, with a courtesy appointment in Applied Physics. Current areas of research and interest include: single-molecule spectroscopy and super-resolution imaging, physical chemistry, chemical physics, biophysics, and nanoparticle trapping. Previous areas of interest were: nanophotonics, photorefractive polymers, and spectral hole-burning. For more details, see the Moerner Laboratory homepage, or his current CV.