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Warren S. Warren

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry
Box 90346, Durham, NC 27708-0346
2217 French Science Center, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


Our work focuses on the design and application of what might best be called novel pulsed techniques, using controlled radiation fields to alter dynamics. The heart of the work is chemical physics, and most of what we do is ultrafast laser spectroscopy or nuclear magnetic resonance. It generally involves an intimate mixture of theory and experiment: recent publications are roughly an equal mix of pencil- and-paper theory, computer calculations with our workstations, and experiments. Collaborations also play an important role, particularly for medical applications.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Chemistry · 2006 - Present Chemistry, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Chemistry · 2005 - Present Chemistry, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Radiology · 2005 - Present Radiology, Clinical Science Departments
Professor of Biomedical Engineering · 2011 - Present Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering
Professor of Physics · 2015 - Present Physics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 2013 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers

In the News


Published April 29, 2024
Laser Imaging Could Offer Early Detection for At-Risk Artwork
Published March 2, 2020
Duke Professor Warren Warren Wins Award for Magnetic Resonance
Published August 17, 2018
Warren S. Warren Wins Optical Society Award

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Recent Publications


Exchange-selective excitation pulses for dynamic magnetic resonance.

Journal Article Science advances · February 2025 Coherent evolution is punctuated by dynamical processes such as chemical exchange, conformational transformation, or site hopping in many important problems ranging from biomolecular function to ion trap quantum computation. One well-explored example is nu ... Full text Cite

Alexander Pines and the end of an era.

Journal Article Science advances · February 2025 Full text Cite

The frontiers of chemical imaging.

Journal Article Science advances · December 2024 Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Medical Scientist Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 2022 - 2027

Detecting missed metastases from nominally early-stage melanomas with pump-probe microscopy

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity · 2023 - 2026

Improving Accuracy of Next-Generation Microscopy for Early Stage Metastatic Melanoma Detection

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Cancer Institute · 2024 - 2025

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of California, Berkeley · 1980 Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley · 1979 M.S.