People

Jose A. Gascon

Associate Professor

Education

Postdoctoral Associate, Yale University, 2002-2006
Ph.D. Louisiana State University, 1998-2002
Licenciado in Physics, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina, 1991-1996

José A. Gascón received a BSc degree (Licenciado) in Physics from the Institute of Mathematics, Astronomy and Physics (FAMAF) at the National University of Córdoba in Argentina. He worked under the supervision of Prof. Horacio Pastawsky on the statistic of energy levels in metallic nanoparticles. In 1998, he moved to Louisiana State University to pursue a PhD in Chemistry to study theoretical aspects of electronic and structural properties of rare gas cation clusters with Prof. Randy Hall.

In 2002, he began a postdoctoral fellowship under the supervision of Victor S. Batista at Yale University working on QM/MM studies of bio-macromolecules, including the study of photochemical reactions in rhodopsin and structural and electronic properties of the oxygen-evolving complex in photosystem II. In 2006, he started his independent career as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Connecticut, obtaining a Hewlett Packard Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, a Camille and Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Award, and an NSF Career Award.

In 2012, he was promoted to Associate Professor. His current research is centered in understanding structural and dynamical properties of biomolecules in the context of proteins and biomaterials.

Current Members

Postdoctoral Associates

Graduate Students

Neranjan Perera
Position: Graduate Student
Email: neranjan007@gmail.com
Phone: (860) 486-9453

Jennifer Pardus
Position: Graduate Student
Email: jennifer.pardus@uconn.edu
Phone: (860) 486-9453

Milinda Samaraweera
Position: Graduate Student
Email: milinda49@yahoo.com
Phone: (860) 486-9453

George Omolloh
Email: george.omolloh@uconn.edu
Position: Graduate Student
Phone: (860) 486-6487