June McCombie

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  Nottingham
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  UK
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Biography

Dr. June McCombie studied for her Ph.D. from 1980 to 1983 with Prof. Geoff Duxbury in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Bristol where her research involved infrared-infrared double resonance spectroscopy and submillimeter wave studies. She spent three years at the Laboratoire Photophysique Moleculaire (CNRS) in Orsay, France working in the laboratory of Professor Joelle Rostas, followed by a three year period with Professor Giacinto Scoles at Princeton University. In 1989 she joined the School of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham, and is currently a Senior Research Officer. For some years her research focussed on the high resolution spectroscopy of clusters and clusters of large aromatic molecules. Her current research interests are in the area of observational and laboratory spectroscopic research in astrophysical chemistry and she works closely with the Astrophysical Chemistry Group.

Research Summary

The high resolution spectroscopy of molecular conformers of aromatic molecules and their solvated clusters. Observational spectroscopic research in astrophysical chemistry.

Recent Publications

• TOPALOVIC, R., RUSSELL, J., MCCOMBIE, J., KERR, T. H. and SARRE, P. J., 2006. Diamonds and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the circumstellar environment of the Herbig Ae/Be star Elias 1 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. VOL 372(NUMBER 3), 1299-1303
• KENDALL, T., MAURON, N., MCCOMBIE, J. and SARRE, P., 2004. Probing the IRC+10216 circumstellar envelope using spectroscopic observations of background stars Astrophysics and Space Science. VOL 289(NUMBER 3/4), 203-206
• SONG, I.-O., KERR, T.H., MCCOMBIE, J. and SARRE, P.J., 2003. Evolution of the 3.3µm emission feature in the Red Rectangle Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 346(1), L1-L5
• KENDALL, T.R., MAURON, N., MCCOMBIE, J. and SARRE, P.J., 2002. VLT/UVES and WHT/UES absorption spectroscopy of the circumstellar envelope of IRC + 10° 216 using background stars. First results and a search for DIBs Astronomy and Astrophysics. 387(2), 624-634

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• TOPALOVIC, R., RUSSELL, J., MCCOMBIE, J., KERR, T. H. and SARRE, P. J., 2006. Diamonds and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the circumstellar environment of the Herbig Ae/Be star Elias 1 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. VOL 372(NUMBER 3), 1299-1303
• KENDALL, T., MAURON, N., MCCOMBIE, J. and SARRE, P., 2004. Probing the IRC+10216 circumstellar envelope using spectroscopic observations of background stars Astrophysics and Space Science. VOL 289(NUMBER 3/4), 203-206
• SONG, I.-O., KERR, T.H., MCCOMBIE, J. and SARRE, P.J., 2003. Evolution of the 3.3µm emission feature in the Red Rectangle Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 346(1), L1-L5
• KENDALL, T.R., MAURON, N., MCCOMBIE, J. and SARRE, P.J., 2002. VLT/UVES and WHT/UES absorption spectroscopy of the circumstellar envelope of IRC + 10° 216 using background stars. First results and a search for DIBs Astronomy and Astrophysics. 387(2), 624-634
• AINSWORTH, M. K., MCCOMBIE, J., MCCOUSTRA, M. R. S. and CHESTERS, M. A., 2000. Energy disposal in collisions of nitric oxide with molecular adlayers on transition metal single crystal surfaces: Rotational energy disposal Journal of Chemical Physics. VOL 113(PART 19), 8762-8773
• AINSWORTH, M. K., MCCOMBIE, J., MCCOUSTRA, M. R. and CHESTERS, M. A., 2000. Energy disposal in collisions of nitric oxide with molecular adlayers on transition metal single crystal surfaces: Translational energy disposal Journal of Chemical Physics. VOL 112(PART 13), 6031-6039
• AINSWORTH, M.K., MCCOMBIE, J., MCCOUSTRA, M.R.S. and CHESTERS, M.A., 2000. Energy disposal in collisions of nitric oxide with molecular adlayers on transition metal single crystal surfaces: Rotational energy disposal Journal of Chemical Physics. 113(19), 8762-8773
• HOCKRIDGE, M.R., KNIGHT, S.M., ROBERTSON, E.G., SIMONS, J.P., MCCOMBIE, J. and WALKER, M., 1999. Conformational landscapes in flexible organic molecules: 4-hydroxy phenyl ethanol (p-tyrosol) and its singly hydrated complex Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 1(3), 407-413
• DICKINSON, J.A., HOCKRIDGE, M.R., KROEMER, R.T., ROBERTSON, E.G., SIMONS, J.P., MCCOMBIE, J. and WALKER, M., 1998. Conformational choice, hydrogen bonding, and rotation of the S-1 <- S-0 electronic transition moment in 2-phenylethyl alcohol, 2-phenylethylamine, and their water clusters Journal of the American Chemical Society. 120(11), 2622-2632
• ELKS,J.M.F., KROEMER,R.T., MCCOMBIE,J., ROBERTSON,E.G., SIMONS,J.P. and WALKER,M., 1998. Conformational landscapes in flexible organic molecules: 3-phenylpropanol PhysChemComm. 1(3), 23-34
• HEPWORTH, P. A., MCCOMBIE, J., SIMONS, J. P., PFANSTIEL, J. F., RIBBLETT, J. W. and PRATT, D. W., 1996. High resolution electronic spectroscopy of molecular conformers. Methyl- and ethyl-3-aminobenzoic acid esters Chemical Physics Letters. VOL 249(NUMBER 5/6), 341-350
• HEPWORTH, P.A., MCCOMBIE, J., SIMONS, J.P., PFANSTIEL, J.F., RIBBLETT, J.W. and PRATT, D.W., 1995. High-Resolution Electronic Spectroscopy of Molecular Conformers - 3-Hydroxy and 3-Deuteroxy Benzoic-Acid Esters Chemical Physics Letters. 236(6), 571-579
• DEDONDER-LARDEUX, C., JOUVET, C., MARTRENCHARD, S. and SOLGADI, D., 1995. Photochemistry in jet-cooled aniline derivatives Chemical Physics. VOL 191(NUMBER 1/3), 271
• DEDONDERLARDEUX, C., JOUVET, C., MARTRENCHARD, S., SOLGADI, D., MCCOMBIE, J., HOWELLS, B.D., PALMER, T.F., SUBARICLEITIS, A., MONTE, C., RETTIG, W. and ZIMMERMANN, P., 1995. Photochemistry in Jet-Cooled Aniline Derivatives Chemical Physics. 191(1-3), 271-287
• MCCOMBIE, J., HEPWORTH, P.A., PALMER, T.F., SIMONS, J.P. and WALKER, M.J., 1993. Conformational-Analysis Via Lif Spectroscopy of Jet-Cooled Molecules - Hydroxy-Benzoic and Amino-Benzoic Acid-Esters Chemical Physics Letters. 206(1-4), 37-44
• HOWELLS, B.D., MCCOMBIE, J., PALMER, T.F., SIMONS, J.P. and WALTERS, A., 1992. Laser-Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Structure of Microsolvated Molecular Clusters .2. Laser-Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Jet-Cooled Ethyl 4-Aminobenzoate, Methyl 4-Aminobenzoate, 4-Aminobenzonitrile and Their Dimethylamino and Pyrrolidino Derivatives Journal of the Chemical Society-Faraday Transactions. 88(18), 2595-2601
• HOWELLS, B.D., MCCOMBIE, J., PALMER, T.F., SIMONS, J.P. and WALTERS, A., 1992. Laser-Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Structure of Microsolvated Molecular Clusters .1. Structure Determination Via Rotational Band Contour Analysis and Semiempirical Calculation Journal of the Chemical Society-Faraday Transactions. 88(18), 2587-2594
• HOWELLS, B.D., MCCOMBIE, J., PALMER, T.F., SIMONS, J.P. and WALTERS, A., 1992. Laser-Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Structure of Microsolvated Molecular Clusters .3. Methyl and Ethyl 4-Amino-Benzoates and 4-Pyrrolidino-Benzoates, and 4-Amino-Benzonitrile and 4-Pyrrolidino-Benzonitrile with Ar, Kr, Ch4, H2o or Ch3oh Journal of the Chemical Society-Faraday Transactions. 88(18), 2603-2610
• IP, P.C.F., CROSS, K.J., FIELD, R.W., ROSTAS, J., BOURGUIGNON, B. and MCCOMBIE, J., 1991. The B1-Sigma+-A3-Pi-I and D1-Delta-A3-Pi-1 Intercombination Systems of the Mgo Molecule Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 146(2), 409-436
• HOWELLS, B.D., MCCOMBIE, J., WALTERS, A., PALMER, T.F. and SIMONS, J.P., 1991. Intramolecular and Intermolecular Conformers - Uv Spectroscopy of Solvated (N-Less-Than-or-Equal-to-4) Aminobenzoicacid Esters Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society. 201, 248-PHYS
• LEVANDIER, D.J., GOYAL, S., MCCOMBIE, J., PATE, B. and SCOLES, G., 1990. Infrared-Spectroscopy and Dimer Formation at the Surface of Medium-Large Argon Clusters Journal of the Chemical Society-Faraday Transactions. 86(13), 2361-2368
• GOYAL, S., MCCOMBIE, J., PATE, B., ROBINSON, G.N., SCHUTT, D., SCOLES, G. and LEVANDIER, D.J., 1989. Infrared-Spectroscopy of Molecules Situated inside and on the Surfaces of Simple Molecular Clusters Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society. 198, 96-PHYS
• LEVANDIER, D.J., MENGEL, M., PURSEL, R., MCCOMBIE, J. and SCOLES, G., 1988. Molecular-Beam Infrared-Spectroscopy and Complex-Forming Reactions of Ch3f in Argon Clusters Zeitschrift Fur Physik D-Atoms Molecules and Clusters. 10(2-3), 337-346
• LEVANDIER, D.J., MCCOMBIE, J., PURSEL, R. and SCOLES, G., 1987. Complex-Forming Reactions in Neutral Noble-Gas Clusters Journal of Chemical Physics. 86(12), 7239-7241
• BOURGUIGNON, B., ROSTAS, J., TAIEB, G., GARGOURA, M.A. and MCCOMBIE, J., 1986. Internal Energy-Distribution in Mgo(A3-Pi) Formed from Mg(3p)+O2 and N2o - a Case of Population-Inversion Laser Chemistry. 6(1), 15-35
• BOURGUIGNON, B., MCCOMBIE, J. and ROSTAS, J., 1985. Laser Excitation-Spectra of Magnesium-Oxide in the 353-383 Nm Region Chemical Physics Letters. 113(4), 323-329