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Developing new analytical approaches for chemical analysis
Dunn Group Members

The Dunn Group develops new chemical analysis methods using optical based approaches.

High-speed capillary electrophoresis, whispering gallery mode sensing, scanning resonator microscopy, near-field scanning optical microscopy, single molecule detection and spectroscopy.

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Research Areas

Learn about our recent projects and areas of interest.

Facilities and Instrumentation

Most of our projects involve significant instrumentation development. See the instrumentation in our laboratory and specialized resources at KU that support our program.

Contact us

Map the location of the Dunn lab and view our contact information.

Group members

Current group members

Prabhavie Opallage

Prabhavie is a final year graduate student
current group members

Stanslaus M Kariuki

Stan is a hardworking undergraduate who is a chem major senior
Current group members

Mei Ling upp

Mei is an enthusiastic undergraduate who is a junior studying chemistry with a biological and biomedical concentration on the pre-medicine track and minoring in East Asian Languages and Cultures
Award winning group members

Awards

Our recent graduate Miyuru won the "Takeru Higuchi Doctoral Progress Award", for Overall Superior Achievement in Chemistry

Award winning group members

Awards

Our current group member Prabhavie won the "Professor Wilson Award for Outstanding International Student 2024" during the annual award ceremony of the department

Award winning members

Awards

Our current group member Stan won John R. Shapley Award for Excellence in Research during the annual award ceremony of the department