Joshua Martin

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Joshua Martin

Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Chemistry and Biochemistry

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Profession Appointments
Associate Professor of Chemistry, Metropolitan State University of Denver (2019 - Present)

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Metropolitan State University of Denver (2015 - 2019)

Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship, University of Nevada, Reno (2013 - 2015)


Educational Biography
Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, JILA and University of Colorado at Boulder (2012)

B.S. in Chemistry (ACS Certified), Illinois State University (2004)

Degree

PhD in Physical Chemistry

University of Colorado at Boulder

BS in Chemistry (ACS Certified)

Illinois State University

Published Works

  • Lazorski, M., Devi, N., Akintayo, D., Paredes, U. J., Leach, G., Millan, L., Couture, N., Braunecker, W., Gish, M., Mulder, D., Ambre, S., Srinivasan, S., Martin, P. J., Filbin, E. M., McMillan, A., Penley, K., Giron, M., Gennett, T. (2025). Overcoming Barriers through Intentional Design: Photosensitizers and Workforce Development. ECS Meeting Abstracts, https://doi.org/10.1149/ma2025-01422290mtgabs
  • Morignot, H. A., Martin, P. J. (2023). Förster resonance energy transfer studies of an intrinsically disordered peptide using a cyanophenylalanine derivative. Biophysical Journal, 122(3), 347a. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2022.11.1926.
  • Martin, P. J., Fetto, R. N., Tucker, J. M. (2016). Comparison of biological chromophores: photophysical properties of cyanophenylalanine derivatives. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics / Royal Society of Chemistry, 180750-20757. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CP04154J.
  • Martin, P. J., Case, S. A., Gu, Q., Darr, P. J., McCoy, B. A., Lineberger, C. W. (2013). Photofragmentation Dynamics of ICN-(CO2)n Following Visible Excitation. Journal of Chemical Physics, 13964315. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4817664.
  • Martin, P. J. (2012). Photofragmentation and Recombination Dynamics of Partially Solvated Anionic Cluster. JILA and University of Colorado Boulder. jila.colorado.edu/publications/photofragmentation-and-recombination-dynamics-partially-solvated-anionic-clusters
  • Case, S. A., Miller, M. E., Martin, P. J., Lu, Y., Sheps, L., McCoy, B. A., Lineberger, C. W. (2012). Dynamic Mapping of CN Rotation Following Photoexcitation of ICN−. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 51(11), 2651. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201108025.
  • Thompson, A. M., Martin, P. J., Darr, P. J., Lineberger, C. W., Parson, R. (2008). A Combined Experimental/Theoretical Investigation of the Near-infrared Photodissociation of IBr-(CO2)n. Journal of Chemical Physics, 12924304. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3033746.
  • Dribinski, V., Barbera, J., Martin, P. J., Svendsen, A., Thompson, A. M., Parson, R., Lineberger, C. W. (2006). Time-resolved study of solvent-induced recombination in photodissociated IBr-(CO2)n clusters. Journal of Chemical Physics , 12533405. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2217741.

Research Interests

The research performed by my group is focused on photochemical and photophysical properties of biologically relevant systems. We use both spectroscopic and theoretical techniques to examine the utility of intrinsic probes, the role of the local solvent environment, and photoinduced electron- and energy-transfer processes in peptides and proteins.