About PhaseTech

Martin Zanni, PhD

Martin is a founder of PhaseTech Spectroscopy, Inc and its President. He is also the Meloche-Bascom Professor of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He attended the University of Rochester for his bachelors degrees and the University of California at Berkeley for his PhD. He has co-authored more than 180 papers on 2D IR and 2D visible spectrospectroscopy as well as the book, Concepts and Methods of 2D Infrared Spectroscopy. He is co-inventor on two patents related to multidimensional spectroscopy. Learn more about Marty's research at his group's website.

Chris Middleton, PhD

Chris is a founder of PhaseTech Spectroscopy, Inc. and its CTO. He has over 22 years experience with femtosecond spectroscopy including pulse shaping, transient absorption, and multidimensional spectroscopy. He at received his BS from Syracuse University and his PhD from Ohio State University. Learn more about Chris at chrismiddleton.com.

Baichhabi Yakami, PhD

Baichhabi is an ultrafast scientist with PhaseTech. He has expertise in femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy, 2D spectroscopy with pulse shaping and time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy, including studies on seminconductor quantum dots and nanowires with solar cell applications.

Tom Brinzer, PhD

Tom started as an ultrafast scientist with PhaseTech in 2019. He attended Franklin & Marshall College for his bachelor's degree and the University of Pittsburgh for his PhD with Sean Garrett-Roe. His doctoral research using 2D IR spectroscopy focused on understanding the ultrafast dynamics and solvent interactions of small molecules dissolved in soft materials of interest for carbon capture.

Reena Al-Mualem, PhD

Reena joined PhaseTech as an ultrafast scientist in 2024. She received her BS from the University of Washington in Seattle then moved to the University of Texas at Austin for her PhD with Carlos Baiz. Her doctoral research used 2D IR spectroscopy and SEIRAS to characterize hydrogen-bonding networks at lipid-water and metal-water interfaces.

Natalie Vaile