Paul Champion Physics Chair and Experimental Biological Physics Professor champ@neu.edu 617.373.5705 Expertise photoactive molecules, studies of heme containing proteins, the techniques of "femtosecond stimulated raman scattering" (FSRS) and ”vibrational coherence spectroscopy” (VCS) Paul Champion for Northeastern Global News Research sheds new light on proton behavior, draws praise from science community Research sheds new light on proton behavior, draws praise from science community A discovery by a research team led by Northeastern’s Paul Champion upends the understanding held for centuries of protons’ behavior. Lasers reveal the hidden lives of biomolecules Lasers reveal the hidden lives of biomolecules Paul Champion, professor and chair of the Department of Physics, uses femtosecond laser pulses to probe molecular vibrations that elude standard analytical techniques. Packing a ‘super’ punch Packing a ‘super’ punch Northeastern hosted a lecture on Sunday on the physics of superheroes’ powers ahead of the American Physical Society’s annual meeting in Boston. Shedding light on a protein, and a future Shedding light on a protein, and a future Physics student on research co-op works with ultrafast lasers at Imperial College London molecular biology lab, and gains insight into his career path