Robert Birge
Professor Emeritus
Education
- NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University, 1973-75
- Ph.D. Wesleyan University
- B.S. Yale University
Research Interests
Structure function relationships in rhodopsin and the cone pigments. Use of bacteriorhodopsin and proteorhodopsin in artificial retinas, holographic associative memories, photovoltaic solar energy converters, high-speed sensors and three-dimensional memories. Use of directed evolution to optimize proteins for device applications. Large-scale molecular orbital theory of protein structure and function.
| robert.birge@uconn.edu | |
| Fax | (860) 486-2981 |
| Mailing Address | University of Connecticut Department of Chemistry 55 N. Eagleville Rd Storrs, CT 06269 |
| Campus | Storrs Campus |
| Link | https://birgegroup.uconn.edu/ |