In a new study appearing in JACS Au, UC Davis researchers harness the power of machine learning to improve the molecular interpretation of a spectroscopy technique that’s prominently used to investigate the air-ice interface, the critical boundary area for these chemical reactions.

In the lab of Professor of Chemistry Davide Donadio, physical chemistry graduate student Maggie Berrens investigates the fundamental properties of the ice surface to better understand how ice acts as a catalyst for environmental reactions.