
Our overall goals involve understanding the physical principles governing the interactions among plasmonic nanoparticles themselves and with their molecular environment, as well as determining emerging collective optical properties in the presence of defects.
We invite you to take a look at our science.
Coupled nanostructures
Our current emphasis is on the following topics: Optical dichroism, nanoscale thermal control, and nanoparticle arrays.
Hybrid plasmonic interfaces
Our current emphasis is on the following topics: Plasmon-coupled circular dichroism, single-particle spectro-electrochemistry, and plasmon-enhanced solvated electron generations.
Plasmon, hot carrier, and exciton decay dynamics
Our current emphasis is on the following topics: Plasmon dephasing & electron dynamics, acoustic modes of single nanostructures, and light emission from nanoparticles.
Recent News
- Dr. Sukanya Dutta defends her Ph. D. thesis

Congratulations to Dr. Sukanya Dutta for successfully defending her Ph. D. thesis.
- Christmas party at Timpones

White elephant and dinner with the Landes group at Timpones on Thursday, 12/11/2025!
- Fall party at the LL Mansion

Fall party with the Landes group at their house on Sunday, 10/19/2025!

- Swagata Bhowmick joins the Link Research Group

We are happy to welcome Swagata Bhowmick! We look forward to your future successes in this group!
- Jenna Ocheltree joins the Link Research Group

We are happy to welcome Jenna Ocheltree! We look forward to your future successes in this group!
- Link Group gets featured in the chemistry news

The recently published Science Advances paper gets featured in the Chemistry newsletter. A joint collaboration with the Landes group demonstrates how resonance energy transfer from a gold nanorod to a molecule (Methylene Blue), can efficiently convert light energy into different forms until it becomes part of the final product of the reaction, in this case, a polymer hybrid.
Read the full article here: Study: Light-driven reaction leads to advanced hybrid nanomaterial.
- Tathagata Chatterjee passes his Preliminary Examination

Congratulations Tathagata Chatterjee for passing the prelims!
- Eric Gomez wins the best oral presentation

Congratulations Eric Gomez for winning the best oral presentation at the PK-IMAC 2025 conference.
- Dr. Ojasvi Verma defends her Ph. D. thesis

Congratulations to Dr. Ojasvi Verma for successfully defending her Ph. D. thesis.
- Dr. Katsuya Shiratori defends his Ph. D. thesis

Congratulations to Dr. Katsuya Shiratori for successfully defending his Ph. D. thesis.
- The Link Research Group publishes new paper

We are excited to announce that “Bottom-up Carbon Dots: Purification, Single-Particle Dynamics, and Electronic Structure” is published in Chemical Science.
- Eric Gomez passes his Original Research Proposal examination

Congratulations Eric Gomez for passing the ORP examination!
- Sukanya Dutta passes her Original Research Proposal examination

Congratulations Sukanya Dutta for passing the ORP examination!
- The Link Research Group publishes new paper

We are excited to announce that “Spatially Controlled Growth of Ultrathin MoO2 Polymorphs by Physical Vapor Deposition” is published in Nano Letters.
- Dr. Cameron Wright joins the Link Research Group

We are happy to welcome Cameron Wright! We look forward to your future successes in this group!


















