January 23, 2003

Neil Shafer-Ray

Mostafa A. El-Sayed

Editor-in-Chief

Journal of Physical Chemistry

School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0400

Dr. El-Sayed,

I am writing this letter to express a heartfelt desire to contribute to a Festschrift issue for Richard Bersohn. As my Ph.D. advisor, Richard Bersohn has had a tremendous influence on both my personal and scientific life. My contribution will be in a field that Richard helped to pioneer, namely hot hydrogen atom chemistry. More specifically, I would like to present new work on either the photolysis of formic acid or the state-to-state dynamics of the H+O₂ reaction.

Sincerely Yours,

Neil Shafer-Ray

Associate Professor of Physics

The University of Oklahoma

Norman, OK 73072