Zare's group develops laser and mass-spectrometric methods -- including single-cell mass spectrometry and mass spectrometry imaging of neuropeptides -- to chemically profile individual cells and tissue sections with high molecular specificity, alongside long-standing work in microdroplet and chiral-selective chemistry.

Zuerch combines tabletop attosecond/femtosecond XUV sources with photoemission electron microscopy to image ultrafast magnetic, electronic, and structural dynamics in quantum materials with combined nanometer spatial and femtosecond temporal resolution. The lab is actively recruiting postdocs.