… Research in the McGuire Group uses the tools of physical chemistry, molecular spectroscopy,
and observational astrophysics to understand how the chemical ingredients for life evolve …

… McGuire et al. performed a stacking and matched filter analysis to search for PAHs in radio
observations of TMC-1, located within the interstellar Taurus Molecular Cloud. They identified …

To date, 204 individual molecular species, comprised of 16 different elements, have been
detected in the interstellar and circumstellar medium by astronomical observations. These …

… Some of these results were presented in a preliminary report (McGuire et al., '85). … 1 and
4), thin sectioned onto Formvar-coated slot grids and stained with heavy metals (see McGuire et …

… McGuire et al. used radio astronomy to detect rotational transitions of benzonitrile emitted
from a well-known nearby cloud of interstellar gas (see the Perspective by Joblin and …

Icy grain mantles are the main reservoir of the volatile elements that link chemical processes
in dark, interstellar clouds with the formation of planets and the composition of their …

… McGuire et al. used radio astronomy to detect the first known chiral molecule in space:
propylene oxide. The work raises the prospect of measuring the enantiomer excess in various …

… These observations and subsequent analysis strategy are discussed in detail in McGuire et
… et al. 2021), the posterior for benzonitrile reported in McGuire et al. (2021) was used as the …

To date, 241 individual molecular species, composed of 19 different elements, have been
detected in the interstellar and circumstellar medium by astronomical observations. These …

Molecular ions have long been considered key intermediates in the evolution of molecular
complexity in the interstellar medium. However, owing to their reactivity and transient nature, …