My paper detailing the role of conical intersections in the model carotenoid, β-apo-8′-carotenal in solution, has appeared in print in the Biman Bagchi Festschrift, available here.
Carotenoid paper accepted!
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My paper detailing the complex non-radiative relaxation dynamics of β-apo-8′-carotenal (bapo) in acetonitrile and cyclohexane solutions has been accepted into the Journal of Physical Chemistry B. My work allows us to definitively rule out any excited state trans-cis isomerisation in the ultrafast relaxation pathways of bapo, and lineshapes in 2D electronic-vibrational (2DEV) spectra allow for a more rigorous assignment of the excited state vibrations of bapo in acetonitrile. Further, the electronic and vibrational lineshapes in 2DEV spectra remain correlated for longer than the S2 lifetime, indicating that the transfer of molecules to the S1 state is impulsive, and involves a conical intersection in the vertical Franck-Condon region.
This article is available online now here. |
Royal Society University Research Fellowship Success!
I am delighted to announce some very good news I received one month ago. I was successful in my application for the one of the prestigious Royal Society University Research Fellowships. I will take up my position on 1st October 2015 in the School of Chemistry at the University of Bristol, in the United Kingdom. My proposal seeks to investigate the role of delocalized excited states in the initial steps of DNA photo-protection, and the underlying fundamental molecular mechanisms underlying solar light harvesting in photovoltaic materials. Both aspects of my research will involve using existing or developing new multidimensional optical spectroscopies.
Theory papers highlighted in J. Chem. Phys.
Our two 2D electronic-vibrational spectroscopy theory papers have been highlighted as “significant work in experimental methodologies that are likely to open new avenues of research in chemical physics,” by the Journal of Chemical Physics. This means the papers have been made available free of charge here.
Theory papers published
Two theory papers accepted!
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Our two theory papers modelling correlated electronic and vibrational dynamics have just been accepted into The Journal of Chemical Physics. These papers detail the static and dynamic correlations between electronic and vibrational degrees of freedom evident in 2D electronic-vibrational spectra. The papers advance our understanding of the information content we can extract from the new spectroscopic technique that we recently developed. The pair of papers will be appear online and in-print shortly. |
Abstract accepted to TRVS 2015
Good news: my abstract was accepted for the time-resolved vibrational spectroscopy conference set to take place in Madison this July.
Research page updated
Some updates to my research page. Check it out here.
PNAS paper news coverage
My 2DEV spectroscopy PNAS paper has picked up considerable attention, achieving an Altmetric score of 69. The work was covered by a commentary by Professor Gregory Scholes, has been reported by several news sites (Bioportfolio, Nanowerk, Phys.org, Science Daily, Photonics.com, G.I.T. Laboratory Journal, Innovations Report) and blogs (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab News center, Technology.org, 2Physics, R&D Magazine, AAAS’s EurekAlert!) as well as highlighted by DOE in their Science Headliner news.
The Oliver Research Group 