Prof. Olivier Nicolet, HES-SO, elected as new President of the SCS Photochemistry Section
At the General Assemby of the Photochemistry Section of the SCS at EPFL Lausanne on September 7, 2018, Prof. Olivier Nicolet, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Western Switzerland (HES-SO) was elected as new president. He succeeds Silvio Canonica who served as president for eight years and who will stay in the board as member for another term to ensure continuity.
We like to welcome Olivier Nicolet as new president and thanks Silvio Canonica for leading the section for so many years. Thanks a lot, Silvio!
Members of the Photochemistry Board 2018-2020:
- Olivier Nicolet, HES-SO Fribourg − President
- Silvio Canonica, Eawag Dübendorf − Member (Past-President)
- Kurt Dietliker, ETH Zürich − Member
- Tatu Kumpulainen, University of Geneva − Member (new)
- Oliver Wenger, University of Basel − Member
Olivier Nicolet will start a survey asking all Photochemistry Section members what they think about possible future activities of the Section. This survey will include questions about the organization of a scientific meeting, and the most appropriate time frames to hold such a meeting and the General Assembly.
David Spichiger, SCS
24.09.2018
ChemPhotoChem published first articles online
ChemPhotoChem has published its first batch of articles online! A couple of them are from board members and the overall quality is really high. We were very selective with what we accepted, or even sent out for peer review, to ensure a high quality from the start and I think this will pay off in the future.
Resent articles published (Version of Record online: 10 NOV 2016), that are available for free:
- Synthesis of Hierarchical TiO2–C3N4 Hybrid Microspheres with Enhanced Photocatalytic and Photovoltaic Activities by Maximizing the Synergistic Effect
Dr. Wei Wang, Yu Liu, Jifa Qu, Dr. Yubo Chen, Prof. Moses O. Tadé and Prof. Zongping Shao | DOI: 10.1002/cptc.201600021
- Photochemical Treatment of Powder Coatings and VOC-Free Coatings with NIR Lasers Exhibiting Line-Shaped Focus: Physical and Chemical Solidification
Christian Schmitz and Prof. Dr. Bernd Strehmel | DOI: 10.1002/cptc.201600009
- Sunlight-Driven Overall Water Splitting by the Combination of Surface-Modified La5Ti2Cu0.9Ag0.1S5O7 and BaTaO2N Photoelectrodes
Dr. Tomohiro Higashi, Yuki Shinohara, Atsushi Ohnishi, Jingyuan Liu, Dr. Koichiro Ueda, Shintaro Okamura, Prof. Takashi Hisatomi, Prof. Masao Katayama, Dr. Hiroshi Nishiyama, Dr. Taro Yamada, Prof. Tsutomu Minegishi and Prof. Kazunari Domen | DOI: 10.1002/cptc.201600015
- Strong Color Tuning of Self-Assembled Azo-Derived Phosphonic Acids upon Hydrogen Bonding
Pauline Girard, Dr. Julie Hémez, Dr. Virginie Silvestre, Dr. Christine Labrugère, Dr. Lénaïc Lartigue, Prof. Jean-Luc Duvail and Prof. Eléna Ishow | DOI: 10.1002/cptc.201600014
- Geometry-Controlled Photoinduced Charge Separation and Recombination in a Trans-A2B2-Functionalized Donor–Acceptor Conjugate Composed of a Multimodular Zinc Porphyrin and Fullerene
Alejandro Benitz, Michael B. Thomas and Prof. Dr. Francis D'Souza | DOI: 10.1002/cptc.201600017
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David Spichiger, SCS
11.11.2016
New board members for the SCS Photochemistry Section
At it's Annual Meeting at University of Zürich, Irchel Campus on September 15, 2016, the Photochemistry Section of the SCS confirmed and elected the following board members for 2017 onwards:
- Silvio Canonica, Eawag Dübendorf − President (continuing)
- Pierre Brodard, HES-SO Fribourg − Member (continuing)
- Kurt Dietliker, BASF Basel − Member (continuing)
- Olivier Nicolet, HES-SO Fribourg − Member (new)
- Oliver Wenger, University of Basel − Member (new)
The Executive Committee will try and promote the organization of one-day photochemistry symposia on different topics and in different host institutions on a yearly basis. Ideas are gathered to possibly improve the concept, preparation, announcement and participation in such yearly scientific meetings. The Executive Committee will look for suitable hosts of such a meeting in 2017.
If you are interested in the complete minutes, please send a mail to Silvio Canonica ().
David Spichiger, SCS
10.11.2016
ChemPhotoChem is live!
ChemPhotoChem is aimed to become a top-ranking photochemistry journal for primary research papers and critical secondary information from authors across the world. The journal covers the entire scope of pure and applied photochemistry, the latter encompassing for example photovoltaics, photopharmacology, imaging, analytical chemistry, and synthesis.
ChemPhotoChem is published on behalf of ChemPubSoc Europe. It will have 12 issues in 2017. Language of Publication is English.
Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA
03.08.2016
Register for the 5th HRSMC Photochemistry Summerschool 2016
5th HRSMC Photochemistry Summerschool on "Photochemistry, Fundamentals and Applications".
August 27-31, 2016. Maastricht, The Netherlands
Dear Colleague
It is our great pleasure to announce our 5th HRSMC Photochemistry Summerschool on "Photochemistry, Fundamentals and Applications".
An advanced course covering various aspects of Photochemistry.
This school is the fifth in a series organised every four years by the Holland Research School of Molecular Chemistry, a cooperation between the Chemistry Departments of the University of Amsterdam, Leiden University, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, under the auspices of the European Photochemistry Association.
This postgraduate school is intended for PhD students, Postdocs and interested scientists active in the field of Photochemistry, and for those who make use of photochemical or photo physical methods in their research. Specialised lectures by international experts will be preceded by a brief recapitulation of the basic aspects of molecular photochemistry and photo physics:
- Gary Brudvig: Solar Fuels
- Paola Ceroni: Supramolecular Photochemistry and Luminescence
- Edith Glaser: Inorganic Photochemistry for Therapy
- Stefan Hecht: Efficient phototransformations
- Johan Hofkens: Biophysical Chemistry and Microscopy
- Massimo Olivucci: Computational Photochemistry
A guest lecture on Photolithography will be delivered by Dr. Roel Gronheid (IMEC, Leuven, Belgium)
Early Bird Registration until June 16, 2016.
Members of the European Photochemistry Association (EPA) will receive a 20 Euros discount on the fee of our School.
Kind regards.
Fred Brouwer (University of Amsterdam/ARCNL )
Gert van der Zwan (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Sylvestre Bonnet (Leiden University)
Copyright © 2015. The European Photochemistry Association
David Spichiger, SCS
04.05.2016
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