SCS Photochemistry Symposium 2019

This one-day symposium is an initiative of the Photochemistry Section of the Swiss Chemical Society to promote the exchange within the photochemistry community in Switzerland and beyond. 

The event will comprise scientific contributions from all areas of photochemistry as well as three keynote lectures on the topics of ultrafast spectroscopy, new luminescent metal complexes and solar cells. 

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Confirmed Speakers:

• Prof. Stephen Meech, University of East Anglia, UK, «Transient Electronic and Vibrational Spectroscopy of Mechanism in Photomolecular Motors»
• Alexander Aster, University of Geneva, «Tuning symmetry breaking charge separation of perylene bichromophores by conformational control»
• Rebecca Ingle, EPFL Lausanne, «From Spin-Orbit Coupling to Coherences: Shedding Light on the Intricate Photodynamics of [Pt(ppy)(µ-tBu₂pz)]₂»
• Stephanie Remke, Eawag Dübendorf, «The role of “long-lived” photooxidants in the transformation of aquatic organic contaminants photosensitized by dissolved organic matter»
• Svenja Neumann, University of Basel, «A highly energetic charge-separated state and factors governing its light-induced formation and decay»
• Nestor Guijarro Carratala, EPFL Lausanne, «Monitoring the Interfacial Electronic Dynamics at the Semiconductor–Liquid Junction: a New Route to Interrogate Photoelectrosynthetic Reactions»
• Andrea Pannwitz, Leiden Institute of Science, NL, «Creating an Artificial Photosystem in Phospholipid Bilayers»
• Maria Teresa Delgado Pérez, University of Geneva, «Spectroscopic studies of the persistent phosphor SrAl₂O₄:Eu²⁺:Dy³⁺»
• Christian Reber, Université de Montréal, CA, «Luminescence properties of square-planar d8 complexes: electronic structure and intermolecular interactions at variable pressure»
• Bahman Golesorkhi, University of Geneva, «Single-Site Linear Light Upconversion at the Molecular Level»
• Prof. Katja Heinze, University of Mainz, Germany, «Near-Infrared Emission with Earth-Abundant Metal Ions»
• Prof. Natalie Banerji, University of Bern, Switzerland, «Charge generation and transport in organic solar cells»

Contact:

Dr. Olivier Nicolet
HEIA Fribourg
+41 26 429 67 05