CHEM708 - Topics in Photochemistry

This course, for graduate students, encompasses topics in fundamental and applied photochemistry and photophysics from the fields of organic and inorganic chemistry. Key topics and concepts will include basic electronic structure, interactions of light with matter/electronic transitions, UV-Vis absorption and emission spectroscopy, energy transfer, kinetics/dynamics, Jablonski diagrams, electron transfer, and chemical reactivity. These topics and concepts will be covered in the context of frontier applications including OLEDs, photoredox catalysis, energy conversion, solar fuels, and artificial photosynthesis, organic photosynthesis, molecular imaging, and optogenetic tools among others.