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SEMINAR SPEAKER: Dr. Theodore Goodson, University of Michigan
TITLE: Optical Properties of Novel Functional Organic and Inorganic Materials
ABSTRACT: Organic conjugated molecules for optical and electronic applications have received great attention due to their versatility and relatively low manufacturing costs. While there has been great improvement of light conversion efficiency in certain photovoltaic materials, there still remain questions concerning the structural and inhomogeneity of the electron and energy transport processes. In this regard, understanding the fast processes (fs) at a local level (nm) in these systems is crucial in the design criteria for better performance in optical and electronic applications. In this presentation, the results of photo-physical dynamics of organic and inorganic light harvesting materials will be described. These materials have been analyzed using time-resolved absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy as well as a nonlinear and quantum optical spectroscopy. Ultra-fast interferometric microscopic measurements were carried out to investigate the role of coherent energy transport in these organic photovoltaic materials. The use of these methods provides insights into the dynamics and degree of heterogeneity in novel organic materials for optical and electronic applications.
BIO: Theodore Goodson III is the Richard Barry Bernstein Professor of Chemistry at the University of Michigan. Dr. Goodson’s research centers on the investigation of ultra-fast, nonlinear optical, and quantum optical properties in organic multi-chromophore and metal cluster systems for particular optical and electronic applications in the condensed phase. He has published over 200 scientific publications and one book and has given more than 300 invited talks. Dr. Goodson has been awarded numerous national and international awards for his research in nonlinear optical and quantum optical effects in novel materials. His lab utilizes entangled photons to do both spectroscopy and microscopy and has been leading this field in new and promising directions. He has founded two companies, the first on high-density capacitors for automotive and medical applications, and another on the use of an entangled photon microscope for biological detection and diagnostics with low light levels. He has been awarded for his leadership and mentorship of undergraduate and graduate students. He is Executive Editor of The Journal of Physical Chemistry for the American Chemical Society and has served on a number of academic and technological advisory boards across the country. He is chair of the National Academy of Science Committee on Quantum Information Science in Chemistry. Professor Goodson received his BA in liberal arts from Wabash College in 1991 and his Ph.D. from U of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1996. He was a postdoctoral assistant at the University of Chicago and Postdoctoral fellow at Oxford University (physics)
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