The CLD seminars are run by the Chemistry and Light research theme: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/chemistry/research/chemistry-and-light
Student Leads
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- Kate Robertson
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- Nicholas Lau
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- Harry McGhee
January – April (2024)
| Date | Speaker(s) / Event | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar | Professor Anastasia Bochenkova (Moscow State University) | Modelling photoelectron spectra of biological chromophores in the gas phase and solution |
| 11 Mar | Professor Caroline Dessent (University of York) | Illuminating sunscreens: molecular level insights into the photodynamics of UV filters |
| 4 Mar | Dr Ewen Campbell (University of Edinburgh) | Synthesis and spectroscopic characterisation of molecular ions for astrochemical consideration |
| 26 Feb | Dr Nick Walker (Newcastle University) | Internal rotation and isomerisation in monohydrates of heteroaromatics: insights from rotational spectroscopy |
| 19 Feb | Dr Andrew Burnett (University of Leeds) | Using terahertz spectroscopy to probe the structure, disorder and dynamics in molecular crystals |
| 5 Feb | Dr Federico Hernández (UCL) | Modelling excited state mechanisms of molecular aggregates and organic solids |
| 29 Jan | Dr David Bacon (UCL) | Direct imaging of excitons in a TMD monolayer using Tr-ARPES |
| 22 Jan | Lauren Cook and James Green (UCL) | Which algorithm best simulates non-adiabatic dynamics using the Meyer-Miller-Stock-Thoss Hamiltonian? Fast, accurate and spin-pure calculation of the electronically excited states of organic hydrocarbon radicals |
| 15 Jan | Dr Felix Plasser (University of Loughborough) | Detailed understanding of molecular excited states: from wave functions to design rules |
October – December (2023)
| Date | Speaker(s) / Event | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 4th Dec | Prof. Russell Minns (University of Southampton) | Using Extreme Ultraviolet and Soft X-ray Pulses in Time-Resolved Photoelectron Spectroscopy Measurements of Chemical Dynamics |
| 27th Nov | Prof. Graham Worth (UCL) | Tutorial Lecture: Modelling Excited-state Dynamics |
| 23rd Nov | Prof. Jonathan Reid (University of Bristol) | Exhaled Aerosols and Disease Transmission |
| 13th Nov | Dr. Alice Van Haeften (UCL) | Using density matrices to simulate an intramolecular proton transfer |
| 30th Oct | Dr. Rebecca Ingle (UCL) | Introduction to Systems at UCL |
| 23rd Oct | Dr. Rachel Crespo-Otero (UCL) | Modelling photochemical processes and excited state dynamics in organic molecular crystals |
| 16th Oct | Dr. Graham Cooper (UCL) | Electron Resonances in Uracil-Water Clusters |
| 9th Oct | CLD PIs | Introduction to CLD Groups |
May – July (2023)
| Date | Speaker(s) / Event | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 7th Sep | Prof. Wendy Brown (Sussex University) | Using surface science to probe astrochemical processes |
| 10th Aug | UPDICE Prof. Martina Havenith (Ruhr University Bochum) Prof. Daniel Neumark (University of California Berkeley) Prof. Irene Burghardt (University of Frankfurt) | Symposium on Advances in Photochemistry Caught in the act: Optical Pump THz probe allows real-time observation of the solvent response subsequent to photoexcitation Investigating Chemical Dynamics with Attosecond Light Sources Quantum Dynamical Simulations of Excitonic Processes and 2D Electronic Spectroscopy of Functional Organic Polymer Materials |
| 19th Jun | Dr. William J. Glover (NYU Shanghai) | Pushing (QM/MM) boundaries: simulations of solvent-supported electronic states |
| 5th Jun | Dr. Christoph Schnedermann (University of Cambridge) | Optical scattering microscopy to investigate ion intercalation in active battery particles |
| 31st May | Prof. Dave Townsend (Herriot-Watt) | Mapping Extended Reaction Coordinates in Photochemical Dynamics |
| 9th May | Prof. Michael R. Wasielewski (Northwestern University) | Using Light to Generate Molecular Spin Qubits for Quantum Information Science |
| 26th Apr | Dr. Deborin Ghosh (University of Bristol) | Ultrafast photochemical dynamics of p-nitrophenol in aqueous media |
January – April (2023)
| Date | Speaker(s) / Event | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 13th Mar | Dr. Jemma Gibbard (Durham University) | Dissociation and electron loss dynamics of complex carboxylate anions |
| 6th Mar | Prof. Elizabeth Gibson (University of Newcastle) | Dye-sensitized photocathodes for solar cells and solar fuels |
| 20th Feb | Dr. Cate Anstöter | Modelling the metastable electronic states of the tetracene anion |
| 13th Feb | Prof. Zoe Pikramenou | Luminescent metal complexes: from molecular to nanopartical probes for detection and imaging |
| 6th Feb | TBD | 1st Year PhD Talks |
| 30th Jan | Dr. Nathaniel Gallop (University of Warwick) | Understanding Cation-Lattice Interactions in Hybrid Perovskites |
| 23rd Jan | Prof. Carla Figueira de Morisson Faria (UCL) | Dissecting intra-cycle quantum interference in photoelectron holography |
| 16th Jan | Dr. Michael Booth (UCL) | Light-activated nucleic acids for biology and |
October – December (2022)
| Date | Speaker(s) / Event | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 12th Dec | CLD Christmas Party | N/A |
| 28th Nov | Prof. Sandrine Heutz (Imperial College London) | Dynamics of Photoinduced Spins in Molecular Semiconductors Films |
| 21st Nov | Dr. Roopender Kumar (UCL) | A radical approach for synthesis of alkylamines using visible-light |
| 14th Nov | Dr. Susannah Bourne-Worster (UCL) | The (un?)importance of structure in efficient light harvesting |
| 31st Oct | Dr. Mary Matthews (Imperial College London) | Using high harmonic generation for time resolved spectroscopy on organic solids and gases |
| 24th Oct | Prof. Ryan Wang (UCL) | How long does it take to reduce a Cu2+ cation? - A study of time in catalysis |
| 17th Oct | Dr. Navendu Mondal (Imperial College London) | Hot Carrier Cooling Dynamics in Perovskite Nanostructures |
| 10th Oct | Introduction to Research Groups | Introduction to Research Groups |
| 13th Sep | Prof. Stefan Haacke (University of Strasbourg) | Ultrafast Spectroscopy of functional molecular materials for solar energy conversion |
May – July (2022)
| Date | Speaker(s) / Event | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 6th Jun | Cancelled: CLD Committee Representatives | Cancelled: A year in review and looking to the future |
| 30th May | PhD Talks: Will Fortune Robin Kerr | 3rd Year PhD Talks: Photodetachment from phenolate in aqueous solution Nanostructure and evolution of hydrated MAPbBr3 single crystals at low water vapour exposure |
| 24th May | Dr. Michael Parkes (UCL) | The Photochemistry of Thiophene |
| 12th May | Dr. Javier Segarra-Martí (Universitat de Valencia) | Connecting Electronic Structure Theory with Non-linear Spectroscopies |
| 9th May | Dr. Basile Curchod (University of Bristol) | Driving new developments in excited-state molecular dynamics through challenging photochemical applications |
| 25th Apr | Prof. Andrew Ellis (University of Leicester) | Spectroscopy in superfluid helium |
January – April (2022)
| Date | Speaker(s) / Event | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 28th Mar | Dr. Joseph Beckwith (Princeton University) | Shining Light on the 3D Orientation and Translation of a Single Fast-moving Nanoparticle |
| 21st Mar | Robin Kerr (UCL) Dr. Barry Mant (UCL) | Photoexcitation of Deep Gap States in MAPbBr3 Single Crystals Does the photochemical reaction of phenol become ultrafast at the air-water interface? |
| 14th Mar | Dr. Pablo Lemos (University of Sussex) | Learning physical laws with Machine Learning |
| 7th Mar | Women's Day Session: Dr. Brianna Heazlewood (University of Liverpool) Dr. Bridgette Cooper (UCL) | New methods for studying ion-neutral reactions at low temperatures Electron-molecular scattering with Quantemol Electron Collisions (QEC) |
| 28th Feb | CLD Poster Session | N/A |
| 21st Feb | Dr. Laura Ratcliff (University of Bristol) | Simulating Disordered Supramolecular Materials for Organic LEDs using Large Scale Density Functional Theory |
| 7th Feb | PhD Talks: Aysha Riaz Olivia Dalby James Green Leon Cigrang Nicholas Lau Kate Robertson | 1st Year PhD Talks: Solution Processed Transparent Conducting Oxides for Electronic Devices Using Super-Resolution Microscopy to Investigate Immunotherapies Theoretical Design Rules for Chromophores with Increased Visible Absorption Photodissociation of Methanol in Icy Grains using Quantum Dynamics The Hunt for Nitrobenzene Transient Absorption Spectroscopy of Biomolecules |
| 31st Jan | Dr Sabrina Simoncelli (UCL) | Towards quantitative and ultra-resolved 3D super-resolution fluorescence imaging |
| 24th Jan | Community Problem Solving Session | N/A |
| 17th Jan | Dr. Diptesh Dey (UCL) | Simulating photoexcitation with a laser pulse beyond the perturbative limit |
October – December (2021)
| Date | Speaker(s) / Event | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 6th Dec | Prof. Andrew Orr-Ewing (University of Bristol) | Solvent effects on ultrafast photochemical pathways |
| 29th Nov | Dr. Miguel Rivera (UCL) | Computational Methods for Photochemistry in Organic Molecular Crystals: Christmas Lights and Pine-Conical Intersections |
| 22nd Nov | Prof. Claudia Draxl (Humboldt University of Berlin) | Excitations in complex oxides |
| 15th Nov | Prof. Xiaoyang Zhu (Columbia University) | Controlling Excitons in 2D |
| 8th Nov | Dr. Robert Godin (University of British Columbia) | Structure-photophysics-activity relationships in carbon nitride photocatalysts and their heterojunctions |
| 1st Nov | Dr. Felix Plasser (Loughborough University) | Tuning photophysical properties via excited-state aromaticity |
| 25th Oct | Dr. Sandra Gomez Rodriguez (UCL) | Beyond gas phase simulations: adding the environment in quantum dynamics |
| 19th Oct | Lea Ibele (Durham University) Prof. Anna Krylov (University of Southern California) | Dynamics near a conical intersection - a diabolical compromise for ab initio multiple spawning New and old challenges in spectroscopy modeling |
| 18th Oct | Dr. James Bull (University of East Anglia) | Photochemical dynamics of mass- and isomer-selected anions |
| 11th Oct | Kelechi Uleanya (University of York) Temitope Abiola (Warwick University) | Collision-induced dissociation and laser photodissociation spectroscopy of N-aromatic metalloporphyrin complexes Molecular light-to-heat converters for improving crop yield |
| 4th Oct | Jacob Davies (Thornton) Nicholas Lau (Fielding) Kate Robertson (Fielding) | Introduction Talks |
| 27th Sep | Michael Scholz (Fielding) Barry Mant (Worth) Tim Hele (Hele) Robin Kerr (Thornton) Rebecca Ingle (Ingle) Unknown (Zwijnenburg) | Introduction Talks |
May – July (2021)
| Date | Speaker(s) / Event | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 14th Jun | Social | N/A |
| 7th Jun | Dr Jimena Gorfinkiel (OU) | TBD |
| 24th May | Alice Van Haeften | TBD |
| 17th May | Dr Joseph Razell Hollis (NASA) | Raman Spectroscopy for Planetary Science: Searching for Signs of Life on Mars |
| 10th May | Dr. Alice Henley | Solutions to simulating ionisation in aqueous solutions |
January – April (2021)
| Date | Speaker(s) / Event | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 22nd Mar | Dr. Barry Mant (Worth Group) | The Photoelectron Spectra of a Jahn-Teller System: Modelling Cyclobutadiene |
| 15th Mar | Gustavo Cárdenas (UAM, Madrid) Junjun Guo (Clarke Group) | An Algorithm to Correct for the Active Space in CASSCF and CASPT2 Calculations for Sampled Geometries Bimodal Polarons as a Function of Morphology in High Efficiency Conjugated PffBT4T-Polymer/Acceptor Blends for Organic Photovoltaics |
| 8th Mar | Women's Day Session: Prof. Claire Carmalt (UCL Chemistry) Assoc. Prof. Julia Lehman (University of Leeds) | Sustainable Routes to Functional Materials….And an Academic Career Reactive Collisions: There And Back Again |
| 1st Mar | Dr. Jose Marin Beloqui (Clarke Group) | How I got my fellowship: Triplet-charge annihilation in small molecule donor:acceptor blends as a major loss mechanism in organic photovoltaics |
| 22nd Feb | PhD Talks: Simon Shan (Fielding Group) Robin Kerr (Thornton Group) | 3rd Year PhD Talks: A study of the interaction of cationic dyes with gold nanostructures Two-Photon Photoemission Spectroscopy on Semiconductor Surfaces |
| 8th Feb | Ass. Prof. Pedro Sanchez Murcia (Medical University of Graz) | Computing at the interface: predicting photophysical properties in Chemical Biology |
| 1st Feb | Dr. Tim Hele (Hele Group) | Designer lighting: a radical approach to improve organic solar cells and light-emitting diodes |
| 25th Jan | PhD Talks: Jaymee Coonjobeeharry (Worth Group) Harry McGhee (Ingle Group) Alex Sterling (Fielding Group) | 1st Year PhD Talks: Quantum Molecular Dynamics for Bioluminescence Investigating photo-induced processes using optical and X-Ray spectroscopies Probing the electronic structure and dynamics of bioluminescent chromophores using experimental and computational methods |
| 18th Jan | Prof. Julia Weinstein (University of Sheffield) | Towards directing photochemical reactions with mode-specific infrared excitation in solution |
October – December (2020)
| Date | Speaker(s) / Event | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 14th Dec | Hristo Gonev (Clarke Group) Adair Nicolson (Thornton Group) | TBD |
| 7th Dec | Dr. Jutta Toscano (invited speaker -JILA) | High-resolution ro-vibrational and electronic spectroscopy of C60 and breath |
| 30th Nov | CLD community problem solving session | N/A |
| 23rd Nov | Dr. Sandra Gómez (Worth Group) | Some CAS guidelines & new Maleimides |
| 16th Nov | Dr Sebastian Groh Javier Sanchez Bautista Jemima Barnes Lara Lalemi | Celebrating LGTBQ+ in STEM |
| 9th Nov | Omri Tau (Fielding Group) William Fortune (Fielding Group) | Liquid-Microjet Photoelectron Spectroscopy Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Phenolate |
| 2nd Nov | Dr. Diptesh Dey (Worth Group) | Laser Induced Molecular Reaction Dynamics |
| 26th Oct | Roisin Tapley (Fielding Group) Thierry Tran (Worth Group) | Photoelectron spectroscopy of gold plasmonic nanostructures Electronic control of electron-nuclear dynamics using a coherent superposition of states |
| 19th Oct | Dr. Michael Scholz (Fielding Group) | Size- and shape-specific spectroscopy of molecular ions using ion mobility spectrometry |
| 12th Oct | Jaymee Coonjobeeharry (Worth Group) Harry McGhee (Ingle Group) Alex Sterling (Fielding Group) | Introduction Talks |
| 5th Oct | Omri Tau (Fielding) Dr. Lily Ellis-Gibbings (Price) Dr. Tim Hele (Hele) Robin Kerr (Thornton) Junjun Guo (Clarke) Dr. Sabrina Simoncelli (Simoncelli) Dr. Martijn Zwijnenburg (Zwijnenburg) Georgia Christopoulou (Worth) Dr. Rebecca Ingle (Ingle) | Introduction Talks |
May – July (2020)
| Date | Speaker(s) / Event | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 27th Jul | Anoushka Handa (University of Cambridge; Fielding alumnus) | 3D Super-Resolution Imaging of Mouse Hippocampus Reveals Postsynatic Diversity Protein Distributions |
| 20th Jul | Jana Ockova (ICFO, Barcelona; Fielding Group alumnus) Matus Diveky (ETH Zurich; Fielding Group alumnus) | Photon statistics of plasmonically-enhanced single Fenna-Matthews-Olson complexes Photothermal Single-Particle Spectroscopy: investigating the influence of relative humidity on aerosols’ absorption and scattering |
| 6th Jul | Dr. Naoko Sano (Ionoptika LTD.) Dr. Kasper Haume (Ørsted) | From Academia to Industry |
| 29th Jun | PhD Talks: Sam Armenta Butt (Price Group) Georgia Christopoulou (Worth Group) Alex Tanner (Thornton Group) Alice Van Haeften (Worth Group) | 3rd Year PhD Symposium |
| 22nd Jun | Dr. Barry Mant (Worth Group) | Modelling ion trap processes using Time Independent Scattering Calculations |
| 15th Jun | SDG Games Night: The Pictionary Strikes Back | N/A |
| 8th Jun | Dr. Anna Regoutz (UCL): | X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy for Electronic Materials and Devices |
| 1st Jun | SDG Games Night: Pictionary | N/A |
| 18th May | Profs. Stephen Price, Helen Fielding, and Graham Worth Drs. Tracey Clarke and Rebecca Ingle. | SDG Q&A: Everything you wanted to know about academia but were too afraid to ask |
| 11th May | SDG "Pub" Quiz the Third Hosts: Jose Marin Beloqui and Omri Tau | N/A |
| 4th May | Dr. Sabrina Simoncelli | Nanophotonic approaches for nanoscale imaging & single-molecule detection |
| 27th Apr | SDG "Pub" Quiz Hosts: Joey Broughton and Will Fortune | N/A |
| 20th Apr | Dr. Jose Marin Beloqui (Clarke Group) | Transient Absorption Spectroscopy: TAS in Times of Coronavirus |
| 13th Apr | Inaugural SDG "Pub" Quiz Hosts: Lily Ellis-Gibbings and Alice Henley | N/A |
January – April (2020)
| Date | Speaker(s) / Event | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| To Be Rearranged | Prof. Majed Chergui (EPFL, Switzerland, RSC Liversidge Award) Dr. Rebecca Ingle (UCL) Dr. Tom Penfold (Newcastle University) | RSC Awards Symposium |
| To Be Rearranged | Toby Barnard (Imperial College London) | TBD |
| 9th Mar | Dr. Sam Eden (Open University) | TBD |
| 2nd Mar | Dr. Sandra Gomez Rodriguez (Worth Group) | TBD |
| 24th Feb | Prof. Sandy MacRobert (UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Science) | TBD |
| 10th Feb | Dr. River Riley (Fielding Group) | TBD |
| 3rd Feb | Dr. Rebecca Ingle (UCL Chemistry, International Day of Women and Girls in STEM) | An Ultrafast Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum |
| 27th Jan | 5 Minute PhD Talks: Roisin Tapley (Fielding Group) Thierry Tran (Worth Group) | Photoelectron spectroscopy of hot carrier decay in plasmonic nanostructures Investigation of charge migration/transfer with full quantum treatment of nuclear and electron motions |
| 20th Jan | Junjun Guo (Clarke Group) Robin Kerr (Thornton Group) | Charge photogeneration against the LUMO difference in polymer OPV Study of Photoexcitation Pathways on CH3NH3PbBr3 Single Crystals |
October – December (2019)
| Date | Speaker(s) / Event | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 16th Dec | Dr. Patrick Roberton (University of Bristol) | TBD |
| 9th Dec | Dr. Lily Ellis-Gibbings (Price Group) Georgia Christopoulou (Worth Group) | How Many Ions? Developing Quantum Dynamical Methods |
| 2nd Dec | Prof. Ian Robinson (UCL Physics) | Ultrafast 3-D Imaging of Gold Nanoparticles |
| 25th Nov | CANCELLED: STRIKE ACTION | N/A |
| 18th Nov | Dr. Stoichko Dimitrov (Queen Mary University of London) | Excited state dynamics in solution processible solar energy harvesting materials: from fundamentals to material development |
| 11th Nov | Dr. Eryn Spinlove (UCL Physics) | Theoretical Methods for the Treatment of Small Molecules: Quantics and RmatReact |
| 4th Nov | PhD Talks: Simon Shan (Fielding Group) Omri Tau (Fielding Group) | The interaction of cationic dyes with a range of gold nanoparticles and nanoclusters Working towards time resolved liquid-microjet photoelectron spectroscopy of biological chromophores |
| 28th Oct | Dr. Jose Marin Beloqui (Clarke Group) Alex Tanner (Thornton Group) | Oxygen Influence on the Transient Spectrum on DRCN5T small molecule Resonant photoexcitation of a realistic TiO2 catalyst |
| 21st Oct | Profs. Fielding, Worth and Price. | Introduction Talks |
May – July (2019)
| Date | Speaker(s) / Event | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 8th Jul | Sam Butt (Price Group) Dr. Michael Parkes (Worth Group) | Dication-Neutral reactions - understanding atmospheric processes TBD |
| 1st Jul | PhD Talks: Joseph Broughton (Fielding Group) Alex Tanner (Thornton Group) | Illuminating the ultrafast dynamics of thiophene Talk on recent data |
| 24th Jun | Dr. Michael Parkes (Worth Group) | TBD |
| 13th Jun | 3rd Year PhD Practice Talks: Oscar Williams (Thornton Group) Anand Patel (Fielding Group) Alice Henley (Fielding Group) | Atomic and Molecular Insights Into Gold Catalysis TBD Working towards a solution to simulating aqueous solutions |
| 5th Jun | MSc/MRes Talks: Antonia Freibert Jacob Lee | MSc/MRes Practice Talks |
| 13th May | Prof. Gaetana Laricchia (UCL, Physics) | Collisions involving Antimatter |
| 1st May | MSci Talks (Extended Symposium): Will Fortune Roisin Tapley Minerva Martinez Miguel | MSci Practice Talks |
January – April (2019)
| Date | Speaker(s) / Event | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 25th Mar | Dr. Rachel Crespo-Otero (Queen Mary University of London) | Understanding aggregation-induced emission in molecular crystals undergoing excited state proton transfer |
| 18th Mar | PhD Talks: Simon Shan Thierry Tran Profs. Fielding, Price and Worth | Application of gold nanoparticles/clusters in photoelectron spectroscopies Investigation of charge migration/transfer in radical cations using Ehrenfest method with fully quantum nuclear motion Career Pathways |
| 11th Mar | PhD Talks (Aliceminar): Alice van Haeften Alice Henley | Using quantum dynamics techniques to simulate a charge transfer Working towards a solution to modelling aqueous solutions |
| 4th Mar | Prof. Katherine Holt (UCL) | In situ IR spectroelectrochemistry of the electrode/solution interface |
| 25th Feb | PhD Talks: Anand Patel Alex Tanner | Shining new light on the electronic structure and relaxation dynamics of oxyluciferin in vacuo using anion photoelectron spectroscopy and organic synthesis Photoelectron spectroscopy study of formate and aqueous TiO2 rutile (110) interfaces |
| 18th Feb | Dr Artem Bakulin (Imperial College London) | On the Photophysics of Organic Solar Cells with Non-Fullerene Acceptors |
| 11th Feb | Andreas Lehr (Worth Group) Dr. Jose Marin Beloqui (Clarke Group) | Quantum Dynamics in Photodissociation Spectroscopy Donor and Acceptor Dual Character in a Cross-Conjugated Polymer: a Transient Absorption Spectroscopy Study |
| 4th Feb | First Year PhD Students | Introduction Talks |
| 28th Jan | Research Theme PIs | Introduction Talks |
| 21st Jan | Dr. Lily Ellis-Gibbings (Price Group) | Working to improve radiotherapy treatment planning, one molecule at a time |