Center for Photochemical Sciences
Overview
OverviewThe Center for Photochemical Sciences, established in 1985, evolved from research activities of faculty in the Department of Chemistry at Bowling Green State University to make more effective use of focused resources in the photochemical sciences by assembling teams of scientists collaborating in an interactive, interdisciplinary research setting.
Center members include BGSU faculty from the Departments of Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, and Biological Sciences. Its unifying intellectual theme focuses on the study of the interaction of light with physical, chemical, and biological systems, and on the quest for practical applications of that basic knowledge, which stimulate new technology. The Center serves to expand the synergy of research, teaching, and applications in the photochemical sciences.
Goals and Objectives
- To conduct research across disciplinary boundaries.
- To prepare students and professionals for careers in industry and academia.
- To support established technological business through consultation and collaboration, particularly in our immediate locale, and to support the development of new business based on photoscience.
- To serve as a resource center and transfer knowledge to those outside the Center.
Distinguishing Features
- Strong interaction on regional, state, and national levels with industries whose research, development and product initiatives involve the photochemical sciences.
- A distinguished scientific advisory board composed of leaders in the photosciences from industry and academia who participate in policy, planning, and establishment of long-range goals for the Center.
- Research collaborations at the local, regional, national, and international levels.
RECENT NEWS
- Nai-hsuan Hu (Furgal Lab) has won the graduate colleges Shanklin Award for Research Excellence in Math and Science based on his recent paper in Advanced Functional Materials on photoresponsive sponges ($1250 prize)
- Kalani Edirisinghe (Ostrowski Lab) won the Outstanding Research Assistant Award
- Buddhima Rupasinghe (Furgal Lab) will be presenting in the ACS Presidential symposium, Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research this Thursday (4/15/21) at 5:40 PM on his recent publication in ACS Applied Polymer Materials. “Full circle recycling of polysiloxanes via room temperature fluoride catalyzed depolymerization to repolymerizable cyclics.”
- Dr. Joseph Furgal's lab leads 'monumental' research, October 29, 2020
- Chemistry Associate Professor Tan receives NSF grant for coronavirus research, April 29, 2020
- The center welcomed 2 new members this Fall. Say hello to Dr. Joseph Furgal and Dr. Jayaraman Sivaguru
- "Photoresponsive materials come to light in BGSU laboratory", February 27, 2017
- Dr. Alexis Ostrowski named "Emerging Investigator," , January 17. 2017
- 2012 W. Heinlen Hall Lecturer, Jean-Pierre Sauvage, awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on molecular machines, October 5, 2016
- Grad student Giuseppe Giammanco to pitch idea at The Hatch entrepreneurship competition, April 4, 2016
- BGSU partners to build diversity in faculty ranks from graduate level up, January 27, 2016
- Alumnus, faculty scholar connect to answer biochemical questions,
December 8, 2015 - Malcolm D. E. Forbes to lead Center for Photochemical Sciences, May 14, 2015
- Graduate student Ali Akdeniz receives 2015-2016 McMaster Fellowship; Graduate students Giuseppe Giammanco and Natalia Razgoniaeva receive travel fellowships, April 23, 2015
- Graduate student Mary Bauman receives the university's 2014-2015 Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award. March 20, 2015
- Professor George Bullerjahn and BGSU biologists lead project to protect Sandusky city water supply. January 29, 2015
- Students from Ostrowski lab make photoresponsive materials. January 29, 2015
- Professor Peter Lu elected as American Physical Society (APS) Fellow. January 8, 2015
- BGSU undergrads make strides in photochemical sciences. August 28, 2014
- Graduate student Sergey Matveev receives the 2014-2015 McMaster Graduate Research Fellowship. April 28, 2014
- Professor Mikhail Zamkov receives Olscamp Research Award. April 25, 2014
- Ground broken for new Bureau of Criminal Investigation laboratory at BGSU. July 24, 2013
- Forensic science specialization to be offered at BGSU. March 25, 2013
- SPIE highlights Doug Neckers as a pioneer in stereolithography. January 15, 2013
SEMINAR
All seminars will be held in Overman Hall 123 at 3:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Winter 2020
January 29, 2020
Ramanarayanan Krishnamurthy - Scripps ResearchInstitute
Title: TBA
February 5, 2020
Adam Urbach - Trinity University
Title: TBA
February 12, 2020
Priya Varadan - Wacker Chemical
Title: TBA
February 19, 2020
TBA
Title: TBA
February 26, 2020
TBA
Title: TBA
March 5, 2020
Gavin M. King - University of Missouri-Columbia
Title: TBA
March 11, 2020
Miguel Garcia-Garibay - UCLA
Title: TBA
March 18-25, 2020
No Seminar Session
April 1, 2020
Jim McCusker - Michigan State University
Title: TBA
April 8, 2020
Hedi Mattoussi - Florida State University
Title: TBA
April 15, 2020
Ana de Bettencourt-Dias - University of Nevada, Reno
Title: TBA
April 22, 2020
Terry Miller - The Ohio State University
Title: TBA
April 29, 2020
TBA
Title: TBA
Winter 2019
February 6, 2019
Title: Photodegradation of (E)- and (Z)-
Endoxifen: Kinetics, By-Products
Identification and Toxicity
Assessment
February 27, 2019
John Porco - Boston University
Title: Recent Studies Towards the Synthesis of Bioactive Natural Products
March 6, 2019
Yoan Simon - The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg
Title: Damage Control and Light Management Through Polymer Chemistry
March 27, 2019
Title TBA
April 10, 2019
Jin He - Florida International University
Title: Developing Multifunctional Nanopipette for Single-entity Studies
April 17, 2019
Eric Anslyn - University of Texas
Title: Three Tales of Supramolecular Analytical Chemistry
April 23, 2019
Steffen Jockush - Columbia
Title: Mechanistic and Kinetic Studies of Reactive Intermediates in Photoinitiated
Processes: Photostabilization of Fluorophores and Photoinitiators for
Polymerization
April 24, 2019
Alexander Weiss - University of Texas - Arlington
Title: Applications of Antimatter in Surface Science
May 22, 2019
Se Ryeon Lee - PPG (Group Leader)
PPG Info Session
September 16, 2019
Erin Chernick - University of Tubingen
Title: Design and Synthesis of Functional Organic Molecules – From Renewable Energy
Devices to Spintronic Applications
September 18, 2019
Benjamin Schwartz - UCLA
Title - Ultrafast Spectroscopy, Device and Structural Studies of Charge Carriers in Doped Conjugated Polymers
September 25, 2019
Pravas Deria - Southern Illinois University
Title: Towards Porous Light-Harvesting Frameworks: How Topology Controls the Critical Properties
October 2, 2019
Scott Hartley - Miami University
Title: Control of Molecular Geometry in Space and Time
October 16, 2019
Art van der Est - Brock Universty
Title: Spin Polarization in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
October 23, 2019
TBA
Title: TBA
October 30, 2019
TBA
Title: TBA
November 6, 2019
Shanlin Pan - University of Alabama
Title: Understanding Single Molecular and Single nanoparticle Electrochemistry with Combined Optical and Electrochemical Methods
November 13, 2019
TBA
Title: TBA
November 20, 2019
Arthur Winter - Iowa State University
Title: New Strategies to Achieve Photocaging Using Visible Light
November 29, 2019 - January 22, 2020
No Seminar Session
Fall
September 12, 2018
Alan Sellinger - Colorado School of Mines
Title - Organic Materials for Application in Radiation Detection and Solar Cells
September 19, 2018
Thai Thayumanavan - Umass Amherst
Title: Towards Autonomously Responding Artificial Molecular Assemblies
September 26, 2018
Binghe Wang - Georgia State University
Title TBA
October 10, 2018
Julia Chan - UT Dallas
Title TBA
October 24, 2018
Hien M. Nguyen - Wayne State University
Title TBA
November 7, 2018
Khalid Salaita - Emory University
Title TBA
December 5, 2018
Gary F Moore - Arizona State University
Title TBA
Updated: 08/24/2022 11:05AM