[MOS] November 15, 2011

[Zina M Queen]

Seminar on
Modern Optics and Spectroscopy

                                     Probing photosynthetic structure and function with multidimensional spectroscopy

Jennifer Ogilvie,
University of Michigan

Tuesday, November 15, 2011
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Two-dimensional (2D) electronic spectroscopy has recently emerged as a powerful tool for the study of energy transfer in complex condensed-phase systems. Its experimental implementation is challenging but can be greatly simplified by the use of pulse-shaping methods.  This approach is also amenable to a variety of different types of spectroscopic probes, expanding the available frequency range of the detection axis and allowing studies of energy transfer and electronic coupling over a broad range of frequencies. I will discuss applications of 2D electronic spectroscopy to studying the primary energy and charge transfer events in the photosystem II reaction center.

Grier Room, MIT Bldg 34-401
Refreshments served after the lecture
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