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By Indirections Find Directions Out: Electronic Motion Within and Among Molecules

The molecular state of matter contains many electrons, either within one molecule or among molecules. The motions of these electrons are important in everything from activation to zoology. We will discuss several of the  aspects of electronic motion within and among molecules, and how these can be characterized, and something  about structure/function behavior. Possible areas of interest are batteries, polymers,  photovoltaics, and system current collectors.

Bio

Mark Ratner is the Dumas University Professor Emeritus at Northwestern University, where he has been on faculty since 1975. He completed a Bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Harvard University in 1964 and his Ph.D. in chemistry at Northwestern University in 1969. He was then a postdoctoral fellow at Arhus University in Denmark from 1968-1969. Professor Ratner’s research interests are broad, with foci in electron transfer and transport, quantum dynamics, organic devices, nanotechnology, and sustainable technologies. He was won numerous awards over the years, including the Peter Debye Medal and the J. Willard Gibbs Award.

Speaker

Mark Ratner

Date

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Time

3 - 4 pm

Location

IACS Building, Seminar Room