Research

My research combines organic chemistry and photophysics and is targeted on the development of multichromophoric molecules and materials with programmed optical properties. I am investigating porphyrins, dipyrrins and BODIPY dyes to understand how the excited state transitions in these molecules can be controlled by the structural factors and the environment. In particular, I am focused on applications of these systems in photodynamic therapy, triplet-triplet annihilation photon upconversion and photocatalysis. I remain interested in industrial R&D and corporate engagement with science and technology more broadly.

My current research activities can be divided into three interconnected projects:

• Synthesis of multichromophoric systems (read more)
• Generation and sensing of singlet oxygen (read more)
• Photoinduced electron transfer and intersystem crossing (SOCT-ISC) in donor-acceptor dyads (read more)