ProfessorMike Robb, FRS
Chair in Chemistry
Department of Chemistry - Faculty of Natural Sciences
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- Chair in ChemistryDepartment of Chemistry - Faculty of Natural Sciences
- 020 7594 5757 (Work)
- 301c, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, White City Campus, United Kingdom
BIO
Our work involves development of the metholodgy of quantum chemistry and computational studies of photochemical reactivity.
Method development work involves the development of electronic structure methods and ab intio molecular dynamics. We are a developer of the Gaussian program for electronic structure computations.
Applications to photochemical reactivity are focused on problems involving at least two potential surfaces, known as non-adiabatic chemistry, including photochemistry and electron transfer. This work has been directed at many important areas of experimental development. Examples include classical mechanistic organic photochemistry, photoinduced electron transfer, inorganic femtochemistry, energy transfer mechanisms in bichromophoric systems, photochemical stability, intramolecular quenching, photochromic systems, polymer photophysics, and biological femtochemistry.
Recent work has been focussed on problems where electronic and nuclear dynamics can be asynchronous. An example is charge migration. Here laser excitation may excite many states and one can observe fast electron dynamics.
We have recently collected some of this work in a book (Theoretical Chemistry for Electronic Excited States) published by the RSC. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/9781788013642). We currently hold a Leverhulme Emeritus Fellowship (Controlling the electrons in excited state chemistry) https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/listings?field_grant_scheme_target_id=6
Method development work involves the development of electronic structure methods and ab intio molecular dynamics. We are a developer of the Gaussian program for electronic structure computations.
Applications to photochemical reactivity are focused on problems involving at least two potential surfaces, known as non-adiabatic chemistry, including photochemistry and electron transfer. This work has been directed at many important areas of experimental development. Examples include classical mechanistic organic photochemistry, photoinduced electron transfer, inorganic femtochemistry, energy transfer mechanisms in bichromophoric systems, photochemical stability, intramolecular quenching, photochromic systems, polymer photophysics, and biological femtochemistry.
Recent work has been focussed on problems where electronic and nuclear dynamics can be asynchronous. An example is charge migration. Here laser excitation may excite many states and one can observe fast electron dynamics.
We have recently collected some of this work in a book (Theoretical Chemistry for Electronic Excited States) published by the RSC. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/9781788013642). We currently hold a Leverhulme Emeritus Fellowship (Controlling the electrons in excited state chemistry) https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/listings?field_grant_scheme_target_id=6
FACULTY
- Faculty of Natural Sciences
POSITION NAME
- Chair in Chemistry