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This calendar includes all events from the following individual calendars: Department of Chemistry Alumni Events (events for an alumni audience), Department Events (events of general interest and/or relevant to all Chemistry research areas), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Events, Public Events, and events related to Chemistry research areas and programs (Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program, Inorganic Chemistry & Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry), as well as Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Seminars & Events.

 

Prof. Prashant Jain, UIUC, "Lights, Computer, Action!"

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Prof. Prashant Jain
Location
CLSL B102
Date
Oct 1, 2025   2:00  
Contact
Randy Prince
E-Mail
rlprince@illinois.edu
Phone
217-333-2540
Originating Calendar
Chemistry - Physical Chemistry Seminars

I will describe a paradigm at the intersection of physical and synthetic chemistry called plasmonic redox catalysis. Using this paradigm and with support from industrial partners such as Shell and Aramco, my group has been devising ways to manufacture chemicals and fuels in ways that are alternative to practices in the fossil-fuel industry. At the heart of this chemistry lies a rich interplay of many-body electronic excitations and ultrafast flow of energy and carriers. We are using tools such as in-situ single-molecule vibrational spectroscopy and optically coupled transmission electron microscopy to understand these dynamics. But our best insights to date are coming from computer simulations that integrate quantum chemistry, nanoparticles, and electrodynamic action.

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