Dynamics of Chemical Systems across the Spectrum
Event details
| Date | 13.02.2015 |
| Hour | 14:15 |
| Speaker | Prof. Majed Chergui, Laboratoire de Spectroscopie Ultrarapide - LSU, EPFL |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
With the development of novel ultrafast spectroscopic tools covering different spectral regions (X-rays, ultraviolet, visible, infrared) it is possible to address the photoinduced dynamics in detail for a large class systems. We will present examples on the spin, charge and structural dynamics in metal complexes, the charge trapping dynamics in metal complexes and the electron transfer in proteins.
Bio: Born in 1956 in Casablanca (Morocco), Majed Chergui grew up in Algeria and Lebanon. He obtained his BSc in Physics and Mathematics from Chelsea College, London in 1977, then his MSc in Atomic and Molecular Physics (1978) and his PhD (1981) from the Université Paris-sud (Orsay). At the end of 1986, he obtained his Habilitation from the Université Paris-Nord (Villetaneuse). In 1982, he joined the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) as staff scientist, working on the spectroscopy and relaxation kinetics of doped van der Waals crystals using vacuum ultraviolet radiation at the synchrotron centres LURE (Orsay) and Hasylab (Hamburg). In 1987 he moved to the Freie Universität Berlin, first as Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, then as staff scientist. During this time he developed an interest for photoinduced chemical dynamics in condensed phases (solids and liquids) using synchotron radiation and laser resonance Raman spectroscopy. In 1993, he was appointed full professor of Condensed Matter Physics at the Université de Lausanne, Switzerland. During this time, he implemented ultrafast laser experiments for the study of the structural dynamics of molecular systems in condensed phases. He also pioneered novel picosecond, and later, femtosecond X-ray absorption experiments at the Swiss Light Source. In 2003, he became Professor of Physics and Chemistry at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, where he pursues a variety of ultrafast UV and X-ray spectroscopic studies on chemical and biological systems.
Majed Chergui has received a number of awards such as the Medal of the CNRS, Fellowships of La Fondation de France and the Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung, the Miller Award (Berkeley 2002), the Rammal Award of the Euroscience Foundation (2007), the Humboldt Research Prize (2009) and the Kuwait Prize (2010). He has been member of several swiss national and international committees. In particular, he was chairman of the DYNA network
Bio: Born in 1956 in Casablanca (Morocco), Majed Chergui grew up in Algeria and Lebanon. He obtained his BSc in Physics and Mathematics from Chelsea College, London in 1977, then his MSc in Atomic and Molecular Physics (1978) and his PhD (1981) from the Université Paris-sud (Orsay). At the end of 1986, he obtained his Habilitation from the Université Paris-Nord (Villetaneuse). In 1982, he joined the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) as staff scientist, working on the spectroscopy and relaxation kinetics of doped van der Waals crystals using vacuum ultraviolet radiation at the synchrotron centres LURE (Orsay) and Hasylab (Hamburg). In 1987 he moved to the Freie Universität Berlin, first as Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, then as staff scientist. During this time he developed an interest for photoinduced chemical dynamics in condensed phases (solids and liquids) using synchotron radiation and laser resonance Raman spectroscopy. In 1993, he was appointed full professor of Condensed Matter Physics at the Université de Lausanne, Switzerland. During this time, he implemented ultrafast laser experiments for the study of the structural dynamics of molecular systems in condensed phases. He also pioneered novel picosecond, and later, femtosecond X-ray absorption experiments at the Swiss Light Source. In 2003, he became Professor of Physics and Chemistry at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, where he pursues a variety of ultrafast UV and X-ray spectroscopic studies on chemical and biological systems.
Majed Chergui has received a number of awards such as the Medal of the CNRS, Fellowships of La Fondation de France and the Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung, the Miller Award (Berkeley 2002), the Rammal Award of the Euroscience Foundation (2007), the Humboldt Research Prize (2009) and the Kuwait Prize (2010). He has been member of several swiss national and international committees. In particular, he was chairman of the DYNA network
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- ICMP (Arnaud Magrez and Raphaël Butté)
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- Arnaud Magrez ([email protected])