Regular biography
Michael R. Wasielewski is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University. His research focuses on light-driven processes in molecules and materials, including artificial photosynthesis, molecular electronics, quantum information science, ultrafast optical spectroscopy, and time-resolved electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. He is affiliated with the Institute for Quantum Information Research and Engineering (INQUIRE) and the Center for Molecular Quantum Transduction (CMQT). Prof. Wasielewski holds the Clare Hamilton Hall Professor of Chemistry title and is a Faculty Member of the Applied Physics Program. His work has been recognized through numerous awards and publications in leading scientific journals.
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Michael R. Wasielewski is a Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University, specializing in Photochemistry, Photophysics, Artificial Photosynthesis, Molecular Electronics, and Quantum Information Science. His research focuses on understanding and engineering light-harvesting and charge-separation processes in artificial photosynthetic systems, with applications in solar energy conversion. He explores molecular electronics, including the design of n-type semiconductors and conjugated polymers for organic electronics. His work also investigates quantum information science, leveraging molecular systems for quantum computing. Additionally, he studies photoinduced electron transfer, excited-state dynamics, and the photophysics of carotenoids in photosynthesis. His research bridges fundamental science and technological innovation in energy and molecular electronics.