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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of York - Heslington Campus
Part Time
Sep 2026
6 Year
The absorption of light to induce electronic transitions is one of the most fundamental and important processes in chemistry.Photosynthesis exploits the photochemical conversion of light into chemical energy; colour perception derives the absorption and scattering of light of different wavelengths; all forms of luminescence derive from the relaxation of electronically excited states.Our interests span the fundamentals of electronic spectroscopy and excited states to the photochemistry of metal complexes, dyads for photo-induced electron transfer, organic molecules, solid-state metal oxides and precursors to polysaccharides.One of our great strengths is in-situ and time-resolved spectroscopies to study mechanisms and fundamental principles. Theory provides information about dynamics, the nature of reaction intermediates and of electronically excited states.Our research has applications in solar fuels, photocatalysis, sunscreens, dyes, medicinal chemistry and catalysis.
