Welcome to the website of the upcoming
workshop "Quantum Dynamics and Spectroscopy of Functional
Molecular Materials and Biological Photosystems", to be
held on-line from 3-7 May 2021. Due to the
circumstances related to COVID-19, the workshop cannot be
held at the
École
de Physique des Houches as originally
foreseen.
The past 10-15 years have seen major advances in ultrafast
optical spectroscopies, leading notably to the development of
two-dimensional electronic (UV-Vis) spectroscopies, novel
electronic-vibrational techniques, and femtosecond transient X-ray
experiments. Due to this progress, quantum processes in molecular
systems, ranging from small molecules to biological systems and
functional materials, are amenable to study in unprecedented
detail. Experimental advances have been accompanied by equally
impressive progress in the theoretical understanding and simulation of
high-dimensional molecular systems undergoing photoexcitation. The
concepts of collective excitations and coherent dynamics in ultrafast
photochemical reactions in complex systems - such as energy harvesting
and charge transfer in photosynthetic pigment-protein complexes and
the generation of excitons and free charges in optoelectronic
materials - have been intensely debated in a multidisciplinary
research effort, yielding an improved understanding of nonequilibrium
phenomena guided by the interplay of quantum dynamics and
environmental effects.
Against this background, the goal of this workshop is to bring
together a group of leading spectroscopists and theorists, to address
the most recent progress and objectives in the study of energy and
charge transfer in biomolecular systems and functional materials. A
guiding theme is the matching between spectroscopic variables and
quantum simulations, for various time-resolved spectroscopies
including novel two-dimensional electronic-vibrational schemes as well
as single-molecule and femtosecond X-ray transient techniques.
The Organizers
Jessica Anna (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
Irene Burghardt (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Germany)
Jeff Cina (University of Oregon, Eugene, USA)
Jérémie Léonard (University of Strasbourg, France)
Thomas Renger (University of Linz, Austria)
Young Min Rhee (KAIST, South Korea)
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