Michael R. Wasielewski

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Michael R. Wasielewski
Born
Michael Roman Wasielewski

Nationality American
Alma mater University of Chicago
Known for Physical Chemistry, Photochemistry
Scientific career
Fields Chemistry
Institutions Northwestern University
Doctoral advisor Leon Stock

Michael Roman Wasielewski is an American physical chemist. He is currently the Clare Hamilton Hall Professor of Chemistry, Director of the Center for Molecular Quantum Transduction (CMQT), and Executive Director of the Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern University. [1]

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Wasielewski is known for his research on light-driven charge transfer and transport in molecules and materials, photosynthesis, nano scale materials for solar energy conversion, spin dynamics of multi-spin molecules, molecular materials for optoelectronics and spintronics, and time-resolved optical and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy.

Education and early life

Wasielewski was born on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, and spent his formative years in close proximity to both the University of Chicago and Chicago's steel making industry. He studied chemistry at University of Chicago under the direction of Leon Stock (B.S. 1971, Ph.D. 1975). His graduate research revealed how the electron-nuclear hyperfine splittings of hydrogen, carbon-13, and fluorine atoms depend on the structure of the paramagnetic molecules. After the completion of his Ph.D., Wasielewski studied antiaromaticity under the direction of Ronald Breslow at Columbia University. [2]

The Wasielewski Group

Wasielewski joined Northwestern University in 1994. During his time at Northwestern, Wasielewski has collaborated extensively with his colleagues Mark Ratner, Tobin Marks, Fred Lewis, Fraser Stoddart, and others to study molecular charge transfer and photophysics. Currently, the Wasielewski group is organized into three teams:

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References

  1. "Michael R. Wasielewski: Department of Chemistry - Northwestern University". www.chemistry.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  2. Forbes, Malcolm; Hammarstrom, Leif; Vura-Weis, Josh; Weiss, Emily (2010). "Biography of Michael R. Wasielewski". The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 114 (45): 14112–14116. doi:10.1021/jp106711n. PMID   21070052.