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SUMMARY:Photophysics and Electronic Structure of Metal-Organic Frameworks
LOCATION:Chemistry A101
TZID:America/Denver
DTSTART:20201301T000000
UID:2026-05-16-03-56-50@natsci.colostate.edu
DTSTAMP:20260516T035650
Description:About the Seminar:\nThe study of energy transfer (ET) processes
  is a cornerstone of modern physical and inorganic chemistry\, which is dr
 iven by growing demand in efficient energy transfer and conversion\, neces
 sary to build a sustainable energy society independent from fossil fuels. 
 Specifically\, materials with a predesigned pathway for ET can address the
  urgent needs in fast enhancement of material performance in areas ranging
  from optoelectronic devices to photocatalytic systems and\, thereby\, dra
 stically modify the existing energy and material landscape. Metal-organic 
 frameworks (MOFs) have significant advantages to achieve directional ET. F
 or instance\, they provide a high level of control for chromophore arrange
 ment\, structural parameters\, and photophysical properties\, through rati
 onal chromophore design and synthetic conditions unprecedented for large l
 ight-harvesting ensembles and extended structures. In this presentation\, 
 mechanistic and structural aspects of directional energy transport will be
  discussed on the examples of photochromic\, fulleretic\, and biomimetic s
 ystems in order to harness MOFs as a versatile platform for energy utiliza
 tion enhancement. This talk will also cover our recent efforts in the area
 s of electronic structure elucidation with a particular focus on bimetalli
 c MOFs as well as testing framework modularity towards engineering actinid
 e-based materials.\nAbout the Speaker:\nDr. Natalia B. Shustova received h
 er M.S. degree in Materials Science from Moscow State University (MSU)\, R
 ussia and two Ph.D. degrees in Physical Chemistry (MSU) and Inorganic Chem
 istry (Colorado State University). She then did postdoctoral research at M
 assachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2013 she joined the faculty at th
 e University of South Carolina. She is a recipient of the NSF Career Award
 \, Camille Dreyfus Teaching-Scholar Award\, Distinguished Undergraduate Re
 search Mentor Award\, Alfred P. Sloan Research Award\, Cottrell Scholar Aw
 ard\, and Breakthrough Award. Her current research interests are graphitic
  hybrid materials for sustainable energy conversion\, sensors\, switches\,
  and artificial biomimetic systems. 4:00 pm
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