Program

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All sessions at Aula O ("G. Ciamician"), building UE4

 

Monday, June 9th

08:30 - 09:15                Registration

09:15 - 09:30                Opening remarks

09:30 - 11:00                Towards a sun-powered world
                                    
(Nicola Armaroli – CNR-ISOF Bologna)

11:00 - 11:30                Coffee break

11:30 - 12:30                Electronic absorption spectroscopy
                                    
(Nelsi Zaccheroni – University of Bologna) 

12:30 - 14:00                Lunch time

14:00 - 15:30                Deactivation of electronically excited states and fluorimetry
                                    
(Luca Prodi – University of Bologna) 

15:30 - 16:30                Corrections to emission and excitation spectra. Evaluation of emission quantum yields
                                    
(Serena Silvi – University of Bologna)

16:30 - 17:00                Coffee break

17:00 - 18:00                Absorption and emission spectroscopy with polarised light
                                    
(Arianna Menichetti – University of Bologna)

Tuesday, June 10th

09:00 - 10:00                Photoinduced energy transfer
                                    
(Andrea Fermi – University of Bologna)

10:00 - 11:00                Photoinduced electron transfer
                                    
(Paola Ceroni – University of Bologna)

11:00 - 11:30                Coffee break

11:30 - 12:30                Quenching and sensitisation of electronic excited states
                                    
(Damiano Genovese – University of Bologna)

12:30 - 14:00                Lunch time

14:00 - 15:00                Luminescent sensors and probes
                                    
(Enrico Rampazzo – University of Bologna)

15:00 - 16:00                Emission measurements by pulsed excitation
                                    
(Giacomo Bergamini – University of Bologna)

16:00 - 16:30                Coffee break

16:30 - 17:30                Transient absorption spectroscopy
                                    
(Mirco Natali – University of Ferrara)

17:30 - 18:15                The Periodic Table's Women
                                     
(Margherita Venturi – University of Bologna)

 

Wednesday, June 11th

09:00 - 10:00                Photochromic compounds and actinometry
                               
     (Marco Villa – University of Bologna)

10:00 - 11:00                Simulation of absorption and emission spectra
                               
     (Daniele Fazzi – University of Bologna)

11:00 - 11:30                Coffee break

11:30 - 12:30                Electrochemiluminescence
                                    
(Francesco Paolucci – University of Bologna)

12:30 - 14:00                Lunch time

14:00 - 15:00                Photoactive molecular devices and machines
                                    
(Massimo Baroncini – University of Bologna)

15:00 - 16:00                Photochemistry and biomedical applications
                                    
(Salvatore Sortino – University of Catania)

16:00 - 16:30                Coffee break

16:30 - 17:30                Photo-induced processes in quantum dots
                                    
(Carlo Giansante – CNR-Nanotec Lecce)

Thursday, June 12th

09:00 - 10:00                Fluorescence microscopy: from bulk to single molecule
                                    
(Ilse Manet – CNR-ISOF Bologna)

10:00 - 11:00                 A Molecular Approach for Artificial Photosynthesis 
                                    
(Fausto Puntoriero – University of Messina)

11:00 - 11:30                Coffee break

11:30 - 12:30                Conversion of solar energy into electricity and fuels
                                    
(Stefano Caramori – University of Ferrara)

12:30 - 14:00                Lunch time

14:00 - 15:00                Synthetic applications of photo(organo)catalyzed reactions
                                    
(Maurizio Fagnoni – University of Pavia) 

15:00 - 16:00                How much photochemistry can there be in an artwork?
                                    
(Aldo Romani – University of Perugia)

16:00 - 16:30                Closing remarks and coffee break