Program
– The program may be subject to small variations; please check back for the latest version –
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)
17:30 - 18:30 Lab tour
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
16:30 - 17:30 Lab tour