Our own Erica James successfully defended her thesis on April 1! We wish her well in the next phase of her career and will miss her greatly!

Rachel and Jenny’s paper was published! Find it here! “Electron Transfer Reorganization Energies in the Electrode–Electrolyte Double Layer”

Our own Matthew Brady successfully defended his thesis on October 25! We wish him well in the next phase of his career and will miss him greatly!

Our own Sara A. M. Wehlin successfully defended her thesis on October 8! Her work has been exceptional, and we are all very proud!

Andrew’s paper was published! Find it here. “Excited-State Dipole Moments of Homoleptic [Ru(bpy′)₃]²⁺ Complexes Measured by Stark Spectroscopy”

Rachel’s paper was published! Find it here. “Factors that Control the Direction of Excited-State Electron Transfer at Dye-Sensitized Oxide Interfaces”

Erica’s paper was published! Find it here. “Electron Localization and Transport in SnO₂/TiO₂ Mesoporous Thin Films: Evidence for a SnO₂/Sn_xTi_1-xO₂/TiO₂ Structure.”

Matt’s paper was published! Find it here. “An Insulating Al2O3 Overlayer Prevents Lateral Hole Hopping Across Dye-Sensitized TiO2 Surfaces.”

Jenny’s paper was published! Find it here. “Determination of Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Reorganization Energies with Application to Water Oxidation Catalysts.”

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