621. WE-Heraeus-Seminar: From Photosynthesis to Photovoltaics: Theoretical Approaches for Modelling Supramolecular Complexes and Molecular Crystals

Conference announcement
The workshop is made possible by the generous support of the Wilhelm und Else Heraeus Foundation.

conference dates
26 Jul 2016 (arrival before dinner 6pm)
29 Jul 2016 (departure afternoon, ca 4pm)

conference venue
Physikzentrum, Hauptstraße 5, 53604 Bad Honnef, Germany

how to get to Bad Honnef (link)
topics
The understanding of light absorption and the excitation energy and electron transfer in natural/artificial photosynthesis is fundamental for the building of efficient light harvesting devices. The meetings brings together experimental physicists with theoreticians modelling molecular complexes. Methods discussed include

linear/nonlinear spectroscopy, time-resolved observations of excitation flow
atomistic models of excitons, including coupling to vibrational states
quantum coherence and dephasing dynamics in photosynthetic systems
charge transfer from excited molecules to semiconductor surfaces

Invited speakers:

Prof. Dr. Tobias Brixner (Universität Würzburg)
Prof. Dr. Claudia Draxl (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
Prof. Dr. Dassia Egorova (Universität Kiel)
Prof. Dr. Marcus Elstner (Universität Karlsruhe)
Prof. Dr. Elizabeth von Hauff (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Prof. Dr. Susana Huelga (Universität Ulm)
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Kleinekathöfer (Jacobs University Bremen)
Prof. Dr. Oliver Kühn (Universität Rostock)
Prof. Dr. Benedetta Mennucci (University of Pisa, Italy)
Prof. Dr. Roland Mitrić (Universität Würzburg)
Prof. Dr. Johannes Neugebauer (Universität Münster)
Prof. Dr. Martin Plenio (Universität Ulm)
Prof. Dr. Oleg V. Prezhdo (University of Southern California, USA)
Prof. Dr. Thomas Renger (Johannes Kepler University Linz)
Prof. Dr. Peter Saalfrank (Universität Potsdam)
Prof. Dr. Gregory Scholes (Princeton University, USA)
Dr. Reinhard Scholz (IAPP, Dresden)