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  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1982 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

David F. Bocian is affiliated with the University of California, Riverside in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with a focus on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

Their work encompasses several key topics, including:

  • Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
  • Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies
  • Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research

Recent publications by David F. Bocian cover a range of photophysical and photochemical subjects. Notable papers include:

  • "Comprehensive review of photophysical parameters (ε, Φf, τs) of tetraphenylporphyrin (H2TPP) and zinc tetraphenylporphyrin (ZnTPP) - Critical benchmark molecules in photochemistry and photosynthesis" (2021, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C Photochemistry Reviews)
  • "Photophysical Properties and Electronic Structure of Zinc(II) Porphyrins Bearing 0-4 meso-Phenyl Substituents: Zinc Porphine to Zinc Tetraphenylporphyrin (ZnTPP)" (2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A)
  • "Hidden vibronic and excitonic structure and vibronic coherence transfer in the bacterial reaction center" (2022, Science Advances)
  • "The fluorescence quantum yield parameter in Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET)-Meaning, misperception, and molecular design" (2021, Chemical Physics Reviews)
  • "Beyond green with synthetic chlorophylls - Connecting structural features with spectral properties" (2022, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C Photochemistry Reviews)

David F. Bocian has frequently published in journals such as The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C Photochemistry Reviews, and Science Advances.

Their collaborative research has involved steady partnerships with several coauthors, including:

  • Jonathan S. Lindsey
  • Dewey Holten
  • Christine Kirmaier
  • Masahiko Taniguchi
  • James R. Diers

Throughout their career, David F. Bocian has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 2000 and was named a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1982.

Best Publications

  • Probing electronic communication in covalently linked multiporphyrin arrays. A guide to the rational design of molecular photonic devices.

    Dewey Holten;David F Bocian;Jonathan S Lindsey

  • Molecular Memories That Survive Silicon Device Processing and Real-World Operation

    Zhiming Liu;Zhiming Liu;Amir A. Yasseri;Amir A. Yasseri;Jonathan S. Lindsey;Jonathan S. Lindsey;David F. Bocian;David F. Bocian

  • Design, Synthesis, and Photodynamics of Light-Harvesting Arrays Comprised of a Porphyrin and One, Two, or Eight Boron-Dipyrrin Accessory Pigments

    Feirong Li;Sung Ik Yang;Yangzhen Ciringh;Jyoti Seth

  • Molecular Optoelectronic Gates

    Richard W. Wagner;Jonathan S. Lindsey;Jyoti Seth;Vaithianathan Palaniappan

  • Structural Control of the Photodynamics of Boron-Dipyrrin Complexes

    Hooi Ling Kee;Christine Kirmaier;Lianhe Yu;Patchanita Thamyongkit

  • Effects of Orbital Ordering on Electronic Communication in Multiporphyrin Arrays

    ‡ Jon-Paul Strachan;Steve Gentemann;Jyoti Seth;William A. Kalsbeck

  • Molecules for charge-based information storage.

    Jonathan S. Lindsey;David F. Bocian

  • Measurements of electron-transfer rates of charge-storage molecular monolayers on Si(100). Toward hybrid molecular/semiconductor information storage devices.

    Roth Km;Yasseri Aa;Liu Zm;Dabke Rb

  • Template-Directed Synthesis, Excited-State Photodynamics, and Electronic Communication in a Hexameric Wheel of Porphyrins

    Junzhong Li;Arounaguiry Ambroise;Sung Ik Yang;James R. Diers

  • Investigation of Electronic Communication in Multi-Porphyrin Light-Harvesting Arrays

    Jyoti Seth;Vaithianathan Palaniappan;Thomas E. Johnson;Sreedharan Prathapan

  • Excited-state energy-transfer dynamics in self-assembled triads composed of two porphyrins and an intervening Bis(dipyrrinato)metal complex.

    Lianhe Yu;Kannan Muthukumaran;Igor V Sazanovich;Christine Kirmaier

  • Structural control of the excited-state dynamics of bis(dipyrrinato)zinc complexes: Self-assembling chromophores for light-harvesting architectures

    Igor V. Sazanovich;Christine Kirmaier;Eve Hindin;Lianhe Yu

  • Soluble Synthetic Multiporphyrin Arrays. 3. Static Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Probes of Electronic Communication

    Jyoti Seth;Vaithianathan Palaniappan;Richard W. Wagner;Thomas E. Johnson

  • Spectroscopic characterization of porphyrin monolayer assemblies

    G. Alan Schick;Irwin C. Schreiman;Richard W. Wagner;Jonathan S. Lindsey

  • Synthesis of "Porphyrin-linker-Thiol" molecules with diverse linkers for studies of molecular-based information storage

    Daniel T. Gryko;Christian Clausen;Kristian M. Roth;Narasaiah Dontha

  • Molecular approach toward information storage based on the redox properties of porphyrins in self-assembled monolayers

    Kristian M. Roth;Narasaiah Dontha;Rajeev B. Dabke;Daniel T. Gryko

  • Structural Control of Photoinduced Energy Transfer between Adjacent and Distant Sites in Multiporphyrin Arrays

    Robin K. Lammi;Arounaguiry Ambroise;Thiagarajan Balasubramanian;Richard W. Wagner

  • Conformations of cycloheptane

    D. F. Bocian;H. M. Pickett;Thomas C. Rounds;Herbert L. Strauss

  • Design and Synthesis of Porphyrin-Based Optoelectronic Gates

    Arounaguiry Ambroise;Richard W. Wagner;Polisetti Dharma Rao;Jennifer A. Riggs

  • Synthesis and photophysical properties of light-harvesting arrays comprised of a porphyrin bearing multiple perylene-monoimide accessory pigments.

    Kin-Ya Tomizaki;Robert S. Loewe;Christine Kirmaier;Jennifer K. Schwartz

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan S. Lindsey
Jonathan S. Lindsey North Carolina State University
Dewey Holten
Dewey Holten Washington University in St. Louis
Christine Kirmaier
Christine Kirmaier Washington University in St. Louis
Robert R. Birge
Robert R. Birge University of Connecticut
Michael R. Hamblin
Michael R. Hamblin University of Johannesburg
Gary W. Brudvig
Gary W. Brudvig Yale University
Paul A. Loach
Paul A. Loach Northwestern University
Veena Misra
Veena Misra North Carolina State University
Werner G. Kuhr
Werner G. Kuhr University of California, Riverside
Dongho Kim
Dongho Kim Yonsei University

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