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Overview

Harry A. Frank is affiliated with the University of Connecticut in the United States. Their recent research contributions span a variety of scientific domains, reflecting a diverse scope of interest and expertise.

The scientist has published several papers in different academic journals and other venues. These include the 2021 article "Red Fluorescence of European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) Spines Results from Free-Base Porphyrins of Potential Microbial Origin" in the Journal of Chemical Ecology, and "Interexciton nonradiative relaxation pathways in the peridinin-chlorophyll protein" also from 2021 in Cell Reports Physical Science. Another publication is the 2020 report "Hershey Medical Center Technical Workshop Report: Optimizing the design and interpretation of epidemiologic studies for assessing neurodevelopmental effects from in utero chemical exposure" in UNC Libraries. More recent work includes the 2023 paper "Potential health benefits of negative ions" in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) and a forthcoming 2025 article titled "Leveraging Virtual Reality to Address Behavioural Issues in the Classroom Setting," published in the Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Harry A. Frank are:

  • Amy M. LaFountain
  • Randy Hamchand
  • Rhea Büchel
  • Kendra Maas
  • Sarah M. Hird

Publication venues where their work has appeared include:

  • Journal of Chemical Ecology
  • Cell Reports Physical Science
  • UNC Libraries
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies

Their research touches on various subfields of study such as:

  • Virology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Molecular Biology

Main topics explored in the publications include:

  • Rabies epidemiology and control
  • Turtle Biology and Conservation
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Chemical and Physical Studies

Best Publications

  • Carotenoids in Photosynthesis

    Harry A. Frank;Richard J. Cogdell

  • How carotenoids function in photosynthetic bacteria.

    Richard J. Cogdell;Harry A. Frank

  • Photophysics of the carotenoids associated with the xanthophyll cycle in photosynthesis

    Harry A. Frank;Agnes Cua;Veeradej Chynwat;Andrew Young

  • The photochemistry of carotenoids

    Harry A. Frank;Andrew J. Young;George Britton;Richard J. Cogdell

  • Molecular factors controlling photosynthetic light harvesting by carotenoids.

    Tomáš Polívka;Harry A. Frank

  • Effect of the Solvent Environment on the Spectroscopic Properties and Dynamics of the Lowest Excited States of Carotenoids

    Harry A. Frank;James A. Bautista;Jesusa Josue;Zeus Pendon

  • Energy transfer reactions involving carotenoids: quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence

    A.J. Young;H.A. Frank

  • Effect of a conjugated carbonyl group on the photophysical properties of carotenoids

    Donatas Zigmantas;Roger G. Hiller;Frank P. Sharples;Harry A. Frank

  • Carotenoid photooxidation in photosystem II.

    Cara A. Tracewell;John S. Vrettos;James A. Bautista;Harry A. Frank

  • Excited state properties of peridinin: Observation of a solvent dependence of the lowest excited singlet state lifetime and spectral behavior unique among carotenoids

    James A. Bautista;Robert E. Connors;B. Bangar Raju;Roger G. Hiller

  • Femtosecond energy-transfer processes in the B800-850 light-harvesting complex of Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1.

    A.P. Shreve;J.K. Trautman;Harry A. Frank;T.G. Owens

  • Two-Photon and Fluorescence Spectroscopy and the Effect of Environment on the Photochemical Properties of Peridinin in Solution and in the Peridinin-Chlorophyll-Protein from Amphidinium carterae†

    Sumie Shima;Robielyn P. Ilagan;Nathan Gillespie;Brandi J. Sommer

  • Mechanism of nonphotochemical quenching in green plants: energies of the lowest excited singlet states of violaxanthin and zeaxanthin.

    Harry A. Frank;James A. Bautista;and Jesusa S. Josue;Andrew J. Young

  • An R2R3-MYB transcription factor regulates carotenoid pigmentation in Mimulus lewisii flowers.

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  • The photochemistry and function of carotenoids in photosynthesis

    H. A. Frank;R. J. Cogdell

  • Redox functions of carotenoids in photosynthesis.

    Harry A. Frank;Gary W. Brudvig

  • Zeaxanthin Protects Plant Photosynthesis by Modulating Chlorophyll Triplet Yield in Specific Light-harvesting Antenna Subunits

    Luca Dall'Osto;Nancy E. Holt;Shanti Kaligotla;Marcel Fuciman

  • Ultrafast Dynamics and Excited State Spectra of Open-Chain Carotenoids at Room and Low Temperatures

    Dariusz Niedzwiedzki;Jeremy F. Koscielecki;Hong Cong;James O. Sullivan

  • Singlet and Triplet Energy Transfer in the Peridinin−Chlorophyll a−Protein from Amphidinium carterae

    James A. Bautista;Roger G. Hiller;Frank P. Sharples;David Gosztola

  • The application of the energy gap law to the S1 energies and dynamics of carotenoids

    Veeradej Chynwat;Harry A. Frank

  • Femtosecond Time-Resolved Transient Absorption Spectroscopy of Xanthophylls

    Dariusz M. Niedzwiedzki;James O. Sullivan;Tomas Polivka;Robert R. Birge

Frequent Co-Authors

Tomáš Polívka
Tomáš Polívka University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
Robert R. Birge
Robert R. Birge University of Connecticut
Johan Lugtenburg
Johan Lugtenburg Leiden University
Michael R. Wasielewski
Michael R. Wasielewski Northwestern University
Richard J. Cogdell
Richard J. Cogdell University of Glasgow
Hideki Hashimoto
Hideki Hashimoto Kwansei Gakuin University
James F. Rusling
James F. Rusling University of Connecticut
Roger G. Hiller
Roger G. Hiller Macquarie University
David J. Gosztola
David J. Gosztola Argonne National Laboratory
Robert E. Blankenship
Robert E. Blankenship Washington University in St. Louis

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