
Swiss Photochemistry Symposium 2026
12. June 2026, HEIA Fribourg

Swiss Photochemistry Symposium 2026
12. June 2026, HEIA Fribourg

Swiss Photochemistry Symposium 2026
12. June 2026, HEIA Fribourg

Swiss Photochemistry Symposium 2026
12. June 2026, HEIA Fribourg
[01] Tristan Blandenier, University of Basel
«Revisiting charge-carrier dynamics in gold nanoclusters: ultrafast intersystem crossing drives excited-state dynamics»
[02] Jakob Casanova, University of Bern
«Investigating Anti-Kasha dynamics with quantum-mechanically derived force-fields and non-adiabatic molecular dynamics»
[03] Alena Chernikova, University of Geneva
«Two Markers Are Better than One: Understanding TRICT with an Additional Vibrational Sensor on the Acceptor Moiety»
[04] Daniel Cruz Neto, University of Geneva
«Pump-Pump-Probe Spectroscopy to Investigate the Consecutive Photoinduced Electron Transfer Mechanism with Perylene Diimide»
[05] Prantic Debnath, University of Bern
«Photo-induced dynamics in liquid crystal chromophores investigated by UV-Vis femtosecond spectroscopy»
[06] Henri Eggenweiler, University of Basel
«Room-Temperature Luminescence of Air-Stable Nickel(0) Complexes»
[07] Ilse Friedländer, University of Basel
«Controlling Photoactive Excited States in Co(III) and Ni(II) Complexes Through Ligand»
[08] Daniele Frulanetto, ETH Zurich
«Simulating nonadiabatic dynamics in photodissociation using MASH»
[09] Chinju Govind, University of Geneva
«Capturing ortho, meta and para substituent effects on excited-state symmetry breaking»
[10] Ronny Hardegger
«Excited trisaminocyclopropenium radical dication initiates photoredox catalysis through ultrafast intermolecular electron transfer»
[11] Luis Ignacio Hernandez Segura, University of Zurich
«Spin-flip time-dependent density functional theory within the Sternheimer formalism»
[12] Gladys Jaccard, University of Geneva
«Fluorescence imaging of liquid–liquid phase-separated protein condensates»
[13] Melanie Johanning, EPFL Lausanne
«From hours to seconds of processing: Exploiting surface restructuring as a mechanism for core/shell doping of Rh,La:SrTiO3 photocatalysts»
[14] Joseph Kölbel, University of Geneva
«Vibrations Resolve Dissociations: A 2D-IR-Based Method to Determine Bond Dissociation Free Energies in Solution»
[15] Juliette Lavainne, University of Fribourg
«Visualization of bond scission events in polymeric materials with a coumarin-based mechanophore using confocal microscopy»
[16] Evelina Liari, University of Basel
«Bio-functionalizing optically active HfO2 nanoparticles with bisphosphonates»
[17] Luis Llanes Montesino, University of Geneva
«Unusual excited-state dynamics in the [Au₂₅(PET)₁₈]⁰ nanocluster»
[18] Giacomo Morselli, University of Basel
«Lanthanide-Doped Zirconia Nanoparticles (ZrO2 NPs) for Color-Tuning and NIR-Driven Upconversion Photocatalysis»
[19] Livia Müller, University of Basel
«Chiral excited-state dynamics drive circularly polarized luminescence in a europium complex»
[20] Christian Reber, University of Montréal
«Luminescence spectroscopy of square-planar d8 complexes at variable pressure: a rich variety of properties to explore»
[21] Sophie Renoud, Quad Systems AG
«In situ photochemical studies by NMR using an integrated light probe»
[22] Diana Rüesch, University of Zurich
«Solvent and Isotope Effects on Photoinduced Proton Transfer in 1,1′-Bi-2-naphthol (BINOL)»
[23] Albert Ruggi, University of Zurich
«A Tale of Two Metals: Switching Selectivity Towards CO2 Reduction in Heptacoordinate
Complexes»
[24] Estefania Sucre Rosales, University of Geneva
«Understanding the photoinduced electron-transfer quenching of PDI radical anion»
[25] Gopika Suresh, University of Bern
«From Excitons to long lived charges: Ultrafast charge carrier dynamics in PCE10:ITIC Bulk heterojunction Nanoparticles for photocatalysis»
[26] Juliette Swit, University of Zurich
«Merging near-infrared photocages and PROTACs into molecular chameleons»
[27] Simon Trippmacher, University of Basel
«Light-Triggered Substrate Coordination as a New Mode of Photochemical Reactivity in First-Row Transition Metal Complexes»
[28] Johannes Wega, University of Geneva
«When Dielectric Constants Deceive: Interrogating Solvation in Ionic Liquids with Cyclic Voltammetry»
[29] Lidia Zaharieva-Ivanova, University of Zurich
«Proton Cranes: Switching Mechanism of Photoinduced Long-Range Intramolecular Proton Transfer»