BME Seminar Series: Peng Zhang, Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati

Professor Zhang will present "Bio-related applications of photon up conversion nano particles."

Presentation Title: 

Bio-related applications of photon upconversion nanoparticles

Abstract:

Phosphor/fluorescent molecules/particles have been widely used in various applications for quite some time. Typically, light with longer wavelength(s) is emitted when excited by shorter wavelength light, a process called down-conversion. The opposite effect also exists, where a phosphor particle is excited with an infrared or red light and emits color(s) of shorter wavelengths, a process called up-conversion. Photon upconversion materials convert lower-energy light to higher-energy light, which is realized through excitation with multiple photons. 

Bio:

Dr. Zhang received a PhD degree in Chemistry from University of Toronto, Canada. He completed his postdoc work at University of Florida. After a brief stay at National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), he joined the Department of Chemistry, New Mexico Tech, in 2004 as Assistant Professor then became  Associate Professor. He moved to the Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, in 2010 as Associate Professor.