{"93261":{"#nid":"93261","#data":{"type":"event","title":"(08-0429) Dr. Kyril Solntsev, Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr. Kyril Solntsev, Chemistry, GIT\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EExcited-State Proton Transfer: From \u0022super\u0022 photoacids to the green fluorescent protein\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EProton transfer is arguably the most important reaction in nature, since the vast photosynthetic and photoresponsive electron-transfer machinery exists largely to create a proton gradient.  Our specific objective is the development of rigorous photochemical and photophysical probes for elucidating the structural and energetic requirements for proton transfer, including the initial solvation, nuclear motion within the transition structure, charge separation, and diffusional recombination.  On a broader level, this will facilitate progress in a myriad of areas in which proton transfer is required, including \u0022green\u0022 solvents such as supercritical fluids, gas-phase clusters, and in biochemical reaction mechanisms.  Over the last several years, we have developed a number of \u0022super\u0022 photoacids that allow proton transfer to be examined on an ultrafast timescale and in a variety of objects, greatly expanding the range of systems with which to push the limits of theory.  While continuing this effort, we have also begun to develop a series of natural systems based upon the green fluorescent protein.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EReviews:\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETolbert, L. M.; Solntsev, K. M. \u0022Excited-State Proton Transfer: from Constrained Systems to \u0027Super\u0027 Photoacids to Superfast Proton Transfer\u0022 Acc. Chem. Res. 2002, 35, 19-27. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETolbert, L. M.; Solntsev, K. M. \u0022Design and Implementation of \u0022Super\u0022 Photoacids.\u0022 In Handbook of Hydrogen Transfer. Schowen, R. I., Ed.; Wiley-VCH, 2007; Vol. 1, pp 417-439. \n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Dr. Kyril Solntsev, Chemistry, GIT\n\nExcited-State Proton Transfer: From \u0022super\u0022 photoacids to the green fluorescent protein","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Dr. Kyril Solntsev, Chemistry, GIT"}],"uid":"27275","created_gmt":"2008-04-11 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:57:20","author":"Shirley Tomes","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2008-04-29T16:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2008-04-29T17:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2008-04-29T17:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2008-04-29 20:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2008-04-29 21:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2008-04-29 21:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"89","name":"chemistry"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EShirley Tomes\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EChemistry \u0026amp; Biochemistry\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=st81\u0022\u003EContact Shirley Tomes\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-0591\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}