Prof. Dr. Paul J. Low

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsOrganic Molecular Chemistry,Spectroscopy,Theoretical Chemistry: Electron Structure, Dynamics, Simulation
Keywordscharge transfer, mixed valence, molecular electronics, spectroelectrochemistry

Current contact address

CountryAustralia
CityPerth
InstitutionUniversity of Western Australia
InstituteSchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Martin KauppInstitut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/06/2016

Programme(s)

2015Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Low is a leading researcher in the field of molecular electronics and organometallic chemistry. He has made important contributions to the synthesis of tailor-made molecules with mixed-valence character, and he has applied modern methods of spectro-electrochemistry to study their spectroscopic properties and electron-transfer characteristics, linking them to the charge transfer through molecular wires attached to electrodes. He will collaborate with German quantum chemists on the understanding of these processes and of the spectroscopic parameters.