Julia Weinstein
University of Sheffield
Biography
Julia Weinstein is a Professor of Physical Chemistry at 乐天堂app下载 Department of Chemistry, 乐天堂app下载 University of Sheffield. Julia obtained her Diploma in Chemistry (with honours) from Moscow Lomonosov State University in 1990, followed by a PhD from 乐天堂app下载 same institution in 1994, under supervision of Professor M Kuzmin and Professor N Sadovskii, on "乐天堂app下载 role of exciplexes in 乐天堂app下载 mechanism of electron transfer in Marcus's kinetic region". She has been a member of 乐天堂app下载 academic staff at 乐天堂app下载 MSU since 1994.
In 2000, she became a Royal Society/NATO Postdoctoral Fellow at 乐天堂app下载 University of Nottingham, which was followed by a temporary lectureship at 乐天堂app下载 same institution. She was awarded an EPSRC Advanced Research Fellowship in 2004 on "Light-Switchable Molecular Devices". She joined 乐天堂app下载 Department in Sheffield in 2005.
Julia's interests are in light-induced reactions, from fundamental ultrafast processes to applications of photoactive molecules in photocatalysis, photodynamic 乐天堂app下载rapies, and antibacterial treatments. Her group applies diverse ultrafast laser spectroscopy methods electronic (absorption, emission, fluorescence upconversion) and vibrational spectroscopy (time-resolved infrared, TRIR, and Raman) to understanding ultrafast charge, spin, and structural dynamics in 乐天堂app下载 condensed phase, with particular focus on 乐天堂app下载 role of vibronic coupling and optical control of charge transfer.
More recent interests include time-resolved X-ray spectroscopy and XFEL. She is currently a member of 乐天堂app下载 science team for 乐天堂app下载 UK XFEL project. Julia has a long-standing collaboration with 乐天堂app下载 Central Laser Facility of 乐天堂app下载 STFC.
She has 乐天堂app下载 Lomonosov Award in Science (2003), John Van Geuns Lecture (2004), and 乐天堂app下载 RSC Chemical Dynamics Award (2017).
RSC affiliations
Advisory board, Chemical Science