Chemical Insights in Photofunctional Organic Compounds—a Themed Issue Dedicated to Professor Vaidhyanathan Ramamurthy

Dear Colleagues,

V. Ramamurthy is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Miami, FL since 2005. Prior to joining UM, he was a Professor at Tulane University, New Orleans (1994-2004), Senior Scientist at Central Research and Development, The DuPont Company, Wilmington, DE (1987-94) and Assistant and Associate Professor at the Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (1978-87). He has published ~430 research articles, edited/co-edited several monographs and journal Special Issues and co-authored the textbook Modern Molecular Organic Photochemistry. He continues to be an active researcher on the problems related to the excited state behavior of molecules in confined spaces and serves as a Senior/Executive Editor of Langmuir since 2008. Having gained the admiration of his peers for lucid presentations of his research, Murthy has been a highly sought out speaker at photochemistry symposia and conferences. He was the recipient of the 2009 Inter-American Photochemical Society Award in Photochemistry and he was awarded the 2023 George S. Hammond I-APS Award for his lifetime contributions to the Photochemical Sciences. Murthy is a true gentleman: a friendly, kind and generous individual and a great ambassador for Photochemistry.

Photofunctional organic compounds are essential in a plethora of fields, including photochemical synthesis of useful molecules and materials, photodynamic therapy, photodiagnostics, photosensors, photocatalysis, photodriven molecular motors, luminescent materials, light energy conversion, and color control in light emitting diodes. This Special Issue features some of these applications.

Prof. Dr. Jack Saltiel
Guest Editor

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