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Welcome Waliminu Dinindu Mendis to the group!
His future goals are focused on understanding what drives the photodynamic behavior of crystals. We are looking forward to discuss...


We are excited to have support from NSF for additional 3 years. Thank you research team!
Click on the pictures to see current and past members of the team!

New collaboration with Linda Shimizu research team. Thank you Raj and Dustin!
Way to go Raj and Dustin for establishing this collaboration. Take a look at this article in J. Phys. Chem. A article they co-author with...

Through collaboration we learn inorganic photochemistry
Dylan Shields collaborated with Michael Campbell at Barnard College and brought inorganic photochemistry to the group and the results...


Cracking Under Internal Pressure: Photodynamic Behavior of Vinyl Azide Crystals Through N2 Release
Dylan J. Shields, Durga Prasad Karothu, Karthik Sambath, ; Ranaweera, Ranaweera A. A. Upul Ranaweera, Stefan Schramm, Alexander Duncan,...


Cracking Under Internal Pressure!
We are super-excited that our first paper on photodynamic crystals has been accepted for publication in JACS! This is how it feels...

Photoinduced alpha-Cleavage of 2-Azido-2-phenyl-1,3-indandione at Cryogenic Temperatures
Banerjee, Upasana; Sarkar, Sujan, K.; Krause, Jeanette A.; Karney, William L; Abe, Manabu, Gudmundsdottir, Anna D. Org. Lett. 2020, accepted


alpha-Cleavages at Cryogenic Temperatures!
Look at Upasana's and Sujan's work in Organic Letters where they show that alpha-cleavages can take place at cryogenic temperatures with...

Comparison of the Photochemistry of Acyclic and Cyclic 4-(4-Methoxy-Phenyl)-4-Oxo-but-2-Enoate Ester
Sujan K. Sarkar, R. A. A. Upul Ranaweera, Rajkumar Merugu, Nayera Abdelaziz, Nayera Jendai Robinson, Heidi Day, Jeanette A. Krause, Anna...
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