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Students in the Chemistry Research Scholars Team at ´óÏó´«Ã½ are studying the chemistry of fluorophores. Specifically, we are looking at how light interacts with fluorescent molecules such as zinc tetraphenylporphyrin (left) and tris(2,2’-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) (right) and how the absorbed light can be harnessed and transferred into energy. Shown in the photos above are actual samples of these molecules fluorescing made by students at ´óÏó´«Ã½ on the Chemistry Research Scholars Team.

Interested in chemistry or want to learn more about this project? Contact Dr. Jacob Johnson (jacob [dot] johnson [at] arapahoe [dot] edu (jacob[dot]johnson[at]arapahoe[dot]edu)).