Tauber, Michael
Physical chemistry; Optical and magnetic spectroscopy; Fundamental studies of charge transport and solvation; Applications to energy conversion and energy storage.

Contact Information
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Office: Urey Hall Addn 3050-A
Phone: 858-534-7334
Email: mtauber@ucsd.edu
Web: tauber.chem.ucsd.edu
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Education
2002 Ph.D., Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
1992 B.A., Chemistry; Physics, Cornell University
Awards and Academic Honors
2011
NSF CAREER
2009-2010
Hellman Faculty Fellow
2003-2005
Petroleum Research Fellow of the ACS (at Northwestern Univ.)
Phi Beta Kappa
NSF Predoctoral fellowship
Research Interests
Photo-physics of organic molecules that are coupled in various assemblies (e.g. aggregates, thin films, or dimers); Singlet fission; vibrational and electronic spectroscopy (steady-state and time-resolved); advanced solar cells
Primary Research Area
Physical/Analytical Chemistry
Interdisciplinary interests
Materials
Physical Organic
Biophysics

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Schematic of energy level splittings in aggregates of the carotenoid zeaxanthin

Selected Publications