Therien Lab at Duke University is home to graduate and undergraduate students in the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, as well as Post Doctoral Scholars. Students and Post-docs are encouraged to explore a broad range of interests and develop both theoretical and experimental skills. Undergraduates, Graduate Students, and Post-Docs interested in joining the Therien Group are encouraged to please navigate this site to learn more information.
Therien Lab News
November 2022 – New published Journal Paper
“Ionic dielectrics for fully printed carbon nanotube transistors: impact of composition and induced stresses” has been published in Nanoscale. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NR04206A
August 2022 – New published Journal Paper
“Regulating Singlet–Triplet Energy Gaps through Substituent-Driven Modulation of the Exchange and Coulomb Interactions” has been accepted in J. Am. Chem. Soc. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.2c06713
May 2022 – Farewell to Ms. Meikle
We wish Hope the best in her next position!
April 2022 – Farewell to Dr. Peterson
We thank Dr. Peterson for all her contributions to the lab and wish the best for her postdoctoral research at MIT!
March 2022 – Master’s Defense
Congratulation to Hope Meikle for her master’s defense!
March 2022 – Doctoral Defense
Erin Peterson successfully defends her doctoral degree. Congratulations to Dr. Peterson!
March 2022 – New Group Picture
New group picture taken as we celebrated Erin’s defense!
February 2022 – New published Journal Paper
“Twisted molecular wires polarize spin currents at room temperature” has been accepted in PNAS.https://www.pnas.org/content/119/6/e2116180119
December 2021 – Welcome New Lab Members!
Lindsay Pederson and Riley Stephenson have joined the Therien group!
October 2021 – New published Journal Paper
“Spinning Molecules, Spinning Spins: Modulation of an Electron Spin Exchange Interaction in a Highly Anisotropic Hyperfine Field” has been accepted in ACS Omega. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c03490
September 2021 – New published Journal Paper
“Excited-State Dynamics and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Hyperpolarizable Chromophores Based on Conjugated Bis(terpyridyl)Ru(II) and Palladium and Platinum Porphyrinic Components: Impact of Heavy Metals upon Supermolecular Electro-Optic Properties” has been accepted in Inorganic Chemistr. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02041
August 2021 – Farewell to Dr. Ko
Thank you Dr. Ko for all your contributions. We know you will strive in your next position. Go! Go! Dr. Ko
July 2021 – Farewell to Dr. Nayak
We hope that Dr. Animesh Nayak will have a bright, successful future in his next position as an Assistant Professor at Shiv Nadar University.
June 2021 – Group Dinner Time
Although 2020 was a remarkably difficult year, it looks like we are getting things back on track. We had a great time celebrating each other at Namu.
June 2021 – Doctoral Defense
Chih-Hung Ko successfully defends his doctoral degree. Congratulations to Dr. Ko!
June 2021 – New published Journal Paper
“EPR of Photoexcited Triplet-State Acceptor Porphyrins” has been accepted in J. Phys. Chem. C. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c03278
May 2021 – New published Journal Paper
“Printable and recyclable carbon electronics using crystalline nanocellulose dielectrics” has been accepted in Nature Electronics. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-021-00574-0
April 2021 – New Group Picture
We have new group picture with our newest lab members. To comply with Duke’s Covid-19 policies, everyone’s picture was taken individually.
April 2021 – Farewell to Dr. Bullard
We thank Dr. George Bullard for his contributions to the lab.
April 2021 – Welcomes New Lab Member!
Victoria Cinnater has joined the Therien group.
February 2021 – New published Journal Paper
“De Novo Design, Solution Characterization, and Crystallographic Structure of an Abiological Mn–Porphyrin-Binding Protein Capable of Stabilizing a Mn(V) Species” has been accepted in JACS. DOI: doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c10136
February 2021 – New Logo
New Year and New Logo. We thank Dr. George Bullard for our new design at the top of this page!
November 2020 – Doctoral Defense
George Bullard successfully defends his doctoral degree. Congratulations to Dr. Bullard!
October 2020 – Welcomes New Lab Member!
Hope Meikle, a first year student in the Materials Science and Engineering Masters Program, has joined the Therien group.
August 2020 – New published Journal Paper
“Driving high quantum yield NIR emission through proquinoidal linkage motifs in conjugated supermolecular arrays” has been accepted in Chemical Science. DOI: doi.org/10.1039/D0SC03446K
August 2020 – New published Journal Paper
“Topology, Distance, and Orbital Symmetry Effects on Electronic Spin–Spin Couplings in Rigid Molecular Systems: Implications for Long Distance Spin-Spin Interactions” has been accepted in JPCA. DOI: doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.0c06112
August 2020 – New published Journal Paper
“Electronic structure and photophysics of a supermolecular iron complex having a long MLCT-state lifetime and panchromatic absorption” has been accepted in PNAS. DOI: doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2009996117
January 2020 – Welcomes New First Years!
Jamie Alatis, Jarrett Mansergh and Jiaqi Zhu have joined the Therien group.
January 2020 – New Coffee Machine
While the molecules are being synthesized in the hood, coffee is being brewed in the office. We love our new KEURIG machine!
January 2020 – Group Dinner Time
Former lab member Dr. Yusong Bai visited Therien group on Friday. We had a great night with him at Namu.
November 2019 – New published Journal Paper
“Orientational Dependence of Cofacial Porphyrin-Quinone Electronic Interactions within the Strong Coupling Regime” has been accepted in JPCB. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b07627
August 2019 – New published Journal Paper
“Low-Resistance Molecular Wires Propagate Spin Polarized Currents” has been accepted in JACS. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b06142
August 2019 – New published Journal Paper
“Excitation energy-dependent photocurrent switching in a single-molecule photodiode” has been published in PNAS. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1907118116
August 2019 – New published Journal Paper
“Mapping hole hopping escape routes in proteins” has been published in PNAS. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1906394116
June 2019 – Welcomes New Lab Member!
Postdoc Rui Liu has joined the Therien group.
June 2019 – New published Journal Paper
“Engineering opposite electronic polarization of singlet and triplet states increases the yield of high-energy photoproducts” has been published in PNAS. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1901752116
January 2019 – New Group Picture
January 2019 – Welcomes New Lab Members!
Francesco Mastrocinque has joined the Therien group.
October 2018 – New published Journal Paper
“Quantitative Evaluation of Optical Free Carrier Generation in Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes” has been published in JACS. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b05598
July 2018 – New published Journal Paper
“Solvent- and Wavelength-Dependent Photoluminescence Relaxation Dynamics of Carbon Nanotube sp3 Defect States” has been published in ACS Nano. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b02909
August 2018 – Welcomes New Lab Members!
Postdoc Dr. Animesh Nayak has joined the Therien group.
June 2018 – Farewell to Dr. Bai
We had a great night at El Corral!
January 2018 – Welcomes New First Years!
Erin Viere has joined the Therien group.
January 2018 – New published Journal Paper
“Dynamics of charged excitons in electronically and morphologically homogeneous single-walled carbon nanotubes” has been published in PNAS. DOI:10.1073/pnas.1712971115
November 2017 – Doctoral Defense
Ting Jiang and Yusong Bai successfully defend their doctoral degree. Congratulation to Dr. Jiang and Dr. Bai!
November 2017 – New published Journal Paper
“Molecular Road Map to Tuning Ground State Absorption and Excited State Dynamics of Long-Wavelength Absorbers” has been published in JACS. DOI:10.1021/jacs.7b09982
August 2017 – New published Journal Paper
“NIR-emissive PEG-b-TCL Micelles for Breast Tumor Imaging and Minimally Invasive Pharmacokinetic Analysis” has been published in Nanoscale. DOI:10.1039/C7NR02363D
June 2017 – New published Journal Paper
“Engineering High-Potential Photo-oxidants with Panchromatic Absorption” has been published in JACS. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b04400
June 2017 – New published Journal Paper
“Alkyne-Bridged Multi[Copper(II) Porphyrin] Structures: Nuances of Orbital Symmetry in Long-Range, Through-Bond Mediated, Iso-tropic Spin Exchange Interactions” has been published in JACS. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b03252
May 2017 – Doctoral Defense
Ruobing Wang successfully defends his doctoral degree. Congratulation to Dr. Wang!
April 2017 – New published Journal Paper
“On the Importance of Electronic Symmetry for Triplet State Delocalization” has been published in JACS.
March 2017 – New Group Picture!
Group picture and current members have been updated.
January 2017 – Welcomes New First Years!
Chih-Hung Ko and Zachary Widel have joined the Therien group.
March 2015 – Doctoral Defense
Congratulations to Dr. Chrissy Hofmann on a successful defense!
January 2015 – Doctoral Defense
Congratulations to Dr. Josh Stecher on a successful defense!
January 2015 – Welcomes New First Years!
George Bullard has joined the Therien group.
November 2014 – Doctoral Defense
Congratulations to Dr. Jeff Rawson on a successful defense!
May 2014 – Welcomes Undergraduate Researchers!
Welcome to undergraduate researchers Rachel Carpenter and Sam Drajesk who will be joining our lab this summer as part of the MRSEC-REU program.
March 2014 – Welcomes New Lab Members!
Welcome to our new post-doctoral researcher, Dr. Melanie O’Sullivan.
November 2013 – Doctoral Defense
Congratulations to Dr. Ian Stanton on a successful defense!
July 2013 – Doctoral Defense
Congratulations to Dr. Jaehong Park on a successful defense!
May 2013 – Welcomes Undergraduate Researchers!
Welcome to undergraduate researcher Amanda Marsh who will be joining our lab this summer as part of the NSF-REU program.