Seogjoo (Suggy) Jang, Ph.D. in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
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Associate Professor Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry Queens College, City University of New York Doctoral Faculty in Chemistry & Physics, Graduate Center, City University of New York Education Ph.D.- University of Pennsylvania, Physical Chemistry (1999) MS - Seoul National University, Physical Chemistry (1993) BS - Seoul National University, Chemistry (1989) |
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Past Appointments
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chem. and Biochem, Queens College, CUNY (2005-2009)
Goldhaber Distinguished Fellow, Brookhaven National Laboratory (2003-2005)
Postdoctoral Fellow/Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1999-2002)
Awards
2010 Salute to Scholars, City University of New York
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, 2010-2015
2009 Salute to Scholars, City University of New York
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation, 2009-2014
Goldhaber Distinguished Fellowship, Brookhaven National Lab., 2003-2005
Chairman's Award for Academic Excellence, University of Pennsylvania, 1996
Recent Publications
Seoggjoo Jang, " Multistep quantum master equation theory for response functions in four wave mixing electronic spectroscopy of multichromophoric macromolecules, " Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 33 , 997 (2012)
Seogjoo Jang, Robert J. Silbey, Ralf Kunz, Clemens Hofmann, and Juergen Koehler, " Is there elliptic distortion in the light harvesting complex 2 of purple bacteria, " J. Phys. Chem. B 115 , 12947 (2011)
Paiboon Sreearunothai, Alexis Estrada, Sadayuki Asaoka, Marta Kowalczyk, Seogjoo Jang, Andrew Cook, Jack Preses, and John Miller, " Triplet transport to and trapping by acceptor end groups on conjugated polyfluorene chains," J. Phys. Chem. C 115 , 19569 (2011)
Seogjoo Jang, " Theory of multichromophoric coherent resonance energy transfer: A polaronic quantum master equation approach," J. Chem. Phys. , 135, 034105 (2011)
Lei Yang, Stefano Caprasecca, Benedetta Mennucci, and Seogjoo Jang, " Theoretical investigation of the mechanism and dynamics of intramolecular coherent resonance energy transfer in soft molecules: A case study of dithia-anthracenophae, " J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 132, 16911 (2010)
Seogjoo Jang, " Theory of coherent resonance energy transfer for coherent initial condition, " J. Chem. Phys. , 131, 164101 (2009)
Seogjoo Jang, Yuan-Chung Cheng, David R. Reichman, and Joel D. Eaves, " Theory of coherent resonance energy transfer, " J. Chem. Phys. (Communication) 129, 101104 (2008)
Vijayakumar Ramalingam, Maciej E. Domaradzki, Seogjoo Jang, and Rajeev S. Muthyala, " Carbonyl groups as molecular valves to regulate chloride binding to squaramides," Org. Lett. 10 , 3315 (2008)
Seogjoo Jang, " Generalization of the Forster resonance energy transfer theory for quantum mechanical modulation of the donor-acceptor coupling," J. Chem. Phys. 127 , 174710 (2007)
Seogjoo Jang, Marshall D. Newton, and Robert J. Silbey, " Multichromophoric Forster resonance energy transfer from B800 to B850 in the light harvesting complex 2: Evidence for subtle energetic optimization by purple bacteria," J. Phys. Chem. B 111, 6807 (2007)
Seogjoo Jang and Marshall D. Newton, " Closed form expressions of quantum electron transfer rate based on the stationary phase approximation," J. Phys. Chem. B 110 , 18996 (2006)
Seogjoo Jang, " Path integral centroid dynamics for general initial conditions: A nonequilibrium projection operator formulation," J. Chem. Phys. 124, 064107 (2006)
Research Interests
My research focuses on theoretical understanding of energy and charge flow dynamics in various condensed phase systems ranging from liquids to biological systems. A particular attention is paid to important quantum effects such as quantum coherence and tunneling. The research integrates three major components of theoretical chemistry - developments of new theories, large scale computation, and modeling of complex spectroscopic data. Our group has expertise in path integral simulation of condensed phase quantum systems, energy and charge transfer theories, quantum master equation theories, and modeling of photosynthetic light harvesting complexes. New efforts are being put forth for the modeling and computation of conjugated polymers, theories of nanoscale conductance, and Monte Carlo simulation of exciton migration in plastic solar energy devices. We have on going collaborations with photo and radiation chemistry group at Brookhaven National Laboratory and evolving collaborations with leading spectroscopy groups in the US. The laboratory is equipped with a Beowulf linux cluster of 17 nodes, each with 4GB memory dual Opteron 250.
