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Tomoyasu Mani

Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Joint Appointment Chemist, Electron- and Photo-Induced Processes for Molecular Energy Conversion Group, Chemistry Division

Tomoyasu Mani

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Chemistry Division
Bldg. 555
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-4331
tmani@bnl.gov

Research | Education | Appointments | Publications | Awards


Research Activities

Electron- and Photo-Induced Processes for Molecular Energy Conversion

Education

  • Ph.D. (Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics), University of Pennsylvania, 2013
  • B.S. (Biochemistry), University of Texas at Dallas, 2009

Professional Appointments

  • Associate Professor,  University of Connecticut Department of Chemistry, 2023– present
  • Assistant Professor,  University of Connecticut Department of Chemistry, 2016 – 2023
  • Joint Appointment Chemist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 2021 – present
  • Goldhaber Fellow, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 2014 – 2016

Selected Publications

  • Yan J, Wilson RW, Buck JT, Grills DC, Reinheimer EW, Mani T (2021) IR linewidth and intensity amplifications of nitrile vibrations report nuclear-electronic couplings and associated structural heterogeneity in radical anions. Chemical Science 12:12107–12117. doi: 10.1039/d1sc03455c
  • Buck JT, Mani T (2020) Magnetic Control of Recombination Fluorescence and Tunability by Modulation of Radical Pair Energies in Rigid Donor–Bridge–Acceptor Systems. Journal of the American Chemical Society 142:20691–20700. doi: 10.1021/jacs.0c09146
  • Buck JT, Boudreau AM, DeCarmine A, Wilson RW, Hampsey J, Mani T (2019) Spin-Allowed Transitions Control the Formation of Triplet Excited States in Orthogonal Donor-Acceptor Dyads. Chem 5:138–155. doi: 10.1016/j.chempr.2018.10.001

Awards & Recognition

  • NSF CAREER, 2022-2026

  • PRESTO Researcher, Japan Science and Technology, 2017-2021

  • Blavatnik Regional Award for Young Scientists (Winner in Chemistry), 2016

Tomoyasu Mani

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Chemistry Division
Bldg. 555
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-4331
tmani@bnl.gov

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