After having passed the course, the student should be able to:

Knowledge:

  Concepts of  the interaction of light with molecules

  Concepts of  photo physical manifestations of the local molecular environment

  Concepts of  for the kinetics involved in deactivation of electronically excited states of molecules

  Concepts of  the basics of photo induced electron transfer

  Concepts of  steady-state and time-resolved anisotropy of fluorescence emission

  Concepts of  the principles of steady-state and time-resolved experimental techniques

  Concepts of   resonance energy transfer and its applications

  Concepts of  application of fluorescence techniques in sensors

  Concepts of  single molecule fluorescence techniques

  Concepts of  super resolution fluorescence imaging

Skills:

- Apply the above mentioned knowledge for understanding and calculating photophysical properties of molecular systems.

Competency:
- Read contemporary research papers on photophysics, understand them, present them and write an self consistent essay on it.