7th HRSMC/EPA Summer School on Photochemistry​​​​​

June 29 to July 2, 2026

Fletcher Kloosterhotel Willibrordhaeghe Deurne

Every four years the Holland Research School of Molecular Chemistry (HRSMC) organises a summer school, where PhD students and other researchers are trained by top scientists in the area of photochemistry.

Welcome

This HRSMC/EPA Summer School on Photochemistry is the seventh in a successful series organized by the Holland Research School of Molecular Chemistry (HRSMC), a cooperation between the Chemistry Departments of the University of Amsterdam, Leiden University, VU Amsterdam and Radboud University, under the auspices of the European Photochemistry Association (EPA). The school is intended for PhD students, postdocs, and interested scientists active in the field of photochemistry, and for those who make use of photochemical or photophysical methods in their research.

The school will cover essential topics in photochemistry, including topics on experimental and computational approaches to understanding optical and dynamical properties of materials for optoelectronics, artificial photosynthesis, biomolecular systems, and multi-spin systems.

In the tradition of the school, in addition to the exciting topics by 5 world-renowned lecturers, the participants will also present their own research in poster sessions. The HRSMC will select two of the submitted abstracts to be presented as short talks. During and between the sessions, the participants will interact and network with each other and with the invited experts. It is our experience that this form of interaction usually leads to new scientific and personal bonds.

Invited Lecturers

We are proud to announce the following renowned lecturers:

• Prof. Eli Zysman-Colman – University of St Andrews, Scotland

Topics: Design of luminophores for optoelectronics, photocatalysis, and sensing

• Prof. Leif Hammarstrom – Uppsala Universiteit, Sweden

Topics: Proton-coupled electron transfer in photocatalysis and artificial photosynthesis

• Prof. Tia Keyes – Dublin City University, Ireland

Topics: Charge transfer for sensing and imaging in biological systems

• Prof. Sabine Richert – University of Ulm, Germany

Topics: Transient electron paramagnetic resonance and molecular spintronics

• Prof. Roel Tempelaar – Northwestern University, USA

Topics: Coupling of light and chirality for information science

Organising Committee

Prof. dr. Sylvestre Bonnet (Chair, Leiden University)

Dr. Charusheela Ramanan (VU Amsterdam)

Dr. Tomáš Šolomek (University of Amsterdam)

Christina Santaka (HRSMC)

Dr. Rachel Scheffelaar (HRSMC)

Location

Fletcher Kloosterhotel Willibrordhaeghe

Vlierdenseweg 109 5753 AC Deurne