Francis D'Souza | Department of Chemistry

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Francis D'Souza

Distinguished University Research Professor
(940) 369-8832
francis.dsouza@unt.edu
Office: 
CHEM 307C
Website: 
https://sites.google.com/view/drfrancisdsouza/home
UNT Faculty Profile: 
https://facultyinfo.unt.edu/faculty-profile?query=Francis+D%27Souza&type=name&profile=fd0037
Highlights: 
Analytical, Organic and Materials Science
Chemistry and supramolecular chemistry of metal macrocycles and carbon nanomaterials, photoelectrochemistry and photovoltaics, electrochemical and photochemical sensors, ultrafast laser spectroscopy, and biosensors.

* Synthesis and study of Porphyrins, Phthalocyanines, BODIPY, and Carbon Nanomaterials
* Light Energy Harvesting: Photoelectrochemistry and Photovoltaics
* Electrochemical and Photochemical Sensors and Catalysts
* Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Chemical Sensing

* Ultrafast transient spectroscopy to probe photochemical events

* Conducting Nanocomposite Hybrid Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion

ACS Perspective: SWNT-Based Supramolecular Nanoarchitectures with Photosensitizing Donor and Acceptor Molecules with Dr. Francis D'Souza

Research area: 
Analytical
Organic
Materials

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