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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences University of Florida
Faculty Member UF Department of Chemistry

UF Department of Chemistry

Chemistry Laboratory Building 311B

352-392-4656

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Valeria D. Kleiman

Professor

Research Focus

With use time-resolved ultrafast spectroscopy to investigate excited state properties of synthetic materials. We seek to understand interactions among chromophores, the role of wave packet localization/delocalization in enhancing or suppressing energy/electron transfer, and the interplay between coherent and incoherent processes to modulate the efficiency of energy transfer. Our research builds fundamental knowledge on light-matter interactions on light-harvesting materials. In parallel, we pursue projects in chemical education, investigating how to effectively and efficiently incorporate chemistry education for different student populations. We explore factors that impact disparities in outcomes for transfer students and assess the effectiveness of new pedagogical tools in the classroom

Education and Training

1996–1998: Postdoctoral Fellow National Institute of Standards and Technology

1990–1996: Ph.D. Chemistry University of Illinois at Chicago

1990: Licenciada (M.Sc) Physical Chemistry, University of Buenos Aires

Selected Awards

Visiting Professor of Physics, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina (2018)

UF-CLAS International Educator Award (2018)

CLAS College Teacher of the year (2015)

AGAUR, Scholar Award, Catalunya, Spain (2011)

NSF CAREER (2003)

Selected Activities

Coordinator of UF/France International REU exchange program

Coordinator of TASSEP (TransAtlantic Science Student Exchange Program)

TED-X. How Scientists Shape Science Itself

Selected Publications

V. W. D. Cruzeiro, X. Gao, V. D. Kleiman “Implementing New Educational Platforms in the Classroom: An Interactive Approach to the Particle in a Box Problem”. J. Chem. Ed. 2019, 96, 1663–1670. DOI:10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00195.

Cadranel A., Tate J., Oviedo P.S., Yamazaki S., Hodak J.H., Baraldo L.M., and Kleiman, V. D.. “Distant ultrafast energy-transfer in a trimetallic {Ru-Ru-Cr} complex facilitated by hole delocalization”. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2017, 19, 2882-2893. DOI: 10.1039/c6cp06562g.

D. G. Kuroda, C. P. Singh, Z. Peng, and V. D. Kleiman “Exploring the role of phase modulation on photoluminescence yield”. Faraday Discussions 2011, 153, 61–72. DOI: 10.1039/c1fd00068c.