Theodore Goodson III explained

Theodore G. Goodson III
Birth Date:5 April 1969
Workplaces:University of Michigan
University of Chicago
University of Oxford
Alma Mater:University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Wabash College
Thesis Title:Second and third order nonlinear optical properties of organic polymeric materials
Thesis Url:http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35333740
Thesis Year:1996
Website:Goodson Group

Theodore Goodson III (born April 5, 1969) is an American chemist who is the Richard Barry Bernstein Professor of Chemistry at the University of Michigan. Goodson studies the non-linear optical properties of novel organic materials. He was elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2012 and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering in 2021.

Early life and education

Goodson was an undergraduate student at Wabash College, a liberal arts college in Indiana.[1] He moved to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln for graduate studies, where he majored in chemistry. His research considered the non-linear optical properties of organic polymers.[2] He worked in both the University of Chicago and University of Oxford as a postdoctoral scholar.[3]

Research and career

In 1998, Goodson joined the faculty at Wayne State University. He moved to the University of Michigan as a professor of chemistry in 2004. He demonstrated that ultrafast laser spectroscopy could be used to better understand materials for solar energy.[4] [5] In particular, he was building highly branched macromolecules. Whilst studying these macromolecules, Goodson and his co-worker Guo noticed that a hyperbranched phthalocyanine compound exhibited large and delocalized polarization.[6] When voltages were applied to these phthalocyanines, charge carriers hopped around the structure. These phthalocyanines had high dielectric constants, which indicated that they would be better suited as the dielectric medium inside capacitors. In 2010, he became chief science officer for Wolverine Energy Solutions & Technology. The spin-out company makes use of organic energy storage materials to make capacitors.

Starting in 2006, Goodson published research on entangled two-photon absorption (E2PA).[7] The 2006 paper reported that entangled photons produced through spontaneous parametric down conversion (SPDC) possessed a 1031 times higher excitation rate as compared to the corresponding classical TPA process in a dendrimer material. A subsequent publication reported 10 orders of magnitude enhancement in a variety of small molecules.[8] In addition to these two reports, Goodson has published over 15 letters/articles (not including reviews) claiming to measure and utilize E2PA.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] These reports have been disputed by academics.[25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31]

Awards and honors

Personal life

Goodson is married to physician Stephanie Goodson.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Theodore Goodson III – Macromolecular Science & Engineering Program. 2021-06-25. macro.engin.umich.edu.
  2. Second and third order nonlinear optical properties of organic polymeric materials. 1996. English. Theodore G. Goodson. 35333740 .
  3. Web site: Goodson III, Theodore. 2021-06-25. American Chemical Society. en.
  4. Web site: Surprising findings and coworkers' enthusiasm led to materials start-up. 2021-06-25. cen.acs.org.
  5. Web site: Professor Theodore Goodson III Department of Chemistry College of Science and Engineering. 2021-06-25. cse.umn.edu.
  6. Web site: NSF Award Search: Award # 1306815 - Optical Excitations of Organic Macromolecular Aggregates. 2021-06-25. www.nsf.gov. en.
  7. Goodson . 2006 . Enhanced Two-Photon Excitation of Fluorescent Molecules with Entangled Photons . The Journal of Physical Chemistry B . 110 . 12 . 1509–1518 . 10.1021/jp066767g.
  8. Goodson . 2013 . Entangled Two-Photon Absorption: Experimental Demonstration with Small Organic Molecules . The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters . 4 . 12 . 1970–1975 . 10.1021/jz400851d.
  9. Nonlinear Spectroscopic Properties of Organic Dendrimers . The Journal of Physical Chemistry B . 118 . 5 . 1219–1228 . 10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c03225.
  10. Two-Photon Absorption in Organic Materials . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C . 120 . 36 . 19709–19715 . 10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c05907.
  11. Quantum Optical Effects in Two-Photon Excitation . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C . 118 . 34 . 19848–19853 . 10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c01747.
  12. Entangled Photon Absorption in Small Molecules . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C . 126 . 7 . 3715–3720 . 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c07082. 10875663 .
  13. Enhanced Nonlinear Absorption in Nanostructures . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . 120 . 12 . 6725–6730 . 10.1073/pnas.2307719120. 10466183 .
  14. Photonic Quantum Effects in Molecular Absorption . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C . 124 . 8 . 4300–4308 . 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c08455.
  15. Entangled Photon Absorption by Small Molecules . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C . 124 . 12 . 5400–5406 . 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c00830.
  16. Nonlinear Optics with Entangled Photons . The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters . 13 . 4 . 1370–1377 . 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00695.
  17. Entangled Photon Spectroscopy in Organic Systems . Journal of the American Chemical Society . 144 . 8 . 3448–3456 . 10.1021/jacs.1c09728.
  18. High-Sensitivity Measurements of Two-Photon Absorption . Journal of the American Chemical Society . 142 . 3 . 1105–1112 . 10.1021/jacs.0c01153.
  19. Quantum Optical Techniques in Two-Photon Absorption . Journal of the American Chemical Society . 142 . 8 . 2408–2415 . 10.1021/jacs.0c02808.
  20. Enhancements in Molecular Two-Photon Absorption . Scientific Reports . 9 . 1 . 47651 . 10.1038/s41598-019-47651-1. 6683176 .
  21. Entangled Two-Photon Excitation in Biological Molecules . Journal of the American Chemical Society . 140 . 15 . 4850–4857 . 10.1021/jacs.8b08515.
  22. Advanced Nonlinear Absorption with Quantum Light . The Journal of Physical Chemistry A . 122 . 15 . 4050–4055 . 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b06312.
  23. Entangled Photons in Nonlinear Spectroscopy . The Journal of Physical Chemistry A . 122 . 22 . 5800–5808 . 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b07466.
  24. Quantum Light in Two-Photon Processes . The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters . 7 . 8 . 1678–1684 . 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b02378.
  25. Re-evaluating Entangled Two-Photon Absorption in Organic Molecules . Physical Review Applied . 15 . 4 . 044012 . 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.15.044012. 2008.02664 .
  26. Limitations of Entangled Photon Spectroscopy . The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters . 13 . 15 . 4713–4718 . 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c03751. 2111.05946 .
  27. Critique of Entangled Two-Photon Absorption Claims . Physical Review Research . 3 . 3 . 033154 . 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.033154. 2012.06736 .
  28. Experimental Challenges in Entangled Photon Absorption . The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters . 14 . 9 . 2750–2755 . 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00865. 2202.11764 .
  29. Investigating Fluorescent Amino Acids with Entangled Two-Photon Excited Fluorescence . Proceedings of SPIE . 12863 . 1286306 . 10.1117/12.3003307.
  30. Experimental Upper Bounds for Resonance-Enhanced Entangled Two-Photon Absorption in Organic Molecules . The Journal of Chemical Physics . 160 . 9 . 094305 . 10.1063/5.0193311. 2312.14382 .
  31. Entangled Photon-Induced Absorption in Model Organic Systems: A Theoretical Reassessment . The Journal of Physical Chemistry A . 126 . 15 . 2315–2321 . 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c00720.
  32. Web site: Robert J. Holland Goodson.
  33. Web site: ACS Award Winners 2024.
  34. Web site: Hagler Fellow Theodore Goodson III. 2024-11-29.
  35. Web site: Percy Julian Distinguished Lecture. 2021-06-25. www.nobcche.org.
  36. Web site: 2012-11-29. U-M leads nation with 19 AAAS fellows. 2021-06-25. University of Michigan News. en-US.
  37. Web site: Distinguished Faculty Achievement Awards. 2021-06-25. Rackham Graduate School: University of Michigan. en-US.
  38. Web site: 2013-10-22. News Release Lloyd Ferguson Distinguished Lecture Series; Cal State L.A.. 2021-06-25. Cal State LA. en.
  39. Web site: 2013-2014. 2021-06-25. www.sigmaxi.org.
  40. Web site: The Physical Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society. 2021-06-25. phys-acs.org.
  41. Web site: 2021-02-15. Dr. Theodore Goodson to be inducted into medical and biological engineering elite. 2021-06-25. AIMBE.

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