Antonin Vlcek

Professor Antonin Vlcek is a Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at Queen Mary University of London, affiliated with the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences. He leads research in the Centre for Chemical Research and the Centre for Experimental and Applied Physics. His work focuses on photophysics, photochemistry, electron transfer, and ultrafast spectroscopy of transition metal complexes, with applications in energy conversion and protein dynamics.

Research Interests:
- Photophysics and photochemistry of transition metal complexes
- Electron/hole transfer in proteins and materials
- Ultrafast spectroscopic methods (e.g., femtosecond stimulated Raman)
- Energy conversion mechanisms in metalloproteins and synthetic systems

Key Projects:
- Structural Dynamics And Photoinduced Electron Transfer (EPSRC Grant, £649,756, 2018–2022): Explored light-driven electron transfer in transition metal complexes using advanced spectroscopic techniques.

Publications Highlight:
Recent studies include real-time tracking of metal-metal bond formation in iridium complexes, tryptophan-mediated electron transfer in azurin proteins, and solvent-dependent dynamics of rhenium complexes.