Laura Castaño

She obtained her undergraduate degree in Chemistry from the University of Antioquia in Medellín, Colombia, and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences at the National University of Tucumán, Argentina. Her doctoral research focuses on multiredox proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) processes in ruthenium coordination compounds, both in the ground and excited states, with applications in catalysis and photochemistry. She joined the Guldi Group in February 2026 for a six-month research stay, where she will investigate the reactivity and excited-state dynamics of PCET processes in RuII–amino / RuIV–amido systems using steady-state fluorescence, transient absorption (TA), and time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC). Through this work, she will contribute to a better understanding of excited-state PCET mechanisms by correlating structural features with reactivity in high-valent ruthenium systems, supporting the development of photoactive molecular systems for catalytic and photochemical Applications.