{"id":1051,"date":"2026-01-29T09:49:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T20:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/?p=1051"},"modified":"2026-01-29T09:49:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T20:49:40","slug":"congrats-to-amir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/congrats-to-amir\/","title":{"rendered":"Congrats to Amir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amir Sohail has submitted his PhD thesis for examination.\u00a0 His thesis entitled &#8220;<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Electronic structure and charge-transfer dynamics in donor-acceptor dyes and heteroleptic model complexes&#8221; focuses on spectroscopy of such systems and he has already published a paper from his work.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.jpca.5c04213\">Sohail, A.; Wagner, P.; Mapley, J. I.; Gordon, K. C. A Spectroscopic and Computational Study of Dyes Based on Carbazole and TPA Donors, and Indane-Based Acceptors. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2025, 129 (36), 8346 \u2013 8356, 10.1021\/acs.jpca.5c04213<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some photos of the bell ringing with the group<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1054\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1054\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/01\/processed-2FD521EA-AC9C-482D-B1DE-C219BACA8AC4.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1054\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/01\/processed-2FD521EA-AC9C-482D-B1DE-C219BACA8AC4-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/01\/processed-2FD521EA-AC9C-482D-B1DE-C219BACA8AC4-768x1023.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/01\/processed-2FD521EA-AC9C-482D-B1DE-C219BACA8AC4-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/01\/processed-2FD521EA-AC9C-482D-B1DE-C219BACA8AC4-1153x1536.jpeg 1153w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/01\/processed-2FD521EA-AC9C-482D-B1DE-C219BACA8AC4-1537x2048.jpeg 1537w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/01\/processed-2FD521EA-AC9C-482D-B1DE-C219BACA8AC4.jpeg 1816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amir and Keith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1056\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1056\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/01\/processed-A3E5B942-F462-40A9-AB13-D99357A5FEC2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1056\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/01\/processed-A3E5B942-F462-40A9-AB13-D99357A5FEC2-1024x819.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/01\/processed-A3E5B942-F462-40A9-AB13-D99357A5FEC2-1024x819.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/01\/processed-A3E5B942-F462-40A9-AB13-D99357A5FEC2-300x240.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/01\/processed-A3E5B942-F462-40A9-AB13-D99357A5FEC2-768x614.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/01\/processed-A3E5B942-F462-40A9-AB13-D99357A5FEC2-1536x1229.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/01\/processed-A3E5B942-F462-40A9-AB13-D99357A5FEC2-2048x1638.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1056\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Group with Amir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1057\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1057\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/01\/processed-C6843EDF-7C4B-4F59-9CD6-1D46CE9CE66D.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1057\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/01\/processed-C6843EDF-7C4B-4F59-9CD6-1D46CE9CE66D-586x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"586\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/01\/processed-C6843EDF-7C4B-4F59-9CD6-1D46CE9CE66D-586x1024.jpeg 586w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/01\/processed-C6843EDF-7C4B-4F59-9CD6-1D46CE9CE66D-172x300.jpeg 172w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/01\/processed-C6843EDF-7C4B-4F59-9CD6-1D46CE9CE66D-768x1341.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/01\/processed-C6843EDF-7C4B-4F59-9CD6-1D46CE9CE66D-880x1536.jpeg 880w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/01\/processed-C6843EDF-7C4B-4F59-9CD6-1D46CE9CE66D-1173x2048.jpeg 1173w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/01\/processed-C6843EDF-7C4B-4F59-9CD6-1D46CE9CE66D.jpeg 1284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amir ringing the bell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amir Sohail has submitted his PhD thesis for examination.\u00a0 His thesis entitled &#8220;Electronic structure and charge-transfer dynamics in donor-acceptor dyes and heteroleptic model complexes&#8221; focuses on spectroscopy of such systems and he has already published a paper from his work.\u00a0\u00a0 Sohail, A.; Wagner, P.; Mapley, J. 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