Rate My Professor Ken Ghiggino

Professor Ken Ghiggino serves as Honorary Professor in the School of Chemistry within the Faculty of Science at the University of Melbourne. He was appointed Masson Professor of Chemistry and Head of the School of Chemistry in 1998, leading the school until 2010. His academic background includes a PhD and Bachelors Degree with Honours from the University of New South Wales, along with a Graduate Diploma from the University of Melbourne.

Ghiggino's research specializations encompass photochemistry, polymer photochemistry, ultrafast and microspectroscopy, single-molecule spectroscopy of functional luminescent materials, exciton science, and applications in light energy harvesting and luminescent solar concentrators. He co-directs the Ultrafast and Microspectroscopy Laboratories and has led significant Australian Research Council projects, including 'Single Molecule Spectroscopy of Functional Luminescent Materials' and 'Porphyrin Based Supramolecular Assemblies and Arrays III – Model Systems for the Construction of Photosynthetic Mimics and Devices'. Key publications feature studies on morphological evolution and singlet fission in aqueous suspensions of TIPS-pentacene nanoparticles, charge generation and morphology in P3HT:PCBM nanoparticles, and solvatochromism in diketopyrrolopyrrole derivatives. His contributions extend to educational developments, such as apparatus and experiments for teaching fluorometry and fluorescence anisotropy measurements.

Ghiggino has earned prestigious honors, including Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI), Chartered Chemist (CChem), Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), the Royal Australian Chemical Institute Physical Chemistry Division Award in 2001, and the Asian and Oceanian Photochemistry Association Award for Distinguished Achievements. His work has influenced advancements in photophysics, optoelectronic polymers, and solar energy technologies through collaborations and supervision of graduate students.