Braslavsky has worked extensively in the domain of
photobiology and she is a specialist in experimental photooptoacoustics. She was senior research scientist and Professor at the
Max Planck Institute for Radiation Chemistry (now renamed Bioinorganic Chemistry) until her retirement in 2007.
Braslavsky holds numerous official positions in the scientific field of chemistry. Since 2000 she is the chair of the
IUPAC subcommittee on photochemistry. Since 2006 she is a corresponding member of
CONICET and is a member of the international scientific advisory committee of INQUIMAE (Institute for Chemistry of Materials, Environment and Energy). Currently, she is chair and main organiser of the 16th International Conference on Photobiology, to be held in Cordoba, Argentina in 2014.[2]
Since 2010 she is a member of the representative panel of the RCAA (Red de Científicos Argentinos en Alemania, i.e. the Network of Argentine Scientists in Germany).
2004 Elhuyar-Goldschmidt price of the
Spanish and
German chemical society.[4]
2008 first woman to be awarded a Doctor Honoris Causa from the
Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain.[5]
2011 “Raíces” Prize by the Minister of Science (MINCYT) in Argentina in recognition of her engagement for the scientific cooperation between Argentina and Germany.[6]
2013 Honorary Professor at Universidad Nacional de la Plata, Argentina and distinguished visiting professor Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Argentina
2016 Dr. honoris causa Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.[7]
2017 European Society of Photobiology, Medal “for outstanding and sustained contributions to the science and promotion of Photobiology”.[8]
2019 International Union on Photobiology, Finsen Medal for “Lifetime Achievement in Photochemistry and Photosensory Biology” (Barcelona).[9]
2019 International Photoacoustic and Photothermal Association (IPPA). Senior Prize (Moscow).[10]
2020 Corresponding Member (Académica) of the Argentine National Academy of Sciences (ANC, Córdoba, Argentina).[11]
2020-21 European Photochemical Association (EPA). “Photochemistry Ambassador” for “Service to the Photochemical Community”. International Congress on Photochemistry, Geneva, 2021. The EPA established the Award in 2018 to recognize outstanding service to the Photochemistry/Photophysical community. This prize is delivered every two years.
Partial bibliography
"Time-Resolved Photothermal and Photoacoustic Methods Applied to Photoinduced Processes in Solution", S.E. Braslavsky, G.E. Heibel, Chem. Rev. 92, 1381-1410 (1992).
doi: 10.1021/cr00014a007
"Effect of Solvent on the Radiative Decay of Singlet Molecular Oxygen a(1Δg)", R.D. Scurlock, S. Nonell, S.E. Braslavsky, P.R. Ogilby, J. Phys. Chem. 99, 3521-3526 (1995).
doi: 10.1021/j100011a019
'"Glossary of Terms Used in Photochemistry'", 3rd Version (IUPAC Recommendations 2006), S.E.Braslavsky, Pure Appl. Chem. 79, 293-461 (2007).
doi:10.1351/pac200779030293
'"Glossary of Terms Used in Photocatalysis and Radiation Catalysis'" (IUPAC recommendations 2011) S.E. Braslavsky, A.M. Braun, A.E. Cassano, A.V. Emeline, M.I. Litter, L. Palmisano, V.N. Parmon, N. Serpone, Pure Appl. Chem. 83, 931-1014 (2011).
doi:10.1351/PAC-REC-09-09-36