Greg Scholes Takes over as Deputy Editor of JPC Letters

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A noted in an Editorial last month, Prashant Kamat has now left JPC Letters to become the Editor-in-Chief of a new ACS journal, ACS Energy Letters. Prashant did a terrific job for JPC, first as Senior Editor and then taking over as Deputy Editor when JPCL was founded in 2010. We wish him well in his new position. I am delighted to announce that Greg Scholes has taken over as Deputy Editor in his place. Greg is currently the William S. Tod Professor of Chemistry at Princeton University, and he has been Senior Editor of JPC since 2009 and of JPCL since 2011. Dr. Scholes is a distinguished researcher who has contributed important research in several areas that relate to JPC, including both theory and experiment as related to photoprocesses in biological systems and materials. He has contributed important results concerning processes in solar energy conversion, in photopolymers, and in semiconductor nanocrystals. Among his accomplishments are key insights concerning the importance of coherence in the light-harvesting mechanism in photosynthesis and seminal contributions concerning multidimensional electronic spectroscopy. These accomplishments demonstrate the breadth and depth that Greg brings to this position, and it indicates the leadership that we can expect from Greg in his new role. Please join me in welcoming Greg to this important position. George Schatz The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters grew and flourished under the leadership of Prashant Kamat. He was incredibly successful at building a high impact factor and, at the same time, expediting publication. This has been made possible in part by optimizations and the enthusiasm introduced by Prashant in collaboration with the ACS publications team and particularly by the support from superb authors, referees, and editors. Editors are engaged in the science of our authors and work as a team to ensure consistent high quality and articles sent for review. There are many nuancesas well as positives and negativesto this entire process, which is a broad challenge for the journal. Nevertheless, the net result is important because it rewards authors and inspires readers. Overall, JPCL has become a journal of choice for reporting the leading edge of physical chemistry research, and it is thereby well-positioned to help authors shape the future of our field. With that in mind, an opportunity is to work out new ways to highlight exceptional papers in each issue in order to promote that research and its consequences to a wider readership. I am delighted to have the chance to help the journal, and I look forward to working with a terrific JPCL team, authors, and referees to promote and enhance the field of physical chemistry. Greg Scholes George C. Schatz Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois 60201, United States Greg Scholes Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States ■ AUTHOR INFORMATION Notes Views expressed in this editorial are those of the author and not necessarily the views of the ACS.