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Research in the Franco group focuses on quantum dynamics of closed and open systems. The group is particularly interested in exploring quantum frontiers in molecular science, and in developing new methods to probe and control the behavior of matter by means of external stimuli, a topic that they like to refer to as \u201cMolecules Under Stress\u201d. Ignacio received his B.Sc. in chemistry from the National University of Colombia in 2001. In 2002, after completing the diploma program in condensed matter physics at The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, he moved to the University of Toronto to pursue a Ph.D. in theoretical chemical physics under the guidance of Paul Brumer. In 2008 he joined Northwestern as a postdoctoral fellow in the groups of Mark A. Ratner and George C. Schatz. In 2011, he moved to Berlin to take a position as group leader and Humboldt research fellow in the Theory Department of the Fritz Haber Institute. In 2013, he joined the chemistry faculty as an assistant professor and was promoted to associate professor in 2019 and to professor in 2024. Ignacio is the recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, the OpenEye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award of the American Chemical Society, the Leonard Mandel Faculty Fellowship, the Curtis Provost Teaching Award for Nontenured Faculty and the College Award for Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring. Ignacio holds secondary appointments in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Institute of Optics. Most recently, Ignacio joined the editorial team of the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters.","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-large"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"","title":"Short CV (<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/franco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Franco_CV_Jan30_2026.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)","content":"November 2025 \u2014 present\r\nSenior Editor, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters\r\n\r\nJuly 2024 \u2013 present\r\nProfessor, University of Rochester\r\n\r\nJuly 2019 \u2013 June 2024\r\nAssociate Professor, University of Rochester\r\n\r\nJuly 2013-June 2019\r\nAssistant Professor, University of Rochester\r\n\r\nOct. 2011- June 2013\r\nResearch Group Leader, Theory Department, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society\r\n\r\nJan. 2008 \u2013 Sep. 2011\r\nPostdoctoral Fellow, Chemistry Department, Northwestern University\r\nAdvisors: George C. Schatz and Mark A. Ratner\r\n\r\nSep. 2002- Sep. 2007\r\nPh.D. in Theoretical Chemical Physics, Chemistry Department, University of Toronto\r\nAdvisor: Paul Brumer\r\nThesis: Coherent control of laser-induced symmetry breaking: from fundamentals to applications\r\n\r\nSep. 2001-Aug. 2002\r\nDiploma in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste.\r\nThesis: Conformational dynamics of photoexcited conjugated molecules\r\n\r\nSummer 2002\/2003\r\nResearch Assistant, Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Lab.\r\nAdvisor: Sergei Tretiak\r\n\r\n2001 B.Sc. in Chemistry, National University of Colombia, Bogot\u00e1.\r\nThesis: Atomic contributions to molecular optical activity: an approach through Atoms in Molecules theory","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-large"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"","title":"Awards and Honors","content":"Vice Chair\/Chair-elect, Gordon Research Conference on Quantum Control of Light and Matter, 2023-2025.\r\n\r\nVisiting Professor, University of Toronto. Fall 2022\r\n\r\nFrederick D. and Susan Rice Lewis College Award for Undergraduate Teaching and Research Mentorship, University of Rochester, 2021\r\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\r\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\r\n<div class=\"column\">\r\n\r\nLeonard Mandel Faculty Fellow in Quantum Coherence, U. Rochester, 2019-\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\nLecturer on Quantum Dynamics, Telluride School on Theoretical Chemistry, 2019.\r\n\r\nG. Graydon Curtis (\u201958) and Jane W. Curtis Provost Teaching Award, University of Rochester, 2019\r\n\r\nACS COMP OpenEye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, Fall 2017\r\n\r\nNSF CAREER 2016-2021\r\n\r\nHumboldt Research Fellowship 2012-2014\r\n\r\nLachlan Gilchrist Fellowship in Fundamental Physics, University of Toronto 2006-07\r\n\r\nOntario Graduate Scholarship 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06\r\n\r\nUniversity of Toronto Fellowship 2002-03 and 2006-07 (teaching reduction)\r\n\r\nThe F. E. Beamish Prize in Physical Chemistry 2006-07\r\n\r\nThe Michael J. Dignam Graduate Travel Award 2004-05\r\n\r\nSumma cum Laude, Chemistry Department, National University of Colombia 2001\r\n\r\nWinner of the 2001-02 Otto de Greiff National Undergraduate Theses Contest, Natural Sciences Area, October 2002. This distinction is given each year to the best undergraduate thesis in Natural Sciences in Colombia.\r\n\r\nWinner of the 2001 Best Dissertation Award, Theoretical Physics Area, National University of Colombia, November 2001. 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