Novel Chlorophylls and New Directions in Photosynthesis

了解太阳能如何用于光合作用具有全球重要性，并将有助于澳大利亚科学家进行尖端的光合作用研究。我们的目标是发现关键的光合色素叶绿素是如何以及为什么被合成和使用的；这将为前沿技术的突破提供新的机会，例如基于碳而不是硅的光电池。我们的目标是了解新的叶绿素是如何在一系列生态位的各种重要生物中使用的。研究结果将有助于了解全球气候变化对珊瑚礁、开放海洋系统和其他重要生物群落的影响。

Understanding how solar energy is used in photosynthesis is of global importance and will contribute to cutting-edge photosynthetic research by Australian scientists. We aim to discover how and why the key photosynthetic pigments, chlorophylls, are synthesised and used; this will provide new opportunities for breakthroughs in frontier technologies, such as photoelectric cells based on carbon rather than silicon. We aim to understand how novel chlorophylls are used in a variety of important organisms in a range of ecological niches. The results will aid understanding of the effects of global climate change on coral reefs, in open-ocean systems and in other important biological communities.