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UNIVERSITY of CALIFORNIA Santa Barbara Electronic Spectroscopy and Energy Transfer in Cadmium Selenide Quantum Dots and Conjugated Oligomers A Dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry by Artjay Javier Committee in charge: Professor Geoffrey F. Strouse, Chair Professor Steven C. Burratto Professor Bernard Kirtman Professor Mattanjah De Vries June 2006