Single celled microalgae are among the most productive autotrophic organisms in nature due to their high photosynthetic efficiencies and the lack of heterotrophic tissues [1], [2], [3] and [4]. Yet, photosynthetic efficiencies and areal productivities are 2 to 3-folds lower than their theoretical potential [5] and [6]. This inefficiency is attributed in large part to the poor kinetic coupling between light capture by the light harvesting apparatus and down-stream photochemical and electron transfer processes. During photosynthesis, light captured by the peripheral light-harvesting antenna complexes (LHC) is transferred at nearly 100% efficiency (via quantum coherence processes) to the proximal antenna complexes of the photosystem II (PSII) and photosystem I (PSI) reaction center (RC) complexes where the primary charge separation occurs [7]. Wild-type (WT) algae typically possess large PSII peripheral antennae complexes (LHCII), which maximize light capture at both high and limiting light intensities [2]. However, light