Seminar Schedule, Spring Semester, 2012
Jan 25 Wednesday |
New Ideas in Super-Symmetric Quantum Mechanics. Dr. Donald Kouri, Department of Chemistry, University of Houston Room 113, 4:00 pm |
Feb 1 Wednesday |
New Challenges in Quantum Chemistry – A Personal View. Dr. Hans Lischka, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Texas Tech University Room 113, 4:00 pm |
Feb 8 Wednesday |
Thiol–ene Chemistry: Applications in Small Molecule and Macromolecule Synthesis. Dr. David Son, Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University Room 113, 4:00 pm |
Feb 16 Thursday |
Organometallic Mechanisms Toward Enhanced Sustainability in Organic Synthesis. Dr. Wesley Bernskoetter, Department of Chemistry, Brown University University Library, Teaching and Learning Center, Room 151, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm |
Feb 21 Tuesday |
Henry J. Shine Lecture Series – General Audience Lecture Quinine! A Story of Chemistry, History, Personalities and Ethics. Dr. Robert M. Williams, Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University Room 113, 7:30 pm |
Feb 22 Wednesday |
Henry J. Shine Lecture Series – Technical Lecture Total Synthesis as a Vehicle for Penetrating Biomechanistic Puzzles: Challenges in Natural Products Chemistry. Dr. Robert M. Williams, Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University Room 113, 4:00 pm |
Feb 29 Wednesday |
Gas Phase Ion Chemistry: From Alpha Nucleophiles to Alpha Centauri. Dr. Veronica Bierbaum, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Colorado Room 113, 4:00 pm |
Mar 7 Wednesday |
The Other Side of Engineered Nanomaterials: Should One Be Concerned about Their Environmental Effects? Dr. Jerzy Leszczynski, Department of Chemistry, Jackson State University Room 113, 4:00 pm |
Mar 21 Wednesday |
Bioorganic Studies on Amyloids. Dr. Sergei Dzyuba, Department of Chemistry, Texas Christian University Room 113, 4:00 pm |
Mar 28 Wednesday |
Droplet Control in Microfluidic Parking Networks: Platforms for Rapid Screening in Biology and Medicine. Dr. Siva A. Vanapalli, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University Room 113, 4:00 pm |
Apr 4 Wednesday |
Click Porphyrins: Hosts for Chiral and Non–Chiral Guests. Dr. Stephen Starnes, Chemistry Department, Texas A&M University - Commerce Room 113, 4:00 pm |
Apr 11 Wednesday |
Beyond the Thermal Limit: Twisting & Stretching Molecules Using Mechanical Force. Dr. Christopher W. Bielawski, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin Room 113, 4:00 pm |
Apr 18 Wednesday |
Arsenic and Mercury Removal from Water. Dr. David Atwood, Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky Room 113, 4:00 pm |
Apr 25 Wednesday |
Liquid Phase Separation Strategies for Profiling Human Serum Proteomics and Targeting Specific Glycoproteomics. Dr. Ziad El Rassi, Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University Room 113, 4:00 pm |
Apr 26 Thursday |
Taking Solid-State NMR to Extremes: Membrane Proteins, Fibrils and New Methods Dr. Chad Rienstra, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois Room 101, 4:00 pm |