Seminars
All Seminars Spring Quarter 2013
Department Colloquium
Wed., Apr. 3rd at 4:10 pm Bourns A125
Perspectives from Two Careers in the Chemical Industry
Lauren Brown and Robert Klem
Host: Cynthia Larive
Analytical Seminar
Thu., Apr. 4th at 12:10 pm CS 231
Biosensors for the detection of pathogenic bacteria and antibiotic screening
Nuvia Saucedo
Host: Ai
Phys. Chem. Seminar
Mon., Apr. 8th at 4:10 pm CS 231
Coarse-grained Modeling of DNA-tethered Enzyme Pairs & solid state nmr studies on tryptophan synthase: a path for resolution
C. Roberts/C. Yang
Host: Chang/Mueller
Analytical Seminar
Thu., Apr. 11th at 12:10 pm CS 231
On-line Detection of Trace Atmospheric Species by Cavity Enhanced Absorption Spectroscopy
Lydia Plett
Host: Ai
Inorganic Seminar
Thu., Apr. 11th at 4:10 pm CS 231
Synthesis of Anatase TiO2 Nanostructures with Defined Facets via Fluoride Free Route
Prof. Zaicheng Sun
Host: Feng
Phys. Chem. Seminar
Mon., Apr. 15th at 4:10 pm CS 231
Threshold and Imaging Photoelectron Photoion Coincidence Spectroscopy Experiments for High-Accuracy Thermochemistry
Balint Sztaray
Host: Morton
Analytical Seminar
Thu., Apr. 18th at 12:10 pm CS 231
Voyages in microfluidics
Frank Gomez, Cal State Los Angeles
Host: Zhong
Organic Seminar
Fri., Apr. 19th at 4:10 pm CS 231
Manipulating catalysts for alkyne functionalization through pincer ligand design: intentional and unintentional consequences
Adam Veige, U of Florida
Host: Lavallo
Phys. Chem. Seminar
Mon., Apr. 22nd at 4:10 pm CS 231
The Effect of Catalyst Surface Structure on the Selectivity of Mild Reactions & Accelerating Ab Initio Crystal Calculations by Exploiting Space-Group Symmetry
Yang Li & Yonaton Heit
Host: Zaera/Beran
Department Colloquium
Wed., Apr. 24th at 4:10 pm Bourns A-125
Cobalt-Mediated Oxidations: Heterogeneous Electrocatalysts for Water Oxidation and Studies with High Valent Molecular Systems
Prof. Don Tilley, UC Berkeley
Host: Lavallo
Analytical Seminar
Thu., Apr. 25th at 12:10 pm CS 231
Examining Peptide and Protein Structures by Mass Spectrometry
Yuanqi Tao
Host: Ai
Inorganic Seminar
Fri., Apr. 26th at 4:10 pm CS 231
A Phototouch on Amines: New Synthetic Adventures of Nitrogen Radical Cations by Visible Light Photocatalysis
Prof. Nan Zheng, U. of Arkansas
Host: Larsen
Phys. Chem. Seminar
Mon., Apr. 29th at 4:10 pm CS 231
Developing Earth-abundant and Quantum Dot Materials for Thin-film Photovoltaics.
Prof. Matt Law, UC Irvine
Host: Beran
Department Colloquium
Wed., May. 1st at 4:10 pm Bourns A-125
Chemistry of 2-Coordinate Nickel having π-Donor Ligands
Gregory Hillhouse, U of Chicago
Host: Lavallo
Analytical Seminar
Thu., May. 2nd at 12:10 pm CS 231
Nitric Oxide Releasing Biomaterials as Augmenters for Damaged Cells
Melissa M. Reynolds, Colorado State
Host: Ai/Larive
Inorganic Seminar
Fri., May. 3rd at 4:10 pm CS 231
Kinetically Trapped, Hydrogen Bonded Molecular Encapsulation Complexes
Byron Purse, U of Denver
Host: Hooley
Phys. Chem. Seminar
Mon., May. 6th at 4:10 pm CS 231
Hole Transfer In Thallium-Chelated Tetrapyrrole Arrays
Le He & Christopher Hondros
Host: Yin/Bocian
Department Colloquium
Wed., May. 8th at 4:10 pm Bourns A125
Enabling Technologies for Glycoprotein Analysis and Applications to HIV Vaccine Development
Heather Desaire, U. of Kansas
Host: Cynthia Larive
Analytical Seminar
Thu., May. 9th at 12:10 pm CS 231
High-throughput probing of nanoparticle-protein interactions
Jonathan Ashby
Host: Ai
Organic/Inorganic Seminar
Thu., May. 9th at 4:10 pm CS 231
Correlation of Electronic Structure to Reactivity in Organometallic Catalysis and Polynuclear Small Molecule Activation
Prof. Theodore A. Betley
Host: Lavallo
Organic/Inorganic Seminar
Fri., May. 10th at 4:10 pm CS 231
TBA
Fei Bu and Hou Ung
Host: Feng & Morton Groups
Phys. Chem. Seminar
Mon., May. 13th at 4:10 pm CS 231
Small-molecule Hydration Free Energy Calculations
David Mobley, UC Irvine
Host: Chang/Mueller
Department Colloquium
Wed., May. 15th at 4:10 pm Bourns A125
Computing Experimental Observables from Molecular Simulation: Insights and Predictions
Teresa Head-Gordon, UC Berkeley
Host: Chang
Analytical Seminar
Thu., May. 16th at 12:10 pm CS 231
Proteome-wide Discovery and Characterizations of Nucleotide-binding Proteins with Affinity-labeled Chemical Probes
Yongsheng Xiao
Host: Ai
Organic/Inorganic Seminar
Fri., May. 17th at 4:10 pm CS 231
TBA
Mackenzie Alvarez & Allen Chan
Host: Marsella & Lavallo Groups
Phys. Chem. Seminar
Mon., May. 20th at 4:10 pm CS 231
Integral Equations and Implicit Solvent Models in Chemistry and Biochemistry
David Case, Rutgers
Host: Chang
Department Colloquium
Wed., May. 22nd at 4:10 pm BRNHL A125
Nanoscale Functional Imaging of Organic Materials: Using cantilevers to detect magnetic resonance, spectroscopically probe electronic energy levels, image charge generation, and study charge diffusion at the nanoscale
John A. Marohn (Cornell)
Host: Len Mueller
Analytical Seminar
Thu., May. 23rd at 12:10 pm CS 231
TBA
Grace Jiang, Amgen, Inc.
Host: Wang/Ai
Organic/Inorganic Seminar
Fri., May. 24th at 4:10 pm CS 231
TBA
Edward Laguna & Matthew Moser
Host: Larsen & Haddon Groups
Analytical Seminar
Thu., May. 30th at 12:10 pm CS 231
TBA
Xing (Vic) Zhang
Host: Ai
Phys. Chem. Seminar
Mon., Jun. 3rd at 4:10 pm CS 231
TBA
Bewth Gaulkins & Mixtli Campos-
Host: Muelle/Zhang
Analytical Seminar
Thu., Jun. 6th at 12:10 pm CS 231
TBA
Shang Zeng
Host: Ai
Organic/Inorganic Seminar
Fri., Jun. 7th at 4:10 pm 231 Chemical Sciences
TBA
Alan Goldman, Rutgers U.
Host: Lavallo
Phys. Chem. Seminar
Mon., Jun. 10th at 4:10 pm CS 231
TBA
Michael Tauber, UC San Diego
Host: Bardeen
Analytical Seminar
Thu., Jun. 13th at 12:10 pm CS 231
TBA (Biotechnology Entrepreneurship)
Jiwu Wang, CEO of Allele Biotech
Host: Ai


