Fall 2009
Faculty Seminars
Seminars are held in the Chemistry Building, Room LL16 at 4:00 p.m. on Fridays unless otherwise specified. Refreshments are served at 3:45 p.m. For more information call (502) 852-6798.
August 28
Dr. Jonathon Wilker
Purdue University, Dept. of Chemistry
Host: Dr. Craig Grapperhaus
Title: Biomaterials at the Beach: Characterization and Synthetic Mimics of Mussel and Barnacle Adhesives
Purdue University, Dept. of Chemistry
Host: Dr. Craig Grapperhaus
Title: Biomaterials at the Beach: Characterization and Synthetic Mimics of Mussel and Barnacle Adhesives
September 4
Dr. Amarnath Maitra
University of Delhi, Dept. of Chemistry
Host(s): Dr. Michael Nantz and Souvik Biswas
Title: Nanomedicines: Future Therapeutic Agents
University of Delhi, Dept. of Chemistry
Host(s): Dr. Michael Nantz and Souvik Biswas
Title: Nanomedicines: Future Therapeutic Agents
September 11
Dr. Heather Rypkema
University of Louisville, Dept. of Chemistry
Host: Dr. George Pack
Title: Photophysics of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Nanostructured Semiconductors
University of Louisville, Dept. of Chemistry
Host: Dr. George Pack
Title: Photophysics of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Nanostructured Semiconductors
September 18
Dr. Ruth Welti
Kansas State University, Dept. of Biology
Host(s): Dr. Teresa Fan
Title: Lipidomics in plant (and other) systems
Kansas State University, Dept. of Biology
Host(s): Dr. Teresa Fan
Title: Lipidomics in plant (and other) systems
September 25
No Seminar
October 2
Dr. William R. Heineman
University of Cincinnati, Dept. of Chemistry
Host(s): Dr. Frank Zamborini
Title: Sensors Based on Spectroelectrochemistry
University of Cincinnati, Dept. of Chemistry
Host(s): Dr. Frank Zamborini
Title: Sensors Based on Spectroelectrochemistry
October 9
Dr. Chad Rienstra
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dept. of Chemistry
Host(s): Dr. Richard Wittebort
Title: Membrane Protein Structure Determination by Multidimensional Solid-State NMR
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dept. of Chemistry
Host(s): Dr. Richard Wittebort
Title: Membrane Protein Structure Determination by Multidimensional Solid-State NMR
October 16
No Seminar - Fall Break
October 23
Dr. Takashi Ito
Kansas State University, Dept. of Chemistry
Host(s): Dr. Frank Zamborini
Title: Block-Copolymer-Derived Nanoscale Domains for Analytical Applications
Location/Time: Natural Sciences Room 112 at 4 pm
Kansas State University, Dept. of Chemistry
Host(s): Dr. Frank Zamborini
Title: Block-Copolymer-Derived Nanoscale Domains for Analytical Applications
Location/Time: Natural Sciences Room 112 at 4 pm
October 30
Dr. YongMei Wang
The University of Memphis, Dept. of Chemistry
Host(s): Dr. George Pack
Title: Molecular Modeling of DNA Condensation of Non-viral Based Gene Delivery Vectors
Location/Time: Natural Sciences Room 112 at 3 pm
The University of Memphis, Dept. of Chemistry
Host(s): Dr. George Pack
Title: Molecular Modeling of DNA Condensation of Non-viral Based Gene Delivery Vectors
Location/Time: Natural Sciences Room 112 at 3 pm
November 6
Dr. Jianhua Ren
University of the Pacific, Dept. of Chemistry
Host(s): Dr. Teresa Fan
Title: Conformational Effects on the Thermochemical Properties of Peptides
Location/Time: Natural Sciences Room 112 at 4 pm
University of the Pacific, Dept. of Chemistry
Host(s): Dr. Teresa Fan
Title: Conformational Effects on the Thermochemical Properties of Peptides
Location/Time: Natural Sciences Room 112 at 4 pm
November 13
Dr. Gerald B. Hammond
University of Louisville, Dept. of Chemistry
Host(s): Dr. George Pack
Title: What’s Happening at NSF Chemistry? Overview of the Division and Chemistry
Funding Opportunities
Location/Time: Natural Sciences Room 112 at 4 pm
University of Louisville, Dept. of Chemistry
Host(s): Dr. George Pack
Title: What’s Happening at NSF Chemistry? Overview of the Division and Chemistry
Funding Opportunities
Location/Time: Natural Sciences Room 112 at 4 pm
November 20
Dr. Jon Tunge
The University of Kansas, Dept. of Chemistry
Host(s): Dr. Christopher Burns
Title: Synthesis via Decarboxylative Coupling
Location/Time: Natural Sciences Room 112 at 4 pm
The University of Kansas, Dept. of Chemistry
Host(s): Dr. Christopher Burns
Title: Synthesis via Decarboxylative Coupling
Location/Time: Natural Sciences Room 112 at 4 pm
December 4
Dr. Haining Zhu
University of Kentucky, Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Host(s): Dr. Xiang Zhang
Title TBA
Location/Time: Natural Sciences Room 112 at 4 pm
University of Kentucky, Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Host(s): Dr. Xiang Zhang
Title TBA
Location/Time: Natural Sciences Room 112 at 4 pm
December 11
No Seminar - Finals Week
Student Seminars
Graduate student seminars are held in the Chemistry Building, Room LL-16 at 2:30 p.m. on Thursdays unless otherwise specified. For more information, call (502) 852-6798.
September 10
Mandatory Organizational Meeting
September 17
September 24
open
October 1
open
October 8
open
October 15
open
October 22
October 29
October 30
Shay Phillips - Ph.D. Defense
Friday 1:00pm CHEM LL-16
Friday 1:00pm CHEM LL-16
November 5
open
November 12
November 19 (canceled to later date)
Tulashi Luitel (L) - Introduction Overheads Video
November 23 (rescheduled)
December 2
Lina Abdelmoti - M.S. Defense
Wednesday 2:00pm CHEM LL-16
Wednesday 2:00pm CHEM LL-16
December 3
Sarah Matz (L) - Introduction Overheads Video
December 7 (rescheduled)
Tatiana Krivokhizhina (R) - Introduction Overheads Video
Monday 1:00pm BRB 139
Monday 1:00pm BRB 139
December 10
Govardhan Reddy Veerareddygari (L) - Introduction Overheads Video
