Fall 2010
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 27
No Seminar
September 3
Dr. Michael Jenson
Ohio University, Dept. of Chemistry
Host(s): Dr. Craig Grapperhaus
Title: Biomimetic Nickel-Sulfur Coordination Chemistry
Ohio University, Dept. of Chemistry
Host(s): Dr. Craig Grapperhaus
Title: Biomimetic Nickel-Sulfur Coordination Chemistry
September 10
No Seminar
September 17
Dr. T. Joseph Kappock
Purdue University, Dept. of Biochemistry
Host(s): Dr. Eugene Mueller
Title: Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation in Purine Biosynthesis
Purdue University, Dept. of Biochemistry
Host(s): Dr. Eugene Mueller
Title: Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation in Purine Biosynthesis
September 24
Dr. Xiaodong Michael Shi
West Virginia University, Dept. of Chemistry
Host(s): Dr. GB Hammond
Title: Lewis Base Catalyzed Nitroalkene Activation and Beyond
West Virginia University, Dept. of Chemistry
Host(s): Dr. GB Hammond
Title: Lewis Base Catalyzed Nitroalkene Activation and Beyond
October 8
Dr. Dean Tantillo
University of California, Davis, Dept. of Chemistry
Host(s): Dr. Michael Nantz
Title: Walking in the Woods with Quantum Chemistry - Carbocation
Casades in Terpene Biosynthesis.
University of California, Davis, Dept. of Chemistry
Host(s): Dr. Michael Nantz
Title: Walking in the Woods with Quantum Chemistry - Carbocation
Casades in Terpene Biosynthesis.
October 22 - canceled
Dr. Robert Synovec
Rescheduled to April 1, 2011
Rescheduled to April 1, 2011
October 29
Dr. Wei Zhan
Auburn University, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Host(s): Dr. Frank Zamborini
Title: Lipid-Bilayer Based Photocurrent-Generating Systems
Auburn University, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Host(s): Dr. Frank Zamborini
Title: Lipid-Bilayer Based Photocurrent-Generating Systems
November 4
Dr. Jeffery Hoch
University of Connecticut Health Center
Dept. of Molecular, Microbial and Structural Biology
Host(s): Dr. Hunter Moseley
Title: NMR in Biology -- An Evergreen
Location/Time: Chemistry Building, Room LL16, Thursday at 2:30 pm
University of Connecticut Health Center
Dept. of Molecular, Microbial and Structural Biology
Host(s): Dr. Hunter Moseley
Title: NMR in Biology -- An Evergreen
Location/Time: Chemistry Building, Room LL16, Thursday at 2:30 pm
November 12 - canceled
Dr. Stephen Foley
Rescheduled to March 11, 2011
Rescheduled to March 11, 2011
November 19
Dr. Peter Prevelige
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dept. of Microbiology
Host(s): Dr. Muriel Maurer
Title: Mass Spectrometry as a Tool for Structural Biology
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dept. of Microbiology
Host(s): Dr. Muriel Maurer
Title: Mass Spectrometry as a Tool for Structural Biology
December 3
Dr. Ross Widenhoefer
Duke University, Dept. of Chemistry
Host(s): Dr. Chris Burns
Title: Gold-Catalyzed Functionalization of C=C Bonds
Duke University, Dept. of Chemistry
Host(s): Dr. Chris Burns
Title: Gold-Catalyzed Functionalization of C=C Bonds
December 15 - cancelled due to weather
Dr. T. Michael Sabo
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
Host(s): Dr. Muriel Maurer
Title: Measuring Kinetics and Correlated Motions in Ubiquitin:
Implications for Molecular Recognition
Location/Time: Chemistry Building, Room LL16, Wednesday at 2:30 pm
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
Host(s): Dr. Muriel Maurer
Title: Measuring Kinetics and Correlated Motions in Ubiquitin:
Implications for Molecular Recognition
Location/Time: Chemistry Building, Room LL16, Wednesday at 2:30 pm
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.
August 26
Mandatory Organizational Meeting
September 2
Lab Safety/Hazardous Waste Training
September 9
Lab Emergency Training
September 16
Scientific Integrity and Ethics Presentation
September 23
Plagarism Prevention Presentation
September 30
Chemistry Research Skills Presentation
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