Spring 2004
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.
January 16
Dr. Robert London, Laboratory of Structural Biology, NIEHS
NMR Studies in Ternary Complexes and their Implications for Ligand Development
NMR Studies in Ternary Complexes and their Implications for Ligand Development
January 30
Dr. Robert O'Brien, Sud-Chemie, Inc.
Clean Fuels and Green Catalysts: Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis and the Sud-Chemie GREENCAT Process
Clean Fuels and Green Catalysts: Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis and the Sud-Chemie GREENCAT Process
February 6
Dr. Mike Crowder, Miami University
February 20
Dr. Mona Zady, University of Louisville
Waste, What Do I Do With It? and MSDS Where and Why
Waste, What Do I Do With It? and MSDS Where and Why
February 27
Dr. Robert Cohn, University of Louisville
AFM-Directed Assembly of Three-Dimensional Polymer Fiber Networks and Microdevices
AFM-Directed Assembly of Three-Dimensional Polymer Fiber Networks and Microdevices
March 5
Dr. Mahdi M. Abu-Omar, Purdue University
Mechanistic Investigations of Second Coordination Sphere Effects in Phenylalanine Hydroxylase
Mechanistic Investigations of Second Coordination Sphere Effects in Phenylalanine Hydroxylase
March 12
Dr. Folami Ladipo, University of Kentucky
Ti(II)-Mediated Reductive Coupling Reactions
Ti(II)-Mediated Reductive Coupling Reactions
March 26
Dr. Reginald Penner, University of California
Chemical Sensing with Metal Nanowires
Chemical Sensing with Metal Nanowires
April 2
Dr. David Bocian, University of California, Riverside
Hybrid Semiconductor/Molecular Memories
Hybrid Semiconductor/Molecular Memories
April 9
Dr. Andrew Lane, University of Louisville (Cancelled)
Nucleic Acids, are they boring or what?
Nucleic Acids, are they boring or what?
April 16 - "The Donald E. Williams Memorial Lecture"
Dr. Max Berkowitz, University of North Carolina
April 23
Dr. William Bailey, University of Connecticut
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.
February 9
Selma Poturovic
Understanding Ruthenium Thiolate Reactivity: Radicals, Alkylation and Oxygen
Understanding Ruthenium Thiolate Reactivity: Radicals, Alkylation and Oxygen
February 16
Erica Gibson
Rotaxane Molecular Machines
Rotaxane Molecular Machines
March 1
Sreeram Vaddiraju
Synthesis of One Dimensional Structures of Tungsten and GaN(Gallium Nitride)
Synthesis of One Dimensional Structures of Tungsten and GaN(Gallium Nitride)
March 22
Brian Allred
Using Technology in Chemistry Laboratory Instruction
Using Technology in Chemistry Laboratory Instruction
March 29
Natali Richter
Total Synthesis of Hybocarpone. Novel use of a "hidden" Diels-Alder Reaction
Total Synthesis of Hybocarpone. Novel use of a "hidden" Diels-Alder Reaction
April 12
Laura Wells
April 19
Aneta Mieszawska
Luminescent Quantum Dots as Biological Labels
Luminescent Quantum Dots as Biological Labels

