| January |
8 Jan.
11:00am
NRE 2-003 |
Timothy M. Swager (MIT)
2007 Merck Frosst Lecture
Polymer Electronics for Ultra-Sensitive Chemical Sensors |
8 Jan.
2:00pm
E3-25 |
Rebecca Lai (UC, Santa Barbara)
Folding-based Electrochemical Biosensing Platform |
11 Jan.
2:00pm
E3-25 |
James Harynuk (Canadian Food Inspection Agency)
Pushing Boundaries in Separation Science - Towards an Understanding of Dimensionality |
11 Jan.
4:00pm
E3-25 |
Donghui Zhang (New Mexico State University)
Part 1. Biorenewable Polyesters: Monomer Design, Polymer Synthesis and Materials Properties
Part 2. Carbon Nanotube Composites: Chemical Functionalization and Materials Properties |
18 Jan.
2:00pm
E3-25 |
Sergey Krylov (York University)
Kinetic capillary electrophoresis - an analytical Swiss army knife |
22 Jan.
11:00am
NRE 2-003 |
Christopher Hadad (Ohio State University)
Reactive Oxygen Species in Chemistry: Experiment and Theory |
23 Jan.
4:00pm
E3-25 |
Jonathan Nitshke (University of Geneva)
Construction, Substitution, and Sorting via Subcomponent Self-Assembly |
29 Jan.
11:00am
NRE 2-003 |
John Anthony (Univ. of Kentucky)
Balls, Sticks and Rods: The Importance of Acenes and Alkynes in Organic Electronics |
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February
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8 Feb.
2:00pm
E3-25 |
Peter Pulay (University of Arkansas)
Theoretical studies of pi stacking and weak interactions |
9 Feb.
4:00pm
CEB 251 |
Annelise E. Barron (Northwestern University)
Polymer Nanogels and Networks for Bioanalytical Devices |
12 Feb.
11:00am
NRE 2-003 |
Alison Thompson (Dalhousie University)
Recent advances in dipyrromethene and pyrrole chemistry |
15 Feb.
11:00am
E3-25 |
Brian Korgel (U Texas)
Solution Synthesis of Silicon and Germanium Nanowires and their Applications |
20 Feb.
2:00pm
E3-25 |
Joseph Loo (UCLA)
Pinpointing ligand binding sites in proteins by mass spectrometry |
| March |
1 March
11:00am
E3-25 |
Seán Barry (Carleton University)
Amidinates and Guanidinates as Ligands for Chemical Deposition Precursors |
5 March
11:00am
NRE 2-003 |
Coran Watanabe (Texas A&M University)
Inspiration from Nature: Natural Products in Drug Discovery Efforts |
7 March
1:00pm
E3-25 |
John Mann (Queen's University Belfast)
Natural Products as Templates for Drug Design |
8 March
11:00am
DP 2099 |
Hong Guo (University of Tennessee)
Understanding Enzymes, Nature's Catalysts, from Molecular Dynamics Simulations |
9 March
2:00pm
E3-25 |
Daniel Chiu (University of Washington)
Droplet NanoLab for Single-Cell Studies |
14 March
1:00pm
E3-25 |
Allan East (University of Regina)
Beta scission of C-C bonds in carbocations |
16 March
2:00pm
E3-25 |
Nongjian Tao (Arizona State University)
Chemical and Biosensors based on Micro- and Nanostructured Materials and Devices |
22 March
11:00am
E3-25 |
Stephen Kinrade (Lakehead University)
Beer to Bones, Crops to Catalysts: The Essential Chemistry of Aqueous Silicon |
23 March
2:00pm
E3-25 |
Christopher Chidsey (Stanford University)
(Clicking) molecular species to surfaces: a versatile, robust and field-programmable coupling strategy on gold, glass and carbon substrates |
28 March
11:00am
CAB 235 |
Cameron Black (Merck Frosst)
The discovery of MK-0822, a cathepsin K inhibitor for the treatment of osteoporosis |
29 March
11:00am
E3-25 |
Paul Hayes (University of Lethbridge)
Synthesis and reactivity of Osmium Silylene and Silylyne complexes |
30 March
11:00am
NRE 2-003 |
Justin Lorieau (Columbia University)
Site-specific measurements of motion in crystalline proteins and biomolecules by solid-state NMR |
30 March
1:00pm
E3-25 |
Henning Hopf (Technical University Braunschweig)
Polyolefins - an old topic of organic chemistry in new light |
| April |
2 April
11:00am
NRE 2-003 |
Henning Hopf (Technical University Braunschweig)
How Do Functional Groups Interact? The Use of Cyclophanes as Spacers in Intramolecular Reactions |
3 April
6:45pm
E1-60 |
Henning Hopf (Technical University Braunschweig)
Can innovation be invented? |
5 April
1:00pm
E3-25 |
Andre Beauchemin (University of Ottawa)
Simple Intermolecular Hydroamination of Alkenes and Alkynes |
13 April
2:00pm
E3-25 |
Jonathan Sweedler (University of Illinois)
From Single Neurons to Brain Regions: Characterizing cell to cell signaling in the brain |
16 April
11:00am
DP 2104 |
Keith Fagnou (University of Ottawa)
Catalytic Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation without Activating Groups: A New Biaryl Synthesis |
19 April
1:00pm
E3-25 |
Dan Mindiola (Indiana University)
Organometallic Consequences of a One-Electron Oxidation Reaction. Mechanistic Studies Relevant to Intermolecular C-X (X = H, O, F, and N) Bond Splitting Reactions |
20 April
2:00pm
V-102 |
David E. Clemmer (Indiana University)
Understanding protein structure and dynamics in the gas phase: application to proteomics |
27 April
11:00am
E3-25 |
Paul Hazendonk (University of Lethbridge)
Methodological developments in solid-state 19F NMR of inorganic fluorides and fuel cell materials |
| May |
1 May
10:00am
E3-25 |
Edgar Arriaga (University of Minnesota)
Within individual mitochondria, a genomic analysis |
1 May
11:00am
E1-60 |
Peter Seeberger (ETH Zurich)
Microreactors in the hands of synthetic chemists |
7 May
11:00am
DP-2104 |
Timothy Jamison (MIT)
Cascades and Multicomponent Reactions for Total Synthesis |
14 May
11:00am
DP 2104 |
Viresh Rawal (University of Chicago)
2007 AstraZeneca Lecture
Chiral Hydrogen Bond Donors as Catalysts for Enantioselective Synthesis |
22 May
11:00am
DP 2104 |
Adam Nelson (Univ. of Leeds)
Biological and Chemical Approaches to the Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Bioactive Molecules |
24 May
11:00am
E3-25 |
Christopher Cummins (MIT)
Inorganic Student Invited Speaker
Synthetic Cycles for Dinitrogen or Tetraphosphorus Activation, N- or P-Atom Transfer and Reactive Metal Complex Regeneration |
29 May
11:00am
E3-25 |
Masahiro Murakami (Kyoto University)
Construction of Carbon Frameworks via Carbon-Carbon Bond Cleavage Catalyzed by Transition Metals |
| June |
1 June
11:00am
E3-25 |
Alexander Brolo (Univ. of Victoria)
Plasmonics for Chemical Sensors and Spectroscopy |
7 June
11:00am
E3-25 |
Sylviane Sabo-Etienne (LCC-Toulouse)
Where to Draw the Line in (Sigma-H-E) Ruthenium Chemistry? |
11 June
2:00pm
E3-25 |
Martin Suhm (Univ. of Göttingen)
Chiral recognition and other intermolecular contacts in the gas phase |
14 June
2:00pm
E3-25 |
Jeffrey Winkler (Univ. of Pennsylvania)
Synthesis of Natural and Unnatural Products |
25 June
10:00am
E3-25 |
Robert Synovec (University of Washington)
Analytical Adventures with Gas Chromatography |
| July |
23 July
11:00am
E3-25 |
William D Jones (University of Rochester)
Strong C-H and C-C Bond Cleavage Reactions Using Homogeneous Transition Metal Complexes |
27 July
11:00am
DP 2104 |
David Williams (Indiana University)
The Synthesis of Marine Natural Products - Inspirations for Innovation in Organic Chemistry |
27 July
11:00am
E3-25 |
Robin Harris (University of Durham)
NMR Crystallography |
30 July
2:00pm
E3-25 |
Jochen Kupper (Fritz-Haber Institute)
Stark deceleration of polar molecules from small to large |
| August |
13 August
11:00am
CEB 325 |
Radu Iftimie, (Université de Montréal)
Spectral signatures and molecular origin of acid dissociation intermediates: a joint theoretical/experimental investigation |
24 August
11:00am
E3-25 |
Hans-Dieter Arndt, (Max-Planck Institute)
Synthetic and functional investigations on ribosomal inhibitors |
| September |
10 Sept
11:00am
MEC 2-1 |
John Robinson (University of Zurich)
Ringing the changes in vancomycin biosynthesis - in vitro studies with the phenol coupling enzymes |
11 Sept
11:00am
E3-25 |
N. Moazzen-Ahmadi (University of Calgary)
Toward an accurate database for the 12mm region of the ethance spectrum |
17 Sept
11:00am
E3-25 |
Jonathan Veinot (University of Alberta)
Hydrogen Silsesquioxane: A Versatile, Solution Processable Precursor for Silicon Rich Oxides and Freestanding Si-based Nanocrystals |
17 Sept
2:00pm
CME 346 |
Mark Gordon (Ames Laboratory, Iowa State Univ)
Gunning Lecturer
Solvent Effects on Chemical Processes: An Introduction to the Effective Fragment Potential |
18 Sept
2:00pm
CME 346 |
Mark Gordon (Ames Laboratory, Iowa State Univ)
Gunning Lecturer
The Effective Fragment Potential: A General Approach to Intermolecular Interactions |
19 Sept
2:00pm
CME 346 |
Mark Gordon (Ames Laboratory, Iowa State Univ)
Gunning Lecturer
Clusters |
19 Sept
3:30pm
V-103 |
Charles Wong (University of Alberta)
Measurement, occurrence, and fate of chiral and emerging organic environmental pollutants |
20 Sept
2:00pm
V-103 |
Bibudhendra Sarkar (University of Toronto and Hospital for Sick Children)
Metalloproteomics and metal-associated diseases |
21 Sept
2:00pm
V-103 |
Yunjie Xu (University of Alberta)
Exploring chirality and chiral recognition using spectroscopic and ab initio methods |
24 Sept
1:00pm
E3-25 |
Richard Ernst (University of Utah)
Open and half open metallocenes: Synthesis, structure, bonding and reaction chemistry |
25 Sept
11:00am
DP 2022 |
David Milstein (Weizmann Institute)
Boomer Lecturer
Challenging Metal-based Transformations: From Bond Activation to New Catalysis and Synthetic Applications |
25 Sept
2:00pm
E3-25 |
Kirk Feindel (University of Wellington, New Zealand)
Investigation of shear banding fluctuations in worm-like micelles using NMR velocimetry |
26 Sept
11:00am
DP 6069 |
David Milstein (Weizmann Institute)
Boomer Lecturer
Unusual Reactivity, Catalysis and Synthesis Based on Pincer Complexes |
27 Sept
11:00am
E3-25 |
David Milstein (Weizmann Institute)
Boomer Lecturer
Endeavors in C-C and C-H activation. Mechanistic Insight, and Some Surprises |
| October |
1 October
11:00am
MEC 2-1 |
Mark Cushman (Purdue University)
Synthesis of Indenoisoquinoline Topoisomerase I Inhibitors: Molecular Forces That Could be Involved in Stabilizing the Topoisomerase I-DNA-Inhibitor |
9 October
11:00am
E1-60 |
Dan Bizzotto (University of British Columbia)
Fluorescence Microscopy and Electrochemistry: complementary approaches to investigating the influence of electric field on molecular adsorption |
15 October
11:00am
MEC 2-1 |
Michael Burkart (Univ. of California, San Diego)
Natural products from coenzyme A and beyond |
18 October
11:00am
E3-25 |
Cora Lind (University of Toledo)
Negative Thermal Expansion Materials: Crystallization Adventures in Pressure-Temperature Space |
22 October
11:00am
MEC 2-1 |
Mike Kerr (Univ. of Western Ontario)
New cycloadditions and their application to natural product total synthesis |
25 October
11:00am
E3-25 |
Mary Anne White (Dalhousie University)
Thermoelectrics: New Materials by Design? |
29 October
11:00am
MEC 2-1 |
Larry Overman (UC Irvine)
2007 Sandin Lecture
Intramolecular Heck Reaction in Natural Products Total Synthesis |
30 October
11:00am
DP6069 |
Larry Overman (UC Irvine)
2007 Sandin Lecture
Recent Studies in Asymmetric Synthesis |
30 October
2:00pm
E3-25 |
Stephen J. Paddison (University of Tennessee)
Multi-scale modeling of Proton Exchange Membranes |
| November |
5 November
11:00am
MEC 2-1 |
Marcus Tius (U. Hawaii, Manoa)
Some New Nazarov Chemistry |
14 November
1:00pm
E3-25 |
Makoto Fujita (Univ. of Tokyo)
Metal-Directed Self-Assembly: Function through Architecture |
15 November
2:00pm
E3-25 |
Eric Rivard (University of California, Davis)
Donor stabilization of reactive inorganic multiple bonds |
16 November
2:00pm
E3-25 |
Mel Comisarow (Univ. British Columbia)
Development of Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Spectroscopy |
19 November
11:00am
MEC 2-1 |
Michael VanNieuwenhze (UC, San Diego)
Synthesis and Study of Depsipeptide Antibiotics that Inhibit Bacterial Cell Wall Biosynthesis |
19 November
2:00pm
CEB 321 |
Tim Storr (Stanford University)
Oxidized Metal Salens; Electronic Structure and Reactivity |
22 November
11:00am
E3-25 |
Robert Scott (University of Saskatchewan)
Chemistry with Nanoparticles: A Golden Frontier? |
22 November
1:00pm
E3-25 |
Mee-Kyung Chung (U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Regioslectively silylated simple glycopyranosides through transition metal mediated silane alcoholysis and discovery of enantioselective receptors from racemic dynamic combinatorial libraries |
27 November
2:00pm
E3-25 |
Christopher A Bradley (U. of California, Berkeley)
Adventures in Organometallic and Materials Chemistry: Stabilizing Low Valent Zirconium and Silicone Nanospheres |
| December |
3 December
11:00am
MEC 2-1 |
Gerry Wright (McMaster)
Chemical Genetics Approaches to New Antibiotics |
10 December
11:00am
E3-25 |
Julianne Gibbs-Davis (Northwestern)
The Unique Reactivity and Recognition Properties of Functionalized Polymers and Interfaces |
12 December
10:00am
V-102 |
Stephen Maldonado (California Institute of Techology)
Chemical control of electrode interfaces for energy conversion and storage |
13 December
11:00am
W4-46 |
Ruth Signorell (UBC)
Spectroscopic Properties of Aerosols and Their Microscopic Origin |
13 December
1:00pm
V-102 |
Warren Piers (U Calgary)
Mechanistic Studies on Ruthenium Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis |
17 December
11:00am
E3-25 |
Christopher Elles (University of Southern California)
Reaction pathways in the ionization of liquid water |
