2013 Fall Colloquium List
If cancellations occur, same-day information can be found on the Chemistry Home Page under Upcoming Lectures or call 402-472-3501.
August 30
Professor Jason H. Hafner
Rice University
Illuminating Chemical Interfaces with Plasmonics
Hosted by Xiao Cheng Zeng & NCMN
September 6
Professor Jennifer S. Brodbelt
The University of Texas at Austin
Development of Photodissociation Mass Spectrometry for Biological Applications
Hosted by Eric Dodds
September 13
ACS NATIONAL MEETING
September 20--Open
September 27
Professor Catherine J. Murphy
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Surface Chemistry of Gold Nanorods: Wrapping, Stitching, Exchanging and Coating
Hosted by Jian Zhang
October 4
CHAIR LECTURESHIP
Professor Joseph S. Francisco
Purdue University
Challenging What We Think We Know: The Influence of Hydrogen Bonding Interactions on Atmospheric Chemical
Processes
Hosted by Xiao Cheng Zeng & NCMN
October 11
Professor Emily P. Balskus
Harvard University
Gut Reactions: Using Chemistry to Discover and Understand Disease-Associated Microbial Metabolism
Hosted by PLU & Robert Powers
October 18
Dr. Zhong-Yin Zhang
Indiana University School of Medicine
Chemical Biology and Therapeutic Potential of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
Hosted by Liangcheng Du & UNL Research Council
October 25
ACS REGIONAL MEETING
November 1
CHAIR LECTURESHIP
Professor Pablo Debeneditti
Princeton University
TBA
Hosted by Xiao Cheng Zeng & NCMN
November 8
Professor Mukund Sibi
North Dakota State University
Cooperativity in Catalysis: A Novel Method for Enantioselective Transformations with Complex Substrates
Hosted by Patrick Dussault & UNL Research Council
November 15
Professor Henry VanBrocklin
University of California, San Francisco
TBA
Hosted by Stephen DiMagno
November 22
Professor Samuel Pazicni
University of New Hampshire
Language and Learning Chemistry
Hosted by Marilyne Stains
December 6
Professor Nicholas E. Leadbeater
University of Connecticut
Cleaner, Greener, Easier Synthesis: Development of New Methodologies and Use of In-situ Reaction Monitoring
Hosted by Barry Cheung
December 13--OPEN
2013 Spring Colloquium List
If cancellations occur, same-day information can be found on the Chemistry Home Page under Upcoming Lectures or call 402-472-3501.
January 17, 18
HAMILTON AWARD LECTURE
Professor Dr. Peter H. Seeberger
Max Planck Institute for Colloids & Interfaces, Germany
Thursday: Preventing and Curing Infectious Diseases:
Carbohydrate Vaccines and Continuous Flow Synthesis
Friday: Chemical Glycomics
Hosted by David Berkowitz, Jiantao Guo
January 25
Professor Diane Bunce
The Catholic University of America
What Makes Chemistry Difficult to Learn? A Research Perspective
Hosted by Marilyne Stains
February 01
Professor Sean T. Barry
Carleton University
The Chemistry of Coinage Metal Precursors for Atomic Layer Deposition
Hosted by Rebecca Lai & NCMN
February 8
Hongcai Joe Zhou
Texas A&M University
Metal-Organic Frameworks: Preparation and Application
Hosted by Jian Zhang
Feb 15
Professor Young-Jin Lee
Iowa State University
Mass Spectrometry for Bioenergy Science: Imaging of Plant Metabolites and Petroleomic Bio-oil Analysis
Hosted by Eric Dodds
February 22
Professor Jason H. Hafner
Rice University
Illuminating Chemical Interfaces with Plasmonics
Hosted by Xiao Cheng Zeng & NCMN
March 1
Professor David E. Cliffel
Vanderbilt University
Nanobiotechnology: Future Promises for Medicine and Energy
Hosted by Rebecca Lai
March 8
Professor Daniel Raftery
University of Washington
Metabolomics: Advanced NMR and MS Based Methods for Systems Biology Research and Cancer Diagnostics
Hosted by Robert Powers
March 15
SOMMER LECTURE
Professor Barbara Imperiali
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Chemical Approaches for the Study of Complex Biological Systems
Hosted by Cliff Stains
March 22
Spring Break
March 29
CHAIR LECTURE
Professor Younan Xia
Georgia Institute of Technology
Putting Chemistry to Work for Nano and Biomedical Research
Hosted by Jian Zhang & NCMN
April 4, 5
GEORGI-MILITZER LECTURE
Professor Jon C. Clardy
Harvard Medical School
Thursday: Farmers and Their Bacterial Symbionts
Friday: Bacterial Symbionts, Geochemical Cycles, and the Evolution of Animals
Hosted by Liangcheng Du, Department of Chemistry and Audrey Adkins, School of Biological Sciences
April 12
ACS National Mtg
April 12
Professor Craig A. Merlic
University of California Los Angeles
Title: Copper and Palladium Based Oxidative Coupling Strategies
Hosted by James Takacs
April 19
Professor Mark Meyerhoff
University of Michigan
Advanced Antithrombotic and Bactericidal Nitric Oxide Releasing Materials/Devices: Development, Characterization and Biomedical Applications
Hosted by PLU
April 26
Graduate Student Awards
May 3
Professor Indraneel Ghosh
University of Arizona
"When it Takes Three to Tango: Ternary Design Paradigms for Sensors and Inhibitors"
Hosted by Cliff Stains