FALL 2009 COLLOQUIA

August 14
Professor Carol A. Fierke
University of Michigan
Conformational Changes Mediate Molecular Recognition
Hosted by Rebecca Lai

August 28
Professor Sheng Dai
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Synthesis of Au catalysts on Nanostructured Supports
Hosted by Xiao Zeng

September 11
Professor Lawrence Parkhurst
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Why Fret?
Hosted by James Takacs

September 18
Professor Scott A. McLuckey
Purdue University
Ion/ion Reactions: New Chemistry for Bioanalysis via Mass Spectrometry
Hosted by Ron Cerny

September 24, 25
Hamilton Award Lecture
Professor Peter G. Schultz
The Scripps Research Institute
Thursday: An Expanding Genetic Code
Friday: Chemical Approaches to Stem Cell Biology
Hosted by David Berkowitz

October 2 CANCELLED
Professor Henry S. White
University of Utah
Electrochemistry Using Synthetic and Biological Nanopores
Hosted by Rebecca Lai

October 9
Professor Weihong Tan
University of Florida
Molecular Profiling of Cancer: A Chemical Biology Approach
Hosted by Rebecca Lai

October 16
Professor Victor W. Pike
National Institutes of Health/NIMH
Radiofluorinated Arenes and Tracers from Iodonium Salts
Hosted by Stephen DiMagno

October 23
Professor David E. Cane
Brown University
Nature as Stereochemist: Unraveling the Complexities of Polyketide Antibiotic Biosynthesis
Hosted by Liangcheng Du

October 30
Professor R. Mark Wightman
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Voltammetric Measurements of Rapid Chemical Signalling in the Brain by Dopamine
Hosted by Rebecca Lai

November 6
Professor Gerald B. Hammond
University of Louisville
Peering Through Alice’s Looking Glass: Seeking Alternatives to the Conventional Roles of Substrates, Reagents and Solvents in Synthesis
Hosted by Stephen DiMagno

November 13
Professor Istvan Molnar
Arid Lands Studies, University of Arizona
A Serial Killer, Arrested Movement, and CODs: Molecular Genetics of Anti-haptotactic and Insecticidal Secondary Metabolites From Beauveria Bassiana
Hosted by Liangcheng Du

November 20
Professor Manos Mavrikakis
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Fundamental Heterogeneous Catalysis: From Reaction Mechanisms to New Materials
Hosted by Xiao Zeng

SPRING 2010 COLLOQUIA

January 22
Professor Mary T. Rodgers
Wayne State University
Hosted by James Takacs

January 29
Professor Kermit K. Murray
Louisiana State University
Hosted by James Takacs

Febraury 5
TBA

Febraury 12
TBA

February 19
Professor Craig Townsend
Johns Hopkins University
Hosted by Liangcheng Du

February 26
Professor Tom Rovis
Colorado State University
Hosted by James Takacs

March 5
TBA

March 12
TBA

March 19
(Spring Break 14-21) Leave Open

March 26
TBA

April 2
Professor Robert Field
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hosted by Craig Eckhardt

April 9
TBA

April 16
TBA

April 23
Professor Henry White
University of Utah
Hosted by Rebecca Lai

April 30
Graduate Student Award

May 7
Commencement

FALL 2010 COLLOQUIA

August 13
Special Alumnus Seminar

August 27
TBA (Fall ACS Meeting, Aug 22-26)

September 3
Washburn Award
Professor Bruce Berne
Columbia University
Hosted by Barry Cheung

September 10
TBA

September 17
TBA

September 23-24
Hamilton Lecture
Professor Stephen Buchwald
MIT
Hosted by James Takacs

October 1
TBA

October 8
Professor David Sherman
University of Michigan
Hosted by Liangcheng Du

October 15
Professor Bill Dolbier
University of Florida
Hosted by Stephen DiMagno

October 22
TBA

October 29
Professor David Beratan
Duke University
Hosted by Stephen DiMagno

November 5
TBA

November 12
TBA

November 19
TBA