Department of Chemistry
Seminars & Colloquia
(listed in chronological order)Upcoming Seminars
Synthetic constructs for DNA and protein binding and sensing
June 24, 2013 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic/Bio-Organic/Organometallic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic/Bio-Organic/Organometallic Seminar
Professor José Luis Mascareñas
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CIQUS)
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CIQUS)
Bioanalytics using single plasmonic nanostructures
August 6, 2013 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Dr. Wolfgang Fritzsche
Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT), Germany
Department of Nanobiophotonics
Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT), Germany
Department of Nanobiophotonics
Cancelled
TBA
October 16, 2013 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Seymour Rothchild Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Seymour Rothchild Lecture
Professor Richard Royce Schrock
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Past Seminars
Becoming a peroxidase: conformational dynamics of a membrane-bound cytochrome c
June 17, 2013 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Ekaterina Pletneva
Dartmouth College
Department of Chemistry
Dartmouth College
Department of Chemistry
Designer DNA Bases as Probes for Biological Molecules and Processes
June 6, 2013 • 4:00 PM
Lander Auditorium, Hutchison Hall
Biological Chemistry Cluster Seminar
Lander Auditorium, Hutchison Hall
Biological Chemistry Cluster Seminar
Eric Kool, George and Hilda Daubert Professor of Chemistry
Stanford University
Stanford University
Studies Toward the Synthesis of FK-506
June 5, 2013 • 2:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
George E. Arab
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Nickel-Catalyzed Electrophile Cross-coupling of Aryl Halides with Alkyl Halides
May 30, 2013 • 1:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Daniel A. Everson
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Catalytic Water Oxidation for O2 Evolution
May 20, 2013 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Zhiji Han
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Improving Tumor Specificity in Chemotherapy
May 17, 2013 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Annada Rajbhandary
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Photo-induced energy transfer in carbon nanotube aggregates
May 13, 2013 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Olena Postupna
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Practical Homogeneous Au(I)- and Ga(III)-Catalysis: a Few Tips
May 10, 2013 • 9:30 AM
Computer Studies Building (CSB) 209
Organic Seminar
Computer Studies Building (CSB) 209
Organic Seminar
Professor Vincent Gandon
Université Paris-sud
Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay (ICMMO)
Université Paris-sud
Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay (ICMMO)
Quantum coherence in energy transfer systems
May 8, 2013 • 12:00 PM
Computer Studies Building (CSB) 209
Colloquium
Computer Studies Building (CSB) 209
Colloquium
Professor Jianshu Cao
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Engineering Ion-Conductive Soft Materials for Energy Applications
May 6, 2013 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Mitch Anthamatten
University of Rochester
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Rochester
Department of Chemical Engineering
The Coordination Chemistry of Cadmium Chalcogenide Nanocrystals
April 29, 2013 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Jonathan Owen
Columbia University
Department of Chemistry
Columbia University
Department of Chemistry
Using Computer Simulations to Investigate Dynamic Aspects of Inhibitor Binding and Potency
April 24, 2013 • 2:00 PM
K-307, 3-6408, Med.Ctr.
Joint Chemistry/Biochemistry and Biophysics Seminar
K-307, 3-6408, Med.Ctr.
Joint Chemistry/Biochemistry and Biophysics Seminar
Professor Carlos Simmerling
SUNY - Stony Brook
Department of Chemistry
SUNY - Stony Brook
Department of Chemistry
Water Activation by Metal Complexes
April 24, 2013 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Professor David Milstein
The Weizmann Institute of Science, IS
Department of Organic Chemistry
The Weizmann Institute of Science, IS
Department of Organic Chemistry
Pincer Complexes: Bond Activation, Catalysis and Unusual Structures
April 23, 2013 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Professor David Milstein
The Weizmann Institute of Science, IS
Department of Organic Chemistry
The Weizmann Institute of Science, IS
Department of Organic Chemistry
Discovery of Sustainable Catalytic Reactions for Synthesis
April 22, 2013 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Professor David Milstein
The Weizmann Institute of Science, IS
Department of Organic Chemistry
The Weizmann Institute of Science, IS
Department of Organic Chemistry
Designing Molecules for Biomolecular Recognition
April 19, 2013 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Marcey Waters
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Department of Chemistry
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Department of Chemistry
Discovery and Characterization of Influenza Virus RNA Secondary Structures
April 12, 2013 • 2:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Salvatore Fortunato Priore Jr.
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Mechanistic Insight into the Cu(I) and TEMPO Catalyzed Oxidation of Alcohols
April 12, 2013 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Stephanie Dorn
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Localization of Electronic Excitation in Organic Semiconductors: Theoretical Views from Different Angles
April 3, 2013 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Dr. Sergei Tretiak
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Theoretical Division, Center for Nonlinear Studies and Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Theoretical Division, Center for Nonlinear Studies and Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies
Nonadiabatic Excited State Molecular Dynamics: Perspectives for a Robust Future
April 2, 2013 • 2:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Tammie Nelson
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Terahertz Spectroscopy of Crystalline Pharmaceuticals
April 1, 2013 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Timothy M. Korter
Syracuse University
Department of Chemistry
Syracuse University
Department of Chemistry
Mechanistic Investigation of the Gold-Catalyzed Cyclization of Monoallylic Diols
March 29, 2013 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Lukiana Anka-Lufford
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Computational and Experimental Advances in the RNA Therapeutic Pipeline
March 27, 2013 • 10:00 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Jason Daniel Tubbs
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Advances in C-N Bond Formation: Using Co(II) Porphyrin Catalysts for Nitrene Transfer Reactions
March 25, 2013 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Laura Ackerman
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Accessing and Harnessing Metalated Intermediates Toward Synthetic Utility
March 22, 2013 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Eric Ferreira
Colorado State University
Department of Chemistry
Colorado State University
Department of Chemistry
Gold Nanostars as Tiny Hitchhikers for Cancer Therapeutics
March 20, 2013 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Teri Odom
Northwestern University
Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University
Department of Chemistry
Heterometallic Models of the Oxygen Evolving Complex of Photosystem II
March 18, 2013 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Theodor Agapie
California Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
California Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Mechanistic Investigation of the Oxidative Mannich Reaction with tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide
March 15, 2013 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Douglas Tusch
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
The Battle of Nakadomarin A and other Campaigns in Complex Natural Product Synthesis
March 13, 2013 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Professor Darren J. Dixon
University of Oxford - UK
Department of Chemistry
University of Oxford - UK
Department of Chemistry
Catalyst Control in Complexity Building Reaction Cascades
March 12, 2013 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Professor Darren J. Dixon
University of Oxford - UK
Department of Chemistry
University of Oxford - UK
Department of Chemistry
Enantioselective Cooperative Catalysis With and Without Metals
March 11, 2013 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Professor Darren J. Dixon
University of Oxford - UK
Department of Chemistry
University of Oxford - UK
Department of Chemistry
Nanoscale Imaging with Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles
March 4, 2013 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Jason McNeill
Clemson University
Department of Chemistry
Clemson University
Department of Chemistry
Recent Mechanistic Insight into the Stereoselective Conjugate Addition of Aldehydes to Nitro-olefins Catalyzed by Diarylprolinol Silyl Ethers
March 1, 2013 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Kyle Biegasiewicz
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
New Methods and Strategies for the Enantioselective Synthesis of Polycyclic Natural Products
February 22, 2013 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Sarah Reisman
California Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
California Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Covalency and the Relative Roles of 5f and 6d Orbitals in Actinide Metal-Ligand Bonds
February 18, 2013 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Dr. David L. Clark
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Laboratory Fellow
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Laboratory Fellow
Selective Aliphatic C-H bond Activation via Iron-Based Catalysts
February 15, 2013 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Joshua Kolev
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Small Molecule Inhibition of Ras Signaling – A System’s Approach
February 13, 2013 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Professor Herbert Waldmann
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology
Department of Chemical Biology
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology
Department of Chemical Biology
Hunting the Targets of Natural Product Inspired Compounds
February 12, 2013 • 4:30 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Professor Herbert Waldmann
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology
Department of Chemical Biology
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology
Department of Chemical Biology
Biology Oriented Synthesis
February 11, 2013 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall, 140 Lander Auditorium
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall, 140 Lander Auditorium
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Professor Herbert Waldmann
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology
Department of Chemical Biology
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology
Department of Chemical Biology
Synthetic Chemical Tools for the Regulation of Cellular Processes
February 8, 2013 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Alex Deiters
North Carolina State University
Department of Chemistry
North Carolina State University
Department of Chemistry
Enhanced Photostability In Organic Thin Films Deposited On Plasmonic Substrates
February 7, 2013 • 2:00 PM
Dewey 2110D
Ph.D. Defense
Dewey 2110D
Ph.D. Defense
Steve Paquette
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Controlling the Reactivity, Stability and Stiffness of Interfaces using Self-Assembled Monolayers and Thin Oxide Films
February 4, 2013 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Chaim N. Sukenik
Bar Ilan University
Department of Chemistry
Bar Ilan University
Department of Chemistry
De Novo Design of Functional Protein Assemblies: Towards Hydrogen Production
February 1, 2013 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Giovanna Ghirlanda
Arizona State University
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Arizona State University
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Iron Cauldrons and Witches' Brews
January 28, 2013 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Robin Bedford
University of Bristol - UK
Department of Chemistry
University of Bristol - UK
Department of Chemistry
Transition Metal Catalysis with Sigma Bonds to Carbon Adjacent to Carbonyls
January 25, 2013 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Chris Douglas
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Department of Chemistry
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Department of Chemistry
Correlation of Electronic Structure to Reactivity in Organometallic Catalysis and Polynuclear Small Molecule Activation
January 21, 2013 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Theodore Betley
Harvard University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Harvard University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
New Strategies in Reagent Design for Point-of-Use Diagnostics
January 18, 2013 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Scott Phillips
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Chemistry
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Chemistry
Nanostructures for Label-Free Detection and Imaging
January 14, 2013 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Zachary Schultz
University of Notre Dame
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of Notre Dame
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Fabrication and Characterization of Carbon Nanotube Membranes for Hydrogen Production Applications
January 11, 2013 • 11:15 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Gregory Pilgrim
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Effective Solar Energy Conversion from Nanoscale Photovoltaics
January 7, 2013 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Dr. Heather Jaeger
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Factors that Influence the Self-Assembly of Amphipathic Peptides
December 18, 2012 • 10:00 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Naomi Lee
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Nonadiabatic Excited State Molecular Dynamics: Energy Transfer in Conjugated Polymers
December 17, 2012 • 4:00 PM
CSB 209
Physical Seminar
CSB 209
Physical Seminar
Tammie Nelson
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Regulation of Protein Function by Heme, Redox, and CO
December 12, 2012 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Biological Chemistry Cluster Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Biological Chemistry Cluster Seminar
Professor Stephen W. Ragsdale
University of Michigan Medical School
Department of Biological Chemistry
University of Michigan Medical School
Department of Biological Chemistry
Common Mechanisms for Carbon Dioxide Activation and Organic Transformations
December 10, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Nilay Hazari
Yale University
Department of Chemistry
Yale University
Department of Chemistry
Discovery of JANUVIA™ (Sitagliptin): A Selective Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitor for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
December 7, 2012 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Dr. Scott D. Edmondson
Merck & Co. Inc.
Department of Medicinal Chemistry
Merck & Co. Inc.
Department of Medicinal Chemistry
Novel Approaches to Increase the efficiency of Polymer-based Organic Photovoltaic Devices
December 3, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Felipe Angel
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Studies on Complex Natural Products
November 30, 2012 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Christopher Vanderwal
University of California at Irvine
Department of Chemistry
University of California at Irvine
Department of Chemistry
Functional and Structured Hybrid Material Interfaces
November 28, 2012 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Materials Science Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Materials Science Seminar
Professor Alex Shestopalov
University of Rochester
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Rochester
Department of Chemical Engineering
Microneedle-Array Based Gene Delivery for Microalgae Cells
November 28, 2012 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Materials Science Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Materials Science Seminar
Professor Hitomi Mukaibo
University of Rochester
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Rochester
Department of Chemical Engineering
Chemistry in Confinement
November 14, 2012 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Christopher C. Cummins
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Molecular Constructs as [FeFe]-H2ase Enzyme Active Site Biomimetics for Proton Reduction
November 12, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Marcetta Darensbourg
Texas A&M University
Department of Chemistry
Texas A&M University
Department of Chemistry
Synthetic Studies of Reaction Cascades Initiated by 1,6-Conjugate Addition
November 9, 2012 • 1:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Joshua L. Brooks
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Designing Molecules for Biomedical Recognition
November 9, 2012 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Marcey Waters
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department of Chemistry
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department of Chemistry
Cancelled
Conductance of DNA
November 7, 2012 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Esther Conwell
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Conformational-Fluctuations in Single Molecule Enzymatic Reactions
October 31, 2012 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Jianshu Cao
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Cancelled
Peptide Self-Assembly: From Pathological Amyloid to Engineered Biomaterials
October 24, 2012 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Bradley Nilsson
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Solar Energy Conversion Beyond the Limit
October 22, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Joint Chemistry Physical Seminar/Rochester Advanced Materials Program
Hutchison Hall 473
Joint Chemistry Physical Seminar/Rochester Advanced Materials Program
Professor Xiaoyang Zhu
University of Texas at Austin
Center for Materials Chemistry
University of Texas at Austin
Center for Materials Chemistry
Cornell Dots: From Fundamentals of Fluorescent Silica Nanoparticles to Translational Clinical Applications
October 17, 2012 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Ulrich Wiesner
Cornell University
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Cornell University
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Progress Towards Third Generation Solar Energy Conversion: Can Quantum Dot Solar Cells Exceed the Shockley-Queisser Limit?
October 10, 2012 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Seymour Rothchild Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Seymour Rothchild Lecture
Dr. Matthew C. Beard
Center for Advanced Solar Photophysics
Chemical and Material Sciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Center for Advanced Solar Photophysics
Chemical and Material Sciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Going with the Flow: Mechanistic Studies on the Selective Catalytic Conversion of Methanol/Dimethyl Ether to Triptane
October 5, 2012 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Dr. Jay A. Labinger
California Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
California Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Bioactive Natural Products: Synthetic Studies Fueling Discoveries at the Chemistry/-Biology Interface
October 3, 2012 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Daniel Romo
Texas A&M University
Department of Chemistry
Texas A&M University
Department of Chemistry
Life at the Single Molecule Level
October 2, 2012 • 7:30 PM
Rochester Riverside Radisson Hotel, Bausch B
Harrison Howe Award Lecture
Rochester Riverside Radisson Hotel, Bausch B
Harrison Howe Award Lecture
Professor Xiaoliang Sunney Xie
Harvard University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Harvard University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
The Quest for Non Linear Coherent Optical Imaging for Biology and Medicine
October 2, 2012 • 1:00 PM
Rochester Riverside Radisson Hotel, Grand Ballroom
Harrison Howe Award Lecture
Rochester Riverside Radisson Hotel, Grand Ballroom
Harrison Howe Award Lecture
Professor Xiaoliang Sunney Xie
Harvard University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Harvard University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Extending the Warranty of the Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell
September 24, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Curtis Berlinguette
University of Calgary, Canada
Department of Chemistry
University of Calgary, Canada
Department of Chemistry
Building New Materials Using Synthetically Modified Biomolecules
September 21, 2012 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Matthew Francis
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
The Development of Cyclization Reactions Engendered by Synthetic Studies Toward Rocaglamide
September 20, 2012 • 1:00 PM
Gavett 312
Ph.D. Defense
Gavett 312
Ph.D. Defense
William Spencer
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Metal-Metal Multiple Bonds In Early/Late Heterobimetallics: Small Molecule Activation and Catalytic Applications
September 17, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Christine Thomas
Brandeis University
Department of Chemistry
Brandeis University
Department of Chemistry
Edge States in a Graphene and Defect States in Quantum Dots Studied with Low-Temperature Scanning Probe Microscopy
August 17, 2012 • 2:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Young Kuk
Seoul National University
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Seoul National University
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Solving the Problem of RNA Sequence Selectivity by Small Molecules with Application to Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 and HIV-1
August 6, 2012 • 2:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Leslie Odame Ofori
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Studies of B-Diketiminate Iron Complexes to Investigate Nitrogen Activation and Novel Iron-Sulfur Clusters
July 27, 2012 • 10:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Meghan Marguerite Rodriguez
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Photophysics of Isolated Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
July 23, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Nicole Briglio
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Artificial Metalloenzymes: Merging the Best of Homogeneous and Enzymatic Catalysis
July 23, 2012 • 12:00 PM
Goergen Hall 109
Colloquium
Goergen Hall 109
Colloquium
Professor Thomas Ward
University of Basel, Switzerland
Department of Chemistry
University of Basel, Switzerland
Department of Chemistry
TBA
June 25, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Zhiji Han
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Cancelled
I. Introduction to Phomactin A, II. The B-Iodoallenolate Cyclization, III. Studies Toward the Synthesis of Phomactin A
June 25, 2012 • 1:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Jennifer Ciesielski
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Making Drugs out of siRNAs
June 7, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Chemistry-Biology-Biophysics Interface Retreat
Hutchison Hall 473
Chemistry-Biology-Biophysics Interface Retreat
Muthiah Manoharan, Ph.D.
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Role of conformational dynamics in HIV reverse transcriptase nucleotide specificity and the evolution of drug resistance
June 7, 2012 • 12:00 PM
Class of '62 Aud., URMC
Chemistry-Biology-Biophysics Interface Retreat
Class of '62 Aud., URMC
Chemistry-Biology-Biophysics Interface Retreat
Professor Ken Johnson
University of Texas at Austin
Instiute of Cellular and Molecular Biology
University of Texas at Austin
Instiute of Cellular and Molecular Biology
Electrophilicly-driven Annulations of Polarized Nazarov Precursors with Tricationic Iridium(III) and Heterogeneous Gold Catalysts
June 1, 2012 • 9:30 AM
Goergen Hall 109
Ph.D. Defense
Goergen Hall 109
Ph.D. Defense
Tulaza Vaidya
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Stabilized Anti-aromatic Cations? Making a Case for Hyperaromaticity
May 25, 2012 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Alexander Wotal
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
New Polymer Membranes for Redox Flow Batteries and Fuel Cells
May 21, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Sloan Auditorium, Goergen Hall
Nanomaterials Symposium 2012 - Materials and Processes for Renewable Energy
Sloan Auditorium, Goergen Hall
Nanomaterials Symposium 2012 - Materials and Processes for Renewable Energy
Professor Michael Hickner
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Lessons from Nature about Solar Light Harvesting
May 21, 2012 • 2:10 PM
Sloan Auditorium, Goergen Hall
Nanomaterials Symposium 2012 - Materials and Processes for Renewable Energy
Sloan Auditorium, Goergen Hall
Nanomaterials Symposium 2012 - Materials and Processes for Renewable Energy
Professor Greg Scholes
University of Toronto
Department of Chemistry
University of Toronto
Department of Chemistry
Bio-nano Constructs for Solar Fuels
May 21, 2012 • 1:30 PM
Sloan Auditorium, Goergen Hall
Nanomaterials Symposium 2012 - Materials and Processes for Renewable Energy
Sloan Auditorium, Goergen Hall
Nanomaterials Symposium 2012 - Materials and Processes for Renewable Energy
Professor Kara Bren
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Prediction and Design of Materials from Crystal Structures to Nanocrystal Morphology and Assembly
May 21, 2012 • 10:50 AM
Sloan Auditorium, Goergen Hall
Nanomaterials Symposium 2012 - Materials and Processes for Renewable Energy
Sloan Auditorium, Goergen Hall
Nanomaterials Symposium 2012 - Materials and Processes for Renewable Energy
Professor Richard Hennig
Cornell University
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Cornell University
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Gradient-Index Optics and Concentrating Photovoltaics
May 21, 2012 • 10:10 AM
Sloan Auditorium, Goergen Hall
Nanomaterials Symposium 2012 - Materials and Processes for Renewable Energy
Sloan Auditorium, Goergen Hall
Nanomaterials Symposium 2012 - Materials and Processes for Renewable Energy
Professor Duncan Moore
University of Rochester
Institute of Optics
University of Rochester
Institute of Optics
Plexcore® OC: Aqueous and Non-Aqueous Solution Processed HILs for Organic Electronics Applications
May 21, 2012 • 8:35 AM
Sloan Auditorium, Goergen Hall
Nanomaterials Symposium 2012 - Materials and Processes for Renewable Energy
Sloan Auditorium, Goergen Hall
Nanomaterials Symposium 2012 - Materials and Processes for Renewable Energy
Dr. Christopher Brown
Plextronics Incorporated
Plextronics Incorporated
A Systematic Approach for Targeting Protein-Protein Interactions
May 18, 2012 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Paramjit Arora
New York University
Department of Chemistry
New York University
Department of Chemistry
New Methods to Measure Anharmonic Coupling using Femtosecond Stimulated Raman Spectroscopy
May 14, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Barbara Dunlap
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Hydroaminoalkylation Catalyzed by Group 5 Metal Binaphtolate Complexes
May 11, 2012 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Sarah Paulson
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Targeting Membrane Lipids with Designed Peptides
May 4, 2012 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Jianmin Gao
Boston College
Department of Chemistry
Boston College
Department of Chemistry
Molecular Imaging Approaches to Studying Chemistry in the Brain
May 2, 2012 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Christopher J. Chang
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Nanostructured Photovoltaics: From Conjugated Polymer Morphology to Light Harvesting with Nanoparticles
April 30, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor David S. Ginger
University of Washington
Department of Chemistry
University of Washington
Department of Chemistry
Inhibiting RNA with Drug-like Molecules
April 25, 2012 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Gabriele Varani
University of Washington
Department of Chemistry
University of Washington
Department of Chemistry
Dopants and Charge Carriers in Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals
April 23, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Daniel Gamelin
University of Washington
Department of Chemistry
University of Washington
Department of Chemistry
How to Tie Peptide Knots
April 20, 2012 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor A. James Link
Princeton University
Departments of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Molecular Biology
Princeton University
Departments of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Molecular Biology
Imaging Metal-Induced Oxidative Stress - Inorganic Chemistry to the Rescue
April 19, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Valerie Pierre
University of Minnesota
Department of Chemistry
University of Minnesota
Department of Chemistry
Engineering Native and Artificial Heme c Containing Proteins for Biochemical Applications and Studies of Protein Folding
April 18, 2012 • 2:30 PM
401 Morey Hall
Ph.D. Defense
401 Morey Hall
Ph.D. Defense
Wesley B. Asher
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
1. Solar Energy Conversion to Hydrogen Using Molybdenum Complexes for Proton Reduction 2. No Organometallic Reagents Required: Synthesis of Ketones From Organic Halides
April 18, 2012 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
SYCAM Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
SYCAM Seminar
William Eckenhoff and Alexander Wotal
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Development of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
April 17, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Randy Sabatini
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Mechanistic Studies of Benzylsilane and Benzylgermane Cation Radicals
April 13, 2012 • 3:30 PM
109 Goergen
Ph.D. Defense
109 Goergen
Ph.D. Defense
Mary Susan Lenczewski
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Methods for Asymmetric Alkylation and Haloalkylation of Enolates
April 13, 2012 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Armen Zakarian
University of California, Santa Barbara
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of California, Santa Barbara
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Organic Light Emitting Devices with Linearly-Graded Mixed Host Architecture
April 12, 2012 • 2:00 PM
2110D Dewey Hall
Ph.D. Defense
2110D Dewey Hall
Ph.D. Defense
Sang Min Lee
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Ultrafast Dynamics in Photosynthetic Complexes and Components of DNA
April 9, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Andrew Moran
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department of Chemistry
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department of Chemistry
Ruthenium Catalyzed Hydroamidation of Terminal Alkynes
April 6, 2012 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hui Wang
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Chiral Counterions in Catalysis
April 4, 2012 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Professor Dr. Magnus Rueping
RWTH-Aachen University
Institute of Organic Chemistry
RWTH-Aachen University
Institute of Organic Chemistry
Asymmetric Brønsted Acid Catalysis
April 3, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Professor Dr. Magnus Rueping
RWTH-Aachen University
Institute of Organic Chemistry
RWTH-Aachen University
Institute of Organic Chemistry
Bio-Inspired Catalysis: From Concepts to Applications
April 2, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Professor Dr. Magnus Rueping
RWTH-Aachen University
Institute of Organic Chemistry
RWTH-Aachen University
Institute of Organic Chemistry
Nickel-Catalyzed Conjugate Addition of Organic Halides
March 29, 2012 • 10:15 AM
Computer Studies 209
Ph.D. Defense
Computer Studies 209
Ph.D. Defense
Ruja Shrestha
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
How Proteins Find and Recognize Targets on DNA: Mechanism of Facilitated Target Search
March 28, 2012 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Anatoly Kolomeisky
Rice University
Department of Chemistry
Rice University
Department of Chemistry
Assembled All-Quantum Dot Films for the Photoelectric Stimulation of Neuronal Action Potential
March 26, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Kelly Sowers
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Reaction Development and Discovery: Synthesis of Alkaloids and Heterocyclic Natural Product Targets
March 23, 2012 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Robert Batey
University of Toronto
Department of Chemistry
University of Toronto
Department of Chemistry
Mechanism for the Fragmentation of Aryltrialkylstannane Cation Radicals
March 20, 2012 • 2:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Pu Luo
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Exploring Electron Transfer: From Photochemistry to Energy Conversion
March 19, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Troy Van Voorhis
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Nanomedicine: Concepts and Applications
March 16, 2012 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Yekaterina Lyubarskaya
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Chelation-Assisted Oxidative C–H Functionalization under Transition-Metal Catalysis
March 12, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Tetsuya Satoh
Osaka University, Japan
Department of Chemistry
Osaka University, Japan
Department of Chemistry
Synthesis and Properties of Non-Ionic RNA Analogues for Applications in RNA Interference
March 9, 2012 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Eriks Rozners
Binghamton University
Department of Chemistry
Binghamton University
Department of Chemistry
Revised view of electron transfer dependence on free energy
March 7, 2012 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Samir Farid
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Chelation on Cue: Designing Prochelators to Bind Cellular Metal Ions in Response to Disease-Associated Stimuli
March 5, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Katherine Franz
Duke University
Department of Chemistry
Duke University
Department of Chemistry
Evolution of a Universal, Bio-Inspired Synthetic Route to Palau'amine and Related Compounds
March 2, 2012 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Steven Jacob
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Dynamics of Nuclei in Large Molecular Systems Using the Approximate Quantum Trajectory Framework in Cartesian Space
February 27, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Sophya Garashchuk
University of South Carolina
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of South Carolina
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Branched Chiral Allylic Esters
February 24, 2012 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Yu-Wen Huang
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Studies of Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
February 22, 2012 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Victor Batista
Yale University
Department of Chemistry
Yale University
Department of Chemistry
Wood Eye! Selective Aerobic Oxidation of C-C Bonds in Lignin Models using Base Metal Complexes: A Comparison of Oxovanadium and Copper Complexes
February 20, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor R. Tom Baker
University of Ottawa, Canada
Department of Chemistry
University of Ottawa, Canada
Department of Chemistry
Factors Affecting the Heme Electronic Structure of Proteins with Heme c
February 20, 2012 • 2:15 PM
Goergen 109
Ph.D. Defense
Goergen 109
Ph.D. Defense
Mehmet Can
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Design and Synthesis of alpha/beta-Peptide Foldamers for Biological Applications
February 17, 2012 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Wathsala Liyanage
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
1. Catalytic C-H Functionalization via Iron 2. Removal of Surface Bound Tritium using an Inductively Coupled Plasma
February 13, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Aaron Walsh, Matthew Sharpe
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Peptide Mediated Asymmetric Catalysis
February 10, 2012 • 9:00 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
John Frost
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Overcoming the Oxidant Problem: Strategies to Use O2 as the Oxidant in Catalytic C-H Oxidation Reactions
February 8, 2012 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Shannon S. Stahl
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Chemistry
1. Hydrogen Storage in Metal-Organic Frameworks 2. Bio-nano Interfaces for Solar Energy Applications
February 6, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Yunzhe Jiao, Lenore Kubie
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
The Development of Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Couplings of Ammonia with Aryl Halides
February 3, 2012 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Peter Carlsen
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
DNA: Not Merely the Secret of Life
February 1, 2012 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Seymour Rothchild Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Seymour Rothchild Lecture
Professor Nadrian C. Seeman
New York University
Department of Chemistry
New York University
Department of Chemistry
A Masked Two-Coordinate Cobalt (I) Complex that Activates C-F Bonds
January 31, 2012 • 2:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Thomas Dugan
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Development of Re and Ir Complexes as Catalysts for Oxygen Atom Transfer and C-H Activation/ Functionalization
January 30, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Elon Ison
North Carolina State University
Department of Chemistry
North Carolina State University
Department of Chemistry
High Throughput Screening for Combination Therapies
January 27, 2012 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Arielle Butts
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Shedding Light on Dark Multiple Exciton States in Acene Crystals
January 26, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Dr. Paul Zimmerman
University of California at Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
University of California at Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
Novel methods for nonadiabatic dynamics: direct dynamic simulations of electron transfer and proton-coupled electron transfer
January 23, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Dr. Nandini Ananth
California Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
California Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Time-resolved Pump Probe Spectroscopy to Follow Valence Electron Motion
January 19, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Dr. Anthony Dutoi
University of Heidelberg, Germany
Theoretical Chemistry
University of Heidelberg, Germany
Theoretical Chemistry
Single-Molecule Pulling: Fundamentals and Applications in Molecular Electronics and Molecular Motors
January 16, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Dr. Ignacio Franco
Fritz Haber Institute - Max Planck Society, Germany
Theoretical Chemistry
Fritz Haber Institute - Max Planck Society, Germany
Theoretical Chemistry
I. Fingerprint-driven engineering of highly regio- or stereoselective P450 oxidation catalysts; II. Oxidation-Initiated Nazarov Cyclization of Vinyl Alkoxyallenes
January 11, 2012 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
SYCAM Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
SYCAM Seminar
Kaidong Zhang and William Spencer
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Understanding Dynamical Properties in Complex Molecular Systems Through a Practical Quantum Approach: From Simple Chemical Reaction Rate to Spectroscopy
January 5, 2012 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Dr. Jian Liu
Stanford University
Department of Chemistry
Stanford University
Department of Chemistry
Time-Dependent Theories for Photo-Induced Processes
December 19, 2011 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Dr. Hanning Chen
Northwestern University
Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University
Department of Chemistry
Invesigations Into the Charge Transfer Mechanism of 4-(Dimethylamino)benzonitrile Using Ultrafast Spectroscopy
December 16, 2011 • 1:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Justin M. Rhinehart
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Low-coordinate Iron(I) and Iron(II) Compounds as Model Complexes for Nitrogenase
December 14, 2011 • 2:30 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Karen P. Chiang
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Qualitative and Quantitative Quantum Chemistry for Realistic Systems
December 12, 2011 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Dr. Dmitry Zubarev
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
Role of Hydrophobicity, Aromaticity and Turn Nucleation in Peptide Self-Assembly
December 12, 2011 • 3:00 PM
Goergen 109
Ph.D. Defense
Goergen 109
Ph.D. Defense
Todd M. Doran
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Thermodynamic and NMR Structural Studies of RNA Hairpin Loops
December 9, 2011 • 1:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Jing Qiao
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Three-Coordinate Iron Complexes with Terminal Imido Ligands
December 8, 2011 • 2:00 PM
Gavett 208
Ph.D. Defense
Gavett 208
Ph.D. Defense
Ryan E. Cowley
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Development of Novel Rhodium and Iridium Complexes with a fac-Chelating Ligand for Electrophillic C-H Activation
December 5, 2011 • 12:45 PM
Computer Science Building 209
Ph.D. Defense
Computer Science Building 209
Ph.D. Defense
Jennifer Lee Rhinehart
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Studies of Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
November 30, 2011 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Victor Batista
Yale University
Department of Chemistry
Yale University
Department of Chemistry
Cancelled
1. Investigating the Mechanism of Hoechst 33258 Inhibition of Candida spp. Growth and 2. RNA Internal Loops with Tandem AG Pairs
November 29, 2011 • 2:00 PM
Gavett 310
Ph.D. Defense
Gavett 310
Ph.D. Defense
Nicholas Brent Hammond
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Small Molecules as Chemical Tools and Potential Therapeutics for Human Neurodegenerative Diseases
November 21, 2011 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Mi Hee Lim
University of Michigan
Department of Chemistry
University of Michigan
Department of Chemistry
Calculating and Analyzing Intermolecular Interactions
November 17, 2011 • 11:00 AM
Computer Science Building 209
W. Albert Noyes Jr. Memorial Lecture
Computer Science Building 209
W. Albert Noyes Jr. Memorial Lecture
Professor Martin Head-Gordon
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
Strong Electron Correlations in Molecules: Methods and Applications to Tetraradicaloids and Singlet Fission
November 16, 2011 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
W. Albert Noyes Jr. Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
W. Albert Noyes Jr. Memorial Lecture
Professor Martin Head-Gordon
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
Advances in Practical Density Functional Theory Calculations with Application to Energy Conversion Problems
November 15, 2011 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
W. Albert Noyes Jr. Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
W. Albert Noyes Jr. Memorial Lecture
Professor Martin Head-Gordon
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
RNA Secondary Structure Discovery and Characterization
November 14, 2011 • 2:00 PM
Goergen 109
Ph.D. Defense
Goergen 109
Ph.D. Defense
Walter Moss
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Recent Applications of Amyloid-Targeting Agents
November 11, 2011 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Jerry Yang
University of California, San Diego
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of California, San Diego
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Mechanisms of Ultrafast Photoinduced Vibrational and Electronic Energy Transfer
November 9, 2011 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor David W. McCamant
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
A Combinatorial and Distributed Search for Semiconducting Oxides that Photoelectrolyze Water
November 3, 2011 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Bruce Parkinson
University of Wyoming
Department of Chemistry and School of Energy Resources
University of Wyoming
Department of Chemistry and School of Energy Resources
Synthesis and Biology of the Phorboxazole Natural Products
November 2, 2011 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Craig Forsyth
The Ohio State University
Department of Chemistry
The Ohio State University
Department of Chemistry
Unusual Reactivity of 2- and 3-Coordinate Nickel: Chemistry Outside the Square Plane
October 31, 2011 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Gregory Hillhouse
University of Chicago
Department of Chemistry
University of Chicago
Department of Chemistry
The Chemistry of NHC-Boranes
October 28, 2011 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Emmanuel Lacôte
Institute for Natural Products Chemistry, CNRS
Gif sur Yvette, France
Institute for Natural Products Chemistry, CNRS
Gif sur Yvette, France
Geometric and Electronic Structure Contributions to Cu/O2 Reactivity
October 26, 2011 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Edward I. Solomon
Stanford University
Department of Chemistry
Stanford University
Department of Chemistry
Insight into the Principles of Amphipathic Peptide Self-Assembly
October 19, 2011 • 3:30 PM
Goergen 109
Ph.D. Defense
Goergen 109
Ph.D. Defense
Charles James Bowerman
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Wave Function Engineering in Quantum Dots and Nano-heterostructures for Efficient Single and Multiple Exciton Dissociation
October 17, 2011 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Tian Quan Lian
Emory University
Department of Chemistry
Emory University
Department of Chemistry
Amphoteric Molecules in Organic Synthesis
October 14, 2011 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Andrei K. Yudin
University of Toronto
Department of Chemistry
University of Toronto
Department of Chemistry
Chemistry of ELND006, a Gamma-Secretase Inhibitor for Alzheimer's Disease
October 7, 2011 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Dr. Lee H. Latimer
Consultant, Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Consultant, Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Using Synthetic Chemistry to Understand Copper Protein Active Sites
October 5, 2011 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor William B. Tolman
University of Minnesota
Department of Chemistry
University of Minnesota
Department of Chemistry
Nano-iron Remediation of Contaminants in Soil and Ground Water
September 28, 2011 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Professor Thomas E. Mallouk
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Chemistry
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Chemistry
Nanomaterials in One Dimension: Exploring Mesoscopic Phenomena in Template-Grown Nanowires
September 27, 2011 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Professor Thomas E. Mallouk
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Chemistry
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Chemistry
Light Harvesting and Water Splitting in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
September 26, 2011 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Professor Thomas E. Mallouk
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Chemistry
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Chemistry
Multivalent polymers in the design of hybrid biomaterials
September 21, 2011 • 12:00 PM
Goergen 101
Colloquium
Goergen 101
Colloquium
Professor Kristi Lynn Kiick
University of Delaware
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
University of Delaware
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Learning from Nature: Materials for Solar Fuel Production
September 19, 2011 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Gary Brudvig
Yale University
Department of Chemistry
Yale University
Department of Chemistry
Part I. Apo Azurin and its Mutants as Mononuclear Metal Scaffolds; Part II. Homogeneous Photogeneration of Hydrogen from Aqueous Solutions
September 13, 2011 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Matthew P. McLaughlin
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Catalysis with dirhodium metallopeptides
September 9, 2011 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Zachary T. Ball
Rice University
Department of Chemistry
Rice University
Department of Chemistry
Non-Equilibrium Splits of the Projectile and the Mechanism of Ca + Sn Reactions at 45 AMeV
August 18, 2011 • 3:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Michael J. Quinlan
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Self-Assembly and Hydrogelation of Fmoc-Phenylalanine Derivatives
August 8, 2011 • 1:00 PM
Goergen Hall 108
Ph.D. Defense
Goergen Hall 108
Ph.D. Defense
Derek M. Ryan
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Synthesis and Photoluminescence of Copper(I) Triazole Complexes and Copper(I)/Gold(I) Clusters
July 20, 2011 • 1:30 PM
Goergen Hall 109
Ph.D. Defense
Goergen Hall 109
Ph.D. Defense
Gerald F. Manbeck
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
“Synthetic Proteins: New Tools for New Biology”
June 9, 2011 • 3:30 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Biological Chemistry Cluster Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Biological Chemistry Cluster Seminar
Sachdev Sidhu, Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics
University of Toronto, Canada
University of Toronto, Canada
“Ferritin Protein Nanocages- How Iron moves In, Out & Controls Biosynthesis”
June 9, 2011 • 2:30 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Biological Chemistry Cluster Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Biological Chemistry Cluster Seminar
Elizabeth Theil, Senior Scientist
Childrens Hospital Oakland Research Institute
Childrens Hospital Oakland Research Institute
Quantum Breathers in Dynamics of a Coherent State
June 3, 2011 • 11:00 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Kirill Igumenshchev
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Water-soluble Quantum Dots for Hydrogen Production
May 24, 2011 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Fen Qiu
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Properties of Diruthenium Paddlewheel Complexes and Their Applications Towards Molecular Wires
May 19, 2011 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Sarina Bellows
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Bridging Fields and Harnessing Diversity for the Sake of Innovation
April 30, 2011 • 9:00 AM
Georgen Auditorium
ACS Undergraduate Symposium
Georgen Auditorium
ACS Undergraduate Symposium
Professor Joseph M. DeSimone
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department of Chemistry
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department of Chemistry
Co-opting Moore's Law: Medicines and Vaccines from a Wafer
April 29, 2011 • 7:00 PM
Auditorium - Goergen Hall, RC
Harrison Howe Award Lecture
Auditorium - Goergen Hall, RC
Harrison Howe Award Lecture
Professor Joseph M. DeSimone
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department of Chemistry
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department of Chemistry
Dielectric Noise and Noncontact Friction: Several Adventures of Two UR Alumni
April 25, 2011 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Roger Loring
Cornell University
Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Cornell University
Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
The MD Simulation Study of tRNA Modifications
April 21, 2011 • 5:15 PM
K307, Medical Center
RNA Club Seminar
K307, Medical Center
RNA Club Seminar
XiaoJu Zhang
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
RNA Structure Discovery in Influenza A Virus
April 21, 2011 • 5:15 PM
K307, Medical Center
RNA Club Seminar
K307, Medical Center
RNA Club Seminar
Salvatore Priore
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Antiproliferative Natural Products, Synthesis and Mechanistic Study
April 20, 2011 • 11:00 AM
Goergen 101
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Goergen 101
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Professor Andrew Myers
Harvard University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Harvard University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Antiproliferative Natural Products with Promise in Cancer Research
April 19, 2011 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 140, Lander Auditorium
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 140, Lander Auditorium
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Professor Andrew Myers
Harvard University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Harvard University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Evolution of a Practical Synthetic Route to the Tetracycline
April 18, 2011 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Professor Andrew Myers
Harvard University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Harvard University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Insights into Quantum Dot Synthesis: Metal-Metal Bond Formation and Particle Growth
April 15, 2011 • 2:00 PM
Goergen 101
Ph.D. Defense
Goergen 101
Ph.D. Defense
Christopher Evans
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Chapter I: Studies of the Catalytic Mukaiyama Aldol Reactions of Trimethylsilyoxyfuran, Chapter II: The Synthesis of a Photoaffinity Probe for a Caloric Restriction Mimic
April 15, 2011 • 1:30 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Gregory Frattini
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Double C-H Activation
April 15, 2011 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Michael Prinsell
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Electronic Effects on Protein Structure
April 13, 2011 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Ronald T. Raines
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Biochemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Biochemistry
Trekking Toward Nanoscale Sensors
April 11, 2011 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Frank V. Bright
State University of New York - Buffalo
Department of Chemistry
State University of New York - Buffalo
Department of Chemistry
Mechanism-Based Design and Development of Catalytic Reactions
April 8, 2011 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Elizabeth Jarvo
University of California - Irvine
Department of Chemistry
University of California - Irvine
Department of Chemistry
Innovation in Total Synthesis
April 6, 2011 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Craig J. Forsyth
Ohio State University
Department of Chemistry
Ohio State University
Department of Chemistry
Cancelled
Isotopic Effects in Nuclear Transmutation and Decay: The Reactions 78,86Kr + 40,48Ca at E/A = 10MeV
April 4, 2011 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Eric Henry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Energetics for C-H and C-CN Bond Activation at Rhodium
April 1, 2011 • 12:00 PM
Goergen 108
Ph.D. Defense
Goergen 108
Ph.D. Defense
Meagan Evans
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Endoperoxides as Anti Malaria Agents
April 1, 2011 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Ria Swanekamp
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Peptoids as Biological Tools
March 25, 2011 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
John DiMaio
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Cyclopropenium Ion: New Twists on Old Chemistry
March 18, 2011 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Daniel Everson
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Total Synthesis of Stemona and Ergot Alkaloids
March 16, 2011 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Peter Wipf
University of Pittsburgh
Department of Chemistry
University of Pittsburgh
Department of Chemistry
Ultrafast Relaxation Dynamics in Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes
March 14, 2011 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Brad Loesch
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Probing PKS and NRPS Protein-Protein Contacts: Cross-Linking Studies
March 4, 2011 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Jessica M. Smith
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Amyloid Fibril Structure: Insights from Solid State NMR
March 2, 2011 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Dr. Robert Tycko
National Institutes of Health
Laboratory of Chemical Physics, NIDDK
National Institutes of Health
Laboratory of Chemical Physics, NIDDK
Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Substitution
February 23, 2011 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Professor John Hartwig
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Chemistry
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Chemistry
Catalytic Functionalizations of Alkanes and Arenes
February 22, 2011 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Professor John Hartwig
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Chemistry
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Chemistry
The State of Catalyst Design - Cross-Coupling as a Case Study
February 21, 2011 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Professor John Hartwig
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Chemistry
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Chemistry
Silyloxy-Based Alkyne Metathesis Catalysts
February 18, 2011 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Joshua Brooks
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
DNA structures, excited states and nanomaterials
February 16, 2011 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor George Schatz
Northwestern University
Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University
Department of Chemistry
The Fast and the Furious: Do Nickel Complexes Activate C-H or C-F Bonds?
February 14, 2011 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Samuel Johnson
University of Windsor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Windsor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The Development of N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Boranes as Tunable Radical Reducing Agents
February 11, 2011 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
William Spencer
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Synthesis and Reactivity of an Electrophilic Uranium Nitride
February 7, 2011 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Trevor W. Hayton
University of California at Santa Barbara
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of California at Santa Barbara
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
MRSA vs MRSA
February 2, 2011 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Paul Dunman
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Clarifying the Determinants of Self-Assembly in the Amyliod-β 16-22 Peptide
January 24, 2011 • 1:30 PM
Goergen 108
Ph.D. Defense
Goergen 108
Ph.D. Defense
Fehmi Timur Senguen
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Assessing Undergraduate Research Programs - Moving Beyond Anecdotes
January 21, 2011 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Joseph Grabowski
University of Pittsburgh
Department of Chemistry
University of Pittsburgh
Department of Chemistry
Part I. Axially-Chiral Seven-Membered N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands Part II. Coordination Chemistry of the Radical Anion of 2,2‚-Bipyridine and the Paucity of Intermediate-Spin Chromium(II)
December 21, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Christopher Scarborough, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Department of Chemistry
Fluorescent Sensors for Visualizing and Quantifying Mobile Zinc in Biology
December 9, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Daniela Buccella, Ph.D.
Columbia University
Department of Chemistry
Columbia University
Department of Chemistry
Solar Fuel Generation from a Carbon Dioxide Feedstock: A Mechanistic Investigation
December 6, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Amanda J. Morris, Ph.D.
Princeton University
Department of Chemistry
Princeton University
Department of Chemistry
Structure-Property Relationships in Transition Metal Systems:From Bioinorganic Catalysis to Nanoclusters and Catalytic Materials
December 2, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Michael Neidig, Ph.D.
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Department of Chemistry
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Department of Chemistry
Enzyme-like Reactivity and Selectivity with Dirhodium-Metallopeptide Catalysts
November 29, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Brian Popp, Ph.D.
Rice University
Department of Chemistry
Rice University
Department of Chemistry
Fluorescence Competition Assay Measurements of Thermodynamics for RNA Pseudoknots and Multibranch Loops
November 19, 2010 • 1:30 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Biao Liu
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Metal-Oxo Complexes in Pseudotetrahedral Oxygen-Rich Environments of Ditox
November 18, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Stanislav Groysman, Ph.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Frustrated Lewis Pairs: A New Paradigm for the Activation of Small Molecules and Catalysis
November 17, 2010 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Douglas W. Stephan
University of Toronto
Department of Chemistry
University of Toronto
Department of Chemistry
Crystallographic snapshots of metalloenzyme complexes
November 15, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Catherine Drennan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Breaking the Diffraction Limit: Nanoscopic Imaging of the Living Systems
November 9, 2010 • 3:30 PM
Hutchison Hall 140, Lander Auditorium
Magomedov-Shcherbinina Memorial Prize and Lectureship
Hutchison Hall 140, Lander Auditorium
Magomedov-Shcherbinina Memorial Prize and Lectureship
Professor Xiaowei Zhuang
Harvard University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Harvard University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Understanding reactivity patterns of alkoxyl radicals
November 5, 2010 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Massimo Bietti
Università "Tor Vergata" (Rome, Italy)
Department of Science and Chemical Technology
Università "Tor Vergata" (Rome, Italy)
Department of Science and Chemical Technology
Hydrodesulfurization Modeling with Iridium, Rhodium, and Nickel Hydrides
November 2, 2010 • 2:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Matthew R. Grochowski
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
MUPPETS: Making Kinetics Interesting Again
November 1, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Mark Berg
University of South Carolina
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of South Carolina
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Stereoselective Strategies for Activating C-H Bonds, Carbon-dioxide, and Simple Olefins
October 29, 2010 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Vy Dong
University of Toronto
Department of Chemistry
University of Toronto
Department of Chemistry
Translation factor control of ribosome and tRNA dynamics during protein synthesis
October 27, 2010 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Ruben L. Gonzalez, Jr.
Columbia University
Department of Chemistry
Columbia University
Department of Chemistry
Controlling the outcome of chemical reactions in room temperature ionic liquids
October 25, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Claudio Margulis
University of Iowa
Department of Chemistry
University of Iowa
Department of Chemistry
Plasmon Controlled Fluorescence: A New Paradigm Using Fluorophore-Metal Interactions
October 20, 2010 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
W. Albert Noyes Jr. Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
W. Albert Noyes Jr. Memorial Lecture
Professor Joseph R. Lakowicz
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Director, Center for Fluorescence Spectroscopy
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Director, Center for Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Biophysical Applications of Time Resolved Fluorescence and Advanced Fluorescence Methods
October 19, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
W. Albert Noyes Jr. Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
W. Albert Noyes Jr. Memorial Lecture
Professor Joseph R. Lakowicz
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Director, Center for Fluorescence Spectroscopy
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Director, Center for Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Principles of Fluorescence Spectroscopy with Biochemical Examples
October 18, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
W. Albert Noyes Jr. Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
W. Albert Noyes Jr. Memorial Lecture
Professor Joseph R. Lakowicz
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Director, Center for Fluorescence Spectroscopy
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Director, Center for Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Hot Carrier Dynamics in Semiconductor Nanocrystals
October 11, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor David Jonas
University of Colorado at Boulder
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Colorado at Boulder
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Insights into the Biosynthesis and Evolution of Complex Iron-Sulfur Cluster Containing Hydrogenases and Nitrogenases
October 6, 2010 • 2:00 PM
Med. Ctr., K-307 (3-6408)
Chemistry-Biology-Biophysics Interface Cluster Seminar
Med. Ctr., K-307 (3-6408)
Chemistry-Biology-Biophysics Interface Cluster Seminar
Professor John Peters
Montana State University
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Montana State University
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The Many Faces of the Coordination Chemistry of Nitric Oxide and its Significance for the Biosynthesis, Sensing and Detoxification of Nitric Oxide in Biological Systems
October 4, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Nicolai Lehnert
University of Michigan
Department of Chemistry
University of Michigan
Department of Chemistry
Complex Molecule Synthesis as a Fuel for Discovery
October 1, 2010 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Neil Garg
University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Synthesis at the Interface of Chemistry and Biology
September 29, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Lander Auditorium, Hutchison Hall 140
Seymour Rothchild Lecture
Lander Auditorium, Hutchison Hall 140
Seymour Rothchild Lecture
Professor Peter G. Schultz
The Scripps Research Institute
Department of Chemistry
The Scripps Research Institute
Department of Chemistry
Coordination Complexes with Multiple Inorganic Functional Groups
September 27, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor John Berry
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Department of Chemistry
Experimental and Theoretical Investigations of C-C, C-H and C-S Bond Activations of Nitriles using Zerovalent Nickel
September 23, 2010 • 2:00 PM
Computer Studies 209
Ph.D. Defense
Computer Studies 209
Ph.D. Defense
Ting Li
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
The Fast and the Furious: Do Nickel Complexes Activate C-H or C-F Bonds?
September 20, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Samuel Johnson
University of Windsor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Windsor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Cancelled
Discovery of AZD2624: A Potent and Selective NK3r Antagonist to Test the NK3 Hypothesis in Schizophrenia
September 17, 2010 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Dr. Thomas R. Simpson
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
CNS Chemistry
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
CNS Chemistry
Multiple excitons in Blinking-free core/alloy-shell colloidal quantum dots
September 15, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Special Material Science Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Special Material Science Seminar
Professor Efrat Lifshitz
Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute and Solid State Institute - Israel
Schulich Faculty of Chemistry
Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute and Solid State Institute - Israel
Schulich Faculty of Chemistry
Synthetic and Mechanistic Studies of Nickel-Catalyzed Reactions
September 15, 2010 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor John Montgomery
University of Michigan
Department of Chemistry
University of Michigan
Department of Chemistry
Exploring New Ligand Designs for Asymmetric Catalysis
September 10, 2010 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Sukwon Hong
University of Florida
Department of Chemistry
University of Florida
Department of Chemistry
Comparison between Isoenergetic Oligonucleotide Microarrays and Chemical Mapping for RNA Secondary Structure Determination
August 11, 2010 • 2:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Ruiting Liang
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Development of Spectroscopic Probes of Second-sphere Interactions in Cytochromes c
August 3, 2010 • 2:30 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Sarah E. J. Bowman
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Development and Performance Tests of NSTAR, A New Type of Compact Neutron Detector
July 30, 2010 • 10:00 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Iwona A. Pawelczak
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
I. Enantioselective methods for the synthesis of amino acids; II. Part I: Scope and Limitations of a β-Iodoallenolate Cyclization, Part II: Progress Towards the Total Synthesis of Phomactin A and Phomactin D
May 26, 2010 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
SYCAM Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
SYCAM Seminar
Ria Swanekamp, Jennifer Ciesielski
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Heterometallic Chemistry
May 21, 2010 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
James Morris
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Current Knowledge of the Key Intermediate for Palladium-Catalyzed C-H Bond Functionalization Reactions
May 14, 2010 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Ruja Shrestha
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Vertically aligned carbon nanotube membranes for solar hydrogen production
May 12, 2010 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Jenneke Jalink
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Reactions of heterocycles with electrophilic ferrocene-diamide complexes
May 10, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Paula Diaconescu
University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Chemistry
Relating the genetic features of cancers to drug efficacies using small-molecule probes
May 7, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Class of '62 Auditorium URMC
8th Annual Fred Sherman Lectures
Class of '62 Auditorium URMC
8th Annual Fred Sherman Lectures
Professor Stuart Schreiber
Harvard University
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Harvard University
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Antisense Therapeutics for Genetic Disease: New Luster on Old Magic Bullet
May 7, 2010 • 12:15 PM
Class of '62 Auditorium URMC
8th Annual Fred Sherman Lectures
Class of '62 Auditorium URMC
8th Annual Fred Sherman Lectures
Professor Charles Thorton, MD
University of Rochester
Department of Neurology, URMC
University of Rochester
Department of Neurology, URMC
Molecular Discovery with Engineered P450 Enzymes
May 7, 2010 • 11:45 AM
Class of '62 Auditorium URMC
8th Annual Fred Sherman Lectures
Class of '62 Auditorium URMC
8th Annual Fred Sherman Lectures
Professor Rudi Fasan
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Genetics of Vascular Remodeling
May 7, 2010 • 10:45 AM
Class of '62 Auditorium URMC
8th Annual Fred Sherman Lectures
Class of '62 Auditorium URMC
8th Annual Fred Sherman Lectures
Dr. Bradford Berk, MD
University of Rochester
CEO, URMC
University of Rochester
CEO, URMC
Small Molecule Modulation of Protein-Protein Interactions in G Protein Signaling
May 7, 2010 • 10:00 AM
Class of '62 Auditorium URMC
8th Annual Fred Sherman Lectures
Class of '62 Auditorium URMC
8th Annual Fred Sherman Lectures
Professor Alan Smrcka
University of Rochester
Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, URMC
University of Rochester
Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, URMC
Strategies and Tactics Inspired by Complex Natural Products
April 30, 2010 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Richmond Sarpong
University of California at Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
University of California at Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
The Development of Photoredox SOMO Catalysis using Metal Chromophores
April 29, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic/Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic/Organic Seminar
Tulaza Vaidya
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Synthesis and Applications of (smif)MX Complexes and Other Azaallyl Systems
April 29, 2010 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Peter T. Wolczanski
Cornell University
Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Cornell University
Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Development of a Heme c Fusion-Tag for Protein Affinity Purification and for Monitoring Protein Unfolding by Ensemble and Single Molecule FRET
April 27, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic/Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic/Physical Seminar
Wesley Asher
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Controlling excited-state energy conversion in metal complexes and solar-cell materials through pulse shaping and molecular structure
April 26, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Niels H. Damrauer
University of Colorado
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Colorado
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Peptidomimetic Inhibitors of Histone Deacetylase(HDAC)
April 23, 2010 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Leslie Ofori
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Using Oligonucleotide Hybridization to Probe RNase P Structure
April 22, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Indee Dela-Moss
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Electronic structure of photosynthetic reaction centers from photo-NMR techniques
April 20, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Jesse Kleingardner
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Inorganic Control of Biological Self-Assembly
April 19, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor F. Akif Tezcan
University of California, San Diego
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of California, San Diego
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Design and Optimization of Antimicrobial Peptide Derivatives and Their Potential as Therapeutic Agents
April 16, 2010 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Derek Ryan
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
NMR-Assisted Prediction of RNA Secondary Structure
April 14, 2010 • 12:30 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
James M. Hart, Jr.
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Pathways to More Efficient Organic Solar Cells: what we can learn by watching electrons move in real time
April 12, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor John Asbury
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Chemistry
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Chemistry
Towards Synthesis of Nonblinking Quantum Dots
April 9, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Helen H. Wei
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Steven's Rearrangement; An ammonium/sulfonium 1,2 rearrangement
April 9, 2010 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Eric Theiste
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Optical/Electrical Properties and the Applications of Carbon Nanotubes
April 7, 2010 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Special Physical/Materials Chemistry Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Special Physical/Materials Chemistry Seminar
Sasa Zaric, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Physics and Astronomy
A new thermal deposition boat: Development and performance analysis
April 6, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Sangmin Lee
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Oxidation of Alkyl CH Bonds and of Water with Mn and Ir Catalysts
April 5, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Seymour Rothchild Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Seymour Rothchild Lecture
Professor Robert Crabtree
Yale University
Department of Chemistry
Yale University
Department of Chemistry
Enantioselective Reactions of π-Bonds: New Concepts and Catalysts
April 2, 2010 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Professor F. Dean Toste
University of California at Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
University of California at Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
Catalysis with Metal-Heteroatom Bonds
April 1, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Professor F. Dean Toste
University of California at Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
University of California at Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
Development and Application of Gold(I)-Catalysts for the Organic Synthesis
March 31, 2010 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Professor F. Dean Toste
University of California at Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
University of California at Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
Ultrafast Spectroscopy of Single-Chirality Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes
March 29, 2010 • 12:30 PM
Goergen 109
Ph.D. Defense
Goergen 109
Ph.D. Defense
Shujing Wang
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
TBA
March 26, 2010 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Ruja Shrestha
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Cancelled
Platinum-Catalyzed Amination of Allylic Alcohols
March 19, 2010 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
George Arab
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Hydroformylation Using Biphasic Catalysis
March 18, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Meghan Clark
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
X-ray Core Spectroscopy as a Probe of Biological and Chemical Catalysis
March 15, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Serena DeBeer George
Cornell University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Cornell University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Dehydrogenation and olefin isomerization catalyzed by pincer-iridium complexes, metathesis of alkanes from selectivity and mechanistic standpoints
March 9, 2010 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 420
Special Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 420
Special Inorganic Seminar
Soumik Biswas, Ph.D.
Rutgers University
Department of Chemistry
Rutgers University
Department of Chemistry
I. Direct Enantioselective Organocatalytic Hydroxymethylation of Aldehydes II. Synthesis of a Novel Bicyclic Amine Organocatalyst
March 8, 2010 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
John Miller
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
A new development in Simmons-Smith cyclopropanation.
March 5, 2010 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Brian Ohman
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Ultrafast Dynamics in Complex Systems
March 3, 2010 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor John Papanikolas
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department of Chemistry
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department of Chemistry
I. Asymmetric Diels-Alder Reaction of Cyclic Isoimidium Salts II. Total Synthesis of a Camphor Derived Dimer III. Asymmetric Cyclopropanation
March 2, 2010 • 2:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Yan Miller
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Alternative printing and fabrication techniques for chemical nano-patterns and functionalized Janus particles
March 1, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Special Materials Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Special Materials Seminar
Professor Alexander Shestopalov
University of Rochester
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Rochester
Department of Chemical Engineering
The Chemical Synthesis of Glycoproteins
February 26, 2010 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Todd Doran
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Chiral Crabtree Catalyst Analogs for Syntheses of Valuable Chirons
February 24, 2010 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Kevin Burgess
Texas A & M University
Department of Chemistry
Texas A & M University
Department of Chemistry
Base Metal Catalysis: The Interplay of Electronic Structure and Reactivity
February 22, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Paul Chirik
Cornell University
Department of Chemistry
Cornell University
Department of Chemistry
Block Copolymers via ROMP for Multivalent Ligand Display
February 19, 2010 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Charles J. Bowerman
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
I. Artificial Photosynthesis ˆ Photo-Splitting of Water Using a Molecular Cobalt Catalyst II. Probing the role of aromatic interactions in molecular self-assembly
February 17, 2010 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
SYCAM Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
SYCAM Seminar
Theresa McCormick, Ph.D. and Derek Ryan
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Curriculum and Assessment Research in the Teaching & Learning of Chemistry
February 15, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Chemical Education Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Chemical Education Seminar
Professor Christopher Bauer
University of New Hampshire
Department of Chemistry
University of New Hampshire
Department of Chemistry
Intramolecular Charge Transfer in 4-(Dimethylamino)benzonitrile (DMABN)
February 8, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Justin M. Rhinehart
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Reactions of Siliranes with Carbonyl Compounds
February 5, 2010 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Jennifer Ciesielski
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Catalysis using Palladium(IV) Intermediates
January 29, 2010 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Jennifer Miller
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Reactivity of Saturated Hydrocarbons in Super Acids
January 26, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Matthew Grochowski
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Genetically Engineered Oxygen-Carrying Blood Substitute: Variants of Human Serum Albumin
January 25, 2010 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Mehmet Can
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Two-Dimensional Cruciform Functional Materials: Applications from Single Molecule Switches to Fluorescence Sensing
January 22, 2010 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Gerald Manbeck
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Factors Affecting Charge Utilization in Conjugated Polymers
January 20, 2010 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Millard Wyman
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Aryl Carbon-Fluorine Bond Formation Promoted by Transition Metal Complexes
January 15, 2010 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Thomas Dugan
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Degradation Chemistry of the Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSC) Ruthenium Dyes
January 14, 2010 • 4:30 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Torben Lund
Roskilde University, Denmark
Department of Science, Systems and Models
Roskilde University, Denmark
Department of Science, Systems and Models
I. Studies Towards the Total Synthesis of +/- Lycoramine, II. Development of the Retro-Aza-Claisen Rearrangement to Synthesize Medium Sized N-Substituted Heterocycles, III. Studies Towards the Total Synthesis of (-)-Nakadomarin A
December 11, 2009 • 1:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Nathan Edward Genung
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Suppression of Photobleaching in Tris-8-(hydroxyquinoline) Aluminum Through Plasmon Enhanced Spontaneous Emission
December 11, 2009 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Stephen Paquette
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
The Investigation of C-CN Cleavage of Allyl- and Aryl-nitriles by [(dippe)NiH]2 and [(dippe)PtH]2
December 7, 2009 • 12:30 PM
Computer Science 209
Ph.D. Defense
Computer Science 209
Ph.D. Defense
Brett David Swartz
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Self-assembling Collagen Triple Helices and Beta-sheet Nanofibers
November 20, 2009 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Jeffrey D. Hartgerink
Rice University
Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering
Rice University
Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering
Structure and Function in Peptidic Foldamers
November 18, 2009 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Samuel Gellman
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Department of Chemistry
Aryl Carbon-Fluorine Bond Formation Promoted by Transition Metal Complexes
November 17, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Thomas Dugan
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Cancelled
Topological charge defects in hydrogen-bonded systems probed by ab initio molecular dynamics: Bulk and interfacial properties
November 16, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Mark Tuckerman
New York University
Department of Chemistry
New York University
Department of Chemistry
Allosteric Regulation of Heat Shock Protein 70 by Small Molecules
November 13, 2009 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Jason Gestwicki
University of Michigan
Department of Pathology, Life Sciences Inst.
University of Michigan
Department of Pathology, Life Sciences Inst.
Crystallographic Snapshots of Nickel Dependent Proteins in Action
November 11, 2009 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Catherine Drennan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Cancelled
Functional Conducting Metallopolymer Materials
November 9, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Bradley Holliday
University of Texas at Austin
Department of Chemistry
University of Texas at Austin
Department of Chemistry
Modeling of Photoinduced Dynamics at the Nanoscale
November 4, 2009 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Sergei Tretiak, Ph.D.
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Theoretical Division, Center for Nonlinear Studies and Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Theoretical Division, Center for Nonlinear Studies and Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies
Thermodynamics of Metal-Protein Interactions: Essential Metal Transport and Toxic Metal Sequestration
November 2, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Dean Wilcox
Dartmouth College
Department of Chemistry
Dartmouth College
Department of Chemistry
Ring Fragmentations and Intramolecular Cycloadditions: Efficient Approaches to Nitrogen Heterocycles
October 30, 2009 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Matthias Brewer
University of Vermont
Department of Chemistry
University of Vermont
Department of Chemistry
Structure-Reactivity Relationships in Organolithium Chemistry: Working at the Academic-Industrial Interface
October 28, 2009 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor David Collum
Cornell University
Department of Chemistry
Cornell University
Department of Chemistry
Caught in the middle: Formation and reactivity of magnesium(I) compounds
October 27, 2009 • 2:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Ryan Cowley
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
What do roaming radicals, astrochemistry, proteomics and atomic orbital polarization have in common?
October 26, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Arthur Suits
Wayne State University
Department of Chemistry
Wayne State University
Department of Chemistry
The Dissociation of Excitons in Conjugated Polymers: Advancing Organic Solar Cells through Basic Research
October 21, 2009 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Garry Rumbles Ph.D.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Chemical and Materials Science Center
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Chemical and Materials Science Center
Computational Studies of DNA Hydration Dynamics
October 19, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Steven Corcelli
University of Notre Dame
Department of Chemistry
University of Notre Dame
Department of Chemistry
Imaging with Lanthanides
October 14, 2009 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Professor Kenneth N. Raymond
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
Supramolecular Metal Complexes as Nanozymes
October 13, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Professor Kenneth N. Raymond
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
Human and Bacteria: The Arms Race for Iron
October 12, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Professor Kenneth N. Raymond
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
Enantioselective Organocatalysis and the Study of Redox Neutral Reaction Cascades
October 2, 2009 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Daniel Seidel
Rutgers University
Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Rutgers University
Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Research at the Intersection of Nanoscience and Biology - Highlights from the Molecular Foundry
October 1, 2009 • 7:30 PM
Med. Ctr., G-9525
Harrison Howe Award Lecture
Med. Ctr., G-9525
Harrison Howe Award Lecture
Professor Carolyn R. Bertozzi
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
Imaging the Glycome with Bioorthogonal Chemistry
October 1, 2009 • 2:00 PM
Med. Ctr., G-9525
Harrison Howe Technical Lecture
Med. Ctr., G-9525
Harrison Howe Technical Lecture
Professor Carolyn R. Bertozzi
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
Catalysis and chirality with molecules and materials: Novel catalytic processes and materials
September 30, 2009 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Cathleen Crudden
Queens University, Ontario
Department of Chemistry
Queens University, Ontario
Department of Chemistry
An Introduction to Supercritical CO2 (sc CO2) and Examples of Increased Selectivity in Reactions Due to the Properties of sc CO2
September 29, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Karen Chiang
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Computational studies on membrane protein structures and protein-ligand binding affinities
September 29, 2009 • 2:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Cen Gao
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Strategies in Enzymatic Oxidation Catalysis
September 28, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Justine P. Roth
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Chemistry
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Chemistry
The Alkyne Strategy For the Synthesis of Bioactive Targets
September 23, 2009 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Professor Barry M. Trost
Stanford University
Stanford University
Self Assembly of Dinuclear Main Group Catalysts for Asymmetric Synthesis
September 22, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Professor Barry M. Trost
Stanford University
Department of Chemistry
Stanford University
Department of Chemistry
On the Design of Chiral Space for Asymmetric Induction in A Catalytic Synthetic Reaction
September 21, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Professor Barry M. Trost
Stanford University
Department of Chemistry
Stanford University
Department of Chemistry
Modeling Ring Cleaving Dioxygenases: Complexes of Iron(II) with Tridentate Ligands and their Reactivity with Catecholates and Phenolates
September 18, 2009 • 2:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Sara S. Rocks
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Progress Towards a Chemical Code for Small Molecule Targeting of RNA
September 18, 2009 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Matthew Disney
University of Buffalo
Department of Chemistry
University of Buffalo
Department of Chemistry
New Concepts in Chemical Bonding: Charge Shift Bonding and its Manifestations in Chemistry
September 16, 2009 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Philippe Hiberty
Universite of Paris-Sud XI
Laboratoire de Chimie Physique
Universite of Paris-Sud XI
Laboratoire de Chimie Physique
Detecting polymer dynamics with fluctuations and dissipation
September 14, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Roger Loring
Cornell University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Cornell University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Cancelled
Bioorganic Chemistry of Protein Prenylation
September 11, 2009 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Mark Distefano
University of Minnesota
Department of Chemistry
University of Minnesota
Department of Chemistry
Insights into the Nitrogenase Mechanism
September 9, 2009 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Joint Chemistry/Biochemistry and Biophysics Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Joint Chemistry/Biochemistry and Biophysics Seminar
Professor Lance Seefeldt
Utah State University
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Utah State University
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Excitation Dynamics in Nanoscale Materials for Solar Energy Harvesting
August 25, 2009 • 12:00 PM
Goergen 109
Physical Seminar
Goergen 109
Physical Seminar
Professor Oleg Prezhdo
University of Washington
Department of Chemistry
University of Washington
Department of Chemistry
I. Stereoselective Synthesis of Pyrrolidine Derivatives via Reduction of Substituted Pyrroles; II. Progress Towards the Total Synthesis of Tetrapetalone A
August 10, 2009 • 2:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Chao Jiang
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Studies of Horse Heart Cytochrome c Folding
August 10, 2009 • 10:00 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Amy A. Ensign
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Photophysics of Individual Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
August 6, 2009 • 2:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Lisa Joanne Carlson
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Single molecule biodetection and multi-modality in single walled carbon nanotube optical sensors
July 10, 2009 • 1:30 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Materials Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Materials Seminar
Professor Michael S. Strano
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemical Engineering
Chemical Control of Interfacial Composition and Structure
July 8, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic/Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic/Physical Seminar
Professor Chaim N. Sukenik, Edward and Judy Steinberg Chair in Nanotechnology
Bar Ilan University, Israel
Department of Chemistry
Bar Ilan University, Israel
Department of Chemistry
Rational synthesis and reaction mechanism for chalcogenide magic-sized clusters and quantum dots
June 22, 2009 • 3:00 PM
Computer Studies 209
Physical Seminar
Computer Studies 209
Physical Seminar
Christopher Evans
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Metal-Initiated Amination of Alkenes and Alkynes
June 19, 2009 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Meagan Evans
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Progress Toward The Total Synthesis of Roseophilin
June 16, 2009 • 2:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Abdallah Youssef Bitar
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Development of New Synthetic Methodology Featuring Tandem-Bond Forming Process and Their Application to the Total Synthesis of Natural Products
June 16, 2009 • 11:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Kei Takeda
Hiroshima University
Department of Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Hiroshima University
Department of Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Nuclear Energy and the Study of Nuclear Matter Far from Stability
June 15, 2009 • 12:00 PM
Computer Studies 209
Physical Seminar
Computer Studies 209
Physical Seminar
Michael Quinlan
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Molecular Simulations of Ribozyme Catalysis
June 3, 2009 • 3:30 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Biological Chemistry Cluster Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Biological Chemistry Cluster Seminar
Darrin M. York
University of Minnesota
Department of Chemistry
University of Minnesota
Department of Chemistry
Spectroscopic Approaches to Protein AGGREGATION Diseases: Conformation and Dynamics of Amyloid Aggregates via Isotope-edited Infrared Spectroscopy
June 3, 2009 • 2:30 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Biological Chemistry Cluster Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Biological Chemistry Cluster Seminar
Sean M. Decatur
Oberlin College
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Oberlin College
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Synthesis and Reactivity of Low-coordinate Cobalt Dinitrogen, Hydride and Fluoride Complexes
May 29, 2009 • 1:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Keying Ding
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
New Studies in Catalytic, Asymmetric alpha-Fluorination
May 29, 2009 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Thomas Lectka
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Chemistry
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Chemistry
Beyond the Harmonic Oscillator Approximation: Probing Vibrational Anharmonicity with Ultrafast Vibrational Spectroscopy
May 26, 2009 • 11:15 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Kristina Wilson
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Reagent and Reaction Development in Organic Chemistry: Recent Case Studies
May 15, 2009 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Jeffrey Johnson
University of North Carolina
Department of Chemistry
University of North Carolina
Department of Chemistry
Porous Nanocrystalline Silicon Membranes for Efficient and Precise Molecular Separations
May 12, 2009 • 3:30 PM
Georgen 101
Nanomaterials Symposium
Georgen 101
Nanomaterials Symposium
Professor James McGrath
University of Rochester
Department of Biomedical Engineering
University of Rochester
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Strategies for Testing the Safety of Nanomaterials
May 12, 2009 • 2:15 PM
Georgen 101
Nanomaterials Symposium
Georgen 101
Nanomaterials Symposium
Professor Alison Elder
University of Rochester
Department of Environmental Medicine
University of Rochester
Department of Environmental Medicine
Understanding and Applying Nanoparticles in the Environment
May 12, 2009 • 1:15 PM
Georgen 101
Nanomaterials Symposium
Georgen 101
Nanomaterials Symposium
Professor Vicki Colvin
Rice University
Department of Chemistry
Rice University
Department of Chemistry
Nanostructures of Macromolecules to Direct Biological Function
May 12, 2009 • 11:00 AM
Georgen 101
Nanomaterials Symposium
Georgen 101
Nanomaterials Symposium
Professor Ashutosh Chilkoti
Duke University
Department of Chemistry
Duke University
Department of Chemistry
Nanostructured Materials for Optical Biosensing
May 12, 2009 • 10:15 AM
Georgen 101
Nanomaterials Symposium
Georgen 101
Nanomaterials Symposium
Professor Benjamin Miller
University of Rochester
Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics
University of Rochester
Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics
Surface Interactions and Reactions in Marine Fouling
May 12, 2009 • 8:45 AM
Georgen 101
Nanomaterials Symposium
Georgen 101
Nanomaterials Symposium
Professor Michael Grunze
Heidelberg University
Department of Chemistry
Heidelberg University
Department of Chemistry
Synthesis of Proton Conducting Ceramic Membranes via Seeded Surface Crystallization
May 11, 2009 • 3:45 PM
Georgen 101
Nanomaterials Symposium
Georgen 101
Nanomaterials Symposium
Professor Matthew Yates
University of Rochester
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Rochester
Department of Chemical Engineering
Design, Synthesis, Formation Mechanism and Electrocatalytic Applications of Platinum and Its Alloy Nanostructures
May 11, 2009 • 2:30 PM
Georgen 101
Nanomaterials Symposium
Georgen 101
Nanomaterials Symposium
Professor Hong Yang
University of Rochester
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Rochester
Department of Chemical Engineering
Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene
May 11, 2009 • 1:30 PM
Georgen 101
Nanomaterials Symposium
Georgen 101
Nanomaterials Symposium
Professor Louis Brus
Columbia University
Department of Chemistry
Columbia University
Department of Chemistry
Nanoscience and Nanostructures for Solar Energy
May 11, 2009 • 11:00 AM
Georgen 101
Nanomaterials Symposium
Georgen 101
Nanomaterials Symposium
Professor Philippe Fauchet
University of Rochester
Department of Electrical & Computer Eng.
University of Rochester
Department of Electrical & Computer Eng.
Materials Science, Nanoscience, and Energy
May 11, 2009 • 8:45 AM
Georgen 101
Nanomaterials Symposium
Georgen 101
Nanomaterials Symposium
Professor George Whitesides
Harvard University
Department of Chemistry
Harvard University
Department of Chemistry
Metal-Catalyzed Oxidation Reactions for Organic Synthesis
May 8, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Matthew Sigman
University of Utah
Department of Chemistry
University of Utah
Department of Chemistry
Developing a Predictive Model for Polyphenol Prevention of DNA Damage
May 4, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Julia Brumaghim
Clemson University
Department of Chemistry
Clemson University
Department of Chemistry
Synthesis and Reactions of Heterocycles
April 29, 2009 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Mark Lautens
University of Toronto
Department of Chemistry
University of Toronto
Department of Chemistry
Dynamics on the nanoscale: Time-domain ab initio studies of photo-induced dynamics in quantum dots and carbon nanotubes
April 27, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Oleg Prezhdo
University of Washington
Department of Chemistry
University of Washington
Department of Chemistry
Ring-Forming Strategies in Asymmetric Catalysis
April 24, 2009 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Tomislav Rovis
Colorado State University
Department of Chemistry
Colorado State University
Department of Chemistry
Mechanistic Studies of Oxidative Halophenol Dehalogenation by Heme-Containing Enzymes
April 22, 2009 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor John Dawson
University of South Carolina
Department of Chemistry
University of South Carolina
Department of Chemistry
Transition Metal Mediated Synthesis of Heterocycles Via Carbon-Hydrogen Bond Activation
April 17, 2009 • 1:45 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Ling Li
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Achiral Templates. New and Effective Tools for Asymmetric Transformations
April 17, 2009 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Mukund Sibi
North Dakota State University
Department of Chemistry
North Dakota State University
Department of Chemistry
Chemical and Structural Analysis of RNA-Based Gene Regulation
April 16, 2009 • 2:00 PM
MC Aud 3-7619 (Upper)
Ph.D. Defense
MC Aud 3-7619 (Upper)
Ph.D. Defense
Robert Spitale
University of Rochester
Department of Biochemistry/Biophysics
University of Rochester
Department of Biochemistry/Biophysics
Carbon Nanotube Optoelectronics
April 14, 2009 • 2:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Kathryn Elizabeth Leach
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Directed Evolution as a Tool for Engineering P450 BM-3 into a Propane Hydrolase
April 13, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Matthew McLaughlin
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Recent Methodologies Towards Highly Substituted Pyrroles
April 10, 2009 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Matthew Betush
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
A Single Molecule Spectroscopy Investigation of the Electronic Properties of Conjugated Polymers
April 8, 2009 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Paul Barbara
University of Texas at Austin
Center for Nano & Molecular Science & Technology
University of Texas at Austin
Center for Nano & Molecular Science & Technology
Dynamic Contributions to Enzyme Catalysis as Illustrated by Orotidine Monophosphate Decarboxylase (OMPDC)
April 6, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Jiali Gao
University of Minnesota
Department of Chemistry
University of Minnesota
Department of Chemistry
Platinum(II) Polypyridyl Complexes for Visible Light-driven Hydrogen Production from Water
April 2, 2009 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Pingwu Du
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
The Inner Space of Molecules
April 1, 2009 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Julius Rebek
The Scripps Research Institute
Department of Chemistry
The Scripps Research Institute
Department of Chemistry
Development of Homogeneous Catalysts for the Conversion of C-H Bonds
March 30, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Brent Gunnoe
University of Virginia
Department of Chemistry
University of Virginia
Department of Chemistry
Mechanism for the Lewis Acid Catalyzed Cycloadditions of Aldehydes and Donor-Acceptor Cyclopropanes
March 20, 2009 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Pu Luo
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Multiscale approach to the activation/inactivation of Src kinases
March 18, 2009 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Benoit Roux
University of Chicago
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
University of Chicago
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Bioinorganic Chemistry of Titanium in Medicine and the Environment
March 16, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Ann M. Valentine
Yale University
Department of Chemistry
Yale University
Department of Chemistry
Exploiting Under-Utilized Functional Groups in Chemical Reaction Discovery and Library Synthesis
March 4, 2009 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Kay Brummond
University of Pittsburgh
Department of Chemistry
University of Pittsburgh
Department of Chemistry
How to Make Nanowire Christmas Trees: Screw Dislocation Driven Nanowire Growth
March 2, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Song Jin
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Chemistry
Molecules as Wires: Structural and Electronic Criteria for Long Distance Charge Transport
February 26, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Professor Michael R. Wasielewski
Northwestern University
Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University
Department of Chemistry
Dynamics of Photogenerated Multi-Spin Systems: The Road to Molecular Spintronics
February 25, 2009 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Professor Michael R. Wasielewski
Northwestern University
Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University
Department of Chemistry
Energy and Charge Transport in Self-assembled Systems for Solar Energy Conversion
February 24, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Professor Michael R. Wasielewski
Northwestern University
Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University
Department of Chemistry
Catalytic Coupling Reactions using Hemilabile Phosphino-Imines and Palladium
February 20, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Joseph A. Schmidt
The University of Toledo
Department of Chemistry
The University of Toledo
Department of Chemistry
Non-Canonical Assembly-Line Biosynthesis: The Story of Coronatine Biogenesis
January 15, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Eric Strieter, Ph.D.
Harvard University
Department of Chemistry
Harvard University
Department of Chemistry
Theory of excitation energy transfer and three-pulse photon-echo spectroscopy with applications to photosynthetic pigment-protein complexes
January 8, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Yuan-Chung Cheng, Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
New Functions of Organic Materials
January 5, 2009 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Samuel W. Thomas, III, Ph.D.
Harvard University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Harvard University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Studies Directed Toward the Total Synthesis of (-)-Apoptolidin A
December 19, 2008 • 2:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Venkatesan Srinivasan
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
Conjugated Oligomers and Polyvalent Nanoparticle Conjugates
December 18, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Dwight Seferos, Ph.D.
Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Deconstructing Receptor Signaling with Chemically Tailored Interfaces
December 11, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Khalid Salaita, Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Lighting up New Functionalities of Nanoparticles
December 8, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Aihua Fu, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford University
Biosynthesis of Lantibiotics, Polycyclic Thioether Antibiotics
December 5, 2008 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Wilfred van der Donk
Department of Chemistry
University of Illinois
Department of Chemistry
University of Illinois
Chemistry and Electrochemistry with Small Molecules at First Row Transition Metal Centers
December 4, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Louise Berben, Ph.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and California Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and California Institute of Technology
Molecular Inorganic Photonics
December 3, 2008 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Felix N. Castellano
Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences
Bowling Green State University
Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences
Bowling Green State University
Mechanistic Studies of Pd-catalysed Allylic Alkylation: Simple, Subtle and Complex
November 24, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Guy Lloyd-Jones
School of Chemistry, UK
The Bristol Centre for Organometallic Catalysis
School of Chemistry, UK
The Bristol Centre for Organometallic Catalysis
The Chemistry of Dyes and Pigments for Imaging Applications
November 17, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Steven Evans, Ph.D.
Materials Science and Technology Research
Eastman Kodak Co.
Materials Science and Technology Research
Eastman Kodak Co.
Cancelled
Membrane peptides: 2D-IR spectroscopy as a probe of structure and dynamics
November 12, 2008 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
W. Albert Noyes Jr. Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
W. Albert Noyes Jr. Memorial Lecture
Professor James L. Skinner
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin
Water: Traditional, ultrafast and sum-frequency vibrational spectroscopy of the bulk liquid and the liquid/vapor interface
November 11, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
W. Albert Noyes Jr. Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
W. Albert Noyes Jr. Memorial Lecture
Professor James L. Skinner
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin
Water: Hydrogen bonding in the bulk liquid and at the liquid/vapor interface, and new simulation models
November 10, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
W. Albert Noyes Jr. Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
W. Albert Noyes Jr. Memorial Lecture
Professor James L. Skinner
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin
Peptide-based Materials
November 7, 2008 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Joel Schneider
Department of Chemistry
University of Delaware
Department of Chemistry
University of Delaware
A Hybrid Biochemical/Organic Half-Cell for the Photochemical Generation of Dihydrogen
November 5, 2008 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor John Golbeck
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Pennsylvania State University
Selenium in Thioredoxin Reductase: A Mechanistic Perspective
October 31, 2008 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Robert Hondal
Department of Biochemistry
University of Vermont
Department of Biochemistry
University of Vermont
Single-Molecule Dynamics of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Nanocatalysis
October 27, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic/Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic/Physical Seminar
Professor Peng Chen
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Cornell University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Cornell University
The Intertwined Nature of Chemical Synthesis and the Discovery Process
October 23, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Hutchison 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Professor Brian M. Stoltz
Department of Chemisty
California Institute of Technology
Department of Chemisty
California Institute of Technology
Oxidation Catalysis: The development of aerobic based oxidation methodology for synthetic chemists
October 22, 2008 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Professor Brian M. Stoltz
Department of Chemistry
California Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
California Institute of Technology
Complex Natural Products as a Driving Force for Discovery in Organic Chemistry
October 21, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Professor Brian M. Stoltz
Department of Chemistry
California Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
California Institute of Technology
Practical Organic Synthesis to Unravel Chemical Biology of Complex Natural Products
October 15, 2008 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inaugural Magomedov-Shcherbinina Memorial Prize and Lectureship
Hutchison Hall 473
Inaugural Magomedov-Shcherbinina Memorial Prize and Lectureship
Professor Sergey A. Kozmin
Department of Chemistry
University of Chicago
Department of Chemistry
University of Chicago
Total Syntheses of β-C-Glycoside Natural Products via Oxocarbenium Cations
October 10, 2008 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Michael Jennings
Department of Chemistry
The University of Alabama
Department of Chemistry
The University of Alabama
Principles for Amphiphile-Free Water-in-Water Emulsions: Templated Synthesis and Biocatalysis
October 3, 2008 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Yan-Yeung Luk
Department of Chemistry
Syracuse University
Department of Chemistry
Syracuse University
Zirconium-catalyzed bond-forming reactions
September 29, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Rory Waterman
Department of Chemistry
University of Vermont
Department of Chemistry
University of Vermont
Development of Novel Transition Metal-Catalyzed Synthetic Methodologies
September 24, 2008 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Vladimir Gevorgyan
Department of Chemistry
University of Illinois at Chicago
Department of Chemistry
University of Illinois at Chicago
One and two electron transformations of high valent iron imido and nitrido complexes
September 22, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Jeremy M. Smith
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
New Mexico State University
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
New Mexico State University
The Catalytic Nazarov Cyclization of Heteroaromatic Systems and its Application Towards Rocaglamide
September 19, 2008 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
John Malona
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
The Discovery and Optimization of Triazole-Based Neurokinin-1 Antagonists
September 19, 2008 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Dr. Louis N. Jungheim
Discovery Chemistry Research and Technologies
Lilly Corporate Center
Discovery Chemistry Research and Technologies
Lilly Corporate Center
Towards the Mechanism of N2 Reduction by Nitrogenase
September 17, 2008 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Seymour Rothchild Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Seymour Rothchild Lecture
Professor Brian Hoffman
Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University
Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University
Photoinduced Electron Transfer Processes of Self-Assembled Inorganic Nanomaterials
September 15, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic/Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic/Physical Seminar
Professor David Watson
Department of Chemistry
SUNY Buffalo
Department of Chemistry
SUNY Buffalo
Heterocycles in Natural Product Synthesis
September 12, 2008 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Yoshihisa Kobayashi
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of California at San Diego
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of California at San Diego
Transition Metal Silylene Complexes
September 8, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
James Kovach
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Free energy calculations of RNA duplexes with tandem GA base pairs using the thermodynamic integration approach
August 12, 2008 • 2:00 PM
Bausch & Lomb 372
Ph.D. Defense
Bausch & Lomb 372
Ph.D. Defense
Ilyas Yildirim
Physics & Astronomy and Chemistry (Turner Group)
University of Rochester
Physics & Astronomy and Chemistry (Turner Group)
University of Rochester
Oriented Attachment Growth Mechanism for Cadmium Selenide Nanorods
August 4, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Joaquin Calcines
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Platinum Terpyridine Acetylide Complexes for Photo-Induced Charge Separation and the Photogeneration of Hydrogen from Aqueous Media
July 31, 2008 • 1:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Paul R. Jarosz
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Progress Toward Simultaneous Charge and Fluorescence Measurements
July 18, 2008 • 10:00 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Julie Smyder
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
NMR studies of the iron-histidine interaction in paramagnetic cytochromes c
July 14, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Sarah Bowman
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
1. Structural and Luminescence Properties of Gold(I) Benzimidazolethiolate Complexes
2. Cyclometalated Platinum(II) Coordination Compounds as Potential Chromophores for the Photogeneration of Hydrogen from Water
June 17, 2008 • 9:30 AM
Computer Studies 209
Ph.D. Defense
Computer Studies 209
Ph.D. Defense
Jacob Schneider
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Platinum and Palladium Two-Electron Transfer Reagents
June 16, 2008 • 11:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor William Connick
Department of Chemistry
University of Cincinnati
Department of Chemistry
University of Cincinnati
Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Ketones by BINAP-Ru(II) Complexes
June 2, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Ting Li
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
RNA Secondary Structure Prediction: Interpreting and Selecting Restraints from Isoenergetic Microarray Data
May 30, 2008 • 1:30 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Biophysical Chemistry Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Biophysical Chemistry Seminar
Ruiting Liang
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Coupling Photochemistry to Conformational Signals in Circadian Clock Light Sensors
May 27, 2008 • 2:30 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Biological Chemistry Cluster Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Biological Chemistry Cluster Seminar
Professor Brian Crane
Department of Chemistry
Cornell University
Department of Chemistry
Cornell University
Use of luminescence resonance energy transfer to identify locations of site bound metal ions in the spliceosomal U2-U6 snRNA complex
May 27, 2008 • 1:30 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Biological Chemistry Cluster Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Biological Chemistry Cluster Seminar
Professor Nancy Greenbaum
Department of Chemistry
Hunter College of CUNY
Department of Chemistry
Hunter College of CUNY
I. NMR Structures of 2x2 Internal Loops of Tandem AG Pairs; II. Improving the Chemical Resolution of Ribozyme Catalysis
May 22, 2008 • 5:00 PM
K-207 Medical Center
RNA Club
K-207 Medical Center
RNA Club
Nic Hammond and Robert Spitale
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
The Catalytic Cycle of Discovery in Total Synthesis
May 21, 2008 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Seymour Rothchild Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Seymour Rothchild Lecture
Professor Phil S. Baran
Department of Chemistry
Scripps Research Institute
Department of Chemistry
Scripps Research Institute
Total Synthesis Using Enzymes: The Case of 6-Deoxyerythronolide B Synthase
May 16, 2008 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Fehmi Timur Senguen
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Chemistry and Biology of Inteins
May 9, 2008 • 12:30 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Naomi Lee
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Physical Organic Chemistry on the Brain
April 30, 2008 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Professor Dennis A. Dougherty
Division of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
California Institute of Technology
Division of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
California Institute of Technology
The Cation-π Interaction: A New View of Benzene and the Aromatic Amino Acids
April 29, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Professor Dennis A. Dougherty
Division of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
California Institute of Technology
Division of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
California Institute of Technology
Chemical-Scale Studies of the Nicotine Receptor
April 28, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Professor Dennis A. Dougherty
Division of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
California Institue of Technology
Division of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
California Institue of Technology
From Heterocyclic Peptide Mimics to New Reactions of Highly Electron-Deficient Heterocumulenes
April 25, 2008 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor José S. Madalengoitia
Department of Chemistry
University of Vermont
Department of Chemistry
University of Vermont
The Structural Basis of Biological Nitrogen Fixation
April 23, 2008 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Biological Chemistry Cluster Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Biological Chemistry Cluster Seminar
Professor Douglas Rees
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
California Institute of Technology
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
California Institute of Technology
Photoinduced Electron Transfer Processes of Self-Assembled Inorganic Nanomaterials
April 21, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic/Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic/Physical Seminar
Professor David Watson
Department of Chemistry
University at Buffalo
Department of Chemistry
University at Buffalo
Cancelled
New Palladium-Catalyzed Reactions for the Stereoselective Synthesis of Heterocycles
April 18, 2008 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor John P. Wolfe
Department of Chemistry
University of Michigan
Department of Chemistry
University of Michigan
Ultrafast Energy and Electron Transfer Processes in Photosynthetic Complexes
April 16, 2008 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Robert E. Blankenship
Department of Biology and Chemistry
Washington University
Department of Biology and Chemistry
Washington University
Semi-classical Description of Breathers
April 14, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Kirill Igumenshchev
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Cross-Coupling Reactions via Directed Carbometalation: Reaction Development and Applications
April 4, 2008 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Glenn Micalizio
Department of Chemistry
Yale University
Department of Chemistry
Yale University
Understanding Heavy Metal-Protein Interactions Using a De Novo Design Strategy
April 2, 2008 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Vincent L. Pecoraro
Department of Chemistry
University of Michigan
Department of Chemistry
University of Michigan
An Overview of Solution Based Semiconductor Nanowires
March 31, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Masaru Kuno
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Notre Dame
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Notre Dame
Developing New Reactions Using Carbene Catalysis
March 28, 2008 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Karl A. Scheidt
Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University
Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University
Developments in Fuel Cell Technology
March 26, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Goergen Hall 101 (Sloan Aud.)
UR Virtual Institute for Energy Lecture
Goergen Hall 101 (Sloan Aud.)
UR Virtual Institute for Energy Lecture
Professor Hector Abruna
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Cornell University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Cornell University
Understanding the Kinetics of Spin-Forbidden Chemical Reactions
March 26, 2008 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Jeremy Harvey
School of Chemistry
University of Bristol, UK
School of Chemistry
University of Bristol, UK
Metal-Organic Hybrid Materials For Catalytic and Biomedical Applications
March 24, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Wenbin Lin
Department of Chemistry
University of North Carolina
Department of Chemistry
University of North Carolina
Protein Stabilization: Side Chain Length of Charged Amino Acids and Highly Fluorinated Amino Acids
March 21, 2008 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Richard Cheng
Department Of Chemistry
SUNY at Buffalo
Department Of Chemistry
SUNY at Buffalo
Powering the Planet: The Challenge for Chemistry in the 21st Century
March 18, 2008 • 7:30 PM
Goergen Hall 101 (Sloan Aud.)
Harrison Howe Award Lecture
Goergen Hall 101 (Sloan Aud.)
Harrison Howe Award Lecture
Professor Daniel G. Nocera
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Molecular Chemistry of Renewable Energy
March 18, 2008 • 3:30 PM
Hutchison Hall, Hubbell Aud.
Harrison Howe Award Lecture
Hutchison Hall, Hubbell Aud.
Harrison Howe Award Lecture
Professor Daniel G. Nocera
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Making and Breaking of C-H, C-F and C-N Bonds Utilizing Titanium-Carbon Linkages. A Synthetic and Mechanistic Study.
March 17, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Daniel J. Mindiola
Department of Chemistry
Indiana University
Department of Chemistry
Indiana University
Study and Applications of Small Strained Heterocyclic Synthons
March 7, 2008 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Jon Njardarson
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Cornell University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Cornell University
Minimal Amino Acid and Peptide-Based Catalysts for Organic Synthesis
March 5, 2008 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Scott J. Miller
Department of Chemistry
Yale University
Department of Chemistry
Yale University
Exploring Conductance Switching Properties of Molecular Scale Devices - A Computational Approach
March 3, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Barry D. Dunietz
Department of Chemistry
University of Michigan
Department of Chemistry
University of Michigan
Total Synthesis of Phorboxazole A Revisited: Discovery of The More Potent Cogener, (+)-Chlorophorboxazole A
February 29, 2008 • 9:30 AM
Hutchinson Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchinson Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Abdallah Bitar
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Probing Dynamics in the Far-Infrared with THz Absorption and Emission Spectroscopy
February 27, 2008 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Charles Schmuttenmaer
Department of Chemistry
Yale University
Department of Chemistry
Yale University
Inorganic Nanocrystals: from Molecular Chemistry to Supramolecular Chemistry
February 25, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchinson Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchinson Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Y. Charles Cao
Department of Chemistry
University of Florida
Department of Chemistry
University of Florida
N-Heterocyclic Carbenes: Thiazolium-Catalyzed Additions of Acylsilanes
February 22, 2008 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
John Miller
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
I. C-CN vs. C-H Activation of Nitriles Using Nickel(0); II. New Heterocycles Syntheses Catalyzed by Transition Metals and Brønsted Acids
February 13, 2008 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
SYCAM Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
SYCAM Seminar
Ting Li and Kevin Cariou, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Synthesis and Chemistry of Iridium Complexes Containing Chiral Diphosphine Ligands: Oxidative Addition to Iridium(I) Systems and Catalytic Activity of the Electrophilic Iridium(III) Complexes
February 12, 2008 • 2:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Abdurrahman C. Atesin
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Switchable Nano-Containers: Synthesis and Structural Properties
February 7, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Laura Shirtcliff, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich
Department of Chemistry
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich
From Alkyne Metathesis to Graphitic Materials: A Story of Application of Chemistry in Materials Science
February 4, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Wei Zhang, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A Synthesis of the Furanosteroid Viridin and Investigations of Group 10 Transition Metal Catalysis and Mechanism
January 31, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Erik Alexanian, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
University of Illinois, Urbana
Department of Chemistry
University of Illinois, Urbana
Chemical Probes to Explore Protein and Metabolite Function
January 28, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Erin Carlson, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
The Scripps Research Institute
Department of Chemistry
The Scripps Research Institute
Metal Reagents for Biological Sensing and Chemotherapeutic Applications
January 24, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Mi Hee Lim, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
California Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
California Institute of Technology
Exploiting engineered P450 enzymes for alternative fuel production and synthetic applications
January 21, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Rudi Fasan, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
California Insitute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
California Insitute of Technology
Adventures in Natural Products
January 17, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Kyle Eastman, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
The Scripps Research Institute
Department of Chemistry
The Scripps Research Institute
The Development of a Large-Scale Synthesis of tert-Butanesulfinamide and New Rh- and Ir-Catalyzed Enantioselective Transformations
January 14, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Daniel Weix, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
University of Illinois at Urbana
Department of Chemistry
University of Illinois at Urbana
I. Homogeneous Iron Catalysts with Redox Non-Innocent Ligands: Synthesis and Electronic Structure; II. Sterically Pressured Uranium Complexes for Small Molecule Activation
January 10, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Suzanne Bart, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany
Department of Chemistry
Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany
Synthetic Modeling of Cytochrome c Oxidase & Design of Programmable Anticancer Agents
January 7, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Eunsuk Kim, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Teaching Old Enzymes New Tricks
January 3, 2008 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Kenneth Woycechowsky, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich
Department of Chemistry
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich
Chemical Tools for Glycobiology
December 17, 2007 • 4:00 PM
HH 473
Organic Seminar
HH 473
Organic Seminar
Peng Wu, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley
Label-free Biomolecular Sensing Using Single Color Near-Null Reflective Interferometry and Brewster Angle Straddle Interferometry
December 13, 2007 • 2:00 PM
Dewey Hall 2110D
Ph.D. Defense
Dewey Hall 2110D
Ph.D. Defense
Tingjuan Gao
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
I. Sequential C- And S- Coupling to Dibromoalkenes II. Effects of Electron-Wihdrawing Groups in the Polarized Nazarov Reaction III. Progress Towards the Total Synthesis of Tetrapetalone A
December 13, 2007 • 12:30 PM
Goergen 108
Ph.D. Defense
Goergen 108
Ph.D. Defense
Ildiko Rita Herrick
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Carbon-Carbon Bond Activation of Acetylene Derivatives via Photolysis of Platinum Complexes
December 12, 2007 • 2:00 PM
Meliora Hall 208
Ph.D. Defense
Meliora Hall 208
Ph.D. Defense
Ahmet Gunay
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Synthetic Control of Magnetic Anisotropy: From Molecules to Extended Solids
December 12, 2007 • 12:00 PM
HH 473
Organic Seminar
HH 473
Organic Seminar
Bart M. Bartlett, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley
I) Dipolar Cycloaddition/Chelotropic Extrusion Sequence to Prepare a Variety of β-Dicarbonyl Compounds. II) Studies Toward the Total Synthesis of Phomactin A
December 7, 2007 • 2:00 PM
Computer Studies Building 209
Ph.D. Defense
Computer Studies Building 209
Ph.D. Defense
Daniel P. Canterbury
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Recent Advances in the Burgeoning Field of Gold Catalysis
November 19, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Paul Jarosz
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Alkaloid Biosynthesis
November 16, 2007 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Sarah O'Connor
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Vibrational Energy in Molecules and Nanostructures
November 14, 2007 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Dana Dlott
Department of Chemistry
University of Illinois
Department of Chemistry
University of Illinois
The Simplest Nitrogen Oxides and Their Not-so-simple Bioinorganic Chemistry
November 12, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor George Richter-Addo
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Oklahoma
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Oklahoma
Synthesis and Characterization of II-VI and IV-VI Colloidal Semiconductor Quantum Dots
November 12, 2007 • 9:00 AM
502 Morey Hall
Ph.D. Defense
502 Morey Hall
Ph.D. Defense
Li Guo
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Transition-Metal-Catalyzed C-H Bond Activation, Alkane Dehydrogenation, and Formation of C-C Bonds
November 7, 2007 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Alan Goldman
Department of Chemistry
Rutgers University
Department of Chemistry
Rutgers University
Lessons from Natural Products
November 2, 2007 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Dirk Trauner
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley
Nickel Diimine with Immobilized Fe-, Cr-, and Ti- Based Catalysts for Ethylene Polymerization
November 1, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Keying Ding
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
(1) Catalytic Hydrogenation of Substituted Pyrroles: Stereoselective Synthesis of Pyrrolidine Derivatives (2) A Novel Camphor-amine Organocatalyst: Application to Hydroxymethylation of Aldehydes
October 31, 2007 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
SYCAM Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
SYCAM Seminar
Chao Jiang and John Miller
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Molecules in Superfluid He Droplets
October 29, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Andrey Vilesov
Department of Chemistry
University of Southern California
Department of Chemistry
University of Southern California
Evolution and Synthesis of Polyketides
October 26, 2007 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Richard E. Taylor
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of Notre Dame
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of Notre Dame
Intramolecular Cycloadditions of Cyclobutadienes: Using Strain to Access Molecular Complexity
October 24, 2007 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Marc Snapper
Department of Chemistry
Boston College
Department of Chemistry
Boston College
New Materials for Magnetic Refrigeration
October 22, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Gordon Miller
Department of Chemistry
Iowa State University
Department of Chemistry
Iowa State University
Valency and Bonding: Lewis Structures for Transition Metal Complexes?
October 17, 2007 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Professor Clark R. Landis
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Diazaphospholanes and Highly Selective and Active Catalysts for Hydroformylation
October 16, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Professor Clark R. Landis
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Catalytic Perfection and Alkene Polymerization
October 15, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Hutchison Memorial Lecture
Professor Clark R. Landis
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Not "Lectureless," but Definitely Lecturing Less: An Evaluation of Peer-Led Guided Inquiry
October 12, 2007 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Jennifer Lewis
Department of Chemistry
University of South Florida
Department of Chemistry
University of South Florida
Photosynthetic Water Splitting: Investigations by Multifrequency Pulsed EPR Methods
October 10, 2007 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor R. David Britt
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Davis
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Davis
Thermodynamic Research on RNA Pseudoknots
October 5, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Biao Liu
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Illuminating Spectra, Images, Microfluidics and Biosensors with Laser NMR/MRI
October 2, 2007 • 12:30 PM
Lander Auditorium, 140
W. Albert Noyes Jr. Memorial Lecture
Lander Auditorium, 140
W. Albert Noyes Jr. Memorial Lecture
Professor Alexander Pines
Department of Chemistry
University of California - Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
University of California - Berkeley
Magnetic Resonance with Lots of Quanta and No Magnetic Field
October 1, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
W. Albert Noyes Jr. Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
W. Albert Noyes Jr. Memorial Lecture
Professor Alexander Pines
Department of Chemistry
University of California - Berkeley
Department of Chemistry
University of California - Berkeley
Expanding the Language of Bacterial Communication Using Synthetic Ligands
September 28, 2007 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Helen Blackwell
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin
Electron Transfer Dynamics in Efficient Molecular Solar Cells
September 26, 2007 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Gerald J. Meyer
Department of Chemistry
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Chemistry
Johns Hopkins University
Synthesis, Assembly, Sensing and Imaging with Metallic Nanorods
September 24, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Catherine Murphy
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of South Carolina
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of South Carolina
Synthetic Studies of Spiroketal Enol Ether Natural Products
September 21, 2007 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Jennifer Koviach-Côté
Department of Chemistry
Bates College
Department of Chemistry
Bates College
Metal Catalyzed Ring Forming and Ring Opening Reactions: Synthesis of Heterocycles
September 19, 2007 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Mark Lautens
Department of Chemistry
University of Toronto
Department of Chemistry
University of Toronto
Cancelled
New Twists in Nazarov Cyclization Chemistry
September 17, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Alison Frontier
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
New Transition Metal Catalyzed Carbon-Carbon Bond Forming Reactions
September 14, 2007 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor John Chisholm
Department of Chemistry
Syracuse University
Department of Chemistry
Syracuse University
Preoganization in Biological Systems: Are Conformational Constraints Really Worth the Energy?
September 12, 2007 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Stephen Martin
Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Texas at Austin
Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Texas at Austin
Harnessing Redox-Active Ligands for Small-Molecule Bond-Activation Reactions at d0 Metals
September 10, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Alan Heyduk
Department of Chemistry
University of California at Irvine
Department of Chemistry
University of California at Irvine
Beyond the Bezoin Reaction: New Discoveries with Carbene Catalysis
September 7, 2007 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Karl Scheidt
Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University
Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University
Cancelled
Single molecule optical absorption of carbon nanotubes detected via scanning tunneling microscopy
September 5, 2007 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Martin Gruebele
Departments of Chemistry, Physics and Biophysics
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Departments of Chemistry, Physics and Biophysics
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Studies on the Mechanism-of-Action of Diazoparaquinone Natural Products and Efforts Toward the Synthesis of Caged Alkaloid Natural Products
August 13, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Computer Studies 209
Organic Seminar
Computer Studies 209
Organic Seminar
Kyle Eastman, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
The Scripps Research Institute
Department of Chemistry
The Scripps Research Institute
Strong Bond Activation of Organic Substrates Using Metal Complexes Containing Hafnium and Rhodium
August 6, 2007 • 3:00 PM
Computer Studies 209
Ph.D. Defense
Computer Studies 209
Ph.D. Defense
Ryan Dennis Rieth
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Studies Directed Toward the Total Synthesis of the Immunosuppressant FK-506
July 26, 2007 • 1:00 PM
Morey Hall 321
Ph.D. Defense
Morey Hall 321
Ph.D. Defense
Susan Hanson
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Kinetic and Thermodynamic Aspects of the C-S Bond Activation Reactions of Asymmetrically Substituted Thiophenes with Rhodium and Platinum Metal Complexes
July 25, 2007 • 1:15 PM
Computer Studies 209
Ph.D. Defense
Computer Studies 209
Ph.D. Defense
Tulay Aygan Atesin
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Towards prediction of alpha helical membrane protein structure
July 17, 2007 • 2:00 PM
Computer Studies 209
Physical Seminar
Computer Studies 209
Physical Seminar
Cen Gao
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Synthesis and Reactivity of Low-Coordinate Iron (I) and Iron (II) Complexes Supported by Beta-Diketiminates
June 21, 2007 • 2:00 PM
Computer Studies 209
Ph.D. Defense
Computer Studies 209
Ph.D. Defense
Ying Yu
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Optical Spectroscopy of Lead Selenide and Lead Sulfide Semiconductor Nanocrystals
June 19, 2007 • 2:00 PM
Goergen 110
Ph.D. Defense
Goergen 110
Ph.D. Defense
Jeffrey J. Peterson
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Fluorescence Efficiencies of Individual Carbon Nanotubes
June 18, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Computer Studies 209
Physical Seminar
Computer Studies 209
Physical Seminar
Lisa Carlson
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Selenoenzymes and Oxidative Stress: Glutathione Peroxidase and Bioinspired Mimics
June 14, 2007 • 1:00 PM
Computer Studies 209
Inorganic Seminar
Computer Studies 209
Inorganic Seminar
Sally Rocks
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Atomic-resolution crystal structure of E. coli TruB bound to RNA: structural insights into the chemical isomerization of specific uridines in cellular RNAs
June 11, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Computer Studies 209
Biophysical Seminar
Computer Studies 209
Biophysical Seminar
Robert Spitale
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Cytochrome c Folding Studied by Single Molecule Spectroscopy and Flourescence Resonance Energy Transfer
May 31, 2007 • 2:00 PM
Computer Studies 209
Inorganic Seminar
Computer Studies 209
Inorganic Seminar
Amy Ensign
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Ultrafast spectroscopy of single-walled carbon nanotubes under high laser excitation intensity
May 25, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Computer Studies 209
Physical Seminar
Computer Studies 209
Physical Seminar
Shujing Wang
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Taking a Hit for the Team: Self-sacrifice as an enzymatic strategy in the biosynthesis of lipoic acid
May 23, 2007 • 3:45 PM
Computer Studies 209
Biological Chemistry Cluster Seminar
Computer Studies 209
Biological Chemistry Cluster Seminar
Professor Squire Booker
Center for Biological Inorganic Chemistry
Pennsylvania State University
Center for Biological Inorganic Chemistry
Pennsylvania State University
Sequence Dependence of Stability for RNA Bulge Loops Based on the Complete Set of Group I Single Nucleotide Bulge Loops
May 23, 2007 • 3:00 PM
Computer Studies 209
Biological Chemistry Cluster Seminar
Computer Studies 209
Biological Chemistry Cluster Seminar
Professor Martin Serra
Department of Biochemistry
Allegheny College
Department of Biochemistry
Allegheny College
New Computational Chemistry Methods for Studying Protein-Ligand Interactions and Membrane Permeability
May 21, 2007 • 1:30 PM
Computer Studies 209
Physical Seminar
Computer Studies 209
Physical Seminar
Professor Matt Jacobson
Department of Phamaceutical Chemistry
University of California at San Fancisco
Department of Phamaceutical Chemistry
University of California at San Fancisco
Palladium Chemistry: Synthesis of Heterocycles via Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Addition
May 14, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchinson Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchinson Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Ling Li
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Artificial Molecular-Level Machines: How do they work?
May 9, 2007 • 9:30 AM
Hutchinson Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchinson Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Pingwu Du
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Caught in the Act: Watching the Ribosome Move
May 2, 2007 • 2:00 PM
K-307 (MC)
Joint Chemistry/Biochemistry and Biophysics Seminar
K-307 (MC)
Joint Chemistry/Biochemistry and Biophysics Seminar
Professor Harry Noller
Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology
University of California - Santa Cruz
Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology
University of California - Santa Cruz
Ferrocene-free Organometallic Electrochemistry: Structures and Reactions of New 17-Electron Radicals
April 30, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor William Geiger
Department of Chemistry
University of Vermont
Department of Chemistry
University of Vermont
Organocatalysis and New Concepts for Natural Product Synthesis
April 26, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Professor David W. C. MacMillan
Department of Chemistry
Princeton University
Department of Chemistry
Princeton University
Enamine Catalysis, Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks
April 25, 2007 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Professor David W. C. MacMillan
Department of Chemistry
Princeton University
Department of Chemistry
Princeton University
Iminium Catalysis, Advent of a New Activation Mode
April 24, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Andrew S. Kende Distinguished Lecture
Professor David W. C. MacMillan
Department of Chemistry
Princeton University
Department of Chemistry
Princeton University
Nickel-Catalyzed Coupling of Alkenes, Aldehydes, and Silyl Triflates
April 20, 2007 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Philip Warburton
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Catalysis and communcation in two active sites of the ribosome
April 18, 2007 • 2:00 PM
K-307 (MC)
Joint Chemistry/Biochemistry and Biophysics Seminar
K-307 (MC)
Joint Chemistry/Biochemistry and Biophysics Seminar
Professor Rachel Green
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Johns Hopkins University
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Johns Hopkins University
I. Pd(II)- and Hg(II)- Catalyzed Rearrangement of Propargyl Acetates;
II. Progress Toward the Synthesis of Terpestacin
April 17, 2007 • 2:00 PM
Computer Studies 209
Ph.D. Defense
Computer Studies 209
Ph.D. Defense
Patrick Caruana
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
The Asymmetric Intramolecular Heck Reaction of o-Iodoanilides
April 13, 2007 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Chao Jiang
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Peptide structure and dynamics studied by two-dimensional infared spectroscopy
April 9, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Nien-Hui Ge
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Irvine
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Irvine
Gas Phase Ion-Molecule Reaction Dynamics Studied with Crossed Beams and Density Functional Theory Calculations
April 5, 2007 • 2:30 PM
Dewey 2162
Ph.D. Defense
Dewey 2162
Ph.D. Defense
Li Liu
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Palladium- and Nickel-Catalyzed Coupling Reactions
April 4, 2007 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Professor Gregory C. Fu
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Asymmetric Catalysis with "Planar-Chiral" Heterocycles: Part 2
April 3, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Professor Gregory C. Fu
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Asymmetric Catalysis with "Planar-Chiral" Heterocycles: Part 1
April 2, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Victor J. Chambers Memorial Lecture
Professor Gregory C. Fu
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
New Developments and Applications of Unconventional Bond Forming Methodology
March 30, 2007 • 9:30 AM
Hutchinson Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchinson Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Karl A. Scheidt
Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University
Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University
Cancelled
Catalytic C-O and C-C Bond Formations for Organic Synthesis
March 23, 2007 • 9:30 AM
Hutchinson Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchinson Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Chulbom Lee
Department of Chemistry
Princeton University
Department of Chemistry
Princeton University
Development of Polarized Nazarov Cyclizations Using Lewis Acid Catalysts and Application
March 22, 2007 • 3:30 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Wei He
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Pericyclic Reactions and Carbon [1,3] Sigmatropic Shifts
March 21, 2007 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor John Baldwin
Department of Chemistry
Syracuse University
Department of Chemistry
Syracuse University
Synthetically Tuned Luminophoric Materials: 3D Displas, Solar Energy Conversion and Beyond
March 19, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Stefan Bernhard
Department of Chemistry
Princeton University
Department of Chemistry
Princeton University
The Development of Methods in Static and Dynamic Combinatorial Chemistry and Application
March 16, 2007 • 12:30 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Brian Richard McNaughton
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Shape Matters - Quantum Confinement in Semiconductor Dots, Rods, Wells, and Wires
March 14, 2007 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor William E. Buhro
Department of Chemistry
Washington University
Department of Chemistry
Washington University
Novel Catalytic Amination Reactions
March 9, 2007 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Hélène Lebel
Department of Chemistry
Université de Montréal
Department of Chemistry
Université de Montréal
Enantioselective C-H Activation: Applications to Organic Synthesis
March 7, 2007 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Huw M. L. Davies
Department of Chemistry
SUNY - Buffalo
Department of Chemistry
SUNY - Buffalo
Understanding Water Oxidation Catalysis: What do we need to split water more efficiently?
March 5, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Mu-Hyun Baik
Department of Chemistry, Informatics
Indiana University
Department of Chemistry, Informatics
Indiana University
Small Molecule Control of Gene Activation
March 2, 2007 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor Anna Mapp
Department of Chemistry
University of Michigan
Department of Chemistry
University of Michigan
Single molecule optical absorption of carbon nanotubes detected via scanning tunneling microscopy
February 28, 2007 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Martin Gruebele
Departments of Chemistry, Physics, and Biophysics
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Departments of Chemistry, Physics, and Biophysics
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Cancelled
Unconventional Doping, Fano Lineshape, and Phonon Softening in Carbon Nanotubes
February 26, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Moonsub Shim
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Multi-Catalyst Systems
February 23, 2007 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Professor D. Tyler McQuade
Department of Chemistry
Cornell University
Department of Chemistry
Cornell University
Nanostructural Design of Photocatalysts and Photoelectrochemical Cells
February 21, 2007 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Thomas Mallouk
Department of Chemistry and Physics
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Chemistry and Physics
Pennsylvania State University
A New Paradigm for Studies of Encapsulated Proteins
February 19, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Physical Seminar
Professor Peter Flynn
Department of Chemistry
University of Utah
Department of Chemistry
University of Utah
Cycloisomerizations of Diynols - An Alternative to the Intramolecular Aldol Condensation
February 16, 2007 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Yan Zhang
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Conversion of Biomass to Fuel
February 12, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Brett Swartz
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Molybdenum π-Complexes: Organometallic Chirons
February 9, 2007 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
David Min
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Conformational changes of Nitrosomonas europaea cytochrome c552
February 8, 2007 • 2:00 PM
Hylan 201
Ph.D. Defense
Hylan 201
Ph.D. Defense
Ravinder Kaur
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Ultrafast Spectroscopy of the Primary Event in Vision and other Biophysical Processes
February 2, 2007 • 10:30 AM
Wilmot 116
Research Seminar
Wilmot 116
Research Seminar
Professor David McCamant
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Competitive Biradical and Zwitterion Paths in the Bergman-like Thermocyclization of Ene-Yne-Cumulenes
February 2, 2007 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Thomas Mastrangelo
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
I. The Alkylation of 2-Butyl-4,4-Dimethyl-4HBenzo-[d}{1,3}-Oxathiine-1,1-Dioxide, A New Class of Acyl Anion Equivalents; II. Studies Toward the Total Synthesis of FK-506
January 26, 2007 • 1:00 PM
Goergen 110
Ph.D. Defense
Goergen 110
Ph.D. Defense
Susan Hanson
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Stereoselective Synthesis of Complex Heterocycles and Natural Products That Modulate Transcription and Bacterial Cell Division
January 22, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Jared Shaw, Ph.D.
The Broad Institute of Harvard University and MIT
The Broad Institute of Harvard University and MIT
Investigating the Unique Reactivity of Organosilanes: From Synthetic Methodology to Cellular Profiling
January 15, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Annaliese Franz, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Harvard University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Harvard University
New Strategies for the Synthesis of Bioactive Targets and Multidimensional Screening of Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors
January 11, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Weiping Tang, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
Harvard University
Department of Chemistry
Harvard University
The Chemical and Biological Synthesis of Natural Products
January 8, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Zachary Aron, Ph.D.
Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Harvard Medical School, Department of
Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Harvard Medical School, Department of
Thinking Outside the Backbone: Unique Approaches to Modifying Conjugated Polymers
January 4, 2007 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Anne McNeil, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Approaches Towards Total Synthesis of Nakadomarin A
December 19, 2006 • 2:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Ke Chen
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Mimicking Biomolecular Structures: from Supersized DNA to Amide-Depleted Proteins
December 18, 2006 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Jianmin Gao, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
Scripps Research Institute
Department of Chemistry
Scripps Research Institute
Asymmetric Synthesis of Bisphosphonate Antiosteoporetic Agents and Studies of Asymmetric Organocatalysis
December 15, 2006 • 3:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Xinyi Song
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Total Synthesis of Disease-Relevant Natural Products;
Tetracycline and Garsubellin A
December 14, 2006 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Dionicio Siegel, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Department of Chemistry
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Versatile Stereoselective Synthesis of Carbocyclic Compounds
Through Electrocyclic Ring Closure Reactions
December 14, 2006 • 2:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Hutchison Hall 473
Ph.D. Defense
Yuchen Tang
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Development and Applications of Cycloaddition Chemistry in Organic Synthesis
December 11, 2006 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
James Fuchs, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
Scripps Research Institute
Department of Chemistry
Scripps Research Institute
Effects of Conformational Mobility on Bacterial Cytochrome c Function
December 11, 2006 • 3:00 PM
Neuman Room 1-6823 MC
Ph.D. Defense
Neuman Room 1-6823 MC
Ph.D. Defense
Lea R. Vacca
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
University of Rochester
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
University of Rochester
From novel ligand design for small molecule activation to the search for
molecular hydrogen evolution catalysts
December 7, 2006 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Xile Hu, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
California Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
California Institute of Technology
Multi-Electron Redox Reactions at First Row Transition Ions
December 4, 2006 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Theodore Betley, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
TBA
November 20, 2006 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Sean Elliott
Department of Chemistry
Boston University
Department of Chemistry
Boston University
The Story of Vildagliptin (LAF237):
A DPP4 Inhibitor for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
November 10, 2006 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Edwin Villhauer, Ph.D.
Process Research and Development
Novartis Parmaceuticals
Process Research and Development
Novartis Parmaceuticals
Metal-Linked Artificial peptides as Model 1-D Molecular Wires
November 8, 2006 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Mary Beth Williams
Department of Chemistry
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Chemistry
Pennsylvania State University
TBA
November 6, 2006 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Ryan Rieth
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Promoting College Students' Intellectual Development
November 3, 2006 • 3:30 PM
Lander Auditorium, H.H. 140
The College Workshop Project
Lander Auditorium, H.H. 140
The College Workshop Project
Professor Emeritus Richard Felder and Rebecca Brent, Ed.D.
Educations Designs, Inc.
North Carolina State University
Educations Designs, Inc.
North Carolina State University
Towards an understanding of the bases for diverse but specific flavin reactivities in enzymes
November 1, 2006 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Anne-Frances Miller
Department of Chemistry
University of Kentucky
Department of Chemistry
University of Kentucky
Single-Molecule imaging of biomolecular and cellular processes
October 30, 2006 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Seymour Rothchild Lecture
Hutchison Hall 473
Seymour Rothchild Lecture
Professor Xiaowei Zhuang
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Harvard University
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Harvard University
Synthesis and Design of Conjugated Polyelectrolyes
October 25, 2006 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Guillermo Bazan
University of California, Santa Barbara
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Santa Barbara
Department of Chemistry
Electronic Structure Contributions to Catalysis in Pyranopterin Molybdenum Enzymes
October 23, 2006 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Martin Kirk
University of New Mexico
Department of Chemistry
University of New Mexico
Department of Chemistry
General Acid-Based Catalysis and pKa Shifting in RNA Enzymes
October 19, 2006 • 3:30 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Sproull Fellow Alumnus Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Sproull Fellow Alumnus Seminar
Professor Philip Bevilacqua
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Chemistry
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Chemistry
Amplifying Signals with Multivalency
October 16, 2006 • 1:30 PM
Strong Auditorium
Harrison Howe Award Lecture
Strong Auditorium
Harrison Howe Award Lecture
Professor Laura Kiessling
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Semiconductor Quantum Dots for Quantum Optics and Photonics
October 13, 2006 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Special Physical Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Special Physical Seminar
Professor Dr. Ulrike Woggon
Universitat Dortmund
Experimentelle Physik Ilb
Universitat Dortmund
Experimentelle Physik Ilb
PPAR Pan Agonists - The Next Generation of PPAR Ligands
October 13, 2006 • 9:30 AM
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Organic Seminar
Paul L. Feldman, Ph.D.
Medicinal Chemistry
GlaxoSmithKline
Medicinal Chemistry
GlaxoSmithKline
Enantioselective C-H Activation: Application in Organic Synthesis
October 11, 2006 • 12:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Hutchison Hall 473
Colloquium
Professor Huw M. Davies
Department of Chemistry
University at Buffalo
Department of Chemistry
University at Buffalo
New Ligands for the Hormone Binding Domain of Nuclear Receptors
October 9, 2006 • 4:00 PM
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Hutchison Hall 473
Inorganic Seminar
Professor Robert Stockland, Jr.
Professor of Chemistry
Bucknell University
Professor of Chemistry
Bucknell University