Seminars for 2015
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Departmental Seminar
Ellen Sletten, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Exploiting Orthogonality in Chemical Biology and Materials Science
Abstract Host: Theresa Reineke
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Departmental Seminar
Todd Hyster, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena CA
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Enzymatic Solutions to Synthetic Challenges
Abstract Host: Mark Distefano
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Departmental Seminar
Jason Goodpaster, Ph.D.
Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley CA
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Density Functional Theory Embedding for Correlated Wavefunctions
Abstract Host: Laura Gagliardi
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Departmental Seminar
Katherine Mirica, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
New Materials and Devices for Chemical Sensing
Abstract Host: Philippe Buhlmann
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Gassman Lecture Series
Professor Erick M. Carreira (web page)
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
ETH Zurich Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich Switzerland
Time: 4:00 PM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Versatile Iridium Catalysts for a Broad Range of Asymmetric Transformations
Abstract Host: Christopher Douglas
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Gassman Lecture Series
Professor Erick M. Carreira (web page)
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
ETH Zurich Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich Switzerland
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Discovery and Surprises with Natural Products
Abstract Host: Christopher Douglas
Friday, February 6, 2015
Gassman Lecture Series
Professor Erick M. Carreira (web page)
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
ETH Zurich Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich Switzerland
Time: 4 PM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Chemistry and Biology of Human Derived Natural Products and Their Use in Drug Discovery
Abstract Host: Christopher Douglas
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Dow Lecture Series
Professor J. Martin Bollinger (web page)
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Pennsylvania State University, University Park PA
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Demystifying the Chemical Magic of Non-heme-iron Enzymes in Natural Product Biosynthesis
Abstract Host: Lawrence Que Jr.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Student Seminar Series
Associate Professor Timothy Jackson (web page)
Department of Chemistry
University of Kansas, Lawrence KS
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Insights into Manganese-dependent Enzymes from Biomimetic Peroxo- and Oxomanganese Complexes
Abstract Host: Alireza Shokri
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
CSE Distinguished Speakers Program
Professor Anna Krylov (web page)
Department of Chemistry
University of Southern California, Los Angeles CA
Time: 4 PM
Room: 401/402 Walter Library
Who Holds us Back? Personal Account of Cultural and Societal Obstacles Facing Women Pursuing Careers in Science
Abstract Host: Christopher Cramer
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Dow Lecture Series
Professor Anna Krylov (web page)
Department of Chemistry
University of Southern California, Los Angeles CA
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Excited-State Electron Transfer in Fluorescent Proteins: Curse or Blessing?
Abstract Host: Laura Gagliardi
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Student Seminar Series
Professor Marcy Towns (web page)
Department of Chemistry
Purdue University, West Lafayette IN
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Goals for Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratory
Abstract Host: Solaire Finkenstaedt-Quinn & Katie Hurley
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Etter Lecture
Professor John Rogers (web page)
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign IL
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Biodegradable Electronics
Abstract Host: Andreas Stein
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Student Seminar Series
Professor Martin Head-Gordon (web page)
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley CA
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Electronic Structure Theory for Intermolecular Interactions
Abstract Host: Shaohong Li
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Student Seminar Series
Professor Christopher Ober (web page)
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Cornell University, Ithaca NY
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Polymer Brushes: Patternable Structures as Interfaces with Biomolecular Materials
Abstract Host: Cecilia Hall
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Departmental Seminar
Professor Ronald Raines (web page)
Department of Biochemistry
University of Wisconsin, Madison WI
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Ribonuclease: From kcat/KM to the Clinic
Abstract Host: Erin Carlson
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Departmental Seminar
Associate Professor Philip Dawson (web page)
Departments of Chemistry & Cell and Molecular Biology
The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla CA
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Structure-based Design of Viral Coat Protein Mimics Facilitated by Chemoselective Ligation Chemistry
Abstract Host: Mark Distefano
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Bryce L. Crawford Lectureship
Professor Dana Dlott (web page)
Department of Chemistry
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign IL
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Materials Chemistry Under Extreme Conditions
Abstract Host: Aaron Massari
Friday, April 3, 2015
Special Seminar
Assistant Professor Daniel Harki (web page)
Department of Medicinal Chemistry
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN
Time: 4 PM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Harnessing APOBEC3-Catalyzed Genome Mutation with Small Molecules
Abstract Host: Will Pomerantz
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Student Seminar Series
Professor Andrew Borovik (web page)
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Irvine CA
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Synthetic Chemistry as a Window into Biology
Abstract Host: Mayank Puri
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Departmental Seminar
Associate Professor Richard Brutchey (web page)
Department of Chemistry
University of Southern California, Los Angeles CA
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
An Alkahest for Chalcogenide Semiconductors: Solution Processing of Insoluble Bulk Materials
Abstract Host: Valerie Pierre
Friday, April 10, 2015
AbbVie Workshop Series
Professor Dean Tantillo (web page)
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Davis CA
Time: 4:15 PM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Forks in the Road: The Importance of Inherent Carbocation Reactivity in Terpene Biosynthesis
Abstract Host: Thomas Hoye
Monday, April 13, 2015
Kolthoff Lecture Series
Professor James Mayer (web page)
Department of Chemistry
Yale University, New Haven CT
Time: 3:45 PM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer: from Hydrogen Atom Transfer and Marcus Theory to Electrocatalysis to Nanoparticles
Abstract Host: William Tolman
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Kolthoff Lecture Series
Professor James Mayer (web page)
Department of Chemistry
Yale University, New Haven CT
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Coupling Proton and Electron Transfers: A Deeper Look and Extensions to Electrocatalysis
Abstract Host: William Tolman
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Kolthoff Lecture Series
Professor James Mayer (web page)
Department of Chemistry
Yale University, New Haven CT
Time: 3:45 PM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
A Different View of Redox Reactions at Solid-Solution Interfaces: Thinking Beyond the Electron
Abstract Host: William Tolman
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Departmental Seminar
Assistant Professor Guangbin Dong (web page)
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of Texas, Austin TX
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
C–C and C–H Functionalization Based on Common Functional Groups
Abstract Host: Christopher Douglas
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Departmental Seminar
Professor Kevan Shokat (web page)
Department of Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology
University of California, San Francisco
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Non-Traditional Strategies for Drugging Traditional Targets: Kinases and GTPases
Abstract Host: Will Pomerantz
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Albert J. Moscowitz Lecture
Professor Zhen-Gang Wang (web page)
Department of Chemical Engineering
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena CA
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Self-Energy Effects of Salt Ions on Phase Behavior and Interfacial Properties
Abstract Host: Timothy Lodge
Monday, August 24, 2015
Special Seminar
Assistant Professor Chong Fang (web page)
Department of Chemistry
Oregon State University, Corvallis OR
Time: 3 PM
Room: 117/119 Smith Hall (Kate & Michael Barany Conference Room)
Capturing Molecular Structural Snapshots of Photoexcited Chromophores with Ultrafast Raman Spectroscopy
Abstract Host: Renee Frontiera
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Departmental Seminar
Professor Kenneth Leopold (web page)
Department of Chemistry
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Molecular Clusters from Supersonic Jets to the Upper Atmosphere
Abstract Host: James Johns
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Student Seminar Series
Professor Shannon Stahl (web page)
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin, Madison WI
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Aerobic Oxidation Reactions for Organic Chemical Synthesis
Abstract Host: Nicholas “Nick” Serratore
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Dow Lecture Series
Professor Bruce Lipshutz (web page)
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of California, Santa Barbara
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Transitioning Organic Synthesis from Organic Solvents to Water: Following Nature’s Lead
Abstract Host: Jane Wissinger
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Gassman Lecture Series
Professor Amir Hoveyda (web page)
Department of Chemistry
Boston College, Chestnut Hill MA
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
The Evolution of Catalytic Olefin Metathesis: From Ancillary Process to Purveyor of Stereochemical Identity
Abstract Host: Ian Tonks
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Gassman Lecture Series
Professor Amir Hoveyda (web page)
Department of Chemistry
Boston College, Chestnut Hill MA
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Multifunctional Organoboron Compounds for Scalable Natural Product Synthesis
Abstract Host: Ian Tonks
Friday, September 25, 2015
Gassman Lecture Series
Professor Amir Hoveyda (web page)
Department of Chemistry
Boston College, Chestnut Hall MA
Time: 4 PM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Understanding Fluorine-Induced Ion–Dipole Attraction and Harnessing it in the Design of Catalytic Enantioselective Processes
Abstract Host: Ian Tonks
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Departmental Seminar
Professor Jeff Johnson (web page)
Department of Chemistry
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Development of New Stereoselective Reactions for Organic Synthesis
Abstract Host: Christopher Douglas
Monday, October 5, 2015
Departmental Seminar
Professor Sharon Hammes-Schiffer (web page)
Department of Chemistry
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Time: 4 PM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in Catalysis and Energy Conversion
Abstract Host: Laura Gagliardi
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Kolthoff Lecture Series
Professor Barbara Finlayson-Pitts (web page)
Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences
University of California, Irvine
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Serendipity and the Art and Practice of Science: How Experiments 'Gone Bad' Can Open New Doors
Abstract Host: Kenneth Leopold
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Kolthoff Lecture Series
Professor Barbara Finlayson-Pitts (web page)
Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences
University of California, Irvine
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Particles in Air: What Can Be So Complicated?
Abstract Host: Kenneth Leopold
Friday, October 9, 2015
Kolthoff Lecture Series
Professor Barbara Finlayson-Pitts (web page)
Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences
University of California, Irvine
Time: 3:45 PM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Atmospheric Reactions of Neonicotinoid Pesticides: Detoxification or Activation?
Abstract Host: Kenneth Leopold
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Covestro Lecture in Sustainability
Professor James Liao (web page)
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Abstract Host: Marc Hillmyer
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Covestro Lecture in Sustainability
Professor James Liao (web page)
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
Time: 7 PM
Room: Bell Museum of Natural History
Fueling the Future: Microbial Engineering for Production of Sustainable Biofuels (free public lecture; registration required)
Abstract Host: Marc Hillmyer
Monday, October 19, 2015
Special Seminar
Associate Professor Darin Ulness (web page)
Department of Chemistry
Concordia College, Moorhead MN
Time: 4 PM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Overview of Noisy Light Spectroscopy
Abstract Host: Renee Frontiera
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Departmental Seminar
Assistant Professor Jennifer Prescher (web page)
School of Physical Sciences
University of California, Irvine
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Expanding the Imaging Toolbox
Abstract Host: Erin Carlson
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Bryce L. Crawford Lectureship
Professor David Jonas (web page)
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of Colorado, Boulder
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Two-Dimensional Femtosecond Spectroscopy
Abstract Host: David Blank
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Departmental Seminar
Professor Miguel Garcia-Garibay (web page)
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of California, Los Angeles
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Amphidynamic Materials: A Promising Structural Platform for the Development of Artificial Molecular Machines
Abstract Host: Christopher Cramer
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Departmental Seminar
Assistant Professor Sara Mason (web page)
Department of Chemistry
University of Iowa, Iowa City
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Fundamental Insights about Geochemical Surface Science from Density Functional Theory
Abstract Host: James Johns
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Departmental Seminar
Professor Ohyun Kwon (web page)
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of California, Los Angeles
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Phosphines and Phosphinocatalysis
Abstract Host: Thomas Hoye
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Aldrich Chemicals Seminar in Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Assistant Professor Mary Watson (web page)
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of Delaware, Newark DE
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Stereospecific, Nickel-Catalyzed Cross Couplings of Alcohol- and Amine-Derived Electrophiles
Abstract Host: Christopher Douglas
Monday, November 23, 2015
Departmental Seminar
Xingchen Ye, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 401 Walter Library
Chemical Design of Precise Nanocrystals: From Single-Particle Reaction Kinetics to Self-Assembled Mesostructures
Abstract Host: Wayne Gladfelter
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Departmental Seminar
Assistant Professor Rena Robinson (web page)
Department of Chemistry
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Thinking outside of the brain in Alzheimer’s disease using proteomics technology
Abstract Host: Edgar Arriaga
Monday, November 30, 2015
Departmental Seminar
Will Gutekunst, Ph.D.
Materials Research Laboratory
University of California, Santa Barbara
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 401 Walter Library
New Synthetic Strategies for Small Molecules, Macromolecules and Everything in Between
Abstract Host: Timothy Lodge
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Student Seminar Series
Professor Elsa Yan (web page)
Department of Chemistry
Yale University, New Haven CT
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Protein structures and folding at interfaces probed by chiral sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy
Abstract Host: Zahra Sohrabpour
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Departmental Seminar
Jessica Kramer, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
Stanford University, Stanford CA
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Synthetic polypeptides: from drug delivery to the cancer glycocalyx
Abstract Host: Theresa Reineke
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Departmental Seminar
Eric Bloch, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Harvard University, Cambridge MA
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
Molecular and Solid-State Architectures for the Isolation of Reactive Species
Abstract Host: Laura Gagliardi
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Departmental Seminar
Christopher Thibodeaux, Ph.D.
Institute for Genomic Biology
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Time: 9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall
RiPPing Apart the Rules of Lanthipeptide Biosynthesis
Abstract Host: Erin Carlson