Seminars for September 2015
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