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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