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Seminars for January 2016


Thursday, January 7, 2016

Departmental Seminar


Assistant Professor Jeffrey Warren     (web page)
Department of Chemistry
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby BC

Time:   9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall

Delivering protons and electrons to active sites in biomimetic and biological systems

Abstract           Host: Lawrence Que Jr.



Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Departmental Seminar


Valerie Schmidt, Ph.D.    
Department of Chemistry
Princeton University, Princeton NJ

Time:   9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall

Strategies for Hydrocarbon Manipulation: from alkane functionalization to olefin cycloaddition

Abstract           Host: Thomas Hoye



Thursday, January 14, 2016

Departmental Seminar


Frank Leibfarth, Ph.D.    
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA

Time:   9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall

New Methods for the Synthesis of Functional Polymeric Materials

Abstract           Host: Marc Hillmyer



Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Special Seminar


Assistant Professor Joshua Price     (web page)
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Brigham Young University, Provo UT

Time:   10 AM
Room: Kate & Michael Barany Conference Room (117/119 Smith Hall)

Predictive Structure-based Guidelines for Identifying Optimal Protein PEGylation Sites

Abstract           Host: Will Pomerantz



Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Departmental Seminar


Allie Obermeyer, Ph.D.    
Department of Chemical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA

Time:   9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall

Synthetic modification of proteins to create new biomaterials

Abstract           Host: Christy Haynes



Thursday, January 21, 2016

Departmental Seminar


Lauren Zarzar, Ph.D.    
Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA

Time:   9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall

Dynamic Soft Materials: Gels, Bubbles, and Drops

Abstract           Host: Andreas Stein



Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Student Seminar Series


Professor Ken Wagener     (web page)
Department of Chemistry
University of Florida, Gainesville FL

Time:   9:45 AM
Room: 331 Smith Hall

Raising High Density Polyethylene’s Melting Point by 40°C

Abstract           Host: Lindsay Johnson