Thursday, September 01, 2005
4:00 PM, Chevron Science Center 12B
Professor Richard N. Zare
Stanford University
Throwing Light on Reaction Dynamics: The H + HBr Reaction

Thursday, September 08, 2005
2:30 PM, Chevron Science Center 12B
Professor David O. Wipf
Mississippi State University
Multidimensional Images in Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy

Thursday, September 15, 2005
2:30 PM, Chevron Science Center 12B
Professor Carl J. Lovely
The University of Texas at Arlington
New Methods for Imidazole Functionalization : Application to the Total Synthesis of the Orodin Alkaloids

Fourth Annual
ELI LILLY LECTURES

Professor Hisashi Yamamoto
University of Chicago
Monday, September 19, 2005
4:30 PM - Chevron Science Center 12
Designer Acid Catalysis for Organic Synthesis

Fourth Annual
ELI LILLY LECTURES

Professor Hisashi Yamamoto
University of Chicago
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
2:30 PM - Chevron Science Center 12
Rich Chemistry of Nitroso Compounds

Thursday, September 22, 2005
4:00 PM, Chevron Science Center 12B
Professor Xiaogang Peng
University of Arkansas
Mechanism-Driven Synthesis and Ligand Chemistry of Nanocrystals

PhD Dissertation Defense

Min Liu

Friday, September 23, 2005
1:30 PM - 325 Eberly Hall
Electron Transfer through U-Shaped Donor-Bridge-Acceptor Molecules and Fluorescence Quenching of Conjugated Polyelectrolyte

2005 ORGANIC REACTIONS LECTURER

Professor Mark Rizzacasa
The University of Melbourne
Friday, September 23, 2005
4:00 PM - Chevron Science Center 12B
Adventures in the Total Synthesis of Bioactive Natural Products Down Under

Thursday, September 29, 2005
2:30 PM, Chevron Science Center 12B
Professor Geoffrey F. Strouse
Florida State University
Nanoscience and the Use in Biomolecular Applications

Thursday, September 29, 2005
4:00 PM, Chevron Science Center 12B
Professor Sergey Krylov
York University, Toronto
Kinetic Capillary Electrophoresis: An Analytical Swiss Army Knife

Thursday, October 13, 2005
2:30 PM, Chevron Science Center 12B
Professor Kevin Burgess
Texas A&M University
Through-bond Energy Transfer Dye Cassettes for Multiplexing in Biotechnology

Thursday, October 13, 2005
4:00 PM, Chevron Science Center 12B
Dr. Xiaoyang Zhu
University of Minnesota
Molecular Engineering of Surfaces and Probes of Nanoscale Phenomena: From Water to Proteins

PhD Dissertation Defense

Jonathan C Tripp

Wednesday, October 19, 2005
10:30 AM - 307 Eberly Hall
Stereochemistry of Hexenyl Radical Cyclizations with tert-Butyl abd Related Large Groups: Substituent and Temperature Effects

Nineteenth Annual
KAUFMAN LECTURES

Professor Wilson Ho
University of California at Irvine
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
4:00 PM - Chevron Science Center 12
Single Molecule Chemistry

Nineteenth Annual KAUFMAN LECTURES

Professor Wilson Ho
University of California, Irvine
Thursday, October 20, 2005
2:30 PM - Chevron Science Center 12
Atomic Scale Photochemistry

Thursday, October 27, 2005
2:30 PM, Chevron Science Center 12B
Professor Sherry Chemler
University at Buffalo-SUNY
Novel Synthesis of Nitrogen Heterocycles by Copper (II) Promoted Intramolecular Carboamination and Diamination of Unactivated Olefins

Thursday, October 27, 2005
4:00 PM, Chevron Science Center 12B
Professor Jens K. Nørskov
Center for Atomic Scale Materials , Technical University of Denmark
Heterogeneous Catalysis from First Principles

PhD Dissertation Defense

Jason C. Rech

Wednesday, November 02, 2005
10:00 AM - 102 Eberly Hall
The Development of an Electron Transfer Initiated Cyclization Approach Toward the Total Synthesis of Mycalamide B. The Synthesis of the N_7-C_25 Fragment of Psymberin

PhD Proposal Defense

Tracy L. Thompson

Thursday, November 03, 2005
1:00 PM - 102 Eberly Hall
Application of a Novel Surface-Based Immunoassay Technique: Detection of Antigen-Antibody Binding using Magnetic Force Microscopy

Thursday, November 03, 2005
2:30 PM, Chevron Science Center 12B
Professor Jetze J. Tepe
Michigan State University
Synthesis of Biologically Active Heterocycles: Exploring the Effects of NF-kappaB Regulation

Thursday, November 03, 2005
4:00 PM, Chevron Science Center 12B
Professor Eitan Geva
University of Michigan
Quantum Dynamics in the Condensed Phase via the Linearized Semiclassical Approximation

PhD Dissertation Defense

Laura M. Borland

Tuesday, November 08, 2005
10:00 AM - Room: n/a
Studies intot he accuracy of chemical measurements in the brain: new insights into dopaminergic mechanisms by fast-scan cyclic voltammetry and microdialysis

Tuesday, November 08, 2005
2:30 PM, Chevron Science Center 12 B
Dr. Martyn Boutelle
Imperial College London
Biosensor Systems for Analysis of Neurochemicals for Use During Clinical Applications

Twenty-Seventh Annual BAYER LECTURES

Professor Michael F. Rubner
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
4:00 PM - Chevron Science Center 12
Nature Inspired Polymer Materials Science

Twenty-Seventh Annual BAYER LECTURES

Professor Michael F. Rubner
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thursday, November 10, 2005
2:30 PM - Chevron Science Center 12
Fundamental Studies of Molecularly Assembled Polymer Thin Films

Wednesday, November 16, 2005
1:30 PM, 325 Eberly Hall
Tri Nguyen

Spectroscopy of Biomolecules in the Gas Phase

PhD Dissertation Defense

Stephen A Habay

Monday, November 28, 2005
10:30 AM - Eberly 307
The Synthesis and Characterization of Water Soluble Hydroindole-Based Nanostructures of Designed Three-Dimensional Architectures

PhD Dissertation Defense

Alexander S Bayden

Monday, November 28, 2005
12:50 PM - Eberly 307
Modeling Organorhodium Catalysis

PhD Dissertation Defense

Oleg Byl

Tuesday, November 29, 2005
8:30 AM - Eberly 102
Investigation of adsorption, reaction and confinement of molecules in single wall carbon nanotubes

PhD Dissertation Defense

Andre Lapierre

Tuesday, December 06, 2005
12:30 PM - Room: n/a
CHIRALITY TRANSFER IN 5-EXO CYCLIZATIONS OF AXIALLY CHIRAL O-IODOANILIDES