Auburn University
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Colloquium Program

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry sponsors a weekly colloquium program that covers all fields of chemistry. Scientists who have made important contributions to their areas of research present these lectures. The colloquium series offers students and faculty the opportunity to interact directly with other leaders in their fields of specialization and to gain a good overview of the entire range of chemistry. Many arrangements for postdoctoral positions, future research collaborations, and professional employment develop from the interactions of faculty, students, and visiting scientists. In addition to the departmental seminars, students participate in weekly seminars in their chosen area of chemistry.

 

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Fall 2008 COLLOQUIUM SCHEDULE

Date  Speaker  Host  Title and Web Address 
Aug 21 Evert Duin J. V. Ortiz New catalytic functions for [4Fe-4S] clusters
Webpage
Aug 28 Susanne Striegler J. V. Ortiz Functional enzyme mimics: science fiction or science future?
Webpage
Sep 4 Warren O. Haggard,
University of Memphis
Charles Neely Bone Repair: Infection Abatement and Growth Factor Delivery Scaffolds
Webpage
Sep 11 Slavi Sevov,
University of Notre Dame
Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt Deltahedral Zintl clusters and their functionalization
Webpage
Sep 18 Joe Francisco,
Purdue University
Mike McKee Structure and Reactivity of Radical-Molecule Complexes: New Frontier in Atmospheric Chemistry
Webpage
Sep 25 Ken Klabunde,
Kansas State University
J. V. Ortiz Nanocrystal Superlattices and the Mysteries of their Formation
Webpage
Oct 2 Trevor Hayton,
UC Santa Barbara
A. Gorden/Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt Synthesis and Coordination Chemistry of Uranyl(V)
Webpage
Oct 9 Andrzej Wieckowski,
University of Illinois
Curtis Shannon Update on the Use of a Broad Band Sum Frequency Generation (BB-SFG) in Studies of Electrochemical Interfaces
Webpage
Oct 16 Tijana Rajh,
Jimmy Mills Webpage
Oct 23 Michael Best,
University of Tennessee
Anne Gorden Development of Synthetic Lipid Analogs as Chemical Tools for Studying Protein-Membrane Binding Interactions
Webpage
Oct 30 Frank Delaglio,
NMR Science and National Institues of Health
Smita Mohanty Applications of NMR Chemical Shifts, Dipolar Couplings, and Database Mining to Strucural Biology and Drug Discovery
Webpage
Nov 6 C. Michael Lindsay,
Eglin Air Force Base
Jimmy Mills Positrons, Quantum Crystals, and Nanoparticles (Oh My!) - Quantum Mechanics in action at the USAF
 
Nov 13 Chuck Sanders,
Vanderbilt University
Smita Mohanty How KCNE1 Modulates the KCNQ1 Potassium Channel to Regulate Heartbeat
Webpage
Nov 20 Merlin Bruening,
Michigan State University
Wei Zhan
Webpage
Dec 4 George Christou,
University of Florida
Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt Webpage

PRIOR DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

SPRING 2008 COLLOQUIUM SCHEDULE

Date  Speaker  Host  Title and Web Address 
Feb 14 Lynn Francesconi,
Hunter College, CUNY
Curtis Shannon Technetium-99 and lanthanide polyoxometalates: investigations of radiometal interactions with metal oxide matrices
Webpage
Feb 21* David Shuh,
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt Synchrotron Radiation Studies of Actinide Materials: From Coordination Chemistry to Electronic Structure
Webpage
Feb 28 Victor Marquez,
National Institutes of Health
Stewart Schneller The Interface of Chemistry and Biology in the Rational Design of Biologically Active Carbocyclic Nucleosides
Webpage
Mar 6 Squire Booker,
Penn. State University
Holly Ellis Taking a hit for the team: self-sacrifice as a strategy in the biosynthesis of lipoic acid
Webpage
Mar 13 James Bresee,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt The Global Nuclear Energy Partnership and Advanced Fuel Cycles
Webpage
Mar 20 Spring Break    
Mar 27 Smita Mohanty,
Auburn University
J. Vincent Ortiz Structure and Function Studies of Proteins by High-Resolution Solution NMR
Webpage
Apr 3 Anne Gorden,
Auburn University
J. Vincent Ortiz Webpage
Apr 10 Dan Stack,
Stanford University
Goldsmith/Albrecht-Schmitt Development of bioinspired non-heme Fe and Mn oxidation catalysts: epoxidation and hydroxylation
Webpage
Apr 17 Elliot Bernstein,
Colorado State University
Rik Blumenthal On The Excited Electronic State Decomposition of Energetic Materials and Non-energetic Model Systems
Webpage
Apr 24 Wiliam Lennarz,
SUNY Stony Brook
Smita Mohanty Studies on the Synthesis and Degradation of Glycoproteins
Webpage
Apr 28 Barry Trost ,
Stanford University
Livant/Parish Chemistry and Biology - Merging Sciences?
Webpage
Apr29** Barry Trost ,
Stanford University
Livant/Parish Cycloadditions via TMM-Pd Intermediates: New Strategies for Total Synthesis and Asymmetric Induction
Webpage
*2008 Center for Actinide Science R.G. Haire Lecture
**2008 Kosolapoff Award Lectures

 

Prior Colloquium