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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