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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

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.

Spring 2024 Colloquium Schedule

*Date*	*Speaker*	*Host*	*Presentation Title*
1/11/2024	Gregory Hughes Merck	Rashad Karimov	The Development of a Long Term Biocatalytic Cascade Approach to Islatravir
1/25/2024	Si Wu University of Alabama	Ahmed Hamid	High-Throughput Quantitative Top-Down MS
2/1/2024	Brad Pierce University of Alabama	Steve Mansoorabadi	EPR Spectroscopy as a Tool for the Interrogation of Outer-Sphere Interactions Among Thiol Dioxygenase Enzymes
2/8/2024	Scott Daly University of Iowa	Ethan Hill	Ligand Design with Boron and Phosphorus: From Transition Metal Catalysis to Covalency Investigations with f-Elements
2/15/2024	Facundo Fernandez Georgia Tech	Ahmed Hamid	Next Gen Metabolomics Technologies: Machine Learning, Imaging, Ion Mobility and Triboelectric Nanogenerators
2/22/2024	Craig Bayse Old Dominion University	Katherine Rush	Modeling Approaches to Bioinorganic Redox, Signaling, and Anti-microbial Mechanisms
2/29/2024	Art Bragg Johns Hopkins University	Chris Grieco	Exciton Dynamics in Templated Molecular Assemblies
3/12/2024	Gayan Wijeratne University of Alabama	Chris Goldsmith	Investigating Heme Superoxo and Peroxo Mediated Pathways of Heme Enzymes Using Functional Synthetic Mimics
3/14/2024	Chris Grieco Auburn University	Doug Goodwin	Probing Charge Carriers in Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conducting Polymers
3/21/2024	Alexey Silakov Penn State University	Rahul Banerjee	Understanding the Inner Workings of Hydrogen-Producing Enzymes
3/27/2024	John Hartwig UC Berkeley	Rashad Karimov	(Kosolapoff Award Lecture) Catalyzing Chemical Synthesis
3/28/2024	John Hartwig UC Berkeley	Rashad Karimov	(Kosolapoff Award Lecture) Laboratory Chemistry in an Artificial Enzyme... in a Cell... in Biosynthesis
4/4/2024 (Cancelled)	Eri Saikawa Emory University	Stew Schneller
4/11/2024 (Cancelled)	Brian Clowers Washington State University	Ahmed Hamid
4/18/2024	Miriam Freedman Penn State University	Paul Ohno	Atmospheric Phase Transitions: Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation and Ice Nucleation
4/25/2024	Sarah Michel University of Maryland	Katherine Rush

Fall 2023 Colloquium Schedule

*Date*	*Speaker*	*Host*	*Presentation Title*
8/24/2023	Robert Lazenby Florida State University	Chris Easley	Development of Multifunctional Electrochemical Probes for Localized Chemical Sensing
8/31/2023	Maia Popova UNC Greensboro	Jordan Harshman	Delving Into Representational Competence: Instructional Landscape, Student Competence, and a Refined Model of Representational Competence Skills
9/7/2023	Sarah Tolbert UCLA	Chris Grieco	Exploiting the Power of Materials Chemistry to Improve Energy Materials – From Nanostructured Batteries to Conducting Polymers
9/21/2023	Andy McNally Colorado State University	Rashad Karimov	Selective Functionalization of Pyridines, Diazines and Pharmaceuticals via Unconventional Intermediates
9/28/2023	Vinayak Agarwal Georgia Tech	Rahul Banerjee	Opportunities, and Challenges in Engineering Natural Product Biosynthetic Pathways
10/05/2023	Oleksandr Isayev Carnegie Mellon University	Konrad Patkowski	Neural Networks Learning Computational Chemistry
10/12/2023	Tom Baker University of Ottawa	Ethan Hill	Need a Hand with That? Mechanistic Approaches to Ligand-Assisted First Row Metal Catalysis
10/19/2023	David Cliffel Vanderbilt University	Wei Zhan	Instrumenting Organs on a Chip with Electrochemistry
10/26/2023	Sharon Rozovsky University of Delaware	Katherine Rush	Signaling, Sensing, and Enzymatic Roles of Disordered Selenoproteins
11/2/2023	Emily Que UT Austin	Chris Goldsmith	Inorganic approaches for 19F Magnetic Resonance Biosensing
11/9/2023	Noemie Elgrishi Louisiana State University	Byron Farnum	Exploring Non-Covalent Interactions to Improve Electrochemical Energy Storage and Water Purification
11/16/2023	Christy Landes UIUC	Paul Ohno	(Schneller Frontiers Lectureship Series) Towards Predictive Protein Separations: Imaging Protein Dynamics at Nanoscale Interfaces
11/30/2023	Matthew Thompson University of Alabama	Evert Duin	Combatting Fosfomycin Resistance in Gram-Positive Pathogens

Spring 2023 Colloquium Schedule

*Date*	*Speaker*	*Host*	*Presentation Title*
1/19/2023	Yifan Wang University of Georgia	Evert Duin	Unraveling Mysteries of a Nitrating Heme Enzyme in Rufomycin Biosynthesis
1/26/2023	Justin Carmel Florida International University	Jordan Harshman	Investigating Sociocultural and Environmental Factors Related to Students' Chemistry Identity Development
2/2/2023	Renee Frontiera University of Minnesota	Paul Ohno	Spectroscopic Probes of Plasmon-Mediated Chemistry
2/9/2023 (Cancelled)	Emily Que University of Texas at Austin	Chris Goldsmith
2/16/2023	Jackie von Salm Psilera	Stew Schneller	(PLU Lectureship Series) How Nature’s Chemistry Continues to Inspire 21st Century Medicine
2/23/2023	Jesse McDaniel Georgia Tech	Konrad Patkowski	Electrochemical Interfaces: Chemical Reactions and Physical Properties
3/2/2023	Christine Thomas Ohio State University	Ethan Hill	Incorporating Metal-Ligand and Metal-Metal Cooperativity into First Row Transition Metal Catalysis
3/15/2023	Laura Gagliardi University of Chicago	Evangelos Miliordos	(Kosolapoff Award Lecture) Quantum Leaps: Chemistry and Creativity in a Changing World
3/16/2023	Laura Gagliardi University of Chicago	Evangelos Miliordos	(Kosolapoff Award Lecture)
3/23/2023	Matthew Bush University of Washington	Ahmed Hamid	Native Mass Spectrometry and Ion Mobility - Mass Spectrometry of Proteins
3/30/2023	Katherine Davis Emory University	Rahul Banerjee	Structural Insights into the Biosynthesis and Bioactivity of Natural Products
4/5/2023	Emily Balskus Harvard University	Rahul Banerjee	(Schneller Frontiers Lectureship Series) Deciphering the Human gut Microbiome with Chemistry
4/13/2023	Ramesh Giri Penn State	Rashad Karimov	Regioselective Difunctionalization of Alkenes. A Method for Rapid Synthesis of Complex Molecules
4/20/2023	Cathy Wong University of Oregon	Chris Grieco	In Situ Transient Absorption Spectroscopy During Materials Formation
4/27/2023	Christo Sevov Ohio State University	Ming Chen	Electrocatalytic C-C and C-N Bond-Forming Reactions

Fall 2022 Colloquium Schedule

*Date*	*Speaker*	*Host*	*Presentation Title*
8/18/2022	Ming Chen Auburn University	Doug Goodwin	Enantioselective C-C Bond Formation via Organoboron Compounds
8/25/2022	Jordan Harshman Auburn University	Doug Goodwin	Knowledge and Skills Required by Chemists and Perceived to be Gained by Chemistry Doctoral Students
8/30/2022	Rashad Karimov Auburn University	Doug Goodwin	Transition Metal Catalysis for Heteroarene Dearomatization and Natural Product Synthesis
9/1/2022	Florencio Hernandez University of Central Florida	Filip Pawlowski / Vince Ortiz	(No title)
9/8/2022	Alex Miller University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	Ethan Hill	Mechanism-Guided Development of Molecular Catalysts for Solar Fuels
9/15/2022	Steven Malcolmson Duke University	Ming Chen	An Umpolung Strategy Towards Catalytic Stereoselective Synthesis of Chiral Diamines
9/22/2022	Netz Arroyo Johns Hopkins University	Chris Easley	Electrochemical Aptamer-Based Sensors for Real-Time Molecular Monitoring in the Body
9/28/2022 (Postponed)	Emily Balskus Harvard University	Rahul Banerjee	(Schneller Frontiers Lectureship Series) Deciphering the Human Gut Microbiome with Chemistry
10/11/2022	Dipti Nayak University of California, Berkeley	Evert Duin	CRISPR Guided Insights in the Physiology of Methanogenic Enzymes
10/13/2022 (Cancelled)	Carlos Silva Georgia Tech	Chris Grieco
10/20/2022 (Cancelled)	Seth Herzon Yale University	Ming Chen
10/27/2022	Regis Komperda San Diego State University	Jordan Harshman	Measurement in Chemistry Education: Examining the Past and Supporting the Future
11/3/2022	Joel Smith Florida State University	Rashad Karimov	(No title)
11/10/2022	Tim Lian Emory University	Paul Ohno	Structure and Dynamics at Metal Electrode/Electrolyte Interface Probed by In Situ Electrochemical Surface Enhanced/Selective Vibrational Spectroscopic Methods
11/17/2022	Shane Ardo University of California, Irvine	Byron Farnum	Lessons Learned from Converting Water into a Protonic Solar Cell
12/1/2022	Kylie Allen Virginia Tech	Steve Mansoorabadi	A Moonlighting Self-Sacrificing Metallo-Oxygenase Required for Folate Biosynthesis in Chlamydia Trachomatis

Spring 2022 Colloquium Schedule

*Date*	*Speaker*	*Host*	*Presentation Title*
1/13/2022	Xin Cui Mississippi State University	Ming Chen	From Structural Simplicity to Functionalities: Discovering Selective and Sustainable Catalysis
1/27/2022	Delia Milliron University of Texas, Austin	Byron Farnum	Assemblies of Doped Metal Oxide Nanocrystals
2/3/2022	Livia Eberlin Baylor College of Medicine	Ahmed Hamid	(Schneller Frontiers Lectureship Series) Advancing Cancer Research and Treatment with Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry
2/8/2022	Tom Linz Wayne State University	Chris Easley	High Sensitivity Microfluidic Measurements of Biomolecules
2/10/2022	Dean Harman University of Virginia	Rashad Karimov	Rapid Synthesis of Topologically Complex Molecules with Tungsten Dearomatization Agents
2/15/2022	Christopher R. Henry NASA	Stew Schneller	(PLU Lectureship Series) Ionic Liquids and Aspects of ISRU Chemistry
2/17/2022	Jonathan Rivnay Northwestern University	Chris Grieco	Polymer-Based Mixed Conductors for Application in Bioelectronics
2/23/2022	Graham Cooks Purdue University	Ahmed Hamid	(Kosolapoff Award Lecture) Ions for Analysis, Synthesis, and Surgery
2/24/2022	Graham Cooks Purdue University	Ahmed Hamid	(Kosolapoff Award Lecture) Ions for Synthesis: Reaction Acceleration
3/3/2022	Sotiris Xantheas Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	Evangelos Miliordos	The Many-Body Expansion in Chemistry
3/17/2022	David Nicewicz University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	Ming Chen	New Avenues in Synthesis via Organic Photoredox Catalysis
3/24/2022	Ahmed Hamid Auburn University	Doug Goodwin	Advancing Ion Mobility Spectrometry for Clinical Applications
3/31/2022	Jennifer Bridwell-Rabb University of Michigan	Steve Mansoorabadi	Design Principles for Rieske Oxygenase Chemistry
4/7/2022	Alena Moon University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Jordan Harshman	An Exploration of Chemistry Students' Conceptions of Light-Matter Interactions in the Context of Fundamental Experiments
4/14/2022	Xiaosong Li University of Washington	Filip Pawlowski / Vince Ortiz	Manifestation of Spin-Orbit Coupling in Molecular Spectroscopy
4/21/2022	Jenny Yang University of California, Irvine	Ethan Hill	Electrifying the Secondary Coordination Sphere: Proximal Cations and Their Effect on Redox Reactivity
4/28/2022	Ben Schwartz University of California, Los Angeles	Chris Grieco	How Counterions Control the Properties of Carriers in Doped Semiconducting Polymers

Fall 2021 Colloquium Schedule

*Date*	*Speaker*	*Host*	*Presentation Title*
8/19/2021	Byron Farnum Auburn University	Doug Goodwin	The Road Less Traveled: Enhancing Two-Electron vs. One-Electron Transfer Reactions for Energy Conversion
8/26/2021	Evangelos Miliordos Auburn University	Doug Goodwin	Can Theory Guide Experiment? Electronic Structure and Reactivity of d- and f-Block Compounds
9/2/2021	Wei Zhan Auburn University	Doug Goodwin	Hidden Beauty, Assembling Lipids
9/9/2021	Erin Saitta University of Central Florida	Jordan Harshman	Exploring the use of Rehearsal Training in a Mixed-Reality Teaching Simulator to Support Active Learning
9/16/2021	Pavel Nagorny University of Michigan	Rashad Karimov	Exploring Acetals in Synthesis and Catalysis
9/23/2021	Christopher Uyeda Purdue University	Byron Farnum	The Simmons-Smith Reaction in the Age of Catalysis
9/30/2021	Nick Manicke IUPUI	Ahmed Hamid	3D Printed Devices to Enable the Use of Mass Spectrometry for Clinical and Homeland Security Applications
10/12/2021	Bastian Molitor Universität Tübingen	Evert Duin	3A Genetic Toolbox to Unlock Methanothermobacter Thermautotrophicus for Enzyme Production and Power-to-X Applications
10/21/2021	Patrick Holland Yale University	Ethan Hill	Nitrogen Binding and Fixation using Iron Complexes
10/26/2021	Richard Loach Pfizer	Open Outreach	Chemistry Careers at Pfizer and more
10/28/2021	Robert DiStasio Cornell University	Konrad Patkowski	How Dimensionality, Topology, and Void Space Influence the van der Waals Scaling Landscape across the Nanoscale
11/11/2021	Christopher Thibodeaux McGill University	Steve Mansoorabadi	Mass Spectrometry Tools for Investigating Peptide Natural Product Biosynthetic Enzymes
11/18/2021	Gregory Hartland University of Notre Dame	Jimmy Mills	Ultrafast Studies of Metal Nanoparticles

Spring 2021 Colloquium Schedule

*Date*	*Speaker*	*Host*	*Presentation Title*
1/14/2021	Thomas Mallouk University of Pennsylvania	Byron Farnum	Managing Electrons and Protons in the Bio-Inspired Production of Solar Fuels
1/21/2021	Judy Wu University of Houston	Konrad Patkowski	Molecules in a Hurry to Escape Antiaromaticity
1/28/2021	Wei-Chen Chang North Carolina State University	Steve Mansoorabadi	Mechanistic Studies and Potential Application of Non-Heme Iron Enzymes in Natural Product Biosynthesis
2/4/2021	Wendy Young Genentech	Stew Schneller	Delivering Innovative Medicines: Small Changes Can Have a Large Effect
2/11/2021	David Muddiman North Carolina State University	Ahmed Hamid	Scientific Discovery and Impact Through Innovative Mass Spectrometry Measurements: From Plants and Model Organisms to Humans
2/18/2021	Alex Radosevich MIT	Ethan Hill	'Shaping' Reactivity in Organophosphorus Redox Catalysis
2/23/2021	Peter-Leon Hagedoorn TU Delft	Evert Duin	Caught in the Act – Transient Intermediates in the Reaction Mechanism of the Heme Enzyme Chlorite Dismutase with its Natural Substrate, Observed with Microsecond Timescale Rapid Kinetics Techniques
2/25/2021	Garnet Chan Caltech	Evangelos Miliordos	Snapshots of Quantum Chemistry
3/4/2021	Jennifer DuBois Montana State University	Doug Goodwin	A World Without Oxygen or Heme: Grappling with the Before Times and Inner Space
3/11/2021	Thomas Hoye University of Minnesota	Rashad Karimov	Newer Developments with the Hexadehydro-Diels-Alder (HDDA) Reaction
4/22/2021	Qiu Wang Duke University	Ming Chen	Alkene Amino Difunctionalization as a Rapid Approach to Diverse Heterocycles
3/25/2021	Suazette Mooring Georgia State University	Jordan Harshman	Student Understanding of Acids and Bases from General Chemistry to Biochemistry
4/8/2021	Robert Mathers Penn State New Kensington	Stew Schneller	(PLU Lectureship Series) What Will Happen to the Enormous Quantity of Plastic Debris in the Oceans?
4/15/2021	Liviu Mirica University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Chris Goldsmith	Novel Theranostic Agents for Alzheimer’s Disease
4/20/2021	Hrant Hratchian University of California, Merced	Vince Ortiz

Fall 2020 Colloquium Schedule

*Date*	*Speaker*	*Host*	*Presentation Title*
8/27/2020	Jordan Harshman Auburn University	Doug Goodwin	Innovating Education in Graduate and Undergraduate Chemistry
9/3/2020	Rashad Karimov Auburn University	Doug Goodwin	Development of Synthetic Strategies and Methodologies for Natural Product Synthesis and Beyond
9/10/2020	Christian Goldsmith Auburn University	Doug Goodwin	New Applications for Redox-Active Ligands: Detecting and Treating Oxidative Stress
9/15/2020	Alexander Boldyrev Utah State University	Vince Ortiz	Delocalized Chemical Bonding in Chemistry
9/17/2020	Konrad Patkowski Auburn University	Doug Goodwin	Adventures in Intermolecular Space
9/22/2020	John Anderson University of Chicago	Ethan Hill	Synthesis and Reactivity of a Terminal Co Oxo Complex
9/24/2020	Serena DeBeer Max Planck Institute	Evert Duin	The Evolution of Electronic Complexity in Biology: Advanced X-ray Spectroscopic Studies of Iron Sulfur Clusters
9/29/2020	Ginger Shultz University of Michigan	Jordan Harshman	Capturing Student Reasoning About Molecular Structure and Behavior
10/1/2020	Varinder Aggarwal University of Bristol	Ming Chen	Synthesis in a Boron World
10/8/2020	Nathan DeYonker University of Memphis	Konrad Patkowski	Reproducible, Rational, and Rigorous QM-cluster Enzyme Models
10/13/2020	Robert Phipps University of Cambridge	Rashad Karimov	Harnessing Non-Covalent Interactions to Address Selectivity Challenges in Catalysis
10/15/2020	Alison Fout University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Byron Farnum	Ligand Influences on Base-Metals for Multi-Electron Transformations
10/27/2020	Robin Teufel University of Freiburg	Holly Ellis	Structural and Mechanistic Insights into Non-Canonical Redox Chemistry of Flavin Monooxygenase
10/29/2020	Brandon Ruotolo University of Michigan	Ahmed Hamid	Collision Induced Unfolding: A New Paradigm in Protein Stability Measurements
11/5/2020	Daniel Crawford Virginia Tech	Filip Pawlowski	The Mysteries of Chirality, Solvation, and Optical Activity
11/10/2020	Yunho Lee Seoul National University	Ethan Hill	Coordination Chemistry of the PEP Pincer Complexes of Co, Ni, Cu
11/12/2020	Sam Gellman University of Wisconsin	Steve Mansoorabadi	Extrapolating from Proteins
11/17/2020	Dennis Hall University of Alberta	Ming Chen	Addressing Challenges in Stereocontrol Using the Modern Tools of Boron Chemistry and Catalysis

Spring 2020 Colloquium Schedule

*Date*	*Speaker*	*Host*	*Presentation Title*
1/23/2020	Isaac Garcia-Bosch Southern Methodist University	Byron Farnum	Copper-Promoted Functionalization of Organic Molecules: Structure, Spectroscopy and Mechanism
1/28/2020	John Stanton University of Florida	Vince Ortiz	My Longterm Relationship with a Difficult Molecule
1/30/2020	Jack A. Dunkle University of Alabama	Doug Goodwin	Mechanisms and Specificity of Cas10 Mediated Interference
2/4/2020	Krzysztof Szalewicz University of Delaware	Konrad Patkowski	Surfing the First-Principles Potential Energy Surfaces
2/13/2020	Sarah Keller University of Washington	Wei Zhan	Using Cell Membranes to Concentrate Molecules in Life Processes
2/20/2020	John Montgomery University of Michigan	Ming Chen	Studies Towards Development of a Catalytic, Site-Selective, and Iterative Glycosylation Method
2/25/2020	Russ Schmehl Tulane University	Byron Farnum	Reactions of Transition Metal Complexes Capable of Excited State Electron and Proton Transfer
3/5/2020	Kevin Plaxco University of California, Santa Barbara	Chris Easley	Counting Molecules, Dodging Blood Cells: Continuous, Real-Time Molecular Measurements Directly in the Living Body

Fall 2019 Colloquium Schedule

*Date*	*Speaker*	*Host*	*Presentation Title*
8/22/2019	David Sarlah University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Rashad Karimov Ming Chen	Dearomative Functionalization Strategies and Synthesis of Anticancer Natural Products
8/29/2019	Monika Raj Auburn University	Curtis Shannon	Chemical Tools for Selective Modification of Peptides and Proteins
9/5/2019	Ohyun Kwon University of California, Los Angeles	Rashad Karimov	Beyond Phosphine Catalysis
9/10/2019	Anne Gorden Auburn University	Curtis Shannon	Imine Donor Ligands for Sensors and Catalysis
9/19/2019	Shannon Boettcher University of Oregon	Byron Farnum	Oxygen Evolution and Water Dissociation Catalysis
9/24/2019	Ricardo Metz University of Massachusetts, Amherst	Evangelos Miliordos	Spectroscopic Studies of C-H Bond Activation by Transition Metal Ions and Their Clusters
9/26/2019	Yehia Ibrahim Pacific Northwest National Lab	Ahmed Hamid	Advanced In Gas-Phase Separations For Multi-Omics Analyses
10/3/2019	Sonia Underwood Florida International University	Jordan Harshman	Implementing a Novel Curriculum: Challenges and Lessons Learned from Initial Propagation
10/15/2019	Patrick Walsh University of Pennsylvania	Ming Chen	New Reactions Catalyzed by Pd and Sulfenate Anions
10/24/2019	Colleen Scott Mississippi State University	Anne Gorden	Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Conducting Plastics and Near Infrared II (NIR II) Emissive Dyes
10/29/2019	Michael Adams University of Georgia	Steve Mansoorabadi	Evolution of the Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain - Insights from Sulfur-Reducing Hyperthermophilic Archaea
10/31/2019	Victor Davidson University of Central Florida	Holly Ellis	Enzymology Revisited: Coupling Long Range Electron Transfer to Radical-Mediated Catalysis
11/5/2019	Caroline Jarrold University of Indiana	Evangelos Miliordos	Information Embedded in Anion Photoelectron Spectra
11/14/2019	Wilfred van der Donk University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Evert Duin	Schneller Frontiers Lecture Natural Product Biosynthesis by Posttranslational Modification
11/21/2019	Abraham Badu-Tawiah Ohio State University	Ahmed Hamid	Panoptic Mass Spectrometry: How and Why

Spring 2019 Colloquium Schedule

*Date*	*Speaker*	*Host*	*Presentation Title*
1/24/2019	Hans Renata Scripps Florida	Ming Chen	Biocatalytic C--H Oxidation As An Enabling Tool for Complex Molecule Synthesis
1/31/2019	Graduate Student Panel	Jessica Krewall
2/7/2019	Theodor Agapie Caltech	Chris Goldsmith	Schneller Frontiers Lecture Conversion of Oxygenated C1 Feedstocks to C2 Products: Mechanism and Electrochemistry with Molecular and Heterogeneous Systems
2/13/2019	Sharon Hammes-Schiffer Yale	Konrad Patkowski	Kosolapoff Award Lecture Enzymes: The Engines of Biology
2/14/2019	Sharon Hammes-Schiffer Yale	Konrad Patkowski	Kosolapoff Award Lecture Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in Catalysis and Energy Conversion
2/21/2019	Jonah Jurss University of Mississippi	David Stanbury	Catalytic CO2 Reduction to CO and CH4 with Earth-Abundant Complexes Supported by Bipyridyl-NHC Macrocycles
2/28/2019	Robbyn Anand Iowa State University	Curtis Shannon	Micellar Electrokinetic Focusing Driven by Ion Concentration Polarization
3/7/2019	James Frederich Florida State University	Rashad Karimov Ming Chen	Exploiting Natural Products to Design Protein-Protein Interaction Stabilizers
3/19/2019	Evangelos Miliordos Auburn University	Curtis Shannon	Discovering New Materials and Optimizing Catalysts by Means of Quantum Chemical Calculations
3/21/2019	Lawrence Marnett Vanderbilt University	Doug Goodwin Holly Ellis	The Structural Biology of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Action Defines New Applications
3/26/2019	Ming Chen Auburn University	Curtis Shannon	Enantioselective C-C Bond Formation via Asymmetric Catalysis
3/28/2019	Vanda Glezakou Pacific Northwest National Lab	Evangelos Miliordos	Large Scale Molecular Simulations in the Study of Anharmonic Effects and Development of Problem-Specific Materials
3/29/2019	Roger Rousseau Pacific Northwest National Lab	Evangelos Miliordos	Theoretical Mechanistic Studies of Electrochemical Hydrogenation of Organic Compounds
4/10/2019	Byron Farnum Auburn University	Curtis Shannon	Two Is Better Than One: Investigation of Ternary Metal Oxides for Energy Conversion Applications
4/11/2019	Jennifer Johnson Ohio State University	Stew Schneller	Celebrating 150 years of the Periodic Table (PLU Lectureship Series) How Stars Make Chemistry Possible
4/25/2019	Phil Buhlmann University of Minnesota	Julie Niklas	Electrochemical Sensors: From Fluorous Polymers to Nanoporous Carbon and Lipophilic Redox Buffer Polymers

Fall 2018 Colloquium Schedule

*Date*	*Speaker*	*Institution or University*
8/30/2018	Philip Dawson	Scripps Research Institute
9/6/2018	Kenneth Hanson	Florida State University
9/27/2018	Tim Wencewicz	Washington University in St. Louis
10/4/2018	Scott Lewis	University of South Florida
10/18/2018	Charles (Chuck) Henry	Colorado State University
10/25/2018	Jeff Johnson	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
11/1/2018	Stephen Maldonado	University of Michigan
11/8/2018	Jon Njardarson	University of Arizona
11/13/2018	Aaron Vannucci	University of South Carolina
11/15/2018	Angela Wilson	Michigan State University, National Science Foundation
11/29/2018	James Morken	Boston College

Spring 2016 Colloquium Schedule

*Date*	*Speaker*	*Host*	*Title and Web Address*
3/4/2016	Melanie Sanford Michigan	Chris Goldsmith	Schneller Frontier Lecture Recent Developments in Transition Metal Catalyzed C–H Functionalization http://www.umich.edu/~mssgroup/
3/10/2016	Wesley Allen University of Georgia	Vince Ortiz	Deep Hydrogen Tunneling as an Isomerization Mechanism in Organic Species http://www.chem.uga.edu/people/faculty/allen
3/24/2016	Michael Pluth University of Oregon	Anne Gorden	Chemical Tools for Investigating Biological Hydrogen Sulfide http://chemistry.uoregon.edu/profile/pluth/
3/31/2016	Aaron Aponick University of Florida	Brad Merner	StackPhos: From Structural Curiosity to Enantioselective Catalysis https://www.chem.ufl.edu/faculty-and-research/research-areas /name/aaron-aponick/
4/7/2016	John Bercaw CalTech	David Stanbury	Light Olefin Trimerization with Chromium and Titanium Catalysts https://www.cce.caltech.edu/content/john-e-bercaw
4/12/2016	Brad Merner Auburn University	Curtis Shannon	New Strategies for the Synthesis of Congested, Constrained, and Deformed Molecular Architectures http://www.auburn.edu/cosam/faculty/chemistry/merner/index.htm
4/14/2016	Reza Ghiladi North Carolina State University	Doug Goodwin	The Dehaloperoxidase Paradox: How Nature Juggles O₂-Transport, Peroxidase, and Peroxygenase Activities at a Single Heme Active Site https://www.ncsu.edu/chemistry/people/rghiladi.html
4/21/2016	Carlos Garcia Clemson	Chris Easley	Moonshiners and Doctors, connected by the applied potential http://www.clemson.edu/ces/departments/chemistry/people /faculty/garcia.html

Fall 2015 Colloquium Schedule

Date	Speaker	Host	Title and Web Address
8/27/2015	Konrad Patkowski Auburn University	Curtis Shannon	Investigating Noncovalent Interactions with High-accuracy Computational Methods http://www.auburn.edu/cosam/faculty/chemistry/patkowski/research.htm
9/3/2015	Marcelo Guzman Kentucky	German Mills	Probing Interfacial Chemistry: Heterogeneous Oxidations and Photocatalytic Reductions http://www.guzmanlab.com/
9/10/2015	Christopher Scarborough Emory University	Chris Goldsmith	New Coordination Chemistry of Dioxygen and Hydrogen Peroxide https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/scarboroughlab/
9/17/2015	Brian Miller Florida State University	Holly Ellis	Allosteric Regulation of a Monomeric Enzyme http://chem.fsu.edu/~miller/Website/pages/home.html
9/24/2015	Holly Ellis Auburn University	Curtis Shannon	Structural and Functional Studies of Enzymes Involved in Sulfur Metabolism http://www.auburn.edu/cosam/faculty/chemistry/ellis/index.htm
10/8/2015	Kenneth Jordan University of Pittsburgh	Konrad Patkowski	Rings, cages, prisms, and cubes; the myriad forms of water clusters http://www.pitt.edu/~jordan/
10/22/2015	Graham Bodwell MUN	Brad Merner	The [n]Cyclophane Approach to Warped Nanographenes http://www.chem.mun.ca/zfac/gjb.php
10/29/2015	Eugenia Kharlampieva	Chris Easley	Nanostructure Polymer Materials for Drug Delivery and Cell Transplantation http://www.kharlampievagroup.com/
10/30/2015 Friday	Graden Kirksey Memphis	Curtis Shannon	An Incipient Periodic Table (Special time: 2:00 pm - Refreshments at 1:45 pm)
11/03/2015 Tuesday	Rendy Kartika	Brad Merner	(Special Seminar: 3:45 pm - Refreshments at 3:30 pm) New Chemistries with Oxyallyl Cations http://sites01.lsu.edu/faculty/rkartika/
11/05/2015	Leslie Murray University of Florida	Chris Goldsmith	Cyclophane-Supported Trimetallic Clusters: N2 cleavage, O2 activation and O-atom transfer reactivity http://www.chem.ufl.edu/~murray/bio.htm
11/19/2015	Noa Marom Tulane University	Vince Ortiz	Toward Computational Design of Cluster-Based Functional Nano-Structures Abstract http://tulane.edu/sse/pep/faculty-and-staff/faculty/noa-marom.cfm/

Spring 2015 Colloquium Schedule

Date	Speaker	Host	Title and Web Address
Jan 22	Mike McKee Auburn Unviersity	Curtis Shannon	Website
Jan 29th	Gary Douberly University of Georgia	Konrad Patkowski	Laser Spectroscopy of Reactive Intermediates in Superfluid Helium Droplets Website
Feb 5th	Jeremy Smith Tennessee, ORNL	Steve Mansoorabadi	Computational Chemistry for Renewable Energy, Drug Design and the Environment Website
Feb 12	Greg Dudley Florida State University	Brad Merner	New Ways To Harness Chemical Potential And Kinetic Energy Website
Feb 19	Neil Marsh University of Michigan	Evert Duin	New enzymes for better biofuels Website
Feb 26	James Radich Auburn University	Jimmy Mills	Design of Graphene-Based Nanoassemblies for Energy Conversion and Storage Website
March 5th	Simon Blakey Emory University	Anne Gorden	C–H Functionalization: An Enabling Technology for Pharmeceutical, Natural Products and Materials Chemistry Website
March 12	Tina Salguero University of Georgia	Chris Goldsmith	Chemical Problems and Solutions for Nanomaterials at the 2D Limit Website
March 19	Ed Solomon Stanford University	Chris Goldsmith	Copper/Dioxygen (Bio)Inorganic Chemistry Website
April 2	Steve Mansoorabadi Auburn University	Curtis Shannon	Website
April 23	Craig Grapperhaus University of Louisville	Dave Stanbury, Mike McKee	Ligand-Centered Proton Reduction/Hydrogen Oxidation at a Mononuclear Metal-Thiolate Center Website

Fall 2014 Colloquium Schedule

Date	Speaker	Host	Title and Web Address
Sept 11	Stuart Loch Auburn University	Orlando Acevedo	Recent Developments in Spectral Diagnostics of Supernova Remnant Plasmas Abstract Website
Sept 18	Marco Bonizzoni Univ. of Alabama	Anne Gorden	Polyelectrolytes as supramolecular hosts in water: fundamental interactions and their applications Website
Sept 25	David Graves Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham	Konrad Patkowski	Protein Targeting of the G-Quadruplex Structure: Recognition Drives DNA Unfolding Abstract Website
Oct 2	Ian Pimienta Troy University	Konrad Patkowski	Computational Study of Monosubstituted Azo(tetrazolepentazolium)-based Ionic Liquids Website
Oct 9	Amit R. Reddi Georgia Tech	Steve Mansoorabadi	Metals in Cells: The Inorganic Foundations of Life Website
Oct 23	Jim Leahy Univ. of South Florida	Stewart Schneller	Adventures in Discovery - Lessons Learned in the Search for Small Molecule Drugs Website
Oct 30	Kimberly Petersen Univ. of North Carolina Greensboro	Orlando Acevedo	Brønsted Acid Catalyzed Enantioselective Cyclization Strategies Website
Nov 6	Eric M. Ferreira Univ. of Georgia	Brad Merner	Developments in Transition Metal Catalysis toward Synthetic Utility Website
Nov 13	Elizabeth T. Papish Univ. of Alabama	Chris Goldsmith	Efforts to Split Water and Make New Anticancer Compounds Via Metal Complexes with Proton Responsive Ligands Website
Nov 20	Nathan Hammer Ole Miss	Rik Blumenthal	Accurate Descriptions of the Effects of Noncovalent Interactions and Excess Charge on Nitrogen Containing Heterocyclic Molecules Abstract Website
Dec 4	Dr. Ramesh Jasti University of Oregon	Brad Merner	The Bottom-Up Organic Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes Website

Spring 2014 Colloquium Schedule

Date	Speaker	Host	Title and Web Address
Jan 23	Nanette Chadwick Auburn Biology	Anne Gorden	Academic Sustainability Initiatives on Campus Webpage
Jan 30	Mario Alpuche University of Nevada, Reno	Chris Easley	Electrochemistry of Semiconductor Nanoparticles: Single Nanoparticle Detection and Size Dependent Thermodynamic Properties Webpage
Feb 6	Joan Hevel Utah State	Orlando Acevedo	Biological methylation signals--how are they governed in protein arginine methyltransferase 1 (PRMT1)? Webpage
Feb 13	Jim Leahy Univeristy of South Florida	Stewart Schneller	Adventures in Discovery Lessons Learned in the Search for Small Molecule Drugs Webpage
Feb 20	Allen Landers Auburn Physics	Konrad Patkowski	Multiparticle Coincident Imaging: Atomic and Molecular Dynamics, One Interaction at a Time Webpage
Feb 27	Patrick Frantom University of Alabama	Holly Ellis	Investigating Functional and Regulatory Diversity in an Enzyme Superfamily Webpage
Mar 6	Daniel Nocera Harvard University	Wei Zhan	The Artificial Leaf - 4:00 pm Chemistry Building 134 Webpage G.M. Kosolapoff Award Lecture 7:00 pm Reception 8:00 pm Science Center Auditorium The Sustainocene and Global Energy Challenge
Mar 20	Mark Morvant University of Oklahoma	Stewart Schneller	Digital Content to Engage Students: Organic Chemistry Laboratory iBooks and iPad in a Large Lecture Course Webpage
Mar 27	Stefan France Georgia Tech	Bradley Merner	Ring Opening Cyclizations as a Means to Access Chemical Diversity Webpage
Apr 3	Marilyn Tourne Tuskegee University	Curtis Shannon	The Tourne Research Group: Exploring the Environment, Education, and Explosives Webpage
Apr 10	Xinyu Zhang Auburn Polymer	Anne Gorden	Synthesis and applications of nanostructured organic conductors Webpage
Apr 17	Charles L. Brooks III University of Michigan	Orlando Acevedo	Probing the electrostatic environment of proteins with constant pH molecular dynamics Webpage Abstract
Apr 24	Steven Wheeler Texas A & M	Orlando Acevedo	Understanding Non-Covalent Interactions Involving Aromatic Rings Webpage

Fall 2013 Colloquium Schedule

Date	Speaker	Host	Title and Web Address
Sept 5	John Gorden Auburn University	Vincent Ortiz
Sept 19	Alvin Holder Old Dominion University	David Stanbury	The role of light in fighting cancer and in artificial photosynthesis (for the production of hydrogen) Abstract
Sept 26	Charles Atwood University of Utah	John Gorden	Using Item Response Theory to Improve Assessment and Learning in Large General Chemistry Classes Webpage Abstract
Oct 3	Lisa McElwee-White University of Florida	Chris Goldsmith	Mechanism-Based Design of Precursors for the Deposition of Inorganic Films and Nanoparticles Webpage
Oct 10	Kathryn Kloepper Mercer University	Michael McKee	From Ancient Oceans to Modern Marinas: Analytical Chemistry at an Undergraduate Institution Webpage
Tuesday Oct 15 Special	Larry Beaver Vice President of Technology RSC Chemical Solutions	Rik Blumenthal	The Business of Chemistry Abstract
Oct 17	Jimmy Mills Auburn University	Vincent Ortiz	Mechanisms of reactions relevant to adaptive and protective materials Webpage
Oct 24	Joseph Sadighi Georgia Tech	Chris Goldsmith	Bonding and Reactivity of Small Group 11 Metal Clusters Webpage
Oct 31	Marilyn Tourne Tuskegee University	Curtis Shannon	The Tourne Research Group: Exploring the Environment, Education, and Explosives Webpage
Nov 7	Shanta Dhar University of Georgia	Wei Zhan	Targeted Delivery of Therapeutics Webpage Abstract

Spring 2013 Colloquium Schedule

Date	Speaker	Host	Title and Web Address
Jan 10	Organic Candidate	Vince Ortiz
Jan 17	Organic Candidate	Vince Ortiz
Jan 24	Organic Candidate	Vince Ortiz
Jan 31	Organic Candidate	Vince Ortiz
Feb 7	Jeff Petty Furman University	Chris Easley	DNA Decorated with Molecular Silver Webpage
Feb 14	Edward Valeev Virginia Tech	Konrad Patkowski	Predictive Theory of Electrons in Molecules: Are We There Yet? Webpage
Feb 21	Mi Hee Lim University of Michigan	Chris Goldsmith	Chemical Tools and Tactics to Study the Role of Metal-Associated Misfolded Proteins in Human Neurodegenerative Diseases Webpage Abstract
Feb 28	Paul A. Cobine Auburn University	Steve Mansoorabadi	Helping put copper in its place! Webpage
Mar 7	Konrad Patkowski Auburn University	Vincent Ortiz	Interactions of atoms, molecules, and surfaces - pushing the limits of accuracy Webpage
Mar 21	Gary Gray University of Alabama	Anne Gorden	Syntheses, Structures and Optical and Nonlinear Optical Characterizations of Phosphonato- and Chalcogenophosphino-substituted Oligothiophenes Webpage
Mar 28	James P. Donahue Tulane University	Chris Goldsmith	Two Tales of (Ligand) Noninnocence:The Stories of [W(S₂C₂Me₂)(CO)₄] and of the [W(S₂C₂Me₂)₂(L)₂] Series(L = CO, CN-, carbene, phosphine) Webpage
Tuesday, Apr 9	Ei-ichi Negishi Purdue University	Kosolapoff	Magical Power of d-Block Transition Metals in Organic Synthesis Webpage

Fall 2012 Colloquium Schedule

Date	Speaker	Host	Title and Web Address
Sept 13	Christopher J. Easley Auburn University	Vince Ortiz	Bioanalytical Methods for Probing Endocrine Tissue in Nanoliter-Scale Volumes Webpage
Sept 20	Christian Goldsmith Auburn University	Vince Ortiz	Designing Coordination Compounds to Tune the Regioselectivity of Alkane Oxidation and Directly Sense H₂O₂ by MRI Webpage
Sept 27	Jean-Luc Brédas Georgia Tech	Wei Zhan	Electronic and Optical Processes in Organic Solar Cells: Towards an Integrated Molecular Picture Webpage
Oct 4	Peter Panizzi Auburn University School of Pharmacy	Evert Duin	Novel Myeloperoxidase Inhibitors as Therapy for Ischemic Injury and Strategies for Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria Webpage
Oct 11	Bill Baker University of South Florida	Stewart Schneller	90 Degrees of Marine Natural Products Research Webpage
Oct 18	Jin Xie University of Georgia	Curtis Shannon	Surface Modified Nanoparticles for Tumor Imaging and Drug Delivery Webpage
Oct 25	Michael Salazar Union University	Vincent Ortiz	Designing a QM/MM method for the simulation of complex chemical processes Webpage
Nov 1	Brian M. Hoffman Northwestern University	Evert Duin	Towards the mechanism of Nitrogen Fixation by Nitrogenase Webpage
Nov 8	Adrian Roitberg University of Florida	Orlando Acevedo	Sometimes a pKa is not a pKa. Protein Simulations at constant pH. Webpage
Nov 15	Douglas Strout Alabama State University	Rik Blumenthal	Role of curvature in isomer stability of N22C2 Webpage

Spring 2012 Colloquium Schedule

Date	Speaker	Host	Title and Web Address
Jan 10	Eli Chapman, The Scripps Research Institute (Special Time 3:00 - 4:00 pm on Tuesday)	Vince Ortiz	Structure and function of a protein unfolding machine Webpage
Jan 17	Steven Mansoorabadi, University of Texas at Austin (Special Time 3:00 - 4:00 pm on Tuesday)	Vince Ortiz	(S)-2-Hydroxypropylphosphonate Epoxidase: Mechanism, Reactivity, and Substrate Flexibility of an Unusual Non-heme Iron-dependent Enzyme Webpage
Jan 19	Theodore Betley, Harvard University	Chris Goldsmith	Iron Catalyzed C-H Bond Functionalization Webpage
Jan 24	Gottfried Schroeder, University of Texas at Austin (Special Time 3:00 - 4:00 pm on Tuesday)	Vince Ortiz	Reaction of cis-3-Chloroacrylic Acid Dehalogenase with an Allene Substrate, 2,3-Butadienoate: Hydration Via an Enamine
Jan 31	Adam Barb, University of Georgia (Special Time 3:00 - 4:00 pm on Tuesday)	Vince Ortiz	NMR analysis demonstrates the IgG N-glycans are accessible and dynamic Webpage
Feb 2	David Lynn, Emory	Susanne Striegler	Tinker, Taylor, Soldier Spy: Or how we design, modify, attack and characterize dynamic combinatorial libraries for Chemical Evolution. Webpage
Feb 7	Eric Brustad, Caltech (Special Time 3:00 - 4:00 pm on Tuesday)	Vince Ortiz	Structure-Guided Directed Evolution of Highly Selective P450-based Magnetic Resonance Imaging Sensors for Dopamine and Serotonin Webpage
Feb 9	John Herbert, Ohio State University	Konrad Patkowski	Quantum chemistry in the condensed phase: DNA, solvated electrons, and beyond Webpage
Feb 16	Norman Dovichi, Notre Dame	Chris Easley	Diagonal capillary electrophoresis Webpage
Feb 23	F. Ivy Carroll, Research Triangle Park	Stewart Schneller	Design, Synthesis, and Development of Selective Kappa Opioid Receptor Antagonists Webpage
Mar 8	Takashi Ito, Kansas State University	Wei Zhan	TBA Webpage
Mar 22	Anthony Bell, U. of Southern Mississippi	Holly Ellis	Toward the incorporation of unnatural amino acids into bioactive peptides Webpage
Mar 29	Ashley Beasley Green, NIST Gaithersburg	Vince Ortiz	Qualitative and Quantitative Protein Metrology Webpage
Apr 12	Thomas J. Meyer, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	David Stanbury	"Solar Fuels"

Fall 2011 Colloquium Schedule

Date	Speaker	Host	Title and Web Address
Sept 7	Orlando Acevedo, Auburn University (Special Time 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm on Wednesday)	Vince Ortiz	Development of Antiretroviral Compounds Targeting Cyclophilins Webpage
Sept 22	Wei Zhan, Auburn University	Vince Ortiz	Lipid-Assembled Molecular Photovoltaic Systems Webpage
Sept 29	Rigoberto Hernandez, Georgia Tech	Orlando Acevedo	Adaptive steered molecular dynamics: Unfolding of Neuropeptide Y and Decaalanine Stretching Abstract Webpage
Oct 6	Steven Gwaltney	Vince Ortiz	Better Ways to Counter Nerve Gases through Computational Chemistry Webpage
Oct 13	CANCELLED	Susanne Striegler	Webpage
Oct 20	Abby L. Parrill, University of Memphis	Edward Parish	Rational Approaches to Autotaxin Inhibition Webpage
Oct 27	Jake D. Soper, Georgia Tech	Chris Goldsmith	Almost Alchemy: Radical Ligands Facilitate Palladium-Like Coupling Reactions at Manganese and Cobalt Abstract Webpage
Nov 3	Joseph P. Emerson	David Stanbury	Exploring substrate binding and selectivity in non-heme metalloenzymes Webpage
Nov 10	Y. George Zheng	Peter Livant	Chemical Biology of Histone Arginine Methylation Webpage
Nov 17	Joseph W. Perry	Wei Zhan	Organic Materials for Optical Switching Webpage

Spring 2011 Colloquium Schedule

Date	Speaker	Host	Title and Web Address
Jan 13	Shanlin Pan, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa	Curtis Shannon	Organic Hybrid Photovoltaics and Interfacial Charge Transfer Characterization using Single Molecule Spectroelectrochemistry Webpage
Jan 20	David Dixon, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa	Orlando Acevedo	Computational Studies of Inorganic Compounds for Catalysis and Hydrogen Storage Applications Webpage
Jan 27	Dennis Kyle, University of South Florida, Tampa	Stewart Schneller	Drug Discovery Strategies for Multidrug Resistant Malaria Webpage
Feb 3	Raquel L. Lieberman, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta	Susanne Striegler	Biophysical characterization of purified myocilin: glaucoma in the context of a protein misfolding disorder Webpage Abstract
Feb 10	Gangli Wang, Georgia State University, Atlanta	Wei Zhan	Single Molecule Counter and Ionic Transport Impedance Characteristics at Individual Nanopores Webpage
Feb 17	Laura S. Busenlehner, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa	Curtis Shannon	A Bioinorganic and Structural Characterization of the Iron-Chaperone Frataxin Webpage
Feb 24	Rhett C. Smith, Clemson University, Clemson	Chris Goldsmith	Supramolecular, Colvalent and Coordination Control of Inter-Pi-System Orientations Webpage
Mar 3	Robert McFeeters, University of Alabama in Huntsville	Smita Mohanty	Scytovirin: A Carbohydrate Binding Antiviral Entry Inhibitor Webpage
Mar 10	Brian Powell, Clemson University	Anne Gorden	Biogeochemical Controls of Actinide Environmental Behavior Webpage
Mar 24	Robert A. Scott, University of Georgia, Athens	Chris Goldsmith	Metal Speciation for Metalloproteomics using X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Webpage
Mar 31	Christopher J. Easley, Auburn University	Vince Ortiz	Small-Volume Immunoassays and Microfluidic Secretion Sampling for Examining Endocrine Systems Webpage
April 7	Kit Bowen, Johns Hopkins University	Vince Ortiz	Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Cluster Anions Webpage
April 14	Eric Jacobsen, Harvard University	Chris Goldsmith	Hydrogen-Bond Donors in Asymmetric Catalysis Webpage
April 21	Cathy Murphy, University of Illinois	John Gorden	Three Short Stories About Gold Nanorods Abstract

Fall 2010 Colloquium Schedule

Date	Speaker	Host	Title and Web Address
Sept 2	Anne Gorden	Vince Ortiz	Webpage
Sept 9	Smita Mohanty	Vince Ortiz	Pheromone perception: Structure & Function of Pheromone Binding Protein Webpage
Sept 16	Jamie B. Neidert, AMRDEC/WDI -	Rik Blumenthal	CANCELLED
Sept 23	Justin Gallivan, Emory University	Susanne Striegler	Reprogramming Bacteria with Small Molecules and RNA Webpage
Sept 30	Peter E. Prevelige , Jr., University of Alabama at Birmingham	Smita Mohanty	Mass Spectrometry as a Tool for Structural Biology Webpage
Oct 7	Brian Keller, Kennesaw University	Evert Duin	Fiber-optic Capillary Nanosensors Webpage
Oct 21	Zi-Ling (Ben) Xue, The University of Tennessee Knoxville	Wei Zhan	Chemistry of Transition Metal Compounds. Microelectronic Applications and Biochemical Analysis Webpage
Oct 28	C. David Sherrill, Georgia Institute of Technology	Vince Ortiz	Understanding and Modeling Non-covalent Interactions Webpage
Nov 4	Julia Brumaghim, Clemson University	Chris Goldsmith	The Role of Metal Coordination in Antioxidant Prevention of DNA Damage Webpage
Nov 11	Robert Compton, University of Tennessee Knoxville	Vince Ortiz	Negative Ions Webpage Abstract
Nov 18	Kevin Shaughnessy, Univ. of Alabama at Tuscaloosa	Anne Gorden	Ligands for Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling: Importance of Steric and Electronic Properties Webpage

Fall 2009 / Spring 2010 Colloquium Schedule

Date	Speaker	Host	Title and Web Address
Aug 20	Adam Woolley, Brigham Young University	Chris Easley	Integrated microfluidic devices for rapid quantification of serum proteins Webpage
Aug 27	Bernhard Kippelen, GATech	Jimmy Mills	Organic photovoltaics: status and promise Abstract Webpage
Sep 3	Smita Mohanty, Auburn University	Vince Ortiz	Structure and Function Studies of Proteins with high-resolution Solution NMR Webpage
Sep 10	Christoph J. Fahrni, GATech.	Chris Goldsmith	Synthetic Probes for Imaging Cellular Copper by Optical and X-ray Fluorescence Microscopy Webpage
Sep 17	Justin Gallivan, Emory University	Susanne Striegler	Reprogramming Bacteria with Small Molecules and RNA Webpage
Sep 24	Darren W. Johnson, University of Oregon	Anne Gorden	Supramolecular Coordination Chemistry: Main Group Assemblies and Receptors for Anions Webpage
Oct 1	David O. Wipf, Mississippi State University	Chris Easley	New Imaging Techniques in Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy Webpage
Oct 8	Tianquan (Tim) Lian, Emory University	Wei Zhan	Ultrafast Charge Transfer from Quantum dots - Towards Multi-Exciton Dissociation Webpage
Oct 15	Jeffrey W. Fergus, Auburn University – Materials Engineering	David Stanbury	Materials Challenges for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Webpage
Oct 22	Greg Tschumper, University of Mississippi	Vince Ortiz	New insights into non-covalent interactions: From water clusters ot novel models for π-type interactions Webpage
Oct 29	Michael Roper, Florida State University	Chris Easley	Microfluidic perfusion system to measure cellular release Webpage
Nov 5	Jamie B. Neidert	Rik Blumenthal	Solid Rocket Propellant Chemistry
Nov 12	Gregory J. Grant, University of Tennessee – Chattanooga	Chris Goldsmith	Lords of the Thioether Rings: Squares, triangles, square pyramids, and trigonal bipyramids in thiacrown platinum(II) complexes Webpage
Nov 19	Marcus Lay, University of Georgia	Curtis Shannon	Purification of SWNT Suspensions and Formation of 2-D Networks of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Abstract Webpage
Dec 3	Donald Hamelberg, Georgia State University	Orlando Acevedo	Molecular dynamics simulations of long-timescale biomolecular switches Webpage
Jan 14	Tim Dore, University of Georgia	Anne Gorden	Studying Biological Systems through Organic Chemistry Webpage
Jan 21	Andrew Lyon, Georgia Tech	Curtis Shannon	Self-Assembly and Dynamics of Microstructured Hydrogel Films Webpage
Jan 28	Geert-Jan Boons, CCRC, University of Georgia	Susanne Striegler	A fully synthetic carbohydrate-based vaccine for cancer Webpage
Feb 4	Virginia Davis, Auburn University – Chemical Engineering	Curtis Shannon	Macroscale Assembly of Nanocylinders: New Materials Meet a 120-Year Old Field Webpage
Feb 11	Jerzy Leszczynski, Jackson State University	Vince Ortiz	Computational studies on properties and interactions of metal cluster, fullerenes, and carbon nanotubes Webpage
Feb 18	Cora MacBeth, Emory University	Chris Goldsmith	Regulating small molecule binding at transition metal centers: lessons in ligand design Webpage
Feb 25	Mark Byrne, Auburn University – Chemical Engineering	Susanne Striegler	Novel Therapeutic Delivery Platforms for Controlled Release Webpage
Mar 4	Todd Harrop, University of Georgia	Chris Goldsmith	Synthetic Modeling of Nickel Superoxide Dismutase (Ni-SOD): A New Role for Nickel in Biology Webpage
Mar 11	Roald Hoffmann, Cornell University	Vince Ortiz	A trio of stories around the third element Webpage
Mar 25	Lanny Liebeskind, Emory University	Peter Livant	Seeking Novel Reactivity and Selectivity in Modern Organic Synthesis. Bio-inspired Metal catalysis in Sulfur-based Systems. Webpage
Apr 1	Chris Goldsmith, Auburn University	Vince Ortiz	"Strategies Towards the Selective Halogenation of Hydrocarbons" Webpage
Apr 8	Arthur Ragauskas, Georgia Tech	Susanne Striegler	" A Love Affair with Cu: Green Chemistry Oxidations from Laccase to Cu-complexes in Ionic Liquids" Webpage
Apr 15	Kurt Warncke, Emory University	Evert Duin	"Dynamical roots of radical catalysis in B12 enzymes" Webpage
Apr 22	Robert Crabtree, Yale University	Vince Ortiz	Some Green Transformations: Selectivity without Protecting Groups and Reactivity without Activating Groups Webpage
Apr 29	Sir Harold Kroto, Florida State University	Vince Ortiz	Science, Society and Sustainability Webpage

Spring 2009 Colloquium Schedule

Date	Speaker	Host	Title and Web Address
Jan 15	Paul Cremer, Texas A & M	Wei Zhan	Using Supported Bilayers as a Nanoscale Separation Matrix Webpage
Jan 22	David Atwood, University of Kentucky	Annie Gorden	Group 13 Chelates in Nerve Agent and Pesticide Destruction Webpage
Jan 29	Xiaodong Cheng, Emory University	Smita Mohanty	Epigenetic link between DNA methylation and histone modifications Webpage
Feb 5	Giovanni Gadda, Georgia State University	Holly Ellis	Effect of protein flavinylation on the reaction of hydride ion transfer catalyzed by flavin-dependent enzymes Webpage
Feb 12	Larry Delucas, University of Alabama Birmingham	Smita Mohanty	TBA Webpage
Feb 19	Mark Jensen,	Anne Gorden	Hijacking Proteins with Plutonium Webpage
Feb 26	George O’Doherty, West Virginia University	Stewart Schneller	De Novo Synthesis in Carbohydrate Medicinal Chemistry Webpage
Mar 5	Janarthanan Jayawickramarajah, Tulane University	Annie Gorden	DNA-Small Molecule Chimeras: A New Class of Responsive Protein-Binding Agents Webpage
Mar 12	David Spivak, Louisianna State University	Susanne Striegler	TBA Webpage
Mar 26	Orlando Acevedo, Auburn University	J. Vincent Ortiz	Computational Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry
Apr 2	Wei Zhan, Auburn University	J. Vincent Ortiz
Apr 9	Devens Gust, Arizona State University	Wei Zhan	Bioinspired Approaches to Solar Energy Conversion Webpage
Apr 23	Larry Delucas, University of Alabama Birmingham		Novel Expression, Solubilization/Stabilization Technologies for Aqueous and Membrane Proteins Webpage
Apr 30	Dead Day Symposium COSAM

Fall 2008 Colloquium Schedule

Date	Speaker
Aug 21	Evert Duin
Aug 28	Susanne Striegler
Sep 4	Warren O. Haggard, University of Memphis
Sep 11	Slavi Sevov, University of Notre Dame
Sep 18	Joe Francisco, Purdue University
Sep 25	Ken Klabunde, Kansas State University
Oct 2	Trevor Hayton, UC Santa Barbara
Oct 9	Yulia Pushkar, Dept of Physics Purdue University
Oct 16	Tijana Rajh,
Oct 23	Michael Best, University of Tennessee
Oct 30	Frank Delaglio, NMR Science and National Institues of Health
Nov 6	C. Michael Lindsay, Eglin Air Force Base
Nov 13	Chuck Sanders, Vanderbilt University
Nov 20	Merlin Bruening, Michigan State University
Dec 4	George Christou, University of Florida

Spring 2008 Colloquium Schedule

Date	Speaker
Feb 14	Lynn Francesconi, Hunter College, CUNY
Feb 21*	David Shuh, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Feb 28	Victor Marquez, National Institutes of Health
Mar 6	Squire Booker, Penn. State University
Mar 13	James Bresee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Mar 20	Spring Break
Mar 27	Smita Mohanty, Auburn University
Apr 3	Anne Gorden, Auburn University
Apr 10	Dan Stack, Stanford University
Apr 17	Elliot Bernstein, Colorado State University
Apr 24	Wiliam Lennarz, SUNY Stony Brook
Apr 28	Barry Trost , Stanford University
Apr 29	Barry Trost , Stanford University

Fall 2007 Colloquium Schedule

Date	Speaker
Aug 16	Evert Duin, Auburn University
Aug 23	Open
Aug 30	Kenneth Klabunde, Kansas State University
Sep 6	Michael Heaven, Emory University
Sep 13	Mike Huggins, University of West Florida
Sep 20	Nicola Pohl, Iowa State University
Sep 27	Alicia Beatty, Mississippi State University
Oct 4	Jim Rusling, University of Connecticut
Oct 11	Massimo Olivucci, Bowling Green State University
Oct 25	Naresh Dalal, Florida State University
Nov 1	Mark Hughes, Genesis Genetics Institute
Nov 8	Drahomír Hnyk, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences
Nov 15	John Shriver, University of Alabama, Huntsville
Nov 29	Tim Snowden, University of Alabama
Dec 6	Richard Caprioli, Vanderbilt University

Spring 2007 Colloquium Schedule

Date	Speaker
Jan 8	Christian Goldsmith, MIT
Jan 11	Mike Freeman, Haz Mat, Auburn University
Jan 16	Burjor Captain, University of South Carolina
Jan 18	Aaron Lucius, University of Alabama Birmingham
Jan 25	Rich Behrens, Sandia National Laboratory
Feb 8	Paul Norgaard, Auburn University
Feb 15	Tianbo Liu, Lehigh University
Feb 22	Greg Robinson, University of Georgia
Mar 1	Manny Soriaga, Texas A&M
Mar 8	Chris Cahill, George Washington University
Mar 15	Reid Gilmore, University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Mar 22	Alexander Backes, GPC Biotech
Apr 3	Robert H. Grubbs, Cal Inst of Tech
Apr 4	Robert H. Grubbs, Cal Inst of Tech
Apr 12	Eugene Mueller, University of Delaware
Apr 19	Ryszard Jankowiak, Kansas State University

Fall 2006 Colloquium Schedule

Date	Speaker
Aug 17	Holly Ellis, Auburn University
Aug 24	Susanne Striegler, Auburn University
Aug 31	Kevin Redding, University of Alabama
Sep 6*	Christopher Worley, Los Alamos National Lab
Sep 14	Robert Corn, UC Irvine
Sep 21	Charlie Hoyle, Southern Mississippi
Sep 28	Jerry Meyer, Johns Hopkins
Oct 5	Sue Ann Balch, Auburn, Office of International Ed.
Oct 12	Jim Prestegard, University of Georgia
Oct 26	Shouzhong Zou, Miami University, Ohio
Nov 2	Brian Fox, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Nov 8*	Richard Finke, Colorado State University
Nov 30	Michael Marletta, UC Berkeley
Dec 7	Peter Beal, University of Utah

Spring 2006 Colloquium Schedule

Jan 12	O. Acevedo, Yale
Jan 19	V. Ortiz, Kansas State
Jan 23	J. Gorden, UC Berkeley
Jan 25	G. Stanley, Louisiana State
Jan 30	D. Gorman-Lewis, Notre Dame
Jan 31	C. Korzeniewski, Texas Tech
Feb 6	K. Parker, SUNY, Stony Brook
Feb 9	B. Palfey, Michigan
Feb 16	R. Wagner, Minnesota
Feb 23	J. Sessler, UT Austin
Mar 9	J. Olson, Rice University
Mar 16	A. Gewirth, Illinois
Mar 30	ACS/Spring Break
Apr 6	R. Garrell, UCLA
Apr 13	T. Albrecht-Schmitt, Auburn University
Apr 20	K. Shea, UC Irvine
Apr 27	D. Dlott, Illinois
May 1-2	K.C. Nicolaou, Scripps

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