Chemistry and Biochemistry Colloquia
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 2013 Colloquium Schedule
Refreshments at 3:30 pm, Seminar from 3:45 - 4:45 pm
Chemistry Building, Room 134
| 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 14 | Spring Break | ||
| 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 |
Kosolapoff | Magical Power of d-Block Transition Metals in Organic Synthesis Webpage |
Fall 2012 Colloquium Schedule
Refreshments at 3:30 pm, Seminar from 3:45 - 4:45 pm
Chemistry Building, Room 134
| 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 |
| Sept 20 | Christian Goldsmith Auburn University |
Vince Ortiz |
Designing Coordination Compounds to Tune the Regioselectivity of Alkane Oxidation and Directly Sense H2O2 by MRI |
| 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 |
| Oct 11 | Bill Baker University of South Florida |
Stewart Schneller |
90 Degrees of Marine Natural Products Research |
| Oct 18 | Jin Xie University of Georgia |
Curtis Shannon |
Surface Modified Nanoparticles for Tumor Imaging and Drug Delivery |
| Oct 25 | Michael Salazar Union University |
Vincent Ortiz |
Designing a QM/MM method for the simulation of complex chemical processes |
| Nov 1 | Brian M. Hoffman Northwestern University |
Evert Duin |
Towards the mechanism of Nitrogen Fixation by Nitrogenase |
| 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 |