Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The Michael Faraday Laboratories, NIU
DeKalb, IL 60115-2862
(815) 753-1131
The following seminars will be held on Mondays in Faraday West (FW) 201 at 4 p.m., and will be preceded by a reception at 3:30 p.m. in FW 300. The events are cosponsored by the Graduate Colloquium Committee.
| Date |
Speaker/Host |
Title |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 28 | Prof. Viktor N. Nemykin University of Minnesota - Duluth, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Host: Victor V. Ryzhov |
Targeting of the Mixed-Valence States in the Polyferrocenyl-Containing Complexes: Experimental and Theoretical Approaches |
| Feb. 4 | Dr. Xiao-Min Lin Argonne National Laboratory, Center for Nanoscale Materials Host: Tao Xu |
Synthesis and Assembly: Building Functional Nanocrystal Superlattices |
| Feb. 11 | Prof. Qingfeng Ge Southern Illinois University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Host: Tao Xu |
Interaction of Transition Metal with Complex Metal Hydrides |
| Postponed Feb. 25 |
Tentatively Rescheduled for May 5, 2008 Prof. Catherine H. Middlecamp University of Wisconsin – Madison, Department of Chemistry Host: Jon W. Carnahan |
Teaching Chemistry: Unscripted Challenges in the First Year |
| Mar. 3 | Prof. William Baker Tolman University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, Department of Chemistry and Center for Metals in Biocatalysis Host: Rathindra N. Bose |
Using Synthetic Chemistry to Understand Dioxygen Activation by Copper Proteins |
| Mar. 24 | Prof. Joseph T. Hupp, Chair Northwestern University, Department of Chemistry and Materials Research Center Host: Tao Xu |
Nanostructured Architectures for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells |
| Canceled Mar. 31 |
Rescheduled Date - TBD Prof. Brian Baker University of Notre Dame, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Host: James R. Horn |
Conformational Changes and Molecular Dynamics in T Cell Receptor Recognition of Peptide/MHC |
| Apr. 7 | Prof. W. Andy Tao Purdue University, Department of Biochemistry Host: Victor V. Ryzhov |
Functional Proteomics by Soluble Nanopolymers and Mass Spectrometry |
| Apr. 14 | Prof. Gavin E. Reid Michigan State University, Department of Chemistry Host: Victor V. Ryzhov |
Chemical Methods for Selective Proteome Analysis |
| Apr. 21 | Prof. Luping Yu University of Chicago, Department of Chemistry Host: Tao Xu |
Conjugated Diblock Copolymers-From Self Assembly to Molecular Electronics |
| Apr. 28 | Prof. Vladimir B. Birman Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Chemistry Host: Dmitry V. Kadnikov Note: Seminar at 3:30 p.m., preceded by reception at 3:00. |
Design, Development and Applications of a New Class of Enantioselective Acyl Transfer Catalysts |