Northern Illinois University

Chemistry & Biochemistry

 

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The Michael Faraday Laboratories, NIU
DeKalb, IL 60115-2862
(815) 753-1131

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Seminar Series - Spring 2008

Graduate Colloquium Schedule

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

 

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