Northern Illinois University

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Fall 2009 Seminar Series

Graduate Colloquium Schedule

The following colloquia will be held in Faraday West (FW) 201 at 4:00 p.m., unless otherwise noted, and will be preceded by a reception at 3:30 p.m. in FW 300. Should you have any questions, please contact the host listed for the respective seminar.


Date

Speaker/Host

Title

Sept. 14
Monday
Prof. Prashant V. Kamat
University of Notre Dame
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Radiation Laboratory, and Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Host: Tao Xu
Nanoscale Materials for Solar Energy Conversion
Sept. 21
Monday
Prof. Raymond E. Schaak
Penn State University
Department of Chemistry
Host: Chong Zheng
Chemical Design Strategies for the Synthesis of Complex Inorganic Nanocrystals
Sept. 28
Monday
Dr. Di-Jia Liu
Argonne National Laboratory
Division of Chemical Science and Engineering, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Materials Group
Host: Tao Xu
Advanced Materials & Characterizations for Energy Storage & Fuel Cell Applications
Nov. 16
Monday
Prof. Venkatram R. Mereddy
University of Minnesota
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Host: Narayan S. Hosmane
Luminescence-Based MicroRNA Detection Technologies

Cosponsored by the NIU Graduate Colloquium Committee.


Additional Schedules


Seminar Proposal Procedures

When inviting chemistry colloquium speakers, graduate students and faculty are asked to follow department Proposal Procedures. Prior to submitting a proposal, please check the availability of dates on the Department Calendar and complete a Funds Request Form -- in completing the graduate student section, it might be helpful to view Examples of graduate student input.