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March 20, 21, & 22, 2013
University Lecturer Professor Dennis A. Dougherty, California Institute of Technology March 20, 2013 “Chemistry on the Brain: Understanding the Nicotine Receptor” 4:00 - 5:00 PM, Merkert 127 March 21, 2013 “The Cation-π Interaction: A New View of Benzene, Phe, Tyr, and Trp” 4:00 - 5:00 PM, Merkert 127 March 22, 2013 “Chemical-Scale Studies of Neuroreceptors and Ion Channels: What Have We Learned?” 2:30 - 3:30 PM, Merkert 127 Sponsored by: Airgas and Aldrich Chemistry |
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April 18, 19, & 20, 2012
University Lecturer Professor Charles M. Lieber, Harvard University April 18, 2012 “Whither Nanotechnology?” 4:00 - 5:00 PM, Merkert 127 April 19, 2012 “Nanowires: From Synthesis to Energy Applications” 4:00 - 5:00 PM, Merkert 127 April 20, 2012 “Nanoelectronics Meets Biology” 4:00 - 5:00 PM, Merkert 127 Sponsored by: Sigma-Aldrich |
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March 21, 22, & 23, 2011
University Lecturer Professor Robert G. Bergman, University of California, Berkeley March 21, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m., Merkert 127 “The Application of Physical Organic Methods to the Investigation of Organometallic Reaction Mechanisms” March 22, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m., Merkert 127 ”Selective Stoichiometric and Catalytic Reactions in Water-Soluble Host-Guest Supramolecular Systems” March 23, 1:45 – 3:00 p.m., Merkert 127 “Toward Greener Routes to Hydrocarbons: Deoxygenation of Biomass-Related Polyols” Sponsored by: Sigma-Aldrich |
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October 19, 20, & 21, 2009
University Lecturer Dr. Jean M.J. Fréchet, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Rapoport Chair of Organic Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley Scientific Director of the Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory October 19, 2009 “Functional Macromolecules: from Superhydrophobic Surfaces to Catalytic Nanoreactors” 4:00 - 5:30 PM, Merkert 127 October 20, 2009 “Designing Macromolecules for Chemo- and Immuno-Therapy” 4:00 - 5:30 PM, Merkert 127 October 21, 2009 “Polymers in Organic Electronics” 3:00 - 4:30 PM, Merkert 127 Sponsored by: Sigma-Aldrich |
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April 15, 16, & 17, 2009
University Lecturer Dr. Jay D. Keasling, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering University of California, Berkeley Hubbard Howe Jr. Distinguished Professor of Biochemical Engineering Director, Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center CEO, Joint BioEnergy Institute April 15, 2009 “Engineering microbial metabolism for production of anti-malarial drugs” 4:00 - 5:00 PM, Merkert 127 April 16, 2009 “From Bugs to Biofuels” 4:00 - 5:00 PM, Merkert 127 April 17, 2009 “Synthetic Biology: a new discipline in biological engineering” 4:00 - 5:00 PM, Merkert 127 Sponsored by: Sigma-Aldrich |
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April 15, 16, & 17, 2008
University Lecturer Professor Peter G. Wolynes, Francis H. Crick Chair in Physical Science Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics University of California, San Diego Three Lectures on Energy Landscapes: April 15, 2008 “Landscapes of the Sciences” 4:00 – 5:00 p.m., Merkert 127 April 16, 2008 “Energy Landscapes and the Solved Protein Folding Problems” 4:00 – 5:00 p.m., Merkert 127 April 17, 2008 “Beyond Protein Folding” 4:00 – 5:00 p.m., Merkert 127 Sponsored by: Sigma-Aldrich |
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March 21, 22, & 23, 2007
University Lecturer Professor Richard R. Schrock, Frederick G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry Nobel Laureate Massachusetts Institute of Technology "The Discovery and Development of High Oxidation State Catalysts for the Metathesis of Alkenes and Alkynes" March 21, 2007, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m., Merkert 127 "Applications of High Oxidation State Metathesis Catalysts in Organic and Polymer Chemistry" March 22, 2007, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m., Merkert 127 "Catalytic Reduction of Dinitrogen to Ammonia with Protons and Electrons" March 23, 2007, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m., Merkert 127 |
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