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

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