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Past Events Category: Materials Chemistry

McElvain/Materials Seminar: Prof. Yogesh Surendranath (MIT)

The Power of Polarization – Controlling Bond Activation and Catalysis Using Interfacial Charge Separation
1315 Seminar Hall
@ 12:05 pm

Prof. Yogesh Surendranath Title: The Power of Polarization – Controlling Bond Activation and Catalysis Using Interfacial Charge Separation Abstract: Polarization, the phenomenon of charge separation at an interface, generates strong, oriented electric fields. Models describing …

Shain Colloquium Lecture: Prof. Timothy Swager (MIT)

Magneto-Optics of Molecular and Polymeric Materials
1315 Seminar Hall
@ 3:30 pm

Title: Magneto-Optics of Molecular and Polymeric Materials Abstract: Michael Faraday provided the first evidence that light has a magnetic component in 1845. The effect is known as the Faraday effect wherein plane polarized light is …

Shain Colloquium Lecture: Prof. Timothy Swager (MIT)

Electronic Molecular Materials for High-Performance Chemical Sensors
1315 Seminar Hall
@ 12:05 pm

Title: Electronic Molecular Materials for High-Performance Chemical Sensors Abstract: In this lecture I will detail our efforts to make use of semiconducting and conducting organic materials for the formation of chemical sensors with high selectivity …

Materials Seminar: Prof. Vinod Menon (City College of New York)

1315 Seminar Hall
@ 12:05 pm

Title: Light-Matter Hybrids: From engineering quantum materials to out-of-equilibrium condensates Abstract: Strong light–matter interaction leads to the formation of hybrid quasiparticles—polaritons—that inherit properties from both photons and material excitations. In this talk, I will first …

Materials Seminar: Prof. Jessica Lamb (University of Minnesota)

Harnessing the potential of main-chain dipoles in polymers: New frontiers for physical organic chemistry
1315 Seminar Hall
@ 12:05 pm

Prof. Jessica Lamb Title: Harnessing the potential of main-chain dipoles in polymers: New frontiers for physical organic chemistry Abstract: The core of physical organic chemistry is the relation of an organic (macro)molecule’s chemical structure to …

Materials Seminar: Prof. Xavier Roy (Columbia University)

Quantum complexity in simple materials
1315 Seminar Hall
@ 12:05 pm

Prof. Xavier Roy Title: Quantum complexity in simple materials Bio: Xavier Roy is a Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University, specializing in solid-state materials chemistry. Roy earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering in …

Materials Seminar: Prof. Will Gutekunst (Georgia Institute of Technology)

New Concepts for Ring-Opening Polymerization of Sulfur-Containing Monomers
1315 Seminar Hall
@ 12:05 pm

Prof. Will Gutekunst Title: New Concepts for Ring-Opening Polymerization of Sulfur-Containing Monomers Bio: Will Gutekunst received a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Oklahoma in 2008 and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry in 2013 …

Materials Seminar: Prof. Veronica Augustyn (North Carolina State University)

Proton-insertion coupled electron transfer in metal oxides for energy and optical applications
1315 Seminar Hall
@ 12:05 pm

Prof. Veronica Augustyn Title: Proton-insertion coupled electron transfer in metal oxides for energy and optical applications Bio: Veronica Augustyn is the Jake and Jennifer Hooks Distinguished Professor in Materials Science and Engineering at North Carolina …

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