1315 Seminar Hall @ 12:05 pm
Prof. Marcel Schreier Title: Real-time electrocatalytic control of C-H and C-C bond transformation for advanced chemical manufacturing and fuel formation Abstract: Producing fuels and chemicals using electricity has drawn considerable interest in recent decades. To …
1315 Seminar Hall @ 12:05 pm
The Chemical Design Principles of Goniopolar Crystals
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 …
1315 Seminar Hall @ 12:05 pm
Using Polymer Chemistry to Address Modern Challenges in Chemistry and Biology
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …