@ 11:00 am
Seminar has been cancelled due to illness.
Past Events Category: Physical Chemistry
Physical Seminar – Prof. Lu Wei (Caltech)
@ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Prof. Lu Wei Title: Functional Bond-Selective Microscopy for Subcellular Bioanalysis Abstract: Advances in optical spectroscopy and microscopy have revolutionized our understanding in live biological functions at the sub-cellular levels. In this seminar, I will present …
Special Seminar – Celebrating the Career of Mark Ediger
1315 Seminar Hall @ 3:30 pm
Prof. Mark Ediger Title: Glass is more interesting than you thought: surface-mediated assembly of ultrastable and structured states Abstract: Physical vapor deposition (PVD) can produce glasses with remarkable properties, including high density and high kinetic …
Physical Seminar – Prof. Daniel Tabor (Texas A&M)
@ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Prof. Daniel Tabor Title: Building Physics-Based and Data-Driven Methods for Efficient Polymer Design and Spectroscopy Simulations Abstract: Our research group focuses on building tools that enable inverse materials design and give new insights into the …
John D. Ferry: Physical Seminar- Prof. Pavel Jungwirth (Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences)
@ 3:30 pm
Prof. Pavel Jungwirth March 14th, 3:30 pm Seminar Title: Electrons in Polar Solvents: Birch Reduction, Blue Electrolytes, and Golden Metals Abstract: Liquid ammonia is well-known as a solvent that sustains long-lived solvated electrons formed by …
Physical Seminar – Prof. Kurt Brorsen (Missouri)
@ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Prof. Kurt Brorsen Title: Calculating Vibrationally Averaged Molecular Properties with Multicomponent Methods Abstract: Multicomponent methods are a rapidly emerging class of quantum-chemistry methods that inherently and directly include nuclear quantum effects such as zero-point energy …
Physical-McElvain Seminar – Prof. Andrew Rappe (University of Pennsylvania)
@ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Title: New First-Principles Methods and Insights into Surface Catalysis: Reconstructions, Pathways, and Mechanochemistry Abstract: Theoretical understanding of chemical processes occurring at surfaces can enable new technological advances toward a future powered with renewable energy. In …
Physical Seminar – Prof. Jesse McDaniel (Georgia Tech)
@ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Prof. Jesse McDaniel Title: Electrochemical Interfaces: Chemical Reactions and Physical Properties Abstract: Chemical and physical transformations at electrochemical interfaces are fundamental to electrocatalysis, electrosynthesis, and electrochemical energy storage technologies. Complexity results from these chemical and …
Williard – Physical Seminar – Dr. Jun Ye (JILA/NIST/University of Colorado)
1315 Seminar Hall @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Title: Quantum gas of molecules Bio: Jun Ye is a Fellow of JILA, a Fellow of NIST, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. His research focuses on the development of new tools …
Physical Chemistry Seminar- Prof. Ji-Xin Cheng (Boston University)
1315 Seminar Hall @ 1:00 pm
Title: Abstract: Host: Prof. Yang Yang