Chemical Tools for Biological Discoveries
1315 Seminar Hall @ 3:30 pm
Prof. Monika Raj Title: Chemical Tools for Biological Discoveries Abstract: In the Raj Lab, we are focused on developing novel chemical probes and sensors aimed at targeting the undruggable proteome, along with enabling the selective …
1315 Seminar Hall @ 11:00 am
Advancing Gene Editing through Computational Methods and Deep Learning
1315 Seminar Hall @ 3:30 pm
Title: Developing Synthetic Tools in Organoboron Chemistry to Access Phosphines and Phosphonates Abstract: Organophosphorus compounds have had significant historical value in agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and as ligands in metal-catalyzed reactions. This seminar will focus on methods …
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 @ 3:30 pm
"Heavier Cyanate, Nitrile and Nitroso Analogues: New Opportunities in Synthesis"
1315 Seminar Hall @ 3:30 pm
Title: Explorations in ZrH Catalysis: Emerging Insight into Oxophilicity-Driven Catalysis Abstract: Despite the widespread application of zirconocene hydrides (ZrH) in organic synthesis, their use has remained largely restricted to stepwise, stoichiometric transformations. Zirconium, however, offers …
1315 Seminar Hall @ 11:00 am
Theoretical Spectroscopy for Driven Systems
Mechanisms and Engineering of Photosynthesis
1315 Seminar Hall @ 3:30 pm
Prof. David Savage Title: Mechanisms and Engineering of Photosynthesis Bio: Dave is a Professor in the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley and an Investigator in the Howard Hughes …
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 …