1315 Seminar Hall @ 3:30 pm
Prof. Jack W. Szostak Title: A primordial RNA alphabet? Bio: Dr. Szostak received his B.Sc. from McGill University in Montreal in 1972, and his Ph.D. from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, in 1977. Dr. Szostak is …
Past Events
Thesis Defense
Tahoe Fiala
Seminar Hall (Room 1315) @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Asymmetric photochemical methods offer powerful routes to complex chiral molecules. Herein, we detail advancements on the Paternò–Büchi reaction. We report the development of the first enantioselective catalytic variant, providing a versatile strategy for accessing enantiopure …
Analytical Seminar: Prof. Francisco Alberto Fernandez-Lima (Florida International University)
1315 Seminar Hall @ 12:05 pm
Biological Mass Spectrometry: addressing analytical challenges from small molecules to Mega Dalton complexes
Chemistry Education Seminar: Prof. Christina Krist (Stanford University)
1315 Seminar Hall @ 3:30 pm
Title: Designing for epistemological-relational entanglements in STEM education Abstract: The “practice turn” in K-12 science education, codified in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), calls for increased student involvement in figuring out key science ideas …
Organic Seminar: Prof. Elizabeth Jarvo (University of California – Irvine)
1315 Seminar Hall @ 3:30 pm
Title: Nickel-Catalyzed Stereoselective Cross-Coupling and Cross-Electrophile Coupling Reactions of Alcohols Abstract: Transition metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions have revolutionized the synthesis of natural products and medicinal agents and provided rapid synthetic access to a diverse range of …
*Canceled* Physical Seminar: Roel Tempelaar (Northwestern Univerisity)
1315 Seminar Hall @ 11:00 am
Steering spin–valley polarizations through phonons and photons
Physics Department Colloquium: Prof. Jan Huckfeldt (Climeworks)
2241 Chamberlin Hall @ 3:30 pm
Carbon Dioxide Removal: Scaling Technologies to Combat Climate Change
Keaton Mertz – Thesis Defense
@ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The oral defense of Keaton Mertz’s thesis work: “Mass Spectrometer Instrumentation Developments for Proteomics Applications.” When: 1:00pm to 2:00pm on April 25th Where: Room 1360 of the Genetics-Biotechnology Center Building Address: 425 Henry Mall, Madison, …
Student Scholarship Awards Ceremony
Chemistry Building-S429 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Please join in recognizing and rewarding the hard work of our undergraduate and graduate students at our yearly department Student Scholarship Awards Ceremony.
Materials Seminar: Prof. Aleksandr Zhukhovitskiy (University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill)
1315 Seminar Hall @ 12:05 pm
Prof. Aleksandr Zhukhovitskiy Title: Advancing the logic of polymer synthesis, modification, and degradation Bio: Aleksandr (Alex) V. Zhukhovitskiy was born in Dnipro, Ukraine and immigrated to the US at the age of 11. He completed …