Departmental Events for 2012
Raymond Ziessel, Director of Research at CNRS Strasbourg (University of Strasbourg, Department of Chemistry), "An Adventure in Excited State Tuning using Boron Complexes as Molecular Toolbox" [abstract]
Friday, January 13, 2012, 11:40am, Chemistry Seminar, Room 2231 - French Family Science Center
FACULTY COLLOQUIA - Prof. Ben Wiley (Duke University), "Flexible, Transparent, Conducting Networks of Metal Nanowires" [abstract]
Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 4:00pm, Departmental Seminar, Room 2237 - French Family Science Center
Catalina Achim, Associate Professor (Carnegie Mellon University, Dept. of Chemistry), "Building Molecules at the Interface between Inorganic and Nucleic Acid Chemistry" [abstract]
Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 11:40am, Chemistry Seminar, Room 2237, French Family Science Center
FACULTY COLLOQUIA - Prof. Eric J. Toone, Deputy Director, Technology, ARPA-E (Duke University, Department of Chemistry), "ARPA-E: Launching Energy Innovation in the 21st Century" [abstract]
Thursday, February 2, 2012, 3:30pm, Chemistry Seminar, Biological Sciences, Room 111
Thomas R. Hoye, Distinguished Teaching Professor (University of Minnesota, Dept. of Chemistry), "Using Organic Chemistry to Evaluate Hypotheses of Spontaneous Biosynthetic Events" [abstract]
Monday, February 6, 2012, 1:30pm, Chemistry Seminar, Room 2237, French Family Science Center
Rajeev Prabhakar, Assistant Professor (University of Miami, Dept. of Chemistry), "Computational Insights into Functioning of Proteases and Design of their Synthetic Analogues" [abstract]
Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 11:40am, Chemistry Seminar, Room 2237, French Family Science Center
Alexander A. Nevzorov, Assistant Professor (N.C. State University, Dept. of Chemistry), "Structure Determination of Membrane Proteins by Solid-State NMR: Uniaxial Alignment, Spectroscopic Assignment, and Structure Calculations" [abstract]
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 11:40am, Chemistry Seminar, Room 2237, French Family Science Center
Elon Ison, Assistant Professor (N.C. State University, Dept. of Chemistry), "Development of Re and Ir Complexes as Catalysts for Oxygen Atom Transfer and C-H Activation/Functionalization" [abstract]
Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 11:40am, Chemistry Seminar, Room 2237, French Family Science Center
Chris Rensing, Senior Microbiologist (Ctr. for Agricultural & Environmental Biotechnology, RTI International), "The little things matter: Understanding metal-microbe interactions for a healthy future" [abstract]
Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 1:00pm, Chemistry Seminar, Room 2237, French Family Science Center
Aaron Aponick, Assistant Professor (University of Florida, Dept. of Chemistry), "Catalytic Dehydrative SN2' Reactions: Mechanistic and Synthetic Implications" [abstract]
Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 11:40am, Chemistry Seminar, Room 2237, French Family Science Center
John A. Gladysz, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry (Texas A&M University, Dept. of Chemistry), "From Molecular Gyroscopes to Homeomorphic Isomerization: Molecules that Turn Themselves Inside-Out" [abstract]
Thursday, March 1, 2012, 11:40am, Chemistry Seminar, Room 2237, French Family Science Center
Fritz London Memorial Lecture
Mildred Dresselhaus, Professor (Massachusetts Inst. of Technology, Dept. of Physics), "The Wonders of Low-Dimensional Nanocarbons" [abstract]
Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 3:30pm, Fritz London Memorial Lecture, Room 128, Physics
Philip A. Cole, M.D., Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine, Dept. of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences), "Sorting Out Signaling Mechanisms with Chemistry" [abstract]
Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 11:40am, Chemistry Seminar, Room 2237, French Family Science Center
Yue Cai (Duke University), "Facile Synthesis of Three-dimensional Metal Oxide/Carbon co-Aerogel Nanostructures and Their Application for Energy Storage" [abstract]
Monday, April 2, 2012, 10:30am, Student Exams Seminar, Room 3232 - French Family Science Center
M. Ariel Geer (Duke University), "Detection and Quantification of Protein-Protein Interactions by Mass Spectrometry" [abstract]
Monday, April 2, 2012, 1:30pm, Student Exams Seminar, Room 3232 - French Family Science Center
Jiong Yang, Assistant Professor (Texas A&M Univ., Dept. of Chemistry), "Synthetic Studies of Bioactive Natural Products" [abstract]
Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 11:40am, Chemistry Seminar, Room 2237, French Family Science Center
Thomas R. Tritton, President & CEO of CHF (Chemical Heritage Foundation), "The Story of Chemistry from the 18th Century to Today: Great Names, Great Steps" [abstract]
Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 6:30pm, Chemistry Seminar, RTP Headquarters, Archie K. Davis Conf. Ctr., 12 Davis Drive
Kristina L. Butler (Duke University), "Gold(I) and Platinum(II)-Catalyzed Hydroamination of Allenes" [abstract]
Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 2:00pm, Departmental Seminar, Room 3232 - French Family Science Center
Mark Kohler (Duke University), "Part I: The Development of the Organocatalytic Asymmetric Mannich and Sulfenylation Reactions; Part II: Progress Towards the Synthesis of Lagunamide A" [abstract]
Thursday, April 5, 2012, 1:00pm, Departmental Seminar, Room 3225 - French Family Science Center
Carolyn Bertozzi, The T.Z. and Irmgard Chu Distinguished Professor of Chemistry (Univ. of Calif., Berkeley, Dept. of Chemistry), "Sugar-Coated Cells: The Good News and the Bad News" [abstract]
Thursday, April 5, 2012, 4:30pm, Hertha Sponer Presidential Lectureship, Love Auditorium, LSRC B101
Douglas G. Hill Memorial Lecture
Professor Carolyn Bertozzi (Univ. of Calif., Berkeley, Dept. of Chemistry), "Bioorthogonal Chemistry for Glycoprofiling and Beyond" [abstract]
Friday, April 6, 2012, 11:30am, 2012 Douglas G. Hill Memorial Lecture, Room 2231, French Family Science Center
Mark Sleeper (Duke University), "The development of tumor-specific enzyme-activated CuII prochelators for use against tumor angiogenesis" [abstract]
Monday, April 9, 2012, 1:00pm, Student Exams Seminar, Room 3225 - French Family Science Center
Heekwang Park (Duke University), "I. Formal Synthesis of SCH 351448. II. Synthesis and Characterization of Largazole Analogues" [abstract]
Monday, April 9, 2012, 1:00pm, Departmental Seminar, Room 3232 - French Family Science Center
Sarah Wengryniuk (Duke University), "Regioselective, Asymmetric a,a-Bisalkylation of Ketones via N-Amino Cyclic Carbamate Chiral Auxiliaries: Methodology Development and Application to the Total Synthesis of both (+) and (-)-Stigmolone and Apratoxin D" [abstract]
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 10:00am, Departmental Seminar, Room 107, Bio. Sci.
Michelle R. Garnsey (Duke University), "Part I. The Development of a Strategy for the Asymmetric Synthesis of PPAPs: Application to the Total Synthesis of (+)- and (–)-Clusianone
Part II. Progress Toward the Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Brasilicardin A" [abstract]
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 1:00pm, Departmental Seminar, Room 3232, French Family Science Center
Julius Rebek, Jr., Professor (The Scripps Research Inst., The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology), "Recognition and Catalysis in Deep Cavitands" [abstract]
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 4:00pm, Chemistry Seminar, Room 2237, French Family Science Center
Mark Stradiotto, Professor (Dalhousie University, Dept. of Chemistry), "Exploiting "DalPhos" Ligands in Challenging Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions" [abstract]
Thursday, April 12, 2012, 11:40am, Chemistry Seminar, Room 2237, French Family Science Center
Bumki Kim (Duke University), "Synthesis of Largazole Analogues" [abstract]
Monday, April 16, 2012, 1:30pm, Student Exams Seminar, Room 3225, French Family Science Center
Zachary S. Kean (Duke University), "Rational Design in Mechanochemical Systems: Toward Applications in Stress-Responsive Materials and Catalysis" [abstract]
Monday, April 16, 2012, 2:30pm, Student Exams Seminar, Room 3232 - French Family Science Center
Jared T. Shaw, Assistant Professor (University of California-Davis, Dept. of Chemistry), "Multicomponent Approaches to Organic Synthesis and Chemical Biology" [abstract]
Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 11:40am, Chemistry Seminar, Room 2237, French Family Science Center
Pamela Mosley (Duke University), "Use of 2D HSQC NMR Spectroscopy to Determine Histidine pKa Values in Bacillus subtilis RNase P Protein" [abstract]
Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 1:00pm, Student Exams Seminar, Room 3232 - French Family Science Center
Megan Lanier (Duke University), "Stereoselective Synthesis of 2,7-trans Oxepanes through an Organocatalytic Oxa-Conjugate Addition Promoted by the gem-Disubstituent Effect" [abstract]
Monday, April 23, 2012, 1:30pm, Student Exams Seminar, Room 3232 - French Family Science Center
Grace Lu, Associate Professor (Univ. of Southern Calif., Dept. of Physics and Astronomy), "Electrical Transport in Semiconductor Nanowires with Size, Temperature, Field Variations" [abstract]
Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 11:40am, Chemistry Seminar, Room 2237, French Family Science Center
Dongyu Wang (Duke University), "Development of Analytical Strategies to Facilitate Protein-Ligand Binding Analysis on the Proteomic Scale" [abstract]
Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 1:30pm, Student Exams Seminar, Room 3232 - French Family Science Center
Rahim R. Rizi, Associate Professor (Univ. of Pennsylvania Health System, Dept. of Radiology), "DNP Polarized Compounds for Pulmonary Applications" [abstract]
Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 2:00pm, Chemistry Seminar, Room 2237, French Family Science Center
Tesia Stephenson (Duke University), "Synthetic Studies toward Analogues of Manassantin A" [abstract]
Monday, April 30, 2012, 12:30pm, Student Exams Seminar, Room 3232 - French Family Science Center
David Besse (Duke University), "Toward the Development of Water-Soluble, Aroylhydrazone-Based Ratiometric Iron Sensors" [abstract]
Tuesday, May 1, 2012, 12:00pm, Student Exams Seminar, Room 3225, French Family Science Center
Yifei Wang (Duke University), "The Effect of gem-Dichlorocyclopropane Mechanophore on the Macroscopic Mechanical Properties of Polymers" [abstract]
Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 1:30pm, Student Exams Seminar, Room 3232 - French Family Science Center
Junpeng Wang (Duke University), "A Universal Handle for Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy" [abstract]
Friday, May 4, 2012, 10:00am, Student Exams Seminar, Room 3232 - French Family Science Center
Do Yeon Kwon (Duke University), "Synthetic Studies toward NF00659 B1, a diterpene a-pyrone with potent anticancer activity" [abstract]
Monday, May 7, 2012, 1:00pm, Student Exams Seminar, Room 3232 - French Family Science Center
Ruijuan Zhou (Duke University), "Preliminary Studies on Targeted NIR Emissive Polymersomes" [abstract]
Monday, May 7, 2012, 2:00pm, Student Exams Seminar, Room 5316 - French Family Science Center
Darya Howell (Duke University), "Unique contributions of iDQC MR contrast to stimuli-sensitive liposomal chemotherapy and imaging" [abstract]
Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 10:00am, Student Exams Seminar, Room 2219 - French Family Science Center
Sean C. Smith, Ph.D., Director (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Ctr. for Nanophase Materials Science Div.), "Computational Studies of Molecular Mechanisms in Fluorescent Protein Imaging and in Graphene-based Supercapacitors" [abstract]
Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 11:40am, Chemistry Seminar, Room 2237, French Family Science Center
POSTPONED: Alanna Schepartz, Professor (Yale University, Department of Chemistry), "TBA" [abstract]
Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 11:40am, Chemistry Seminar, Room 2237, French Family Science Center
Jiaxing Lin (Duke University), "Kinetics and Stochastic Simulation analysis of Energy Transfer in Metal Organic Frameworks" [abstract]
Thursday, May 24, 2012, 10:00am, Student Exams Seminar, Room 3232, French Family Science Center
GuanHua Chen, Professor and Head (University of Hong Kong, Dept. of Chemistry), "Quantum Mechanics / Electromagnetics Method and Its Application to Emerging Electronics" [abstract]
Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 3:00pm, Chemistry Seminar, Room 2231, French Family Science Center