Previous Seminars
FALL 2002
Rita Bernhardt (University of Saarlandes), "Protein-protein Interactions and Electron Transfer in Steroid Hydroxylase Systems" [abstract]
Tuesday, August 27, 2002, 3:30pm, Departmental Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall
Simon Jones (University of Newcastle upon Tyne), "Shining Light on Asymmetric Diels-Alder Additions" [abstract]
Wednesday, August 28, 2002, 3:30pm, Departmental Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall
Dehua Pei (The Ohio State University), "Toward a Chemical Approach to Understanding the Role of Tyrosine Phosphorylation in Signal Transduction" [abstract]
Friday, September 13, 2002, 3:30pm, Departmental Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall
Kim R. Dunbar (CANCELLED) (Texas A&M University), "Design Strategies for New Magnetic Materials: From Single Molecule Magnets to Three-Dimensional Ordered Phases" [abstract]
Wednesday, September 18, 2002, 3:30pm, Departmental Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall
Andrea Cochran (Genentech), "Protein Design and Phage Display" [abstract]
Friday, September 20, 2002, 3:30pm, Departmental Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall
Jeffery G. Saven (University of Pennsylvania), "Statistical Theory of Protein Sequence Ensembles: Combinatorial Protein Design and Functional Interpretation of Databases" [abstract]
Thursday, September 26, 2002, 3:30pm, Departmental Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall
John T. Koh (University of Delaware), "Molecular Complementation of Nuclear Hormone Receptor Mutants Associated with Human Genetic Disease" [abstract]
Friday, September 27, 2002, 3:30pm, Departmental Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall
Chenguang Lu (CHEM 373/Room 103), "Carbon Nanotubes as Atomic Force Microscope Tips and Their Application"
Wednesday, October 2, 2002, 11:50am, Student Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall
Ross A. Widenhoefer (Duke University), "Palladium-catalyzed Addition of Stabilized Carbon Nucleophiles to Unactivated Olefins" [abstract]
Friday, October 4, 2002, 3:30pm, Departmental Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall
Trang V. Vo (CHEM 373/Room 103), "The Green Fluorescent Protein"
Monday, October 7, 2002, 11:50am, Student Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall
Michael Goldsmith (CHEM 373/Room 103), "Exploiting Bananas for Novel Materials and Electro-Optical Devices"
Wednesday, October 9, 2002, 11:50am, Student Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall
Mark W. Grinstaff (Duke University), "Biodendrimers: New Materials for Medical Applications" [abstract]
Friday, October 11, 2002, 3:30pm, Departmental Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall
Wayne Yount (CHEM 373), "Recent Advances in the Formation of Columnar Phases"
Wednesday, October 16, 2002, 11:50am, Student Seminar, Room 103
Joseph S. Francisco (Purdue University), "Structure and Reactivity of Open-Shell Complexes: New Frontiers in Atmospheric Chemistry" [abstract]
Friday, October 18, 2002, 3:30pm, Departmental Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall
Valerie Kempf (CHEM 373), "Diverse Functions of the Melanocortin Receptor"
Monday, October 21, 2002, 11:50am, Student Seminar, Room 103
Vickie Dowling (CHEM 373), "New Advances in Sample Preparation and Quantitation for Environmental Mass Spectrometry"
Wednesday, October 23, 2002, 11:50am, Student Seminar, Room 103
Steven Burger (CHEM 373), "Using Genetic Algorithms for Exploring Search Spaces in Chemistry Applications"
Monday, October 28, 2002, 11:50am, Student Seminar, Room 103
Jeffrey I. Seeman (Virginia Tech. and SaddlePoint Frontiers), "The Human Side of Chemistry: A Photographic Portrait of Contemporary Heroes" [abstract]
Monday, October 28, 2002, 3:30pm, Departmental Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall
Lei An (CHEM 373), "Synthesis of Single-Block, Diblock, and Triblock Metal-Based Copolymers"
Wednesday, October 30, 2002, 11:50am, Student Seminar, Room 103
Jay Winkler (California Institute of Technology), "Mapping Protein Folding Landscapes" [abstract]
Wednesday, October 30, 2002, 3:30pm, Departmental Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall
Robert M. Dickson (Georgia Institute of Technology), "Harnessing Single Molecule Dynamics for Nanotechnology" [abstract]
Friday, November 1, 2002, 3:30pm, Departmental Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall
Zhan Mao (CHEM 373), "Total Syntheses of Gephyrotoxin"
Monday, November 4, 2002, 11:50am, Student Seminar, Room 103
Liyaun Ma (CHEM 373), "High-Throughput Early Screen of Breast Cancer by Mass Spectrometry Based Approaches"
Wednesday, November 6, 2002, 11:50am, Student Seminar, Room 103
Nicole S. Sampson (University of New York, Stony Brook), "Bioorganic Approaches to Understanding Mammalian Fertilization" [abstract]
Friday, November 8, 2002, 3:30pm, Chemistry Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall
Angela Gillikin (CHEM 373), "Analysis of Single Particles by Optical Trapping"
Monday, November 11, 2002, 11:50am, Student Seminar, Room 103
Nate Luman (CHEM 373), "Synthetic, Amphiphilic, Vesicle-Forming Diblock Copolymers as Potential Drug Delivery Agents"
Wednesday, November 13, 2002, 11:50am, Student Seminar, Room 103
John H. Enemark (University of Arizona), "Electron Transfer in Sulfite Oxidase" [abstract]
Friday, November 15, 2002, 3:30pm, Chemistry Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall
Yunfan Zou (CHEM 373), "Room Temperature Ionic Liquids: New Solvents for Organic Synthesis"
Monday, November 18, 2002, 11:50am, Student Seminar, Room 103
Peidong Yang (University of California, Berkeley), "Semiconducting Metal Oxide Nanowires" [abstract]
Monday, November 18, 2002, 3:30pm, Departmental Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall
Liu Deng (CHEM 373), "Polymer-Supported Scavengers for Organic Synthesis"
Wednesday, November 20, 2002, 11:50am, Student Seminar, Room 103
Roald Hoffmann (Cornell University), "Electron-Rich Multicenter Bonding in Molecules and Extended Structures" [abstract]
Friday, November 22, 2002, 3:30pm, Chemistry Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall
Qiang Fu (CHEM 373), "Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy: Study the Mechanical Properties of Individual Molecular Chains"
Monday, November 25, 2002, 11:50am, Student Seminar, Room 103
Jianping Lin (CHEM 373), "Photocleavage of DNA/RNA"
Wednesday, November 27, 2002, 11:50am, Student Seminar, Room 103
Martin Case (Princeton University), "Electron Transfer in Designed Proteins" [abstract]
Thursday, December 5, 2002, 3:30pm, Chemistry Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall
Thomas J. Wandless (CANCELLED) (Stanford University), "Using Induced Protein-Protein Interactions to Engineer Selective Biological Activity" [abstract]
Friday, December 6, 2002, 3:30pm, Chemistry Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall
Jennifer Love (California Institute of Technology), "Metal-Mediated Organic Reactions: Development, Synthetic Applications, and Catalyst Design" [abstract]
Monday, December 9, 2002, 3:30pm, Chemistry Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall
John Gerlt (CANCELLED) (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), "Different Reactions Catalyzed by the 'Same' Active Site" [abstract]
Tuesday, December 10, 2002, 3:30pm, Chemistry Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall
Sarah O'Connor (Harvard Medical School), "Early Steps in Epothilone Biosynthesis" [abstract]
Thursday, December 12, 2002, 3:30pm, Chemistry Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall
Mark Davis (California Institute of Technology), "Design of a Non-Viral Gene Delivery Vehicle for Systemic Application" [abstract]
Tuesday, December 17, 2002, 3:30pm, Chemistry Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall
Bo Zheng (Ph.D. Defense Examination Seminar), "Synthesis, Chemical Modification and Application of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes"
Thursday, December 19, 2002, 2:30pm, Chemistry Seminar, Fritz London Lecture Hall