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Sep 30
Dr. Eric Rivard-Main Group Element-Functionalized Polyacetylenes and Luminescent Materials via Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization View »
12:15pm
Sep 29
Build it to understand it: synthesis and characterization of O-GlcNAc modified proteins

Matt received a B.S. in Biochemistry and Mathematics from the University of Arizona in 1999, where he worked for Robin Polt on glycosylation reactions and the synthesis of glycosylated analogs of... View »

2:30pm
Sep 27
Cereal Fungicide Discovery

Dr. Jessica Herrick from Corteva Agriscience will present her talk on Cereal Fungicide Discovery 

Jess received her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California-Berkeley, where she... View »

4:00pm
Sep 16
Dr. Jennifer Laaser-Chemical Determinants of Phase Behavior and Viscoelasticity in Polyelectrolyte Complex Coacervates View »
12:15pm
Sep 15
Natural Products as Inspiration for Synthesis and New Methods

Noah was born in Oakland, CA but grew up in south-central Maine. He attended Columbia University in the city of New York where he was mentored by Professor James Leighton. He obtained his Ph.D.... View »

2:30pm
Sep 15
Dr. David Baker-Protein design using deep learning View »
11:30am
Sep 02
Solution-phase routes to inorganic solid-state materials

Abstract: This talk will cover research being conducted in the Schimpf Lab, which focuses on solution-phase syntheses of inorganic solid-state materials. The talk will contain two parts: colloidal... View »

11:00am
Sep 01
Dr. Seth Childers - Tenure Talk

TBD

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2:30pm
May 12
Dr. Hans Renata - Dowd Lecture - Combining Synthetic Chemistry and Biology for Streamlining Access to Complex Molecules

Dowd Lecture Seminar Series

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2:30pm
May 10
Dr. Patrick Fier - Phillips Lecture - The Importance of Organic Chemistry: Developing Large-Scale Syntheses of Molnupiravir, an Antiviral for COVID-19

In the face of increasing molecular complexity, shrinking timelines, and a goal to have robust and sustainable processes at the time of filing, process chemistry groups must continue to innovate... View »

2:30pm
May 09
Dr. Patrick Fier - Phillips Lecture - Innovations in Synthetic chemistry at Merck: New Methods for the Functionalization of Complex Molecules

In drug discovery and development, it is often realized that classic reactions requiring harsh conditions are not suitable for the functionalization and diversification of complex, drug-like... View »

2:30pm
Apr 28
Dr. Igor Lednev - Raman Hyperspectroscopy and Machine Learning for Forensic Purposes and Medical Diagnostics

Analytical Seminar

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2:30pm
Apr 20
Dr. Oleg Larionov - Development of Selective Reactions for Organic Synthesis

Organic Seminar via Zoom

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11:00am
Apr 12
Dr. Timothy Newhouse - Computationally Augmented Total Synthesis

Efficient syntheses of complex small molecules, such as bioactive natural products, often involve detailed retrosynthetic planning and experimental evaluation of speculative approaches. The... View »

11:00am
Apr 08
Dr. Alina M. Schimpf - Postponed

Inorganic/Materials Seminar 

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2:30pm