Fall Seminar Schedule - 2012

Fridays from 12:10p–12:50p in Phillips 401
Student lunch with the speaker starts at 11:30a

September 21: Dr. Carol Fierke, University of Michigan

"Zinc Biochemistry: Metal Sensors and Cellular Metal Homeostasis"

September 28: Dr. Javier Vela, Iowa State University

"Molecular Level Control of Nanoscale Composition, Morphology and Assembly: Toward Photocatalytic Nanocomposites for Solar-to-Chemical Energy Conversion of Biomass."

October 5: Dr. Katy Splan, Macalester College

Title: TBA

October 12: Dr. Qadir Timerghazin, Marquette University

"Computational Studies of S-Nitrosothiols: From Electronic Structure to Biological Function”

October 19: Dr. Samuel Butcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison

"The Remarkable Biochemistry of the Spliceosome, the World's Largest and Most Dynamic Enzyme"

October 26: Dr. David Hanson, Augsburg College, Minnesota

Title: TBA

November 2: Dr. Claudio Verani, Wayne State University

“Metal Complexes for Inhibition of the 26S Proteasome in Tumor Cells”

November 9: Dr. Craig Forsyth, Ohio State University

“Chemical Synthesis meets Mysticism: Total Synthesis of Salvinorin A”

November 16: Dr. Muhammet Kose, North Dakota State University

“Synthesis and Application of Low-band Gap Conjugated Materials for Organic Photovoltaics”

November 30: Dr. Chris Douglas, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis

"C-H Bond Activation and Beyond: Building Molecular Complexity by Transition Metal Functionalization of Sigma Bonds to Carbon"

December 7: Dr. John Hoberg, University of Wyoming

"Metal Photocatalysis for Energy Production"