Seminars
CHEMISTRY SEMINAR SCHEDULE
Fall 2016
Unless specified, Fall 2016 seminars will be held at 11:30 am in MAC D288
Links to speakers' web pages are provided where available
| Date | Speaker |
| Thur. Sep. 8 |
Kirsten Wolthers, University of British Columbia, Okanagan |
| Mon. Sep. 12 |
Graduate student Chem 509 introduction |
| Thur. Sep. 15 |
Curtis Berlinguette, University of British Columbia Solar Chemistry at the Interface Host: Robin Hicks |
| Mon. Sep. 19 |
Jean-François Paquin, Université Laval Exploration and Some Discoveries in Organofluorine Chemistry Host: Jeremy Wulff |
| Thur. Sep. 22 |
Rhett Kempe, Universität Bayreuth Catalysts for a more sustainable chemistry Host: Neil Burford |
| Mon. Oct. 3 |
Edith (Phoebe) Glazer, University of Kentucky Developing a research platform for the discovery of cytotoxic metal complexes Host: Genevieve Boice |
| Thur. Oct. 13 |
Miguel Garcia-Garibay, University of California, Los Angeles Control of Chemical Reactivity and Rotational Dynamics: Applications in the Construction of Molecular Machines Host: Peter Wan |
| Mon. Oct. 17 |
Belinda Heyne, University of Calgary From tuning aggregation to amplifying singlet oxygen: a photochemist approach Host: Alex Brolo |
| Mon. Oct. 24 |
Ken Dill, Stony Brook University How cell behaviors are encoded in the physical chemistry of the proteome Host: Fraser Hof |
|
Thurs. |
Preston Chase, GreenCentre Canada Development and Commercial Application of Novel Catalyst and Green Solvent Technologies Host: Robin Hicks |
| Mon. Oct. 31 |
David Rabuka, Catalent Biologics Translating technology from the bench top to the clinic, the story of Redwood Bioscience Host: Tom Fyles |
| Mon. Nov. 7 |
Richard Layfield, University of Manchester From Molecular Magnets to Catalytic Transformations of Main Group Substrates Host: Neil Burford |
| Wed. Nov. 9 |
Graduate Student Research Day |
| Mon. Nov. 14 |
Elizabeth Gillies, University of Western Ontario Controlling end-to-end depolymerization: new polymer backbones, mechanisms and applications Host: Matt Moffitt |
| Mon. Nov. 21 |
Gonzalo Cosa, McGill University Visualising Chemistry at the Single Molecule Level Host: Cornelia Bohne |
| Mon. Nov. 28 |
Paul Wiseman, McGill University Mapping protein dynamics and interactions in podosomes in living cells with image correlation spectroscopy Host: Natia Frank |
| Mon. Dec. 5 |
Andreea Schmitzer, Université de Montréal Controlable transmembrane transport processes and their biological applications Host: Cornelia Bohne |
Spring 2017
Unless specified, Spring 2017 seminars will be held at 11:30 am in MAC D288
Links to speakers' web pages are provided where available
| Date | Speaker |
| Mon. Jan. 16 |
Thomas Baumgartner, University of Calgary Strongly Electron-Accepting, Phosphorus-bridged Viologens - From Synthesis to Applications Host: Neil Burford |
| Mon. Jan. 23 |
Cathleen Crudden, Queen's University Metal catalysts, clusters and surfaces: From the synthesis of chiral bio-molecules to carbon-based self assembled monolayers. Host: Robin Hicks |
| Mon. Jan. 30 |
David Stuart, Portland State University Exploring Divergent Reactivity of Diaryliodonium Salts for Metal-Free Arylation Reactions Host: Scott McIndoe |
| Mon. Feb. 6 |
Christopher Jones, Georgia Tech Title TBC Host: Scott McIndoe |
| Thur. Feb. 16 |
Graduate Student Research Day Details to be confirmed in January |
| Mon. Feb. 20 |
Ariel Louwrier, Stressmarq Biotech Startups - Life, Risk and Everything Host: Fraser Hof |
| Mon. Feb. 27 |
Paul Chirik, Princeton University Catalysis with Earth Abundant Metals Host: Robin Hicks |
| Mon. Mar. 6 |
Lüis Campos, Columbia University Title TBC Host: Cornelia Bohne |
| Thurs. Mar. 16 |
Mario Leclerc, Université Laval Green Chemistry for Green Energy Host: Matt Moffitt |
| Mon. Mar. 20 |
Philip Power, University of California, Davis Title TBC Host: Paul Gray |
|
Mon. |
Rylan Lundgren, University of Alberta Copper-Mediated Oxidative Cross-Coupling Reactions of Carbon Nucleophiles Host: Neil Burford |
| Mon. Apr. 3 |
Christa Brosseau, Saint Mary's University Title TBC Host: Natia Frank |