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May 2005
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5/3
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Monday, May 2nd, 2005
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Thesis Seminar
Rotational Spectroscopy and Observational Astronomy of Prebiotic Molecules
Susanna L. Widicus Weaver,
Graduate Student,
Department of Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Biophysics Lecture - CANCELED
Some Physical Aspects of the Origin of Life and of Artificial Cells
Albert Libchaber,
Professor,
The Rockefeller University,
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2005
4:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Carbon Dioxide and Unusual Isotope Effects: From Single Collisions to Global Climate Change
Kristie A. Boering,
Professor,
Chemistry,
University of California, Berkeley,
Wednesday, May 4th, 2005
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Upper Ocean Dynamics
Raffaele Ferrari,
Victor Starr Assistant Professor,
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Nanostructured Materials and Devices by Hierarchical Assembly
Yunfeng Lu,
Professor,
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department,
Tulane University, New Orleans,
4:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Natural Product Glycorandomization
Jon S. Thorson,
Professor,
Laboratory for Biosynthetic Chemistry,
University of Wisconsin,
Thursday, May 5th, 2005
10:00am
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Bioengineering Seminar
Biomolecular Motors: From Single Molecules to Molecular Bio-Nanotechnology
Edgar Meyhöfer,
Associate Professor,
Mechanical Engineering,
University of Michigan,
Friday, May 6th, 2005
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Developing Tripodal Carbene Chelators for Small Molecule Activation
Xile Hu,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
Monday, May 9th, 2005
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Thesis Seminar
Chemical Characterization and Charge Carrier Dyamics of Cyrstalline Silicon (III) Surfaces Modified with Surface-Bound Organic Functional Groups
Lauren Webb,
graduate student,
Department of Chemistry,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
P450 BM3 Electrochemistry and Electrocatalysis
Andrew K. Udit,
Graduate Student,
Department of Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Raman Microscopy of Pigments: A Key Technique for the Scientific Investigation of Artwork
Robin J. H. Clark,
Professor,
Christopher Ingold Laboratories,
University College London,
Tuesday, May 10th, 2005
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Inorganic Nanotubes and Nanofluidic Transistors
Peidong Yang,
Associate Professor of Chemistry,
Chemistry,
University of California, Berkeley,
Wednesday, May 11th, 2005
3:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Analysis, Design, and Construction of Nucleic Acid Devices
Robert Dirks,
Graduate Student,
Department of Chemistry,
Caltech,
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar - CANCELLED
Fe-NOM Interactions and the Photodegradation of Natural Organic Matter
Patricia Maurice,
Professor, Director, Center for Environmental Science and Technology,
Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences,
University of Notre Dame,
4:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Facilitated Chemical Genetics Using Tagged Small Molecule Library
Young-Tae Chang,
Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
New York University,
Thursday, May 12th, 2005
11:00am
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Thesis Seminar
Structure and Reaction Dynamics of Biomolecules in the Gas Phase
Heather Cox,
Graduate Student,
Department of Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
Understanding Bistability in Complex Enzyme-Driven Reaction Networks
Martin Feinberg,
Professor,
department of chemical and biomolecular engineering,
Ohio State University,
Friday, May 13th, 2005
10:00am
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Thesis Seminar
Ultrafast Photoreduction of Nitric Oxide Synthase by Electron Tunneling Wires
Wendy Belliston Bittner,
Graduate Student,
Department of Chemistry,
Caltech,
1:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
The Molecular Recognition of DNA by Novel Heterocycles
Michael A. Marques,
Graduate Student,
Department of Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
The Competitive Oxidation and Protonation of Aqueous Monomethylplatinum(II) Complexes: A Comparison of Oxidants
David Weinberg,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
Tuesday, May 17th, 2005
3:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
DNA-Templated Dimerizations of Minor Groove-Binding Polyamides
Adam Poulin-Kerstien,
Graduate Student,
Department of Chemistry,
Caltech,
Wednesday, May 18th, 2005
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Thesis Seminar
Development of a Structure Prediction Method for G-Protein Coupled Reactors
Spencer E. Hall,
Graduate Student,
Department of Chemistry,
Caltech,
11:00am
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Thesis Seminar
Investigations of Ion Channel Structure and Function: I. Studies of Nicotine Binding to the Acetycholine Receptor. II. Development of Tools for Studying Learning and Memory with Unnatural Amino Acids
E. James Petersson,
graduate student,
Department of Chemistry,
Caltech,
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Bioremediation of Atomic Bomb Wastes: Adventures in the Near-Source Zone
Craig Criddle,
Associate Professor,
Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Stanford University,
4:00pm
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Beckman Lecture
Protein Glycosylation: Challenges and Opportunities
Chi-Huey Wong,
Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
Scripps Research Institute,
4:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Thermodynamically Tuned Low-Z Hydrides for High Density Hydrogen Storage
John Vajo,
PhD,
HRL Laboratories,
5:30pm
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Thursday, May 19th, 2005
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Thesis Seminar
Unnatural Amino Acid Incorporation to Rewrite Genetic Code and RNA-peptide Interactions
Xin Qi,
Graduate Student,
Department of Chemistry,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Hyperpolarized Xenon and Krypton in NMR Spectroscopy and MR Imaging
Thomas Meersmann,
Assistant Professor of Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry,
University of Colorado, Fort Collins,
2:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
The Design and Development of Palladium-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Transformations
Eric M. Ferreira,
Graduate Student,
Department of Chemistry,
Caltech,
Friday, May 20th, 2005
8:00am
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Selective Trimerization and Tetramerization of Ethylene Using Chromium Diphosphine Catalysts
Paul Elowe,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
Tuesday, May 24th, 2005
10:00am
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Thesis Seminar
Theoretical and Experimental Investigations in MEMS-Based Force-Detected NMR
Ramez A. Elgammal,
Graduate Student,
Department of Chemistry,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
The Chemistry of Tris(phosphino)borate Supported Iron-Nitrogen Multiply Bonded Linkages
Steven D. Brown,
Graduate Student,
Department of Chemistry,
Caltech,
Wednesday, May 25th, 2005
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Homeostatic Mechanisms in Algae for Trace Element Utilization
Sabeeha Merchant,
Professor,
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
University of California, Los Angeles,
4:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Synthesis of Natural and Unnatural Products
Jeffrey D. Winkler,
Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
The Pennsylvania State University,
Thursday, May 26th, 2005
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Bioengineering Seminar
Cerebellum: The Evolution of a Neuronal Machine for Bayesian State Estimation.
Mike Paulin,
Professor,
Department of Zoology, Department of Mathematics and Centre for Neuroscience,
University of Otago, New Zealand.,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Fundamental Reaction Steps Probed by Organometallic Photochemistry
Robin N. Perutz,
Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
University of York,
Friday, May 27th, 2005
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Thesis Seminar
Direct Examination of Initiation and Propagation Kinetics of Zirconocene-Catalyzed Alkene Polymerization
Sara B. Klamo,
Graduate Student,
Department of Chemistry,
Caltech,
2:30pm
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Thesis Seminar
Selectivity in the C-H Activation of Methane and Methanol
Jonathan S. Owen,
Graduate Student,
Department of Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Enantioselective Olefin Metathesis
Jacob Berlin,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
Saturday, May 28th, 2005
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Monday, May 30th, 2005
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2005
10:00am
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar (Special Tuesday Seminar)
The Role of Surface Fluxes and Ocean Coupling in the Madden-Julian Oscillation
Adam Sobel,
Associate Professor,
Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics,
Columbia University,
2:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Design of Sequence-Specific DNA Intercalators
Eric J. Fechter,
Graduate Student,
Department of Chemistry,
Caltech,