Events
November 2005
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11/1
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Tuesday, November 1st, 2005
11:00am
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Thesis Seminar
Methods for the Analysis of Organic Chemistry on Titan
Robert Hodyss,
Graduate Student,
Department of Chemistry,
Caltech,
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Engineering the Mechanical Properties of Ocular Tissues
Charles S. Nickerson,
Graduate Student,
Department of Chemistry,
Caltech,
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Environmental Interfaces Studied by Lasers: From Geochemistry to Atmospheric Chemistry
Franz Geiger,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
Northwestern University,
Friday, November 4th, 2005
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Stoichiometric and Catalytic Interactions between Iridium Hydrides and Alkynes
Xingwei Li,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
Monday, November 7th, 2005
4:00pm
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Biophysics Lecture
Some Physical Aspects of the Origin of Life and of Artificial Cells
Albert J. Libchaber,
Detlev W. Bronk Professor,
Laboratory of Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, The Center for Studies in Physics and Biology,
The Rockefeller University,
Tuesday, November 8th, 2005
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy as a Novel Probe for Molecular Chirality
Y. Ron Shen,
Professor of Physics,
Department of Physics,
University of California, Berkeley,
Wednesday, November 9th, 2005
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Virtual Observatory for Coastal Ocean Science and Applications
Yi Chao,
Principal Scientist,
Earth Science Section, Sciences Division,
Jet Propultion Laboratory,
4:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Exploring Asymmetric Synthesis Using Lewis Base Catalysis
Scott E. Schaus,
Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
Boston University,
Friday, November 11th, 2005
4:00pm
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Caltech Biotechnology Club Speaker
Positron Emission Tomography (PET): From Technology Invention to Biology and Medicine
Michael Phelps,
Professor,
Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology ,
UCLA,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Quantum Chemical Elucidations of Homogeneous Pd(II) Catalysis: New Insights in the Wacker Process and the Enantioselective Tsuji-Allylation Mechanisms
John Keith,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
Tuesday, November 15th, 2005
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Nanoparticle Optical Properties and Biomolecule Detection: New Challenges
George C. Schatz,
Morrison Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
Northwestern University,
Wednesday, November 16th, 2005
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Backarc Basins, Mid-Ocean Ridges and Hotspots: Thermophiles Thriving in Dynamic Environmental Gradients
Anna-Louise Reysenbach,
Microbial Ecologist,
Department of Biology,
Portland State University,
4:00pm
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Novartis Lecture
Exciting Opportunities for Drug and Vaccine Discovery through Total Synthesis
Samuel J. Danishefsky,
Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
Columbia University,
Thursday, November 17th, 2005
4:00pm
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Bioengineering Seminar
Dissecting the Complexity of Bacterial Metabolism
Diana Downs,
Professor,
Department of Bacteriology,
University of Wisconsin, Madison,
Friday, November 18th, 2005
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Catalytic Reactions with Chiral Titanium Amide-Alkoxides
Adam R. Johnson,
Visiting Associate,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Norman Davidson Lecture
A Molecular Logic of Olfactory Perception
Richard Axel,
M.D.,
Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biophysics and of Pathology and Investigator,
Columbia University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute,
Monday, November 21st, 2005
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
DNA Monolayers: Preparation, Properties, and Diagnostic Applications
Rastislav Levicky,
Professor,
Chemical Engineering,
Columbia University,
Thursday, November 24th, 2005
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11/25
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11/27
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Monday, November 28th, 2005
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Bio-Inspired Carbene and Nitrene Transfer Reactions by Metalloporphyrins
X. Peter Zhang,
Assistant Professor of Chemistry,
Tuesday, November 29th, 2005
11:00am
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Thesis Seminar
Molecular Aspects of Flow-Induced Crystallization of Polypropylene
Derek Thurman,
Graduate Student,
Department of Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Femtosecond Frequency Comb and Real-Time Ultrasensitive Spectroscopy
Jun Ye,
Fellow of JILA, Fellow of NIST,
JILA,
University of Colorado at Boulder,
Wednesday, November 30th, 2005
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
The St. Louis–Midwest Supersite: Towards a Conceptual Model for Ambient Fine Particles in St. Louis"
Jay Turner,
Associate Professor,
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Washington University in St. Louis,
4:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Applications of Palladium Chemistry in Drug Discovery
Jack Jie Li,
Dr.,
Chemistry Department,
Pfizer Global Research & Discovery,