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April 2008
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
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Thesis Seminar
Structural Studies of the E. coli Methionine ABC Transporter MetNI and its Cognate Binding Protein MetQ
Neena S. Kadaba,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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John D. Roberts Lecture
Nanoparticle to Microparticle to Live Nerve Cell Tissue Aqueous Interfaces
Kenneth B. Eisenthal,
professor of chemistry,
Columbia University,
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Christopher Higgins,
postdoctoral fellow,
Johns Hopkins University,
Friday, April 4th, 2008
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Bacterial Spore Detection: Ionic Radii and Competitive Ion Effects on the Stability of Lanthanide-Based Receptor Sites
Morgan Cable,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
Monday, April 7th, 2008
4:00pm
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Biophysics Lecture
Membrane Spatial Organization and the Mechanics of Cellular Signal Transduction
Jay T. Groves,
assistant professor of chemistry,
UC Berkeley,
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
The Sensitivity of Low Clouds to Aspects of Climate Change
Robert Wood,
assistant professor of atmospheric sciences,
University of Washington,
Friday, April 11th, 2008
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Biological Effects of Mismatch-Specific Rhodium Metalloinsertors
Russell Ernst,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
4:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
New Density Functionals with Broad Applicability in Chemistry
Donald G. Truhlar,
Regents Professor of Chemistry, Chemical Phys., Nanoparticle Sci. & Engr., & Scientific Comp.,
Department of Chemistry,
University of Minnesota,
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Roles of Redox-Active "Antibiotics" in Iron Acquisition and Microbial Physiology
Yun Wang,
postdoctoral scholar in biology,
MIT,
4:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Development of Novel Approaches to the Synthesis of Structural Complex Natural Products and Nonnatural Compounds
Rich G. Carter,
associate professor of chemistry,
Oregon State University,
Friday, April 18th, 2008
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Thesis Seminar
Development of Enantioselective Organocatalytic Technologies for the Alpha-Functionalization of Aldehydes and Ketones
Teresa Beeson,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Asymmetric Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis
Jean Li,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Development of Enantioselective Organocatalytic Methods and Progress toward the Total Synthesis of Minfiensine
Jamison Tuttle,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
Monday, April 21st, 2008
11:00am
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Special Chemical Engineering Seminar
Viscoelastic Properties of Ultrathin Polymer Films and Polymer Surfaces: Novel Nanometer Scale
Gregory B. McKenna,
professor of chemical engineering,
Texas Tech University,
4:00pm
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Bioengineering Seminar
Functional Materials in Regenerative Medicine and Immunotherapeutics
Jeffrey Hubbell,
professor of applied mathematics,
Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine and Pharmacobiology, Institute of Bioengineering,
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology,
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Quantum Wavepacket Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics: Applications to Hydrogen Tunneling in Biological Enzymes and Vibrational Properties in Hydrogen-Bonded Clusters
Srinivasan S. Iyengar,
assistant professor of chemistry and adjunct professor of physics,
Indiana University,
4:00pm
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W. N. Lacey Lectureship in Chemical Engineering
Linear and Nonlinear Rheology of Entangled, Branched Polymers
L. Gary Leal,
professor of chemical engineering,
UC Santa Barbara,
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Adventures in Snow Photochemistry: From PAH Photodegradation to Light Absorption by Unknown Chromophores
Cort Anastasio,
associate professor of tropospheric chemistry and assistant tropospheric chemist,
UC Davis,
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
4:00pm
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W. N. Lacey Lectureship in Chemical Engineering
The Effect of Surface Active Additives on Coalescence
L. Gary Leal,
professor of chemical engineering and materials,
UC Santa Barbara,
Friday, April 25th, 2008
11:00am
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Monolayer-Encapsulated Metal Nanoparticles for Chemical Sensing
Edgardo Garcia,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
Monday, April 28th, 2008
4:00pm
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Bioengineering Seminar
The Design of Nanoscale Therapeutics and Nanostructured Materials
Ravi Kane,
professor of chemical and biological engineering,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
2:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Characterizing α-Synuclein Membrane Bound Structure
Tsun Yin Lai,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Gaseous Noncovalent Complexes and Clusters: A Bridge to Aqueous Solution
Evan R. Williams,
professor of chemistry and biophysics,
UC Berkeley,
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Frontiers of Aerosol Chemistry: Fundamental Studies of Chemical Reactions at Gas-Liquid Interfaces using Field Induced Droplet Ionization
Jesse L. Beauchamp,
Charles and Mary Ferkel Professor of Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Finding the Atomic Structure of Surfaces and Nanowires via Global Optimization Methods
Cristian Ciobanu,
assistant professor of engineering,
Colorado School of Mines,