Events
May 2009
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Friday, May 1st, 2009
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Outer Membrane Protein A: From Folding to Electron Transfer
Tsun Yin (Bert) Lai,
postdoctoral scholar in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:15pm
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5:30pm
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Monday, May 4th, 2009
2:00pm
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Multi-scale and Multi-physics Computational Framework for Nano- and Bio-systmes
Multi-scale and Multi-physics Computational Framework for Nano- and Bio-systmes
Hyungjun Kim,
Graduate Student in Chemistry,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Hydrogen Storage Systems Exploiting the Kubas Interaction
David M. Antonelli,
professor of chemistry,
University of Windsor,
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
2:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Ultrafast Electron Crystallography: Principles and Applications
Ding-Shyue Yang,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Gas-Surface Chemical Reactions and Molecule Survival at High Collision Energies
Konstantinos P. Giapis,
associate professor of chemical engineering,
Caltech,
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
2:15pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
The Power of Gold
Norbert Krause,
professor of organic chemistry,
Dortmund University of Technology,
4:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar
Modern Protein Chemistry
Ronald T. Raines,
Professor of chemistry,
University of Wisconsin-Madison,
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Aerosols in the United States: Observation from Space and Pollution-Climate Interactions
Daniel Jacob,
professor of atmospheric chemistry and environmental engineering,
Harvard University,
Thursday, May 7th, 2009
2:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Characterizing the Resistance Generated by a Molecular Bond as it is Forcibly Separated
L. Ben Freund,
professor of engineering,
Brown University,
Friday, May 8th, 2009
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Lanthanide-Based Receptor Sites for Bacterial Spore Detection
Morgan Cable,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:40pm
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Monday, May 11th, 2009
9:00am
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Bioengineering Seminar
Microelectromechanical Systems for Biomolecular Sensing and Manipulation
Qiao Lin,
professor of mechanical engineering,
Columbia University,
4:00pm
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Biophysics Lecture
High Throughput Bacterial Electron Cryotomography
Grant Jensen,
associate professor of biology,
Caltech,
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
10:00am
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Thesis Seminar
Photoelectrochemistry of Microstructured Silicon Materials for Solar Energy Applications
James Maiolo,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Microarray and Genome-wide Sequencing Approaches to Characterizing DNA Binding Molecules
James Puckett,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Single Molecule Probing of Dynamic Conformation, Molecular Interactions and Dynamic Localizations In-vitro, in Live Cells and in Small Organisms
Shimon Weiss,
professor of chemistry and biochemistry,
UCLA,
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
2:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Proton and Ion Conductivity in Microporous Materials
John McKeen,
graduate student in chemical engineering,
Caltech,
2:30pm
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Thesis Seminar
An Iterative Approach to De Novo Computational Enzyme Design and the Successful Application to the Kemp Elimination
Heidi Privett,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Micro-Granular Adsorptive Membrane Filtration: A New Hybrid Membrane/Adsorbent Process for Water Treatment
Mark Benjamin,
professor of civil and environmental engineering,
University of Washington,
4:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Thermoelectric Materials by Design
Jihui Yang, Ph.D.,
staff research scientist,
Materials and Processes Laboratory,
R&D Center, GM,
4:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Gated Molecular Baskets
Jovica D. Badjic,
professor of chemistry,
Ohio State University,
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
1:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Engineering Ligand Control of RNA Interference
Chase Beisel,
graduate student in chemical engineering,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar—cancelled
Wonwoo Nam,
professor of chemistry,
Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea,
Friday, May 15th, 2009
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Thesis Seminar
Synthesis and Proton Conductivity Studies of Mesostructured Organosilicates and Bitriazole-Polymer Composites
Christopher Alabi,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Discovery and Optimization of Stereospecific Propylene Polymerization Catalysts Using High-Throughput Techniques
Susan Schofer,
staff scientist,
Symyx Technologies,
4:40pm
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Monday, May 18th, 2009
10:00am
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Thesis Seminar
Adrenergic Receptors: Model Systems for Investigation of GPCR Structure and Function
Heather Wiencko,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Asymmetric Catalysis with Amino Acids and Peptides: Some Structures and Functions
Scott J. Miller,
professor of chemistry,
Yale University,
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
4:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
The Properties and Potential Applications of Gold Nanoparticles
Mostafa A. El-Sayed,
Regents Professor, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and director, Laser Dynamics Lab,
Georgia Institute of Technology,
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
The Contribution of Eastern North Pacific Tropical Cyclones to the Rainfall Climatology of the Southwest United States
Kristen Corbosiero,
assistant professor of oceanic sciences,
UCLA,
4:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Synthesis-enabled Studies of the Amphotericin B Ion Channel
Martin D. Burke,
professor of chemistry,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
8:00am
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Friday, May 22nd, 2009
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Supramolecular Assembly Using Geometrically Defined Metals and Topologically Directed Pyridyl Carboxylate
Peili Teo,
postdoctoral scholar in chemistry,
Caltech,
Monday, May 25th, 2009
8:00am
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Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
11:00am
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Thesis Seminar
Chemical-Scale Investigations of Cys-loop Neurotransmitter Gated Ion Channels
Ariele Hanek,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Puzzling Protons: Signatures of Large Amplitude Motions in Protonated and Hydrogen-Bonded Systems
Anne B. McCoy,
professor of chemistry,
The Ohio State University,
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
9:00am
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Thesis Seminar
Reprogramming Alternative Splicing Using Cis-Acting Intronic Control Elements
Stephanie Culler,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
11:00am
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Thesis Seminar
Developing High-Affinity Protein Capture Agents and Nanotechnology-Based Platforms for In Vitro Diagnostics
Rosemary Rohde,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Measuring VOCs at 150 ms-1 over the Tropical Rainforest
Jonathan Williams,
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Otto Hahn Institute,
4:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Strategies and Tactics Inspired by Seven-Membered Rings in Natural Products
Richmond Sarpong,
professor of chemistry,
UC Berkeley,
Thursday, May 28th, 2009
10:00am
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Thesis Seminar
Analysis of the Chemical Composition and Transformation of Atmospheric and Chamber Generated Aerosol Using Mass Spectrometry
Shane Murphy,
graduate student in chemical engineering,
Caltech,
1:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Studies in the Design and Characterization of HIV-1 Neutralizing Molecules
Joshua S. Klein,
graduate student in biochemistry and molecular biophysics,
Caltech,
3:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Investigation of Structural Effects on Zeolite Characterization by Constraint Index Testing
John Carpenter,
graduate student in chemical engineering,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar
New Structures of the Universal Translator, the Ribosome
Jamie Cate,
associate professor of chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology,
UC Berkeley,
6:00pm
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Friday, May 29th, 2009