Events
February 2010
Monday, February 1st, 2010
2:00pm
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Special Organic Chemistry Seminar
Siderophore Biosynthesis in Plant Pathogens and Symbionts
Elizabeth Sattely,
research fellow in biological chemistry and molecular pharmacology,
Harvard Medical School,
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Special Chemical Physics Seminar
Molecular Gymnastics: The Dynamic Binding Orientations of HIV Reverse Transcriptase
Elio Abbondanzieri,
postdoctoral fellow in chemistry,
Harvard University,
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
8:00am
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2/9
5:00pm
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4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Low-Frequency Tropical Pacific Sea-Surface Temperature over the Past Millennium: Reconstruction and Error Estimates
Julien Emile-Geay,
assistant professor of Earth sciences,
USC,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Experimental Studies of Phase Transformation in Shape Memory Alloys
Samantha Daly,
assistant professor of mechanical engineering,
University of Michigan,
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Special Organic Chemistry Seminar
Case Studies in Natural Product Biosynthesis: Neurotoxin Cyclopiazonic Acid and Antibiotic Andrimid
Xinyu Liu,
Research fellow in biological chemistry and molecular pharmacology,
Harvard Medical School,
Friday, February 5th, 2010
1:45pm
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3:00pm
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2:15pm
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3:15pm
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Special Organic Chemistry Seminar
Application of Oxometal Catalysts to Transformations Spanning the Redox Continuum
Alexander Radosevich,
postdoctoral scholar in chemistry,
MIT,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Expanding the Synthetic Versatility of Functionalized Si Surfaces with Low Defect Densities for Solar Applications
Leslie O'Leary,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:30pm
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6:00pm
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Saturday, February 6th, 2010
9:30am
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2/7
6:00pm
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Sunday, February 7th, 2010
10:00am
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11:00am
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11:00am
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12:30pm
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Biophysics Lecture
Biology without Bias: New Tools for Probing Biological Systems
Jonathan Weissman,
professor of cellular and molecular pharmacology,
UC San Francisco,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Development of Caged-Complexes for Studying Zn2+ Signaling & Homeostasis
Shawn Burdette,
assistant professor of chemistry,
University of Connecticut,
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Caltech Biotechnology Club Speaker
Commercializing Technologies Developed at the Bench Top
Karen Wong,
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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W. N. Lacey Lectureship in Chemical Engineering
Molecular Organometallic Catalysis on Surfaces
Bruce C. Gates,
professor of chemical engineering and materials science,
UC Davis,
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Holocene Evolution of the El Nino/Southern Oscillation Phenomenon
Christopher Charles,
professor,
Geosciences Research Division,
Scripps Institution of Oceanography,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Understanding the Initiation of Failure in Metallic Glasses through Nanomechanical Testing
Corinne E. Packard,
postdoctoral associate,
MIT,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Drug Targeting of Odd DNA Structures as a Means to Control Gene Transcription
Laurence H. Hurley,
professor of pharmaceutical sciences, medicinal chemistry, and chemistry,
University of Arizona,
Thursday, February 11th, 2010
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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W. N. Lacey Lectureship in Chemical Engineering (General Audience Lecture)
Spurring Chemistry: Catalysis and Chemical Technology
Bruce C. Gates,
professor chemical engineering and materials science,
UC Davis,
Friday, February 12th, 2010
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Unfolded States of Heme Proteins
Melanie Yen,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Redox States of Nitric Oxide Synthase
Charlotte Whited,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:30pm
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6:00pm
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Sunday, February 14th, 2010
10:00am
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11:00am
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11:00am
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12:30pm
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
8:00am
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5:00pm
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Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
9:00am
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9:01am
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
"Homogeneous Polymerization Catalysts Based on (Very) Early Transiton Metal Complexes"
Jun Okuda,
professor of inorganic chemistry,
Aachen University of Technology (RWTH), Germany,
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
2:15pm
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3:15pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
BL-1020 and Novel Drug with Promising Effects for the Treatment of 40,000,000 Schizophrenic Patients
Abraham Nudelman,
professor of chemistry,
Bar Ilan University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Topic to be announced.
David Lea,
professor of paleochimatology, paleoceanography, geochemistry,
UC Santa Barbara,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Swift Lecture
Chemistry on the Brain: Understanding the Nicotine Receptor
Dennis A. Dougherty,
George Grant Hoag Professor of Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:30pm
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6:00pm
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Thursday, February 18th, 2010
9:00am
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10:00am
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Thesis Seminar
Sonochemical Decomposition of Perfluorinated Surfactants: Chain Length Effects
Tammy Campbell,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
1:30pm
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2:30pm
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Symposium
Efficient Synthesis of Vasopeptidase Inhibitor, Gemopatrilat
Rajendra Deshpande,
Bristol-Myers Squibb,
2:30pm
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3:30pm
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Symposium
Candida Antarctica Lipases A and B in Dynamic Kinetic Resolution. Model Studies and Directed Evolution.
Jan-Erling Báckvall,
professor of chemistry,
Stockholm University,
Friday, February 19th, 2010
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
DNA-Mediated Electrochemistry: Fundamentals and Biosensing Applications
Jason Slinker,
postdoctoral scholar in chemistry,
Caltech,
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
9:00am
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar—cancelled
Isabella Velicogna,
assistant professor of Earth system science,
UC Irvine,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Combinatorial Approach to Materials Discovery
Ichiro Takeuchi,
professor,
Department of Materials Science and Engineering ,
University of Maryland,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Post-translational Modifications in Natural Product Biosynthesis
Wilfred A. van der Donk,
Howard Hughes Medical Investigator and professor of chemistry,
University of Illinois,
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
8:00am
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Ongoing
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Friday, February 26th, 2010
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production from VLS-Grown Silicon Microwire Arrays
Emily L. Warren,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:30pm
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6:00pm
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