Events
February 2011
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Stochastic Electrochemistry—Single Molecules and Particles
Allen J. Bard,
professor and faculty director, Center for Electrochemistry,
the University of Texas at Austin,
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Defining and Scaling Coupled Hydrological-biogeochemical Processes Responsible for the Worlds Largest Mass Poisoning
Benjamin David Kocar,
postdoctoral fellow,
Stanford University,
Friday, February 4th, 2011
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Semiconductor Surface Chemistry for Solar Energy Conversion
Leslie O'Leary,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:30pm
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6:00pm
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Monday, February 7th, 2011
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Bioengineering Lecture
Microengineered Hydrogels for Stem Cell Bioengineering and Tissue Regeneration
Ali Khademhosseini,
assistant professor,
Harvard Medical School, Harvard-MIT Division of Health,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Catalysts Made of Earth-Abundant Elements—Making C-C and H-H Bonds
Xile Hu,
assistant professor of chemistry,
Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Catalysis,
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL),
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
On the Impact of Ocean Heat Transport in Warm and Cold Climates
Brian Rose,
postdoctoral fellow in atmospheric sciences,
University of Washington,
4:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Integrating Surfaces with Organic Chemistry Applied to Dynamic Studies of Cell Behavior and the Development of Biomaterials for Cell Tissue Engineering
Muhammad N. Yousaf,
professor of chemistry,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Carolina Center for Genome Science,
Friday, February 11th, 2011
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Thesis Seminar
Iridium Corroles: Synthesis, Properties, Electronic Structure, and More
Joshua Palmer,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
ATP Dependent DNA Charge Transport by the Helicase XPD
Timothy P. Mui,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:30pm
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6:00pm
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Monday, February 14th, 2011
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Thesis Seminar
Investigations of C-H Activation and the Conversion of Methanol to Triptane
Valerie Scott,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
From CC Agostic Structures to CH Bond Activation
Michel Etienne,
professor of chemistry,
Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, Toulouse, France,
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Molecules in the Quantum Regime
Jun Ye,
professor of physics,
University of Colorado, Boulder,
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Direct CO2 Capture from Air Using Moisture Swing Absorption
Klaus Lackner,
professor of geophysics, Earth, and environmental engineering,
Columbia University,
4:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Nanoscience of Advanced Bulk Thermoelectrics
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis,
professor of chemistry,
Northwestern University,
Friday, February 18th, 2011
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Multifaceted Behavior of a Bis(phosphido)pyridine Pincer Ligand, and Catalysis by Cationic (Diimine)palladium(II) Hydroxy Dimers
Matthew S. Winston,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
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Monday, February 21st, 2011
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Theory of Multiexciton Generation at the Nanometer Scale
Eran Rabani,
professor of chemistry,
Tel Aviv University,
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Insights Derived from Studying the Signature of the MJO in Satellite and Lightning Observations
John Wallace,
University of Washington,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer: Six Degrees of Separation
James M. Mayer,
professor of chemistry,
University of Washington,
4:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Three-Dimensional Structures for Storing, Generating and Harvesting Photons and Electrons
Paul V. Braun,
professor materials science and engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Thursday, February 24th, 2011
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Biochemistry Seminar
Molecular Origami: Protein Folding and Misfolding in Health and Disease
Judith Frydman,
professor of biology,
Stanford University,
Friday, February 25th, 2011
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Towards Cheaper, More Efficient Solar Cells: 820 mV Open-Circuit Voltages from Cu2O/CH3CN Junctions
Chengxiang Xiang,
postdoctoral scholar in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:30pm
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Monday, February 28th, 2011
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Biophysics Lecture
Feeling the Pressure: Mechanical Regulation of the Cytoskeleton
Daniel Fletcher,
professor of bioengineering,
UC Berkeley,
4:00pm
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Dow Lecture in Organometallic Chemistry
Bioinorganic Aspects of Copper Dioxygen Adduct Formation, Structure and Reactivity
Kenneth D. Karlin,
professor of chemistry,
the Johns Hopkins University,