Events
May 2014
Ongoing
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Thursday, May 1st, 2014
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Center for the Chemistry of Cellular Signaling Seminar
The Iron-Sulfur Cluster in Dna2: Implications for DNA Charge Transport in Eukaryotes
Helen Segal,
Ms.,
Department of Chemistry,
California Institute of Technology,
2:00pm
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Computational Enzyme Design
Thesis defense
Bernardo Sosa Padilla Araujo,
Graduate Student,
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics,
Caltech,
Friday, May 2nd, 2014
10:00am
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Physical Biology of V(D)J recombination and Genome Packaging: In singulo studies of the RAG recombinase, HMGB1 and TFAM
Thesis defense
Goeffrey Lovely,
Graduate Student,
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics,
Caltech,
11:00am
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Functional Evaluation of Noncovalent Interactions in Neuroreceptors and Progress Toward the Expansion of Unnatural Amino Acid Methodology
Kristina Daeffler,
Graduate Student in Chemistry, Dougherty group,
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
Caltech,
2:30pm
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3:30pm
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Mechanistic Studies of Reactions at Single-Molecule Level Using Microfluidics with Applications in Molecular Diagnostics
Bing Sun,
Graudate Student in Chemistry, Ismagilov group,
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Electron Transfer and DNA Replication: Assessing the Functional Role of the Yeast DNA Polymerase delta [4Fe-4S] Cluster
Phil Bartels,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
Monday, May 5th, 2014
9:30am
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Thesis Seminar
Development of Semicrystalline Morphology of Poly(L-lactic acid) during Processing of a Vascular Scaffold
Artemis Ailianou,
graduate student,
chemical engineering,
california institute of technology,
2:00pm
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PhD Thesis Seminar
The Development of a Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Conjugate Addition and Its Application Toward the Synthesis of Taiwaniaquinoid Natural Products
Jeffrey Holder,
Graduate Student in Chemistry, Stoltz group,
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Biophysics Lecture
Curiosity's Mission of Exploration at Gale Crater
John Grotzinger,
Professor of Geology,
Division of Geology and Planetary Sciences,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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Dow Lecture in Organometallic Chemistry
Molecular Oxygen as a Reagent in Late Transition Metal Organometallic Chemistry
Karen Goldberg,
Nicole A. Boand Endowed Professor of Chemistry and Director, Center for Enabling New Technologies through Catalysis,
Chemistry,
University of Washington,
Tuesday, May 6th, 2014
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Thesis Defense.
"Design and Analysis of Nucleic Acid Reaction Pathways"
Brian Wolfe,
Ph.D. Candidate in Bioengineering,
Bioengineering,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Excitonic Dynamics in Conjugated Molecular Materials
Peter J. Rossky,
Marvin K. Collie-Welch Regents Chair in Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry,
University of Texas, Austin,
4:00pm
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Special Biochemistry Seminar
Snapshots of Transcription Initiation by Cryo-EM
Hans Olof Elmlund,
Dr.,
Stanford University School of Medicine,
Wednesday, May 7th, 2014
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
The physiological consequences of altering stomatal developent in plants -- lessons from Arabidopsis
Graham Dow,
NOAA Climate & Global Change Fellow,
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology,
Harvard University,
4:00pm
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John D. Roberts Lecture
Mimicry of Polypeptide Recognition Surfaces with Foldamers
Samuel H. Gellman,
Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
University of Wisconsin - Madison,
Thursday, May 8th, 2014
4:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar
!! RESCHEDULED !! This talk has been rescheduled for May 29
Heather Pinkett,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Molecular Biosciences,
Northwestern University,
4:00pm
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Robert W. Vaughan Lecture in Chemical Engineering
Quantitatively understanding the impacts of airborne particles on clouds, storms and climate
Athanasios Nenes,
Professor and Georgia Power Faculty Scholar,
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,
Georgia Insitute of Technology,
Friday, May 9th, 2014
10:00am
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Rhodium and Iridium Analogues of the Shilov Cycle for Methane Functionalization and the Reductive Oxoactivation Mechanistic Motif for Alkane Oxidation
Ross Fu,
Graduate Student in Chemistry, Goddard group,
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
Caltech,
2:30pm
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Thesis Seminar
Scanning Probe Studies of Thin Films
Joey Varghese,
graduate student,
chemical engineering,
california institute of technology,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Tungsten Photosensitizers
Wesley Sattler,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
Monday, May 12th, 2014
9:00am
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Cell-Targeted Regulation of Gene Expression Through Synthetic RNA Devices
James Vowles,
Graduate Student in Chemistry, Smolke group,
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
Caltech,
1:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Reaction of Glucose by Framework and Extraframework Tin Sites in Zeolite Beta
Ricardo Bermejo-Deval,
graduate student,
chemical engineering,
california institute of technology,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Harnessing Metal-Metal Bonds: Bonding, Electronic Properties and Small-Molecule Reactivity
Connie C. Lu,
Assistant Professor of Chemistry,
Chemistry,
University of Minnesota,
Tuesday, May 13th, 2014
4:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Understanding Non-Covalent Interactions Involving Aromatic Rings
Steven E. Wheeler,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX,
Wednesday, May 14th, 2014
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
New perspectives on the ocean's role in transient climate change
Kyle Armour,
James S. McDonnell Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow,
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Advanced semiconductor devices: from nanotechnology-based photovoltaics to infrared thermal sensing
Dr. Giacomo Mariani,
Caltech Postdoctoral Scholar,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Thursday, May 15th, 2014
12:00pm
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Center for the Chemistry of Cellular Signaling Seminar
Unnatural Amino Acid Probes of a Prokaryotic Cys-Loop Receptor Homolog
Matthew Rienzo,
Mr.,
Department of Chemistry,
California Institute of Technology,
2:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Density Functional Theory Embedding for Correlated Wavefunctions
Jason Goodpaster,
graduate student,
chemical engineering,
california institute of technology,
Friday, May 16th, 2014
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Davidson Lecture
Personalized health care in post genomic era
Richard Scheller,
Executive Vice President ,
Research and Early Development,
Genentech,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Enantioselective Olefin Metathesis with Cyclometalated Ruthenium Complexes
John Hartung,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
Monday, May 19th, 2014
9:00am
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The novel function of a protein-conducting channel in cotranslational protein targeting
Thesis defense
David Akopian,
Graduate Student,
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics,
Caltech,
1:00pm
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Brf1 post-transcriptionally regulates pluripotency and differentiation responses downstream of Erk MAP Kinase
Thesis defense
Fred Tan,
Graduate Student,
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Development of Protein-Catalyzed Capture (PCC) Agents with Application to the Specific Targeting of the E17K Point Mutation of Akt1
Kaycie Deyle,
Graduate Student in Chemistry, Heath group,
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Salt-free Reduction of Tantalum and Tungsten Halides for Generating Low-valent Catalytically Active Species
Kazushi Mashima,
Professor,
Chemistry,
Osaka University,
Wednesday, May 21st, 2014
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Investigations of Our Cosmic Origins
Brett McGuire,
Graduate Student in Chemistry, Blake group,
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
Caltech,
1:00pm
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Computational Design of Self-assembling Proteins and Protein-DNA Nanowires
Yun Mou,
Graduate Student in Chemistry, Mayo group,
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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Special Chemistry Seminar
The structure of nature's water splitting catalyst prior to O-‐O bond formation: Water binding and water splitting in photosynthesis
Nick Cox,
Staff Scientist,
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion,
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Earth system response to massive carbon release: Atmospheric CO2, climate sensitivity, and ocean chemistry through time
Richard Zeebe,
Professor of Oceanography, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology,
Department of Oceanography,
University of Hawai'i at Manoa,
4:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Small Molecule Probes of APOBEC3 DNA Cytosine Deaminases
Daniel A. Harki,
Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry,
Medicinal Chemistry Department,
University of Minnesota,
Thursday, May 22nd, 2014
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Biochemistry Seminar
Spherical Nucleic Acid (SNA) Nanostructures: Establishing a New Paradigm in Molecular Diagnostics and Intracellular Gene Regulation
Chad Mirkin,
George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry,
Northwestern University,
4:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
Multiscale patient-specific systems biology
Scott Diamond,
Arthur E. Humphrey Professor and Department Chair,
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,
University of Pennsylvania,
Friday, May 23rd, 2014
9:30am
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Design, Synthesis, and Biological Activity of Rhodium Metalloinsertors
Alexis Komor,
Graduate Student in Chemistry, Barton group,
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
Caltech,
11:00am
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Role of Conformational Changes in G Protein-Coupled Receptor Activation
Caitlin Scott,
Graduate Student in Chemistry, Goddard group,
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Molybdenum para-Terphenyl Diphosphine Complexes: Synthesis, Reactivity, and Catalysis
Joshua Alan Buss,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
Monday, May 26th, 2014
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2014
10:00am
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Magnetic Alignment of High-Aspect Ratio Microwires into Vertical Arrays
Joseph Beardslee,
Graduate Student in Chemistry, Lewis group,
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Exploring the Bio-Nano Interface: Integrating Live Cells with Nanosensors
Bianxiao Cui,
Assistant Professor of Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry,
Stanford University,
Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
10:00am
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Mechanisms of Substrate Selection by the Signal Recognition Particle
Thesis defense
Aileen Renia Ariosa,
Graduate Student,
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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Special CCE Seminar
Modern Quantum Chemistry
Garnet K.-L. Chan,
Hepburn Professor of Theoretical Chemistry, and Moore Scholar,
Department of Chemistry,
Princeton University, and California Institute of Technology,