Events
April 2016
Friday, April 1st, 2016
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
New Catalysis for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction
Sonja Francis,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
Monday, April 4th, 2016
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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CANCELLED - Bioengineering Lecture
"Molecular Structure and Organism Fitness from Genomic Sequences"
Debora Marks,
Department of Systems Biology,
Harvard,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Molecular Interactions and Reactions in Metal Organic Framework Materials
Yves Chabal,
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Physics,
Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
University of Texas, Dallas,
Tuesday, April 5th, 2016
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar
New regulatory mechanisms in genome duplication
Xiaolan Zhao,
Ph.D.,
Molecular Biology Program,
Sloan Kettering Institute,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemistry 250 Course: Advances in Pharmaceutical Research
Process Chemistry Development of Ledipasvir − NS5A Inhibitor in Harvoni® for Hepatitis C Treatment
Robert W. Scott,
Dr., Ph.D., Senior Director,
Process Development,
Gilead Sciences, Inc.,
Wednesday, April 6th, 2016
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
New Sources of Methane in the Biogeosphere and Beyond
Frank Keppler,
Professor,
Institute of Earth Sciences,
Heidelberg University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Is Diamond the Best Conductor of Heat?
David Briodo,
Professor,
Department of Physics,
Boston College,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar - CANCELLED
Development of New Transformations for Organic Synthesis and Material Science
Javier Read de Alaniz,
Assistant Professor of Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
University of California, Santa Barbara,
8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Thursday, April 7th, 2016
4:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
Cellular control in a couple of clicks
Kristi Anseth,
Distinguished Professor,
Chemical and Biological Engineering,
University of Colorado Boulder,
Friday, April 8th, 2016
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Efforts Toward an Accurate Structural and Functional Model of the Oxygen Evolving Complex in Photosystem II
Heui Beom Lee,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
Monday, April 11th, 2016
11:00am
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12:00pm
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Development of Chemoenzymatic Labeling Approaches for the Detection of Fucosylated Biomarkers
Jean-Luc Chaubard,
Graduate Student in Chemistry,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
TBA
T. Brent Gunnoe,
Professor of Chemistry,
Chemistry,
University of Virginia,
Wednesday, April 13th, 2016
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Stratospheric Sulfur Geoengineering - Benefits and Risks
Alan Robock,
Distinguished Professor,
Department of Environmental Sciences,
Rutgers University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Piezoelectric Films for Microelectromechanical Systems
Susan Trolier-McKinstry,
Professor of Ceramic Science and Engineering, Director W. M. Keck Smart Materials Integration Laboratory,
Material Research Institute,
Pennsylvania State University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Teaching Polymers the Meaning of Life and Nanographene Quantum Confinement
Felix R. Fischer,
Assistant Professor of Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry,
University of California, Berkeley,
Friday, April 15th, 2016
8:00am
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4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
"A Mechanistic Investigation of Photoinduced, Copper-Mediated C-S Coupling"
Kareem I. Hannoun,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
Monday, April 18th, 2016
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Earth Week Speaker Event
Data Science for Water Sustainability
Noah Olsman,
Graduate Student, Control and Dynamical Systems,
Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences,
California Institute of Technology,
Patrick Atwater,
Project Manager,
initial phase of the California Statewide Data Collaborative,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Bioengineering Lecture
"Translating a Trillion Points of Data into Therapies, Diagnostics, and New Insights into Disease"
Atul Butte,
Department of Pediatrics,
UCSF,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Capturing Metals and Non-Innocent Ligands for Medicinal and Synthetic Applications
Elisa Tomat,
Assistant Professor,
Chemistry and Biochemistry,
University of Arizona,
Tuesday, April 19th, 2016
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Earth Week Speaker Event
Winnett Lounge
The 21st Century Solar Army
Bryan Hunter,
Caltech Graduate Student, Chemistry & Chemical Engineering,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Structural and Biochemical Characterization of Ligand Bound States of the FeMo-cofactor of Nitrogenase
Kathryn Perez,
Graduate Student in Chemistry, Rees group,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Atmospheric Secondary Organic Aerosols Viewed Through Analytical Chemistry
Giuseppe Petrucci,
Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
University of Vermont,
5:00pm
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6:30pm
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Earth Week Speaker Event
Challenges and Opportunities for Renewable Fuel Technologies
John Gregoire,
Thrust 2 Coordinator for Photoelectrocatalysis,
Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP),
California Institute of Technology,
Wednesday, April 20th, 2016
4:00pm
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Chemistry 250 Course: Advances in Pharmaceutical Research
Recent Advances in the Development of Antibody Drug Conjugates as Oncology Therapeutic Agents: Challenges and Opportunities
Wendel W. Doubleday,
Dr., Ph.D., Director,
Process Chemistry,
Seattle Genetics, Inc.,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
How did we get the Water System we have and what are the Implications for Contemporary Water Policy?
Gary Libecap,
Professor of Corporate Environmental Management,
Bren School of Environmental Science and Management,
University of California, Santa Barbara,
Thursday, April 21st, 2016
4:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
Skin-inspired organic electronic materials and devices
Zhenan Bao,
Professor,
Chemical Engineering,
Stanford University,
Friday, April 22nd, 2016
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Earth Week Speaker Event
Accelerating Innovation: Physical Science Startups at Cyclotron Road
Raymond Weitekamp,
polySpectra project lead,
Cyclotron Road Accelerator ,
PhD in Chemistry, California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Iron Hydride Complexes Supported by Simple Triphosphine Ligands as Precatalysts for the Catalytic Conversion of Dinitrogen to Ammonia
Trixia Marie Buscagan,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
Monday, April 25th, 2016
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Dynamic Materials: From Cephalopods to Shapeshifters
Alon A. Gorodetsky,
Assistant Professor,
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science,
University of California, Irvine,
Tuesday, April 26th, 2016
10:00am
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11:00am
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Increased Brain Uptake of Targeted Nanoparticles by Adding an Acid-Cleavable Linkage Between Transferrin and the Nanoparticle Core
Andrew Clark,
Graduate Student in Chemistry, Davis group,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Chemistry 250 Course: Advances in Pharmaceutical Research
Discovery and Development of Halaven, a Fully Synthetic Macrocyclic Ketone Analog of Halichondrin B, for the Treatment of Late-Stage Breast Cancer and Soft-Tissue Sarcoma
Frank Fang,
Dr., Ph.D., Vice-President,
Process Research & Development,
Eisai, Inc.,
Wednesday, April 27th, 2016
8:00am
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Ongoing
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
The dynamics of changing winter temperature extremes
Andrew Rhines,
Postdoctoral Fellow,
Department of Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics,
Harvard University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Kristin Persson,
Staff Scientist ,
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Driving Synthesis by Oxidation
Jean-Philip G. Lumb,
Assistant Professor of Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry,
McGill University,
Friday, April 29th, 2016
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar--SEMINAR CANCELLED
Evidence for Mechanism-Based Inactivation of Cytochrome P450 by Diazo Reagents, Its Implications for Carbene Transfer Reactions, and Mitigation by Directed Evolution
Hans Renata,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Chemistry,
Caltech,