Events
May 2024
Wednesday, May 1st, 2024
8:00am
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5/7
11:59pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
What is driving the recent large increases in global atmospheric methane?
Youmi Oh,
NOAA,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture
Converting CO2, water, and sunlight into liquid fuels: Towards affordable solar fuels and chemicals
Aisulu Aitbekova,
postdoctoral scholar,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Advancing the logic of polymer synthesis, modification, and degradation
Alex Zhukhovitskiy,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
- Internal Event
Thursday, May 2nd, 2024
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar
A Purpose for Disorder: Intrinsically Disordered Regions Promote Protein Refolding and Facilitate Retrieval from Biomolecular Condensates
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
Engineered Autonomous Control of Metabolic Pathways
Kristala L. J. Prather - MIT,
Friday, May 3rd, 2024
12:00pm
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1:30pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
The Role of Cations and Organic Additive Films in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction
Madeline Hicks,
Graduate Student (Peters Research Group),
Chemistry,
Caltech,
Monday, May 6th, 2024
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Special Chemistry Seminar
One is the Loneliest Number: Multielectron and Multivalent Chemistries for Next-Generation Batteries
Kimberly A. See,
Assistant Professor of Chemistry,
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
- Internal Event
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Deep learning-enabled integrated measurements of immune signaling in primary human macrophages
Emily Laubscher,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
- Internal Event
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Sarah King,
Neubaruer Family Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
The University of Chicago,
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Transformations of Alkenes using Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Nickel-Hydride Catalysts
Amanda K. Cook,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
University of Oregon,
- Internal Event
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Signal Processing for Large Arrays: Convolutional Beamspace, Hybrid Processing, and Distributed Algorithms
Po-Chih Chen,
Graduate student,
Electrical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Alice in Fluxland: Down the rabbit hole of surface-atmosphere exchange and reactive organic carbon.
Delphine Farmer,
Colorado State University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture
Solid-State Ionics for Energy Applications: Materials Development Through the Lens of Defect Chemistry
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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W. N. Lacey Lectureship in Chemical Engineering
On the Origin of Biological Homochirality (General Lecture)
Donna G. Blackmond,
The John C. Martin Endowed Chair in Chemistry, Chemistry Department Chair,
Scripps Research,
Thursday, May 9th, 2024
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:15pm
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Center for Evolutionary Science EVOxZANKOU Seminar
"The evolution of bacterial CO2 concentrating mechanisms" and "The cellular substrate of evolutionary novelty"
Avi Flamholz,
Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship Trainee,
BBE,
Caltech,
Joe Parker,
Assistant Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering; Chen Scholar,
BBE,
Caltech,
- Internal Event
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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5:00pm
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W. N. Lacey Lectureship in Chemical Engineering
A Novel Paradigm for Asymmetric Organocatalysis (Technical Lecture)
Donna G. Blackmond,
The John C. Martin Endowed Chair in Chemistry, Chemistry Department Chair,
Scripps Research,
Friday, May 10th, 2024
8:00am
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5:00pm
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1:00pm
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2:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Tools for Noninvasive Imaging and Control of Engineered Bacteria In Vivo
Marjorie Buss,
Graduate Student,
Chemical Engineering,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Special Chemistry Seminar
Chemical biology in the executive branch: an introduction to NIH intramural research
Jordan Meier,
Senior Investigator,
Chemical Biology Laboratory,
National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Photoinduced Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric C-N and C-X Coupling
Feng Zhong,
Postdoctoral Scholar (Fu Research Group),
Chemistry,
Caltech,
Monday, May 13th, 2024
9:00am
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9:01am
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Spectroscopy and Kinetics of Reactive Intermediates in the Atmosphere of Venus: The Catalytic Role of Chlorine Atoms
Wen Chao,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
- Internal Event
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Altering Framework Topology and Heteroatom Distributions of Molecular Sieves by Designed Organic Structure-Directing Agents
Youngkyu Park,
Graduate Student,
Chemical Engineering,
Caltech (Davis Group),
Tuesday, May 14th, 2024
10:00am
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11:00am
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PhD Thesis Defense
Freeze-Cast Porous Ceramics: Tailoring Chemistry and Porosity to Applications
Laura Quinn,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Understanding the Tropospheric Impacts of Isoprene-Derived Carbonyl Oxide Criegee Intermediates: Direct Studies of an Elusive Class of Reactive Intermediates.
Rebecca Caravan,
Assistant Chemist,
Argonne National Laboratory,
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
10:00am
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11:00am
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PhD Thesis Defense
Novel Reactivity and Applications of Transition Metal-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions
Xiaoyu Dan Tong,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Changing Atmospheric Teleconnection Patterns over the North Pacific
Clara Deser,
National Center for Atmospheric Research,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Frontiers in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Deciphering the chemical crosstalk of host-gut microbiota interactions
Pamela V. Chang,
Associate Professor,
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology,
Cornell University,
- Internal Event
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Thursday, May 16th, 2024
4:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar
AMPK: energy sensor and central guardian of mitochondrial homeostasis
Reuben Shaw,
Professor,
Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory,
Salk Institute for Biological Studies,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
Bio-inspired Systems for Sustainability and Environmental Remediation
Ariel Furst,
Paul M. Cook Career Development Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering,
MIT,
4:00pm
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6:00pm
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Chen-Huang Sustainability Series Lecture
Clean Electricity and the Path to Net Zero: Methods and Insights
Jesse D. Jenkins,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and Andlinger Center for Energy & Environment,
Princeton University,
Friday, May 17th, 2024
8:00am
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5:00pm
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10:00am
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11:00am
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PhD Thesis Defense
Impact of Interfacial Chemistry on Corrosion, Sensing, and Catalytic Properties of Materials
John Evans,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Enantioselective Intramolecular Reactions of Palladium Enolates.
Christian Strong,
Graduate Student (Stoltz Research Group),
Chemistry,
Caltech,
Monday, May 20th, 2024
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Manipulating Phase Transitions and Porosity: From Solid Refrigerants to Microporous Water.
Jarad Mason,
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology,
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology,
Harvard University,
2:30pm
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3:30pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Leveraging the ΦX174 Lysis Protein to Study MraY Structure, Function, and Regulation
Karen Orta,
Graduate Student,
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics,
Caltech,
Tuesday, May 21st, 2024
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Towards predictive protein separations: Imaging protein dynamics at nanoscale interfaces
Christy Landes,
Jerry A. Walker Endowed Chair in Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry,
University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign,
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024
8:00am
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5:00pm
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1:30pm
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3:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Exploring Nature's Fingerprints with Isotopic Distributions
Timothy Csernica,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Multiphase chemistry of atmospheric brown carbon
Christopher Hennigan,
University of Maryland, Baltimore County,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture
From functional oxides to qubits, how electron ptychography is opening new avenues to characterize materials
James LeBeau,
Associate Professor,
Materials Science and Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Thursday, May 23rd, 2024
8:00am
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Ongoing
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Havellockate and Investigation into Chiral Pd Enolates: Synthesis, Reactivity, and Application
Melinda Tsam Mang Chan,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Center for Molecular and Cellular Medicine Seminar
"CryoEM structures of mechanosensitive channel of large conductance"
Xiang Feng,
Research Specialist,
Rees Group,
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Improvement of microbial detection and analysis techniques in complex biological environments
Michael Porter,
Graduate Student,
Chemical Engineering,
Caltech (Ismagilov Group),
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Organometallic and Electrochemical Applications Enabled by Novel Weakly-Coordinating Anions
Meaghan Bruening,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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CANCELLED - Chemical Engineering Seminar
Delivering RNA outside the liver by testing thousands of LNPs in vivo
James Dahlman,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Special Biochemistry Seminar
Visualizing Molecular Machines in Motion through Cryo-EM, Cryo-ET, and Deep Learning
Joseph (Joey) Davis,
Associate Professor of Biology,
Department of Biology,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,