Seminars of Interest

Thursday, June 11, 2020

• • 3:00 pm
    
  • Online Event

  Mr. Kaibo Feng, Final Defense, UIUC, "Late-Stage C(sp3)–H Hydroxylation, Amination, and Methylation in Nitrogen-Containing Molecules"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

• • 1:00 pm
    

  Michael Hyatt, UIUC, "Controlling the End Groups and Rates of Catalytic Polymerization" *This exam will be executed remotely and by invitation only*

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, June 18, 2020

• • 10:00 am
    
  • TBD

  Mr. Christopher Reinhardt, Final Defense, UIUC, "Title TBA"

  Advisor: Prof. Jeff Chan

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

• • 10:00 am
    
  • ZOOM

  FINAL DEFENSE: Adedolapo Ojoawo (Rienstra lab) - STRUCTURAL INVESTIGATION OF MEMBRANE-INTERACTING PROTEINS USING NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY AND OTHER BIOPHYSICAL TECHNIQUES

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, July 3, 2020

• • 1:00 pm
    
  • TBD

  Mr. Thomas Bearrood, UIUC, Final Defense, "Title TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, August 14, 2020

• • 2:00 pm
    

  Ashesh Ghosh, UIUC, "Role of Strong Attractive Forces on the Dynamics and Mechanics of Glass and Gel Forming Soft Materials" *This exam will be executed remotely and by invitation only*

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, August 24, 2020

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • Virtual Event via Zoom (link will be provided)

  Fuson Student Talks: David Dennis, Raundi Quevedo, Jiabao Zhang

  Organic Chemistry New Student Welcome Reception immediately following in the 'A' Atrium of CLSL

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, August 31, 2020

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  Prof. Jonathan Sczepanski, Texas A&M University, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

• • 2:00 pm
    

  Prof. Tim Lian, Emory University, TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, September 14, 2020

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • Virtual Event via Zoom (link will be provided)

  Prof. Emily Derbyshire, Duke University, "Chemical Tools to Reveal Plasmodium Parasite Vulnerabilities"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

• • 3:30 pm
    
  • 1024 Chem Annex

  Inorganic Student Select Seminar: Professor Harry Gray, Caltech, "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

• • 2:00 pm
    

  Prof. James McCusker, Michigan State University, TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, September 26, 2020

• • 8:30 am
    
  • TBD

  Senter Symposium on Frontiers in Organic Chemistry **POSTPONED UNTIL 2021**

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 1, 2020

• • 3:30 pm
    
  • 1024 Chem Annex

  Junfeng Chen, UIUC, Klemperer Award Seminar, "Single-Chain Nanoparticle Based Catalysts"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, October 5, 2020

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • TBD

  Kenneth L. Rinehart Lecture in Chemical Biology: Professor Craig M. Crews, Yale University, "Title: TBA"

  Reception immediately following in the 'A' Atrium of CLSL

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • TBD

  Kenneth L. Rinehart Lecture in Chemical Biology: Professor Craig M. Crews, Yale University, "Title: TBA"

  Reception immediately following in the 'A' Atrium of CLSL

  • Lecture

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

• • 3:30 pm
    
  • 1024 Chem Annex

  Professor Akif Tezcan, University of California San Diego, "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

• • 3:30 pm
    
  • 1024 Chem Annex

  Professor David Goldberg, John Hopkins University, "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

• • 2:00 pm
    

  Prof. Eric Neuscamman, University of California - Berkeley, TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 29, 2020

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  3M Lecture, Dr. Mike Wendland, 3M rep, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 5:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  3M Lecture, Prof. Oren A. Scherman, University of Cambridge, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, November 2, 2020

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  C. S. Marvel Lecture, Prof. Scott J. Miller, Yale University, "Title: TBD"

  Reception immediately following in 'A' Atrium of CLSL.

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  C. S. Marvel Lecture, Prof. Scott J. Miller, Yale University, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, November 7, 2020

• • All Day
    
  • Allerton Park, Monticello, IL

  Beak-Pines Organic Area Allerton Conference

  • Conference/Workshop

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

• • 3:30 pm
    
  • 1024 Chem Annex

  Professor Sen Zhang, University of Virginia, "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 12, 2020

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  Merck Lecture, Dr. Greg Hughes, Merck, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 5:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  Merck Lecture, Prof. Masayuki Inoue, University of Tokyo, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, November 13, 2020

• 

  • 12:00 pm
    
  • Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical and Life Science Laboratory

  Rabinowitch-Govindjee Seminar: Dr. Yifan Cheng (University of California, San Francisco), "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, November 16, 2020

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  Aldrich Lecture: Prof. Keary Engle, Scripps Research Institute, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

• • 8:30 am
    
  • TBD

  Distinguished Lecture in Inorganic Chemistry: Professor Philip Power, University of California - Davis, "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 19, 2020

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Genentech Lecture: Genentech rep: Dr. Mike Siu, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 5:00 pm
    
  • 116 RAL

  Genentech Lecture: Prof. Eiji Yashima, Nagoya University, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, November 30, 2020

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  Prof. Xin Zhang, Pennsylvania State University, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

• • 3:30 pm
    
  • 1024 Chem Annex

  Professor Amanda Morris, Virginia Tech, "Energy and Electron Transfer in Metal Organic Framework Arrays"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, February 1, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  C. S. Marvel Lecture, Prof. Scott J. Miller, Yale University, "Title: TBD"

  Reception immediately following in 'A' Atrium of CLSL

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  C. S. Marvel Lecture, Prof. Scott J. Miller, Yale University, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, March 1, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  Eli Lilly Lecture: Eli Lilly rep: TBD, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 5:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  Eli Lilly Lecture: Prof. Yoshiaki Nakao, Kyoto University, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 4, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  C. S. Marvel Postdoc Symposium, Speakers: TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, March 8, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  Janssen Lecture: Janssen rep: TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 5:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  Janssen Lecture: Prof. Lee Cronin, University of Glasgow, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

• • 3:30 pm
    
  • 1024 Chem Annex

  Professor David Powers, Texas A&M University, "Development of High-Valent Aerobic Oxidation Catalysis"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 11, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  Fuson Student Talks: Speakers TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

• • 2:00 pm
    

  Prof. Sara Mason, University of Iowa, TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 8, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  AbbVie Lecture: AbbVie rep: TBD, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 5:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  AbbVie Lecture: Prof. Stefan Matile, University of Geneva, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, April 12, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  R.C. Fuson Lecture, Professor Abigail G. Doyle, Princeton University, "Title: TBD"

  Reception immediately following in the 'A' Atrium of CLSL.

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  R.C. Fuson Lecture, Professor Abigail G. Doyle, Princeton University, "Title: TBD"

  Reception immediately following in 'A' Atrium of CLSL.

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  R.C. Fuson Lecture, Professor Abigail G. Doyle, Princeton University, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  R.C. Fuson Lecture, Professor Abigail G. Doyle, Princeton University, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 29, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    

  Flygare Memorial Lecture, Prof. Naomi Halas, Rice University, TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium