Seminars of Interest

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

• • 2:00 pm
    
  • Meeting URL: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/88633830917?pwd=SHRCVFNRcGovZkYySHNFTjNPY1JmUT09&from=msft

  CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Arthi Jayaraman, University of Delaware, "Predicting Structure and Thermodynamics in Macromolecular Materials with Specific and Directional Intermolecular Interactions"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • Zoom link: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/92706692360?pwd=Sk9qRkNnbjRjNXc1TDRaak1SVVZMZz09

  CHEM 535 Literature Seminar: Mr. Jonnathan Marin, UIUC, "Efficiency and Structural Developments in Organic Solar Cells"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    

  FINAL DEFENSE, Mr. Jiho Choi, "Towards a deeper understanding of thixotropy via transient nonlinear rheology and scattering"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

• • 2:00 pm
    
  • https://illinois.zoom.us/j/97603207522?pwd=aUJoSXhBbVJaN0k3RDBvRVZLZ3RpZz09

  Prof. Eric Neuscamman, University of California - Berkeley, "Electronic Structure Theory for Excited States"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 29, 2020

• • 12:00 pm
    
  • Join Zoom Meeting: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/91476440185?pwd=TmRuNnR5VFNGUk94Z2dGZDc0dmRBQT09

  CHEM 575 Literature Seminar: Mr. Alex Battiste, UIUC, "Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Entry Into and Exit From a Persister State"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  • 2:00 - 3:00 pm
    

  Alumni Lecture: Dr. Hye Kyung Timken (PhD, ’87, Oldfield), Chevron, “Catalysis Used in Oil Industry and Next-Gen Alkylate Gasoline Manufacturing Technology Development”

  Dr. Hye Kyung Timken is a Principal Scientist and Chevron Fellow. She has been the R&D manager for ISOALKY™ Alkylation Technology development and commercialization and advises on exploratory process R&D.

  • Lecture
• • 3:30 pm
    
  • https://illinois.zoom.us/j/94559177874?pwd=bVpGV2JUTTJ5V3g3NUs0NTZBYTg3QT09

  CHEM 515 Literature Seminar: Kim Kelly, UIUC, "19F-Based NMR Sensors for the Enhancement, Selectivity, and Quantification of Biologically Relevant Metal Ion Signals"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 3:30 pm
    
  • https://illinois.zoom.us/j/94559177874?pwd=bVpGV2JUTTJ5V3g3NUs0NTZBYTg3QT09

  CHEM 515 Literature Seminar: Saman Fatima, UIUC, "Extraction of f-block elements using biomolecules"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • Zoom link: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/92706692360?pwd=Sk9qRkNnbjRjNXc1TDRaak1SVVZMZz09

  CHEM 535 Literature Seminar: Ms. Maegen Kinkanon, UIUC, "Alkoxide-Directed Metallacycle-Mediated Intermolecular [2+2+2] Annulation"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 30, 2020

• 

  • 2:00 pm
    

  Physics (CPLC/iPoLS) Seminar: "The Hidden Mechanisms of Bacterial Transcription Termination Revealed by Single-Molecule Fluorescence Measurements

  • Lecture
• • 2:00 pm
    
  • via zoom (see description for info)

  The Hidden Mechanisms of Bacterial Transcription Termination Revealed by Single-Molecule Fluorescence Measurements

  • Lecture
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • Join Zoom Meeting: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/92898228116?pwd=RlNjTzJDbzgrbmxXYkFUT2cxcW9Idz09 Password: 808480

  Professor Feng Lin, Virginia Tech, Investigating Solid-Liquid Interfaces and Defect Chemistry in Electrochemical Energy Materials

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

• • 10:00 am
    

  Mr. Xiaorui Guo, University of Illinois, Final Defense: "Genomics-guided, Reactivity-based Discovery and Characterization of Natural Products"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

• • 2:00 pm
    
  • https://illinois.zoom.us/j/85131053358?pwd=WThvVEtRUjdsbmk3cXU5ZlhZclJrdz09

  Prof. David Limmer, University of California Berkeley, "Charge separation in systems away from equilibrium"

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

  Darjan Duraki (Shapiro lab) - ERa as a Target to Induce Marked Regression in Reproductive Cancers

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

  Kisurb Choe (Sweedler lab) - High throughput measurement of fatty acids on microbial colonies by optically guided MALDI-ToF-MS workflow for screening enzyme mutant libraries

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 5, 2020

• • 9:00 am
    

  FINAL DEFENSE, Mr. Xiaoyi Wang, "Regulation and Switching in Bacterial Gene Expression Networks in Response to Nutrients"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 12:00 pm
    
  • Join Zoom Meeting: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/91476440185?pwd=TmRuNnR5VFNGUk94Z2dGZDc0dmRBQT09

  CHEM 575 Literature Seminar: Ms. Amanda Smith, UIUC, "Imaging Cellular Forces Using Tension Probes"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 1:00
    
  • Virtual Presentation

  Ms. Summer Laffoon, Final Defense, UIUC, "Harnessing Kinetic Driving Forces in Transition Metal Catalysis for the Synthesis of Small Molecules and Complex Architecture"

  Advisor: Prof. Jeff Moore

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 3:30 pm
    
  • https://illinois.zoom.us/j/96831325915?pwd=SCtsb1FWbGowWm54R1ltNzA3R0Q3QT09

  CHEM 515 Literature Seminar: Xueyong Zhang, UIUC, "Recent Advances in Transition Metal Carbide/Nitride core @ Noble Metal Shell nanoparticles"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • https://illinois.zoom.us/j/81690942934?pwd=TVVVSGJocFMyZy9RQnBhc2Z0NVlKZz09

  Professor Song Lin, Cornell University, "Amping Up Organic Synthesis with Electrochemistry"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, November 7, 2020

• • All Day
    
  • Allerton Park, Monticello, IL

  Postponed to 2021: Beak-Pines Organic Area Allerton Conference

  • Conference/Workshop

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

• • 1:00 pm
    
  • Virtual Presentation: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/89094735710

  Ms. Sarah Perlmutter, University of Illinois, Final Defense: "The Influence of Positively Charged Nitrogen Species on Compound Accumulation and Activity in Gram-Negative Bacteria"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 3:30 pm
    
  • https://illinois.zoom.us/j/82985278780?pwd=LzRmUmppTmk1NWgzdmYrWXYrdERTQT09

  Professor Sen Zhang, University of Virginia, "Atomically Precise Nanocrystals Surfaces and Interfaces for Electrocatalysis"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • Zoom link: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/92706692360?pwd=Sk9qRkNnbjRjNXc1TDRaak1SVVZMZz09

  CHEM 535 Literature Seminar: Ms. Mara Paterson, UIUC, ""Ring Expansion Methods for the Synthesis of Cyclic Polymers"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

• • 2:00 pm
    
  • https://illinois.zoom.us/j/97310516293?pwd=cERKKzZtY3Zyb0NJRVhtbjlaZ0dpUT09

  CHEM 545 Literature Seminar: Anupriya Edappalil Satheesan, UIUC, "Single nanoparticle photoelectrochemistry"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 2:00 pm
    
  • https://illinois.zoom.us/j/97310516293?pwd=cERKKzZtY3Zyb0NJRVhtbjlaZ0dpUT09

  CHEM 545 Literature Seminar: Jack Burke, UIUC, "Coherent Control of Nuclear Motion Driving Charge and Spin Ordering in Molecular and Extended Solids"

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

  Andrew Buechler (Martinis lab) -

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

  Kevin Gill (Procko lab) -

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 12, 2020

• • 12:00 pm
    
  • Join Zoom Meeting: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/91476440185?pwd=TmRuNnR5VFNGUk94Z2dGZDc0dmRBQT09

  CHEM 575 Literature Seminar: Ms. Karna Terpstra, UIUC, Title TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, November 13, 2020

• • 3:30 pm
    

  Sambarta Chatterjee, UIUC, "TBD" *This exam will be executed remotely and by invitation only*

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, November 16, 2020

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • Virtual visit, link provided later

  Aldrich Lecture: Prof. Keary Engle, Scripps Research Institute, "Universal Alkene Functionalization as an Aspirational Driver"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

• • 3:30 pm
    
  • https://illinois.zoom.us/j/89738886604?pwd=VmcvUW10LzdZMHMrU1BzZ2R1cHBjdz09

  CHEM 515 Literature Seminar: Noah Bender, UIUC, "Multicavity Coordination Cages for Segregated Guest Binding"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • Zoom link: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/92706692360?pwd=Sk9qRkNnbjRjNXc1TDRaak1SVVZMZz09

  CHEM 535 Literature Seminar: Ms. Selena Hernandez, UIUC, Title TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

• • 2:00 pm
    
  • https://illinois.zoom.us/j/95669371961?pwd=eHkyd0dvc3ZBUThjSTBTSVBsYjhldz09

  CHEM 545 Literature Seminar: Benjamin Gilbert, UIUC, "Toppling Mechanism of the S-component in Group II ECF Transporters: How Bacteria Get Their Vitamins"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 2:00 pm
    
  • https://illinois.zoom.us/j/95669371961?pwd=eHkyd0dvc3ZBUThjSTBTSVBsYjhldz09

  CHEM 545 Literature Seminar: Daniel Gray, UIUC, "Modulating Protein Stability by Engineering the n→π* Interactions"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 2:00 pm
    
  • https://illinois.zoom.us/j/95669371961?pwd=eHkyd0dvc3ZBUThjSTBTSVBsYjhldz09

  CHEM 545 Literature Seminar: Oliver Lin, UIUC, "Singlet Fission beyond Organic Molecular Systems"

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

  Max Baymiller (Martinis lab) -

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

  Xuejiao Song (Cronan lab) -

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 19, 2020

• • 12:00 pm
    
  • Join Zoom Meeting: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/91476440185?pwd=TmRuNnR5VFNGUk94Z2dGZDc0dmRBQT09

  CHEM 575 Literature Seminar: Mr. Andrew Rice, UIUC, Title TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 3:30 pm
    
  • https://illinois.zoom.us/j/94112711966?pwd=RzlCdXpYbE5sVHRqS1ZkcHV0N2N0UT09

  CHEM 515 Literature Seminar: Heidari Hirbod, UIUC, "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 3:30 pm
    
  • https://illinois.zoom.us/j/94112711966?pwd=RzlCdXpYbE5sVHRqS1ZkcHV0N2N0UT09

  CHEM 515 Literature Seminar: Jingxiang Wang, UIUC, "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

• • 2:00 pm
    

  CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Carlos Rinaldi, University of Florida, "Diffusion of Nanoparticles in Polymer Solutions and Biological Fluids"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 3:30 pm
    
  • https://illinois.zoom.us/j/85718002300?pwd=clJWV09STnc4MTJVU0hSYlVyZjZ6dz09

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

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

• • 2:00 pm
    

  Prof. Kelly Gaffney, Student Select Seminar, Stanford University, TBA

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

  Carter Biochemistry Fellow: Ullas Valiya Chembazhi (Kalsotra lab) -

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

  Qiqi Tian (Zhao lab) -

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, December 3, 2020

• • 3:30 pm
    
  • https://illinois.zoom.us/j/96410069308?pwd=U1V6MEhZWVNsaUxQYTRZTGRXTmFsQT09

  CHEM 515 Literature Seminar: Angelo Melari, UIUC, "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 3:30 pm
    
  • https://illinois.zoom.us/j/96410069308?pwd=U1V6MEhZWVNsaUxQYTRZTGRXTmFsQT09

  CHEM 515 Literature Seminar: Annika Holm, UIUC, "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

• • 2:00 pm
    

  CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Steven Caliari, University of Virginia, "Designing Biomaterials to Understand Mechanical Regulation of Fibrosis and Tissue Regeneration"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 3:30 pm
    
  • https://illinois.zoom.us/j/91873928803?pwd=Z1NxZ1RRU0ltZTNNUTl4Q0NYb3kwQT09

  CHEM 515 Literature Seminar: Anita Wo, UIUC, "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 3:30 pm
    
  • https://illinois.zoom.us/j/91873928803?pwd=Z1NxZ1RRU0ltZTNNUTl4Q0NYb3kwQT09

  CHEM 515 Literature Seminar: Lauren Boedicker, UIUC, "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • ZOOM

  Lawrence Wang (Shapiro lab) -

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

  Nikita Modi (Chen lab) -

  • 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

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • ZOOM

  Kade Biochemistry Fellow: Zhenglin Yang (Lu lab) -

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

  Qi Zou (Cronan lab) -

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, February 4, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    

  Prof. James Ferry, Pennsylvania State University, "TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

• • 2:00 pm
    

  Prof. Frank Huo, University of Rochester, TBA

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

  Andrew Blake (Burke lab) -

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

  Mashiat Chowdhury (Jin lab) -

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • ZOOM

  Sarah Gardner (Chan lab) -

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

  Zac Dewald (Kalsotra lab) -

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • ZOOM

  Santanu Ghosh (Shapiro lab) -

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

  Westcott Biosciences Fellow: Andrea Hernandez Garcia (Nair lab) -

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, March 1, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • TBD

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

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 5:00 pm
    
  • TBD

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

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

• • 2:00 pm
    

  Prof. Gabriela Schlau-Cohen, MIT, TBA

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

  Isaac Kim (Martinis lab) -

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

  Qianqiao Liu (Stadtmueller lab) -

  • 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
    
  • TBD

  Janssen Lecture: Janssen rep: TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 5:00 pm
    
  • TBD

  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

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • ZOOM

  Adrika Raybarman (Huang lab) -

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

  Xiaodan Lin (Martinis lab) -

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 11, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  Fuson Student Talks: Speakers TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • ZOOM

  Brendan Sullivan (Leckband lab) -

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

  Yannan Tian (Huang lab) -

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

• • 3:30 pm
    
  • Zoom TBD

  Professor Eric Bloch, University of Delware, "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

• • 2:00 pm
    

  Prof. Kristie Koski, University of California - Davis, TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 2, 2021

• • 11:00 am
    
  • ZOOM

  Department of Biochemistry Annual Graduate Student Symposium

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

• • 3:30 pm
    
  • Zoom TBD

  Professor Jonathan Barnes, Washington University in St. Louis, "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

• • 2:00 pm
    

  Prof. Sara Mason, University of Iowa, TBA

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

  Che Yang (Zhao lab) -

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

  Chunyu Wu (van der Donk lab) -

  • 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
    
  • TBD

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

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, April 12, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • TBD

  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

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • ZOOM

  Shukun Yang (Silverman lab) -

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 15, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • TBD

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

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 5:00 pm
    
  • TBD

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

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, April 19, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • TBD

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

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 5:00 pm
    
  • TBD

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

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

• • 3:30 pm
    
  • 1024 Chem Annex

  Professor David Goldberg, John Hopkins University, "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 22, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • TBD

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

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 5:00 pm
    
  • TBD

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

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 29, 2021

• • 3:30 pm
    
  • 1024 Chem Annex

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

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    

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

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, August 30, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • TBD

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

  Reception immediately following in 'A' Atrium of CLSL.

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • TBD

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

  • Seminar/Symposium