Events Archive
Seminar
Thursday, March 6, 2025 - 10:45am
"Photodegradation of Acid Violet 3 and Fallacies in Chemical Oxygen Demand"
The facile synthesis of azo dyes has led to their widespread use in the textile industry. The textile dyeing process releases up to 280,000 tons of azo dyes into natural...
Seminar
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 10:45am
"Rational Design of Next-Generation Sustainable Polymers"
Over 350 million tons of plastics are produced each year, yet only 5% of them are recycled. The vast majority end up in landfills or the ocean, causing serious environmental concerns....
Seminar
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 10:45am
"Vibrational Spectral Signatures and Ultrafast Dynamics of Strong H-bonds Investigated with Cryogenic Ion and 2D IR Spectroscopies"
H-bonding interactions and proton transfer processes play central roles throughout chemistry and biology....
Seminar
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 - 10:45am
"Accessing High Energy Electrons and New Modes of C-H Activation with Earth-Abundant Metals"
The sustainable delivery of electrons and activation of C-H bonds continue to be critical areas of research in the energy and synthesis sectors. Our...
Seminar
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 - 10:45am
" Exploring the Vital Role of Anionic Lipids in Initiating Membrane Fusion - Corona and Arena Viruses"
Membrane fusion is a crucial step in the entry of coronaviruses and the Lassa virus, driven by the structure and function of their fusion...
Seminar
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 10:45am
"From Coordination Chemistry to STEM Education: Transforming higher education for equity through chemical research, stem education, and the social sciences using a theory of change."
The College of New Jersey has given the speaker a unique...
Seminar
Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 10:45am
“Improving Light Absorption in Re (I) Complexes Using a Donor-pi bridge-acceptor Design Paradigm"
Some of the most powerful synthetic methods to be developed recently involve the use of photoredox chemistry through light absorbing metal complexes....
Seminar
Thursday, December 5, 2024 - 10:45am
"The Power and Opportunities of Atomistic Simulations in Battery Research"
Atomistic simulations have revolutionized materials discovery and innovation, with unprecedented success demonstrated by materials project and creation of other open-...
Seminar
Thursday, November 21, 2024 - 10:45am
"My Life with Pyrotechnics"
Following a week long course at Washington College in the late 1980’s with Dr. John Conkling, I was exposed to a new world of chemistry - and eventually physics as well - that I never knew existed. The secrets behind...
Seminar
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - 10:45am
“Development of an Inherently Safe and Scalable Ni-Catalyzed Borylation Process”