Events Archive
Seminar
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 - 10:45am
"Investigating the Porosity and Conjugation in Main-Chain Ferrocene-Based Polymers Calculated using Density Functional Theory"
Bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells provide an efficient way to utilize organic semiconducting polymers in solar...
Seminar
Friday, February 25, 2022 - 12:00pm
"Color Vision and Light-Dependent Developmental Plasticity in Cyanobacteria”. February 25, 2022, 12:00-1:00 pm (RBC184 and Zoom). REGISTER by February 20, 2022.
Beronda L. Montgomery, Ph.D., is a writer, researcher, and scholar who pursues a common...
Seminar
Thursday, February 24, 2022 - 4:15pm
Dr. Beronda Montgomery discusses her book: "Lessons from Plants: Insights for Human Thriving” (An exploration of how plant behavior and adaptation offer valuable insights for human thriving). Thursday, February 24, 2022, 4:15 - 5:30 pm (ST101 and...
Seminar
Thursday, February 24, 2022 - 10:45am
"Studies of Coordination-Induced Bond Weakening in Divalent Samarium Complexes"
Samarium diiodide (SmI2) is a powerful single electron reductant used in organic synthesis for reactions such as cross-couplings and radical cyclization reactions.1...
Seminar
Thursday, February 17, 2022 - 10:45am
"2-D Materials: Modifying Charge Carriers in Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Through Molecular Interaction"
Since the inception of computers early in the 20th century electronic components have rapidly decreased in size allowing computers to...
Seminar
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 - 10:45am
"Angstrom Scale Chemical Analysis via Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy"
My research group is interested in investigating how local chemical environments affect single-molecule behaviors with angstrom scale...
Seminar
Thursday, February 10, 2022 - 10:45am
“Quantum Mechanically Derived Force Fields: An Automatable Approach for Simulating Molecules, Materials, Reactions, and More”
Have you ever wondered how to simulate exotic systems such as supramolecular or transition metal complexes? How about something...
Seminar
Tuesday, February 8, 2022 - 10:45am
"Charge and energy transfer in solar energy conversion materials – routes to long-lived charge separation and efficient energy conversion using benign materials"
Efficient solar energy conversion, to electricity in a photovoltaic device or to...
Seminar
Thursday, February 3, 2022 - 10:45am
"Enabling Fluoroalkylations with Nickel"
The incorporation of fluorine into organic molecules is well-known to alter various chemical and physical properties that are important to a variety of fields. The industrial significance of fluorination...
Seminar
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 - 10:45am
"Controlling friction and adhesion using stimulus responsive polymer coatings"
Polymer coatings, and in particular, polymer brushes in good solvents are typically poor adhesives and well known to lubricate high-pressure contacts, while they can...