Events Archive
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...
Seminar
Thursday, December 2, 2021 - 10:45am
"N-substituted Open-shell Materials: Synthesis, Optoelectronic Properties and Device Characterization"
Open-shell compounds that possess unpaired spin demonstrate unique optoelectronic properties that are not accessible to their closed-shell...
Seminar
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 - 10:45am
"Engineering Metal Ion Photocages to Investigate Zinc Signaling and Homeostasis"
Metal ions are essential to numerous processes that sustain life. Among these important roles, metal ions carry the signals that enable learning, memory, and...
Seminar
Thursday, November 18, 2021 - 10:45am
"Outer Membrane Vesicles as a Vehicle for Transdermal Drug Delivery"
Melanoma is an aggressive type of skin cancer with high rates of relapse, rapid progression, and metastasis. Current cancer therapies for melanoma are limited due to high...
Seminar
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 - 10:45am
"Quantitative Imaging of Biofilms and Nanomaterial-based Antimicrobials"
Research in our group combines quantitative biofilm study with nanotechnology-based approaches to mitigate biofilm-related problems. In the first part of my talk, I will...
Seminar
Thursday, November 11, 2021 - 10:45am
"Structural insights into the Mycobacterium tuberculosis White B-like (Wbl) Family of Transcription Factor "
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the pathogen that causes pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). The treatment for TB is complicated because it...
Seminar
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 - 10:45am
"Controlling Catalysis with Light"
Light is an ideal external stimulus for chemical reactions, easy to deliver with the flip of a switch and pinpoint accuracy. When coupled with photoredox catalysis, it has enabled numerous synthetic...
Seminar
Thursday, November 4, 2021 - 10:45am
"N-substituted Open-shell Materials: Synthesis, Optoelectronic Properties and Device Characterization"
Open-shell compounds that possess unpaired spin demonstrate unique optoelectronic properties that are not accessible to their closed-shell...
Seminar
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 - 10:45am
"Chemical physics informed design of chromophores for shortwave infrared imaging and quantum measurement"
The near and shortwave infrared spectral window provides fantastic contrast in complex environments, through skin, tissue, fog and foliage...