Associate Professor Mark Wilson, University of Toronto “Advancing nanocrystal-sensitized, triplet-fusion upconversion (photochemistry)” The ability to efficiently up-convert broadband, low-intensity light would be an enabling technology for volumetric 3D printing, background-free […]
Professor Matthias Heyden, Arizona State University “Making Sense of the “Jiggling and Wiggling of Atoms” in Molecular Simulations” Vibrational spectroscopies at mid-infrared frequencies provide excellent probes to characterize functional groups […]
Associate Professor Sarah Slavoff, Yale University "Dark Matter of the Human Proteome" Advanced methods in next-generation sequencing and proteogenomics have revealed thousands of previously invisible human protein-coding genes, increasing the […]
Dr. Grant E. Johnson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory “Investigating Atomically-Precise Materials Prepared Using Ion Soft Landing” ABSTRACT: Scientific challenges that underlie efficient energy storage, chemical conversions and separations, and quantum […]
Professor Matthew R. Golder, University of Minnesota “Masquerading Soft Materials: Anomalous Behavior in Macromolecular Design” In the first half of this talk, the control of basic structural features in polymers, […]
Professor Michael Freeman, University of Minnesota “Biosynthetic insights into α-N-methylated peptide natural products” Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) provide biosynthetic routes to peptide modifications not often observed in […]
Professor Todd Hyster, Cornell University “Photoenzymatic Catalysis - Using Light to Reveal New Enzyme Functions” Enzymes are exquisite catalysts for chemical synthesis, capable of providing unparalleled levels of chemo-, regio-, […]
Professor Phillip Milner, Cornell University “Simplifying Synthesis at the Interface of Organic and Materials Chemistry” Porous framework materials, including metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), are highly tunable materials with myriad potential applications […]
Professor John Lukesh, Wake Forest University “New Investigative Tools for Probing the Chemical Biology of Reactive Sulfur Species” Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has been historically dismissed as a highly toxic industrial […]
Professor Wei Liu, University of Cincinnati “Copper-Catalyzed Coupling Reactions: Mechanism, Catalysis, and Applications in Life Sciences” Owing to their many attractive characteristics, copper catalysts represent appealing alternatives to precious metal […]
Dr. Ryan Weeks, Johns Hopkins University “JHU Green Labs: Fostering a Culture of Sustainability in the Lab” The chemical, petrochemical, and healthcare industries are major contributors to global climate change, […]
Professor Veronica Vaida, University of Colorado “Chemistry in multiple phases and at interfaces in the contemporary and ancient Earth’s atmosphere” Inspired by atmospheric measurements, which have established that atmospheric chemistry […]