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Thursday, May 9th, 2024
4:00pm 5:00pm
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W. N. Lacey Lectureship in Chemical Engineering

A Novel Paradigm for Asymmetric Organocatalysis (Technical Lecture)
Donna G. Blackmond, The John C. Martin Endowed Chair in Chemistry, Chemistry Department Chair, Scripps Research,
Friday, May 10th, 2024
1:00pm 2:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense

Tools for Noninvasive Imaging and Control of Engineered Bacteria In Vivo
Marjorie Buss, Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering, Caltech,
2:00pm 3:00pm
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Special Chemistry Seminar

Chemical biology in the executive branch: an introduction to NIH intramural research
Jordan Meier, Senior Investigator, Chemical Biology Laboratory, National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar

Photoinduced Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric C-N and C-X Coupling
Feng Zhong, Postdoctoral Scholar (Fu Research Group), Chemistry, Caltech,
Monday, May 13th, 2024
2:00pm 3:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense

Spectroscopy and Kinetics of Reactive Intermediates in the Atmosphere of Venus: The Catalytic Role of Chlorine Atoms
Wen Chao, Graduate Student, Chemistry, Caltech,
  • Internal Event
3:00pm 4:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense

Altering Framework Topology and Heteroatom Distributions of Molecular Sieves by Designed Organic Structure-Directing Agents
Youngkyu Park, Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering, Caltech,
Tuesday, May 14th, 2024
10:00am 11:00am
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PhD Thesis Defense

Freeze-Cast Porous Ceramics: Tailoring Chemistry and Porosity to Applications
Laura Quinn, Graduate Student, Chemistry, Caltech,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar

Understanding the Tropospheric Impacts of Isoprene-Derived Carbonyl Oxide Criegee Intermediates: Direct Studies of an Elusive Class of Reactive Intermediates.
Rebecca Caravan, Assistant Chemist, Argonne National Laboratory,
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
10:00am 11:00am
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PhD Thesis Defense

Novel Reactivity and Applications of Transition Metal-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions
Xiaoyu Dan Tong, Graduate Student, Chemistry, Caltech,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Frontiers in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Deciphering the chemical crosstalk of host-gut microbiota interactions
Pamela V. Chang, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University,
  • Internal Event
Thursday, May 16th, 2024
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar

AMPK: energy sensor and central guardian of mitochondrial homeostasis
Reuben Shaw, Professor, Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar

Bio-inspired Systems for Sustainability and Environmental Remediation
Ariel Furst, Paul M. Cook Career Development Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, MIT,
Friday, May 17th, 2024
10:00am 11:00am
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PhD Thesis Defense

Impact of Interfacial Chemistry on Corrosion, Sensing, and Catalytic Properties of Materials
John Evans, Graduate Student, Chemistry, Caltech,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar

Enantioselective Intramolecular Reactions of Palladium Enolates.
Christian Strong, Graduate Student (Stoltz Research Group), Chemistry, Caltech,
Monday, May 20th, 2024
2:00pm 3:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar

Manipulating Phase Transitions and Porosity: From Solid Refrigerants to Microporous Water.
Jarad Mason, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University,
2:30pm 3:30pm
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PhD Thesis Defense

Leveraging the ΦX174 Lysis Protein to Study MraY Structure, Function, and Regulation
Karen Orta, Graduate Student, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Caltech,
Tuesday, May 21st, 2024
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar

Christy Landes, Jerry A. Walker Endowed Chair in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign,
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024
1:30pm 3:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense

Exploring Nature's Fingerprints with Isotopic Distributions
Timothy Csernica, Graduate Student, Chemistry, Caltech,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar

POSTPONED!
Steven D. Townsend, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University,
Thursday, May 23rd, 2024
11:00am 12:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense

Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Havellockate and Investigation into Chiral Pd Enolates: Synthesis, Reactivity, and Application
Melinda Tsam Mang Chan, Graduate Student, Chemistry, Caltech,
1:00pm 2:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense

Improvement of microbial detection and analysis techniques in complex biological environments
Michael Porter, Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering, Caltech,
2:00pm 3:00pm
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4:00pm 5:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar

Delivering RNA outside the liver by testing thousands of LNPs in vivo
James Dahlman,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Special Biochemistry Seminar

Visualizing Molecular Machines in Motion through Cryo-EM, Cryo-ET, and Deep Learning
Joseph (Joey) Davis, Associate Professor of Biology, Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Friday, May 24th, 2024
1:00pm 2:00pm
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PhD Thesis Seminar

Exploring the Photophysics and Reactivity of Ni–bipyridine Cross-coupling Catalysts
David Cagan, Graduate Student, Chemistry, Caltech,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar

"Probing Generality in Proton-coupled Electron Transfer Mediator Design via Carborane Redox".
Enric Adillon, Graduate Student (Peters Research Group), Chemistry, Caltech,
Wednesday, May 29th, 2024
3:00pm 4:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense

Jin Mo Koo, Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering, Caltech,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar

Orphaned Cyclopropanes
Sidney Wilkerson-Hill, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
  • Internal Event
Thursday, May 30th, 2024
1:00pm 2:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense

Robert Grayson, Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering, Caltech,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar

Stress response silencing - or how basic biology informs drug discovery
Michael (Micha) Rapé, Professor, HHMI Investigator, Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Frontiers in Chemistry & Chemical Engineering

Electrolyte Design Strategies to Control Electrochemical Processes in Batteries and Electrocatalysis
Chibueze Amanchukwu,
Friday, May 31st, 2024
3:30pm 4:30pm
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PhD Thesis Defense

Sean Byrne, Graduate Student, Chemistry, Caltech,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar - CANCELLED

T1 Anisotropy Elucidates Spin Relaxation Mechanisms in S = 1 Cr(IV) Optically Addressable Molecular Qubit
Katlin Luedecke, Graduate Student (Hadt Research Group), Chemistry, Caltech,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Special Biochemistry Seminar

Metal ions selectively modulate TRAAK-lipid interactions
Dr. Art Laganowsky, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University,
Tuesday, June 4th, 2024
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar

Hee-Sun Han, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,
Wednesday, June 5th, 2024
4:00pm 5:00pm
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CCE - Beckman Lecture

Rethinking Fluorine Chemistry with Global Challenges in Mind
Véronique Gouverneur, FRS, Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford,
Thursday, June 6th, 2024
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar

Aashish Manglik, Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of California San Francisco,
Friday, June 7th, 2024
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar

Cu-Catalyzed Asymmetric Coupling of Anilines by Secondary Unactivated Electrophiles
Arup Mondal, Postdoctoral Scholar (Stoltz Research Group), Chemistry, Caltech,
Thursday, June 13th, 2024
Friday, June 14th, 2024
Friday, July 12th, 2024
Friday, August 9th, 2024
Friday, September 13th, 2024
Monday, September 30th, 2024
3:45pm 4:45pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar

Selvan Demir, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University,
Monday, October 7th, 2024
3:45pm 10/19 4:45pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar

Jonathan Rittle, The Chevron Professor of Chemistry; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley,