Unless otherwise noted all seminars will be presented on Fridays in Science A 564 at 1600. |
| Week |
Date |
Topic
|
Speaker |
| 1 |
8/24 |
"How to Present your Senior Seminar" |
Susan Dobie, Communications Dept., Humboldt State University |
| 2 |
8/31 |
no seminar |
|
| 3 |
9/7 |
no seminar |
|
| 4 |
9/14 |
"A Potential Alternative to Lithium in Managing Bipolar Disorder - Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3-beta Inhibition" |
Steven Herrick, Chemistry Dept., Humboldt State University |
| 5 |
9/21 |
"Crystal Nanosponges"
A talk on the structure, synthesis, and function of a new class of nanoporous materials; metal-organic frameworks.
|
Will Baumgardner, Chemistry Dept., Humboldt State University |
| 6 |
9/28 |
"A Self-assembled Supramolecular Photoconductor"
Recent progress in organic photoelectric devices, discotic materials,
supramolecular design, and controlling self-assembly processes. |
Frank Proa, Chemistry Dept., Humboldt State University |
| 7 |
10/5 |
"Photoelectric Melanin: Organic Harvesters of Radiation" |
Jason Berumen, Chemistry Dept., Humboldt State University |
8
|
10/12 |
"Fuel from Biomass: A greener approach to synthesis of dimethylfuran as an alternative to ethanol" |
Joni McAtee, Chemistry Dept., Humboldt State University |
| 9 |
10/19 |
"Sevenfold Coordination in the First Solvation Shell of Hg(II) Aqua Ion" |
Abanehita Esoimene, Chemistry Dept., Humboldt State University |
| 10 |
10/26 |
"Nanonpores: Big Potential(V) for Small Holes" |
Aaron Rose, Chemistry Dept., Humboldt State University |
| 11 |
11/2 |
"Enantioselective Organocatalysis Using SOMO Activation" |
**Brandt Wright, Chemistry Dept., Humboldt State University |
"Capsaicin"
A look into the properties and ongoing research of capsaicin, the chemical in chili peppers that gives them their pungency, and its effects on the TRPV1 pain receptor and its contribution to new pharmaceuticals. |
Ruby Llamas, Chemistry Dept., Humboldt State University |
| 12 |
11/9 |
"Fluorinated Pharmaceuticals Rise to the Occasion" |
Trevor Sundquist, Chemistry Dept., Humboldt State University |
| 13 |
11/16 |
"Nanoglue and the Interfacial Toughening of Molecular Nanolayers" |
**Carey Johnson, Chemistry Dept. |
"Water catalysis in the lab, and beyond" |
Allen Boltz, Chemistry Dept., Humboldt State University |
| 14 |
11/23 |
Thanksgiving Holiday
|
|
| 15 |
11/30 |
"Dissecting Breast Cancer Metastasis"
Biochemical & Pharmacological Studies Reveal a Link between Primary Tumor Growth & Pulmonary Metastasis
|
Jessica Preston, Chemistry Dept., Humboldt State University |
| 16 |
12/7 |
Cancelled |
**Alex Haben, Chemistry Dept., Humboldt State University |
"DNA Origami: Folding DNA to Create Nanoscale Shapes and Patterns" |
Dan Hunter, Chemistry Dept., Humboldt State University |
** These seminars will be "doubled up" - starting at 3 pm (1500) the hour prior to the regularly scheduled seminar.
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