Seminars and Events
Fall 2018
August 24, 2018
R.M.G. Rajapakse
University of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka)
An Overview of Nanotechnology R & D at University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
3 – 4 PM, BE 162
R.M.G. Rajapakse
University of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka)
An Overview of Nanotechnology R & D at University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
3 – 4 PM, BE 162
September 4, 2018
Temple Faculty Seminars
Graham Dobereiner
Chris Schafmeister
Stephanie Wunder
4 -5 PM, BE 162
Temple Faculty Seminars
Graham Dobereiner
Chris Schafmeister
Stephanie Wunder
4 -5 PM, BE 162
September 6, 2018
Edward W. Castner
Rutgers University (Piscataway)
Ionic Liquid Structure and Dynamics: In Bulk and At Interfaces
4 – 5 PM, BE 162
Edward W. Castner
Rutgers University (Piscataway)
Ionic Liquid Structure and Dynamics: In Bulk and At Interfaces
4 – 5 PM, BE 162
September 11, 2018
Temple Faculty Seminars
Carol M. Manhart
Mike Zdilla
Sarah Wengryniuk
4 -5 PM, BE 162
Temple Faculty Seminars
Carol M. Manhart
Mike Zdilla
Sarah Wengryniuk
4 -5 PM, BE 162
September 13, 2018
Michael V. Mirkin
CUNY – Queens College
Nanoscale Characterization of Electrochemical Heterogeneity
4 – 5 PM, BE 162
Michael V. Mirkin
CUNY – Queens College
Nanoscale Characterization of Electrochemical Heterogeneity
4 – 5 PM, BE 162
September 18, 2018
Temple Faculty Seminars
Ann Valentine
Eric Borguet
4 -5 PM, BE 162
Temple Faculty Seminars
Ann Valentine
Eric Borguet
4 -5 PM, BE 162
September 20, 2018
Tobias Baumgart
University of Pennsylvania
Complex Biological Membrane Models: of Bending and Interfacial Catalysis
4 – 5 PM, BE 162
Tobias Baumgart
University of Pennsylvania
Complex Biological Membrane Models: of Bending and Interfacial Catalysis
4 – 5 PM, BE 162
September 25, 2018
Temple Faculty Seminars
Kallie Willets
Bob Stanley
Vincenzo Carnevale
4 -5 PM, BE 162
Temple Faculty Seminars
Kallie Willets
Bob Stanley
Vincenzo Carnevale
4 -5 PM, BE 162
September 27, 2018
Brian V. Popp
West Virginia University
Reductive Carboxylation of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons with CO2
4 – 5 PM, BE 16
Brian V. Popp
West Virginia University
Reductive Carboxylation of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons with CO2
4 – 5 PM, BE 16
October 2, 2018
Temple Faculty Seminars
Rod Andrade
Rob Levis
Spiridoula Matsika
4 -5 PM, BE 162
Temple Faculty Seminars
Rod Andrade
Rob Levis
Spiridoula Matsika
4 -5 PM, BE 162
October 3, 2018
Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Lecture
Alán Aspuru-Guzik
University of Toronto
(R)evolution? The future of computer simulation of matter
4 – 5 PM, SERC 116
Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Lecture
Alán Aspuru-Guzik
University of Toronto
(R)evolution? The future of computer simulation of matter
4 – 5 PM, SERC 116
October 4, 2018
László Kürti
Rice University
Practical Heteroatom-Transfer Reagents and Reactions
4 – 5 PM, BE 162
László Kürti
Rice University
Practical Heteroatom-Transfer Reagents and Reactions
4 – 5 PM, BE 162
October 9, 2018
Zhang Wang
University at Albany - SUNY
Total Syntheses of Nannocystins and Biomimetic Syntheses of Natural Products
4 – 5 PM, BE 162
Zhang Wang
University at Albany - SUNY
Total Syntheses of Nannocystins and Biomimetic Syntheses of Natural Products
4 – 5 PM, BE 162
October 11, 2018
Barney Ellison
University of Colorado – Boulder
Climate Change, Renewable Energy, and Organic Radicals
4 – 5 PM, BE 162
Barney Ellison
University of Colorado – Boulder
Climate Change, Renewable Energy, and Organic Radicals
4 – 5 PM, BE 162
October 16, 2018
Temple Faculty Seminars
Dan Strongin
Vincent Voelz
Yugang Sun
4 -5 PM, BE 162
Temple Faculty Seminars
Dan Strongin
Vincent Voelz
Yugang Sun
4 -5 PM, BE 162
October 18, 2018
Julianne Gibbs
University of Alberta
“Seeing" the Electric Double Layer at Silica/Aqueous Interfaces with Nonlinear Optics
4 – 5 PM, BE 162
Julianne Gibbs
University of Alberta
“Seeing" the Electric Double Layer at Silica/Aqueous Interfaces with Nonlinear Optics
4 – 5 PM, BE 162
October 23, 2018
Temple Faculty Seminars
Hai-lung Dai
Ross Wang
Ron Levy
4 -5 PM, BE 162
Temple Faculty Seminars
Hai-lung Dai
Ross Wang
Ron Levy
4 -5 PM, BE 162
October 25, 2018
Viktor V. Zhdankin
University of Minnesota – Duluth
Development of New Hypervalent Iodine Reagents
4 – 5 PM, BE 162
Viktor V. Zhdankin
University of Minnesota – Duluth
Development of New Hypervalent Iodine Reagents
4 – 5 PM, BE 162
November 1, 2018
J. Martin Bollinger
The Pennsylvania State University
Demystifying the Chemical Magic of Iron Enzymes In Natural Product Biosynthesis
4 – 5 PM, BE 162
J. Martin Bollinger
The Pennsylvania State University
Demystifying the Chemical Magic of Iron Enzymes In Natural Product Biosynthesis
4 – 5 PM, BE 162
November 6, 2018
Steven Malcolmson
Duke University
New Strategies for the Catalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of Chiral Amines and Other Challenging Scaffolds
1 – 2 PM, BE 404
Steven Malcolmson
Duke University
New Strategies for the Catalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of Chiral Amines and Other Challenging Scaffolds
1 – 2 PM, BE 404
November 6, 2018
Temple Chemistry Student Presentations
Alexander Gardner
4 - 5 PM, BE 162
Temple Chemistry Student Presentations
Alexander Gardner
4 - 5 PM, BE 162
November 8, 2018
Catherine Grimes
University of Delaware
Breaking Down Bacterial Cell Walls to Understand Inflammation
4 – 5 PM, BE 162
Catherine Grimes
University of Delaware
Breaking Down Bacterial Cell Walls to Understand Inflammation
4 – 5 PM, BE 162
November 13, 2018
Temple Chemistry Student Presentations
Laura Sonnenberg
Sarah Jenny
4 - 5 PM, BE 162
Temple Chemistry Student Presentations
Laura Sonnenberg
Sarah Jenny
4 - 5 PM, BE 162
November 15, 2018
Bruce Palfey
University of Michigan (Medical School)
Flavin-dependent Enzymes: Still Crazy After All These Years
4 – 5 PM, BE 162
Bruce Palfey
University of Michigan (Medical School)
Flavin-dependent Enzymes: Still Crazy After All These Years
4 – 5 PM, BE 162
November 16, 2018
Pierre Karam
American University of Beirut
Conjugated Polyelectrolytes are Feeling the Heat: A Sensitive Ratiometric Nanothermometer
3:30 – 4:30 PM, BE 164
Pierre Karam
American University of Beirut
Conjugated Polyelectrolytes are Feeling the Heat: A Sensitive Ratiometric Nanothermometer
3:30 – 4:30 PM, BE 164
November 20, 2018
Vignesh Sundaresan
Willets Lab, Temple University,
Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Optical Imaging and Mechanistic Studies of Electrochemical Phenomena at the Nanoscale
1 PM, BE 404
Vignesh Sundaresan
Willets Lab, Temple University,
Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Optical Imaging and Mechanistic Studies of Electrochemical Phenomena at the Nanoscale
1 PM, BE 404
November 26, 2018
David Barnard
Stanley Lab, Temple University,
Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Excited State Dynamics and Charge Redistribution of Extremophile DNA Photolyase and Flavin Cofactors
1 PM, SERC 604
David Barnard
Stanley Lab, Temple University,
Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Excited State Dynamics and Charge Redistribution of Extremophile DNA Photolyase and Flavin Cofactors
1 PM, SERC 604
November 27, 2018
Temple Chemistry Student Presentations
Alexandra Bacon
Jesse Weiner
4 - 5 PM, BE 162
Temple Chemistry Student Presentations
Alexandra Bacon
Jesse Weiner
4 - 5 PM, BE 162
November 28, 2018
Peng He
Levy Lab, Temple University
Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Free Energy Simulations and Structoral Studies of Protein-Ligand Binding and Allostery
11 AM, SERC 703
Peng He
Levy Lab, Temple University
Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Free Energy Simulations and Structoral Studies of Protein-Ligand Binding and Allostery
11 AM, SERC 703
November 29, 2018
Benjamin Ofori-Okai
Stanford University
Developments and Applications of Single-Shot Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy
4 – 5 PM, BE 162
Benjamin Ofori-Okai
Stanford University
Developments and Applications of Single-Shot Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy
4 – 5 PM, BE 162
November 30, 2018
Satoshi Nihonyanagi
RIKEN (Japan)
Structure and Dynamics of Liquid Interfaces Studied By Phase- and Time-Resolved Interface-Selective Nonlinear Spectroscopies
3:30 – 4:30 PM, BE 164
Satoshi Nihonyanagi
RIKEN (Japan)
Structure and Dynamics of Liquid Interfaces Studied By Phase- and Time-Resolved Interface-Selective Nonlinear Spectroscopies
3:30 – 4:30 PM, BE 164
December 4, 2018
Temple Chemistry Student Presentations
Qilin Wei
Venkata Devulapalli
4 - 5 PM, BE 162
Temple Chemistry Student Presentations
Qilin Wei
Venkata Devulapalli
4 - 5 PM, BE 162
December 6, 2018
Serena DeBeer
Cornell University
From Biological To Heterogeneous Catalysis: Spectroscopic Studies of Dinitrogen Reduction
4 – 5 PM, BE 162
Serena DeBeer
Cornell University
From Biological To Heterogeneous Catalysis: Spectroscopic Studies of Dinitrogen Reduction
4 – 5 PM, BE 162