Professional Seminars
Professional Seminars Archive
*All Seminars are scheduled for 1 PM, Patricia A. Sullivan Science Building, 301 McIver Street, Rm 201, unless otherwise stated.
Rebecca M. Jones, Ph.D.
Professor
STEM Accelerator, College of Science
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
George Mason University
Talk Title: “Perpetually Curious: Stories of Research and Evolution as a Chemistry Professor”
Yirong Mo, Ph.D.
Department of Nanoscience
Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering (JSNN)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG)
Greensboro, NC
Talk Title: “Computational Elucidation of Molecular Interactions and Reactions”
Thomas A. Dunder, Ph.D.
Technical Director
TRC Environmental
Raleigh, North Carolina
Talk Title: “The Spectroscopy of Smokestacks: Chemistry and the Measurement of Air Pollutants form Industrial Sources”
Martina Rau, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Educational Psychology
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Talk title: Supporting Representational Competencies to Enhance Learning Outcomes in Chemistry
Jon Rittle, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
UC Berkeley
Talk title: In crystallo Dioxygen Activation at Unusual Metallocofactors
Suazette Mooring, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Chemistry
Georgia State University
Talk title: The Complexities off Undergraduates’ Chemistry Mindset Beliefs
James Mutamba, Ph.D.
Chief Business Officer
Arrakis Therapeutics
Waltham, Massachusetts
Talk title: Drugging the Undruggable: Tough Scientific and Life Lessons
Eric Josephs, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Nanoscience
UNC Greensboro
Talk title: Molecular Engineering of CRISPR Gene Editing and Antiviral Biotechnologies
Elizabeth (Betsy) Parkinson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Purdue University
Talk title: Synthetic Natural Product Inspired Cyclic Peptides for Discovery of Bioactive Natural Products and Biocatalysts
Leslie Murray, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Florida
Talk title: Coupling of Carbon Oxygenates at Polynuclear Metal Species
Barry R. O’Keefe, Ph.D.
Director, Molecular Targets Program
Center for Cancer Research
Chief, Natural Products Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program
Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis
National Cancer Institute, NIH
Talk title: Biotherapeutics from Nature: Discovery and Development of Novel Bioactive Proteins
10th Wood Coatings and Substrates Hybrid Conference
Industry and Research experts discussing new changes in wood substrates.
Expert Speakers on coatings science, raw materials, and technology for wood coatings.
John B. Matson, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry and Dr. AC Lilly Jr. Faculty Fellow in Nanoscience
Department of Chemistry
Virginia Tech
Talk title: Self-Assembly of Small and Large Amphiphiles: From Peptides to Polymers
Meghan Blackledge, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
High Point University
Talk title: Breaking Bad Bugs: Chemical Biology Approaches to Understanding and Combatting Antibiotic Resistance
Michael J. Hall, Ph.D.
Reader in Organic and Biological Chemistry
Department of Chemistry, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
Newcastle University, United Kingdom
Talk title: Crystallising the Uncrystallisable, High Throughput Access to Small Molecule Crystals for Diffraction Analysis
Najoua Borkadi, Ph.D.
Executive Director of Research Business Development
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
Rutgers University
Talk Title: Catalyzing Research & Innovation through University-Industry Partnerships
Maria Oliver-Hoyo, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Chemistry
College of Sciences & Chemistry Department
North Carolina State University
Talk Title: The Role of Frameworks in the Development of Instructional Resources
Brian T. Murphy, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Illinois at Chicago
Talk Title: Distribution of Natural Products in the Environment
Fatima Rivas, Ph.D.
Assistant Faculty of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Louisiana State University
Talk Title: Can Natural Products Save Us From Obesity?
Nadja Cech, Ph.D.
Patricia A. Sullivan Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Talk Title: From the Yurt to the Lab: A Quest to Make Plants into Medicine
