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.

Sonja Knowles
Doctoral Candidate
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Talk Title: Exploring the Chemistry of Fungi

Tennille D. Presley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physics
Department of Chemistry & Physics
Winston Salem State University
Talk Title: NO Boundaries…Utilizing Thermodynamic and Acoustic Approaches to Establish the Correct Circuitry

Chrissy Stachl, Ph.D.
Director of Education, Outreach, and Diversity at the NSF Center for Genetically Encoded Materials (C-GEM)
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley
Talk Title – Belonging and Inclusion: What Does It Take to Improve the Academic Climate of A Chemistry Graduate Community?

Norman H. L. Chiu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Adjunct Professor of Nanoscience
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Talk Title: Methodologies for Improving RNA Analysis and Their Applications

Welcome Back for the Spring Semester!

Zohreh Amoozgar Pharm.D, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow and Anne Klibanski Visiting Scholar
Department of Radiation Oncology
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Talk Title: Reprogramming the Tumor Microenvironment to Improve Immunotherapy

Trixia M. Buscagan, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar in Chemistry
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
California Institute of Technology
Talk Title: Structural Evidence for Nitrogenase Metallocluster Modularity

Hermann A. Wegner, Ph.D.
Professor
Justus Liebig University
Giessen, Germany
Talk Title: Bidentate Lewis Acid Catalysis

Nicholas D. Ball, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Pomona College
Talk Title: Synthetic Strategies toward Fluorosulfurylation of Organic Molecules and Sulfur-Fluoride Exchange (SuFEx)

Justin M. Pratt, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Corning School of Ocean Studies
Maine Maritime Academy
Talk Title: College Students Teaching Chemistry Through Outreach: Conceptual Understanding of the Elephant Toothpaste Reaction and Making Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream

Jennifer A. Dabrowski, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry & A. L. Hook Professor of Science and Mathematics
Chemistry Department
Elon University
Talk Title: Is Sustainable Access to Medicines Possible? Efforts toward Small Molecule Building Blocks.

Erin S. Baker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
North Carolina State University
Talk Title: Applying Advanced Separations and Cheminformatics Visualization Techniques to Complex Multi-Omic Analyses

Robert M. Hughes, Ph.D
Assistant Professor of Biological Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
East Carolina University
Talk Title: A “CofActor” Approach to Exploring Neurodegenerative Pathways in Living Cells

Sara M. Handy, Ph.D.
Research Biologist
Office of Regulatory Science
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
United States Food and Drug Administration
Talk Title: Using Genomics to Identify Botanical Hazards in Foods and Dietary Supplements: Pine Mouth, Devil’s Snare, and Missing Valerian

9th Wood Coatings and Substrates Virtual Conference
Featuring Industry and Research experts discussing new changes in wood substrates, expert speakers on coatings science, raw materials, and technology for wood coatings.

Shaun McKinnie, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of California, Santa Cruz
Talk Title: Vanadium-Dependent Haloperoxidase Enzymology: Variable, Versatile, and Evolvable

Elon A. Ison, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
North Carolina State University
Talk Title: Transition-Metal Oxos and Nitridos as Frustrated Lewis Pairs

Charles C. L. McCrory, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Macromolecular Science & Engineering
Department of Chemistry
University of Michigan
Talk Title: The Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 with Polymer-Encapsulated Co Catalysts: Modulating Activity and Selectivity by Controlling the Catalyst’s Coordination Environment

Shawn R. Campagna, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Department Head
Department of Chemistry
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Talk Title: Using Metabolomics and Chemical Biology to Understand Environmental Microorganisms

Leah G. Dodson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Maryland College Park
Talk Title: Cryogenic Spectroscopy of Molecular Ions: Applications and Future Directions