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.
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
Bill J. Gurley, Ph.D.
Principal Scientist
National Center for Natural Products Research
School of Pharmacy
University of Mississippi
Talk Title: Phytochemical modulators of human drug metabolism: An introduction to clinically relevant herb-drug interactions
Nathaniel Grove, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
Director of the Center for the Support of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Talk Title: Beyond the shadowed forest: The use of physiological techniques to measure cognitive load changes in organic chemistry students
Nader H. Moniri, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Dean for Research
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
College of Pharmacy, Mercer University
Talk Title: The β2-adrenergic receptor-ROS axis: can a friend become a foe?
Shiyu Zhang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The Ohio State University
Talk Title: Oxidative and nitrosative reactivities of NOx induced by copper ion
Paul F. Agris, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine
Talk Title: Discovery of novel antibiotics: The chemistry and biochemistry of a unique RNA target in Gram-positive bacteria
Kelly Y. Neiles, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Talk Title: Dismantling barriers to student success in STEM courses through inclusive excellence
Mitchell P. Croatt, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Department Head
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Talk title: Favoring Luck by Prepared Minds: Design and Discovery of New Reactions
Jillian L. Dempsey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Talk Title: Elucidating Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Mechanisms Underpinning the Catalytic Generation of Renewable Fuels
Alec Christian, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist at Merck
Merck & Co., Inc.
Talk Title: Applications of a Data-Intensive Approach for Understanding and Developing Reactivity and Selectivity
Alex Grenning, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
University of Florida
Talk Title: New Twists on Classics: Cope Rearrangements and Cannabinoids
LT Lauren E. Woodard, Ph.D.
Senior Regulatory Management Officer: Chemistry Reviewer
Employee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration within the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. FDA/CDER/OPQ/ONDP/DLAPI
Talk Title: “Tales from my career in the U.S. Public Health Service.”
Prof. Thomas B. Brück, Ph.D.
Werner Siemens Chair of Synthetic Biotechnology and Director of the TUM AlgaeTec Center
Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich (TUM)
[Note: TUM just has been named German Excellence University for the third time in a row and is part of the Global Tech University alliance.]
Talk Title: Combinatorial Biocatalysis: A sustainable route for production of terpenoid bioactives
Julie Huber, Ph.D. (Co-Hosted with the Department of Biology)
Associate Scientist
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Talk Title: Microbes, Fluids, and Rocks: Life Beneath the Seafloor
Note: This talk will take place in Sullivan Science Building: Room 101
Daniel Dominguez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Talk Title: RNA Binding and Regulation in Normal and Disease Biology
