Fall 2004 Seminar Program

Martin Pomerantz, Coordinator
(817) 272-3811, pomerantz@uta.edu

Place: Room 114
Chemistry Research Building (CRB), except those noted. See map

All seminars are at 2:30 p.m. on Fridays, except those noted.

Refreshments will be served prior to the seminars at 2:15 p.m. in Room 112 CRB.

September 3
Prof. Martin L. Kirk
The University of New Mexico
“Origin of Strong Ferromagnetic Exchange in Metallobiradicals:
Implications for Molecular Wires”
(Host: Fred Mac Donnell)

September 10
Prof. Paul F. Barbara
The University of Texas at Austin
“Organic Nanoparticle Science: Materials and Devices”
(Host: Martin Pomerantz)

September 17
Prof. Daniel Rabinovich
University of North Carolina-Charlotte
“Recent Advances in Poly(mercaptoimidazolyl)borate Chemistry”
(Host: Fred MacDonnell)

September 24
Dr. Curtis Mowry
Sandia National Laboratories
“Going Mobile: Techniques and Tradeoffs for Detecting Threat Agents Using Microfabricated Gas Chromatography and/or Ion Mobility Spectrometers”
(Host: Gary Kinsel)

October 1
Southwest Regional Meeting of the ACS - Fort Worth
No seminar

October 8
Dr. Mark Land
Bayer Material Science, Baytown, TX
“Chemistry in the Real World”
(Host: Gary Kinsel)

October 15, 1:00 PM
Dr. Geoffrey F. Grant
Arlington Technology Incubator
“Root Molecular Cause of Aging”
(Host: Edward Bellion)

Thursday, 1:00 PM – October 21 – Thursday, 1:00 PM
Prof. Kazunori Koide
University of Pittsburgh
“Organic Synthesis as a Tool to Address Biological Questions”
(Host: Carl Lovely)

October 29, 1:00 PM
Prof. Kevin G. Pinney
Baylor University
“The Discovery and Development of Vascular Targeting Agents (VTAs) for Cancer Chemotherapy and Related Vascular Specific Diseases”
(Host: Carl Lovely)

November 5
Prof. Patrick E. Cassidy
Texas State University
“Fluoropolymers-Synthesis and Applications”
(Host: Martin Pomerantz)

November 12
Dr. Morgan Alexander
University of Nottingham, UK
“Plasma Polymer Chemical Gradients and Automated XPS as a High Throughput Means to Investigate Chemical Reactions at Surfaces”
(Host: Richard Timmons)

November 19
Prof. Krishnan Rajeshwar
The University of Texas at Arlington
“Combining Electrochemistry and Photochemistry: The Sun's the Limit”
(Host: Edward Bellion)

November 26
Thanksgiving Break – No seminar

December 3
Prof. Harry W. Gibson
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
“Pseudorotaxanes Self-Assembled from Molecular and Macromolecular Building Blocks”
(Host: Dmitry Rudkevich)