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Past Seminars

Fall 2009

August 28
Dr. Frances S. Ligler
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
"Optical Biosensors and a Perspective on the Future"
Host:  Daniel Armstrong

September 4
Prof. James Simpkins
UNT Health Science Center
"Mitochondrial Mechanisms of Estrogen Neuroprotection"
Hosts:  Subhra Mandal/Kevin Schug

September 11
Prof. Guido Verbeck, IV
University of North Texas
"Nanomanipulation-Coupled to Nanospray Mass Spectrometry: 
A Novel Technique Leading to Single Organelle Analysis"
Host:  Kevin Schug

September 18
Prof. Jeffery White
Oklahoma State University
"A New Experimental Approach for Untangling Complex Mixing in Amorphous Macromolecules: 
Polyolefins as a General Model for Soft Matter"
Host:  Martin Pomerantz

September 25
Prof. Paul Pantano
University of Texas at Dallas
"Accurately Assessing the Potential Toxicity of Carbon Nanotubes and 
the Use of Carbon Nanotubes as Cancer Theranostic Agents"
Host:  Purnendu Dasgupta

October 2
Prof. David Birney
Texas Tech University
"Pseudopericyclic Reactions-Adventures on Potential Energy Surfaces"
Host:  Carl Lovely

October 9
Prof. Michael Palmer
University of Virginia
"Disciplinary thinking:  Studying the Ability of First-Year Chemistry Students to Think Scientifically"
Host:  Seiichiro Tanizaki

October 16
Prof. Martin Pomerantz
University of Texas at Arlington
"Studies of Polythiophenes and Bi- and Terthiophene Model Compounds"
Host:  Purnendu Dasgupta 

October 23
Prof. Michael Hendrich
Carnegie Mellon University
"Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Detection of Intermediates 
in the Enzymatic Cycle of an Extradiol Dioxygenase"
Host:  Brad Pierce

October 30
Prof. Donald Kurtz
University of Texas at San Antonio
"How Microbes Detoxify Diatomic Oxygen and Nitrogen Species:  
The Non-Heme Iron Reductive Paradigm"
Host:  Brad Pierce 

November 6
Prof. Rosalie Uht
UNT Health Science Center
"Estrogen and Glucocorticoid Regulated Gene Expression Implications for the Stress Response"
Host:  Subhra Mandal

November 13
Prof. Andrew Bocarsly
Princeton University
"Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Conversion of Aqueous CO₂ to Alcohols:  
Single Electron Redox Catalysis of a Multielectron Process"
Host:  Krishnan Rajeshwar

November 20
Prof. Xiaolian Gao
University of Houston
"Proteomic Peptide Chips-Highly Parallel Picoliter Protein Assays"
Host:  Tom Strom

November 27
Thanksgiving Break - No Seminar

December 4
Prof. Kevin Schug
University of Texas at Arlington
"Mass Spectrometry is a Versatile Research Tool"
Host:  Purnendu Dasgupta

Spring 2009

Prof. Vadim Soloshonok
The University of Oklahoma
“Self-Disproportionation of Enantiomers: A Manifesto”

Prof. John Dawson
University of South Carolina
“Mechanistic Studies of Oxidative Halophenol Dehalogenation by Heme-Containing Enzymes”

Prof. Zuzanna Siwy
University of California, Irvine
“Ion Transport Through Nanopores: From Living Cells to Diodes and Transistors”

Prof. Vy M. Dong
University of Toronto
“Mechanism-Inspired Strategies for Organic Synthesis”

Prof. Lucy Waskell
University of Michigan
“The Role of the Hinge Region of Cytochrome P450 Reductase in Intraflavin Electron Transfer”

Prof. Richard Cole
University of New Orleans
“Mass Spectrometry Approaches for Metabolomics and Proteomics”