Chem 228: Prof. Suzanne E. Paulson
“Aerosol particles out in the world: Wildfire smoke, traffic hotspots, SARS CoV-19, & Cloud droplet chemistry.”
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Synthetic polypeptide-based materials for biological applications
Abstract: As more attention is focused on biomaterials for medical applications, synthetic polypeptides offer a useful approach towards designing novel biomimetic materials. Polypeptides are inherently biodegradable and biocompatible, and offer wide-ranging properties seen in living systems. The peptide backbone is enzymatically degradable while their side chain functionality can be modified to create an array of […]
Chem 278 Prof. Diaconescu Research Group Seminar
Ruxi Dai “Redox switchable catalysts for the preparation of biodegradable copolymers with novel properties” Amy Lai “Predicting redox-switchable reactivity for the ring opening polymerization of lactones and epoxides”
Chem 218 Student Exit Seminar: Andrew Dawson
Enabling High Capacity Anodes and Cathodes for Li-Ion Batteries
Mechanism-guided discovery of photocontrolled materials and reactions
Abstract: The Kalow lab interrogates and exploits the relationship between molecular reactivity and macroscopic properties to discover polymeric materials relevant to human health and sustainability. We approach “reactivity-property” relationships bidirectionally: in reactivity-directed materials discovery, we use synthesis and physical organic chemistry to tune reactions occurring within polymer networks. In polymer networks composed of reversible covalent […]
Chem 268: Nicole Lynn
Torres Group "Functional characterization of the mammalian family of Katanin microtubule-severing enzymes"
Chem 228: Prof. Zdenka Kuncic
"Harnessing nano-scale functionality for next-generation biomedical and bio-inspired technologies"
Modulating the conformation and function of disease-relevant RNA with small molecules
Abstract: Small molecules offer a unique opportunity to target structural and regulatory elements in therapeutically relevant RNAs, but understanding functional selectivity has been a recurrent challenge in small molecule:RNA recognition. In particular, RNAs tend to be more dynamic and offer less chemical functionality than proteins, and biologically active ligands must compete with the highly abundant […]
Chem 278: Prof. Sen Zhang
“Atomically Precise Nanocrystal Surfaces and Interfaces for Electrocatalysis” Catalysis at surfaces and interfaces where there exists bi- or multi-component cooperation has been identified as crucial for many processes related to energy and environmental applications. In this talk, I will highlight such cooperative catalysis can be synthetically controlled at the surface and interface of atomically precise […]
Chem 218 Student Exit Seminar: Yuting Miao
Super-Resolution imaging of plasmonic Near-fields: Overcoming Emitter Mislocalizations
Chemical Synthesis and Study of Noncanonical Membrane Lipids
Lipid membranes are universal features of living systems, constituting inner and outer barriers of a biological construct and maintaining non-equilibrium states necessary for life. Evolution has produced a fascinating array of lipid structures that dictate the function of biological membranes, and organisms devote considerable energy to the synthesis and maintenance of such compositions. Our group has been studying some of the […]
POSTPONED – Chem 268: Paul Sieminski
Zhou Group "TBA”