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UID:33019-1712592000-1712595600@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Physical Chemistry Seminar 228: Professor Michael Zuerch
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/events/physical-chemistry-seminar-228-professor-michael-zuerch/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
CATEGORIES:Physical Chemistry Seminar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240404T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240404T130000
DTSTAMP:20240321T190049Z
CREATED:20240321T190049Z
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UID:33044-1712232000-1712235600@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 218 Student Exit Seminar: Katie White
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/events/chem-218-student-exit-seminar-katie-white/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
CATEGORIES:Chem 218 Student Exit Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240403T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240403T170000
DTSTAMP:20240319T233559Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240319T233559Z
UID:32815-1712160000-1712163600@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Jeffrey I. Zink Inorganic Chemistry Seminar Series – Prof. Amanda Cook
DESCRIPTION:Flyer: Prof. Amanda Cook Flyer \nTitle: Alkene Functionalization Using Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysts \nAbstract: Surface Organometallic Chemistry is an approach to synthesizing heterogeneous catalysts with molecular precision and relies on knowledge of homogeneous organometallic reactions. In our lab\, we aim to install active sites on surfaces using oxidative addition of low-valent metal centers to surface functional groups. This strategy is a complementary route to the more common approaches (e.g.\, protonolysis of metal-ligand bonds by acidic surface sites) taken in surface organometallic chemistry. Using our approach\, we developed a heterogeneous nickel-hydride catalyst that is highly active and selective for alkene isomerization. This reaction development was enabled by our work on homogeneous N-heterocyclic carbene-nickel catalysts for both alkene isomerization and hydrosilylation\, which both utilize a nickel-hydride complex as the active catalyst.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/events/jeffrey-i-zink-inorganic-chemistry-seminar-series-prof-amanda-cook/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
CATEGORIES:Divisional Seminars,Inorganic
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240403T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240403T130000
DTSTAMP:20240321T184723Z
CREATED:20240321T184723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240321T184723Z
UID:33042-1712145600-1712149200@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 218 Student Exit Seminar: Cameron Movassaghi
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/events/chem-218-student-exit-seminar-cameron-movassaghi/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
CATEGORIES:Chem 218 Student Exit Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240401T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240401T170000
DTSTAMP:20240321T015812Z
CREATED:20240321T015812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240321T015812Z
UID:33010-1711987200-1711990800@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Physical Chemistry Seminar 228: Prof. Jeremy Johnson
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/events/physical-chemistry-seminar-228-prof-jeremy-johnson/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240327T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240327T170000
DTSTAMP:20240319T214753Z
CREATED:20240312T211327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240319T214753Z
UID:32812-1711555200-1711558800@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Jeffrey I. Zink Inorganic Chemistry Seminar Series – Prof. Courtney Roberts
DESCRIPTION:Flyer: Prof. Courtney Roberts Flyer \nTitle: Access to Inaccessible Arynes and Redox Chemistry Using Transition Metals \nAbstract: Research in the Roberts group involves looking at unsolved problems in organic synthesis through the perspective of organometallic/inorganic chemistry. One main area of interest for the group is the synthesis of heterocycles through aryne intermediates. Despite their useful reactivity\, a number of challenges still remain in the use of arynes including problems with regioselectivity and the synthesis of N-heterocyclic arynes. Using fundamental principles of Ni chemistry\, our group is the first to be able to access previously “inaccessible” 5-membered heterocyclic arynes for the first time since they were hypothesized to exist 120 years ago. We are also the first group to demonstrate catalyst controlled regioselectivity in arynes\, where all previous examples operated under substrate control. Another challenge in organic synthesis lies in alkyl–alkyl cross-coupling. This is due to challenges with oxidative addition and off cycle pathways such as beta-hydride elimination. Our group has pioneered the use of Group 3 metal catalysts supported by redox-active ligands to overcome some of these challenges. Using 10 mol% of a Sc\, Y\, or Lu tris(amido) catalyst\, coupling partners that both have beta-hydrogens can be successfully cross-coupled for the first time using early transition metals. These improvements related to organic synthesis can only be accessed using inorganic/organometallic chemistry.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/events/jeffrey-i-zink-inorganic-chemistry-seminar-series-prof-courtney-roberts/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
CATEGORIES:Divisional Seminars,Inorganic
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240326T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240326T170000
DTSTAMP:20240319T214515Z
CREATED:20240312T211052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240319T214515Z
UID:32810-1711468800-1711472400@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Inorganic Chemistry Student Exit Talk: Yuto Katsuyama (The Kaner Lab)
DESCRIPTION:Flyer: Yuto Katsuyama Flyer \nTitle: Next-Generation Battery Electrode Materials Using Earth-Abundant Elements \nAbstract: Energy storage devices\, especially batteries\, are indispensable in modern society\, providing power for electronic devices including smartphones and EVs\, and storing renewable energies in the electric grid\, etc. However\, batteries still have a lot of problems\, such as their limited energy density\, slow charging speed\, high cost\, short cycle life\, etc. In this talk\, several important approaches to solve these issues will be discussed. First of all\, the effect of 3D micro and macro structure of battery electrodes on the battery performance is discussed. The structure was mainly engineered by using a 3D printer\, and the 3D electrodes were applied to sodium-ion batteries\, supercapacitors\, and lithium-metal anode for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Then\, the synthesis methods of battery materials will be discussed because it greatly affects the cost of the materials. In this talk\, two facile synthesis methods of silicon/carbon composites (laser synthesis and re-precipitation synthesis) will be proposed for low-cost\, high-performance LIBs. At the end of the talk\, the battery working mechanisms will be discussed for sodium-ion batteries and zinc-ion batteries\, which are expected to become as important as lithium-ion batteries in the future\, by throughout characterization techniques at various charge and discharge states.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/events/inorganic-chemistry-student-exit-talk-yuto-katsuyama-the-kaner-group/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
CATEGORIES:Divisional Seminars,Inorganic
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240322T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240322T163000
DTSTAMP:20240315T215757Z
CREATED:20240315T215757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240315T215757Z
UID:32907-1711114200-1711125000@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:The Norma Stoddart Award for Exemplary Citizenship and Excellence in Graduate Research
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/events/the-norma-stoddart-award-for-exemplary-citizenship-and-excellence-in-graduate-research/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240311T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240311T170000
DTSTAMP:20240311T210203Z
CREATED:20231219T222948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T210203Z
UID:31879-1710172800-1710176400@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Physical Chemistry Seminar 228: Douglas Rees
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Doug Rees Flyer \nTalk Title: Nitrogenase: Beyond the Resting State \nAbstract: The enzyme nitrogenase has the remarkable ability to catalyze the reduction of dinitrogen to ammonia to under physiological conditions. The mechanistic questions related to how nitrogenase overcomes the kinetic stability of the NN triple bond to fix dinitrogen under ambient conditions have intrigued chemists for the past century. We have applied a structure-based approach to examine how nitrogenase uses iron-sulfur metalloclusters and ATP-dependent electron transfer to reduce dinitrogen and other substrates. A puzzling feature of the nitrogenase mechanism has been how to reconcile the relative stability of the FeMo-cofactor with the reactivity towards dinitrogen. Our studies have established that binding of ligands to nitrogenase under turnover conditions can be accompanied by the reversible displacement and rearrangements of sulfurs in the catalytic FeMo-cofactor; these rearrangements may provide clues how the active site is activated during the catalytic cycle. The complementary strengths of X-ray and electron scattering are being used to illuminate the structural foundations of this process.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/events/physical-chemistry-seminar-228-douglas-rees/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
CATEGORIES:Physical,Physical Chemistry Seminar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240307T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240307T170000
DTSTAMP:20231221T182403Z
CREATED:20231221T182403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231221T182403Z
UID:31913-1709827200-1709830800@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Houk-Jung Organic Colloquium 247: Prof. Peter Schultz
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/houk-jung-organic-colloquium-247-prof-peter-schultz/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
CATEGORIES:Organic,Organic Colloquium,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240304T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240304T170000
DTSTAMP:20240228T202008Z
CREATED:20231219T222446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T202008Z
UID:31877-1709568000-1709571600@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Physical Chemistry Seminar 228: Alexander Balandin
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/events/physical-chemistry-seminar-228-alexander-balandin/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
CATEGORIES:Physical,Physical Chemistry Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T170000
DTSTAMP:20231221T182224Z
CREATED:20231221T182224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231221T182224Z
UID:31910-1709222400-1709226000@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Houk-Jung Organic Colloquium 247: Prof. Frank Glorius
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/houk-jung-organic-colloquium-247-prof-frank-glorius/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
CATEGORIES:Organic,Organic Colloquium,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T130000
DTSTAMP:20240111T165636Z
CREATED:20240111T165611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T165636Z
UID:32005-1709208000-1709211600@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 218 Student Exit Seminar:  Zerina Mehmedović
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/events/chem-218-student-exit-seminar-zerina-mehmedovic/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
CATEGORIES:Chem 218 Student Exit Seminar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240226T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240226T170000
DTSTAMP:20231220T010327Z
CREATED:20231219T222018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231220T010327Z
UID:31875-1708963200-1708966800@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Physical Chemistry Seminar 228: Matthew Sheldon
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Matthew Sheldon Flyer \nTalk Title: Plasmonic Platforms for Polaritonic Chemistry \nAbstract: We are developing experimental platforms to probe vibrational strong coupling (VSC) between molecules and resonant infrared (IR) nanophotonic architectures\, in order to understand how this coupling can fundamentally control chemical reactivity\, as well as enable new classes of light-matter interaction. This method of altering the potential energy surface of a chemical process via coherent\, electromagnetic perturbation of vibrating bonds has also been termed “polaritonic chemistry”. We employ a combined experimental strategy leveraging expertise in (1) the design of IR “metasurfaces” composed of plasmonic metal substrates that provide tailorable VSC to molecules within their optical near-field; and (2) multiple continuous wave (CW) spectroscopic techniques that enable analysis of several non-equilibrium\, dynamic electronic effects in the metal substrate. Taken together\, these tools allow studies into new regimes of spectral bandwidth (e.g. simultaneous multi-mode coupling)\, coupling strength\, and time domains (e.g. studies of long lived and steady-state phenomena) that have been inaccessible using conventional optical cavities and time-resolved spectroscopies performed to date. Vibrational strong coupling is fundamentally interesting because it is a coherent interaction between radiation and molecular motion. The direct manipulation of a molecular process using externally controlled forcefields to obtain a desired outcome\, i.e. “coherent control” or “quantum control”\, has been a long-standing goal connected to the central aims of chemical science. Thus\, this presentation will discuss the limits of chemical analysis and chemical control at interfaces leveraging a framework based on coherent interactions between controllable features of the engineered surface geometry and the molecular systems under study. \n 
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/events/physical-chemistry-seminar-228-matthew-sheldon/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
CATEGORIES:Physical,Physical Chemistry Seminar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240222T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240222T170000
DTSTAMP:20231221T182029Z
CREATED:20231221T182029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231221T182029Z
UID:31907-1708617600-1708621200@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Houk-Jung Organic Colloquium 247: Dr. Eugene Kwan
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/houk-jung-organic-colloquium-247-dr-eugene-kwan/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
CATEGORIES:Organic,Organic Colloquium,Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240221T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240221T170000
DTSTAMP:20240119T221042Z
CREATED:20240119T221042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240119T221042Z
UID:32060-1708531200-1708534800@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Jeffrey I. Zink Inorganic Chemistry Seminar Series Prof. Robert Comito
DESCRIPTION:Flyer: Prof. Robert Comito Flyer \nTitle: Bimetallic Main-Group Catalysts for the Synthesis of Advanced Biodegradable Polymers \nAbstract: Aliphatic polyesters are biodegradable and biocompatible materials that could replace polyolefins in many applications. However\, their synthesis with fine structural control remains challenging\, limiting the ability to tailor these materials for specialty and advanced applications. Our laboratory has developed a class of bimetallic main group catalysts for lactone and lactide polymerization distinguished by their electronic and steric tunability. The catalysts are constructed from binucleating bis(pyrazolyl)alkane ligands\, which we have prepared by a novel method. Targeting monomer selectivity\, stereocontrol\, and sequence control we have developed homobimetallic\, heterobimetallic\, and chiral analogues of these complexes. We show promising evidence for metal-metal cooperativity from significant enhancements in rate compared to monometallic analogues. Through systematic comparison of metal composition and ligand sterics\, we have identified a highly selective catalyst for lactone incorporation into polylactide\, providing copolymers with a highly alternating structure. We describe an unusual dilithium complex that polymerizes aldehydes with exceptional activity and selectivity\, raising opportunities for more sophisticated and adaptable oxygenated polymers.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/events/jeffrey-i-zink-inorganic-chemistry-seminar-series-prof-robert-comito/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T170000
DTSTAMP:20231221T181716Z
CREATED:20231221T181049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231221T181716Z
UID:31903-1708012800-1708016400@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Houk-Jung Organic Colloquium 247: Prof. Danica Fujimori
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/houk-jung-organic-colloquium-247-prof-danica-fujimori/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
CATEGORIES:Organic,Organic Colloquium,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T130000
DTSTAMP:20240111T165830Z
CREATED:20240111T165830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T165830Z
UID:32008-1707998400-1708002000@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Chem 218 Student Exit Seminar: Minh Nguyen
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/events/chem-218-student-exit-seminar-minh-nguyen/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
CATEGORIES:Chem 218 Student Exit Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240212T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240212T170000
DTSTAMP:20231220T005932Z
CREATED:20231219T221605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231220T005932Z
UID:31873-1707753600-1707757200@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Physical Chemistry Seminar 228: David Limmer
DESCRIPTION:Prof. David Limmer Flyer \nTalk Title: Exciton polarons in lead halide perovskites \nAbstract: In this talk\, I will review some of our recent work concerning the photophysics of the lead halide perovskites. In particular\, I will discuss how their soft\, polar lattices endow quasiparticle excitations like\, polarons and excitons\, with a number of anomalous properties. The electron-phonon coupling in this class of materials results in electrons and holes being repelled from each other in bulk materials at elevated temperatures\, and generates a strongly size dependent dynamic Stokes shift in nanoparticles. In 2d materials\, lattice effects renormalize exciton binding energies\, bringing theoretical predictions that neglect them into better agreement with experimental measurements. The results presented are derived from simple Gaussian field theories and validated with quasiparticle path integral molecular dynamics simulations.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/events/physical-chemistry-seminar-228-david-limmer/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
CATEGORIES:Physical,Physical Chemistry Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240208T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240208T170000
DTSTAMP:20231221T180852Z
CREATED:20231221T180852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231221T180852Z
UID:31900-1707408000-1707411600@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Houk-Jung Organic Colloquium 247: Prof. Alshakim Nelson
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/houk-jung-organic-colloquium-247-prof-alshakim-nelson/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
CATEGORIES:Organic,Organic Colloquium,Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240207T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240207T170000
DTSTAMP:20240119T191320Z
CREATED:20240119T191320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240119T191320Z
UID:32053-1707321600-1707325200@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Jeffrey I. Zink Inorganic Chemistry Seminar Series - Professor C. Michael McGuirk
DESCRIPTION:Flyer: Prof. C. Michael McGuirk Flyer \nTitle: Exploring Flexibility and Connectivity in Synthetic Porous Frameworks \nAbstract: Synthetic permanently porous materials are poised to play a key role in our transition to a more sustainable society. Owing to their structural and chemical modularity\, synthetic frameworks\, such as metal–organic\, covalent\, and hydrogen-bonded networks\, are uniquely amenable to realizing highly specific functionality for emergent clean energy applications. However\, desired performance for many pressing challenges\, such as H2 delivery and light alkene purification\, continue to elude established framework classes. Thus\, the pursuit of synthetic porous frameworks with emergent behaviors and of entirely new classes of frameworks is essential. In this vein\, this talk will cover two distinct efforts to diversify function and form. First\, recent efforts to harness reversible framework flexibility to enhance usable capacities of hydrogen storage and delivery and for direct purification of propylene will be discussed. Then\, the recent discovery of a novel class of frameworks assembled and stabilized through noncovalent chalcogen bonds\, called Chalcogen-Bonded Organic Frameworks (ChOFs)\, will be detailed.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/events/jeffrey-i-zink-inorganic-chemistry-seminar-series-professor-c-michael-mcguirk/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240206T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240206T130000
DTSTAMP:20240122T193250Z
CREATED:20240122T193250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240122T193250Z
UID:32085-1707220800-1707224400@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Special Physical Chemistry Seminar: Thomas Fay
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/events/special-physical-chemistry-seminar-thomas-fay/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
CATEGORIES:Physical Chemistry Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240205T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240205T170000
DTSTAMP:20231219T221349Z
CREATED:20231219T221112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231219T221349Z
UID:31869-1707148800-1707152400@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Physical Chemistry Seminar 228: Michael Zuerch
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/events/prof-michael-zuerch/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
CATEGORIES:Physical,Physical Chemistry Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240131T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240131T170000
DTSTAMP:20240130T180353Z
CREATED:20240130T171609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T180353Z
UID:32202-1706716800-1706720400@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Jeffrey I. Zink Inorganic Chemistry Seminar Series - Prof. Victor Mougel
DESCRIPTION:Flyer: Prof. Victor Mougel Flyer \nTitle: Bio-inspired Strategies for Small Molecule Electroreduction Across Multiple Scales \nAbstract: Enzymatic systems have evolved complex strategies to maximize the efficiency and product selectivity in small molecule activation\, including CO2 reduction. Besides unique active sites containing\, by definition\, earth-abundant elements\, enzymes further control catalytic activity through second sphere interactions and a fine control of electron transfer chains. In this talk\, we will introduce a series of bio-inspired strategies for the design of electrocatalytic systems for small molecule activations across multiple scales\, encompassing the development of both heterogeneous and molecular catalysts. We will highlight a series of earth-abundant metal-based molecular and heterogeneous catalysts inspired by the active sites of enzymatic systems. Particular emphasis will be given to the exploration of bio-inspired strategies for electron transfers and storage\, using synthetic Fe4S4 clusters.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/events/jeffrey-i-zink-inorganic-chemistry-seminar-series-prof-victor-mougel/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240131T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240131T150000
DTSTAMP:20240103T233222Z
CREATED:20231221T180548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240103T233222Z
UID:31897-1706709600-1706713200@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Houk-Jung Organic Colloquium 247: Prof. Michelle Arkin
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/houk-jung-organic-colloquium-247-prof-michelle-arkin/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
CATEGORIES:Organic,Organic Colloquium,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240129T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240129T170000
DTSTAMP:20240122T175006Z
CREATED:20240109T230750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240122T175006Z
UID:31998-1706544000-1706547600@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Physical Chemistry Seminar 228: Bryan Changala
DESCRIPTION:Title: “Illuminating Exotic Chemistry and Physics with Single-Quantum-State Spectroscopy” \nAbstract: Molecules are amongst the most complex objects that can be controlled and studied at the individual quantum state level. In this talk\, I will introduce some of the extraordinary advances made in the last decade by the application of AMO physics tools\, including cavity-enhanced optical frequency comb and microwave techniques\, to such quantum-state-resolved spectroscopy. These precision light-matter probes have redrawn the limits of molecular complexity that can be characterized and controlled in the laboratory\, enabling scientists to address important chemical and physical problems from a fundamental\, bottom-up perspective. I will showcase these applications in achieving rovibrational quantum-state spectroscopy of the C60 fullerene (the largest molecule for which this has been achieved); revealing the unexpectedly rich chemistry that occurs in extreme astrophysical environments; and exploring the unique electronic properties of metal-ligand complexes critical to applications in quantum science and metrology. \nDr. Bryan Changala Flyer
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/events/physical-chemistry-seminar-228-bryan-changala/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
CATEGORIES:Physical Chemistry Seminar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240122T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240122T170000
DTSTAMP:20231214T173430Z
CREATED:20231206T195934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231214T173430Z
UID:31583-1705939200-1705942800@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Physical Chemistry Seminar 228: Giulia Palermo
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Giulia Palermo Flyer \nTitle: Dynamics and mechanisms of CRISPR-Cas9 through the lens of computational methods \nAbstract: The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) genome-editing revolution established the beginning of a new era in life sciences. I will report the role of state-of-the-art computations in the CRISPR-Cas9 revolution\, from the early refinement of cryo-EM data to enhanced simulations of large-scale conformational transitions. Molecular simulations reported a mechanism for RNA binding and the formation of a catalytically competent Cas9 enzyme\, in agreement with subsequent structural studies. Inspired by single-molecule experiments\, molecular dynamics offered a rationale for the onset of off-target effects\, while graph theory unveiled the allosteric regulation. Finally\, the use of a mixed quantum-classical approach established the catalytic mechanism of DNA cleavage. Overall\, molecular simulations are instrumental in understanding the dynamics and mechanism of CRISPR-Cas9 and pave the way for a new field of computational studies aimed at deciphering and engineering genome editing systems.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/events/physical-chemistry-seminar-228-giulia-palermo/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
CATEGORIES:Physical,Physical Chemistry Seminar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240118T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240118T143000
DTSTAMP:20240116T194856Z
CREATED:20231221T175857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240116T194856Z
UID:31892-1705584600-1705588200@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Novartis Chemical Sciences Lecture: Prof. Christina Woo & Dr. Atwood Cheung
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/seminars/houk-jung-organic-colloquium-247-prof-christina-woo-dr-atwood-cheung/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
CATEGORIES:Novartis Chemical Sciences Lecture,Organic,Organic Colloquium,Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240108T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240108T170000
DTSTAMP:20240103T191409Z
CREATED:20231206T195522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240103T191409Z
UID:31580-1704729600-1704733200@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Physical Chemistry Seminar 228: Colin Nuckolls
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Colin Nuckolls Flyer \nTalk Title: Putting Molecules into Materials \nAbstract: This presentation will detail our efforts to create materials from contorted aromatic molecules. In particular\, I will discuss how to create ladder polymers from helicenes and twistacenes building blocks. These materials have extraordinary properties as materials. The helicenes have the largest chiroptic response of any molecular species. The twistacenes excel as photovoltaics\, photodetectors\, batteries\, and pseudocapacitors. The presentation will discuss these opportunities.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/events/physical-chemistry-seminar-228-colin-nuckolls/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
CATEGORIES:Physical,Physical Chemistry Seminar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231208T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231208T180000
DTSTAMP:20231206T233025Z
CREATED:20231201T172627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231206T233025Z
UID:31515-1702042200-1702058400@www.chemistry.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:The 2023 M. Frederick Hawthorne Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Flyer: Hawthorne Symposium 2023 flyer \nSchedule Brochure:Hawthorne Symposium Brochure \nProfessor M. Frederick Hawthorne (August 24\, 1928 – July 8\, 2021) was a true chemistry pioneer\, discovering boron cluster structures that have paved the way in inorganic\, organometallic\, material\, nanotechnology\, and medicinal sciences. His award-winning work in boron chemistry and time as a distinguished Professor of Chemistry at UCLA have not only shaped and broadened the field\, but also touched the lives of countless students\, faculty\, researchers\, friends\, and family. In honor of his contributions\, the American Chemical Society established the “M. Frederick Hawthorne Award in Main Group Inorganic Chemistry” in 2020. The M. Frederick Hawthorne Symposium aims to celebrate and honor these recipients\, who have made significant contributions to chemistry involving the elements of groups 1\, 2\, and 13-18\, with special consideration given to demonstrated creativity and independence of thought\, in keeping with the example provided by the late Professor Hawthorne. The 2022 M. Frederick Hawthorne Symposium is made possible by the Raymond and Dorothy Wilson Endowment.
URL:https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/events/the-2023-m-frederick-hawthorne-symposium/
LOCATION:Collaboratory Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall YH4222 
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Symposia and Conferences
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