Dr. William Beeson from Dow Agro Sciences will present a seminar entitled, "R&D at Dow AgroSciences: the journey from scientific discovery to international product launches." Host: Jack Dunkle
Prof. John Tovar from Johns Hopkins University will present a seminar entitled, "Forays into aromaticity: making, breaking and stacking pi-circuits." Host: Paul Rupar
The Department of Chemistry will honor recipients of academic honors at the annual Honors Day Convocation. The event is open to the public. A reception will follow in the Shelby Rotunda.
Prof. Lester Andrews from the University of Virginia will present a seminar. Host: David Dixon
Prof. Doug Stephan from the University of Toronto will present the 2016 Arduengo lecture. His talk is entitled, "FLP Chemistry: New Avenues in Synthesis and Catalysis." Host: Tim Snowden
Prof. Doug Stephan from the University of Toronto will present the 2016 Arduengo lecture. The lecture will be entitled, "Catalysis: Chemistry Changing Your Life and Mine!" This lecture will be of broad interest to anyone interested in chemistry. There will be a public reception in the Shelby Rotunda following the lecture. Host: Tim Snowden
Prof. Jimmy Mays from the University of Tennessee will present a seminar entitled, "Advances in Thermoplastic Elastomers." Host: Paul Rupar
Dr. Pravin Kotian, Executive Director, Discover Chemistry at Biocryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will present a seminar entitled, "Discovery of Rapivab (First New Antiviral Drug Discovered and Commercialized from Alabama) “First-and-Only One-Dose IV Treatment for Influenza." Host: Kevin Shaughnessy
Dr. Enrique Jackson from NASA-Marshall Space Center will present a seminar entitled, “Development of Thermal Properties of Carbon-Nanotube Polymer Composition.” Abstract The overall goal of this effort is to develop enhanced thermal properties in carbon nanotube-polymer composites that can replace traditional aerospace metallic materials to reduce the weight in space structures. In this work, single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) were dispersed onto a prepreg composite structure used to provide favorable thermal storage properties. The carbon nanotubes increased the thermal transport properties of [...]
Yinghui Liu will present her PhD research seminar entitled, "Stereoselective Synthesis of Polysubstituted 2-carboxytetrahydrofurans from Trichloromethyl Carbinols,"