Refreshments are served 15 minutes before the seminar begins.
Thursday, September 8, 2016
4:30 p.m.
Fu-Sen Liang, University of New Mexico
Mammalian Cell Engineering via Chemical Reactivity Induced Protein Proximity
Location: Mellon Institute Conference Room
Host: Danith Ly
Thursday, September 15, 2016
4:30 p.m.
Yi Lu, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Design and Selection of Metalloenzymes and their Applications as Biocatalysts in Alternative Energies and as Biosensors in Environmental Monitoring, Medical Diagnostics and Imaging
Location: Mellon Institute Social Room
Host: Alex Guo
Thursday, September 22, 2016
4:30 p.m.
Jay Schneekloth, Jr., National Cancer Institute
Targeting Functionally and Structurally Diverse RNAs with Druglike Small Molecules
Location: Mellon Institute Conference Room
Host: Bruce Armitage
Thursday, September 29, 2016
4:30 p.m.
O. Anatole von Lilienfeld, University of Basel
Quantum Mechanics, Chemical Space, and Machine Learning
Location: Mellon Institute Social Room
Host: David Yaron
Thursday, October 13, 2016
4:30 p.m.
Gregory S. Walker, Pfizer
The Role of NMR in Discovery Drug Metabolism: Where Are We Now and What Is the Future
Location: Mellon Institute Social Room
Host: Roberto Gil
Thursday, October 20, 2016
4:30 p.m.
Melissa A. Pasquinelli, North Carolina State University
Sustainable Polymer Science: Tuning the Characteristics of Polymer Systems via Molecular Simulations
Location: Mellon Institute Social Room
Host: Catalina Achim and Dave Yaron
Dr. Pasquinelli received a Ph.D. in theoretical chemistry from Carnegie Mellon University in 2002.
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
4:30 p.m.
Jing Zhao, University of Connecticut
Enhanced Biexciton Emission from Quantum Dots near Plasmonic Nanostructures
Location: Mellon Institute Social Room
Host: Linda Peteanu
Thursday, October 27, 2016
4:30 p.m.
Agostino Pietrangelo, Rutgers University
Polyene-Inspired π-Conjugated Macromolecules: Design, Synthesis, and Application
Location: Mellon Institute Social Room
Host: Kevin Noonan
Thursday, November 3, 2016
4:30 p.m.
Kent Kirshenbaum, New York University
Crafting Exotic Proteins: Miniatures and Mimics
Location: Mellon Institute Conference Room
Host: Subha R. Das
Thursday, November 10, 2016
4:30 p.m.
Scott C. Blanchard, Weill Cornell Medical College
Imaging Functional Dynamics within Individual Integral Membrane Proteins Using Single-Molecule FRET
Location: Mellon Institute Conference Room
Host: Marcel Bruchez
Thursday, November 17, 2016
4:30 p.m.
Shannon Stahl, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Selective Oxidation of Organic Molecules with Copper/Organic-Radical Catalysis
Location: Mellon Institute Social Room
Host: Stefan Bernard
Thursday, December 1, 2016
4:30 p.m.
Noa Marom, Carnegie Mellon University
Effect of Crystal Packing on the Electronic Properties of Molecular Crystals
Location: Mellon Institute Conference Room
Host: Linda Peteanu
Thursday, December 8, 2016
4:30 p.m.
Miriam Freedman, Pennsylvania State University
Surfaces and Interfaces in Atmospheric Chemistry
Location: Mellon Institute Conference Room
Host: Ryan Sullivan
Thursday, December 15, 2016
4:30 p.m.
Armando Navarro-Vázquez, Federal University of Pernambuco
Lyotropic Chromonics Phases: A Useful Tool in Small Molecule NMR and What NMR Can Tell Us About Them
Location: Mellon Institute Social Room
Host: Roberto Gil