Chemistry Seminar Series

September 2023 to August 2024 seminars

Date Presenter Title Host
07/30/2024 Héloïse Thérien-Aubin
Memorial University of Newfoundland		 Polymer under confinement A. Klinkova
07/26/2024 Wenjian Sun
Shimadzu Research Laboratory		 Recent development and applications in U-shaped mobility analyzer - Mass spectrometry J. Pawliszyn
07/12/2024 Jason L. Dutton
La Trobe University		 How electron poor can we make gold(III)? G. Murphy
05/30/2024 Samira Siahrostami
Simon Fraser University		 Advanced catalyst discovery for clean energy transformation using computational material design S. Kalyaanamoorthy
05/02/2024 Udo Schwingenschlögl
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)		 Exciton dissociation by topological edge states A. Klinkova
04/09/2024 Cora Young
York University		 PFAS and policy: Linking the chemistry of fluorinated gases with chemical regulations R. Smith
04/02/2024 Erin Johnson
Dalhousie University		 London dispersion in density-functional theory and application to molecular crystal structure prediction Chemistry Graduate Student Society (CGSS)
02/13/2024 Lea Harrington
University of Toronto		 Where there's a will, there's a way: How cells cope with eroding telomeres S. Kalyaanamoorthy
02/07/2024 Corey Stephenson
University of Michigan		 Redox catalysis strategies for complex molecules G. Murphy
01/30/2024 Gillian R. Goward
McMaster University		 Electrochemical Evolution and Ion Dynamics in Energy Storage Devices Revealed by 7Li and 1H Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy R. Smith
12/12/2023 Eva Hemmer
University of Ottawa		 Exploring new synthesis pathways to optical and magnetic lanthanide-based nanoparticles R. Smith
12/1/2023 Audrey Laventure
University of Montreal		 Additive manufacturing of functional polymer materials A. Klinkova
11/14/2023 Jean-François Masson
University of Montreal		 Nanoplasmonic sensing: From maple syrup analysis to neurochemistry S. Kalyaanamoorthy
11/6/23 Andrew Grosvenor
University of Saskatchewan		 Glass-ceramic composites: The next generation nuclear waste form material? H. Kleinke
10/17/2023 Stephen Newman
University of Ottawa		 Engaging esters, aldehydes, and alcohols in cross-coupling reactions: A high throughput approach to discovery Chemistry Graduate Student Society (CGSS)
10/17/2023 Man-Sau Wong
Hong Kong Polytechnic University		 Chinese herbs-derived phytochemicals and musculoskeletal health J. Liu
10/10/2023 Daniel Rhodes
University of Wisconsin-Madison		 Ultraclean 2D Materials for Ferroelectricity, Superconductivity, and Topological Phenomena A.W. Tsen
9/12/2023 Marcus W. Drover
Western University		 Exterior Decorating: Harnessing Non-Covalent Interactions for Cooperative Chemistry R. Smith

Past seminars

Date Presenter Title Host
8/23/2023 Michel Gravel
University of Saskatchewan		 Synthesis of [10]- and [12] Annulenes G. Murphy
8/3/2023 Elena Baranova
University of Ottawa		 Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis: Challenges and Opportunities A. Klinkova
5/24/2023 Nathaniel I. Martin
Leiden University		 Improving Nature’s antibiotics through (semi)synthesis S. Taylor
5/12/2023 Jeff Van Humbeck
University of Calgary		 Strategies and Methods for Site-Selective C-H Functionalization in Heterocycles G. Murphy
2/9/2023 Anna Fomitcheva Khartchenko
University of California Berkeley		 Microfluidics-based immunoassays for enhancing diagnostic workflows J. Corrigan
2/2/2023 Jung-Ho Yu
Stanford University		 Color In Vivo: Multiplexed Nanotechnology for Measuring Biological Heterogeneity J. Corrigan
1/26/2023 Gregory Wallace
University of Strathclyde		 Surface-Enhanced Spectroscopies for Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry: Transitioning to Chiral Biosensin J. Corrigan
1/23/2023 Malama Chisanga
Universite de Montreal		 Development of Nanomaterials and Machine Learning for Antimicrobial Resistance Spectroscopy J. Corrigan
12/14/2022 Steve Winter
Wake Forest University		 Complexity and Clarity for Kitaev Candidate Materials A.W. Tsen
12/5/2022 Hua-Zhong "Hogan" Yu
Simon Fraser University		 Designed DNA Nano-switches as Sensitive Electrochemical Biosensors J. Liu
11/17/2022 Huck Grover
Memorial University		 C–H Functionalization and Catalytic Cascade Reactions in the Synthesis of Heterocycles D. Schipper
8/4/2022 Jan K. Rainey
Dalhousie University		 Applying structure and dynamics to modulate spider silk behaviour E. Meiering
3/9/2022 Roxanne Kieltyka
Leiden University		 Squaramide-based supramolecular biomaterials G. Sciaini
2/23/2022 John F. Corrigan
Western University		 A Molecular Precursor Approach to Cluster Synthesis: from Luminescent Molecular Assemblies to Functional Nanomaterials W. Power
7/23/2021 Kirill Kovnir
Iowa State University		 Solid State Chemistry of Pnictides: Structure and Properties Diversity H. Kleinke
5/26/2021 Jeff Sakamoto
University of Michigan		 Mechano-electrochemical Phenomena and Anode-free Manufacturing of Solid-state Batteries L. Nazar
3/11/2021 Steen B. Schougaard
Université du Québec à Montréal		 Ion Transport in Batteries – Why Is It So Difficult ? L. Nazar