17
October
Ms. Jou-Tsen Ou, Chemistry PhD Defense: "Self-Assembly Drives Rare Earth Separation: M4L4 Cages and Polyamide Ionomer Networks"
Ms. Jou-Tsen Ou
PhD Candidate
Advisor: Prof. Mercedes Taylor
University of Maryland
20
October
Allen Sun, 2nd Year Organic Literature Seminar: "Carbon Dot Materials for Detection, Removal and Photocatalytic Reduction of Heavy Metal Ions"
Mr. Allen Sun, University of Maryland
2nd Year Organic Literature Seminar: "Carbon Dot Materials for Detection, Removal and Photocatalytic Reduction of Heavy Metal Ions"
Advisor: Zhiwei Li
21
October
Prof. Ella Mihailescu (IBBR/UMD), Biochemistry Seminar: "Bilayer Techniques and AI Models for the Discovery of Membrane-Active Antimicrobial Peptides"
Prof. Ella Mihailescu
Associate Research Professor
Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research/UMD
22
October
Anders Dollard, 2nd Year Physical Literature Seminar
Mr. Anders Dollard, University of Maryland
2nd Year Physical Literature Seminar
Advisor: Prof. John Fourkas
22
October
Mr. Steven Hong, Chemistry PhD Defense: "Investigation of Poly-n-acetyl Glucosamine Biosynthesis Initiation and Spatial Distribution in Bacterial Biofilms through Microfluidic Fluorescent Microscopy"
Mr. Steven Hong
PhD Candidate
Advisor: Prof. Myles Poulin
University of Maryland
23
October
Prof. Ayusman Sen (Pennsylvania State University), Organic/Inorganic Seminar: "Enzyme Motors and Pumps: From Transfport to Collective Behavior"
Prof. Ayusman Sen
Verne M. Willaman Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Pennsylvania State University
23
October
Ms. Esther Olonimoyo, Chemistry PhD Defense: Chemical Characterization to Elucidate Ambient Fate and Transport of Organic Acids in Wildfire Plumes
Ms. Esther Olonimoyo
PhD Candidate
Advisor: Prof. Akua Asa-Awuku
University of Maryland
Zoom Link: https://umd.zoom.us/j/2831666040?pwd=YWJCK1FKRVJrOGJ2VVg3anloY29lQT09&omn=97424762922
27
October
Ms. Frances Stump, Biochemistry PhD Defense: "Those who know, do; those who understand, teach: A comprehensice study and practicum on the structure, thermal stability, and dynamics of RNA molecules"
Ms. Frances Stump
PhD Candidate
Advisor: Prof. Kwaku Dayie
University of Maryland
27
October
Brobbey De-Youngster, 2nd Year Organic Literature Seminar: "Asymmetric Olefin Methathesis Promoted by Ru Carbene Complexes"
Mr. Brobbey De-Youngster, University of Maryland
2nd Year Organic Literature Seminar: "Asymmetric Olefin Methathesis Promoted by Ru Carbene Complexes"
Advisor: Prof. Xiaodong (Mike) Shi
28
October
Prof. Stacy Malaker (Yale University), Biochemistry Seminar - "Pioneering biomarker discovery through the exploration of mucin glycoproteins"
Prof. Stacy Malaker
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Yale University
29
October
Fatemeh Hajikarimi, 2nd Year Physical Literature Seminar
Ms. Fatemeh Hajikarimi, University of Maryland
2nd Year Physical Literature Seminar
Advisor: Prof. YuHuang Wang
30
October
Prof. Mingji Dai (Emory University), Organic Seminar - "TBD"
Prof. Mingji Dai
Department of Chemistry
Emory University
3
November
Mr. Yuchen Niu, Chemistry PhD Defense: "Chemo-structural evolution of Li-rich surfaces under driven conditions"
Mr. Yuchen Niu
PhD Candidate
Advisor: Prof. Janice Reutt-Robey
University of Maryland
3
November
Yuze Pan, 2nd Year Organic Literature Seminar: "Asymmetric gold catalysis: History and Future directions"
Mr. Yuze Pan, University of Maryland
2nd Year Organic Literature Seminar: "Asymmetric gold catalysis: History and Future directions"
Advisor: Advisor: Prof. Xiaodong (Mike) Shi
5
November
Julio E. Argueta Martínez, 2nd Year Physical Literature Seminar
Mr. Julio E. Argueta Martínez, University of Maryland
2nd Year Physical Literature Seminar
Advisor: Prof. John Fourkas
5
November
Ms. Rita Dill, Biochemistry PhD Defense: Monitoring the dynamics via NMR of two fragment sequences from bacteria and and viral RNA
Ms. Rita Dill
PhD Candidate
Advisor: Prof. Kwaku Dayie
University of Maryland
6
November
Prof. Wenqi (Vince) Liu (University of South Florida), Organic Seminar - "Taming Molecular Containers in Water: From Revalidating Hydrogen Bonding to Recovering Critical Minerals"
Prof. Wenqi (Vince) Liu
Department of Chemistry
University of South Florida
7
November
Rayal Smith, 2nd Year ANE Literature Seminar: "Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from Volatile Chemical Product Emissions"
Ms. Rayal Smith, University of Maryland
2nd Year ANE Literature Seminar: "Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from Volatile Chemical Product Emissions"
Advisor: Prof. Akua Asa-Awuku
11
November
Mr. Mario Lopez, Chemistry PhD Defense: "Modeling Magnetic Structure in 2D Van der Waals Materials with Neutron Diffraction"
Mr. Mario Lopez
PhD Candidate
Advisor: Prof. Efrain Rodriguez
University of Maryland
12
November
Prof. Ka Un Lao (Virginia Commonwealth University), Physical Seminar
Prof. Ka Un Lao
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
Virginia Commonwealth University
13
November
Prof. Valerie Pierre (University of Utah), Organic/Inorganic Seminar
Prof. Valerie Pierre
Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Utah
17
November
Silas Ameshiku, 2nd Year Organic Literature Seminar: "Cages as Building Blocks for Extended Materials"
Mr. Silas Ameshiku, University of Maryland
2nd Year Organic Literature Seminar: "Cages as Building Blocks for Extended Materials"
Advisor: Prof. Mercedes Taylor
18
November
Yamini Dalal (NCI/NIH), Biochemistry Seminar
Prof. Yamini Dalal
Senior Investigator
Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression
National Cancer Institute/NIH
19
November
Xiliang Gong, 2nd Year Physical Literature Seminar
Mr. Xiliang Gong, University of Maryland
2nd Year Physical Literature Seminar
Advisor: Prof. Hong-Zhou Ye
20
November
Prof. Jenny Yang (UC Irvine), Organic Seminar - "TBD"
Prof. Jenny Yang
Department of Chemistry
UC Irvine
24
November
Fathima Famidha Faiz, 2nd Year Organic Literature Seminar: "Recent advances in Linker Chemistry for Antibody Drug Conjugates"
Ms. Fathima Famidha Faiz, University of Maryland
2nd Year Organic Literature Seminar: "Recent advances in Linker Chemistry for Antibody Drug Conjugates"
Advisor: Prof. Myles Poulin
1
December
Wenkai Zhang, 2nd Year Organic Literature Seminar: "Bimolecular Homolytic Substitution (SH2) as a Strategy for Selective C(sp³)–C(sp³) Bond Formation"
Mr. Wenkai Zhang, University of Maryland
2nd Year Organic Literature Seminar: "Bimolecular Homolytic Substitution (SH2) as a Strategy for Selective C(sp³)–C(sp³) Bond Formation"
Advisor: Prof. Ben Boyle
2
December
Prof. Zu-Hang Sheng (NIH/NINDS), Biochemistry Seminar
Prof. Zu-Hang Sheng
Senior Investigator
Synaptic Function Section
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/NIH
3
December
Tucker Forbes, 2nd Year Physical Literature Seminar
Mr. Tucker Forbes, University of Maryland
2nd Year Physical Literature Seminar
Advisor: Prof. Leah Dodson
4
December
Enoch Agbodjogbe, 2nd Year Organic/Inorganic Literature Seminar: "Directing Group Effects in C-H Bond Activation"
Mr. Enoch Agbodjogbe, University of Maryland
2nd Year Organic/Inorganic Literature Seminar
Advisor: Prof. Lawrence Sita
8
December
Prasadi Attanayake Mudiyanselage, 2nd Year Organic Literature Seminar: "Metal/Non-metal catalyzed macrocyclization for cyclic peptide synthesis"
Ms. Prasadi Attanayake Mudiyanselage, University of Maryland
2nd Year Organic Literature Seminar: "Metal/Non-metal catalyzed macrocyclization for cyclic peptide synthesis"
Advisor: Prof. Xiaodong (Mike) Shi
11
December
Prof. Troels Skrydstrup (Aarhus University), Organic Seminar - "TBD"
Prof. Troels Skrydstrup
Department of Chemistry
Aarhus University
21
January
Michael McHale, 2nd Year Physical Literature Seminar
Mr. Michael McHale, University of Maryland
2nd Year Physical Literature Seminar
Advisor: Prof. Efrain Rodriguez
22
January
Atli Davidsson, 2nd Year Physical Literature Seminar
Mr. Atli Davidsson, University of Maryland
2nd Year Physical Literature Seminar
Advisor: Profs. John Fourkas & Ron Walsworth
23
January
Julia Feng-Bahns, 2nd Year Physical Literature Seminar
Ms. Julia Feng-Bahns, University of Maryland
2nd Year Physical Literature Seminar
Advisor: Prof. Ross Salawitch