Departmental Seminars

All lectures are in King 4 at 1:05 pm unless indicated otherwise

February 1, 2024 (Zoom)

Lisa Fredin

Lehigh University

(abstract)

Modeling Photoactive Organic Materials

Host: Dr. Aikens

February 8, 2024

Juergen Richt

Kansas State University, Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology

The COBRE Center on Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases and Its Core Facilities

Host: Dr. Aakeroy

February 22, 2024

Christine Aikens

Kansas State University

Elucidating Nanoparticle Optical Properties using Theoretical Methods

Host: Dr. Aakeroy

February 22, 2024

Christine Aikens

Kansas State University

Elucidating Nanoparticle Optical Properties using Theoretical Methods

Host: Dr. Aakeroy

February 29, 2024

Socrates Munoz

Kansas State University

Recent Developments in Organofluorine and Sulfur Dioxide Chemistry

Host: Dr. Smith

March 7, 2024

Rachael Weiderman

EHS, Kansas State University

Hazard Assessments for Laboratories

Host: Dr. Karunaweera

March 14, 2024

Spring Break - No Seminar

March 21, 2024

ACS Spring 2024

March 28, 2024

Emilie Guidez
University of Colorado, Denver
Development of Multilayer Adaptive Partitioning Methods to Model Ion Transport
Host: Dr. Aikens

April 4, 2024

Osvaldo Gutierrez
Texas A&M University
(abstract)
Title: The Advent and Recent Developments of Fe-Catalyzed Multicomponent Cross-Coupling Reactions
Host: Dr. Munoz

April 11, 2024
PLU LECTURE

Omar K. Farha
Northwestern University
(abstract)
Title: Smart and Programmable Sponges from Basic Science to Implementation and Commercialization
Host: PLU

April 18, 2024

KLABUNDE MEMORIAL LECTURE
Daniel Nomura
University of California, Berkeley
(abstract)
Title: Reimagining Druggability Using Chemoproteomic Platforms
Host: Dr. Ping Li

April 25, 2024

Aaron Teator
University of Kansas
(Abstract)
Title: A Functional Materials Platform Based on Amide Activation
Host: Dr. Calvo

May 2, 2024

Wesley Bernskoetter
University of Missouri, Columbia
(Abstract)
Title: Valorizing Carbon Dioxide Value via C-C Bond Forming Reactions
Host: Dr. Sues

May 13, 2024 (1:00–2:00pm)

Masaki Uchida
California State University, Fresno
(Abstract)
Title: Cage-Like Proteins as Platforms for Bioinspired Materials Synthesis
Host: Dr. Jun Li