Feb
7
The Chemistry of Entrepreneurship
HostDepartment of Chemistry Description Chemistry is one of the fundamental sciences, and as such, our understanding of it can lead to great discoveries. From the early hype of nanotechnology to today...
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Jan
24
Multiscale Kinetic Modeling of a Cl-/H+ Antiporter: Integrating Simulation and Experiment to Characterize Ion Exchange
HostDepartment of Chemistry Description One of the central challenges in modern biophysics is understanding the molecular nature of coupled biomolecular transport mechanisms. The coupled ion exchange...
Nov
8
Phytochemicals: From Farm to Fork
HostChemistry Description Phytochemicals originate as a result of secondary plant metabolism and are essential for reproduction, stability and growth processes of plants. They are recognized not only...
Nov
8
The Fermilab HEPCloud
Center for Interdisciplinary Scientific Computation (CISC) Special Lecture HostCenter for Interdisciplinary Scientific Computation (CISC) SpeakerBurt HolzmanFermilabhttp://hepcloud.fnal.gov/burt...
Nov
1
Cryoelectron Microscopy and the 2017 Nobel Prize
Host Chemistry Description The awardees of the 2017 Chemistry Nobel Prize are Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank, and Richard Henderson. The press release from the Nobel Committee describes the prize...
Oct
25
Manipulating Excited State Chemistry in Molecules and Materials, from Asymmetric Photocatalysis to Programmed Photodegradation of Biomass Derived Materials: An Exploratory Journey Towards Sustainability
HostChemistry Description The presentation will highlight our journey in using light as a reagent to initiate chemical reactions and as a product of excited state processes. Strategies that rely on...
Oct
18
Probe-Based Nanopore Sensing for Environmental Monitoring
HostChemistry Description Nanopore sensing was invented in the mid-1990s, and is a label-free and amplification-free technique for measuring single molecules. Nanopore sensor works by monitoring the...
Oct
11
Materials Characterization with Microscopy and Microanalysis
HostChemistry Description Materials characterization includes of range of scientific techniques which analyze the physical and chemical character of many types of materials in the applied sciences...
Oct
2
Second Center for Interdisciplinary Scientific Computation (CISC) Lunchtime Matchmaking Seminar
HostCenter for Interdisciplinary Scientific Computation (CISC) Description The Center for Interdisciplinary Scientific Computation's (CISC) second lunchtime matchmaking seminar features two talks...
Sep
27
Batteries for Electric Vehicles: Chemistries of the Past, Present, and Future
HostChemistry Description Electric cars have been around for more than a century but only recently have we started thinking about them as our future. All this is due to the progress in battery...