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Tuesday, September 26, 2023 - 12:30 to 15:30
Event Category: 
PHD/MSC - Dissertation Defence
Speaker: 
Kevin Marroquin Madera
Affiliation: 
UBC Chemistry (Grant Group)
Location: 
Chemistry D317
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 - 12:45 to 14:00
Event Category: 
LMC - Lectures in Modern Chemistry
Speaker: 
Dr. Tao Huan
Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia
Location: 
Chemistry B250

Abstract:

Despite the millions of natural and lab-synthesized compounds, our current knowledge of chemicals in biological and environmental systems is far from complete. A...

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 - 15:00 to 16:00
Event Category: 
Special Seminar
Speaker: 
Dr. Sergey Shilov
Affiliation: 
R&D specialist at Bruker Optics
Location: 
Chemistry D215

Dr. Shilov will discuss recent advances in the instrumentation and applications of time‐resolved FT‐IR spectroscopy, including: experimental setup for time-resolved and surface studies,...

Friday, September 29, 2023 - 13:00 to 14:00
Event Category: 
Special Seminar
Speaker: 
Prof. Yue Zhang
Affiliation: 
University of Texas A&M
Location: 
Chemistry D215
Tuesday, October 3, 2023 - 12:45 to 14:00
Event Category: 
LMC - Lectures in Modern Chemistry
Speaker: 
Stephen G Withers
Affiliation: 
Chemistry, Biochemistry and Michael Smith Laboratories, The University of British Columbia
Location: 
Chemistry B250

Abstract:

Sugars play important roles in multiple different contexts beyond that of central metabolism. In addition to their presence in structures such as the cellulose...

Friday, October 6, 2023 - 15:00 to 18:00
Event Category: 
PHD/MSC - Dissertation Defence
Speaker: 
Junliang Liu
Affiliation: 
UBC Chemistry (Hein Group)
Location: 
Chemistry D219
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 - 12:45 to 14:00
Event Category: 
LMC - Lectures in Modern Chemistry
Speaker: 
Dr. Hind A. Al-Abadleh
Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Wilfred Laurier University
Location: 
Chemistry B250

Abstract:

Most environmentally-relevant processes occur at the interface between the different phases of matter present in natural and synthesized systems. In these...

Friday, October 13, 2023 - 09:00 to 12:00
Event Category: 
PHD/MSC - Dissertation Defence
Speaker: 
Jesse Crescenzo
Affiliation: 
UBC Chemistry (Bertram Group)
Location: 
Graduate Student Centre Room 203
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 - 12:45 to 14:00
Event Category: 
LMC - Lectures in Modern Chemistry
Speaker: 
Dr. Michael R. Wasielewski
Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University
Location: 
Chemistry B250

Abstract:

We will describe recent work from our laboratory that focuses on using photo-driven processes to generate entangled electron spins in molecular materials...

Tuesday, October 24, 2023 - 12:45 to 14:00
Event Category: 
LMC - Lectures in Modern Chemistry
Speaker: 
Dr. Sam Pazicni
Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Location: 
Chemistry B250

Abstract:

Our chemistry education research group has two foci: (1) research on chemistry learning and instructional practices; and (2) equity and inclusiveness in...

Wednesday, October 25, 2023 - 17:00 to 18:00
Event Category: 
IDG - Inorganic Discussion Group
Speaker: 
Sabrina Scott
Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia
Location: 
Chemistry D215

Abstract:

Amine-functionalized polyolefins are an underdeveloped class of functional materials useful for their self-healing, adhesive, antimicrobial, and carbon capture...

Tuesday, October 31, 2023 - 12:45 to 14:00
Event Category: 
LMC - Lectures in Modern Chemistry
Speaker: 
Dr. Jason Hein
Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia
Location: 
Chemistry B250

Abstract TBA

Tuesday, November 7, 2023 - 12:45 to 14:00
Event Category: 
LMC - Lectures in Modern Chemistry
Speaker: 
Dr. Sophie Rousseaux
Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto
Location: 
Chemistry B250

Abstract:

Research in the Rousseaux group focuses on the development of new synthetic methods to selectively break and/or form new bonds in organic molecules, namely...

Tuesday, November 14, 2023 - 12:45 to 14:00
Event Category: 
LMC - Lectures in Modern Chemistry
Speaker: 
Dr. Stefanie N. Milam
Affiliation: 
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Location: 
Chemistry B250

Abstract TBA

Wednesday, November 15, 2023 - 17:00 to 18:00
Event Category: 
IDG - Inorganic Discussion Group
Speaker: 
Dr. Shelia Curto
Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia
Location: 
Chemistry D215

Abstract:

Amines are a family of chemical compounds of great importance due to their applicability in very diverse fields such as the purification of industrial gases,...

Tuesday, November 21, 2023 - 12:45 to 14:00
Event Category: 
LMC - Lectures in Modern Chemistry
Speaker: 
Dr. Peter Willis
Affiliation: 
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Location: 
Chemistry B250

Abstract:

Chemical analysis is an essential part of our search for life beyond Earth. The most sensitive, and least Earth-centric, way to perform a chemical search for...

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - 12:45 to 14:00
Event Category: 
LMC - Lectures in Modern Chemistry
Speaker: 
Dr. Heather Lewandowski | McDowell Lecture
Affiliation: 
Department of Physics, University of Colorado Boulder
Location: 
Chemistry B250

Abstract:

Control over the quantum states of atoms and molecules can lead to a fundamentally new understanding of how these particles interact and react. This knowledge has...

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 - 12:45 to 14:00
Event Category: 
LMC - Lectures in Modern Chemistry
Speaker: 
Dr. Kristi Kiick
Affiliation: 
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware
Location: 
Chemistry B250

Abstract TBA