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2011-2012

All Seminars in the Program are Highlighted Green

(additional seminars are white)

*all seminars begin at 11:30am on Fridays in CHE 117 unless otherwise indicated.

Date	SPEAKER & AFFILIATION	TITLE	HOST	Discipline
SEPTEMBER 2011
1 THURS 10am CHE202	Tom Autrey, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Washington	H2 Activation by Lewis Acid Lewis Base Molecular Complexes: From Hydrogen Storage to Molecular Catalysis Abstract	C. Crudden	Organic
8 THURS 1:30pm CHE202	Michinori Suginome, Kyoto University, Japan	Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis Using Chirality-Switchable Helical Polymer as a Chiral Ligang	Create Lecture C. Crudden	Organic
16 10am CHE202	Xiaosong Wang, Waterloo Institute of Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo	Sequential Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers with Small Molecules, Metal Atoms or Metal Ions for Functional Hybrid Nano-Colloids Abstract	G. Liu	Physical
16	Shigehiro Yamaguchi, Nagoya University, Japan	Fused Polycyclic π-Conjugated Skeletons with Unusual Electronic Structures Abstract	S. Wang	Inorganic
19 MONDAY 10:30am CHE202	Paul Hayes, University of Lethbridge	Toward Rare Earth Imido Complexes: A Synthetic, Kinetic, and Mechanistic Study	S. Wang	Inorganic
22 THURS 11:30am CHE213	Derek Wilson, York University	Protein Folding Intermediates: Who Are They?... And What Are They Hiding? Abstract	R. Oleschuk	Organic
23	Ph.D Students Jonathan Byer Owen Clarkin Jason Hanthorn	Ph.D. Departmental Seminars Are Eels Endangered Because of Chemical Contamination? Abstract Time-resolved Imaging of Purely Valence Electron Dynamics during a Chemical Reaction Abstract Synthesis, Thermodynamic and Kinetic Studies of Novel Diarylamine Antioxidants Abstract	S. Brown D. Wardlaw D. Pratt
30	Miguel Garcia-Garibay, University of California at Los Angeles	Recent Advances in the Design and Characterization of Amphidynamic Crystals and Molecular Machines Abstract	R. Lemieux	Organic
OCTOBER 2011
7	John Brown, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford	Challenges in Catalysis; Integrating Mechanism and Synthesis Abstract	*Frost Lecture* M. Baird	Inorganic
13 THURS 11:30am CHE211	David Heldebrant, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	Industrial Gas Purifications Using Binding Organic Liquids (BOLs) Abstract	P. Jessop	Organic
14	Luis Echegoyen, University of Texas	Playing with Buckyball Maracas: Interplay between the Inside and Outside Properties of Endohedral Fullerenes Abstract	R.S. Brown	Organic
17 MONDAY 10:30am	Christophe Coutanceau, University of Poitiers, France	Syntheses of Platinum Nanoparticles: Effect on Morphology, Structure and Electrocatalytic Behaviour Abstract	G. Jerkiewicz	Physical
21	Ph.D Students Chris Maxwell Katherine Groom Qian Cui	Ph.D. Departmental Seminars Computational Investigation into the Mechanism of a Palladacycle-catalyzed Decomposition of Phosphorothioate Triesters in Methanol Abstract Investigating the Mechanism of Regioselective Oxidation in the Biosynthesis of Indolocarbazoles Abstract Understanding the Origin of Polar Order in Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals Abstract	R.S. Brown V. Snieckus/ D. Zechel R. Lemieux
28	Javier Giorgi University of Ottawa	The effectiveness of defective oxides Abstract	H. Horton	Physical
NOVEMBER 2011
4	Hicham Fenniri, University of Alberta	From Molecules to Advanced Functional Materials via Self-Assembly Abstract	A. Petitjean	Inorganic
11	Michael Heinekey, University of Washington	The Hydrogen Economy: Are We There Yet? Abstract	M. Baird	Inorganic
18	Alexandre Brolo, University of Victoria	Metallic Nanostructures and Surface Plasmon Resonance Abstract	S. Brown	Environmental
25	Daniel Leznoff, Simon Fraser University	Ancient Metals in Advanced Materials: Cyanide-based Coordination Polymers Abstract	S. Wang	Inorganic
DECEMBER 2011
2	Bart Kahr, NYU	Twisted Crystals Abstract	Create Lecture C. Crudden	Organic
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JANUARY 2012
6 11am	J. Peter Guthrie, University of Western Ontario	Recent Applications of No Barrier Theory: Thiolate Addition to Adehydes; Hydrolysis of Nitriles	R.S. Brown	Organic
13	Ph.D. Students Tomohiro Seki Darrell Dean	Ph.D. Departmental Seminar Enantioselective Catalysis with Chiral PMO Materials Abstract Hydrogen Fuel Technologies for Vehicular Transportation Abstract	C. Crudden P. Jessop
20	Ralph G. Nuzzo, University of Illinois	Functional Materials and Enabling Fabrication Methods for High Performance, Low-Cost Energy Systems: Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Electrochemical Energy Storage, and White Light Abstract	G. Jerkiewicz	Physical
27	Mark Taylor, University of Toronto	Noncovalent and Reversible Covalent Interactions: Fundamental Studies and Applications in Catalysis Abstract	C. Crudden	Organic
FEBRUARY 2012
3	Sergiy Minko, Clarkson University	Stimuli-Responsive Nanostructured Materials: Design and Applications Abstract	G. Liu	Physical
10	Marek Pruski, Iowa State University	New Strategies for Improving Sensitivity and Resolution in Solid-State NMR; Applications to Catalytic Nanoscale Materials, Biomolecules and Fossil Fuels Abstract	G. Wu	Physical
17	Olivier Lebel, Royal Military College of Canada	Controlled Chaos: Hydrogen Bonds Made to Enforce Molecular Disorder Abstract	J.M. Nunzi	Materials
24		reading week-PDF or faculty seminar
MARCH 2012
2	Raymond Kapral, University of Toronto	Molecular Machines and Self-Propelled Nanomotors Abstract	T. Carrington	Theoretical
9	Claude Dalpé, Royal Canadian Mounted Police		D. Beauchemin	Analytical
16	Jean M.J. Frechet, University of California at Berkeley		McRae Lecture Grad Students	Organic
23	Fraser Stoddart, Northwestern University		*Jones Lecture* R. S. Brown	Organic
30	Ian Manners, University of Bristol	Catalytic and Self-Assembly Routes to Soft Materials Based on Main Group Elements or Metals Abstract	G. Liu	Inorganic
APRIL 2012
6	No seminar (Good Friday)
13	Alenka Luzar, Virginia Commonwealth University		N. Cann	Theoretical
20	Paul Bohn, Schmitt Professor, University of Notre Dame	NanoPlatform Embedded Reactions for Enhanced Chemical Transformations (NanoPERfECT) Abstract	R. Oleschuk	Organic
27	Dennis Curran, University of Pittsburgh	Radical, Ionic and Organometallic Reactions of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Boranes Abstract	R.S. Brown	Organic
MAY 2012
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11	Ph.D. Students Mohammad Ashtari Parisa Akhshi Zachary Hudson Sean Mercer	Ph.D. Departmental Seminars	N. Cann G. Wu S. Wang P. Jessop

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