Chemistry Department Seminars - Spring 2012 - Chemistry Department

Seminars will be held on Wednesdays, 3:05 pm, in Temple 1 unless otherwise noted.

January 25	Dr. Gary Meints, Department of Chemistry, Missouri State University, "Using Multiple Spectroscopic Techniques to Determine Fundamental Properties of Damaged DNA"
February 1	Dr. Thomas Schuman, Department of Chemistry, Missouri University of Science and Technology, "Influence of the Composite Filler-to-Matrix Interface on Bulk Properties from Capacitors to Tooth Repair and Bone Cements"
February 8	Scott Curtis, Department of Chemistry, Missouri State University, "Synthesis, Characterization and Metal Complex Studies of the First Aryl Bis-Cyanoximes" Garrett Smith, Department of Chemistry, Missouri State University, "Affinity for Carboxylate Anions by Erbium Metallopoyphyrins Used in Ion Selective Electrodes"
March 14	Dr. Dana Baum, Department of Chemistry, St. Louis University, "Using Nucleic Acids as Catalysts and Sensors"
March 21	No Seminar - Spring Break
March 28	Dr. Nathan Oyler, Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri-Kansas City, "Local Physical Structure in a Hydrogenated Boron Carbide PECVD Intermediate by Solid-state NMR"
April 4	Jacob Robison, Department of Chemistry, Missouri State University, "The Synthesis, Characterization and Application of PEGylated Dendrimers"
April 10, 11:00 am, TEM 120	THESIS DEFENSE - Nelson Rono, Department of Chemistry, Missouri State University, "Geochemical Modeling of Lamotte Sandstone for Carbon Sequestration in Missouri"
April 11	Jared Roop, Department of Chemistry, Missouri State University, "Ionic Liquid Adsorbate Enhanced Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of Ruthenium Compounds in Water"
April 16 12:30 pm, Temple 105	Melissa Hayes, THESIS DEFENSE, Department of Chemistry, Missouri State University, "Deuterium Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of DNA Containing Single Base Lesions"
April 18	Nelson Rono, Department of Chemistry, Missouri State University, "Geochemical Modeling of the Lamotte Formation for Carbon Sequestration in Missouri"
April 25	Ryan Spidle, Department of Chemistry, Missouri State University, "Size-Dependent Synthesis, Modification and Biomedical Applications of Zinc Oxide"
May 2	NO SEMINAR
May 9	Derek Gillis, Department of Chemistry, Missouri State University, "Investigating Transport Properties of Alumina Nanoporous Membranes Modified with Varying Length Alkyl Chain Silane Groups"