Conferences and Seminars
Attending seminars is a great way to expand your knowledge of chemistry and experience the preparation required to present research findings.
Throughout the semester, graduate students will defend their finished theses to complete the requirements for a master’s degree in chemistry.
You also have the opportunity to learn from faculty and guest speakers from other universities. Faculty, chemistry students and the entire MSU community are highly encouraged to attend these weekly seminars.
Want to attend?
The chemistry department seminars will be held on (unless otherwise noted):
- Wednesdays
- 3:35 p.m.
- Meyer Library, Room 101
Some seminars may be delivered via Zoom.
Current seminar schedule
See below for a list of upcoming seminar topics and speakers.
Fall 2025
| Date | Speaker | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| August 27 | Elaine Phan & Riley Pope-Buss | Missouri State University |
| September 3 | Marsha Masey | University of Central Arkansas, Conway |
| September 10 | Kristin Hutchins | University of Missouri-Columbia |
| September 17 | Dr. Amitava Choudhury | University of Science and Technology, Rolla |
| September 24 | John Kiernicki | Drury University |
| October 1 | Andrew Pettenger | Graduate Student, Missouri State University |
| October 8 | TBA | |
| October 15 | No Seminar, Fall Break | |
| October 22 | Jody Neef | Pittsburg State University |
| October 29 | Dr. Eric Bosch | Professor Emeritus, Missouri State University |
| November 5 | Graulich Nicole | Institut für Didaktik der Chemie, Justus Liebig Univerisität Giessen |
| November 12 | Alessandro F. Martins | National Institute for Materials Advancement (NIMA) - Pittsburg State University |
| November 19 | Dr. Adedamola Opalade | Gilead, CA |
Past seminar schedule
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Date Speaker Institution Jan. 22 No seminar Jan. 29 Puzhou Wang Synthego Corporation Feb. 5 Kristin Hutchins University of Missouri-Columbia Feb. 12 postponed to Feb. 26 Feb. 19 Takehiro Kado Department of Biology, Missouri State University Feb. 26 Cammi Dargotz Springfield Crime Lab Mar. 5 Jun Ohata North Carolina State University Mar. 12 D. Fernando Estrada (ZOOM) Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, SUNY Mar. 19 No Seminar, Spring Break Mar. 26 Helena Metzker Missouri State University Apr. 2 Ethan Grier, Shayd Gothard Missouri State University Apr. 9 Paul Bracher Saint Louis University Apr. 16 Tony Nyabayo Missouri State University Apr. 23 Rahab Kanogo Missouri State University Apr. 30 CHM 499 presentations -
Date Speaker Institution Title of Seminar Aug. 28 No seminar Sept. 4 Elijah Schnitzler Oklahoma State University Sept. 11 Jeroen Roelofs University of Kansas Medical Center Sept. 18 David Ingham University of Kansas Medical Center Sept. 25 Jamie Neely Saint Louis University Oct. 2 Zoom Presentation REUs Oct. 9 No seminar, Fall Break Oct. 16 No seminar, MWRM ACS Oct. 23 Catherine Eichhorn University of Nebraska, Lincoln Oct. 30 Suzanne Grendahl and David Walby Water quality director and water reclamation director for city of Scottsdale, AZ Nov. 6 Ethan Grier, Grace Atkins Missouri State University Nov. 13 Clarissa Krimmel, Marck Drago Missouri State University Nov. 20 Mary Fakunle Missouri State University Nov. 27 No seminar, Thanksgiving break Dec. 4 CHM 499 presentations -
Date Speaker Institution Title of Seminar Jan. 17 Dr. Keiichi Yoshimatsu Missouri State University Introduction to CHM 700/701, syllabus, expectations, etc. Jan. 24 No seminar Jan. 31 Dr. Rachael Day Drury University The biological interactions of nanomaterials: Perfluorocarbon nanoemulsions and microplastics Feb. 7 Dr. Max Lei Geng University of Iowa Imaging nanoporous particles for chemical separations Feb. 14 Dr. Santimukul Santra Missouri State University TBA Feb. 21 Adam Klein and Greg Feldman Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Single-quad vs triple-quad vs QTOF technology – how they differ and what type of data each produces
Feb. 28 Carissa Sutton Missouri State University Development of functional plasmonic nanoceria for the ultrasensitive detection of Ebola hemorrhagic fever March 6 Dr. Pere Miró University of South Dakota TBA March 13 Spring break/no seminar March 20 Dr. Paul Gubbins UMKC, School of Pharmacy at Missouri State University Career opportunities in pharmacy and how to apply to UMKC-MSU collaborative PharmD program March 27 Trieu Nguyen and Jacob Linhardt Missouri State University Nguyen: Encapsulation of active pharmaceutical ingredients into soluplus® a graft block copolymer
Linhardt: Towards the synthesis of long peptides via the utilization of Omniligase-1 recombinantly expressed in E. coli
April 3 Dr. Andres Durantini Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) Advancing alternative therapies to eliminate pathogenic microorganisms April 10 Dr. Xiaofeng Guo Washington State University TBA
April 17 Shayd Gothard Missouri State University Polyethylene glycol stabilized gold nanoparticles for catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol April 24 Acacia Jurkowski and Clarissa Krimmel Missouri State University Jurkowski: Crystal optimization, protein crystallography, and structure determination of cyan thermostable fluorescent proteins
Krimmel: 31p NMR investigation of abasic DNA
May 1 CHM499 students Missouri State University TBA
May 8 Week of final exams -
Date Speaker Institution Title of Seminar Aug. 23 Dr. Keiichi Yoshimatsu Missouri State University Introduction to CHM 700/701, syllabus, expectations, etc. Aug. 30 No seminar Sept. 6 No seminar Sept. 13 Alexander Babel Missouri State University Comparative study on different fmoc solid-phase peptide synthesis protocols towards reduced solvent consumption and improved efficiency Sept. 20 Giselle Campos, Lydia Lang, Jessica Linson, Victoria Ogbeifun Univ. of Minnesota, Univ. of Tennessee, etc. Zoom Seminar: Discussion of Research Experiences for Undergraduate students (REUs) and Graduate School with MSU Alumni Sept. 27 Preston Clubb Missouri State University Metabolomics reveals changes to daughter plants when exposed to perfluorooctanesulfonic acid when previously exposed to nano-ceria
Oct. 4 Dr. Victor Nemykin Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville Creating new electron-deficient types of functional dyes that are potentially useful as electron acceptors in solar cells Oct. 11 Week of fall break No seminar Oct. 18 Dr. Monday Okoronkwo Missouri Univ. of Sci. and Tech. TBA Oct. 25 Dr. Jennifer Heemstra Washington Univ. at St. Louis TBA Nov. 1 Melinda Sutton Gem Gravure What we do at Gem Gravure Nov. 8 Dr. Bret Freudenthal Univ. of Kansas Medical Center TBA Nov. 15 Joshua Garland and Tanner Rust Missouri State University Metabolomics approach to barley (hordeum vulgare) exposed in successive generations to cerium oxide nanoparticles and perfluoroonctanesulfonic acid and computational pyrolysis of soybean oil-based triglycerides
Nov. 22 Thanksgiving holiday No seminar Nov. 29 Dr. Bin Dong University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Single molecule imaging of heterogeneous catalysis Dec. 6 Jeffery Darko, Iqra Shakoor, and CHM 499 Presentation Missouri State University Synthesis, characterization, and phase behavior in aqueous solution of copolymers containing poly (n-vinylcaprolactam) & TBA.
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Date Speaker Institution Title of Seminar Feb. 01 Dr. Santimukul Santra Pittsburg State University Investigating Chemistry through Nanotechnology in the Age of Cancer and Infectious Diseases Feb. 08 Feb. 15 Feb. 22 Mar. 01 Dr. Tiglet Besara Missouri State University Flux Synthesis: Breeding Ground for Discovery of Novel Intermetallics Mar. 08 Collin Johnson & Dhruv Sitapara Missouri State University Collin Johnson: EFFECT OF MINOR GROOVE DRUG BINDERS ON DNA BACKBONE CONFORMATION IN T:T MISMATCHES
Dhruv Sitapara: CHARACTERIZATION AND CRYSTALLIZATION OF THE CANINE P53 PROTEINMar. 15 Spring Break / No Seminar Mar. 22 Dr. Victor Outlaw Univ. Missouri-Columbia TBA Mar. 29 ACS National Meeting Apr. 05 Dr. Brandon Tiegs Altasciences TBA Apr. 12 Cody Turner Thermo Fisher Scientific TBA Apr. 19 Dr. Barry Cheung Univ. Nebraska-Lincoln Catalytic Plasma Chemistry for Energy and Environmental Applications Apr. 26 Dr. Rakhi Rajan Univ. Oklahoma Modulating protein conformational changes and divalent metal binding properties to create safer Cas-based genome tools May 03 Olamide Ogundele & Zachary Flint Missouri State University Olamide Ogundele: DOES PRIOR EXPOSURE OF PLANTS TO PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID (PFOS) AFFECT THE NEXT GENERATION?
Zachary Flint: FUNCTIONALIZATION OF POLYMER-COATED GOLD NANOPARTICLES FOR KINETIC MODULATION OF AMYLOID FIBRIL FORMATIONMay 10 Kristos Baffour & Matthew Anderson Missouri State University Kristos Baffour: UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF CHEMICAL CHAPERONES IN REGULATING MISFOLDED PROTEINS IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES
Matthew Anderson: STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING OF THERMOSTABLE FLUORESCENT PROTEINS TGP-E AND YTP-E AND CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF TGP-E -
Date Speaker Institution Title of Seminar Aug. 31 Prof. Gautam Bhattacharyya Missouri State University Cognitive Viability of the Mechanistic Approach to Teaching Introductory Organic Chemistry Sept. 7 Dr. Gary Meints & Dr. Fei Wang Missouri State University Research recruitment event; Faculty presentations aimed at brief introduction to research in their respective labs. Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Dr. Scott Workman Missouri State Highway Patrol TBA Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Prof. Courtney Reichhart Washington University in St. Louis The Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm matrix protein CdrA Oct. 26 Mr. Zach Wilson City of Springfield The Industrious Path: A Perspective on Careers Outside of Academia Nov. 2 Ms. Jessica Bruer Sensient Food Colors Sensient Colors & the Food Industry Nov. 9 Adilchimeg Sukhbaatar Missouri State University The development of an anion-selective electrode based on Erbium (III) tetraphenylporphyrins Nov. 16 Sarah Adeoye Missouri State University The future of alternative energy? Simulating methyl stearate pyrolysis Nov. 30 Lauren Sayler Missouri State University The Computational Evaluation of (Fe/Co/Ni)-(Mo/W) Binary Intermetallic Compounds’ Efficiency in Hydrogenation Catalysis Dec. 7 Elson Eguaosa Missouri State University Engineering Viable Fuels: Molecular Dynamics Investigations into Pyrolysis of Methyl Linoleate -
Date Speaker Institution Title of Seminar Feb. 02 Feb. 09 Dr. Robert Comito University of Houston TBA Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Jessica Bruer Sensient Technologies TBA Mar. 02 Dr. Andrew Skyes University of S. Dakota The Colorimetric and Fluorimetric Detection of Metal Cations using and Anthraquinone Scaffold Mar. 09 Dr. Meredith Jackrel Washington Univ. at St. Louis TBA Mar. 16 No Seminar Spring Break Mar. 23 No Seminar
Mar. 30 Dr. Jacinta Mutambuki
Oklahoma State University TBA Apr. 06 Dr. Socrates Munoz Kansas State University Simplicity as the Driving Force for New Reaction Development: Exciting Research Opportunities at K-State Apr. 13 No Seminar
Spring Holiday Apr. 20 Dr. Shin Moteki
University of MO-KC TBA Apr. 27 Naum Kirwa &
Autumn Pilarski
Missouri State University TBA May 04 Hannah Lundien Missouri State University TBA May 11 CHM 499 Students Missouri State University TBA -
Date Speaker Institution Title of Seminar Sept. 1 Dr. Fei Wang, Dr. Keiichi Yoshimatsu, Dr. Natasha DeVore, Dr. Tuhina Banerjee Chemistry Department,
Missouri State University
Our faculty presentations are aimed at informing all our students and guests about their research interests, goals, and results within the department. Sept. 8 Professor Allen Apblett Oklahoma State University TBA Sept. 15 Professor Vincenzo Venditti Iowa State University TBA Sept. 22 Professor Amitava Choudhuri Missouri S&T, UM-Rolla TBA Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Professor Lei Yang University of Central Arkansas TBA Oct. 27 Professor Paul Jellis Sant Louis University TBA Nov. 3 Professor Vasil Lyubchenko University of Houston TBA Nov. 10 Giselle Campos, Megan Westwood Chemistry Department, Missouri State University TBA Nov. 17 Professor Timothy Jackson University of Kansas TBA
Nov. 24 No seminar Thanksgiving Break Dec. 1 Student presentations Chemistry Department, MSU TBA -
Date Speaker Institution Title of Seminar Feb. 03 Mr. Michael Workman Missouri State Highway Patrol Forensic Laboratories Feb. 10 No speaker Feb. 17 Daryl Meyer Missouri State University CHM 700 Presentations Feb. 24 Dr. Weiwei Xie Rutgers University Chemistry Perspectives to Novel Quantum Materials Mar. 03 Dr. Aaron Rossini Iowa State University Sensitizing Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy for the Atomic Level Characterization of Surfaces Mar. 10 Dr. Mary E. Krause Bristol Myers Squibb High Concentration Formulation Development of Biologic Drug Products Mar. 17 No Speaker Spring Break Mar. 24 Alexis Miller and
Justin Swisher
Missouri State University CHM 700 Presentations Mar. 31 Mehwish Khokhar and
Brenda Wakesa
Missouri State University CHM 700 Presentations Apr. 07 Dr. Haifan Wu Wichita State University Harness the proximity enhanced reactivity to achieve accurate and multi-targeting protein cross-linking Apr. 14 Manuel Meyer and
Tyler Odom
Missouri State University CHM 700 Presentations Apr. 21 Giselle Campos and
Sarah McKenzie
Missouri State University CHM 499 Presentations -
Date Speaker Institution Title of Seminar Sept. 2 Chideraa Nwachukwu University of Utah TBA Sept. 9 Eric Reinheimer Rigaku, Inc. TBA Sept. 16 Abraham Adedamola University of Kansas TBA Sept. 23 Kevin Brown Indiana University TBA Sept. 30 Patrick Desrochers University of Central Arkansas TBA Oct. 7 Daryl Myer MSU Graduate Student TBA Oct. 14 Todd Doran University of Minnesota TBA Oct. 28 Benjamin Wylie Texas Tech University TBA Nov. 4 Nate Schultheiss Purdue University TBA Nov. 11 Shalisa Osburn MSU and U of Iowa alumni with postdoc at Penn State. TBA Nov. 18 Polycarp Ofoegbu MSU Graduate Student TBA Dec. 2 Brian Lanigan MSU Graduate Student TBA -
Date Speaker Institution Title of Seminar Jan. 15 Dr. Keiichi Yoshimatsu Missouri State University Introduction to CHM 700/701, syllabus discussion, expectations, etc. Jan. 29 Dr. Nikolay Gerasimchuk Missouri State University Studying oximes and beyond Feb. 5 Luckio Owuocha Missouri State University Development of a Biocompatible Ink and a New Cost-Effective Method of DNA Detection by Using DNA-Conjugated Carbon Nanodots Feb. 19 Dr. Keiichi Yoshimatsu Missouri State University Joint Scholarship Session with CHM398 & 498 Feb. 26 Courtney Workman Missouri State Highway Patrol Forensic DNA Mar. 4 Adjoa Adams Missouri State University Detection of Heavy Metal Ions by Enzyme Inhibition on Paper-based Microanalytical Device Mar. 11 Dr. Paul D. Adams University of Arkansas Biophysical, and Biochemical Approaches to Characterize the Molecular Basis of Abnormal Cell Signaling Function Involving Ras-Related Proteins Mar. 25 Daryl Meyer Missouri State University Investigations into the crystal structure of Re-Ru-Si compounds Apr. 1 Jessica Bruer;
Patricia McDanielMissouri State University Determining Particle Size of Polymeric Micelles in Thermothickening Aqueous Solutions; Cyanoximates of Pb (II) Apr. 8 Cody Turner;
Tyler OdomMissouri State University Structure and Biology of CYP4V2: A Protein Involved in Bietti’s Crystalline Dystrophy;
Sensing Vortex-Induced Mechanical Force in a Local Environment using PEG-b-PLA Block Copolymer Micelles as NanoprobesApr. 15 Seth Adu Amankrah;
Segun IdowuMissouri State University Synthesis and Characterization of Antimony Cyanoximates for Antimicrobial Studies; Expression, Purification and Characterization of CYPX1 using X-ray Crystallography, Binding Affinity and Metabolic Assays. Apr. 22 Dr. Shin Moteki University of Missouri, Kansas City Novel Self-Assembled Designer Dual Catalytic Dendrimers: Application toward Orthogonal Tandem Catalysis Apr. 29 Dr. Jian Wang Wichita State University TBA -
Date Speaker Institution Title of Seminar Aug 28 Dr. Adam Wanekaya & Dr. Wang
Missouri State University Introduction to CHM 700/701, syllabus discussion, expectations, etc. Sep 4 Dr. Natasha Devore Missouri State University Cytochromes P450, thyroid peroxidase, and dihydrolipolyllysine-residue succinyltransferase: Research in protein structure and function Sep 11 Michael Workman MSHP Forensic Laboratories Sep 17 Angie Thompson North Kansas City Hospital What is Medical Laboratory Science? (Joint seminar with BMS) Oct 2 Hillary Mitchell Warden UW Madison TBA Oct 9 Fall Break Week / No Seminar Oct 16 Dr. Lloyd Lumata UT Dallas TBA
Oct 23 Dr. Ranier Glaser Missouri S & T TBA
Oct 30 Dr. Piotr Mak
Saint Louis University TBA
Nov 6 Dr. Eric Reinheimer Rigaku TBA Nov 13 J. Campbell, V. Decocq MSU TBA Nov 20 A. Roy, K. Pinks MSU TBA Nov 27 Thanksgiving Holiday / No Seminar
Dec 4 Undergrad Presentations -
Date Speaker Institution Title of Seminar Jan. 23 Dr. Tammy Dwyer University of San Diego Studying "Alien" DNA: Structural and Functional Implications of Incorporating Modified and Non-Natural Bases and Base Pairs Feb. 6 Michael Bakker MSU Computational Analysis of the Pyrolysis of Methyl Linoleate Feb. 13 Dr. Scott Weinert Oklahoma State University Branched and Long-Chain Linear Oligogermanes: Synthetic Challenges, Synthetic Successes, and Exciting Physical Properties Feb. 20 Samuel Njoku MSU Synthesis, Characterization and Evidence of Physical Gelling in PNVCL-PEG-PVA Triblock Copolymer Feb. 27 Dr. Rainer Glaser Missouri University of Science & Technology TBA March 6 Dr. Mikhail Berezin Washington University TBA March 20 Oluwasegun Abolade MSU Effect of multigenerational exposure of cerium oxide nanoparticles on elemental and fatty acid components of wheat grains March 27 Dr. Alexei Demchenko University of Missouri-STL TBA
April 3 Jabez Campbell;
Alex McMullen
MSU Jabez Campbell: ICP-MS and Nanoparticles: Time Resolved Mass Spectra.
Alex McMullen: Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Water Soluble Phosphonium Chitosan Derivatives.
April 10 Molly Duszynski MSU Optimization of Gd:InP/ZnS Quantum Dots for a Highly Specific MRI Active Alpha-synuclein Probe April 17 Dr. Lane Baker Indiana University Single-Entry Electrochemical Measurements with Nanoscale Pipettes April 24 Dr. Joshua Swamidass Washington University TBA May 1 Adjoa Adams;
Luckio Owuocha
MSU Adjoa Adams: Development of a Paper-Based Microanalytical Device for the Detection of Metal Ions
Luckio Owuocha: Visible carbon dots-based lateral flow biosensor for ultrasensitive detection of DNA
May 8 CHM 499 Student Presentations MSU TBA -
Date Speaker Institution Title of Seminar Sep 12 Dr. Zhibo Yang OK State University Microscale Bioanalysis Using Mass Spectrometry: From Single Cells to Tissues Sep 19 Dr. Jonathan Barnes Washington University, STL Exploring Radical Molecules, Materials, and Artificial Molecular Muscles Sep 26 Dr. Tendai Gadzikwa Kansas State Enzyme-Inspired Multifunctionalized Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Materials Oct 17 Dr. Gavin King University of Missouri "Poking" Membranes with Sharp Needles: Biophysical Insights via Precision Atomic Force Microscopy Oct 18 Dr. Heather Osswald Scripps Research Ins.
San Diego, CA
MSU Alumnus
Structure-Based Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Highly Potent HIV-1 Protease Inhibitors Nov 7 Dr. Santimukul Santra Pittsburg State Synthetic Biopolymers in Nanotechnology: A New Era of Targeted Drug Delivery and Cancer Therapy Nov 28 A. Freese and B. Boyd MSU TBA Dec 05 Undergrad Presentations MSU TBA -
Date Speaker Institution Title of Seminar Feb 7 Jacob R. Blankenship Chemistry Dept, Missouri State Synthesis and Characterization of Sugar Conjugated Fluorescent Probes and Block Copolymers for Shear Force Responsive Materials Feb 14 Melinda J. Sutton and Oluwasegun M. Abolade Chemistry Dept, Missouri State Incorporating Microscopy and the Measurement of Acid Dissociation Constants for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients to Assist in the Formulation and Characterization of Topical Creams;
Metabolite and Phytochemical Analysis of Plants Exposed to Cerium Oxide NanoparticlesFeb 21 Prof. Matt McIntosh University of Arkansas The Role of Organic Synthesis in Drug Discovery Feb 28 Prof. Ryan McCulla Saint Louis University Developing Photoactivatable Atomic Oxygen Precursors for Probing Biology Mar 7 Prof. V. Prakash Reddy Missouri University of Science and Technology Organofluorine Chemistry: Superacids to Medicinal Chemistry Mar 22** Prof. Yong Wang University of Arkansas TBA Mar 28 Michael J. Bakker and Molly E. Duszynski Chemistry Dept, Missouri State Elucidating the Thermal Cracking of the Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Methyl Linoleate; Synthesis and Characterization of Gd:InP/ZnS Quantum Dots for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Apr 4 Leanna J. Patton and Samuel O. Njoku Chemistry Dept, Missouri State Novel Colorimetric Ligand for the Detection Of Silver(I) and Palladium(II); Evidence of Physical Gelling (In PNVCL-PEG-PVA) Using Raman Spectroscopic Studies Apr 11 Quinton K. Wyatt and Sherry M. Meadows Chemistry Dept, Missouri State Synthesis and Characterization of Chitosan Derivatives for High Performance Gene Delivery; First-Principle Investigation into the Crystal Structures of 14-Electron Compounds with Potential Thermoelectric Applications Apr 18 Samual P. Kasson Chemistry Dept, Missouri State Intermolecular Autocatalytic Isopeptide Bond Formation Apr 25 Prof. Myron Jones Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Synthesis and Characterization of Dinitrosyl Iron Complexes May 2 Prof. Elfi Kraka Southern Methodist University Performing Chemical Experiments on the Computer May 9 Undergraduate (CHM499) Presentations Chemistry Dept, Missouri State TBA -
Date Speaker Institution Title of Seminar Aug 23 Dr. Mary E. Krause Bristol-Myers Squibb Converting CO2 to Commodity Chemicals Using Transition Metal Catalysis Sep 6 Dr. Gary Meints Chemistry Dept, Missouri State Multiple Spectroscopic Techniques to Determine Fundamental Properties of Damaged DNA Sep 13 Dr. Fei Wang Chemistry Dept, Missouri State Solid State Chemistry of Intermetallic Compounds: Synergism between Experiment and Theory Sep 20 Dr. Risheng Wang Missouri University of Science and Technology DNA Engineering: From Structure to Application Sep 27 Dr. Cyren Rico Chemistry Dept, Missouri State TBA Oct 4 Jamie Gray Chemistry Dept, Missouri State TBA Oct 18 Dr. David Vinyard Louisiana State University TBA Oct 25 Quintin Wyatt & Jacob Blankenship Chemistry Dept, Missouri State TBA Nov 1 Dr. Laleh Tahsini Oklahoma State University TBA Nov 8 Samuel Kasson Chemistry Dept, Missouri State TBA Nov 15 Dr. Timothy Glass University of Missouri, Columbia MO Peering into Neurons with Fluorescent Sensors for Neurotransmitters Nov 29 Andrew Eckelmann Chemistry Dept, Missouri State TBA Dec 7 Undergraduate (CHM499) Presentations Chemistry Dept, Missouri State TBA -
Date Speaker Institution Title of Seminar Feb 1 Snow Popis Chemistry Dept, Missouri State The Silver Cyanoximate Bullet Feb 8 Dr. Nikolay Gerasimchuk Chemistry Dept, Missouri State TBA Feb 15 Dr. Xiaoyan (Sharon) Cao - TBA Feb 22 Dr. Cyren Rico - TBA Feb 24 Dr. Sarah H. Elsea Baylor College TBA Mar 1 Dr. Andre Clayborne University of Missouri - Kansas City Electrochemistry at the Nanoparticle Interface: Insights from Computational Chemistry Mar 8 Lukas Kriem Chemistry Dept, Missouri State TBA Mar 22 Chideraa Nwachukwu Chemistry Dept, Missouri State TBA Mar 29 Adebola Adelani Chemistry Dept, Missouri State TBA Apr 5 Dr. Craig McLauchlan Illinois State University Versatile Vanadium: From Materials to Biology Apr 19 Zachary Wilson Chemistry Dept, Missouri State TBA Apr 26 William Ehrhardt and Michael Green Chemistry Dept, Missouri State TBA May 3 Leanna Patton and Arwa Alshehri Chemistry Dept, Missouri State TBA May 10 Undergraduate (CHM499) Presentations Chemistry Dept, Missouri State TBA -
Date Speaker Institution Title of Seminar Sept 7 Dr. Wesley Bernskoetter University of Missouri, Columbia MO Converting CO2 to Commodity Chemicals Using Transition Metal Catalysis Sept 14 Dr. Mahua Biswas Physics Dept, Missouri State TBA Sept 21 Dr. Julio D’Arcy Washington University, St Louis MO Enhancing Cycling Stability of Conducting Polymer Electrochemical Capacitors in Aqueous Electrolytes Oct 5 Andrew Eckelmann Chemistry Dept, Missouri State TBA Oct 12 Dr. Nick Dalton Sigma Aldrich TBA Oct 19 Jeremy Hines Chemistry Dept, Missouri State TBA Oct 26 Dr. Monica Kinde Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences Unlocking Anesthesia: Characterizing Large Membrane Proteins with 19F NMR Nov 2 Adam Kirkpatrick Chemistry Dept, Missouri State TBA Nov 9 Dr. Mark Anorld University of Iowa Spectroscopic Methods for Nondestructive Analytical Measurements Nov 16 Miles Pearson Chemistry Dept, Missouri State TBA Nov 30 Snow Popis Chemistry Dept, Missouri State TBA Dec 7 Undergraduate (CHM499) Presentations Chemistry Dept, Missouri State TBA -
Date Speaker Institution Title of Seminar Jan 20 Dr. Keiichi Yoshimatsu Missouri State Developing chemical and biomolecular tools for analytical, separation, and biomedical applications Jan 27 Dr. Maria Stepanova Missouri State University Biomolecular modeling and characterization of molecular dynamics Feb 3 Dr. Fei Wang Missouri State University High temperature syntheses of intermetallic solid state compounds Feb 10 Dr. Jeff White Oklahoma State University Soft matter presents hard problems: New insights from advanced magnetic resonance Feb 17 Adedamola Opalade; Christopher Bekas Missouri State University Synthesis, characterization and Investigations of Several Transition Metals Cyanoximate; An Examination of Tetraphenylporphyrin-based Lanthanide Series Membranes Feb 24 Matthew Ellis; Nicholas Mundt Missouri State University TBA Mar 2 Dr. Gabriel Cook Oklahoma State University TBA Mar 9 Spring Break Mar 16 Michelle Herridge; Jeremy Hines Missouri State University TBA Mar 23 Adam Kirkpatrick; Karolina Kosinska Missouri State University TBA Mar 30 Sam Kean Guest Author, Science Writer Note: Seminar at 5:00pm in the Plaster Student Union Theater Apr 6 Lukas Kriem; Adebola Adelani Missouri State University TBA Apr 13 Chideraa Nwachukwu; Miles Pearson Missouri State University TBA Apr 20 Zachary Wilson; Sarah Roughton Missouri State University TBA Apr 27 TBA Missouri State University TBA May 4 Undergraduate (CHM 499) talks Missouri State University TBA -
Date Speaker Institution Title of Seminar Sept 23 Guest Speaker Sigma-Aldrich TBA Sept 30 Chris Bekas Missouri State Ion Selective Electrodes and Carbon Nanotubes Oct 7 Matt Ellis Missouri State Synthesis of InP/ZnS QDs for use in Cellular Applications Oct 14 Dr. David Osborne Tolmar, Inc. Pharmaceutical Actives Suspended in Topical Products: Assuring Product Quality by Characterizing Hydrates, Polymorphs and Ripening Oct 21 Karolina Kosinska Missouri State Rheological Determination of Gel-Points for a Thermoresponsive, Thermoreversible Tri-Block Co-Polymer Oct 28 Nick Mundt Missouri State Water solubilizaton and functionalization of InP/ZnS quantum dots Nov 4 Sarah Roughton Missouri State Enhanced Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of Ru(bpy)32+/TPrA (bpy = 2,2’-bipyridine; TPrA = tri-n-propylamine) using Melatonin Nov 11 Dr. Nicole Becker Univ. of Iowa Supporting students' reasoning with mathematical models in the introductory chemistry course Nov 25 Holiday -
Date Speaker Institution Title of Seminar Jan 14 Dr. Adam Wanekaya Missouri State Introduction Jan 21 None None None Jan 28 Dr. Jingyu Chen University of Arkansas Site selective seeded growth of bimetallic nanostructures Feb 04 Roni Balzam Missouri State Increasing API solubility using soluplus in topical creams Feb 11 Dr. Erin Iskin University of Tulsa Visualizing nanoscale surface chemistry: from ultra-high vacuum to electrochemical environments Feb 18 None Missouri State-Snow Day None Feb 25 Dr. Emily McLaurin Kansas State Doped nanocrystals for ratiometric optical sensing Mar 04 Alicia Kane Missouri State Modern ion selective electrodes Mar 11 None None Spring Break Mar 18 Dr. Ned Bowden University of Iowa New organic polymers based on bonds between sulfur and nitrogen for applications in medicine and conducting polymers Mar 25 None None ACS National Meeting - Denver, CO Apr 01 Adedamola Opalade Missouri State Application of the DSC/TG method for investigation of organic, organometallic and coordination compounds Apr 08 Yun Peng Missouri State 2-methyl-3-ketopentanoyl CoA: a promising substrate testing isoleucine metabolism enzymes Apr 15 Dr. Chen Xiabo University of Missouri - Kansas City Black TiO2 nanomaterials & beyond Apr 22 Michelle Herridge Missouri State Investigations of problem topics in general chemistry education Apr 29 Dr. Alexander Sinitskii University of Nebraska - Lincoln Atomically precise graphene nanoribbons May 6 Undergrad Research (CHM 499) Seminar Day:
Beau Brummell, Adam Kirkpatrick, Hillary Mitchell
Missouri State TBA -
Date Speaker Institution Title of Seminar Aug 20 Drs. Kathryn Fichter and Bryan Breyfogle Missouri State Introduction Aug 27 Jonathan Hoskins Missouri State Developments of anion selective polymeric membrane electrodes based on lanthanide metalloporphyrins Sep 03 Dr. Jenya Kozliak University of North Dakota Applied Chemistry by Academic Chemists: Mechanism of Triacylglyceride Oil Pyrolysis Sep 10 Amanda J. Haes University of Iowa Improving Disease Diagnostics with Nanomaterials Sep 17 Alicia Kane Missouri State TBA Sep 24 Chris Reynolds Missouri State TBA Oct 01 Roni Balzam Missouri State TBA Oct 15 Yun Peng Missouri State TBA Oct 22 Danielle Klaus Missouri State TBA Oct 29 Steve Slahck Waters Corporation LC/MS Nov 05 Dr. Brent Znosko St. Louis University TBA Nov 12 Dr. Aliasger K. Salem University of Iowa TBA Nov 19 Dr. Misha Barybin Missouri State TBA Dec 03 Undergrad Research (CHM 499) Seminar Day Missouri State TBA -
Date Speaker Institution Title of Seminar Jan 22 Dr. Kathryn Fichter Missouri State Introduction Jan 29 Wesley Dowler Missouri State Synthesis, Characterization, and Application Studies of PEGylated-poly(aryl-amide-sulfide) Dendrimer Feb 05 Shalisa Oburn Missouri State Evaluation of Inter- and Intramolecular Halogen Bonding in Crystal Engineering Feb 12 Dr. S. Brookhart Shields Luther College Ubiquitin: The Terminator of Proteins Feb 19 Michelle Butts Missouri State Development of Quantum Dot Bioconjugates for Single Molecule Imaging Feb 26 Dr. Colin Heyes University of Arkansas TBA Mar 05 Lisa Kirchner Missouri State Synthesis of 5- and 2-(3,5-diiodo-2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)ethynylpyrimidine for the evaluation of halogen bonding and crystal engineering Mar 05 John Hoskins Missouri State Investigations of Holmium (III) and Ytterbium (III) tetralphenylporphyrin-based ion selective electrodes Mar 19 Dr. Jun Li Kansas State University Interfacing Materials Sciences and Biochemistry at Electrified Nanoelectrodes Mar 26 Jennifer Schott Missouri State Anion Selective Polymeric Membrane Electrodes based on Lanthanide Metalloporhyrins Mar 26 Helena De la Hoz De la Hoz Missouri State Socioscientific issues: a proposal for the development of socioscientific inquiry about climate change in a non-science majors chemistry course Apr 02 Dr. Aliasgar K. Salem University of Iowa The use of polymeric nanoparticles for biomedical applications Apr 09 Jason Davis Missouri State Optimization of Quantum Dot Bioconjugates for Cellular Imaging of Directed Gene Therapy Apr 09 Geoffrey Manani Missouri State Accelerated Aging of Carbon Nanotubes: Resultant Physicochemical Characteristics and Effects on Organisms Apr 16 Chunling Cao Missouri State Effect of phosphate neutralization on DNA structure by methylphosphonate Apr 16 Bernice Agana Missouri State Investigating endocytic trafficking of serotonin receptors using quantum dot probes with varying concentrations of agonist Apr 23 Alicia Kane Missouri State Modern Ion Selective Electrodes Apr 23 Aaron Simpson Missouri State Conducting Polymers and Their use in Nanocomposites Apr 30 Michael Nothnagel Missouri State Investigation of the mechanism for Lawesson's reagent mediated dimerization of fluorenones to byfluorenylidines via quantum chemical methods Apr 30 Aaron Proctor Missouri State Dynamic analysis of DNA containing etheno adenine using deuterium solid state nuclear magnetic resonance May 7 Undergrad Research (CHM 499) Seminar Day Missouri State TBA -
Date Speaker Institution Title of Seminar Sep 04 Dr. Kartik Ghosh Missouri State Oxide Nanostructres for Spintronic, Optoelectronic, and Biomedical Applications Sep 11 Jason Davis Missouri State Optimization of Quantum Dot Bioconjugates for Cellular Imaging of Directed Gene Therapy Sep 18 Michael Hilton Missouri State Synthesis and characterization of 1D platinum cyanoximes and nitroso-naphthols coordination complexes with conducting properties Sep 25 Brett Huntly Missouri State Synthesis and Characterization of Electrochromic Tungsten Oxide Oct 02 Lisa Kirchner Missouri State Synthesis of 5- and 2- (3,5-diiodo-2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)ethynylpyrimidine for the Study of Halogen Bonds and Crystal Engineering Oct 23 Michael Nothnagel Missouri State Density functional theory investigation of the mechanism for Lawesson’s reagent mediated dimerization of fluorenones to bifluorenylidenes Oct 30 Shalisa Oburn Missouri State Synthesis of Molecular Dimers for the Evaluation of Halogen Bonding in Crystal Engineering Nov 06 Aaron Proctor Missouri State Dynamics Analysis of DNA Containing Etheno Adenine using Deuterium Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Nov 13 Dr. Scott Shaw University of Iowa TBA Nov 20 Jennifer Schott Missouri State Selectivity analysis of lanthanide based metalloporphyrin anion selective electrodes Nov 20 Tyler Hoang Missouri State Formulations of Conductive Inks on ITO- and CNT- coated PET Films Dec 04 Bernice Agana Missouri State Investigating Trafficking of Serotonin receptors using ligand-bound quantum dot probes Dec 04 Aaron Simpson Missouri State Sustained Release from a Substrate Coated with a Polymer/Drug Nanocomposite