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Drug discovery in academia

Michael Jung

The process of drug discovery in academia will be discussed with selected examples of chemistry-biology collaborations, including at least one success story..... Read More


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Valorizing lignin by base and metal catalysis

Carsten Bolm

With the goal to valorize lignin, various degradation strategies have been applied. They include base-catalyzed cleavage reactions in dimethyl carbonate and oxidative processes under iron, copper, and vanadium catalysis. In order to avoid the use of .... Read More


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Beer, a bordello, and a barrister

Raychelle Burks

Within the glow of New Orleans’ historic red-light district, come learn what a forgotten Jim Crow era bordello poisoning has in common with a notorious unsolved murder of the Victorian era..... Read More


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Using thermogravimetric analysis and X-ray data to determine how water is bonded in seven coordinate complexes

Seth Thibado, Jimmy Davis

Thermogravimetric data was compared to X-ray crystallography data to determine the bonding modes of water in seven coordinate transition metal complexes..... Read More


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Synthesis of 1,2-dihydroisoquinolines

Jessica Hendsey, Joshua Nicholson, Andre Isaacs

A copper-catalyzed multicomponent reaction of tosyl azide, terminal alkynes and various nucleophiles have been explored in the synthesis of 1,2-dihydroisoquinolines..... Read More


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New strategies and methods in the synthesis of natural products

Sergey Pronin

New strategies and methods for the synthesis of terpenoid and polyketide natural products will be discussed..... Read More


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Carbohydrate chemistry in the service of anti-infective drug discovery

David Crich

This lecture will cover recent advances in the Crich group on the design and development of new and improved aminoglycoside antibiotics for the treatment of multidrug resistant infectious diseases..... Read More


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Climate change mitigation: Is it too late to recover?

Frank Princiotta

The talk is an overview of integration of the projected warming the earth is likely to experience in the decades ahead, the emission reductions that may be needed to constrain this warming, and the technologies needed to help achieve these emission r.... Read More


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Metal-free controlled polymerizations

Craig Hawker

The allure of metal-free polymerizations allows for a high degree of control over molecular weight and polydispersity under mild conditions. In addition the lack of metal catalysts permits a wider range of functional groups to be employed and signifi.... Read More


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Advanced wood nanostructures for solar water

Liangbing Hu

I will focus on wood nanostructures toward energy water nexus including the following technological areas:
Solar steam generation for water desalination;
3D wood membrane for waste water filtration (removal of heavy metals and organic waste);.... Read More


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Upcoming international conferences in chemistry education in 2018

Wendy Schatzberg

This presentation will inform what and where the chemistry education conferences are occurring in 2018. Information about travel options, grants, and scholarships will be also discussed..... Read More


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Pyrrolidine ring formation through the Michael addition of haloethylamines to beta-nitrostyrenes

Stephen Liang, David Hunt

Problems with and approaches to the preparation of arylnitropyrrolidinones through the Michael addition of haloethylamines to beta-nitrostyrenes will be discussed..... Read More


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Money return on investment

Arthur Berman

Energy Return on Investment (EROI) refers to how much energy and money is returned from one unit of energy invested in an energy-producing activity. It is a critical parameter for understanding and ranking different fuels..... Read More


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Photocatalytic conversion of natural gas

Yun Hu

In this invited talk, I will present our promising results for highly efficient visible light photocatalytic conversion of methane to syngas (hydrogen and CO), including CO2 reforming of methane and steam reforming of methane..... Read More


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Durable coatings with low ice adhesion

Scott Moravek

Various strategies have been explored to mitigate ice adhesion to surfaces but the challenge of creating durable polymeric coatings with low ice adhesion remains. The current state of work toward polymeric thermoset coatings that are both durable and.... Read More


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Energy return on investment: Problems and solutions

Carey King

This talk will cover particular energy resources and a similar number examining methodological issues and the social and economic implications of changing EROIs. The studies cover the most important energy resources currently used by Western society.... Read More


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Total synthesis of complex natural products

Seth Herzon

In this lecture I will present recent efforts directed toward the synthesis of bioactive natural products from our laboratory..... Read More


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Quantum computing for quantum chemistry: An update from the trenches

Alan Aspuru-Guzik

In this talk, I will review the most recent developments of our group on the use of quantum computers for quantum chemistry. I will specifically emphasize applications for near-term quantum devices, open problems, and discuss my dreams of "molecules .... Read More


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How you are who you are makes all the difference

Lissa Dulany

It's not enough to just "know your stuff." How you present yourself and how you interact with others is critical to both your success in your position, including moving up and/or being recognized, and how happy you are doing what you do. #betheone w.... Read More


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New tools to probe cold molecules and their interactions

Jun Ye

We will present the latest work on the development of new tools and their applications for the production of cold molecules and for the investigation of molecular interactions kinetics..... Read More