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Events

Inorganic & Chem Ed Seminar- Buddhima Pathiraja

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 12:30pm
Chemistry Building
"Palladium-based materials as heterogeneous catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction"

Organic Seminar — Matteo Mannara

Thursday, November 7, 2024 12:30pm
Chemistry Building
"Lindenane Natural Products: History, Biological Applications and Synthetic Strategies"

Colloquium- Prof. Jerome Robinson

Friday, November 8, 2024 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Pappajohn Business Building
Jerome Robinson- Associate Professor, Brown University https://vivo.brown.edu/display/jrobin11 http://robinsongroup.wixsite.com/brown More Than Simple Lewis Acids - Molecular Perspectives of Rare-Earths at the Interfaces of Catalysis, Sustainability, and Materials The rare-earths (lanthanides + group III) are critical materials that underlie numerous technological advances ranging from information storage, human health, high-performance electronics, energy and the environment, and...

Analytical Seminar- Bryce Shoberg

Thursday, November 14, 2024 12:30pm
North Hall
"Applications of Taffit to Hydrogen Evolution Catalysts and Cyclic Voltammetry of Polythiozols"
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