College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Yuan Zhang, PhD
The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by:
Yuan Zhang, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.
Final Thesis Defense- Harindu Rajapaksha (Forbes/Mason Groups)
Inorganic & Chem Ed Research Seminar- Dunya Sembukuttiarachchige (Daly group)
"Exploring Metal-Metal Distances and Spin in Dinuclear Mn Complexes Supported by Rigid Tetradentate Ligands"
Analytical Chemistry Seminar- Dr. Matt Zart
Organic Chemistry Seminar- Justin Mohr of UI-Chicago
"Regio- and Stereocontrol with Anions and Radicals"
Abstract: Dienolates and their synthetic equivalents provide a versatile platform for regioselective functionalization reactions owing to their ambident reactivity, although factors influencing site selective vary widely. We have extensively explored radical additions to neutral polarized dienes as a potential solution to the problem of regiocontrolled γ-functionalization of cyclic ketones and related congeners. Integral to these studies are the...
Final Thesis Defense- Vidumini Samarasiri (Forbes Group)
"From Adsorption to Stability: Water behavior in Metal Organic Nanotubes"
Colloquium- Niri Govind
Niri Govind- Physicist at PNNL
https://www.pnnl.gov/people/niri-govind
"Shining Light and Making Molecules Dance: Theoretical Explorations in X-ray Spectroscopies and Ultrafast Dynamics"
Abstract: Understanding how charge and nuclear motion evolve within a molecule following photoexcitation is central to unraveling the fundamental principles that govern photoinduced processes in chemistry and materials. X-rays, with their element-specific sensitivity, provide a unique window into these ultrafast...
Three Month Seminar- Janeshta Fernando (Stone Group)
"Wet deposition of bioaerosol tracers”
Final Thesis Defense- Mikayla Wymore (Martin Group)
"Ferrate Salts as Photocatalysts: Abstraction of Activated C-H Bonds"
Physical & Environmental Chemistry Seminar- Prof. Joe Scanlon of Wabash College
"Tethered Electron Donor Acceptor Complexes for Use as Molecular Switches"
Abstract: Molecular switches are molecules that can take two distinct states and have applications in molecular transistors, light activated catalysts, and drug delivery. Electron donor acceptor (EDA) complexes are comprised of two molecules, one with a partial positive charge and one with a partial negative charge. Our experimental collaborator has synthesized the electron donor and electron acceptor molecules tethered...