Breaking strong bonds and recovering rare earths: Adventures in sustainable chemistry Marion Emmert – Assistant Professor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Wednesday, November 18th, 2015, 11 am – 12 pm, SCC121 Catalysis is one of the most powerful tools of green chemistry, enabling reactions with lower energy consumption and providing new pathways for bond formations. In particular, catalytically… Continue Reading
This talk will cover how 3D printing technologies have flourished in the past decade and how diversifying printable material types is crucial for the field to remain relevant long-term. Continue Reading
TCNJ undergraduates, alumni, and faculty gathered on Saturday, October 24th at the Department of Chemistry tent at the 2015 TCNJ Homecoming. Continue Reading
The influence of Lewis acids on organometallic chemistry Professor Graham Dobereiner, Department of Chemistry, Temple University Wednesday, October 21st, 2015, 11 am – 12 pm, SCC121 Bimetallic catalysis is an emerging research area. Novel bond activations are made possible through the collective action of two metal centers. In our group, the interactions of organometallic complexes with… Continue Reading
Jessica Molek, Scientific Manager, Downstream Process Development, BioPharm R&D, GlaxoSmithKline Wednesday, October 7th, 2015, 11am – 12pm SCC121 Industrial production of a monoclonal antibody: Perspectives from biopharmaceutical process development Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) are an important and growing class of therapeutic proteins. The production of these molecules is no longer limited to specialized start-ups but is… Continue Reading
The second Philadelphia Inorganic Colloquium (PIC-2) will be held Saturday, September 12, 2015 from 10 am – 4:30pm. All local scientists are welcome, and there is no registration fee. Just like PIC-1, the meeting will be a venue for sharing research in inorganic chemistry, and opportunity for networking with area scientists. The meeting features four seminars as… Continue Reading
Last week marked the end of a chapter for the Science Complex and the beginning of a new phase for Chemistry. As part of Phase I of the STEM Complex Construction, the structure– fondly referred to as “the bridge”– that connected Chemistry and Biology buildings was torn down to make room for a new STEM addition.… Continue Reading
Professor Jessica Hoover, Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Wednesday, September 16, 2015, 11 am – 12 pm, SCC121 Copper-Catalyzed Oxidative Decarboxylative Coupling Reactions Decarboxylative coupling reactions are emerging as an efficient route to access a diverse array of substituted arenes from inexpensive and readily available precursors. Unfortunately, most methods require pre-functionalized aryl halide coupling… Continue Reading
On June 20, 2015, Dr. O’Connor hosted a retirement symposium to honor the work of her PhD advisor, Professor Maurice Brookhart. Dr. Brookhart is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina and is internationally known for his work in the area of organometallic… Continue Reading