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Hope College Chemistry Department
Seminar Schedule, Fall Semester 2008

 

Aug 29

4pm
Schaap 1000
 

Dr. Brent P. Krueger, Hope College
“Getting to know molecules one at a time”
Dr. Graham F. Peaslee, Hope College
"Forensic Applications of Ion Beam Analysis"

Sept 5

4pm
Schaap 1000


 

Dr. Leah A. Chase, Hope College
“The Rapid Trafficking of System xc- Plays an Important Role in the Antioxidant Defense Mechanism of Glioma Cells”
Dr. Jeffrey B. Johnson, Hope College
"Carbon-Carbon Single Bond Activation: We can do what? To which bonds?"

 

Sept 12

4pm
Schaap 1000
 

Dr. Stephanie Brock, Wayne State University
“Sol-Gel Methods for Assembly of Nanoparticles: Moving Beyond Oxides”

Sept 19

4pm
Schaap 1000

 

  Dr. Robert D. Koons, FBI Academy
"Atomic Spectroscopy in Forensic Science: It's Elemental My Dear Watson"

Sept 26

 

4pm
Schaap 1000

 

 

Ms. Lynn Cargill, (Hope '06) San Mar Labs
“The Development of a Skin Care Product From Concept to Consumer”

Oct 3

 

3:30pm
Maas Auditorium 
 

Natural and Applied Sciences Division Gentile Lecture
Dr. Brett E. Bouma, (Hope '86) University of Illinois at
Chicago
“Advances in Optical Imaging and Translation into Clinical Medicine”

Oct 17

4pm
Schaap 1000
 

Dr. Adam J. Matzger, University of Michigan
“Designing Porous Crystals to Store Hydrogen and Capture Carbon Dioxide”

Oct 24 4pm
Schaap 1000
 

 Dr. Nicola L. Pohl, Iowa State University
"Automated Oligosaccharide Synthesis and Vaccine Design"

Oct 31 4pm
Schaap 1000
 

Dr. David F. Wiemer, University of Iowa
“Herbal Products: They’re Natural but Are They Safe?"

Nov 7
4pm
Schaap 1019
 

Dr. John P. Toscano, Johns Hopkins University
“Design and Study of New Nitroxyl (HNO) Precursors and Their Potential in the Treatment of Heart Failure”

Nov 14 4pm
Schaap 1000

 

Dr. Xavier Creary, University of Notre Dame
"Radicals and Carbocations. New Chemistry of Old Intermediates"

Nov 21 4pm
Schaap 1000

 
 

Dr. Kurt Deshayes, Genentech
"Restoring Natural Cell Death in Order to Treat Cancer"