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  1. Week of February 23, 2012

    1. Thursday, February 23, 2012

      1. 12:00 pmMr. Subha Mukherjee
        CHEM 575 Seminar: Mr. Subha Mukherjee, "Kinetic Stabilizers & Proteostasis Regulators as Therapeutics for Misfolding Diseases"
        217 Noyes Laboratory
      2. 2:00 pm   116 RALSeminar of Special Interest, Dr. David Flaherty, University of California, Berkeley, "Determining Driving Forces for Selective C-C Bond Cleavage in Hydrocarbons"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory
      3. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmDr. Auinash Kalsotra
        School of Molecular & Cellular Biology Seminar: Dr. Auinash Kalsotra, Baylor College of Medicine, "MicroRNA regulation of alternative splicing networks during heart development and disease"
        B102 CLSL

  2. Week of February 26, 2012

    1. Monday, February 27, 2012

      1. 4:00 pm   MatSE Department ColloquiumProf. David Johnson, Center for Green Materials Chemistry, University of Oregon, "Ferecrystals: New materials with designed nanoarchitecture and tunable properties"
        100 Materials Science and Engineering Building
      2. 4:00 pmProf. Squire J. Booker, Penn State
        Prof. Squire J. Booker, Penn State, "Enzymatic functionalization of unactivated sp2-hybridized carbon centers"
        116 Roger Adams Lab

    2. Tuesday, February 28, 2012

      1. 2:00 pm   116 RALSeminar of Special Interest, Dr. Guihua Yu, Stanford University, "Rational Design and Assembly of Functional Nanomaterials for Energy and Electronics Applications"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory

    3. Wednesday, February 29, 2012

      1. 4:00 pmPei Wang (Huang Lab) - "Molecular basis of RNA repair by bacterial Pnkp/Hen1"
        116 RAL
      2. 4:00 pmProfessor Paul Braun, University of Illinois, "Three-Dimensional Structures for Storing, Generating and Harvesting Photons and Electrons: Ultra-high Power Batteries and Light Emitting Diodes"
        112 Chem Annex
      3. 4:00 pmSwami Srinivas (Cronana Lab) - "Identification of Free Fatty Acid Exporters in E. coli "
        116 RAL

  3. Week of March 1, 2012

    1. Thursday, March 1, 2012

      1. 12:00 pmMr. Tucker Maxson
        CHEM 575 Seminar: Mr. Tucker Maxson, UIUC, "Development of Biocompatible Antimicrobial Polymers"
        217 Noyes Laboratory
      2. 2:00 pm   116 RALSeminar of Special Interest, Dr. Rizia Bardhan, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, "In situ Optical Sensing with Plasmonic Nanostructures: From Biotechnology to Energy Systems"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  4. Week of March 4, 2012

    1. Monday, March 5, 2012

      1. 4:00 pm   MatSE Department ColloquiumProf. Daniel Abraham, Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, "TBA"
        100 Materials Science and Engineering Building

    2. Tuesday, March 6, 2012

      1. 2:00 pm   116 RALChBE 565 Seminar, Professor Daniel A. Hammer, University of Pennsylvania, "Designer Vesicles from Synthetic Surfactants - Block co-Polymers and Recombinant Proteins"
        116 Roger Adams Lab

    3. Wednesday, March 7, 2012

      1. 4:00 pmDr. Frances Brodsky
      2. 4:00 pmCatherine T. 'Katie' Hunt, Ph.D. R&D Director, Innovation Sourcing & Sustainable Technologies at The Dow Chemical Company and 2007 President of the American Chemical Society
        SYLVIA STOESSER LECTURE: Dr. Catherine 'Katie' Hunt, Dow Chemical, "Bridging the Gap, Transforming the Future: Education, Collaboration, Innovation!"
        Chemistry Annex 112
      3. 4:00 pmDr. Catherine "Katie" Hunt, Dow Chemical and former ACS President
        SYLVIA STOESSER LECTURE: Dr. Catherine "Katie" Hunt, Dow Chemical, "Bridging the Gap, Transforming the Future: Education, Collaboration, Innovation!"
        Chemistry Annex 112

    4. Thursday, March 8, 2012

      1. 12:00 pmMs. Jessica Banks
        CHEM 575 Seminar: Ms. Jessica Banks, UIUC, "Title to be Announced"
        217 Noyes Laboratory
      2. 2:00 pm   116 RALSeminar of Special Interest, Dr. Amish Patel, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, "Uncovering the Role of Water in Biomolecular Interactions: New Insights from Theory and Computation"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory

    5. Friday, March 9, 2012

      1. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

        Dr. Choukri Ben-Mamoun


        Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Choukri Ben-Mamoun, Yale University, New Haven, CT; "TBD"

        B102 CLSL Auditorium

  5. Week of March 11, 2012

    1. Monday, March 12, 2012

      1. 4:00 pmProfessor Paul Wender
        Marvel Lecture, Professor Paul Wender, Stanford University, "TOWARD TRANSFORMATIVE THERAPIES AND THE IDEAL SYNTHESIS: STUDIES ON HIV/AIDS ERADICATION, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AND IMMUNOTHERAPY"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory
      2. 4:00 pm   Reception immediately following in AtriumProfessor Paul Wender
        Marvel Lecture, Professor Paul Wender, Stanford University, "TOWARD TRANSFORMATIVE THERAPIES AND THE IDEAL SYNTHESIS: STUDIES ON HIV/AIDS ERADICATION, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AND IMMUNOTHERAPY"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory
      3. 4:00 pm   MatSE Department ColloquiumProf. Jiaxing Huang, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, "TBA"
        100 Materials Science and Engineering Building

    2. Tuesday, March 13, 2012

      1. 1:30 pm   Final Defense, Professor Yi Lu, AdvisorMs. Tiffany Hopper, UIUC, "TBA"
        B124 CLSL
      2. 2:00 pm   116 RALSeminar of Special Interest, Dr. Dun-Yen Kang, Georgia Institute of Technology, "Single-Walled Aluminosilicate Nanotubes: Emerging Materials for Separations and Renewable Energy Technology"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory
      3. 4:00 pmProfessor Paul Wender
        Marvel Lecture, Professor Paul Wender, Stanford University, "MOLECULAR TRANSPORTERS FOR BREACHING BIOLOGICAL BARRIERS: FUNCTION ORIENTED SYNTHESIS, OVERCOMING RESISTANTCANCER, AND siRNA DELIVERY"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory
      4. 4:00 pmProfessor Paul Wender
        Marvel Lecture, Professor Paul Wender, Stanford University, "MOLECULAR TRANSPORTERS FOR BREACHING BIOLOGICAL BARRIERS: FUNCTION ORIENTED SYNTHESIS, OVERCOMING RESISTANTCANCER, AND siRNA DELIVERY"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory

    3. Wednesday, March 14, 2012

      1. 4:00 pmNeha Garg (Nair & van der Donk Labs) -
        116 RAL
      2. 4:00 pmYi Yu (van der Donk Lab)
        116 RAL

    4. Thursday, March 15, 2012

      1. 4:00 pmMr. Noah Bindman, Ms. Junqi Li, & Ms. Karen Morrison
        Fuson Student Talks: Mr. Noah Bindman, UIUC, "Fluorescent Labeling of Lantibiotics"; Ms. Junqi Li, UIUC, "Pinene-Derived Iminodiacetic Acid (PIDA): A Powerful Ligand for Stereoselective Synthesis and Iterative Cross-Coupling of C(sp3)Boronate Building Blocks"; Ms. Karen Morrison, UIUC, "Accessing Stereochemically Complex and Structurally Diverse Compounds through Chemical Modification of Gibberellic Acid, and their Activity in Biological Systems"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  6. Week of March 18, 2012

    1. Thursday, March 22, 2012

      1. 4:00 pm   Materials and Inorganic ChemistryProf. Michael Shatruk, Florida State University, "Controlling Magnetic Bistability in Solid State and Molecular Materials: Itinerant Magnets and Spin-Crossover Complexes"
        112 Chem Annex

  7. Week of March 25, 2012

    1. Monday, March 26, 2012

      1. 4:00 pm   MatSE Department ColloquiumProf. Michael Mills Department of Materials Science and Engineering Ohio State University
        100 Materials Science and Engineering Building

    2. Wednesday, March 28, 2012

      1. 9:00 am   Advisor: Professor Ryan C. BaileyMs. Christine Herman
        Ms. Christine Herman, UIUC, "Title to be Announced"
        171 Roger Adams Laboratory
      2. 4:00 pmRujani Murali (Gennis Lab)
        116 RAL
      3. 4:00 pmShyamal Subramanyan (Maria Spies Lab)
        116 RAL

  8. Week of April 1, 2012

    1. Monday, April 2, 2012

      1. 3:30 pm   Final Defense, Professor So Hirata, AdvisorMr. Murat Keceli, UIUC, "TBA"
        433 RAL
      2. 4:00 pm   MatSE Department ColloquiumProf. Alexandra Navrotsky, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis< "TBA"
        100 Materials Science and Engineering Building

    2. Tuesday, April 3, 2012

      1. 4:00 pm   Final Defense, Professor John Hartwig, AdvisorMs. Jessica Klinkenberg, UIUC, "TBA"
        161 Noyes Lab

    3. Wednesday, April 4, 2012

      1. 4:00 pmEmilia Calvaresi - Carter Fellow - (Hergenrother Lab)
        116 RAL
      2. 4:00 pmSeung jay Oh - Carter Fellow - (Blanke Lab)
        116 RAL

    4. Thursday, April 5, 2012

      1. 10:00 am   Advisor: Paul J. A. KenisAdam S. Hollinger
        Final Defense: Manufacturing integrated multifunctional microfluidic devices
        117 RAL
      2. 12:00 pmMs. Amy Larson
        CHEM 575 Seminar: Ms. Amy Larson, UIUC, "Title to be Announced"
        217 Noyes Laboratory
      3. 4:00 pm

        Prof. Michael Bowers


        Flygare Memorial Lecture, Prof. Michael Bowers, University of California, Santa Barbara, "Peptide Assembly: What we know and why it is important.""
        116 RAL
      4. 4:00 pmProfessor Michael Bowers, University of California - Santa Barbara, "Peptide Assembly: What we know and why it is important."
        116 RAL

  9. Week of April 8, 2012

    1. Monday, April 9, 2012

      1. 4:00 pm   MatSE Department ColloquiumProf. Silvija Gradecak, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , "TBA"
        100 Materials Science and Engineering Building
      2. 4:00 pmProf. Sylvie Garneau-Tsodekova, University of Michigan
        Prof. Sylvie Garneau-Tsodekova, University of Michigan, "Title to be determined"
        116 Roger Adams Lab

    2. Wednesday, April 11, 2012

      1. 4:00 pmAdrienne Barry (Leckband Lab)
        116 RAL
      2. 4:00 pmProfessor James Chou, Harvard Medical School, "TBA"
        112 Chem Annex
      3. 4:00 pmSheena Smith - Carter Fellow - (Kranz Lab)
        116 RAL

    3. Thursday, April 12, 2012

      1. 12:00 pmMs. Caitlin Deane
        CHEM 575 Seminar: Ms. Caitlin Deane, UIUC, "Title to be Announced"
        217 Noyes Laboratory
      2. 4:00 pmDr. Douglas Weibel
        Dr. Douglas Weibel, University of Wisconsin-Madison, "Title to be Announced"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory
      3. 4:00 pm   Materials ChemistryProf. Xiaodong Chen, Nanyang Technology University, "Bio-Inspired Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage"
        112 Chem Annex

    4. Friday, April 13, 2012

      1. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

        Dr. Eduardo Perozo


        Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Eduardo Perozo, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; "TBA"
        B102 CLSL
      2. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

        Dr. J. Fernando Bazan


        Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Fernando Bazan, NeuroScience and Genentech, "TBA"
        B102 CLSL

  10. Week of April 15, 2012

    1. Monday, April 16, 2012

      1. 4:00 pm   MatSE Department ColloquiumProf. Amanda Petford-Long, Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory , "TBA"
        100 Materials Science and Engineering Building

    2. Tuesday, April 17, 2012

      1. 2:00 pm   116 RALCBI/ChBE 565 Seminar, Professor Mark Saltzman, Yale University
        116 Roger Adams Lab

    3. Wednesday, April 18, 2012

      1. 4:00 pmDaniel Wichelecki (Gerlt Lab)
        116 RAL
      2. 4:00 pmIrisbel Guzman Sanchez (Gruebele Lab)
        116 RAL
      3. 4:00 pmProfessor Kelly Gaffney, Stanford University, "TBA"
        112 Chem Annex

    4. Thursday, April 19, 2012

      1. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

        Dr. Joanne Chory


        Ada Doisy Lectures: Dr. Joanne Chory, Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA; "TBA"
        MSB Auditorium

    5. Friday, April 20, 2012

      1. All Day2012 Undergraduate Research Symposium, ceremony, and reception
      2. 8:30 am

        Dr. Roger Beachy


        Ada Doisy Lectures: Dr. Roger Beachy, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO; "TBA"
        MSB Auditorium

  11. Week of April 22, 2012

    1. Monday, April 23, 2012

      1. 4:00 pmDr. Tadhg Begley
        Dr. Tadhg Begley, Texas A&M University, "Title to be Announced"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory
      2. 4:00 pm   MatSE Department ColloquiumProf. Mohamed E.H. El-Sayed, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, "TBA"
        100 Materials Science and Engineering Building

    2. Tuesday, April 24, 2012

      1. 2:00 pm   116 RALChBE 565 Seminar, Professor Norman Wagner, University of Delaware, "Microstructure and Rheology Relationships for Concentrated Colloidal Dispersions: Shear Thickening Fluids and Their Applications"
        116 Roger Adams Lab

    3. Wednesday, April 25, 2012

      1. 4:00 pmCong Wu (Kelleher/ Sweedler Lab)
      2. 4:00 pmDr. Gerhard Hummer, NIH, "TBA"
        112 Chem Annex
      3. 4:00 pmPreeti Sharma (Kranz Lab)
        116 RAL

    4. Thursday, April 26, 2012

      1. 4:00 pmProfessor Makoto Fujita
        Professor Makoto Fujita, University of Tokyo, "Title to be Announced"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory

    5. Friday, April 27, 2012

      1. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmDr. Michael T. Green
        Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Michael T. Green, Penn State University "TBA"
        B102 CLSL

  12. Week of April 29, 2012

    1. Monday, April 30, 2012

      1. 4:00 pm   Reception immediately following in Atrium

        Professor Ada E. Yonath
        Nobel Prize in Chemistry Recipient, 2009                                                                                  The Martin S. and Helen Kimmel Professor of Structural Biology
        Department of Structural Biology
        Weizmann Institute of Science


        Nelson J. Leonard Distinguished Lecture, Professor Ada Yonath, Weizmann Institute of Science, "A Remnant of a Prebiotic Catalytic Apparatus Functioning Within the Contemporary Ribosomes"
        Alice Campbell Alumni Center Ballroom, 601 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana
      2. 4:00 pm   MatSE Department ColloquiumProf. Frances Ross Watson, Research Center, IBM
        100 Materials Science and Engineering Building

  13. Week of May 1, 2012

    1. Tuesday, May 1, 2012

      1. 2:00 pm   116 RALChBE 565 Seminar, Professor Robert K. Prud'homme, Princeton University, "Nanoparticle Formation Processes and Targets of Opportunity"
        116 Roger Adams Lab

    2. Wednesday, May 2, 2012

      1. 4:00 pmProfessor Emily Weiss, Northwestern University, "TBA"
        112 Chem Annex
      2. 4:00 pmSeyed Torabi (Lu Lab)
        116 RAL
      3. 4:00 pmTerry Sasser (Fratti Lab)
        116 RAL

    3. Friday, May 4, 2012

      1. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmDr. Ella Chan
        Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Ella Chan "TBA"
        B102 CLSL
      2. 12:00 pmDr. Ella Chan - 2010 Anne A. Johnson Work Awardee
        B102 CLSL Auditorium

  14. Week of May 6, 2012

    1. Tuesday, May 8, 2012

      1. 2:00 pm   116 RALChBE 565 Seminar, Professor Ravi V. Bellamkonda, Georgia Institute of Technology, "Engineering Cell Migration in vivo for Nerve Repair and Glioma Therapy"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  15. Week of May 13, 2012

    1. Sunday, May 13, 2012

      1. 1:30 pmMr. Raymond M. Pasteris
        Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering-Convocation May 2012
        Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

  16. Week of September 2, 2012

    1. Friday, September 7, 2012

      1. 1:00 pm - 5:00 pmProf. Alice Ting, MIT & CBI-TP trainees
        8th Annual CBI-TP Symposium
        B102 Chemical & LIfe Sciences Lab

  17. Week of September 16, 2012

    1. Thursday, September 20, 2012

      1. 8:00 pm   Analytical Chemistry GF Smith LectureGF Smith Lecture, Professor James Anderson, Harvard University, "TBA"
        TBA
      2. 8:00 pm   Analytical Chemistry GF Smith LectureGF Smith Lecture, Professor James Anderson, Harvard University,"TBA"
        TBA

    2. Friday, September 21, 2012

      1. 4:00 pm   Analytical Chemistry GF Smith LectureGF Smith Lecture, Professor James Anderson, Harvard University, "TBA"
        116 RAL
      2. 4:00 pm   Analytical Chemistry GF Smith LectureGF Smith Lecture, Professor James Anderson, Harvard University, "TBA"
        116 RAL

  18. Week of October 1, 2012

    1. Monday, October 1, 2012

      1. 4:00 pm   Reception immediately following in AtriumProfessor F. Dean Toste
        Fuson Lecture: Professor F. Dean Toste, University of California, Berkeley, "TBA"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory
      2. 4:00 pm   Reception immediately following in AtriumProfessor F. Dean Toste
        Fuson Lecture: Professor F. Dean Toste, University of California, Berkeley, "TBA"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory

    2. Tuesday, October 2, 2012

      1. 4:00 pmProfessor F. Dean Toste
        Fuson Lecture: Professor F. Dean Toste, University of California, Berkeley, "TBA"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory
      2. 4:00 pmProfessor F. Dean Toste
        Fuson Lecture: Professor F. Dean Toste, University of California, Berkeley, "TBA"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  19. Week of November 4, 2012

    1. Tuesday, November 6, 2012

      1. 4:00 pmProfessor Benjamin Cravatt
        Kenneth L. Rinehart Lecture in Chemical Biology: Professor Benjamin Cravatt, The Scripps Research Institute, "Title to be Announced"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  20. Week of November 25, 2012

    1. Monday, November 26, 2012

      1. 4:00 pm   Reception immediately following in AtriumProfessor Kendall Houk
        Marvel Lecture, Professor Kendall Houk, University of California, Los Angeles, "TBA"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory
      2. 4:00 pm   Reception immediately following in AtriumProfessor Kendall Houk
        Marvel Lecture, Professor Kendall Houk, University of California, Los Angeles, "TBA"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory

    2. Wednesday, November 28, 2012

      1. 4:00 pmProfessor Kendall Houk
        Marvel Lecture, Professor Kendall Houk, University of California, Los Angeles, "TBA"
        TBA
      2. 4:00 pmProfessor Kendall Houk
        Marvel Lecture, Professor Kendall Houk, University of California, Los Angeles, "TBA"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory



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