Department of Chemistry

Mathematics and Science Center,
Room 260
146 Library Drive
Rochester, MI 48309-4479
(location map)
(248) 370-2320
fax: 370-2321

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Seminars

Oakland University Chemistry Seminar Series – Winter 2024

All seminars start at 1:15 p.m. in 168 MSC

January 10
Dr. Donna Kashian, Wayne State University, MI, USA
Chemical Communication in the Great Lakes: An Investigation of Mechanisms and Consequences

January 17
Dr. Dana Spence, Michigan State University, MI, USA
A Molecular Level Reappraisal of C-peptide, the Red Blood Cell, and Their Roles in Diabetes-based Complications

January 24
Prof. Snorri Sigurdsson, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
Stable organic radicals for EPR and NMR spectroscopies

January 31
TBD
TBD

February 7
Dr. Jinxing Li, Michigan State University, MI, USA
Soft Materials as Neural Interfaces: Brain, Gut, Nerve, and beyond

February 14
Dr. Hialiang Dong, Miami of Ohio, OH, USA
Mineral-microbe interactions: mechanisms and applications

February 21
Prof. James McCusker, Michigan State University, MI USA
The Photophysics and Photochemistry of First-row Transition Metal Complexes: Quantum Coherence, the Marcus Inverted Region, and Applications in Excited-state Chemistry

March 6
Dr. Michael Holmes, Cayman Chemical, MI, USA
Process Development for Investigational Phase Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients

March 13
Dr. Paul Lummis, Assistant Professor, Duquesne University, PA, USA
Carbenes, Clusters, and Other Chemical Curiosities

March 20
Dr. Charlie Fehl, Wayne State University, MI, USA
Chemical Tools to Capture and Control Glycoprotein Dynamics in Hyperglycemic Disease Risk

March 27
Dr. Alexei Kananenka, Assistant Professor, University of Delaware, Department of Physics, DE, USA
Elucidating ion configurations and water dynamics in a K+ ion channel using two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy

April 3
Dr. Mara Livezey, Assistant Professor, University of Detroit Mercy, MI, USA
Exploring non-apoptotic mechanisms of cell death to target cancer

April 10
Dr. James M Cook, University Distinguished Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI, USA
New Approaches to the Treatment of Epilepsy, Neuropathic Pain, Anxiety and OUD Using alp2/alp3 Biased GABAkines