Events Archives
2018 Events
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January 10, 2018 SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
Three-Component Hexadehydro-Diels-Alder (HDDA) Reactions
Dr. Thomas Hoye, University of Minnesota -
January 16, 2018 SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
An examination of phosphinidene chalcogenide chemistry: Versatile low coordinate P(III) units
Dr. Paul Ragogna, University of Western Ontario -
January 24, 2018 SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
Covalent Organic Frameworks as a Platform for Molecular Assembly
Dr. William Dichtel, Northwestern University -
January 31, 2018 SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
Studies on Protein Chemical Synthesis
Dr. Lei Liu, Tsinghua University -
February 01, 2018 SSB 7172 @ 2:00 p.m.
Novel electrocatalysts for fuel cells reactions
Dr. E. Bradley Easton, University of Ontario Institute of Technology -
February 07, 2018 SSC C9001 @ 3:30 p.m.
Profiling Cells Inside and Out Using Nanostructured Materials
Dr. Shana Kelley, University of Toronto -
February 16, 2018 SSC P8445.2 @ 2:30 p.m.
Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Solvation and Proton Transfer Processes at Electrified Interfaces
Dr. Eckhard Spohr, Theoretische Chemie/Universität Duisburg-Essen -
February 22, 2018 Trottier Studio (SSC C9051) @ 2:00 p.m.
From organic to hydrophilic, from major to minor bioactive metabolites from microbial cultures and marine sponges
Dr. Roberto Berlinck, University of Sao Paolo -
February 23, 2018 AQ 3182 @ 3:30 p.m.
DNA: Not Merely the Secret of Life
Dr. Nadrian Seeman, New York University -
March 01, 2018 P8445.2 @ 11:30 a.m.
Structure and Dynamics in Complex Surfactant Systems as Seen by NMR
Dr. Claudia Schmidt, Paderborn University -
March 01, 2018 SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
Utilization of Redox-Active Ligands in the F-Block: From Lanthanides to Uranium and Beyond
Dr. Suzanne Bart, Purdue University -
March 07, 2018 SSC C9001 @ 3:30 p.m.
Energy Relevant Processes Catalyzed by Corrole Metal Complexes
Dr. Zeev Gross, Technion -
March 14, 2018 AQ 3149 @ 3:30 p.m.
Developing New Polymers for Selective Interactions with Carbon Nanotubes
Dr. Alex Adronov, McMaster University -
March 28, 2018 AQ 3149 @ 3:30 p.m.
Design and Application of Selective Olefin Metathesis Catalysts
Dr. Robert Grubbs, California Institute of Technology -
April 04, 2018 BLU 10011 @ 10:30 a.m.
Organic Electronics from Material Design to Prototype Engineering
Dr. Benoit H. Lessard, University of Ottawa -
April 04, 2018 AQ 3150 @ 3:30 p.m.
The Wonderful World of Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM)
Dr. Janine Mauzeroll, McGill University -
April 05, 2018 ASB 9896 @ 2:30 pm
Molecular Complexity and Inorganic Chemistry: Utilizing Non-Covalent Interactions to Control Function
Dr. Andrew Borovik, University of California, Irvine -
April 11, 2018 AQ 3150 @ 3:30 p.m.
The Mechanochemistry of Metal-Organic Frameworks and of Crystals
Dr. Kenneth Suslick, University of Illinois -
April 16, 2018 SSB 7172 @ 3:45 p.m.
Pressure-based mapping of protein folding landscapes
Dr. Catherine Royer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute -
April 25, 2018 SSB 7172 @ 1:30 p.m.
Synthesis of Substituted Phthalocyanines
Dr. Clifford Leznoff, York University -
May 03, 2018 8:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Nanolytica 2018
Leslie & Gordon Diamond Family Auditorium, SFU Burnaby Campus -
May 08, 2018 BLU 10021 @ 11:00 a.m.
Enabling the Discovery and Validation of Clinical Biomarkers in Five Minute Runs
Michael Andersen and Jim Kapron, PhD, Evosep & Bruker -
May 22, 2018 AQ 3003 @ 1:30 p.m.
Structure and Reactivity of Hybrid Electrocatalytic Materials of Defined Functionality
Dr. Pawel J. Kulesza, University of Warsaw -
May 25, 2018 P8445.2 @ 1:30 p.m.
Self-Organization of Polycyclic Aromatic Dyes – Design, Synthesis, and Properties
Dr. S. Holger Eichhorn, University of Windsor -
June 22, 2018 Trottier Studio, C9051 @ 1:00 p.m.
NMR Workshop
NMR Services, SFU Burnaby Campus -
July 17, 2018 Trottier Studio, C9051 @ 9:00 a.m.
Advances in Environmental Analysis: A Waters Workshop
Douglas Stevens & John Vukovic, Waters Corporation -
July 17, 2018 July 17-21, 2018
The 6th International Workshop on Relaxor Ferroelectrics
Coast Coal Harbour Hotel, 1180 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC -
July 26, 2018 SSB 7172 @ 4:00 p.m.
From Synthesis to Applications: Our Voyages Through the Pores of Metal-Organic Frameworks
Dr. Michael Katz, Memorial University of Newfoundland -
July 27, 2018 AQ 3005
7th Annual Young Electrochemists Symposium
ECSBC Student Chapter, SFU Burnaby -
August 10, 2018 SSB 7172 @ 1:30 p.m.
Active Manipulations and Control in Droplet-Based Microfluidics
Dr. Say Hwa Tan, Griffith University -
September 12, 2018 B9201 @ 3:30 p.m.
Molecular and Macromolecular Materials Derived from Boron Difluoride Formazanates
Dr. Joe Gilroy, Western University -
September 19, 2018 B9201 @ 3:30 p.m.
Microbial natural products in drug discovery – from fungal gene activation to melanoma treatments
Dr. Sandra Loesgen, Oregon State University -
September 26, 2018 B9201 @ 3:30 p.m.
Models for proton-coupled redox reactions in biomolecules and in catalysis
Dr. Jeffrey Warren, Simon Fraser University -
September 28, 2018 AQ 3154 @ 2:30 p.m.
Enantioselective N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis with Normal and Reverse Polarity Intermediates
Dr. David W. Lupton, Monash University -
October 02, 2018 Trottier Studio (C9051) @ 3:30 p.m.
From Photoinduced Multi-Electron Transfer to New Photoactive Metal Complexes
Dr. Oliver Wenger, University of Basel -
October 03, 2018 B9201 @ 3:30 p.m.
Synthesis as an enabling technology for understanding glycan function and assembly
Dr. Todd Lowary, University of Alberta -
October 09, 2018 C9000 @ 3:30 p.m.
"Metalling" with Nature: Design and characterization of model metalloenzymes for small molecule activation
Dr. Hannah Shafaat, Ohio State University -
October 12, 2018 SCC 7000 Level Atrium @ 3:00pm-5:00pm
Fall 2018 Graduate Student Poster Competition
Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University -
October 17, 2018 B9201 @ 3:30 p.m.
Nitrogen Binding and Fixation using Iron Complexes
Dr. Patrick Holland, Yale University -
October 23, 2018 TBD @ 11:00 a.m.
Cytotoxic Natural Products as Payloads for Antibody-Drug Conjugates: Medicinal Chemistry and Rational Design
Dr. Edmund Graziani, Pfizer -
October 24, 2018 B9201 @ 3:30 p.m.
New Approaches in the Chromatographic Analysis of Sulfur Compounds
Dr. Kevin Thurbide, University of Calgary -
October 31, 2018 B9201 @ 3:30 p.m.
Advances in Polymer Semiconductors and Energy Storage Devices
Dr. Dwight Seferos, University of Toronto -
November 07, 2018 B9201 @ 3:30 p.m.
Controlling Optical Properties of Conjugated Oligomers Using Metal and Main Group Chemistry
Dr. Michael Wolf, University of British Columbia -
November 14, 2018 B9201 @ 3:30 p.m.
Synthesis of Heterocyclic Turn Mimics for Allosteric Receptor Modulation in Biomedical Applications
Dr. William Lubell, Université de Montréal -
November 21, 2018 B9201 @ 3:30 p.m.
Chemical Approaches to Understand O-GlcNAc Modifications
Dr. Matthew Pratt, University of Southern California -
November 28, 2018 B9201 @ 3:30 p.m.
New Vistas in the Asymmetric Construction of C-C Bonds: Total Synthesis of Complex Bioactive Agents
Dr. P. Andrew Evans, Queen's University
2017 Events
2016 Events
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January 13, 2016 AQ 3159 @ 3:30 p.m.
Tailor-cut polymer colloids and interfaces: from design to applications
Dr. Françoise Winnik , Université de Montréal -
January 27, 2016 AQ 3159 @ 3:30 p.m.
Product development in the chemistry / materials space: six things any chemist should know to avoid pitfalls in bringing a product to the market.
Dr. Jonathan Sargent , Switch Materials -
February 11, 2016 AQ 3159 @ 3:30 p.m.
Industrial Chemistry from Silicon to Sulphur
Dr. Jeffrey Cooke, IPAC Chemicals -
February 17, 2016 AQ 3159 @ 3:30 p.m.
Tales of the tetrapyrrole: making, breaking, and using heme
Dr. Jennifer Dubois , Montana State University -
February 24, 2016 AQ 3159 @ 3:30 p.m.
Photochemical Upconversion: Molecules, Materials, and New Frontiers
Dr. Felix (Phil) Castellano , North Carolina State University -
March 02, 2016 AQ 3159 @ 3:30 p.m.
Metal-Organic Frameworks for Energy Applications
Dr. Joseph T. Hupp , Northwestern University -
March 09, 2016 AQ 3159 @ 3:30 p.m.
Chemical Separations for Metabolomics: New Advances in Biomarker Discovery for Population Health
Dr. Philip Britz-McKibbin, McMaster University -
March 16, 2016 AQ 3159 @ 3:30 p.m.
A career in energy research
Dr. Stephen Campbell, Nano One Materials Corp. -
March 23, 2016 AQ 3159 @ 3:30 p.m.
Metallomembranes: Exploring the Interactions of Copper Ions with Lipid Membranes
Dr. Paul Cremer , Pennsylvania State University -
March 30, 2016 AQ 3159 @ 3:30 p.m.
Investigating how molecules come to life using advanced single molecule fluorescence techniques
Dr. Taekjip Ha , Johns Hopkins University -
April 06, 2016 AQ 3159 @ 3:30 p.m.
2B or not 2B, and other mix-ups
Dr. Guy Lloyd-Jones, University of Edinburgh -
May 03, 2016 SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
Next Generation Molecular Probes for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Sensing and Imaging
Dr. Xiao-an Zhang, University of Toronto,Scarborough Campus -
May 04, 2016 SSB 7172 @ 2:30 p.m.
Synthetic Applications of Hypervalent Iodine Reagents
Dr. Graham Murphy, University of Waterloo -
May 05, 2016 9:00 am to 6:30 pm
Nanolytica 2016
Leslie & Gordon Diamond Family Auditorium, SFU, Burnaby Campus
Chemistry Seminar Series
FALL 2016 SCHEDULE
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January 14, 2015 C9000 @ 3:30 p.m.
Understanding Disease Using Mass Spectrometry
Dr. John Yates III, The Scripps Research Institute -
January 21, 2015 C9000 @ 3:30 p.m.
New Methods for Efficient Study of Catalytic Reactions
Dr. Clark R. Landis, University of Wisconsin-Madison -
January 28, 2015 IRMACS, ASB 10900 @ 1:30 p.m.
From Lava Lamps to Salad Dressing: What Happens when Oil and Water Meet
Dr. Geraldine Richmond, University of Oregon -
February 02, 2015 IRMACS, ASB 10900 @ 3:30 p.m.
Carbon Nanostructures as Functional Multitalents - Sensing, Catalysis, Drug Delivery, Electronics
Dr. Klaus Müllen, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research -
February 03, 2015 IRMACS, ASB 10900 @ 3:30 p.m.
Manipulating Conjugated Polymer Structure and Chemistry: Creating Active Materials for Applications in Electronics, Sensing and Energy Storage/Conversion
Dr. Michael Freund, University of Manitoba -
February 25, 2015 C9000 @ 3:30 p.m.
Development of New Catalytic Reactions Toward Utilization of Renewable Resources
Dr. Kyoko Nozaki, University of Tokyo -
March 11, 2015 C9000 @ 3:30 p.m.
Radical Frontiers in Catalysis
Dr. Theodore Betley, Harvard University -
March 18, 2015 C9000 @ 3:30 p.m.
Nanotextured Surfaces and On-Chip Biosynthesis: Smart Materials and Smart Chemistries for Advanced Optical Biosensors and Biomimetic Devices
Dr. Robert M. Corn, University of California, Irvine -
March 25, 2015 C9000 @ 3:30 p.m.
Bioactive Natural Products and Molecular Design for Todays Medicine
Dr. Arun K. Ghosh, Purdue University -
April 01, 2015 C9000 @ 3:30 p.m.
Growth of Electrochemistry in a Clean Sustainable Energy Future
Dr. David Wilkinson, University of British Columbia -
April 08, 2015 C9000 @ 3:30 p.m.
A RaPID Way to Discover Pseudo-Natural Products and Peptides for Therapeutic Applications
Dr. Hiroaki Suga, University of Tokyo -
May 26, 2015 AQ 3181 @ 3:30 p.m.
Recent Advances in Olefin Metathesis with Modern Molybdenum and Tungsten Catalysts
Dr. Richard R. Schrock, Massachusetts Institute of Technology -
July 17, 2015
9th Annual VIVA NMR Symposium
Simon Fraser University, Haplern Centre -
September 23, 2015 IRMACS (ASB 10900) @ 3:30 p.m.
Division of Labor Among the Subunits of a Highly Coordinated Ring ATPase
Dr. Carlos Bustamante, University of California, Berkeley -
September 30, 2015 SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
Re-Imagining Imaging: Doing More With Less
Dr. Christopher Yip, University of Toronto -
October 07, 2015 SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
From Ensembles to Single Molecules and Back
Dr. Hongbin Li, University of British Columbia -
October 14, 2015 SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
Engineering Biocatalysis for Creation of Novel Antibiotics
Dr. David Sherman, University of Michigan -
October 21, 2015 SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
Covalent Mechanochemistry for New Reactions, Self-healing Materials, and Soft Devices
Dr. Stephen L. Craig, Duke University -
October 28, 2015 SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
Activity-based Proteomics - Applications for Enzyme and Inhibitor Discovery
Dr. Benjamin Cravatt, The Scripps Research Institute -
November 04, 2015 SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
Catalysis, Mechanistic Understanding and Collaboration as Tools to Sustainable Production of Chemicals and Fuels
Dr. Karen I. Goldberg, University of Washington -
November 09, 2015 SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
Story of Miharu in Response to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident: The Misho Project
Dr. Takeshi Koike, Tohoku University -
November 18, 2015 SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
Changing The Solid State Structural Landscape Under UV Light
Dr. J.J. Vittal, National University of Singapore -
November 25, 2015 SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
Driving Synthesis by Oxidation
Dr. Jean-Philip Lumb, McGill University -
December 02, 2015 SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
Digital Microfluidics for Chemistry, Biology, and Medicine
Dr. Aaron Wheeler, University of Toronto
2014 Events
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January 15, 2014 SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
Carbon Dioxide Capture and Hydrocarbon Separations in Metal-Organic Frameworks
Dr. Jeffrey R. Long, University of California, Berkeley -
January 22, 2014 SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
In Search of Concurrence Between Biological and Synthetic Single Molecule Structure/Function
Dr. Christy Landes, Rice University -
January 29, 2014 SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
Supramolecular Origami: Transforming Paper into Twisted Structures
Dr. Mark MacLachlan, University of British Columbia -
February 05, 2014 SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
Self-Assembly at the Solid Surface: Complexity, Models and Mechanisms
Dr. Irina Paci, University of Victoria -
February 12, 2014 SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
High Content Screening Strategies for Next-Generation Natural Products Discovery
Dr. Roger Linington, University of California, Santa Cruz -
February 19, 2014 IRMACS, ASB 10900 @ 3:30 p.m.
Ligand Design for Bioinorganic Chemistry Applications
Dr. Tim Storr, Simon Fraser University -
February 26, 2014 IRMACS, ASB 10900 @ 3:30 p.m.
Molecular Imaging Approaches to Mapping and Understanding Chemistry in the Brain
Dr. Christopher J. Chang, University of California, Berkeley -
March 05, 2014 IRMACS, ASB 10900 @ 3:30 p.m.
Ions, Lipids, and Water at the Air-Aqueous Interface: Organization and Electric Fields
Dr. Heather Allen, Ohio State University -
March 12, 2014 IRMACS, ASB 10900 @ 3:30 p.m.
Responsive 2-D and 3-D Crystalline Colloidal Array Materials
Dr. Sanford Asher, University of Pittsburgh -
March 19, 2014 IRMACS, ASB 10900 @ 3:30 p.m.
Synthesis of Nitrogen-Containing Molecules from Alkenes Using Metal-Free Approaches
Dr. André Beauchemin, University of Ottawa -
March 25, 2014 SSB 7172 @ 9:00 a.m.
Will We Ever Drive Fuel Cell Cars?
Dr. Yossef A. Elabd, Drexel University -
March 26, 2014 IRMACS, ASB 10900 @ 3:30 p.m.
C-H Activation and Hydroxylation Using Simple Binuclear Cu-O2 Species
Dr. T. Daniel P. Stack, Stanford University -
April 02, 2014 IRMACS, ASB 10900 @ 3:30 p.m.
From Mechanism to Drug Design: New Methods and Applications of Isotope Effects in Enzymology
Dr. Andrew Murkin, University at Buffalo -
May 29, 2014 SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
One-Pot Synthesis of Cell-Surface Carbohydrates for Probing Infectious Diseases
Dr. Shang-Cheng Hung, Academia Sinica Genomics Research Center -
June 16, 2014 SSB 7172 @ 11:00 a.m.
Engineered Biosynthesis of Medicinal Natural Products
Dr. Ikuro Abe, University of Tokyo -
June 25, 2014 AQ 3003 @ 2:30 p.m.
Modeling Ligand Strain and Ligand Flexibility
Dr. Chris Bayly, OpenEye Scientific Software -
June 25, 2014 AQ 3154 @ 3:30 p.m.
Peptides and Peptide Nucleic Acids Applications in Medicinal Chemistry and Biosensor Devices
Dr. Chris L. Brown, Griffith University -
September 10, 2014 SWH 10041 @ 3:30 p.m.
Probing and Pulling: From Polymer Solar Cells to Switchable DNA Nanoparticles
Dr. David S. Ginger, University of Washington -
September 17, 2014 SWH 10041 @ 3:30 p.m.
Sustainable Block Polymers: Sophisticated Materials from Natural Feedstocks
Dr. Marc A. Hillmyer, University of Minnesota -
September 23, 2014 IRMACS, ASB 10900 @ 3:30 p.m.
The NCI-60 as an Effective Tool for Scaffold Hopping - A Phenotypic Systems-Based Approach to the Design of Novel Chemotherapeutics
Dr. Joel Morris, National Cancer Institute -
October 01, 2014 SWH 10041 @ 3:30 p.m.
Chemistry and Enzyme-Like Catalysis in Chiral, Nanoscale Flasks
Dr. Kenneth N. Raymond, University of California, Berkeley -
October 07, 2014 SSB 7172 @ 9:00 a.m.
Earthquake Safety & Lab Preparedness
Miranda Myles & Dr. Ken MacFarlane, Simon Fraser University -
October 08, 2014 SWH 10041 @ 3:30 p.m.
Studies on Halogenated Marine Natural Products as Inspired by Their Probable Biogenesis
Dr. Chris Braddock, Imperial College London -
October 10, 2014 AQ 3149 @ 2:00 p.m.
Four Dimensional (4D) Microscopy: Evolutions and Revolutions
Dr. Ahmed H. Zewail, California Institute of Technology -
October 15, 2014 SWH 10081 @ 3:30 p.m.
Solid-State Reactivity for Cleaner and More Efficient Chemical Synthesis: From Pharmaceuticals to Coordination Bonds and Back
Dr. Tomislav Friscic, McGill University -
October 22, 2014 SWH 10041 @ 3:30 p.m.
Cyclodextrin-Based Polyvalent Systems for Studying Biological Interactions
Dr. Chang-Chun Ling, University of Calgary -
October 29, 2014 SWH 10041 @ 3:30 p.m.
Catalytic Reaction Mechanism Elucidation via Real Time Analysis
Dr. J. Scott McIndoe, University of Victoria -
November 04, 2014 7:30pm @ Highlands United Church
We Are Stardust: The Origin of the Chemical Elements
John D'Auria, Professor Emeritus, Simon Fraser University -
November 18, 2014 IRMACS, ASB 10900 @ 3:30 p.m.
Synthetic Cluster Models of Biological and Heterogeneous Oxygen Evolving Catalysts
Dr. Theodor Agapie, California Institute of Technology -
November 19, 2014 SWH 10041 @ 3:30 p.m.
Toward the Ideal Synthesis and Transformative Therapies for Aids, Alzheimer’s and Cancer
Dr. Paul A. Wender, Stanford University -
November 26, 2014 SWH 10041 @ 3:30 p.m.
Molecular Mechanisms in Innate Immunity: Host-Defense Proteins and Antimicrobial Peptides
Dr. Hans J. Vogel, University of Calgary -
December 03, 2014 SWH 10041 @ 3:30 p.m.
Frustrated Lewis Pair Chemistry: New Avenues in Synthesis and Metal-Free Catalysis
Dr. Douglas W. Stephan, University of Toronto