YSU-Chemistry-Seminar-Program-2005-6

2005-6 Seminar Schedule

Dates (linked to Speaker Notices & Announcements)	Speaker (linked to their YSU departmental and individual home page(s)), YSU Chemistry Department Presentation Title {Presentation Materials}
#1 - September 23^rd	Seminar 1a: Peter Norris (Peter's Home Page) “Synthesis of Aminosugars,” Seminar 1b: Mike Serra “Metal Catalyzed Oxidation of Proteins,” Seminar 1c: Larry Curtin (Larry's Home Page) “Ferrocene Containing Polymers and C60 Adducts”
#2 - September 30^th	Seminar 2a: Howard Mettee “There's a Model in Your Future,” Seminar 2b: Sherri Lovelace Cameron (Sherri's Home Page) “Organometallic Polymers,” Seminar 2c: Jeff Smiley “A Confused Enzyme: A Decarboxylase That Thinks its a Hydrolase”
#3 - October 7^th	Seminar 3a: Tom Kim (Tom Kim's Home Page) “Proteomics” Seminar 3b: Jim Mike “Adventures in Separation Science”
#4 - October 14^th	Seminar 4a: Tim Wagner (Tim's Home Page) “Inorganic Nitride Fluorides,” Seminar 4b: John Jackson (John's Home Page) “Synthesis & Reactions of Bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)phosphinoalkynes,” Seminar 4c: Daryl Mincey (Daryl's Home Page) “Forensic Analytical Chemistry”
#5 - October 21^st	Seminar 5a: Allen Hunter (Allen's Home Page) “Remote Instrumentation and the STaRBURSTT CyberInstrumentation Consortium” {Presentation Materials: PowerPoint.ppt, Adobe.pdf} Seminar 5b: Brian Leskiw “A “Physical” View of Mass Spectrometry”
YSU Sabbatical & FIL Talks 2005-6	#26 - Allen Hunter “Adventures with Organometallic NanoMaterials” #27 - Peter Norris “Synthesis of Amino Sugars” #28 - Mike Serra “The Use of Mass Spectrometry to Determine Sites of Oxidation”
6981 Seminar I Spring 2006	Ryan Conway - “???????” Glen Cox - “???????” Daryl Mains - “???????” Erin Treece - “???????”
6982 Seminar II Fall 2005	Neilima Dobbala - “???????”
6982 Seminar II Spring 2006	Vanessa Smiley - Tuesday May 2nd, 2006 “Investigation into Two Mechanisms of Unusual Decarboxylases: a-Amino-β-Carboxymuconate e-Semialdehyde Decarboxylase and Orotidine 5’-Monophosphate Decarboxylase” Debbie Smith “???????”
3790 Undergrad. Seminar Fall 2005	Lew Spirtos - "Anabolic Steroids" - November 30th, 2005 {Presentation Materials: PowerPoint.ppt, Adobe.pdf} William (Bill) Karnofel - "Synthesis of Oxides and Pseudo-Oxides" - November 30th, 2005 {Presentation Materials: PowerPoint.ppt, Adobe.pdf}
3790 Undergrad. Seminar Spring 2006	Khoa Dao - “???????”

Seminar Dates	Speaker (linked to their home page), Home Institution & Department (linked to thier home pages) "Presentation Title" (linked to speaker Notices & Abstracts as linked .pdf files) {Presentation Materials}
#6 - October 28^th, 2005	Rob Cicchillo, (YSU Alumni & graduating PhD student with S. J. Booker) Pennsylvania State University Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. “Biochemical, Biophysical, and Mechanistic Investigations of Lipoyl Synthase from Escherichia coli: A Member of the “Radical SAM” Family of Enzymes” {Presentation Materials: Adobe.pdf}
#7 - November 4^th, 2005	Ron Woodard, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Department of Medicinal Chemistry “Mining New Microbial Pathways: Identification and Target Validation”
#8 - November 18^th, 2005	Chris Hadad, Ohio State University Department of Chemistry “Reactive Oxygen Species in Chemistry: Experiment and Theory” {Presentation Materials: Adobe.pdf}
#9 - December 2^nd, 2005	Cora Lind, University of Toledo Department of Chemistry “Shrinking from the Heat: Negative Thermal Expansion Materials” {Presentation Materials: PowerPoint.ppt, Adobe.pdf}
#10 January 20^th, 2006	Arthur Suits, Wayne State University Department of Chemistry “Lost in Configuration Space: Probing Novel Reaction Mechanisms with High Resolution Imaging” Lead Paper(s): (LP1) Townsend, D.; Li, W.; Lee, S. K.; Gross, R. L.; Suits, A. G.: "Universal and State-Resolved Imaging of Chemical Dynamics," J. Phys. Chem. A., 2005, 109 (Oct. 6th), 8661-8674.
#11 - February 14^th, 2006 Tuesday	Joe Grabowski, University of Pittsburgh Department of Chemistry “What is the Demand for Undergraduate Research? A Multi-Year Study of the NSF REU Chemistry Applicant Pool” Lead Paper(s): (LP1) Coon, D. M.; Duran, R. S.; Haines, D. R.; Grabowski, J. J.: "What is the Demand for Undergraduate Research? A Multi-year Study of the NSF REU Chemistry Applicant Pool," J. Chem. Ed., 2005, (October), submitted for publication. (LP2) http://www.chem.pitt.edu/ugrad/reu/efficacy.htm (LP3) http://www.as.ysu.edu/~adhunter/RFPs/REU.nsf05592.pdf
#12 - January 27^th, 2006	Danith Ly, Carnegie Mellon University Department of Chemistry “New Research Opportunities at the Chemistry-Biology Interface” Lead Paper(s): (LP1) Zhou, P.; Wang, M.; Du, L.; Fisher, G. W.; Waggoner, A.; Ly, D. H.: "Novel Binding and Efficient Cellular Uptake of Guanidine-Based Peptide Nucleic Acids (GPNA)," J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 6878-6879. (LP2) Dragulescu-Andrasi, A.; Zhou, P.; He, G.; Ly, D. H.: "Cell-Permeable GPNA with Appropriate Backbon Stereochemistry and Spacing Binds Sequence-Specifically to RNA," Chem. Comm., 2005, 244-246.
#13 - February 3^rd, 2006	Apryll Stalcup, University Cincinnati Department of Chemistry “Ionic Liquids in Separations” Lead Paper(s): (LP1) Stalcup, A. M.; Cabovska, B.: "Ionic Liquids in Chromatography and Capillary Electrophoresis," J. Liquid Chrom. & Related Technologies," 2004, 27, 1443-1459. (LP2) Sun, Y.; Cabovska, B.; Evans, C. E.; Ridgway, T. H.; Stalcup, A. M.: "Rentention Characteristics of a New Butylimidazolium-Based Stationary Phase," Anal. Bioanal. Chem., 2005, 382, 728-734. (LP3) Cabovska, B.; Kreishman, G. P.; Wassell, D. F.; Stalcup, A. M.: "Capillary Electrophoretic and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Interactions Between Halophenols and IOnic Liquid or Tetraalkylammonium Cations," J. Chrom. A., 2003, 1007, 179-187. (LP4) Yanes, E. G.; Gratz, S. R.; Baldwin, M. J.; Robison, S. E.; Stalcup, A. M.: "Capillary Electrophoretic Application of 1-Alkyl-3Methylimidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids," Anal. Chem., 2001, 73, 3838-3844.
#14 - February 10^th, 2006	Tony Berdis, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Pharmacology “Non-Natural Nucleotides as Chemotherapeutic Agents” Lead Paper(s): (LP1) Allan, J. M.; Travis, L. B.: "Mechanisms of Therapy-Related Carcinogenesis," Nature Reviews - Cancer, 2005, 5, 943-955. (LP2) Zhang, X.; Lee, I.; Berdis, A. J.: "A Potential Chemotherapeutic Stratey for the Selective Inhibition of Promutagenic DNA Synthesis by Nonnatural Nucleotides," Biochemistry, 2005, 44, 13111-13121. (LP3) Henry, A. S.; Romesberg, F. E.: "Beyond A, C, G and T: Augmenting Nature's Alphabet," Current Opionion in Chem. Bio., 2003, 7, 727-733.
#15 - February 17^th, 2006	Jared Anderson, University of Toledo Department of Chemistry “Room Temperature Ionic Liquids: Applications in Analytical Chemistry” Lead Paper (s): (LP1) Welton, T.: "Room Temperature Ionic Liquids. Solvents for Synthesis and Catalysis," Chem. Revs., 1999, 99, 2071-2083. (LP2) Anderson, J.L.; Armstrong, D.W.: “Immobilized Ionic Liquids as High Temperature/High Selectivity/High Temperature Gas Chromatography Stationary Phases,” Anal. Chem., 2005, 77, 6453-6462.
#16 - February 24^th, 2006	James Kiddle, Western Michigan University Department of Chemistry “Chiral Multipurpose Organophosphorus Compounds for Asymmetric Synthesis” Lead Paper(s): (LP1) Rein, T.; Pedersen, T. M.: "Asymmetric Wittig Type Reactions," Synthesis, 2002, 579-594. (LP2) Ager, D. J.; Prakash, I.; Schaad, D. R.: "1,2-Amino Alcohols and Their Heterocyclic Derivatives as Chiral Auxiliaries in Asymmetric Synthesis," Chemical Reviews, 1996, 96, 835-75. (LP3) Lidstrom, P.; Tierney, J.; Wathey, B.; Westman, J.: "Microwave Assisted Organic Synthesis: A Review," Tetrahedron, 2001, 57, 9225-9283.
#17 - March 3^rd, 2006	Peter Rinaldi, University of Akron Department of Chemistry “Non-Biological Applications of 3D-NMR Experments” Lead Paper(s): (LP1) Rinaldi, P. L.: "Three-deminsional solution NMR Spectroscopy of Complex Structures and Mixtures," The Analyst, 2004, 129, 687-699.
#18 - March 10^th, 2006	Irene Lee, Case Western Reserve University Department of Chemistry “Development of anti-bacterial agent through mechanistic enzymology of Lon Protease” Lead Paper(s): (LP1) Schreiber, S. L.: "Target-Oriented and Diversity-Oriented Organic Synthesis in Drug Discovery," Science, 2000, 287, 1964-1969. (LP2) MacCoss, M.; Baillei, T. A.: "Organic Chemistry in Drug Discovery," Science, 2004, 303, 1810-1813.
#19 - March 24^th, 2006	Mike Freitas, Ohio State University Department of Chemistry “Identification of Histone Post-Translational Modifications” Lead Paper(s): (LP1)
#20 - March 31^st, 2006	Tim Mueser, University of Toledo Department of Chemistry “X-Ray Crystallographic Studies of DNA Replication” Lead Paper(s): (LP1) Mueser, T. C.; Nossal, N. G.; Hyde, C. C.: "Structure of Bacteriophage T4 RNase H, a 5' to 3' Exonuclease with Sequence Similarity to the RAD2 Family of Eukaryotic Repair and Replication Proteins," Cell, 1996, 85, 1101-1112. (LP2) Mueser, T. C.; Jones, C. E.; Nossal, N. G.; Hyde, C. C.: "Bacteriophage T4 Gene 59 Helicase Assembly Protein Binds Replication Fork DNA. The 1.45A Resolution Crystal Structure Reveals a Novel Alpha Helical Two-Domain Fold," J. Molec. Biology, 2000, 296, 597-612.
#21 - April 7^th, 2006	Laura Voss (A senior member of Heather Allen's Research Group), Ohio State University Department of Chemistry “Surfaces impacting climate change: The role of fatty acid monolayers in tropospheric chemistry” Lead Paper(s): (LP1)
#22 - April 14^th, 2006 Postponed Until Fall 2006	Michael Sponsler, Syracuse University Department of Chemistry “Stoichiometric Olefin Metathesis as a Connection Method for Molecular Electronics” Lead Paper(s): (LP1) Williams, J. E.; Harner, M. J.; Sponsler, M. B.: "Ruthenium Alkylidenes: Fast Initiators for Olefin Metathesis," Organometallics, 2005, 24, 2013-2015. (LP2) Schuehler, D. E.; Williams, J. E.; Sponsler, M. B.: "Polymerization of Acetylene with a Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis Catalyst," Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 6255-6257. (LP3) Niu, X.; Gopal, L.; Masingale, M. P.; Braden, D. A.; Hudson, B. S.; Sponsler, M. B.: "Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Z-E Alkene Isomerization in [(Cy3P)2Cl2Ru]2(µ-CHCH=CHCH) and Related Vinylalkylidenes," Organometallics, 2000, 19, 649-660.
#23 - April 21^st, 2006 Postponed Until Fall 2006	Christine Moravec, Cleveland Clinic Department of Molecular Cardiology “Reversing Human Heart Failure” Sponsored by the YSU American Chemical Society Student Affiliates Chapter Lead Paper(s): (LP1)
#24 - April 28^th, 2006	Pat Woodward, Ohio State University Department of Chemistry “The NSF – Ohio REEL Project” Lead Paper(s): (LP1)
#25 - May 5^th, 2006	Megan Spence, University of Pittsburgh Department of Chemistry “Structure and Dynamics of Peripheral Membrane Proteins and their Lipid Membrane Environment Observed with Solid-State NMR” Lead Paper(s): (LP1)

Fall 2006	Speaker (linked to their home page), Home Institution & Department (linked to thier home pages) "Tentative Presentation Title"

#1 - September 1^st, 2006	1st Meet the Faculty & Orginizational
#2 - September 8^th, 2006	2nd Meet the Faculty
#3 - September 15^th, 2006	3rd Meet the Faculty
#4- September 22^nd, 2006	4th Meet the Faculty
#5 - September 29^th, 2006	Dennis Curran - University of Pittsburgh - Department of Chemistry “Fluorous Phase Chemistry”
#6 - October 6^th, 2006
#7 - October 13^th, 2006	Sandrine Martin - Michigan Nanofabrication Facility - University of Michigan "Micro and Nano Technology at the Michigan Nanofabrication Facility"
#8 - October 20^th, 2006
#9 - October 27^th, 2006
#10 - November 3^rd, 2006
#11 - November 17^th, 2006
#12 - December 1^st, 2006	Steve Little - University of Pittsburgh - Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department "Delivery of Genetic Vaccines & Non-Viral Particulate Formulations"
#13 - December 8^th, 2006


Fall 2006 - Date to be Set	Barry Farmer, USAF - WPAFB ""
Fall 2006 - Date to be Set	Anna Gudmundsdottir - University of Cincinnati - Department of Chemistry “Triplet Sensitized Photolysis of Alkyl Azides in Solution and in the Solid State”
Fall 2006 - Date to be Set	Bruce Armitage - Carnegie Mellon University - Department of Biomedical Engineering “Bio-Inspired Organic Chemistry: Application in the Life and Materials Sciences”
Fall 2006 - Date to be Set	Audrey Mcgowin - Wright State University - Department of Chemistry “Water as a “Tunable” Solvent”
Fall 2006 - Date to be Set	Robert Flowers - Lehigh University - Department of Chemistry "Renaturation of Proteins Using Small Molecule Chaperones"
Fall 2007	Jeffrey Evanseck - Duquense University - Department of Chemistry - Biophysical Organic "Design of New Minor Grove DNA Nopeptide Drugs"



Spring 2007 - Jan. or Feb.	Ellen Gawalt - Duquense University - Department of Chemistry - Bioorganic Chemistry "Better Living through the Chemistry of Biomaterials"










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