Highlands in Chemistry
The Highlands in Chemistry seminar series is a weekly event hosted by the Department of Chemistry designed to share research ideas within the chemistry community and beyond. The series was started in 1966 by Alan Clifford, who was appointed chemistry department head the same year. Speakers from all over the world involved in academia, industry, and government come to share their research with colleagues and students.
Highlands seminars take place on Fridays throughout the semester at 2:30 p.m. in Hahn Hall North 140.
| Seminar Date | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| September 6 Host: John Matson |
John Toscano Johns Hopkins University |
Chemistry and Biology of Small Molecule Signaling Agents: HNO and H2S Abstract |
| September 13 Host: Michael Schulz |
Bob Waymouth Stanford University |
Organocatalytic Polymerization: From Chemistry to Biology Abstract |
| September 20 Host: Feng Lin |
Stan Whittingham Binghamton University *Annabelle Lee Memorial Lecture* |
What are the Chemistry and Materials Limitations to Advancing Lithium Batteries to the Next Level? Abstract |
| September 27 Host: Paul Carlier |
Aaron May Virginia Commonwealth University |
Next Generation Antibacterial Strategies - Type III Secretion System Inhibition Abstract |
| October 11 Host: Jim Tanko |
Robert Flowers Lehigh University |
Proton Coupled Electron Transfer in Substrate Reduction by Sm(II)-Proton Donor Complexes Abstract |
| October 18 Host: Webster Santos |
Andrei Yudin University of Toronto |
Dominant rotors as a means to control macrocycles Abstract |
| October 25 Host: Amanda Morris |
Geri Richmond University of Oregon *Friends of Larry Taylor Lectureship* |
Taking a Deep Dive into Understanding Environmentally Important Processes at Water Surfaces Abstract |
| November 1 Host: Amanda Morris |
Karen Goldberg University of Pennsylvania *Annabelle Lee Memorial Lecture* |
TBA |
| November 8 Host: Greg Liu |
Karen Wooley Texas A&M University *Gladys Yee Peng Lecture* |
TBA |
| November 15 Host: Geoff Coates |
Geoff Coates Cornell University |
New Methods for the Synthesis of Sustainable Polymers Abstract |
| November 22 Host: Paul Carlier |
Ken Hsu University of Virginia |
TBA |
| December 6 Host: Nick Mayhall |
Tom Miller Caltech |
TBA |