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Chemistry & Biochemistry and Env. Studies Guest Lecture

Sponsored by:
Chemistry and Environmental Studies
Prof. William Tarpeh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, will give a guest lecture via zoom, titled “Tracking and Treating Aqueous Nitrogen Emissions” on Friday, April 2, 2021 at 1:45 PM. Students are invited to meet with Prof. Tarpeh immediately following his lecture.

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Open to the Public

World of Chemistry Lecture: "How and Why Science is Important to Art"

Sponsored by:
Chemistry
Professor Henry DePhillips, Vernon K. Krieble Professor of Chemistry Emeritus, Trinity College, will give a lecture on “How and Why Science is Important to Art” in Sunderland Dana Auditorium to the CHEM 0101: World of Chemistry class taught by Professor Sunhee Choi, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Guests are welcome.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public

Opiods: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Sponsored by:
Chemistry
Professor Rick Bunt, Ph.D., Chemistry & Biochemistry department, will lecture on opioids for the CHEM 0101: World of Chemistry class. Open to the public.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public

Chemistry & Biochemistry Social Gathering for Majors

Sponsored by:
Chemistry
Come meet other chemistry and biochemistry majors! Learn more about the department and the majors we offer! Mingle with our faculty and current majors! Refreshments will be served.

McCardell Bicentennial Hall Tormondsen Great Hall

Open to the Public

Chemistry & Biochemistry Senior Thesis Presentations

Sponsored by:
Chemistry and Molecular Biology and BioChemistry Program
Sadie Dutton ‘19, Jeffrey Formen ‘19 and Aidan Strayer ‘19, Chemistry and Biochemistry graduating seniors will present their senior thesis presentations. Lunch will be served.  This event will run until 2:00.


Titles are as follows:

Sadie Dutton ‘19: “Cracking the Code: Thermal Decomposition of Sulfur Fuel Contaminants”
Jeffrey Formen ‘19: “Progress towards a Hexahistidine Directed C-H activation Reaction for Site-Specific Protein Modification”
Aidan Strayer ‘19: “A covalent bridge approach to the immobilization of GpdQ”

McCardell Bicentennial Hall 216

Open to the Public

Chemistry & Biochemistry Senior Thesis Presentations and Undergraduate Award Presentations

Sponsored by:
Chemistry and Molecular Biology and BioChemistry Program
Emily Lewkowicz ‘19, John Natalone ‘19 and Khan Kim ‘19, Chemistry and Biochemistry majors, will present their senior thesis presentations. Undergraduate Awards will also be presented. Lunch will be served. This event will run until 2:00.

Titles are as follows:

Emily Lewkowicz ‘19: “The Characterization of GpdQ Enzyme Immobilized on Magnetite Nanoparticles”
John Natalone ‘19: “Lights, Camera, Reaction! Developing a Photoredox Crosslinking Method
for Target Identification”
Khan Kim ‘19: “Catch Fe if You Can: Kinetic Characterization of a Putative Desferrioxamine B

McCardell Bicentennial Hall 216

Open to the Public

Chemistry & Biochemistry Senior Thesis Presentations

Sponsored by:
Chemistry and Molecular Biology and BioChemistry Program
Maggie Phillips ‘19, Robert Pritchard ‘19 and Noah Wagner-Carlberg ‘19, Chemistry and Biochemistry majors, will present their senior thesis presentations. Lunch will be served. This event will run until 2:00.

Titles are as follows:

Maggie Phillips ‘19: “Thermal Decomposition of Methylcyclohexene Fuel Contaminants”
Robert Pritchard ‘19: “Characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi Glyceraldehyde-3- Phosphate Dehydrogenase: Enzymatic Activity and Moonlighting Functions”
Noah Wagner-Carlberg ‘19: “Molecular Wires: Polymers of Ruthenium Complexed Fluorene ”

McCardell Bicentennial Hall 216

Open to the Public

Chemistry & Biochemistry Guest Zoom

Sponsored by:
Chemistry
Professor Raul Navarro, Ph.D., Occidental College, will give a guest lecture on Zoom, titled, “Adventures in Academia: An Underrepresented Perspective”.

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