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Each semester, The Program in Chemistry invites diverse scholars of international distinction from institutions all over the globe to deliver talks, and engage in collaborative conversations with our faculty, researchers, students, and staff.
In response to the global pandemic, these talks migrated online throughout 2020-2021 and continued to be a huge success, allowing conversations and collaborations to continue online despite the distance.
May 26, 2022
Dr. Ozgur Yazaydin, University College London, UK
Biohybrid and Biomimetic Approaches for the Computational Design of Membranes
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Prof. Kristin Hutchins, Texas Tech University, USA
Solid-State Motion and Thermal Expansion Properties of Organic Molecular Solids
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Dr. Mahmoud Abdellatif, SESAME, Jordan
Applications of X-Ray Powder Diffraction in Materials Science Beamline in SESAME Synchrotron
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Prof. Kenichi Kuroda, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, USA
Polymer Antibiotics - Antimicrobial Peptide-Mimetics
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Prof. Ingo Pinnau, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudia Arabia
Functionalized Ultramicroporous Polymers for Membrane-Based Gas Separation Applications
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Prof. Andrew Sue, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, China
Twisted Pentagonal Prisms: M5L2 Metal-Organic Pillars
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Dr. Jinghui Luo, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland, Structural Biology and Biophysics
Transmembrane Protein Nanopore Engineering for Studying Amyloid Proteins
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Prof. Markita del Carpio Landry, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Prof. Yaser Greish, UAE University
Hydroxyapatite: A Sustainable Material with Unlimited Applications
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Prof. Claudia Avalos, NYU, New York
Tailoring Molecules for Spin Control
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Prof. Yehya El Sayed, American University Sharjah, UAE
Filtration Applications and Waste Management
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Prof. Ross Forgan, University of Glasgow, Scotland
Tuning Properties and Functionality in the Modulated Self-Assembly of Metal-Organic Frameworks
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Prof. Sourav Saha, Clemson University, South Carolina
Electronic and Photonic Metal–Organic Frameworks
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Dr. Steve Goldup, University of Southampton, UK
Mechanically Chiral Molecules: Synthesis and Applications
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Prof. Ronald Smaldone, The University of Texas at Dallas, Texas
Supramolecular Design in 2D Polymers and 3D Printing
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Dr. Linda Zou, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, UAE
Research and Applications of Nanomaterials in Water Technologies
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Prof. Tomce Runcevski, SMU, Texas
Titan in a Jar
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Mathias Percipalle, NYU Abu Dhabi, UAE
Solution Structure of Nb23 Nanobody
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Prof. Glen M. Hocky, NYU New York, USA
What Can I Get for One Picon Newton? How Biological Molecules Respond to Thermal Scale Mechanical Forces
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Dr. Na’il A.I. Ibrahim, UAE University, UAE
Molecular Engineering of Cucurbitruil-Based Alginate Hydrogels
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Prof. Tania Lupoli, NYU New York, USA
Strategies to Target Bacterial Chaperones
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Prof. Sharmarke Mohamed, Khalifa University, UAE
Crystals in Computers: Accelerating the Discovery of Functional Solid Materials using Computational Methods
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Prof. Florian Beuerle, Universität Würzburg, Germany
Covalent Organic Cage Compounds as Modular Porous Materials
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Prof. Mircea Dinca, MIT, USA
Teaching Sponges New Tricks: Catalysis and Charge Transport in Microporous Metal-Organic Frameworks
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Prof. Alexej Jerschow, NYU, USA
Nondestructive Diagnostics of Rechargeable Batteries
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Prof. Dirar Mohammad Al Homouz, Khalifa University, UAE
Phosphorylation-induced DNA Pol β: Molecular Dynamics Study
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Prof. Jozsef Kardos, Eotvos University, Budapest, Hungary
New Perspectives in the Structural Analysis of Proteins by Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Prof. Bernhard Bluemich, RWTH-Aachen University, Germany
Advances and Adventures with Portable MRI
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Prof. James Mack, University of Cincinnati, USA
Mechanochemistry, Just Like Solution, Only Different
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Prof. Calvin Sun, University of Minnesota, USA
Pharmaceutical Crystal and Particle Engineering for Better Medicines
