Postgraduate Seminar: Malcolm Ramsay. TBA

Monday, 27 April 2020 from 4:00 pm in LT2, School of Chemistry  [Map].  Refreshments to follow this lecture.  (Postgraduate seminar) Malcolm Ramsay, School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney Host:  Professor Peter Harrowell Abstract:  To be announced.  

Postgraduate seminar: Luke Dowman. TBA

Monday, 4 May 2020 from 4:00 pm in LT2, School of Chemistry  [Map]. Refreshments to follow this lecture.  (Postgraduate seminar) Mr Luke Dowman, School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney. Host:  Professor Richard Payne Abstract: TBA

Postgraduate seminar: Rebecca Mattison. “Fluorescent sensors for environmental systems”

Speaker:  Ms Rebecca Mattison, School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney (Refreshments to follow this seminar) Host:  A/Prof Liz New  [Map] Abstract: Pollution from heavy metals will continue to depreciate the health of organisms and contaminate landscapes and water bodies; getting progressively worse and more concerning as time goes on. Whilst nickel is a naturally …

Postgraduate Seminar: Ahmed Owais – Driving forces for wetting and adsorption on functional surfaces

Speaker: Mr Ahmed Owais Mohamed Ahmed, School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney (Refreshments to follow this seminar) Host: A/Prof Chiara Neto [Map] Abstract: Functional surfaces coated with nano-thin films have potential applications in many areas. In this Thesis, the processes of liquid spreading and adsorption onto surfaces were studied as a function of surface properties, such …

Postgraduate Seminar: Mr Philippe Nashar – Iterative methodology for the synthesis of polycyclic ethers

Speaker:Mr Philippe Nashar, PhD candidate, School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney (Drinks and nibbles to follow this lecture) Host:  A/Prof Chris McErlean    [Map] Abstract: The formation of polycyclic ethers using a reiterative approach has only three necessary steps; conjugate addition, cyclisation, and reduction. This work outlines the in-depth exploration of the conjugate addition which …