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Special Seminar: Dr Michael Pfrunder. “Applying principles of supramolecular chemistry to manipulate the magnetic, optical and catalytic properties of metal coordination complexes”

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Wednesday, 29 January 2020 – 11:00 am in LT4, Level 2, School of Chemistry [Map].  (Special seminar) Dr Michael Pfrunder , School of Chemistry and Physics, Queensland University of Technology [mc.pfrunder@qut.edu.au]   Host:  Dr Derrick Roberts Abstract: Metal complexes exhibit many interesting optical, magnetic and redox properties that are of great importance to myriad applications. …

School Seminar: A/Professor Joanne Jamie. Macquarie University. “Empowering Indigenous Youth Through Science Leadership”

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Friday, 14 February 2020 – 11:00 am in LT4, Level 2, School of Chemistry  [Map].  (School  seminar) A/Prof Joanne Jamie, Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University,  [Email:  joanne.jamie@mq.edu.au] Host:  Dr Stephen George-Williams Abstract: “Can you help us help our youth?”  This heartfelt request from Yaegl Aboriginal Elders to Macquarie University scientists in October 2004 led …

School Seminar: Prof Alastair McEwan, University of Queensland. “Copper and zinc ions as antibacterial agents – new opportunities using ionophores”

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Professor Alastair McEwan, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland. [Email: mcewan@uq.edu.au] Host:  A/Prof Liz New Abstract: Although zinc is an essential transition metal ion for all bacteria and in some species copper ions play an important role in enzymes associated with aerobic metabolism and in denitrification, in excess these metal ions are …

School Seminar: Professor Greg Challis, Monash University. “New frontiers in biocatalytic C-H functionalization”

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Professor Greg Challis, School of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Monash University [Email:  Gregory.Challis@monash.edu] Host:  Prof Richard Payne Abstract:  C-H functionalization reactions are key steps in the biosynthesis of numerous bioactive natural products. Such reactions include hydroxylation, chlorination and desaturation of unactivated carbon centers, in addition to a range of oxidative heterocyclization reactions, exemplified by the …

School Seminar: Professor David Deamer, University of California Santa Cruz: “From academe to industry: Evolution of nanopore sequencing”

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Professor David Deamer, Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz, [Email:  deamer@soe.ucsc.edu ] Host:  Dr Yu Heng Lau  [Map]. Abstract: The idea that it might be possible to sequence nucleic acids by passing them through a nanoscopic pore was conceived 30 years ago. During that time, the concept grew from a sketch in …

School seminar: Dr Michael Grunweld – Crystallization and spontaneous resolution of chiral molecules

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Speaker:  Dr Michael Grunweld, Department of Chemistry, The University of Utah, USA   Host:   Dr Asaph Widmer-Cooper   [Map] Abstract: Predicting the crystallization behavior of solutions of chiral molecules is a major challenge in the chemical sciences. In this talk, I will describe our recent theoretical efforts to understand chiral crystallization with the help of a family of coarse-grained …

School seminar: Solvent-free approaches to nanoparticles synthesis and polymer functionalization and plasmonic catalytic hydrogenation reactions

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Speaker:  Professor Audrey Moores, Centre for Green Chemistry, McGill University, Canada Host:  Associate Professor Liz New  [Map] Nanomaterials are intensely researched for their powerful properties applicable in the broad fields of medicine, electronics, optics and catalysis. We developed a novel synthetic method for the scalable production of metal and metal sulfide NPs under solvent-free, mechanochemical …