Literature Seminars (Fall 2012)
Bipolar Electrochemistry of Inorganic Objects: Synthesis and Applications
-- Christopher Barile
Gold Hydride Complexes: Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity
-- Geoffrey Chambers
Isolation of High Valent Iron Nitrides Stablized by Tripodal NHC Ligands
-- Wan-Yi “Amy” Chu
Transition Metal Rotaxanes Relevant to Molecular Machines
-- Maria LaGasse
Self-healing Supramolecular Metallopolymers
-- Jackie Rankin
The Oxo Wall Prevails: Investigations of an Example of Pathological Science
-- Brian B. Trinh
Room-Temperature Electrides: Discovery, Synthesis, and Applications
--Edmund Tse
Final Defenses (Fall 2012)
Investigation of the Surface-Electrolyte Interface of Semiconductors and Metals
-- Dennis Butcher
New Carbon-Nitrogen Bond-Forming Reactions of Palladium
-- Patrick Hanley
Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Metal-Organic Frameworks
-- Lingjuan Shen
Applying Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry to Cellular and Model Membranes to Image Component Distribution and Quantify Composition
-- Robert Wilson
Bubbles and Crystals: Time-Resolved Sonoluminescence, Sonocrystallization, and Sonofragmentation
-- Brad Zeiger
Final Defenses (Spring 2013)
Small Molecule Mimics of Hydrogenases Enzymes: Synthesis, Protonation, and Electrocatalysis
-- Maria Carroll
The Effects of Ancillary Ligand Properties on the Reactions of Rhodium Diphosphine Alkoxo Alkene Complexes
-- Casseday Richers