Summer 2012
Chemistry Summer Research Institute (CSRI) 2012
All seminars held at 9:00am unless otherwise indicated
| Date | Speaker | Title |
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| Mon, June 4 PHSC 130 |
Dr. Randy Miller | "Summer Research Orientation" |
| Fri, June 8 Right next to PHSC at Bidwell Presbyterian Church Room 210. Enter through the tower entrance in the back. |
Dr. Dave Ball |
"Enantioselective Organocatalytic Fluorination"
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| Fri, June 15 PHSC 109 |
Dr. Lisa Ott | "Biodiesel: preparation, purification, and analysis (with an emphasis on interesting solvents)" |
| Wed, June 20 at 1:00pm PHSC 301 |
Dr. Jed Eberly Research Microbiologist US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (hosted by Dr. Larry Kirk) |
"Characterization of ester synthesis in Gordonia KTR9 for next generation biofuels" |
| Fri, June 22 PHSC 109 |
Dr. Erik Wasinger | "Dioxygen chemistry at the Cu2O2 core" |
| Fri, June 29 PHSC 109 |
Dr. Jinsong Zhang | "Synthesis and Structural Identification of 1,4-benzodioxins" |
| Fri, July 6 PHSC 109 |
Mr. Wade Killingsworth | "What are the Key Chemistry Concepts?" |
| Dr. Larry Kirk (CHEM) and Dr. Larry Hanne (BIOL) |
"Bioremediation of Environmental Pollutants: Three case studies" | |
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Wed, July 11 Lunch at 11:45am Seminar at 1:00pm PHSC 301 |
Tiffani Anderson Chico State alumna Purdue University for graduate work (hosted by Dr. Dave Ball) |
"Development of a Cell Penetrating Peptide Library" |
| Fri, July 13 PHSC 109 |
Melissa Martinez and Tate Campbell (Killingsworth) |
"Dynamic Demonstrations for Chemistry Department Displays" |
| Tate Campbell (Killingsworth) |
"Attempts at Improving a General Chemistry Experiment" | |
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Tues, July 17 Lunch at 11:45am Seminar at 1:00pm PHSC 301 |
Dr. Jennifer Howell Chico State alumna Colorado State Univ --> Univ of Illinois (hosted by Dr. Dave Ball) |
"Synthetic strategies toward the total synthesis of tetrapetalone A" |
| Fri, July 20 PHSC 109 |
Devin McBain (Wasinger) |
"Upholding tradition in the Wasinger Group… with a new twist" |
| Katie Blacksmith (Wasinger) |
"Synthesis and characterization of water soluble salens for biological study" | |
| Leo Savage (Zhang) |
"Preparation and reaction of o-quinone" | |
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Fri, July 27 |
No Seminar this week | |
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Thurs, Aug 2 from 4:00-5:30pm PHSC Courtyard |
CSRI 2012 Reception | |
| Fri, Aug 3 PHSC 109 |
Eoin Mackall (Ball) | "Sandalwood Oil: Isolation and Analysis; and More" |
| Liz O'Neill (Ott) | "Testing a novel material for a waterless wash biodiesel system" |
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| Azure Grant (Wasinger) |
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| Priya Chattopadhyay (Wasinger) | ||
| Fri, Aug 10 PHSC 109 |
Dan Parker (Ball and Tjeerdema) | "Synthesis of the metabolites of the herbacide Imazosulfuron" |
| Shane Rainey (Ball and Tjeerdema) | "Synthesis of the metabolites of the insecticide Clothianidin" |