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Today is November 21, 2009
Our next speaker will be Erin Carlson from Indiana University speaking about Innovative Technologies for Natural Products Discovery at 3PM SC106 on December 3, 2009
Sorted by Division

Fall 2009
  • Dr. Frank Zamborini, Assistant Professor, University of Louisville, "Electrochemical and Optical Properties of Metal Nanostructures as a Function of Size and Chemical Environment, 3PM in SC106", October 15, 2009 [area: analytical chemistry]   modify info
  • Dr. Kimberly Nixon, Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky, "plenary lecture for the Berea Undergraduate Research Symposium at 5 PM", October 23, 2009 [area: biological chemistry]   modify info
  • Bob Compton, Zeigler Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics, University of Tennessee, "The Earth's Vital Signs (SC106 4PM)", November 20, 2009 [area: physical chemistry]   modify info
  • Erin Carlson, Assistant Professor, Indiana University, "Innovative Technologies for Natural Products Discovery at 3PM SC106", December 3, 2009 [area: organic chemistry]   modify info

Spring 2009
  • Mark Knecht, Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky, "Bio-inspired Nanomaterials at 5 PM in SC 106", February 19, 2009 [area: biological chemistry]   modify info
  • Craig A. Grapperhaus, Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Louisville, "Redox Regulated Binding of Ethylene to a Metal Thiolate at 5 PM in SC106", March 19, 2009 [area: inorganic chemistry]   modify info
  • Gary E. Douberly, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Georgia, "Liquid Helium Droplet Nanoreactors: Chemistry Near Absolute Zero at 3PM in SC106", April 9, 2009 [area: physical chemistry]   modify info
  • Sam Li, Professor of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, "Nanoscale analytical techniques for environmental and biomedical applications @ 3PM in SC106", May 7, 2009 [area: analytical chemistry]   modify info

Fall 2008
  • Mark D. Watson, Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky, "Organic Electronic Materials Chemistry: Structure-property studies, synthesis, and devices in room 106 at 1 PM", October 2, 2008 [area: organic chemistry]   modify info
  • Mark Lovell, Associate Professor of Chemistry Analytical and Biological Chemistry, University of Kentucky, "Plenary Talk for the Annual Berea Research Symposium at 5 PM in room 106", October 17, 2008 [area: analytical chemistry]   modify info
  • Terry Gullion, Professor of Chemistry, West Virginia University, "Development and application of high-resolution solid-state NMR to biomolecules and polymers at 1 PM in SC 106", October 23, 2008 [area: physical chemistry]   modify info
  • Mike Duncan, Professor of Chemistry, University of Georgia, "Spectroscopy and Photochemistry of Metal-Containing Clusters at 1 PM in SC 106", November 20, 2008 [area: physical chemistry]   modify info
  • Aaron Amick, Post-doctoral fellow, University of California, Irvine, ""Methodology Development for Use in the Synthesis of Non-Natural and Natural Products" in SC106 at 4PM", December 2, 2008 [area: organic chemistry]   modify info
  • Mary Robert Garrett, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Centenary College, "Organic synthesis in room 106 at 3 PM", December 4, 2008 [area: organic chemistry]   modify info
  • Jonathan Scheerer, Post-doctoral fellow, Johns Hopkins University, "Organic synthesis in room 106 at 3PM", December 9, 2008 [area: organic chemistry]   modify info

Spring 2008
  • Christopher Kulp, Professor of Physics, Eastern Kentucky University, "Using Information Theory to Identify Relationships between Physical Systems @ 4 PM", March 7, 2008 [area: physical chemistry]   modify info
  • Venkat Gopalan, Professor of Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, "Biochemistry at OSU @ 2 PM", April 10, 2008 [area: biological chemistry]   modify info
  • Hasan Palandoken, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Western Kentucky University, "Organic Molecular Drug Targets for Brain Cancer Research", April 24, 2008 [area: organic chemistry]   modify info
  • William Kennerly, Candidate, Chemical Physics, "Computational Chemical Physics @ 4PM", April 25, 2008 [area: physical chemistry]   modify info
  • Miranda Beam, Organic Chemistry Candidate, University of Kentucky, "Pharmaceutical Sciences at UK", May 15, 2008 [area: organic chemistry]   modify info

Fall 2007
  • Dr. Jens Meiler, Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University, "Redesign Proteins into Novel Antibiotics - 3 PM", September 20, 2007 [area: biological chemistry]   modify info
  • Dr. Sheila David, Professor, University of California - Davis, "Dare to Repair: From Chemistry to Cancer - Time TBA, part of Berea College Undergraduate Research Symposium", October 19, 2007 [area: biological chemistry]   modify info
  • Dr. Kenneth Kolb, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, Bradley University (ACS National Tour Speaker), "Glass, It's Many Facets - 5:30 PM", October 25, 2007  modify info
  • Dr. Folami T. Ladipo, Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, "The design of catalysts for ethylene trimerization and olefin polymerization - 1:30 PM", November 15, 2007 [area: organic chemistry]   modify info

Spring 2007
  • Christopher Aubin, candidate, Columbia University, "How the Origin of Life Can Come From a Computer", February 8, 2007 [area: physical chemistry]   modify info
  • John Hopkinson, Physics candidate, University of Toronto, "Magnetic Frustration @ 4PM SC106", February 15, 2007 [area: physical chemistry]   modify info
  • D.W. Everson, Toxicologist, Kentucky Crime Lab, "General Services of the Crime Lab and Toxicology Work, 1:30", February 22, 2007 [area: forensic chemistry]   modify info
  • Martin Veillette, Assistant Professor of Physics, Berea College, "Bose-Einstein Condensate Research and Theory", February 26, 2007 [area: physical chemistry]   modify info
  • Phillip S. Stevens, Professor of Chemistry, Indiana University, "Oh where oh where is OH? Measuring the elusive hydroxyl radical in the atmosphere @ 1:30 PM ", April 19, 2007 [area: environmental chemistry]   modify info
  • Heather A. Rypkema, Professor of Chemistry, University of Louisville, "Kasha Violations in Fluorescent Molecules: evaluating relaxation pathways from higher excited states @ 1:30PM", May 3, 2007 [area: physical chemistry]   modify info

Fall 2006
  • David Smithrud, Professor of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, "Host-Rotaxanes as Cellular Delivery Agents, 1:30 PM", September 21, 2006 [area: biological chemistry]   modify info
  • Gang Cao, Professor of Physics, University of Kentucky, "4d and 5d Transition Metal Oxides: A New Frontier of Materials Research @ 4PM", September 29, 2006 [area: physical chemistry]   modify info
  • Jurgen Rohr, Professor of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, "Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Studies on Biosynthetic Key Enzymes - Perspectives for Drug Discovery @ 1:30", October 19, 2006 [area: biological chemistry]   modify info
  • Timothy P. Hanusa, Professor of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, "The Allyl Group Grows Up: Chemical Consequences of a Sterically Enhanced Ligand @ 1:30 PM", November 16, 2006 [area: inorganic chemistry]   modify info

Spring 2006
  • Anes Kovacevic, Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Centre College, "Abnormal Carbene Ligands", January 18, 2006 [area: inorganic chemistry]   modify info
  • Melissa Golden, Dreyfus Postdoctoral Teaching/Research Assistant, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, "Fabrication of a Chemically Modified Electrode using a Chiral Ruthenium Bis(oxazoline) Complex", February 6, 2006 [area: inorganic chemistry]   modify info
  • Douglas Mulford, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Pepperdine University, "Fabrication of a Chemically Modified Electrode Using a Chiral Ruthenium Bis(oxazoline) Complex, 4PM Science 106", February 9, 2006 [area: inorganic chemistry]   modify info
  • Stephen Testa, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, "Biochemistry Topic (3PM Science 106)", February 16, 2006 [area: biological chemistry]   modify info
  • Jacquelynne Milingo, Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Franklin & Marshall College, "Planetary Nebulae: Swiss Army Knives of the Galaxy", February 23, 2006 [area: physical chemistry]   modify info
  • Tracy Hodge, Associate Professor of Physics, Salem State College, "Anatomy of a Starburst. Infrared Observations of the M33 HII Regions", February 27, 2006  modify info
  • Matthew Fleenor, Graduate Student in Astrophysics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, "The Landscape of Cosmological Structures: from Prism Light to Galaxy Superclusters", March 2, 2006  modify info

Fall 2005
  • Paul Deck, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Virginia Institute of Technology, "Organometallic Ligand Research (3PM)", October 6, 2005 [area: inorganic chemistry]   modify info
  • P. Andrew Evan, Professor of Chemistry, Indiana University, "New Organometallic Cross-Coupling Reactions for Target Directed Synthesis (3PM)", October 27, 2005 [area: inorganic chemistry]   modify info
  • Dr. Gang Cao, Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Kentucky, "Novel Electronic Oxides: Living on the Edge", December 2, 2005 [area: physical chemistry]   modify info
  • Jay Baltisberger, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Berea College, "Improvements to the Solid State INADEQUATE Experiment at 2PM", December 8, 2005 [area: physical chemistry]   modify info

Spring 2005
  • M. Samy El-Shall, Professor of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, "Physical Chemistry of Clusters", March 4, 2005 [area: physical chemistry]   modify info
  • Adam Smith (email:adam.smith@wpafb.af.mil), National Research Council Research Associate, Air Force Research Lab, Wright-Patterson AFB OH, "Synthesis of Optoelectronic Materials for Organic Solar Cells (4pm in room 101)", April 4, 2005 [area: organic chemistry]   modify info
  • Mark Cunningham (email:mcunning@atlm.edu), Professor of Chemistry, Atlanta Metropolitan College, "Anti-HIV Furamidine Prodrugs (2PM room 101)", April 7, 2005 [area: organic chemistry]   modify info
  • John Thurston (email:john-thurston@uiowa.edu), Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Iowa, Iowa City, "From Molecules to Materials: Towards Single-Source Molecular Precursors For Advanced Oxides", April 11, 2005 [area: inorganic chemistry]   modify info

Fall 2004

Spring 2004
  • Terry Collins (email:tc1u@andrew.cmu.edu), Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Carnegie Mellon Institute for Green Oxidation Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, "Green Chemistry (Science Seminar)", February 25, 2004 [area: environmental chemistry]   modify info
  • Terry Collins (email:tc1u@andrew.cmu.edu), Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Carnegie Mellon Institute for Green Oxidation Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, "Green Chemistry", February 26, 2004 [area: environmental chemistry]   modify info
  • David Igo (email:david.h.igo@gsk.com), Strategic Technologies Team Manager, Chemical Development at GlaxoSmithKline, "Crystal-Form Screening of Drug Substances", March 18, 2004 [area: analytical chemistry]   modify info
  • Darrin Smith, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Eastern Kentucky University, "Surface Induced Dissociation: Surface Characterization and Peptide Sequencing (3PM)", April 8, 2004 [area: biological chemistry]   modify info

Fall 2003
  • John Fenn, Professor of Chemistry and 2002 Nobel Laureate, Virginia Commonwealth University, "Electrospray Mass Spectrometry, general public lecture, 8PM Phelps-Stokes", September 30, 2003 [area: analytical chemistry]   modify info
  • John Fenn, Professor of Chemistry and 2002 Nobel Laureate, Virginia Commonwealth University, "Electrospray Mass Spectrometry for Scientists, 4 PM Science Building", October 1, 2003 [area: analytical chemistry]   modify info
  • Harry Finklea, Professor and Chair of Chemistry, West Virginia University, "Kinetics of Proton Coupled Electron Transfer at Monolayer-coated Electrodes (Wednesday 5 PM)", October 15, 2003 [area: analytical chemistry]   modify info
  • Mark Lipton, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University, "Solid Phase Synthesis of Marine Natural Products, 5 PM Science Building", October 30, 2003 [area: organic chemistry]   modify info
  • Anne-Frances Miller, Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, "Biomolecular NMR Research at UK, 2 PM Science Building", November 14, 2003  modify info

Spring 2003

Fall 2002

Spring 2002

Fall 2001

Spring 2001
  • Frank Shaw, Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, Eastern Kentucky University, "Organo-metallic Cluster Compounds", March 1, 2001 [area: inorganic chemistry]   modify info
  • Li Jing Sun, Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University, "DNA/Protein Binding Interactions", March 16, 2001 [area: biological chemistry]   modify info

Fall 2000

Spring 2000

Fall 1999

Spring 1999

Fall 1998

Spring 1998

Fall 1997

Spring 1997
  • Michael Wempe, Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Rochester Medical College, "Short Term Research", January 22, 1997 [area: organic chemistry]   modify info
  • Bernard A. Olsen, Senior Research Scientist, Analytical Development, Lilly Research Laboratories, Lafayette, IN, "Chemical Process Developmenet", April 25, 1997 [area: analytical chemistry]   modify info
  • Richard A. Berglund, Research Scientist, Lillly Research Laboratories, Lafayette, IN, "Chemical Process Development", April 25, 1997 [area: analytical chemistry]   modify info

Fall 1996

Spring 1996

Fall 1995

Spring 1995

Fall 1994

Spring 1994

Fall 1993

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Anyone interested in finding out more about these speakers or Berea College in general might contact Dr. Baltisberger via email at jay_baltisberger@berea.edu