Chemistry Seminar Series

Department of chemistry holds weekly seminars that are intended to expose our students and faculty to various thought-provoking research works in the area of chemistry or related fields, and provide us with the opportunity to meet with the speakers in person and learn about their ongoing research activities. It is mandatory to attend the seminar for the students enrolled in CHEM 381, CHEM 481 and CHEM 711.

Time and Location: All seminars are on Friday at 3:00 pm in 209 John. A. Peoples, Jr. Sci. Bldg unless otherwise noted

Information for the students: The students are encouraged to give presentations, especially as practice talks for thesis work and conferences. If you would like to give a talk, please call Dr. Alamgir Hossain at 601-979-3478 or send an email at alamgir@chem.jsums.edu to check the availability of your preferred date.

Fall 2008 Seminar Schedule

August
22	Orientation –New Students
29	Prof. Hongtao Yu (JSU) A session for students (ACS and NoBCCHE)
September
5	Dr. Paresh Chandra Ray	Gold Nano-Ruler for RNA Folding and Sensing: Promises and Challenges
12	Dr. Bruce C. Gibb University of New Orleans	Properties of Water-Soluble Supramolecular Nano-Capsules
19
26	Prof. Victor L. Davidson Univ. of Mississippi Medical Center	Biosynthesis of Protein-Derived Cofactors. How Nature Catalyzes Seemingly Impossible Reactions
October
3	Dr. Debasish Chattopadhyay University of Alabama at Birmingham	How a bacterial surface protein protects the bacteria from human immune system: views from a crystal structure
10	Dr. Daniel L. Baker The University of Memphis	The Development and Application of Technologies to Better Understand Bioactive Lipids
17	Prof David A. Spivak Louisiana State University	Discovery and Development of One Monomer Molecularly Imprinted Polymers
24	Professor Somenath Mitra New Jersey Institute of Technology	Analytical applications of carbon nanotubes as high performace sorbents
31	No-Seminar CCTC – conference Hilton Jackson Hotel Oct 31- Nov01
November
7	Dr. Tingyu Li NSF	An Organic Chemist's Venture into Separation Method
14	Prof. Frank R. Fronczek Louisiana State University	Absolute configuration of chiral compounds by X-ray crystallography
21	Prof. Harry W. Kroto Nobel laureate in chemistry (1996)
28	No-Seminar –Thanksgiving
December
5	Dr. Scott M. Grayson Tulane University
12	No-Seminar Final Exam

Spring 2009 Seminar Schedule

January
2
9	Faculty and Staff Spring Seminar
16
23	Career Builder 1 Resume/CV Contact: Shantelle Hughes
30	Dr. David Keffer University of Tennessee	"Investigations of Material Structure-Property Relationship in Fuel Cells Through Molecular-Level Simulation
February
6	Dr. V. Balaram National Geophysical Research Institute INDIA	Advancements in Analytical Techniques for Environmental Studies"
13	Dr. Randy Wadkins University of Mississippi
20
27	Student Presentation Slaughter, Tiffani N. (711) Walker Mathis (482) Candyce Sago (482)
March
6	Prof  Richard B. Silverman Northwestern University
13	Student Presentation Honeysucker, Tiffany G. (481) Martha Johnson (482) Perkins, Tracie (711) Saeed, M A. (711)
20	Spring Break
27	Dr. Carlos Crespo Case Western Reserve University
April
3	Student Presentation Davis, Brittney C. (482) Shelby, Jonathan (482) Hatampa, Melody G. (711) McFarland, Frederick M. (711)
10	Holiday Break
17	Dr. J.-M. D. Dimandja Spelman College, Atlanta	“Selective Applicatons of Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography with Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Detection."
24	Student Presentation Whigham, Jessica (482) Reynolds, Courtney H. (482) Hughes, Shantelle I. (711) Usman, Rafia R. (711)
May
1	Student Presentation Robinson, Carmen L. (482) Beqa, Lule I. (711) Sankranti, Rambabu (711)
8	Final Exam