Colloquia Schedule

2022 Spring Colloquium List

If cancellations occur, same-day information can be found on the UNL Chemistry Events Calendar or call 402-472-3501. Colloquia are presented at 3:30 p.m. on Fridays, unless noted otherwise, and are open to the public.

*Denotes a virtual colloquium. This semester ’s colloquia will be partially on Zoom and events could be altered based upon circumstances. Virtual colloquia can be accessed here:https://unl.zoom.us/j/99086775516

*January 28
Ivan Oransky
Retraction Watch
Title TBA
Hosted by James Checco

*February 11
Professor Amanda Hargrove
Duke University
Title TBA
Hosted by Joseph Yesselman

February 18
Professor Dennis Cao
Macalester College
Title TBA
Hosted by Catherine Eichhorn

*February 25
Professor Andrea Mozzarelli
University of Parma
Title TBA
Hosted by David Berkowitz

March 11
Professor Xiao Heng
University of Missouri
Title TBA
Hosted by Catherine Eichhorn

April 15
Professor Sachel Villafane-Garcia
California State University, Fullerton
Title TBA
Hosted by Alena Moon

*April 22
Streck Award
Professor Alanna Schepartz
University of California, Berkeley
Title TBA
Hosted by David Berkowitz and James Checco

April 29
PLU Award Lecture
Professor Julius Lucks
Northwestern University
Title TBA
Hosted by PLU

May 6
Graduate Student Awards

2021 Fall Colloquium List

If cancellations occur, same-day information can be found on the UNL Chemistry Events Calendar or call 402-472-3501. Colloquia are presented at 3:30 p.m. on Fridays, unless noted otherwise, and are open to the public.

*Denotes a virtual colloquium. This semester ’s colloquia will be partially on Zoom and events could be altered based upon circumstances. Virtual colloquia can be accessed here:https://unl.zoom.us/j/92036344418

September 3
Graduate Student Awards

*September 10
Professor Erin Carlson
University of Minnesota
Title TBA
Hosted by James Checco

*September 17
Professor Angel Kaur
University of North Carolina Asheville
Title TBA
Hosted by Catherine Eichhorn

September 24
TBA

October 1
TBA

October 8
Professor Jiantao Guo
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Title TBA
Hosted by Liangcheng Du

October 15
NC3 Award
Professor Glenn Fredrickson
UC Santa Barbara
Title TBA
Hosted by Xiao Zeng

October 22 (Postponed)
Rieke Award
Professor Harry B. Gray
California Institute of Technology
Title TBA
Hosted by Jody Redepenning

*November 5
Professor Ping Li
Kansas State University
Title TBA
Hosted by Liangcheng Du

November 11-12
Hamilton Award
Professor Cynthia Burrows
University of Utah
Title TBA
Hosted by Catherine Eichhorn

November 19
TBA

December 3
Professor Nan Jiang
University of Illinois Chicago
Title TBA
Hosted by Yinsheng Guo

December 10
TBA

2021 Spring Colloquium List

If cancellations occur, same-day information can be found on the UNL Chemistry Events Calendar or call 402-472-3501. Colloquia are presented at 3:30 p.m. on Fridays and are open to the public. This semester ’s colloquia will be exclusively on Zoom: https://unl.zoom.us/j/92036344418 

February 19
Professor Hening Lin
Cornell University
Talk Title TBA
Hosted by Liangcheng Du

February 26
Professor Sefaattin Tongay
Arizona State University
The synthesis and engineering of two-dimensional Janus quantum layers
Hosted by Alexander Sinitskii

March 5
Professor Sibrina Collins
Lawrence Technological University
Superhero Chemistry: Frankenstein,Vibranium and Black Panther
Hosted by Mark Griep

March 12
Professor Marcey Waters
University of North Carolina
Talk Title TBA
Hosted by James Checco

April 2
Professor David Hage
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Moving Beyond Traditional Chromatography: Advances in Affinity-Based Separations for Bioanalysis, Environmental Testing, Personalized Medicine, and Biointeraction Studies

April 9
PLU Award Lecture
Professor Mollie Meffert
Johns Hopkins University
Growth Regulatory microRNAs in Neurodevelopment and Plasticity
Hosted by PLU

April 16
Professor Scott Horowitz
University of Denver
RNA chaperoning protein folding
Hosted by Joseph Yesselman

April 22
STRECK Award 
Professor Carolyn Bertozzi
Stanford University
Talk Title: Therapeutic Opportunities in Glycoscience
Hosted by James Checco, David Berkowitz

May 14
Organic Reactions Award
Professor Corinne Schindler 
University of Michigan
Amgen
Hosted by David Berkowitz

2020 Fall Colloquium List

If cancellations occur, same-day information can be found on the UNL Chemistry Events Calendar or call 402-472-3501.

August 28
Organic Reactions Award Lecture
Professor Marisa Kozlowski
University of Pennsylvania
Oxygen Driven Fragment Coupling for the Synthesis of Natural Products and Antibacterials
Hosted by David Berkowitz

Septmeber 4
M.L. Gross Award Lecture
Professor Benjamin Garcia
University of Pennsylvania
Solid State Chemistry of Pnictides: Structure and Properties Diversity
Hosted by Eric Dodds

September 11
Professor Robert Batey
University of Colorado-Boulder
Structural and mechanistic studies of bacterial riboswitches
Hosted by Joseph Yesselman | Co-sponsored by NCIBC

September 25
Professor Yousong Ding
University of Florida
Nature-inspired strategies to address societal challenges
Hosted by Liangcheng Du

October 23
Professor Nicole Becker
University of Iowa
Talk title TBA
Hosted by Alena Moon

October 30
Dewey-Kelley Award Lecture
Professor Jack W. Szostak
Harvard University
The Surprising Chemistry of Nonenzymatic RNA Replication
Hosted by Jiantao Guo

November 5-6
Hamilton Award Lecture
Professor Richard Silverman
Northwestern University
Thursday: Drug Discovery: Ingenuity or Serendipity?
Friday: CPP-115 and Related Analogs: Novel GABA and Ornithine Aminotransferase Inactivators and Potential New Treatments for Epilepsy, Addiction, and Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Hosted by David Berkowitz

November 13
Professor Aditya Mohite
Rice University
Talk Title: TBA
Hosted by Yinsheng Guo
Co-sponsored by NCMN

2020 Spring Colloquium List

If cancellations occur, same-day information can be found on the UNL Chemistry Events Calendar or call 402-472-3501.

January 17
Professor Alex Sinitskii
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Graphene Nanoribbons, Transition Metal Chalcogenides and MXenes for Electronic Applications
Hosted by Jody Redepenning

January 24
Professor Kirill Kovnir 
Iowa State University
Solid State Chemistry of Pnictides: Structure and Properties Diversity
Hosted by Alex Sinitskii

January 31
Professor Benjamin Bythell
Ohio University
Chemistry of Useful Destruction
Hosted by Eric Dodds

February 7
Professor Banglin Chen 
University of Texas- San Antonio
Our Journey of Exploring Multifunctional Metal-Organic Framework Materials through Global Collaboration
Hosted by Yinsheng Guo
Co-sponsored by NCMN

February 14
Professor Suazette Mooring
Georgia State University
Students’ reasoning of big ideas from general chemistry through biochemistry: An example from acid-base equilibrium 
Hosted by Alena Moon

February 21
Professor Alan Saghatelian
Salk Institute for Biological Sciences
Exploring the Human smORFome
Hosted by James Checco
Co-sponsored by CIBC

February 28
Professor Jeffrey Kieft
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Viral RNA structure and dynamics and the ancient art of molecular warfare
Hosted by Catherine Eichhorn
Co-sponsored by CIBC

March 6
Washburn Award Lecture
Professor Joan F. Brennecke
The University of Texas at Austin
Talk Title: TBA
Hosted by Xiao Cheng Zeng
Co-sponsored by NCIBC

2019 Fall Colloquium List

If cancellations occur, same-day information can be found on the UNL Chemistry Events Calendar or call 402-472-3501.

August 30
Professor Jon Tunge
The University of Kansas
Decarboxylative Strategies for the Functionalization of Organic Compounds
Hosted by James Takacs 

September 6
Professor Amadeu K. Sum
Colorado School of Mines
Gas Hydrates:  The Intricacies of Solid Solutions of Water and Gas
Hosted by Barry Cheung
Co-sponsored by NCMN

September 13
Professor Thomas Holme
Iowa State University
Using Systems Thinking Concepts in General Chemistry to Combat Compartmentalized Knowledge Acquisition
Hosted by Alena Moon

September 27
Professor Vincenzo Venditti
Iowa State University
Conformational Disorder in Regulation of Biological and Non-biological Catalysts
Hosted by Robert Powers 
Co-sponsored by NCIBC

October 4
Professor Gary Siuzdak
M. L. Gross Award Lecture
Scripps Research
Discovering Metabolites that Alter Physiology, an Omics Perspective
Hosted by Eric Dodds

October 11
Professor Alexander Greer
The City University of New York, Brooklyn College
Mechanisms of Reactive Oxygen Species:  Probing Not Only Their Light, but also Dark Reactions in Organic Photochemistry
Hosted by Patrick Dussault 

October 18
Professor Weiwei Zheng
Syracuse University
From Impurities to Functionality – Controlled Dopant Migration Behavior in Nanocrystals
Hosted by Stephen Morin
Co-sponsored by NCMN 

October 25
Professor Elyssia S. Gallagher
Baylor University
Characterizing Solvated Carbohydrates with Rapid H/D Exchange-Mass Spectrometry
Hosted by Eric Dodds
Co-sponsored by NCIBC

November 1
Professor Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikova
University of Kentucky
Towards Understanding, Engineering, and Developing Novel Nonribosomal Peptide Enzymes
Hosted by Liangcheng Du
Co-sponsored by NCIBC

November 8
Professor Benjamin Stokes
University of California, Merced
New Reactions of Unsaturated C-C and C-O Bonds
Hosted by James Takacs

November 15
Professor Thomas R. Hoye
University of Minnesota
What’s New with the Hexadehydro Diels-Alder (HDDA) Reaction?
Hosted by James Takacs

November 21 & 22
Hamilton Award Lecture
Professor Gregory C. Fu
California Institute of Technology
Thursday:  Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions: A Radical Alternative to SN1 and SN2 Reactions
Friday:  Photoinduced, Copper-Catalyzed Reactions
Hosted by James Takacs

December 6
Professor Robbyn K. Anand
Iowa State University
Selective Assembly and Analysis of Melanoma Cells and Cell Clusters at an Array of Bipolar Electrodes
Hosted by Rebecca Lai

If cancellations occur, same-day information can be found on the UNL Chemistry Events Calendar or call 402-472-3501.

January 18
Professor Kristina Hakansson
University of Michigan
Photons and Electrons for Expanded Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Hosted by Eric Dodds

January 25
Professor Jefferson Chan(Cancelled)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Expanding the Chemical Tool Box for Non-invasive Molecular Imaging
Hosted by Cliff Stains

February 1 (Rescheduled to March 8)

February 8
Professor Anthony Chase
Indiana University IUPUI
Utilizing Authentic Methods to Engage Students
in Undergraduate STEM Courses
Hosted by Marilyne Stains

February 15
Dr. Ned Hardman
Monolith Technical Center
Carbon Black: The Original Carbon NanoMaterial
Hosted by Mark Griep

February 22
Dr. Frank Delaglio
National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland
Characterization of Biotherapeutics by Chemometric and Machine Learning Analysis of NMR Spectra
Hosted by Robert Powers

March 1
Professor Graham N. George
University of Saskatchewan
Advanced X-ray Spectroscopy: New Opportunities
in the Life and Environmental Sciences
Hosted by Barry Cheung & Limei Zhang
Co-Sponsored by NCIBC & NU System Collaboration Initiatives

March 8
Professor Jack Barbera
Portland State University
All Assessment Instruments are NOT Created Equal: Evaluating Evidence to Support Measurements in the Chemistry Classroom
Hosted by Alena Moon

March 15
PLU AWARD LECTURE
Professor James M. Tour
Rice University
Nanotechnology from Graphene to Nanomachines and Medicine
Hosted by Phi Lambda Upsilon

March 22
SPRING BREAK

March 29
ORGANIC REACTIONS AWARD LECTURE
Professor Michelle C. Chang
University of California-Berkeley
Synthetic Biology Approaches to New Chemistry
Hosted by David Berkowitz

April 5, 2019
Professor Timothy Gay
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Why Isn’t God Ambidextrous?: Chirality in Nature and the Role it Plays in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology
Hosted by James Takacs

April 12
Professor Steven G. Van Lanen
University of Kentucky
Enzymatic Morphing of Nucleosides and Amino Acids into Antibiotics
Hosted by Liangcheng Du

April 19
NC3 AWARD LECTURE
Professor Juan J. de Pablo
University of Chicago
Directed Macromolecular Assembly in Synthetic and Biological Systems
Hosted by Xiao Cheng Zeng

April 26 (3:00 Start Time)
GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS

May 2
STRECK AWARD LECTURE (Thursday)
Professor Benjamin F. Cravatt
The Scripps Research Institute
Activity-based Proteomics – Protein and Ligand Discovery on a Global Scale
Hosted by Cliff Stains

2018 Fall Colloquium List

If cancellations occur, same-day information can be found on the UNL Chemistry Events Calendar or call 402-472-3501.

August 31
Professor Song Jin
University of Wisconsin—Madison
“Crystal Growth and Optoelectronic Applications of Metal Halide Perovskite Nanostructures”
Hosted by Stephen Morin 

September 7
Professor Stephen A. Morin
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
“Elastomeric Surfaces for the Rational Synthesis, Assembly, and Fabrication of Adaptive, Functional Materials”
Hosted by Barry Cheung 

September 14
Professor Mark Griep
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
“Proven Methods Land Chemistry a Leading Role in Communicating Science to Diverse Audiences”
Hosted by Liangcheng Du 

September 21
Professor Michael S. Strano
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
“New Functional Materials Enabled by 1D and 2D Nanomaterials”
Hosted by Barry Cheung 
Supported by UNL Research Council

September 27, 28 (Thursday & Friday)
Hamilton Award Lecture
Professor Frances H. Arnold
California Institute of Technology
Thursday: “Innovation by Evolution: Expanding the Enzyme Universe”
Friday Start Time 3:00 p.m. : “When Enzymes Meet Carbenes (and Nitrenes): Bringing New Chemistry to Life”
Hosted by Jiantao Guo 

October 5
Washburn Award Lecture
Professor John H. Seinfeld
California Institute of Technology
“Atmospheric Chemistry, Aerosols, and Climate”
Hosted by Xiao Cheng Zeng 

October 12-13
SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM (Download Flyer)
Cutting Edge Mass Spectrometry: OMICS to Imaging
Hosted by Eric Dodds and Ron Cerny

October 19
Professor Kevin D. Moeller
Washington University in St. Louis
“From Complex Molecules to Controlling Molecular Surfaces: Electrochemistry as a Tool for Synthesis”
Hosted by David Berkowitz

October 26
Professor Evan Miller
University of California, Berkeley
“Electrophysiology, Unplugged: New Chemical Tools to Image Cellular Physiology”
Hosted by Cliff Stains 

October 27 Chemistry Day (Saturday)

November 2
Rieke Award Lecture
Professor George M. Whitesides
Harvard University
“Origin of Life”
Hosted Stephen Morin

November 9
Dr. Martin J. Schnermann
National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute (NIH/NCI )
“Harnessing Cyanine Reactivity for Imaging and Drug Delivery”
Hosted by Cliff Stains 

November 16
Professor Mike Stieff
University of Illinois—Chicago
“Spatial Ability, Spatial Thinking, and Success in Chemistry”
Hosted by Marilyne Stains 

November 30
Professor Stephen Maldonado
University of Michigan
“Advances in Semiconductor Electrochemistry: Materials Synthesis and Analysis of Heterogeneous Charge-Transfer”
Hosted by Stephen Morin 

December 7 
M.L. Gross Award Lecture
Professor Carlito B. Lebrilla
UC Davis
“Translating Fundamental Sciences - from Glycomics to Human Health”
Hosted by Eric Dodds

2018 Spring Colloquium List

If cancellations occur, same-day information can be found on the UNL Chemistry Events Calendar or call 402-472-3501.

January 19
Professor Blake R. Peterson
The University of Kansas
“Chemical Tools for Studies of Biological Systems”
Co-sponsored by NCIBC

January 26
Professor Ekaterina Pomerantseva
Drexel University
“Synthesis of Intercalation Compounds with Tunable Chemistry and Structure for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Water Treatment Systems with Advanced Performance”
Hosted by Alex Sinitskii

February 2
Professor Ronghu Wu
Georgia Institute of Technology
"Decoding the Glycoproteome through Effective MS-Based Chemical and Enzymatic Methods"
Hosted by Eric Dodds

February 9
Professor Mike Stieff
University of Illinois-Chicago
“Spatial Ability, Spatial Thinking, and Success in Chemistry”
Hosted by Marilyne Stains

February  16
Professor Tara F. Kahan
Syracuse University
 “Indoors and Out: Photochemistry in "Dirty" Environments Including Houses and Urban Snowpacks”
Hosted by Stephen Morin

February  23
Professor Psaras L. McGrier
The Ohio State University
“The Synthesis and Design of Functional Covalent Organic Frameworks”
Hosted by Jian Zhang

March 2
Professor Shu Yang
University of Pennsylvania
“Foldable and Responsive Soft Metamaterials”
Hosted by Stephen Morin
Co-sponsored by University of Nebraska-Lincoln 
Research Council and NCMN

March 9
PLU AWARD LECTURESHIP
Professor Richard N. Zare
Stanford University
“Microdroplet Chemistry”
Hosted by Phi Lambda Upsilon 

March 16
Professor Frédérique T. Deiss
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 
“Electrochemical Paper-Based Devices for Bioanalytical and Forensic Applications”
Hosted by Rebecca Lai

March 23 -- SPRING BREAK

March 30
NC3 AWARD LECTURESHIP
Professor Sharon Hammes-Schiffer
Yale University 
“Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in Catalysis and Energy Conversion”
Hosted by Xiao Cheng Zeng
Co-sponsored by NCMN

April 6
Organic Reactions Award Lecture
Professor Abigail G. Doyle
Princeton University 
“Photocatalysis with Nickel”
Hosted by David Berkowitz

April 13
Professor Jan Genzer
North Carolina State University
“A Quest for Generating the Ultimate Surface: Can Silicone Elastomers Fit the Bill?”
Hosted by Stephen Morin

April 20 (Adjusted start time 3:00 p.m.)
DEWEY KELLY AWARD LECTURESHIP
Dr. Stuart Schreiber
Harvard University
"Chemical Biology-Based Approach to Understanding and Overcoming Cancer Therapy Resistance” 
Hosted by Jiantao Guo

April 27 (3:00 p.m. start time)
Graduate & Undergraduate Student Awards

May 3—Thursday(Held at Nebraska Union)
STRECK AWARD LECTURESHIP
Professor Tom W. Muir
Princeton University 
“Painting Chromatin with Synthetic Protein Chemistry”
Hosted by Cliff Stains

2017 Fall Colloquium List

If cancellations occur, same-day information can be found on the UNL Chemistry Events Calendar or call 402-472-3501.

August 25
Professor Samuel Pazicni
University of New Hampshire
Academic Intervention Strategies: We Can Be Helpful Both Inside and Outside of the Classroom
Hosted by Marilyne Stains

September 1
Professor Chittaranjan Das
Purdue
Semisynthetic Ubiquitin Probes Reveal Novel Aspects of Bacterial Infection
Cliff Stains 

September 8
Professor Luis Echegoyen
University of Texas at El Paso
“Playing with Buckyball Maracas:  Structure and Reactivity of Endohedral Fullerenes”
Hosted by Andrzej Rajca 

September 15
Professor Cliff Stains
University of Nebraska
Chemical Approaches for Interrogating Cellular Processes
Hosted by Liangcheng Du 

September 22
Professor Lei Zhu
Florida State University
Chemistry Enabled by the Mechanistic Understanding of Copper-Catalyzed Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition
Hosted by Jian Zhang 

September 29
Professor Jeffrey R. Raker
University of South Florida
Affect in Postsecondary Chemistry Education
Hosted by Marilyne Stains 

September 30
Chemistry Day (Saturday) 

October 5 & 6-- Hamilton Award
Professor John F. Hartwig
University of California, Berkeley
Thursday: Chemical Catalysis - Changing What People Make    
Friday: Selective, Catalytic Functionalization by Small and Large Catalysts
Hosted by James Takacs 

October 13
Professor James M. Takacs  
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Take a CAHB Direct to Chiral Boronic Esters but Don’t Interrupt?
Hosted by Marilyne Stains 

(Fall Break Oct 16-17)

October 20
Michael L. Gross Award Lectureship
Professor Catherine E. Costello
Boston University School of Medicine
“Talk Title”
Hosted by Eric Dodds

October 27
Stiefvater Memorial Lecture
Professor Amir H. Hoveyda
Boston College
New Concepts, Catalysts and Strategies in Stereoselective Olefin Metathesis
Hosted by James Takacs 

November 3
Washburn Award Lecture
Professor Hongjie Dai
Stanford University
Carbon Based Nanosciences
Hosted by Xiao Zeng 

November 10
Professor Peng Liu
University of Pittsburgh
Computational Studies of Functionalization of C-H, C-C Bonds and Olefins
Hosted by James Takacs 

November17
Professor Hilkka Kenttämaa
Purdue University
Gas-phase Studies on Charged Aromatic Bi-, Tri- and Tetraradicals
Hosted by Andrzej Rajca 

December 1
Professor Matthew D. Shoulders
MIT
Probing Protein Folding Biochemistry in Metazoan Cells
Hosted by Cliff Stains, Co-sponsored by NCIBC

December 8
Professor Paul R. Hanson
The University of Kansas
Developing a Discovery Platform for Novel Electrophilic Probes:
Emerging S- and P-Chemotypes in Chemical Biology
Hosted by James Takacs

2017 Spring Colloquium List

If cancellations occur, same-day information can be found on the UNL Chemistry Events Calendar or call 402-472-3501.

January 13
Professor Eric V. Anslyn
University of Texas at Austin
Three Tales of Supramolecular Analytical Chemistry
Hosted by Cliff Stains
Sponsored by UNL Research Council

January 20
Professor Jimmie C. Oxley
University of Rhode Island
Energetic Materials Studies at University of Rhode Island
Hosted by Patrick Dussault
Sponsored by UNL Research Council

January 27
Professor John C. Jewett
University of Arizona
Viral Muses to Inspire Chemistry
Hosted by Cliff Stains

February 3-Open

February 10
Professor Peter Rossky
Rice University
Electronic Excited State Relaxation in Complex Systems:  Two Stories of Harmony Between Theory and Experiment
Hosted by Xiao Zeng

February 17
Dr. Rafael Luna
Boston College
Advancing your science with NRMN (National Research Mentoring Network)

February 24 (Postponed)
Professor Hilkka I. Kenttämaa
Purdue University 
Gas-phase Studies on Charged Aromatic Bi-, Tri- and Tetraradicals
Hosted by Andrzej Rajca

March 3- PLU Award Lecture
Professor M. Christina White
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
The Functionalization of C—H Bonds
Hosted by Phi Lambda Upsilon-Rho Chapter(PLU)

March 10
SOMMER AWARD LECTURE
Professor Richard W. Roberts 
University of Southern California
20 Years of mRNA display for Peptide and Protein Design
Hosted by Rebecca Lai

March 17
Professor Erika Offerdahl
Washington State University
Formative Assessment and Feedback: Are We Closing the Loop?
Hosted by Marilyne Stains

March 24—SPRING BREAK

March 31
Professor Gangli Wang
Georgia State University
Imaging and Sensing based on Luminescence by Photo- and Redox- Activation in Atomic Precision Gold Nanoclusters
Hosted by Rebecca Lai

April 2-6 ACS NATIONAL MEETING

April 7 
INDUSTRIAL ADVISORY BOARD AWARD LECTURE
Dr. Margaret Y. Chu-Moyer
Amgen Inc.
Chemistry in the Age of Biology: Overcoming Challenges in Drug Discovery 
Hosted by David Berkowitz

April 13 - Thursday 
STRECK AWARD LECTURE (Thursday)
Professor Jim Wells
University of California, San Francisco 
Reaching for High Hanging Fruit in Drug Discovery
Hosted by Cliff Stains

April 21 
TBA

April 28 (3:00 p.m. start time)
GRADUATE & UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS

2016 Fall Colloquium List

If cancellations occur, same-day information can be found on the UNL Chemistry Events Calendar or call 402-472-3501.

August 9 (Tuesday)
SPECIAL ALUMNUS SEMINAR
Dr. Cathy Tway
The Dow Chemical Company
Chemical Feedstocks: Back to the Future
Hosted by David Berkowitz

August 26  
Professor SonBinh T. Nguyen
Northwestern University
From Single-site Catalysts and Supramolecular Assemblies to Metal-organic Frameworks (MOFs) and Porous Organic Polymer (POPs):  Bridging Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis
Hosted by Jian Zhang                  

September 2       
Professor Matthew F. Bush
University of Washington
Mass Spectrometry, Ion Mobility, and Ion Chemistry: Tools for Characterizing the Structures of Proteins in Solution and in the Gas Phase
Hosted by Eric Dodds         

September 9
Professor Jian Zhang  
University of  Nebraska-Lincoln
Expanding the Toolbox for Photoredox Catalysis
Hosted by Patrick Dussault         

September 30
Dr. Marvin M. Hansen
Eli Lilly and Company
Small Molecule Process Chemistry Development at Eli Lilly
Hosted by David Berkowitz                   

October 7  
Professor Rafael P. Brüschweiler
The Ohio State University
New Approaches and Applications for NMR-based Metabolomics
Hosted by Robert Powers 

October 8
CHEMISTRY DAY(Saturday) 

October 14
WASHBURN AWARD LECTURE
Professor Richard J. Saykally
University of California Berkeley and      
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Selective Adsorption of Ions to Aqueous Interfaces and its Effects on Evaporation Rates
Hosted by Xiao Cheng Zeng, Co-sponsored by NCMN                       

October 20-21       
Professor Marsha I. Lester
University of Pennsylvania
Thursday: Climate Change: Chemistry, International Assessment, and Policy
2:30 p.m. Friday:  The Atmosphere's Detergent
Hosted by Patrick Dussault, Co-sponsored by Phi Beta Kappa                        

October 27 & 28
35^th Hamilton Award Lecture
Professor Chaitan Khosla
Stanford University
Thursday: Disulfide Bond Switches in Health and Disease: The Example of Celiac Disease
Friday: Assembly Line Biosynthesis of  Polyketide Antibiotics (3:00 p.m. Start time)
Hosted by Liangcheng Du                                               

November  4
Professor Timothy G. Palzkill
Baylor College of Medicine
Structure, Function and Evolution of the Antibiotic Resistance Enzyme b-lactamase
Hosted by Hui Li
Sponsored by UNL Research Council                                                                      

November 18 (2:30 p.m. start time)
Professor Michael Dickey
North Carolina State University
Soft, Stretchable, and Reconfigurable Materials for Electronics and Actuators
Hosted by Stephen Morin

December 2
Professor Bryant C. Nelson
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Fundamental Interactions of  Engineered Nanomaterials with DNA
Hosted by Patrick Dussault, Co-sponsored by Sigma Xi

2016 Spring Colloquium List

If cancellations occur, same-day information can be found on the UNL Chemistry Events Calendar or call 402-472-3501.

January 22
Professor Alison B. Flynn
University of Ottawa
A New Organic Chemistry Curriculum: Arrows and Mechanics Then Chemical Principles
Hosted by Marilyne Stains

January 29
Dr. Christina H. Liu
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health (NCI/NIH)
In Vivo Molecular Imaging and Nanotechnology: Techniques, Technology & NIH Grant Support
Hosted by Andrzej Rajca

February  5
Professor John E. Anthony
University of Kentucky
Crystal Design for Organic Semiconductors
Hosted by Alex Sinitskii & NCMN

February 12
Professor Michael J. Krische
The University of Texas,  Austin
Formation of C-C Bonds via Catalytic Hydrogenation and Transfer Hydrogenation
Hosted by James Takacs

February 19 PLU AWARD LECTURE
Professor Milan Mrksich
Northwestern University
SAMDI Mass Spectrometry for the High Throughput Characterization of Enzyme Function
Hosted by Phi Lambda Upsilon-Rho Chapter

February 26
Professor Brian H. Clowers
Washington State University
Ion Multiplexing: Tangible Enhancement for Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry
Hosted by Eric Dodds

March 4 -- Open

March 11
Professor David R. Williams
Indiana University
Target-Inspired Innovation in the Synthesis of Alkaloid Natural Products
Hosted by Patrick Dussault

March 13-17
ACS National Mtg   

March 18 INDUSTRIAL ADVISORY BOARD AWARD LECTURE
Dr. Christopher J. Welch
Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Company
Using Chemistry to Speed the Discovery and Commercialization of New Medicines
Hosted by David Berkowitz & Eugene Cordes

March 25    
SPRING BREAK 21-25

April 1 (Begins at 2:30 Rm 104 Hamilton Hall)
Professor  Hien M. Nguyen
University of Iowa
Synthesis and Chemical Biology of Complex Carbohydrates and Fluorinated Molecules
Hosted by David Berkowitz

April 8
Professor Jing Li
Rutgers University 
LMOFs and Photoluminescence Based Applications
Hosted by Jian Zhang

April 15
Dr. Courtney V. Fletcher
University of Nebraska Medical Center
The Pharmacology of Antiretroviral Drugs in Lymphoid Tissue
Hosted by David Berkowitz

April 15--RESCHEDULED
Professor Vy M. Dong
University of California, Irvine
A Few of My Favorite Rings: Catalysis Inspired by Macrocycles
Hosted by James Takacs

April 22 GRADUATE & UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS
April 22-23 ALUMNI REUNION

April 29  NC3 AWARD LECTURE
Professor Kenneth A. Dill
Stony Brook University
Protein Folding — in Principle, in the Cell, and in the Computer
Hosted by Joseph Francisco & Xiao Cheng Zeng

May 12 (Thursday)
STRECK AWARD LECTURE
Professor Kevan M. Shokat
University of California, San Francisco
Non-traditional Chemical Strategies for Targeting Traditional Targets in Cancer and Neurodegeneration
Hosted by Brad Hunsley & Cliff Stains