School of Chemistry Seminar Series 2023/2024

Wednesday 22nd November at 2pm

Dr. A. Ilenia Alfano, Baumann Group

 "Modular Synthesis of Benzoylpyridines Exploiting a Catalyst-Free Reductive Arylation Strategy”

and

Dr. Simon N. Smith, Quinn Group

"Adventures with azide: Metal-free preparation of GABA derivatives from cyclic anhydrides”

Room S3.56 Science South

Post-doctoral Research Seminars - 15 minute talks, followed by Q&A

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Wednesday 8th November at 12pm

Professor Cormac Murphy, University College Dublin

"Going around in circles: making and breaking carbon-fluorine bonds with microbes"

School Seminar - Hosted by Aniello Palma

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Tuesday 7th November at 1pm

Professor Eddie Cussen, University of Sheffield

"The role of Disorder in Complex oxides for solid state electrolytes, quantum magnetism and electro-ceramics"

School Seminar - Hosted by James Sullivan

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Monday 6th November at 14.30pm

Professor David Eglin, SAINBIOSE Laboratory, Ecoles des Mines St Etienne (IMT)

"Biomaterials for Musculoskeletal Tissues Repair and Regeneration."

Visiting Extern Examiner Seminar - Hosted by Dermot Brougham

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Friday 27th of October at 12pm

Dr Felix Kaspar, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany

“Biocatalysis with Phosphorylated Intermediates”

Postdoctoral Seminar - Hosted by Marianne Haarr

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Wednesday 25th October at 12pm

Professor Michael Seery, Cardiff Metropolitan University

“Where next for chemistry education? Evidence-based approaches for improving student and staff experience.”

School Seminar - Hosted by James Sullivan

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Thursday 19th of October at 2pm

Professor Trond Hansen, University of Oslo

"Biosynthesis, Bioactions, and biomedical applications of the protectins: New leads in resolution pharmacology"

Visiting Extern Examiner Seminar - Hosted by Patrick Guiry

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Wednesday 11th of October 2023

Dr. Fergal Byrne, Maynooth University

"Petro versus Bio: Why it is so difficult to establish a bio-based chemical industry"

School Seminar Series - Hosted by Joe Byrne

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Wednesday 11th of October 2023

Professor Robert Phipps, University of Cambridge

"Harnessing Non-Covalent Interactions to Address Selectivity in Catalysis"

Visiting Extern Examiner Seminar - Hosted by Patrick Guiry

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Monday 9th October 2023

Prof. Rodolphe Clerac, CNRS, Université de Bordeaux

"A scientific adventure from the fine control of the magnetic interactions toward metal-organic magnets at room temperature."

RSC Centenary Award Lecture - Hosted by Grace Morgan

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Tuesday 3rd October 2023

Professor Christoforos Kokotos, University of Athens 

"Sunlight-driven Photoorganocatalysis: Novel and Green Organic Transformations and Synthesis of Compounds for the Chemical Industry"

Visiting Extern Examiner Seminar - Hosted by Eoghan McGarrigle

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Thursday 31st August 2023

Professor Renzo Luisi, University of Bari, Italy

"Chemical Technologies for Exploring New Chemical Space and Developing New Synthetic Tactics"

Visiting Extern Examiner Seminar - Hosted by Marcus Baumann

15th May 2023

Professor Tigran V. Chalikian, University of Toronto, Canada

"Biologically Significant Physico-Chemical Properties of Tetrahelical DNA"

Visiting Extern Examiner Seminar - Hosted by Vitaly Buckin

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21st April 2023

Dr Damien Hérault, Aix Marseille Université

"Molecular objects and physical tools for enantioselective catalysis"

Visiting Extern Examiner Seminar - Hosted by Eoghan McGarrigle

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5th May 2023

Postdoc Research Seminar

Dr Jorge García Lacuna, Baumann Research Group: 

"Metal catalyzed gas-liquid reactions in continuous flow"

and

Dr Wei Zhang, Dawson Research Group:

"A Nanoscale Shape-Discovery Framework Supporting Systematic Investigation of Shape-Dependent Biological Effects"

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27th March 2023

Professor Fabio Marchetti, University of Pisa, Italy:

"Anticancer potential of Diiron Bis-Cyclopentadienyl Carbonyl Complexes"

Visiting Extern Examiner Seminar - Hosted by Andrew Phillips

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15th March 2023

Postdoc Research Seminar

Dr Mandapi Bhargava Reddy, McGarrigle Research Group:

"Visible-Light-Induced Transition-Metal-Free Difunctionalization of Alkynes"

and 

Dr Adiá Martínez Avinó, Johnson Research Group:

"Towards Portability in Analytical Chemistry"

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9th March 2023

Professor Anthony Mullane, Queensland University of Technology

"Electrochemical Approaches to Producing Clean Energy Carriers and the Permanent Removal of CO2"

Hosted by James Sullivan

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1st March 2023

Professor Stephen Thomas, University of Edinburgh

"Transborylation to render old reagents catalytic, and find new disconnections"

Visiting Extern Examiner Seminar - Hosted by Eoghan McGarrigle

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23rd February 2023

Associate Professor Nadav Amdursky, Israel Institute of Technology

"From charge transfer processes in bioinspired systems to functional protein-based materials"

Hosted by Elaine O'Reilly

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20th January 2023

Professor Stephen Moggach, University of Western Australia

"Why squeeze MOFs? The Effect of Pressure, Guest uptake, and Structural Flexibility on Porous Materials"

Hosted by Tony Keene

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19th January 2023

Professor Barbara Richichi, University of Florence

"Glyco-tools for precision biomedical applications: From Small Molecules to Glyconanomaterials"

Visiting Extern Examiner Seminar - Hosted by Elaine O'Reilly

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19th December 2022

Professor Alex Gagnon, Université du Québec a Montréal 

"Organobismuth Reagents: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications in Copper and Palladium-Catalyzed Reactions"

Hosted by Elaine O'Reilly

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7th December 2022

Professor Timothy Noel, University of Amsterdam

"Innovation in HAT photocatalysis through use of flow"

Visiting Extern Examiner Seminar - Hosted by Elaine O'Reilly

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30th November 2022

Dr Robert Edkins, University of Strathclyde

"A flexible synthetic approach to high-symmetry phtalocyanines and their application in photothermal therapy"

Hosted by Elaine O'Reilly

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23rd November 2022

Professor Sylvestre Bonnet, The Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Netherlands

"Rutheniium-based photoactivated chemotherapy for hypoxic tumors treatment: Progresses and Challenges"

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26th October 2022

Professor Jim Thomas, University of Sheffield

"Luminescent d6-metal complexes as bioprobes, theraputics, and theranostics"

Visiting Extern Examiner Seminar - Hosted by Susan Quinn

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12th October 2022

Dr Ruchi Gupta, University of Birmingham

"Novel Optical Biosensors with Integrated Sample Manipulation"

Hosted by Grace Morgan

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13th October 2022

Professor Pete Licence, University of Nottingham

"Ionic Liquids in-vacuo: Suck it and see!"

Visiting Extern Examiner Seminar - Hosted by Elaine O'Reilly

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27th September 2022

Associate Professor Martin Fananas, University of Santiago de Compostela 

"Catalytic stereoselective hydrocarbon difunctionalization"

Visiting Extern Examiner Seminar - Hosted by Elaine O'Reilly

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15th September 2022

Assistant Professor Sean O'Leary, University of California, Riverside

"Single-Molecule Dynamics of Eukaryotic Translation Initiation"

Hosted by Elaine O'Reilly

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16th September 2022

Professor George Christou, University of Florida

"Single-Molecule Magnet and other Magnetic Molecules on 'Molecular Nanoparticles': A Molecular Model Approach to SMMs on Supports"

Hosted by Grace Morgan