Wednesday 10th April 2024 at 12noon.
Dr Margherita Brindisi, University of Naples ‘Federico II’, Italy
"Intertwining the use of sustainable flow and mechanochemistry with the synthesis of pharmaceutically relevant (spiro)indolines"
School Seminar Series - Hosted by Marcus Baumann
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Wednesday 27th March 2024 at 3pm
Professor Eli Zysman-Coleman, St Andrew's University
New Frontiers in Photocatalyst Design and Photocatalysis
School Seminar Series - Hosted by Susan Quinn
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Wednesday 6th March 2024 at 12 Noon
UCD Chemistry Postdoctoral Seminar: Dr Emmelyne Cuza, Morgan Group
"New architecture based on Metal-Organic Frameworks and spin crossover complexes to detect volatile organic compounds"
Postdoctoral Research Seminars
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Friday 1st March 2024 at 3pm
Prof Lukasz Albrecht, Lodz University of Technology
"New dearomative strategies for stereocontrolled organic synthesis."
Visiting External Examiner - Hosted by Eoghan McGarrigle
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Thursday 22nd February 2024 at 3pm
Dr Miriam O'Duill, University of Nottingham
"A hypervalent iodine strategy for fluoroalkylation"
Visiting External Examiner - Hosted by Patrick Guiry
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Wednesday 21st February 2024 at 3pm
Dr Stellios Arseniyadis, Queen Mary University of London
"From organometallic catalysis to bio-hybrid catalysis: Some recent results"
Visiting External Examiner - Hosted by Patrick Guiry
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Thursday 15th February 2024 at 12 noon
Dr Justin Henthorn, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion
"A Molecular Carbon Atom Source as Key for Synthetically Unlocking the Secrets of Biological and Industrial Catalysts"
School Seminar Series - Hosted by James Sullivan
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Wednesday 14th February 2024 at 3pm
Dr Ruth Webster, University of Cambridge
"Mechanistic investigations into iron(salen) catalysed reactions."
School Seminar Series - Hosted by Grace Morgan
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Wednesday 7th February 2024 at 12 noon
Dr Paul Dingwall, Queen's University Belfast
"Old and New Approaches in Physical Organic Chemistry"
School Seminar Series - Hosted by Aniello Palma
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Wednesday 22nd November at 2pm
Dr. A. Ilenia Alfano, Baumann Group
"Modular Synthesis of Benzoylpyridines Exploiting a Catalyst-Free Reductive Arylation Strategy”
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Dr. Simon N. Smith, Quinn Group
"Adventures with azide: Metal-free preparation of GABA derivatives from cyclic anhydrides”
Postdoctoral 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