Friday, February 22, 2008, DO-132:
Dr. Orlando Rojas
Department of Wood and Paper Science
North Carolina State University
Title: Surface Interaction Forces and Polyelectrolyte Adsorption
Dr. Rojas's Biographical Sketch
Abstract of Dr. Rojas's Seminar
Introduction by: David Buist
Friday, February 29, 2008, DO-132:
Dr. Steven Baldwin
Department of Chemistry
Duke University
Title: The Use of Nitrones in the Synthesis of Unusual a-Amino Acids
Dr. Baldwin's Biographical Sketch
Abstract of Dr. Baldwin's Seminar
Introduction by: Joshua Locklear
Friday, March 7, 2008, DO-132:
No Seminar This Week (Spring Break)
Friday, March 14, 2008, DO-132:
Dr. Patrick Hatcher
Batten Endowed Chair in Physical Sciences
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Old Dominion University
Title: Tracking the Terrestrial Carbon Exported by Rivers to the Ocean with a High-Tech Analytical Method-FT-MS
Dr. Hatcher's Biographical Sketch
Abstract of Dr. Hatcher's Seminar
Introduction by: Diana Herber
Friday, March 21, 2008, DO-132:
No Seminar This Week (Holiday)
Friday, March 28, 2008, DO-132:
Dr. Scott Huffman
Department of Chemistry and Physics
Western Carolina University
Title: Using Spectroscopy and Chemometrics to Extract Chemical Information
Dr. Huffman's Biographical Sketch
Abstract of Dr. Huffman's Seminar
Introduction by: Charles Kelly
Friday, April 4, 2008, DO-132:
Dr. J. Robert Merritt
Senior Group Leader - Medicinal Chemistry
Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery, Inc.
Princeton, NJ
Title: A Novel Series of CXCR2 Receptor Antagonists with in vivo Efficacy for Inflammatory Disorders.
Dr. Merritt's Biographical Sketch
Abstract of Dr. Merritt's Seminar
Introduction by: Jeremy Smith
Thursday, April 10, 2008, 4:00 pm, DO-132:
Dr. Gary Martin
Distinguished Fellow
Shering-Plough Research Institute
Rapid Structure Characterization Laboratory
Summit, NJ
Title: Cryogenic NMR Probes: Where We’ve Been; Where We Are Now;
and Where We’re Going
Dr. Martin's
Biographical Sketch
Abstract of Dr. Martin's Seminar
Introduction by: Erin Kilelee
Thursday, April 17, 2008, 4:00 pm, DO-132:
Dr. Barry Lentz
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Title: Lipid Regulation of Blood Coagulation
Dr. Lentz's Biographical Sketch
Introduction by: Tyler Harris
Friday, April 18, 2008, DO-132:
Dr. Colin Burns
Department of Chemistry
East Carolina University
Title: Copper Binding in the Prion Protein and Metal Promoted Prion-Prion Interactions
Dr. Burns' Biographical Sketch
Abstract of Dr. Burns' Seminar
Introduction by: Neffy McKoy
Friday, April 25, 2008, DO-132:
Dr. Scott Feller
Department of Chemistry
Wabash College
Title: Unique Properties of Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Implications for Rhodopsin Function
Dr. Feller's Biographical Sketch
Abstract of Dr. Feller's Seminar
Introduction by: Timothy Triplett