Steam Methane Reforming Using a Regenerable Antenna-Reactor Plasmonic Photocatalyst Methane makes up between 70 and 90% of natural gas, of which there is an excess of 7000 trillion cubic feet of reserve on earth. While it can be used to heat homes, there is a lot of interest in converting it into value-added chemicals. Steam methane reforming produces syngas, a mixture of CO and H2, which is used as feedstock in industrial processes like the Fischer-Tropsch process. Since methane is relatively chemically inert, it requires high temperature and pressure to cause a reaction. Type of Event: Physical Seminar Read more about Steam Methane Reforming Using a Regenerable Antenna-Reactor Plasmonic Photocatalyst
α-C–H Bond Dissociation Energies of Trimethylhydroxylamine: Implications for Medicinal Chemistry Type of Event: Physical Seminar Read more about α-C–H Bond Dissociation Energies of Trimethylhydroxylamine: Implications for Medicinal Chemistry
Proximity Labeling Technologies to Illuminate Glycan-Protein Interactions Type of Event: Organic Seminar Read more about Proximity Labeling Technologies to Illuminate Glycan-Protein Interactions
Ligand-Directed Approaches to Site-Selective Protein Modification Precision bioconjugation techniques are essential for constructing well-defined protein-based therapeutics such as antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). Among native amino acids, cysteine is particularly attractive for site-selective modification due to its high nucleophilicity and low natural abundance. However, most proteins contain multiple free cysteines, making it challenging to target specific residues without affecting protein structure or function. Type of Event: Organic Seminar Read more about Ligand-Directed Approaches to Site-Selective Protein Modification
Cu-Catalyzed Difluorocarbene Insertion Towards Site-Selective Ring Expansion Type of Event: Organic Seminar Read more about Cu-Catalyzed Difluorocarbene Insertion Towards Site-Selective Ring Expansion
Vibrational Signatures of Unrealized Phosphorus Suboxide Intermediates in White Phosphorus Oxidation Reactions and Resolving the Trifecta of Discrepancies Regarding the Phosphorus Suboxide P4O Type of Event: Physical Seminar Read more about Vibrational Signatures of Unrealized Phosphorus Suboxide Intermediates in White Phosphorus Oxidation Reactions and Resolving the Trifecta of Discrepancies Regarding the Phosphorus Suboxide P4O
Topological Square-net Materials With Compositionally and Structurally Tunable Magnetic Properties Over the past decade, topological quantum materials have experienced a period of revitalized interest and are now at the forefront of materials research due to their potential for overcoming current technological limitations. My research centers on the HfCuSi2- and related structure types, where subtle changes in composition or symmetry can dramatically reshape magnetic ground states and electronic behavior. Type of Event: Materials Chemistry and Nanoscience Seminar Read more about Topological Square-net Materials With Compositionally and Structurally Tunable Magnetic Properties
Cosmic Measurement Science: Chasing the White Rabbit into the World of the Real Chemical measurement science does not respect divisional boundaries and often integrates aspects from the domain of chemistry. Therefore, one may arrive at a point similar to the legendary musician, Gram Parsons, who coined his art cosmic country as it represented something more than the core genre. Here, I begin to fully embrace the broader aspects of mass spectrometry based measurements. Mass is a defining physical parameter and is fundamentally constrained by the rules of chemical bonding. When measurements Type of Event: Departmental Colloquium Analytical Seminar Read more about Cosmic Measurement Science: Chasing the White Rabbit into the World of the Real
Adsorption Phenomena of VOCs in Thin Films of Rigid and Flexible Metal-Organic Frameworks In this talk I will introduce vapor-assisted synthesis as a versatile technique to deposit metal-organic framework (MOF) thin films on solid substrates. Despite the large number of publications in the MOF community, only a small fraction of these publications focus on thin film synthesis. For certain applications, such as chemical sensors, thin films are necessary to reduce the response time and increase the analytical sensitivity of a transducer. Type of Event: Physical Seminar Read more about Adsorption Phenomena of VOCs in Thin Films of Rigid and Flexible Metal-Organic Frameworks
Deriving Three One Dimensional NMR Spectra from a Single Experiment Through Machine Learning NMR-based metabolomics is a robust analytical tool used to investigate the chemical phenotype of biofluids. The relationships between its components and human health has the potential to alter clinical practices, including treatment efficacy and disease prognosis. As an intrinsically quantitative, highly reproducible and non-destructive technique, often requiring little sample preparation, NMR is ideal for metabolomics. Type of Event: Analytical Seminar Read more about Deriving Three One Dimensional NMR Spectra from a Single Experiment Through Machine Learning
