Program Lectures for the 2008-2009 Academic Year

Fall 2008

Sep 29-Oct 1
Peter Wipf
University of Pittsburgh
The Synthetic Chemistry of Indoles
Oct 6-8 Anthony Watts
Oxford University
Membrane Bionanotechnology - Methods, Examples and Challenges
Oct 13-15 Tadhg Begley
Cornell University
Thiamin: from Beriberi to Biotechnology
Oct 29-31 Louis Brus
Columbia University
Nanocrystals and Nanowires
Nov 17-19 Paul Weiss
Pennsylvania State University
Exploring and Controlling the Atomic-Scale
Dec 1-3 Ian Manners
University of Bristol
Functional Polymeric and Supramolecular Materials Containing Metals and Main Group Elements

Spring 2009


Mar 2-4 Rudi van Eldik
University of Erlangen - Nuremburg
Advances in the Understanding of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Reaction Mechanisms
Mar 30-Apr 1 Judith Klinman
University of California, Berkeley
Understanding How Enzymes Work
Apr 6-8 Bruce Berne
Columbia University
 
May 4-6 Scott J. Miller
Yale University
Amino Acid and Peptide Based Catalysts for Asymmetric Synthesis