François P. Gabbaï
Vitae: François Gabbaï was born in 1968 in Montpellier (France). Before joining the research group of A. H. Cowley at the University of Texas at Austin, he studied chemistry at the Université de Bordeaux (France). In 1992 and 1993, he fulfilled his French National Duties by taking part in a Franco-American cooperation under the supervision of G. Bertrand and A. H. Cowley. After completing his Ph.D. degree in 1994, he was awarded an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship as well as Marie Curie Fellowship from the European Commission which allowed him to work with H. Schmidbaur at the Technische Universität München (Germany) as a postdoctoral fellow and later as an “Habilitand”. Upon completion of his habilitation work in 1998, he joined Texas A&M University where he now holds a Davidson Professorship in Science. His research interests revolve around the chemistry of p-block and late transition metal elements with applications in the domain of materials chemistry and molecular recognition. |
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Professional Preparation
1990 Université de Bordeaux I, Chemistry, M.S.
1994 University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D - Advisor: Alan Cowley
1994-1996 Postdoc., Technische Universität München - Advisor: Hubert Schmidbaur
1999 Dr. Rer. Nat. Habil, Chemie, Technische Universität München
Appointments
2009 Invited Professor, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse
2008 Davidson Professor of Science
2006 Professor
2003-2006 Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas A&M University
1998-2003 Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Texas A&M University
1996-1998 Habilitand, Technische Universität München
1994-1996 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Technische Universität München
1990-1994 Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin
Awards and Honors
Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, TU München, 1994-1996
Marie Curie European Commission Research Fellowship, TU München 1996-1998
NSF Career Award, 2001
Editorial Board Member of Heteroatom Chemistry, 2007-present
Editorial Board Member of Main Group Chemistry, 2007-present
Editorial Board Member of Organometallics, 2007-2009
Editorial Board Member of Chemistry Central Journal, 2007-present
Appointed as Davidson Professor of Science, 2008
North American Dalton Lecturer, Berkeley, 2009
Chair of the ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry, 2011
Associate Editor for Organometallics, 2010-present
Fellow of the American Chemical Society, 2011
Alexander von Humboldt re-invitee, Regensburg, 2012
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2013)
H-index = 35 (search parameters: au=(gabbai f*) and ad=(station or austin or garching), ISI Web of Science, March 2013)
Membership
American Chemical Society
Marie Curie Fellowship Association
Royal Society fo Chemistry
Committee work
University level
2008-2011 Member and Chair (2011) of the Promotion and Tenure Commitee
2005-2008 Chair of the Inorganic Division
2005-2006 Member of the Department Head Selection Committee
2005-2008 Member of the Department of Chemistry Executive Committee
2007-2008: co-Chair of the Chair Search Committee
National level
Award Coordinator for the ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry (2008-2009)
Chair-elect and Chair of the ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry (2010-2011)
NIH Study Section - Research for Countermeasures against Chemical Threats (2011-2012)
Teaching experience
Freshman Chemistry
Undergraduate Inorganic Chemistry
Undergraduate Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Graduate Main Group Chemistry
Graduate Organometallic Chemistry
Graduate Supramolecular Chemistry
Current research group
http://www.chem.tamu.edu/rgroup/gabbai/Members.html
Invited lecture
1. “Indium and Mercury-Based Polyfunctional Lewis Acids as Nucleophile Receptors and Building-Blocks in Self-Assembled Supramolecules”, University College Galway, Galway, Ireland, Oct. 15, 1997.
2.
“Polyfunktionelle
Lewis-Sauren mit Elementen der Gruppen 12 und 13 als elektrophile Zentren”,
Carl von Ossietzky Iniversität, Oldenburg, Germany, Dec. 8, 1997.
3. “Bifunctional Lewis Acids as Nucleophile Receptors and Building-Blocks for Self-Assembled Supramolecules” Departmental Seminar, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, Jan. 19, 1998.
4. “Bifunctional Lewis Acids as Nucleophile Receptors and Building-Blocks for Self-Assembled Supramolecules” Departmental Seminar, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA, Jan. 28, 1998.
5.
“Synthèse
et Etude de Nouveaux Acides de Lewis Polyfonctionnels”, Université Louis
Pasteur de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, June. 12,
1998.
6. “Supramolecular Chemistry of Bifunctional Lewis Acids “, NSF Inorganic Workshop, ACS Belmont Conference Center, June 5, 1999.
7.
“Acides
de Lewis polyfonctionnels – Synthèse, reconnaissance moléculaires et formation
de réseaux” Lecture at the Mini Symposium organized on the Occasion of Guy Bertrand's CNRS Silver Medal,
Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS, Toulouse, France, Sept. 21,
1999.
8. “Bifunctional Lewis Acids in Molecular Recognition and Self Assembly” Department Seminar, Department of Chemistry, College of Charleston, Nov. 4, 1999.
9. “Bifunctional Lewis Acids in Molecular Recognition and Self Assembly” Department Seminar, Department of Chemistry, UNC Charlotte, Nov. 8, 1999.
10.
“Biomineralization”
Probevorlesung, Technische Universität München, Chemie, Nov. 25, 1999.
11. “Bidentate Lewis Acids in Microporous Solids, Molecular Receptors and Persistent Radicals” Department Seminar, Purdue, February 15, 2000.
12. “Polyfunctional Lewis Acid Catalysts”, Southwest Catalysis Society Fall Meeting, Houston, November 17, 2000.
13. “Cooperative effects in the chemistry of polyfunctional Lewis acids – Material synthesis, molecular recognition and catalysis” Department Seminar, UT Dallas, December 6, 2000.
14. “Polyfunctional Lewis Acids as Supramolecular Synthons” Crystal Engineering Symposium, Southeast/Southwest ACS Meeting, New Orleans, December 8, 2000.
15. “Boron and gallium polydentate Lewis acids: Anion complexation and reduction chemistry” – Invited Speaker – Symposium on New Developments in the Chemistry of Group 13 – 221st National ACS Meeting – Abstract # Inorg. 304 – San Diego – April 5, 2001.
16.
“Nouvelles
directions dans la chimie des acides de Lewis polyfonctionnels” Ecole Normale
Supérieure – Lyon – France – May 15, 2001
17.
“Nouvelles
directions dans la chimie des acides de Lewis polyfonctionnels” Department of Chemistry –
Université Paul Sabatier – Toulouse – France – May 16, 2001.
18. “Group 12 and 13 polyfunctional Lewis acids – Host-guest chemistry, catalysis and one-electron s-bonded complexes” – Invited Speaker – Multifunctional Lewis Acids Symposium – CSC Meeting – Montreal – May 28, 2001.
19. “New directions in the chemistry of polyfunctional Lewis acids” Departmental Seminar – Department of Chemistry – Queens University – Kingston – Canada – May 31, 2001.
20. “New directions in the chemistry of polyfunctional Lewis acids” Departmental Seminar – Department of Chemistry – University of Ottawa – Canada – June 1, 2001.
21. “Recent development in the chemistry of polyfunctional Lewis acids” Departmental Seminar – Department of Chemistry – Baylor University – August 24, 2001.
22. “Reduction of polydentate boranes and supramolecular stacks containing trinuclear organomercurials” Departmental Seminar – Department of Chemistry – UC Davis – December 6, 2001.
23. “Reduction of polydentate boranes and supramolecular stacks containing trinuclear organomercurials” Departmental Seminar – Department of Chemistry – UC Berkeley – December 7, 2001.
24. “Reduction of polydentate boranes and supramolecular stacks containing trinuclear organomercurials” Departmental Seminar – Department of Chemistry – University of Alberta – Edmonton – Canada – January 17, 2002.
25. “Reduction of polydentate boranes and supramolecular stacks containing trinuclear organomercurials” Departmental Seminar – Department of Chemistry – University of Calgary – Canada – January 18, 2002.
26. “Polyfunctional Lewis acids in supramolecular assemblies” Invited Speaker – Symposium on Finite and Infinite Polygonal Assemblies– 223rd National ACS Meeting – Abstract # Inorg-218 – Orlando – April 9, 2002.
27.
“Reduction of polydentate boranes and supramolecular stacks containing trinuclear organomercurials” Departmental Seminar – Department of Chemistry – University of Oklahoma
– April 25, 2002.
28. “Organometallic Polydentate Lewis Acids” Invited Speaker – 2002 Organometallic Gordon Conference – Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island, July 23, 2002.
29. “Boron and Mercury Polyfunctional Lewis Acids – Formation of Unusual Radicals and Supramolecules” Invited Speaker – 2002 Inorganic Gordon Conference – Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island, July 30, 2002.
30. “Polyfuctional Lewis Acids: from Materials to Catalysis” Departmental Seminar – Department of Chemistry -University of Florida – September 16, 2002
31.
“Acides
de Lewis Polyfonctionnels” Departmental Seminar – Ecole Polytechnique – Palaiseau -October 14, 2002
32. “Polyfuctional Lewis Acids” Departmental Seminar – Technische Universität München, Chemie, October 16, 2002.
33.
“Acides
de Lewis Polyfonctionnels” Departmental Seminar – Université Louis Pasteur de Strasbourg,
Strasbourg, October 17, 2002.
34. “Synthesis and Reduction of Polyfunctional Group 13 Lewis Acids” Invited Speaker – Symposium on Organometallic Main Group Chemistry: Fundamental and Applied Aspects – 58th Southwest Regional ACS Meeting – Abstract # 161 – Austin – November 5, 2002.
35. “Polyfunctional Lewis Acids as Supramolecular Synthons” Invited Speaker – Symposium on Self-Assembly, Molecular Recognition and Host-Guest Interactions in Organic Systems – 58th Southwest Regional ACS Meeting – Abstract # 289 – Austin – November 6, 2002.
36. “Polyfunctional Main-Group Lewis Acids” Departmental Seminar – Department of Chemistry -University of New Orleans – September 16, 2002.
37. “Polyfunctional Main-Group Lewis Acids” Departmental Seminar – Department of Chemistry –California Institute of Technology – March 3rd, 2003.
38. “Polyfunctional Main-Group Lewis Acids” Departmental Seminar – Department of Chemistry –UC Riverside – March 5th, 2003.
39. “Formation of boron-boron one-electron sigma bonds” Invited talk – Symposium on Contemporary Aspects of Chemical Bonding – 226th ACS National Meeting, New York, NY, September 11, 2003, ORGN-666.
40. “Cooperative effects in the chemistry of polyfunctional Lewis acids” Departmental Seminar – Department of Chemistry –University of North Texas – November 31, 2003.
41. “Cooperative effects in polydentate Lewis acids” Departmental Seminar – Department of Chemistry –University of Iowa – January 30, 2004.
42. “Cooperative effects in the chemistry of polyfunctional Lewis acids” Departmental Seminar – Department of Chemistry – Rutgers Newark – February 6, 2004.
43. “1,8-Diboryl-naphtalenes and isoelectronic 1,8-dimethylium-naphtalenes as bidentate Lewis acids – Synthesis and anion complexation” Invited talk – Symposium on Modern Aspects of Main Group Chemistry – 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 31, 2004, INOR-802.
44. “Room temperature phosphorescent supramolecules containing [o-C6F4Hg]3 and arenes”Invited talk – Symposium on Optoelectronic Properties of Transition Metal Complexes in Honor of Professor John Fackler – 60th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Fort Worth, TX, United States, Sept 30 , 2004.
45. “Polyfunctional Lewis acidic molecules” Departmental Seminar – Department of Chemistry – Centre College – October 19, 2004.
46. “Polyfunctional Lewis acidic molecules” Departmental Seminar – Department of Chemistry –University of Colorado at Boulder – December 7, 2004.
47. “Polyfunctional Lewis acidic molecules” – Department of Chemistry – Oklahoma State – January 20, 2005.
48. “Polyfunctional Lewis acidic molecules” Departmental Seminar – Department of Chemistry – Brandeis University – February 15, 2005.
49. “Polyfunctional Lewis acidic molecules” Harvard/MIT Inorganic Seminar – Department of Chemistry – MIT/Harvard – February 16, 2005.
50. “Heavy atom effects in the chemistry of [o-C6F4Hg]3” Symposium in the honor of Philip P. Power at the 229th National ACS meeting in San Diego, California – March 13-17, 2005.
51. “Polyfunctional Lewis acids as fluoride receptors”, NSF Inorganic Workshop, Lansdowne Resort, Virginia, June 7-June 10, 2005.
52. “1,8-Bis(methylium)naphthalenediyl dications” International Symposium on Reactive Intermediates and Unusual Molecules, Edinburgh, Scotland, August 7-12, 2005.
53. “Fluoride complexation by Polydentate Lewis acids” – Departmental Seminar – Texas State University – October 17, 2005.
54. “Fluoride Complexation by Bidentate Lewis Acids” – Departmental Seminar – Texas A&M University – October 20, 2005.
55. “Polyfunctional Lewis acidic boranes as fluoride receptors” – Pacifichem 2005, Honolulu, Hawaii – December 18, 2005.
56. “Fluoride Complexation by Polydentate Lewis Acids containing Boron and Mercury” – Columbia University – January 19, 2006.
57. “Fluoride Complexation by Polydentate Lewis Acids containing Boron and Mercury” – Michigan State University – February 6, 2006.
58. “Fluoride Complexation by Polydentate Lewis Acids containing Boron and Mercury” – University of Victoria – February 27, 2006.
59. “Fluoride Complexation by Polydentate Lewis Acids containing Boron and Mercury” – University of British Columbia – February 28, 2006.
60.
“Fluoride Complexation by Polydentate Lewis
Acids Containing Boron and Mercury” – Simon Fraser University– February 29, 2006.
61.
“B/Hg Polydentate Lewis Acids: Anion Complexation and Electrochemistry” – 89th
Canadian Chemistry Conference – Halifax – May 28, 2006.
62.
“Heavy Atom Effects in The Chemistry of Polyfunctional Lewis Acids Containing Mercury” – 11th International Symposium on Inorganic
Ring Systems – Oulu – August 4, 2006.
63.
“Cooperative Effects in the Chemistry of Polyfunctional Lewis Acids Containing Mercury” – International
COE Symposium for Young Scientists on Frontiers of Molecular Science – Tokyo
University – August 25, 2006.
64. “Polyfunctional and cationic boranes – Reduction Chemistry and Anion Complexation” – 2nd International Symposium of the Core-to-Core Program on Main Group Chemistry – Tokyo University – August 27, 2006.
65. “B/Hg Polydentate Lewis Acids: Anion Complexation and Electrochemistry” – Symposium on Polyfunctional Boranes – 232nd National ACS meeting in San Francisco, – September 10, 2006.
66.
“Polyfunctional and
Cationic Boranes – Reduction Chemistry and Anion Complexation”
– Indiana University – September 19, 2006.
67.
“Polyfunctional and
Cationic Boranes – Reduction Chemistry and Anion Complexation”
– Notre Dame – September 21, 2006.
68.
“Polyfunctional and
Cationic Boranes – Reduction Chemistry and Anion Complexation”
– The University of Texas at Austin –
September 27, 2006.
69. “Polyfunctional and Cationic Boranes – Reduction Chemistry and Anion Complexation” – Texas Lutheran University – October 27, 2006.
70. “Polyfunctional and Cationic Boranes – Reduction Chemistry and Anion Complexation” – Texas Christian University – November 2, 2006.
71. “Polyfunctional and Cationic Boranes – Reduction Chemistry and Anion Complexation” – The University of Texas at Arlington – November 3, 2006.
72. “Neutral and cationic Lewis acids – Synthesis, reduction and anion complexation” – Cardiff University – December 15, 2006.
73.
“Cationic
boranes. Synthesis, reduction chemistry and anion complexation.” – International Conference on Heteroatom
Chemistry 8 – Riverside – August 14, 2007.
74. “Neutral and cationic boranes as anion receptors” – 234th National ACS meeting in Boston, Massachusetts – August 21, 2007.
75. “Cationic boranes – Anion complexation and reduction chemistry” – University of Oregon – November 16, 2007
76. “Cationic boranes. Synthesis, reduction chemistry and anion complexation” – Bristol – December 5, 2007.
77. “Cationic boranes. Synthesis, reduction chemistry and anion complexation” – Oxford – December 6, 2007.
78. “Cationic boranes. Synthesis, reduction chemistry and anion complexation” – University College London – December 7, 2007.
79. “Coordination of fluoride and cyanide ions to cationic boranes in aqueous solution” Zing Coordination Chemistry Conference – Cancun – March 6, 2008.
80. “Cationic boranes. Synthesis, reduction chemistry and anion complexation” – PennState – March 24, 2008.
81. “Cationic Dipyrromethene Boron Compounds for Anion Sensing” – 91st Canadian Chemistry Conference – Edmonton – May 28, 2008.
82.
“Fluoride Ion Complexation by a B2/Hg Heteronuclear Tridentate Lewis
Acid” – Dalton Discussion 11: The
Renaissance of Main Group Chemistry – June 23-25, 2008.
83. “Recognition of fluoride and cyanide ions in aqueous solution using cationic boranes” – International Symposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry – Las Vegas – July 14 2008.
84. “Anion complexation by cationic boron compounds” – ImeBoron XIII – Platja d’Aro, Spain – September 24, 2008.
85. “Cationic Lewis acids – Reduction chemistry and anion complexation” – Departmental Seminar – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill – Nov. 1, 2008.
86. “Cationic boranes – Anion sensing and reduction chemistry” – Departmental Seminar – University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras – Dec. 9, 2008.
87. “Cationic boranes – Anion sensing and reduction chemistry” – Departmental Seminar – Texas Tech., Lubbock – Jan. 21, 2009.
88. “Cationic boranes: Synthesis, structures and anion sensing applications” – 237th National ACS meeting in Salt Lake City – March 25, 2009.
89. “Cationic boranes – Anion sensing and reduction chemistry” – Departmental Seminar – University of Rennes, France – May 14, 2009.
90. “Cationic boranes – Anion sensing and reduction chemistry” – Departmental Seminar – University of Bordeaux, France – May 15, 2009.
91. “Cationic boranes – Anion sensing and reduction chemistry” – Departmental Seminar – University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France – May 18, 2009.
92.
“Importance des relations
structure/propriété dans la chimie des boranes acides de Lewis” – Conference of Master Students – University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France – May
20, 2009.
93. “Cationic boranes for the complexation of fluoride and cyanide anions in water” – 42nd IUPAC Congress, Glasgow, Scotland – Aug. 5, 2009.
94. “Synergistic Effects in Polyfunctional Lewis Acids as Anion Receptors” – 2nd International Symposium on Synergy of Elements, Sapporo, Japan – August 29, 2009.
95. “Anion Sensing with Cationic Main Group Lewis Acids” – 2009 Dalton Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley – Sept. 18, 2009.
96. “Anion Sensing with Cationic Main Group Lewis Acids” – Saint Edwards College, Austin, Texas – Oct. 16, 2009.
97. “Cationic Boranes Decorated by Transition Metal Moieties – Synthesis, Structure and Anion Sensing” – Southwest Regional ACS meeting, El Paso Texas – Nov. 6, 2009.
98. “Cationic Lewis Acids as Anion Receptors” – Southwest Regional ACS meeting, El Paso Texas – Nov. 6, 2009.
99. “Cationic main group Lewis acids – Anion sensing and redox properties” – University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia – December 1, 2009.
100. “Anion sensing with cationic main group compounds” – Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France – December 21, 2009.
101. “Anion sensing with cationic main group Lewis acids” University of California – San Diego, Jan. 22, 2010.
102. “Cationic main group Lewis acids” University of Missouri in Columbia, Feb 19, 2010.
103. “Lewis acidic mercury compounds” – 239th National ACS meeting in San Francisco – March 22, 2010.
104. “Cationic bidentate Lewis acids for the complexation of fluoride anions” – 239th National ACS meeting in San Francisco – March 23, 2010.
105. “Strategies to increase the Lewis acidity of polyfunctional main group derivatives” Invited Speaker – 2010 Organometallic Gordon Conference – Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island, July 12, 2010.
106. “Going Fishing for Fluoride and Cyanide Anions in Water Using Main Group Lewis Acids” – Ludwig Maximilians Universitaet – Munich, July 20, 2010.
107. “Heavier Main Group Lewis acids” – University of Alberta – Edmonton, Sept. 9, 2010.
108. “Heavier Main Group Lewis acids” – University of Calgary – Calgary, Sept. 10, 2010.
109. “Heavier Main Group Lewis acids” – University of Wisconsin – Madison, Oct. 6, 2010.
110. “Heavier Main Group Lewis acids” – Joint 66th Southwest and 62nd Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society – New Orleans, Dec. 3, 2010.
111. “Heavier Main Group Lewis acids” – University of California – San Diego, December 10, 2010.
112. “A bidentate Lewis acidic borane with a telluronium ion as an anion-binding site" – Pacifichem 2010, Honolulu, Hawaii – December 16, 2010.
113. “Lewis acidic properties of heavier group 15 onium ions” – Pacifichem 2010, Honolulu, Hawaii – December 17, 2010.
114. “Lewis acidic properties of stibonium and telluronium ions” – University of Arizona – Tucson, January 20, 2011.
115. “Lewis acidic properties of stibonium and telluronium ions” – Trinity University – San Antonio, February 10, 2011.
116. “Lewis acidic properties of pnictogenium and chalcogenium ions” – ExxonMobil – Freeport, April 8, 2011.
117. “Lewis acidic properties of heavier pnictogenium and chalcogenium ions” – Caltech – Pasadena, May 2, 2011.
118. “Lewis acidic properties of heavier pnictogenium and chalcogenium ions” – UCLA – Los Angeles, Mai 4, 2011.
119. “Lewis acidic properties of pnictogenium and chalcogenium ions” – IUPAC Congress – San Juan, Puerto Rico, Aug. 4, 2011.
120. “Lewis acidic properties of heavier pnictogenium and chalcogenium ions” – EQI Meeting – Guadalajara, Mexico, July 1, 2011.
121. “Fluoride capture by boron compounds: From aqueous fluoride anion sensing to fluorination and 18F-radiofluorination reactions.” – IUPAC Congress – San Juan, Puerto Rico, Aug. 4, 2011.
122. “Novel materials for the sensing and sequestration of toxic anions in water” – 242nd National ACS meeting in Denver – Aug. 28, 2011.
123. “Lewis acidic behavior of heavy onium ions”- University of Laval, Quebec- Oct. 28, 2011
124. “Lewis acidic properties of heavier pnictogenium and chalcogenium ions”- IRTG Minisymposium Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster – Münster, Germany – November 11, 2011.
125. “Lewis acidic behavior of heavy onium ions" – Fudan University – Shangai, China –November 14, 2011.
126. “Lewis acidic behavior of heavy onium ions" – National Taiwan University – Taipei, Taiwan –November 16, 2011.
127. “Lewis acidic behavior of heavy onium ions" – Academia Sinica – Taipei, Taiwan –November 17, 2011
128. “ Lewis Acidic Properties of Heavy Onium Ions”- University of Michigan - February 13, 2012
129. “Lewis Acidic Properties of Heavy Onium Ions”- Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania- March 2, 2012
130. “Anion binding and redox properties of late transition metal-stibine complexes”- 243rd ACS National Meeting, San Diego, March 28, 2012
131. “Lewis Acidic Properties of Heavy Group 15 and 16 Elements Toward Transition Metals”- 95th Canadian Chemistry Conference, Calgary- May 29, 2012
132. “Lewis acidic behavior of heavy onium ions”- Technische Universitat Muenchen- June 11, 2012
133. “Lewis acidic behavior of heavy onium ions”- University of Regensburg- June 13, 2012
134. “Lewis Acidic Behavior of Heavy Pnictogens and Chalcogens Toward Transition Metals”- Inorganic Chemistry Gordon Research Conference, University of New England- June 20, 2012
135. “Lewis acidic properties of heavy group 15 and 16 compounds”- ISACS 8, Toronto- July 22, 2012
136. “Lewis acidic properties of heavy group 15 and 16 compounds”- IRIS 13, British Columbia- August 2, 2012
137. “Lewis acidic properties of heavy group 15 and 16 compounds”- University of British Columbia- August 1, 2012
138. “Fluoride anion complexation in aqueous phases using main group Lewis acids: Applications in sensing and readiofluorination chemistry”- 244th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia- August 20, 2012.
139. “Novel Z-ligands based on heavy group 15 and 16 elements”- 244th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia- August 21, 2012.
140. “Lewis Acidic Properties of Heavy Organo-Group 15 and 16 Compounds” XXV International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry - Lisbon - September 3, 2012.
141. “Lewis Acidic Properties of Heavy Organo-Group 15 and 16 Compounds” 45th Inorganic Discussion Weekend - Ottawa – November 3, 2012 (Plenary Speaker).
142. “Lewis acidic properties of heavy main group compounds” – A Symposium on New Directions in Chemical Sciences - IIT Delhi - December 10, 2012 (Plenary Speaker).