Colloquia & seminars
Meetings are held on Mondays in Lecture Theatre G at 16.30 (unless otherwise stated) preceded by tea in the foyer at 16.15. All are welcome. Talks usually last ca. 50 minutes, followed by discussion. External (non-departmental) events which may be of interest to chemists are listed on the Other Events page
Spring Term 2012
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23rd January 2012 |
ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY MEDAL LECTURE (J. B. Goodenough Award 2011: Conjugated materials for light emission and light harvesting |
Professor Andrew B. Holmes University of Melbourne, CSIRO and Imperial College |
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30th January 2012 |
Rational Design of Nanocatalysts for Energy and Environment |
Professor Edman Tsang University of Oxford |
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6th February 2012 |
From biomineralisation in magnetic bacteria to the biomimetic synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles |
Dr Sarah Staniland University of Leeds |
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13th February 2012 |
New applications for platinum group metals |
Dr Stephen Poulston Johnson Matthey PLC |
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20th February 2012 |
Redox Chemistry and Electronic Structure of Molybdenum Carbon Chain Complexes |
Dr Mark Whiteley University of Manchester |
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27th February 2012 |
The Development of Thieno[2,3-b]pyridones as Novel Inhibitors of p38 MAP Kinase |
Dr Jeremy Davis UCB Celltech |
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5th March 2012 |
Ion mobility spectrometry combined with mass spectrometry for structural and trace analysis: what will ion mobility do for me? |
Prof Colin Creaser Loughborough University |
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12th March 2012 |
TBC |
Prof Mike Ward University of Sheffield |
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19th March 2012 |
TBC |
TBC |
Autumn Term 2011
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17th |
Dr Charl Faul Univeristy of Bristol |
tba |
| 24th Oct | Prof. Ian Fairlamb University of York |
Catalytic C-X and C-H activation cross-coupling processes (Host - Howard Colquhoun) |
| 31st Oct | Dr. Francis Pope, University of Cambridge | Nitrogen-rich molecules and coordination compounds (Host - Christian Pfrang) |
| 7th Nov |
Prof. John Dyke, University of Southampton |
Photoionization of reactive intermediates of importance in the atmosphere |
| 14th Nov | Dr. Helen Cooper, University of Birmingham |
Mutations and Modifications: Application of high-resolution mass spectrometry in protein analysis (Host - Rainer Cramer) |
| 21st Nov |
Dr Elizabeth New, University of California, Berkeley |
RSC Dalton Young Researchers Award Lecture |
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28th Nov |
Prof. Colin Creaser, Loughborough University |
tba (Host - Rainer Cramer) |
| 5th Dec | Dr. John Porter, Union Chimique Belge |
Discovery of Novel Tetrahydroisoquinoline Derivatives as Bcl-2 Inhibitors (Host - Wayne Hayes) |
| 12th Dec |
Dr. Vittorio Caprio Manchester Metropolitain University |
tba (Host - Laurence Harwood) |
Summer Term 2011
| 2nd May | Bank Holiday: No Seminar | |
| 9th May | Prof. Frank Pullen, University of Greenwich | What has mass spectrometry ever done for drug discovery and development? |
| 16th May | Dr. Peter Portius, University of Sheffield | Nitrogen-rich molecules and coordination compounds |
| 23rd May | Prof. Steven Armes, University of Sheffield |
RSC Prize Seminar: Aqueous dispersion polymerisation: a new paradigm for in situ block copolymer self-assembly in concentrated solution |
| 30th May | Bank Holiday: No Seminar | |
| 6th June | Prof. Steven Marsden, University of Leeds | Leaner, cleaner, safer: new catalytic reactions for heterocyclic synthesis |
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13th June |
Dr. Orla Kelly, University of Plymouth | HEA-Sponsored Seminar: Trial and error or strategically formulated plan? How our students approach problem-solving in chemistry |
| 20th June | Dr. Paul Mulheran, University of Strathclyde | tba |
Previous Seminars:
Spring Term 2011
| 24th Jan | Dr. Oscar Ces, Imperial College | A First Step Towards Practical Single Cell Proteomics and Single Cell Biopsies: A Microfluidic Antibody Capture Chip with TIRF Detection |
| 31st Jan | Prof. Nigel Simpkins, University of Birmingham | Synthesis of Bridged Natural Products |
| 7th Feb | Prof. Richard Winpenny, University of Manchester | Supramolecular and Coordination Chemistry Strategies for Linking Heterometallic Rings |
| 14th Feb | Prof. Lee Cronin, University of Glasgow | Non-Equilibrium Structured Supramolecular Cluster Assemblies |
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Friday 25th Feb 1-2pm |
Prof. Joe Sweeney, University of Reading |
Innovation, Impact and Effective Science |
| 28th Feb | Prof. Adam Lee, University of Cardiff | Shining Light on Clean Catalytic Technologies |
| 7th Mar | Prof. Alex Hannon, ISIS | Where are the Atoms in Disordered Materials? - Neutron Diffraction Reveals the Local Structure |
| 14th Mar | Dr. Tuomas Knowles, University of Cambridge | New Approaches to the Biophysics of Protein Aggregation |
| 21st Mar | Dr. Rudiger Woscholski, Imperial College | Chemical Biology of Phosphoinositide Signalling |
Autumn Term 2010
| 18th Oct | Prof. Laurence Harwood, University of Reading | Ligands for Selective Actinide Extraction: From Laboratory to Commercialisation |
| 25th Oct | Dr. Andrew Goodwin, University of Oxford | RSC Prize Seminar: Local Structure and Dynamics in Framework Materials |
| 1st Nov | Prof. Margaret Brimble, University of Auckland, NZ | RSC Prize Seminar: Nature's Medicine Chest: Opportunities for Synthesis |
| 8th Nov | Prof. David Harrowven, University of Southampton | Arenes in Nature: Cavicularin, RP-66453 and More |
| 15th Nov | Dr. Ramón Vilar, Imperial College | Targetting Quadruplex DNA with Metal Complexes: A Potential Approach for Anti-Cancer Drug Design |
| 22nd Nov | Dr. Markus Kalberer, University of Cambridge | Secondary Organic Aerosols: Chemical Analysis and Health Effects |
| 29th Nov | Prof. D. Phil Woodruff FRS, University of Warwick | Getting Quantitative Structural Information for Molecules on Surfaces |
| 6th Dec | Prof. Thomas Sorensen, Diamond Light Source | How to Cross the Barrier: Getting Ions through the Biological Membrane |
| 13th Dec | Prof. Cameron Alexander, University of Nottingham | Polymers for Biomedical Applications: Synthetic Switches and Biological Responses |
Summer Term 2010
| 26th April | Prof. George Marston, University of Reading | Atmospheric Ozone: Good, Bad and Ubiquitous |
| 3rd May | Bank Holiday: no seminar | |
| 10th May | Dr. Charlotte Williams, Imperial College | RSC Prize Seminar: Catalytic Activation of Renewable Resources for Polymer Synthesis |
| 17th May | Dr. Simon Holder, University of Kent | Self-Assembled Temperature Responsive Bicontinuous Nanospheres: From Controlled Polymerisation to Complex Structures |
| 24th May | Prof. Mike Bowker, University of Cardiff | Adventures in Catalytic Nanospace: The Selective Oxidation of Methanol |
| 31st May | Bank Holiday: no seminar | |
| 7th June | Prof. Nigel Mason, Open University | Probing the Biosphere |
| 14th June | Prof. Polly Arnold, University of Edinburgh | N-heterocyclic Carbenes as Reactive Ligands in Organo-f-block Chemistry |
| 21st June | No seminar |
Spring Term 2010
| 18th Jan | Prof. Molly Stevens, Imperial College | New Materials-Based Approaches for Regenerative Medicine and Biosensing |
| 25th Jan | Prof. Jon Dilworth, University of Oxford | RSC Applied Inorganic Chemistry Prize Lecture: The Role of Coordination Chemistry of Metallic Radionucleides in the Development of Diagnostic Imaging Agents |
| 1st Feb | Prof. Tony Vlcek, Queen Mary, University of London | Ultrafast Excited-State Processes of Re Carbonyl-Diimine Complexes: From Excitation to Photochemistry |
| 8th Feb | Dr Scott Woodley, University College, London | Zinc Oxide: A Case Study in Contemporary Computational Solid State Chemistry |
| 15th Feb | Dr. Paul Low, Durham University | Guilty as Charged: The Case for Ligand Non-Innocence in "Mixed-Valence" Systems |
| 22nd Feb | Prof. Trevor Rayment, Diamond Light Source Ltd. | Electrochemistry in Small Spaces -- X-Ray Synchrotron Radiation Studies of Pitting Corrosion |
| 1st Mar | Prof. Phil Page, University of East Anglia | Asymmetric Epoxidation Using Organocatalysis by Iminium Salts |
| 8th Mar | Dr. Nick Greeves, University of Liverpool | HEA-Sponsored Seminar: From Solid State to Polymers: Live and in 3D |
| 15th Mar | Prof. Christopher Strauss, Queen's University, Belfast | Technologies and Methods for Green Chemistry |
Autumn Term 2009
| 12th Oct | Dr. Kamyar Afarinkia, University of Bradford | Adventures in Organophosphorus Chemistry......and more |
| 19th Oct | Prof. Robin Clark, University College London | RSC Sir George Stokes Lecture: Scientific Examination of Pigments in Art and Archaeology: Art Meets Science via Raman Microscopy |
| 26th Oct | Dr. Gareth Price, University of Bath | Polymer Chemistry at Ultrasonic Frequencies |
| 2nd Nov | Dr. Dave Lindsay, University of Reading | Organic Synthesis with N-heterocyclic Carbenes and Transition Metal-Catalysed Desymmetrisation Reactions |
| 9th Nov | Dr. Richard Walton, University of Warwick | Complex Transition-Metal Oxide Materials Prepared Using Mild Synthesis |
| 16th Nov | Prof. David Rankin, University of Edinburgh | Combining Theory and Experiment: Equilibrium Structures of Gases and Solids |
| 23rd Nov | Dr. Patricia Hunt, Imperial College | Hydroamination and Catalysis at Group 2 Centres: A Theoretical Study |
| 30th Nov | Prof. Andrew Orr-Ewing, University of Bristol | RSC Tilden Prize Lecture: Spectroscopic Studies of Atmospheric Chemistry and Composition |
| 7th Dec | Dr. Rachel O'Reilly, University of Warwick | Responsive and Functional Polymeric Nanostructures |
Summer Term 2009
| 28th April | Prof. Tom Simpson, University of Bristol | Synthetic, Biosynthetic and Genetic Studies on the "AT-less" Antibiotic Mupirocin |
| 5th May | Brian Moffatt, Petrophase Ltd. | Novel Organic and Physical Chemistry Applications in Petroleum Studies and How to Make a Billion Pounds Using Simple Chemistry |
| 12th May | No seminar | |
| 19th May | Prof. Todd Marder, University of Durham | Transition Metal Catalysed Borylation of C-H bonds |
| 26th May | Prof. Jamshed Anwar, University of Bradford | Science, Rational Thought and Faith |
| 2nd June | Prof. Werner Hofer, University of Liverpool | Dynamic Processes Observed by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy |
| 9th June | No seminar | |
| 16th June | Prof. Martyn Poliakoff, University of Nottingham | Multiphase Catalysis in Supercritical Fluids |
Spring Term 2009
| 20th January | Prof. Rein Ulijn, University of Strathclyde | Peptide-Based Nanomaterials for Biomedicine and Nanotechnology |
| 27th January | Dr. Nigel Young, University of Hull | Looking for New Transition Metal Fluorides Using Matrix Isolation |
| 3rd February | Dr. Angelos Michaelides, University College London | Towards a First-Principles Understanding of Water-Solid Interfaces |
| 10th February | Dr. David Watson, University of Reading | Asymmetric Heterogeneous Hydrogenation of C=C Bonds |
| 17th February | Dr. David Rendle, University of Reading | Aspects of Forensic Chemistry |
| 24th February | Dr. Simon Clarke, University of Oxford | Structures, Properties and Chemistry of Complex Layered Solids |
| 3rd March | Prof. Kevin Booker-Milburn, University of Bristol | Total Synthesis Without Protecting Groups: Strategies, Problems and Opportunities |
| 10th March | Prof. Gary Attard, University of Cardiff | Electrochemical Approaches to Problems in Surface Science and Heterogeneous Catalysis |
| 17th March | Prof. Jonathan Percy, University of Strathclyde | Quantifying Aspects of Alkene Metathesis Chemistry |
Autumn Term 2008
| 14th October | Prof. Guy Lloyd-Jones, University of Bristol | Engaging and Disengaging Catalytic Subcycles |
| 21st October | Dr. Joachim Steinke, Imperial College | Supramolecular Polymers for Gene Delivery |
| 28th October | Dr. Georg Held, University of Reading | Chiral Surface Systems |
| 4th November | Prof. Mark Searle, University of Nottingham | Biophysical Studies of Molecular Recognition and Self-Assembly of Proteins and Nucleic Acids |
| 11th November | Prof. Pete Skabara, University of Strathclyde | Materials for Plastic Electronic Devices - From Organic Lasers to the World's Smallest Television Screen |
| 18th November | Prof. Alison Rodger, University of Warwick | Looking at Long Molecules in Solution: Protein Fibres, DNAs, Nanotubes and Membrane Proteins in Liposomes |
| 25th November | Prof. Frantisek Hartl, University of Reading | Photonic Behaviour of Metal Complexes with Multiple Redox Centres |
| 2nd December | Dr. Piers Gaffney, Imperial College | Synthesis of Phosphoinositide Analogues for Chemical Biology: Inositol Modification at both C and O |
| 9th December | Prof. Kieran Molloy, University of Bath | Design of Molecular Precursors for Inorganic Materials: An Inorganic Chemistry Perspective |
Summer Term 2008
| 22nd April | Dr. Christine O'Connor, Dublin Institute of Technology | Solving Problems in Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratories |
| 29th April | Prof. Jeremy Kilburn, University of Southampton | Supramolecular Chemistry - Peptide Recognition and Self-assembly in Water |
| 6th May | Prof. Duncan Bruce, University of York | Adventures with Liquid Crystals: From the Non-covalent to the Inorganic Solid State |
| 13th May | Dr Jeremy Robertson, University of Oxford | Oxidative Heterocyclisations for Natural Products Synthesis |
| 20th May | Prof. Patrick Unwin, University of Warwick | Interfaces in Flux: Crystals, Electrodes and Membranes |
| 27th May | Dr Christian Pfrang, University of Reading | Studying Atmospheric Aerosol: Synergies between Model and Experiment |
| 3rd June | Prof. David Haddleton, University of Warwick | Glycopolymers and bioconjugates from a combination of living radical polymerisation and click chemistry |
| 10th June | Prof. Robert Richardson, University of Bristol | Structure of liquid crystalline dendrimers |