August

8/21

ACS meeting (Philadelphia, PA)

8/28

Nicholas Leventis "Three-dimensional core-shell superstructures: mechanically strong aerogels"(UM-Rolla); Peng

September

9/4*

(12:45 pm in SCB 213) Thomas George "Laser-Induced Electronic and Vibrational Excitation of Nanoparticles" (UMSL); Kilway

9/11

Anthony Caruso Organic-based Magnets from an Electronic Structure View (UMKC-Physics); Jean

(Special day: Tuesday) Gerald B. Hammond "Transformative alkynylogation: Extension of the electronic effects of propargyl or allenyl substrates" (U of Louisville Kentucky / NSF); Kadnikova

9/25

James J. O'Brien "Intracavity Laser Spectroscopy: from cold methane to hot radicals" (UMSL); Groner

October

10/2

Nicola Pohl "Automated Oligosaccharide Synthesis and Vaccine Design" (Iowa State U); Kadnikova

10/8 – 10/11

Midwest ACS meeting (Kearney, NE)

10/23

Dean Duncan "Functional organic-inorganic hybrids (UW-Milwaukee); Peng

10/30

Lawrence Scott "Progress Toward the Chemical Synthesis of Single Chirality Carbon Nanotubes" (Boston College); Kilway

November

11/6

(reserved for Chemistry Department business)

11/13

Paul Baures "Molecular Libraries from Imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic Acid" (U of Tulsa); Buszek

11/24 – 11/30

Thanksgiving break

December

12/4

A&S Reading Days