Foster Colloquium Series

Fall 2024 - Fridays at 2:30 PM in NSC 205

Friday, September 6, 2024

"Human Noroviruses – How Antibodies Target Capsid Plasticity for Neutralization"

Presented by: B. V. Venkataram Prasad, PhD, Romansky Chair of Biochemistry; Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology and Department of Microbiology and Molecular Virology; Director Graduate Program in Chemical, Physical & Structural Biology, Baylor College of Medicine

2:30 PM in 205 Natural Sciences Complex; refreshments will be served at 2 PM

Friday, September 13, 2024

"In situ Spectroscopy and Nanoscale Imaging of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Systems"

Presented by: Justin Sambur, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Materials Discovery (SAMD), Colorado State University

2:30 PM in 205 Natural Sciences Complex; refreshments will be served at 2 PM

Friday, September 20, 2024

"Hydrogen Bonding and Ultrafast Dynamics at Aqueous-Oxide Interfaces"

Presented by: Eric Borguet, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Temple University

2:30 PM in 205 Natural Sciences Complex; refreshments will be served at 2 PM

Friday, September 27, 2024

"Single Cell Analysis: Unveiling the Secrets to Aging"

Presented by: Edgar A. Arriaga, Northey Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota

2:30 PM in 205 Natural Sciences Complex; refreshments will be served at 2 PM

Friday, October 11, 2024

"Electrocatalysis and Drug Delivery Using Layered Zirconium Phosphate Nanomaterials"

Presented by: Jorge L. Colón, Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico

2:30 PM in 205 Natural Sciences Complex; refreshments will be served at 2 PM

Friday, October 18, 2024

"Catch and Release: Manipulating the Chemistry of Radioactive Metal Ions to Develop the Next Generation of Metal-based Medicines"

Presented by: Eszter Boros, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2:30 PM in 205 Natural Sciences Complex; refreshments will be served at 2 PM

Friday, November 8, 2024

"AI-based Determination of Structural Properties at the Molecular Level"

Presented by: Mikko Karttunen, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Western University, Ontario, Canada

2:30 PM in 205 Natural Sciences Complex; refreshments will be served at 2 PM

Friday, November 22, 2024

"Properties and Degradation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances"

Presented by: Shubham Vyas, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines

2:30 PM in 205 Natural Sciences Complex; refreshments will be served at 2 PM

Friday, December 6, 2024

"Genome Mining for "Extremozymes” – Extremophiles as Sources of Novel Biocatalysts"

Presented by: Graeme Howe, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Queen's University, Ontario, Canada

2:30 PM in 205 Natural Sciences Complex; refreshments will be served at 2 PM