Chemistry and Biochemistry

Seminar Schedule

13th Annual Chevy Axelrad Goldstein Distinguished Lecture & Research Student Awards

Date: Friday, March 20, 2020  Please Note: Lecture CANCELLED due to COVID-19
Time: 8:30am (Poster Session), 9:30am (Lecture)
Location: URSA MAJOR C
Speaker: Dr. Neil Garg, Organic Chemistry Professor and TEDx Speaker.

Jeremiah Gassensmith

UT Dallas
Date: Friday, February 8, 2019
Time: 11:00 - 11:50am
Location: 3-2643

Thesis Defence- Alexander Wang

Date: Friday, July 6, 2018
Time: 9:00-11:00am
Location:4/1-314
Topic: Investigation of Deconvolution Approaches in GC-MS Metabolomics Studies.

Thesis Defense- Tiffany Lopez

Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Time: 1:00-3:00pm
Location: 4/1-314
Topic: Computational Study of Nitrogen Oxides at Metal Centers and the Identificaton and Quantification of Fatty  Acid Methyl Esters. 

Thesis Defense- Ryan Baki

Date: Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Time: 10:00am-12:00pm
Location: 4/2-314
Topic: Enzymology and Metabolomics of Ethanol Incorporation by Acinetobacter radioresistens 50V1, a Mars Spacecraft-Associated Bacterium. 

Thesis Defense- Sevan Menachekanian

Date: Thursday, May 24, 2018
Time: 2:00-4:00pm
Location:  4/1-314
Topic: Design and Optimization of Low Frequency Raman Microscope for Liquid and Solid State Sample Analysis.

Thesis Defense- Carlos Mora Perez

Date: Friday, May 25, 2018
Time: 11:00am-1:00pm
Location: 4/1-314
Topic: Organic Optoelectronic Materials: A High Throughput Investigation of Halogenated Pah's.

Thesis Defense- Sylvia Speights

Date: Monday, June 4, 2018
Time: 4:00-6:00pm
Location: 4/2/314
Topic: Developing Integrated Science Courses Using the Next Generation Science Standards.

11th Annual Chevy Goldstein Distinguished Lecture and Lunch

Date: Friday, April 6, 2018
Time: Lunch 12:00-1:00pm (No Charge) and Lecture 1:00-2:00pm
Location: Kellogg West Conference Center at Cal Poly Pomona
Speaker: Dr. Paul Weiss - Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry- UCLA
Title: Global Opportunities in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.

Thesis Defense - Huijing Zhu

Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Time: 9:00 - 11:00am
Location: 4/1-314
Topic: Investigation of Inorganic Anionic Species in Indoor Airborne Particular Matter During Social Wildfire Seasons.

Dr. Frank Gomez

CSU Los Angeles
Date: October 27, 2017
Time: 11:00am
Location: 15-1808
Topic: Development and Novel Applications of Paper, Thread and Fabric Based Microfluidic Devices.

Dr. Gabriele Meloni

University of Texas at Dallas
Date: October 20, 2017
Time: 11:00am
Location: 15-1808
Topic: The role of metals in neurological diseases.

Dr. Jennifer Irvin - Hosted by SMACS

Texas State University
Date: September 28, 2017
Time: 12:00 - 1:00pm
Location: 4/1-314
Topic: Material Science PH.D. Program at Texas State University.

Dr. Josef Hofmann

University of Applied Sciences, Landshut, Germany
Date: September 29, 2017
Time:11:00am
Location: 15-1808
Topic: Biogas-basic principles and perspectives.

Thesis Defense - Hsi-Hao (Edward) Keng

CSU Los Angeles
Date: Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Time:1:00 - 4:00pm
Location: 4/1-314
Title: Synthesis of 2-Alkylquinizarin and Metal Complex Polymer.

Thesis Defense - Amera Kchech

Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Time: 1:00 - 3:00pm
Location: 4/1-314
Title: The Quantitation of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters in Microalgae Using GC-FID and GC-MS

10th Annual Chevy Goldstein Distinguished Lecture

Date: Friday, April 7, 2017
Time: Lunch 12-1pm (no charge), Lecture 1-2pm
Location: Kellogg West Conference Center at Cal Poly Pomona
Speaker:  Luis Campos Ph.D  -  Associate Professor - Chemistry Department, Columbia University
Title: Physical Organic Chemistry Approaches to Polymer and Science Engineering.

Jeremiah Gassensmith, Assistant Chemistry Professor

University of Texas at Dallas
Date: Friday, March 10, 2017
Time: 11:00am
Location: 24D-1220

Title: "Virus Based Nanotechnology and Nanotechnology Based on Viruses" 

Kota Kaneshige, PhD Candidate

UCSB
Date: Friday, January 27, 2017
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location: 24D-1220

Title: "Vesicular Acetylcholine Transporter (VAChT): Mechanism, Disease and PET Probes"

Thesis Defense - Khang Pham

Date: Thursday, December 8, 2017
Time: 2:00 - 4:00pm
Location: 4/1-314
Title: Analysis of Preservatives in Energy Drinks by Capillarty Electrophoresis.

Dr. Amanda Evans

California State University, Fullerton
Date: Friday, December 2, 2016   Please Note: Seminar CANCELLED
Time: 11:00 - 12:00pm
Location: 15-1808

Title: Enz-Flow/Continuous Bioprocessing: Towards a continuous flow synthesis of levomilnacipran.

Agustin Pierri, Ph.D

Method Development Manager, Weck Laboratories, Inc.
Date: Friday, October 7, 2016
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location: 15-1808

Title: Ultra-trace analysis of 130 pesticides in groundwater by LCMS.

Thesis Defense - Julian Chavez

Date: Friday, June 3, 2016
Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm
Location: 4/1-314
Title: The Production of Atomically Smooth Si(100) Surfaces at Low Temperature Using Low Energy Electron Enhanced Etching (LE4)

Dr. Thesis Defense - Yu-Liang Hsueh

Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Time: 8:20 - 10:00am
Location: 4/1-314

Title: The investigation of bis-(β-diketones) as monomers in the synthesis of coordination polymers.

Thesis Defense - Kristin Terminel

Date: Friday, May 27, 2016
Time: 2:30 - 4:30pm
Location: 4/2-314

Title: A Preliminary Kinetic Study of the Hydrolysis of Fischer Carbene Complexes

Agustin Pierri, Ph.D

Method Developement Manager, Weck Laboratories, Inc
Date: Friday, May 20, 2016
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location: 24A-1403
Title: Ultra trace detection of anthropogenic markers in wastewater—harder than looking for a needle in a haystack.

9th Annual Goldstein Distinguished Lecture

Date: Friday, April 29, 2016
Time: Lunch from 12-1pm (no charge), Lecture from 1-2pm
Location: Kellogg West Conference Center at Cal Poly Pomona
Speaker:  Terry Yen, Ph.D  -  Upstream Operations Research Analyst - U.S. Energy Information Administration

Title: Non-cohesive stochastic career dynamics-or how I am exploring the world outside of academic research.

Thesis Defense - Elizabeth Garcia-Martinez

Date: Monday, May 2, 2016
Time: 3:00 - 5:00pm
Location: 4/2-314
Title: Detection and quantitation of trehalose and other sugars in rice and Arabisopsis tissue using GC-MS.

Thesis Defense - Yunshi Tan

Date: Thursday, March 3, 2016
Time: 3:00 - 5:00pm
Location: 4/1-314

Title: The Electrochemical Study of Charge Transfer across the Liquid/Liquid Interface.

Zhuangjie Li

Cal State University, Fullerton
Date: Friday, February 26, 2016
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location: 15-1802
Title: Detection and quantification of volatile organic chemicals in water using the FTIR-ATR technique.

Julia Chan

Dept of Chemistry, University of Texas at Dallas
Date: Friday, November 6, 2015
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location: 24D-1220

Title: Targeted Crystal Growth of Rare Earth Intermetallics with Synergistic Magnetic and Electrical Properties: Structural Complexity to Simplicity.

Andrea Cooper

Keck Graduate Institute, School of Pharmacy
Date: Friday, October 30, 2015
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location: 163-2005

Title: Career Paths for Pharmacists: Focus on the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industries

Ted Holman

UCSC, Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Date: Friday, October 23, 2015
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location: 24D-1220
Title: Human 12-Lipoxigenase and Cardiovascular Disease: A Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Target.

Ms. Kaila Mattson

Graduate Student at UCSB
Date: Friday, May 16, 2014
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location: 24D-1224
Title: Turning Polymerizations "ON" and "OFF" Using Visible Light: Development and Applications.