Chemistry

Chemistry

Seminar Archives 2010

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Presenter Date Title and Abstract
Dr Christophe Bucher Tue 14 Dec 2010

Molecular Electrochemistry as a Swiss-Army Knife in Pyrrole Chemistry

Dr Sheila Woodgate Wed 1 Dec 2010

BestChoice:  A voyage of discovery into the fascinating
world of web-based learning

Prof Rodolphe Clérac Thurs 18 Nov 2010

Rational design of magnetic materials based on "single-molecule Magnet" building-blocks

Michael O'Donnell

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New Synthons for Silver(I) Metallosupramolecular Chemistry

John Thompson )

Synthesis and analysis of Fe(II) spin crossover complexes

Antony Crowther )Wed 17 Nov 2010
)BSc(Hons) Talks
Investigations into substituted pyridazines ...
Michael Holmes ) The field of Ionic Liquids (ILs) is a new and exciting ...
Matthew Carran )

Dibutyl Phthalate – A case study investigation of
exposed NZ soldiers

Dr Alexander Oliferenko Mon 1 Nov 2010

Applications and Molecular Design of Ionic Liquids

Dr Matthew Addicoat Thurs 28 Oct 2010 Computational Cluster Chemistry and Conformer Chasing
Dr Anna McConnell Mon 11 Oct 2010

Heteroditopic Calix[4]arene Based Receptors for Ion-Pair Recognition and the Synthesis of Rotaxanes

Tammie Cookson Thurs 30 Sept 2010 Tuberculosis: The White Death
Philipp Emnett Mon 27 Sept 2010

The Science of Cooking - The Chemistry of the Christmas Dinner

Prof Cameron Kepert Mon 20 Sept 2010 Achieving Advanced Function in Metal-Organic Frameworks

Daniel Packwood
Final PhD Seminar

Fri 17 Sept 2010

Dynamics of Gas-Liquid Collisions

Prof Robert (Bob) Gilbert Thur 16 Sept 2010

Your lunch and your life: biosynthesis-structure-property relations for starch, a complex branched polymer

Jayne Gulbransen Mon 30 Aug 2010 The age of reason: logic on the molecular scale
Prof Bostjan Kobe Thurs 26 August 2010
1.30 pm

A tale of two affinities: a molecular mechanism for bacterial susceptibility to zinc

Yiquan Sun Thur 26 Aug 2010

Classics in Hydrocarbon Chemistry

Jan-Yves Ruzicka Mon 23 Aug 2010 The Dawn of Solar Energy

Blair Stuart
Final PhD Seminar

Thurs 19 Aug 2010
11.30 am

Molecular Modelling for Enzyme-Inhibition: A Search for a New Treatment for Cataract

Chris Hawes Mon 16 Aug 2010

Materials-Based Approaches to Onboard Vehicular Hydrogen Storage

Brad Simons Thurs 5 Aug 2010

Atomic Force Microscopy: utilising the ways of the Force

Prof Philip Doble Mon 2 Aug 2010

Elemental Bio-imaging:   A new imaging mass spectrometry technique to determine the distribution of metal ions and trace elements in soft tissue samples

Andrew Gross Mon 26 July 2010

Extending the Limits of Lithography: Immersion, Extreme and Soft Approaches

Josua Lehr
Final PhD Seminar

Tues 22 June 2010

Modification of Surfaces with Thin Organic Films by Reaction with Aryldiazonium Salts

Dr Justin Hodgkiss Thurs 10 June 2010

Next generation conjugated polymers for electronic applications

Dr Paul Donnelly Tues 8 June 2010

Coordination Chemistry in Biology: Metal complexes in Diagnosis and Therapy

Victoria Peddie Wed 2 June 2010

β-Peptides: Influence of Fluorine on Structure, Conformation and Function

Alan Downward Thurs 3 June 2010

Photo-activated Cytotoxins

Prof Michael
McGlinchey

Mon 31 May 2010

Electronic and steric barriers to molecular rearrangements in organic and organometallic chemistry: syntheses, structures and broken symmetry

Prof Peter Geissinger Thurs 27 May 2010

Development of Methods for Measurement of Electric Fields at Protein Actives Sites and Elucidation of their Contribution to Protein Function

Prof Ken Ghiggino Mon 24 May 2010

Mimicking Photosynthesis

Dr Paul Wyatt Thurs 20 May 2010 Teaching Innovations - Using Technology to Enrich the Traditional
Prof Vickie McKee Mon 17 May 2010

Double template effects - mechanism and manipulation

Assoc Prof Lee Sharpe Thurs 6 May 2010

Semiconductor Materials as Chemical Sensors and Photocatlysts for Hydrogen Production

Paul Robertson
Ida Nuramdhani
Fang Liu
Samuel McKenzie

Fri 30 Apr 2010
MSc Part II
Seminars

Electrochemical cleavage of proteins
Towards Environmentally Benign Wastewater Treatment ...
Anti-tubercular Drug Design - Organic Synthesis of ...
Asymmetric control of the diastereoselectivity of glycosylation
Chris Saunders
Mark Russell
Ryan Golder
Sally Wishart

Fri 30 Apr 2010
MSc Part II
Seminars


Metallosupramolecular chemistryof N-Heterocycle tetra ...
Coordination polymers formed from beyond poly-carboxylic ...
Silver Complexes of Azobenzene and Analogues ...
Photo-activated cytotoxins

Timothy J.Wallington Mon 19 Apr 2010 Atmospheric Science and Sustainable Mobility: An Industrial Perspective
Omar El-Hadad Fri 16 Apr 2010 Effects of Cyclodextrin on the Kinetics of Emulsion Polymerization/td>
Prof Richard Moog Tues 30 Mar 2010 Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL):  A Student-Centered Approach to Instruction
Dr Helen C. Hailes Mon 29 Mar 2010 Biocatalytic Synthesis of  Ketodiols and Aminodiols

Prof Wolfgang
Schuhmann

Mon 15 Mar 2010 Modified carbon nanotubes as materials for biosensors and biofuel cells>
James Bull Tues 9 Mar 2010 Application of Quantum Mechanics to Fundamental Interactions in Chemical Physics: ... Final PhD Talk/td>
Reuben Jane Mon 8 Mar 2010 Cobalt(III) complexes for surface engineering Final PhD Talk
Prof George Lorimer Mon 1 Mar 2010

The GroELS nanomachine:  a biological simulated annealing machine for optimizing protein folding

Assoc Prof Merilyn
Manley-Harris

Fri 26 Feb 2010

The Origin of the Antibacterial Activity of New Zealand Manuka honey

Deborah Fitchett Mon 22 Feb 2010 Chemistry Postgrads: Finding and Organising Information
Tim Kemmitt Wed 17 Feb 2010 Sol-Gel Processed ZnO:Al for Transparent Conducting Films
Prof Peter Scott Fri 12 Feb 2010 Stereogenic Metal Centres and the Mechanisms of Hydroamination
Prof Amos B Smith III Mon 1 Feb 2010

Evolution of Anion Relay Chemistry (ARC): Construction of Architecturally Complex Natural and Unnatural Products

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