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Thesis Defense
Upcoming Events
Date
Thursday, January 29, 2026, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location:
Bass 122
"Adaptable sliding hydrogels as a dynamic 3D cell niche for enhancing stem cell-based cartilage tissue engineering"Hydrogels are versatile water-swollen polymeric networks
Past Events
Date
Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Location:
Chemistry Gazebo
"Simulating electronic spectroscopy and interfacial processes in condensed-phase systems"Spectroscopic and electrochemical experiments provide important insights into the
Date
Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 12:50pm - 1:50pm
Location:
Littlefield Center, L107
"Elucidating the Molecular Origins of Macroscopic Properties in Energy Materials Using Ultrafast Infrared Spectroscopy"Understanding the underlying molecular origins of ma
Date
Monday, December 1, 2025, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location:
Main Quad 380-380C
"Synthesis of Tigilanol Tiglate and its Analogs and Studies on Tigliane Skeletal Rearrangements"My research in the Wender lab is focused on developing synthetically scalab
Date
Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Location:
Munzer Auditorium
"An Ensemble–Function Framework to Decode Biomolecular Energetics: From Enzyme Catalysis to Deep Learning Models"All biomolecular functions are defined by the probability
Date
Monday, November 24, 2025, 10:00am - 11:00am
Location:
Chemistry Gazebo
"Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of PKC Modulators: a Function Oriented Synthesis Approach"Bryostatin-1 is a natural product that was originally isolated from the marine
Date
Friday, November 21, 2025, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Location:
Y2E2 299
“Advances in Polyethylene Upcycling Through Heterogeneous Thermocatalysis: Fundamentals and New Routes”
Date
Friday, November 7, 2025, 10:00am - 11:00am
Location:
Allen 101X
"Discovery and Characterization of Medicinal Plant Alkaloid Biosynthetic Pathways"Plants have evolved to produce diverse, complex natural products that interact with biomolecular targets i
Date
Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location:
ChEM-H E153
"A Synthetic Biology Approach towards Targeted Protein Degradation"Lysosome-targeting chimeras (LYTACs) are a promising therapeutic modality to drive the degradation of ex
Date
Friday, October 10, 2025, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Location:
Chemistry Gazebo
"Unveiling Metal-Like Phenomena and Novel Electronic States in Mixed-Valence and Mixed-Dimensionality Halide Perovskites in Extreme Conditions"As materials chemists, it is
Date
Friday, October 3, 2025, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Location:
Chemistry Gazebo
Total Synthesis of GDGT Lipid Natural ProductsThe glycerol dibiphytanyl tetraethers (GDGTs) are a class of membrane lipids isolated from prokaryotic organisms known as archaea.