Chem C2408 Spring 2000

Chemistry C2408

Spring Term, 2000

Tuesdays at 12:20 PM Room 209 Havemeyer Hall
FIRST YEAR SEMINARS IN CHEMISTRY
Last revised: Thu 30 Mar 2000

One credit. Open to all students who have completed C/F1403 or C2407 or C3045. Also open to other students with permission of the instructor.

Weekly lectures on topics in modern chemistry designed to introduce students with limited scientific experience to problems that are interesting and important in chemical research today.
The role of the lecturer is to sustain early interest in science by exposing seminar participants to cutting-edge research problems in chemistry and chemical engineering, and introducing them to the people actively trying to resolve them.
Each of the lecturers is charged with the responsibility of giving an account of their own research (and that of their colleagues) in a lucid and interesting manner.
About half the speakers are drawn from the Columbia Chemistry faculty. The rest are visiting professors from other universities, research chemists from industrial and government laboratories, and scientists working in closely related fields.
A successful PASS/FAIL GRADE will be issued to each registrant, based on his/her attendance record and participation in the course.
Join us for this introduction to the beauties of scientific research in chemistry and engineering.

Part I

January 18	Prof. Koji Nakanishi (Organic Chemistry)
	"Natural Products & Chemisty. "
January 25	Prof. Ged Parkin (Inorganic Chemistry)
	"Bond stretch Isomerism"
February 1	Prof. Louis Brus (Physical Chemistry)
	"Nanocrystals."
February 8	Prof. Thomas Katz (Organic Chemistry)
	"Molecules That are All Screwed Up."
February 15	Prof. Ronald Breslow (Organic Chemistry)
	"Chemistry Today and Tomorrow."
February 22	Prof. Dalibor Sames (Organic Chemistry)
	"Building Artificial Enzymes"
February 29	Prof. Virginia Cornish (Organic Chemistry)
	"An in vivo Selection for Evolving Novel Catalysts."
March 7	Prof. Jack Norton (Inorganic Chemistry)
	"Organometallics and Bioinorganic Chemistry"
March 14	SPRING BREAK

Part II

March 21	Mark Kleinman
	"Mobility of Small Molecules in Supramolecular Systems"
March 28	Craig Parish
	"Bioorganic Studies of Macular Degeneration"
April 4	Prof. David Adams
	"Spectroscopy of Single Molecules and Nanostructures"
April 11	Prof. Nicholas Turro
	"From the Philosopher's Tone to Boiling Stones to Smart Crystals"
April 18	Prof. George Flynn
	"Looking at Molecules on Surfaces: the view from one billionth of an inch"

Last revised: Thu 30 March 2000