Colloquium Series

As part of the colloquium series, the Department of Chemistry at Boston University invites some of the country's top University researchers to share and present their current research. The talks are held on Mondays (unless otherwise noted with an *) in the Metcalf Center for Science and Engineering at 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215.

Talks begin at 4:00 p.m. in the Science Center Auditorium, Room 107 (SCI 107). A reception and refreshments precede the talks starting at 3:30 p.m. in the Science Center Lounge, Room 105 (SCI 105).

Fall 2004

September 13	Professor Peter Dorhout Colorado State University "Solid State Chemistry of the Actinides: Challenges and Implications"

October 4	Professor Christoph Fahrni Georgia Institute of Technology "Rational Design of Fluorescent Sensors for the Biological Chemistry of Zinc and Copper"

October 25	Professor Nicola Pohl Iowa State University "Chemical Proteomics and Synthetic Strategies to Decipher the Glycocode"

*Friday, November 12	Professor Richard Zare Stanford University "Reactions of Fast H and Cl Atoms with Methane"

November 15	Professor Patrick Holland University of Rochester "Breaking Bonds with Low-Coordinate Iron: Chemistry Inspired by Nitrogenase"

November 22	Professor Dean Toste University of California, Berkeley "'Open-Flask' Transition Metal Catalysis for Organic Reactions"

December 6	Professor Eric Kool Stanford University "Mimicking the Structure and Functions of DNA"

December 13	Professor James Spencer Franklin & Marshall College "Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning: A New Approach to Student Centered Instruction"