November 6, 2009
Friday, 3:00PM
8 Saint Mary's Street, Rm 210
Cosponsored by CNN
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Dr. Ramesh Jasti
Department of Chemistry; Division of Materials Science and Engineering
Boston University
Bridging Organic Synthesis and Nanoscience |
|  Abstract:
Carbon-based nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes, graphene, and diamondoids have emerged as some of the most promising materials for the technologies of the future. One of the major limitations to furthering our understanding and application of these fascinating materials is the lack of atomic-level structural control in the syntheses of these materials. Current synthetic methods produce mixtures of structures with varying physical properties. In this presentation, I will describe my research group’s bottom-up organic chemistry approach to building these materials with complete control over structure.
Biography:
Ramesh Jasti received his PhD in the field of organic chemistry at UC Irvine (2006) under the mentorship of Scott Rychnovsky. As a graduate student, Ramesh authored several highly cited articles regarding mechanistic and stereochemical aspects of the Prins cyclization reaction. Dr. Jasti then moved on to conduct his postdoctoral studies with Carolyn Bertozzi, working jointly at UC Berkeley and the Molecular Foundry—a nanoscience facility located at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. At Berkeley, Dr. Jasti addressed a longstanding and challenging problem at the interface of organic chemistry and materials science: the synthesis of the basic building blocks of carbon nanotubes. Having joined BU in August 2009, Dr. Jasti aims to expand on this work and continue investigating the synthesis and properties of carbon-based nanomaterials. |
