2012 seminar program

Semester One 2012 Seminar Program

	Postgraduate/School Seminars	School Seminars	School Seminars
Week	Mondays - 4pm in LT 2	Wednesdays -9am in LT 2 (unless otherwise stated)	Fridays - 11am in LT 4
23/1			Professor Phil Gale School of Chemistry University of Southampton Host: Prof Kate Jolliffe
30/1			Dr Stephen Goldup School of Biological and Chemical Sciences Queen Mary University of London, UK Host: Dr Mat Todd
6/2*		Professor Ian Paterson Department of Chemistry University of Cambridge, UK Host: Dr Rich Payne Special Seminar 4:00 pm, Chemistry LT2 Professor Junpo He Department of Macromolecular Science Fundan University, China Host: Prof Sebastien Perrier	Professor Ludwik Leibler École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris (ESPCI ParisTech), France Host: Prof Sebastien Perrier
13/2		668^th Meeting of the Sydney University Chemical Society 5:30 pm, Chemistry LT2 Professor Justin Gooding School of Chemistry University of New South Wales Host: Dr Rich Payne	Professor Kelly Chibale Department of Chemistry University of Capetown South Africa Host: Dr Rich Payne
20/2		Dr Marc Kimber Department of Chemistry Loughborough University, UK Host: Dr Chris McErlean
27/2		Professor Shuhei Furukawa Kyoto University, Japan Host: Prof Cameron Kepert
5/3 (S1 begins)	Ms Jessica Chadbourne PhD seminar		Professor Takahiko Akiyama Department of Chemistry Gakushuin University, Japan Host: Dr Mat Todd
12/3		669^th Meeting of the Sydney University Chemical Society 5:30pm, Chemistry LT2 Refreshments from 5:00 pm. Dr Alan Robertson Chief Executive Officer Pharmaxis Ltd Title of talk: Building a research based pharmaceutical company in the 21st Century Host: Dr Rich Payne
19/3			Associate Professor David Reilly Director Quantum Nanoscience Laboratory School of Physics University of Sydney Host: Prof Jeff Reimers
26/3	Mr Yuen Yap Cheng PhD seminar
2/4	Mr George Huyan PhD seminar		Good Friday
9/4	Easter Monday
16/4		Ernest Ritchie Memorial Lecture (as part of the 670^th Sydney University Chemical Society) 5:30 pm, Chemistry LT2 Professor Dale Boger Department of Chemistry and Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology The Scripps Research Institute Host: Dr Rich Payne	Associate Professor Roy Tasker School of Science and Health University of Western Sydney Host: Dr Alexandra Yeung
23/4	Ms Lisa Cameron PhD seminar	Public holiday	Dr Gary Delaney Mathematical and Information Sciences CSIRO, Australia Host: Dr Toby Hudson
30/4		Professor Sean Li School of Materials Science and Engineering University of New South Wales Host: A/Prof Chris Ling	Associate Professor Michael Oelgemöller School of Pharmacy and Molecular Science James Cook University Host: Dr Deanna D'Alessandro
7/5		Dr Juan C. Nino UFRF Professor Materials Science and Engineering University of Florida Host: Prof Brendan Kennedy 671st Meeting of the Sydney University Chemical Society 5:30 pm, Chemistry LT2 Refreshments from 5:00 pm. Professor Iain McGregor Professor of Psychopharmacology ARC Professorial Fellow The University of Sydney Title of talk: Evolution of party drugs Host: Dr Rich Payne	Associate Professor Andrew Minett Co-Director Laboratory for Sustainable Technology School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Sydney Host: Dr Deanna D'Alessandro
14/5	Mr John Moraes PhD seminar
21/5	Mr Say Kwang Lim MSc seminar	Robert A. Flowers II Professor and Chairman Danser Distinguished Faculty Chair in Chemistry Department of Chemistry Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA 18015 Venue: Chemistry LT1 Time: 11:00am Host: Dr Rich Payne	Professor Igor Vorobyov University of California at Davis LT4, 11:00am Host: Dr Ron Clarke
28/5	Ms Liwen Zhu PhD seminar		Associate Professor Steen Brøndsted Nielsen Department of Physics and Astronomy Aarhus University, Denmark Host: Prof. Scott Kable
4/6	Ms Teck Yee Tan PhD seminar		Dr Nial Wheate School of Pharmacy University of Sydney Host: Dr Deanna D'Alessandro
11/6	Public holiday		Dr Fred Pfeffer School of Life and Environmental Sciences Deakin University Host: Dr Kate Jolliffe
18/6	Mr Cameron Weber PhD seminar	672nd Meeting of the Sydney University Chemical Society 5:30 pm, Chemistry LT2 Refreshments from 5:00 pm. Dr Karl S. Kruszelnicki Julius Sumner Miller Fellow The University of Sydney Title of Talk: Great Moments in Science Host: Dr Rich Payne	Professor Simon Ringer Director, Australian Centre for Microscopy & Microanalysis (ACMM) The University of Sydney Host: Dr Peter Southon
25/6	Ms Michelle Wong PhD seminar
2/7	Mr Murad Tayebjee PhD seminar
9/7		Professor Stefan Grimme Mulliken Center for Theoretical Chemistry Universitat Bonn, Germany 9 am in LT2 Title: The Fascinating chemical consequences of London dispersion interactions Host: Professor Leo Radom	Pr Claude Spino Département de Chimie Université de Sherbrooke 2500 Boul. Université Sherbrooke, QC Canada, J1K 2R1 Host: Dr Rich Payne
16/7	Ms Nguyen Pham PhD seminar	673rd Meeting of the Sydney University Chemical Society 5:30 pm, Chemistry LT2 Professor Addy Pross Department of Chemistry Ben Gurion University Beer Sheva, Israel Title of talk: "How Chemistry Becomes Biology. Extending Darwinian Theory to Inanimate Matter"	Dr Anne Richards Department of Chemistry La Trobe University Host: Dr Deanna D'Alessandro
23/7		Professor Masahiro Yamashita Tohoku University, Japan 9:00 am, LT2 Title: Multifunctional single-molecule magnets and single-chain magnets -- toward quantum molecular spintronics Host: Prof. Cameron Kepert

Semester Two 2012 Seminar Program

Postgraduate/School Seminars

School Seminars

Week

Mondays - 4pm in LT 2

Wednesdays -9am in LT 4

Fridays - 11am in LT 4

30/7

Ms Althea Tsang

PhD seminar

A/Prof James Beattie
School of Chemistry
The University of Sydney

Host: Dr Deanna D'Alessandro

6/8

Assistant Professor Nathan Gianneschi

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

University of California, San Diego

Host: A/Prof Lou Rendina

13/8

Ms Caroline Nesbitt

PhD seminar

Mr Randal Leeb-Du Toit

Commercialisation Manager

Sydnovate

Talk: Spinouts, Startups and Sydnovate

Friday, 11 am in LT4

Host: Prof John Canning

20/8

Ms Zhi Jun Lim

PhD seminar

Professor Peter Kingshott
Professor of Polymer NanoInterface Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences
Swinburne University of Technology

11:00 am, Chemistry LT4
Host: Dr Chiara Neto

27/8

Mr Trent Conroy

PhD seminar

Associate Professor Hiroshi Tanaka

Department of Applied Chemistry

Tokyo Institute of Technology

9:00am in LT2

Host: Dr Chris McErlean

Professor Pierre Ronceray

École Normale Supérieure, Paris, France

11:00 am, Chemistry LT4

Host: Prof Peter Harrowell

Professor Ron Lifshitz

School of Physics & Astronomy

Tel Aviv University, Israel

2:00 pm, Chemistry LT2

Talk: Quasicrystals - Some of nature's most intriguing forms of matter

Host: Dr Siggi Schmid

3/9

Mr Joonsup Lee

PhD seminar

Dr Kei Saito

Lecturer

School of Chemistry

Monash University

9 am in Chemistry LT2

Host: Prof Sebastien Perrier

Professor Nico Voelcker
Mawson Institute
University of South Australia
Host: Prof Sebastien Perrier

10/9

Mr Robert Chapman

PhD seminar

Professor Greg Qiao
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Melbourne
Host: Professor Sebastien Perrier

17/9

Sydney University Chemical Society Meeting

2012 Howard Lecture

5:30 pm, Chemistry LT2

Professor Phil Baran

Department of Chemistry

The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, USA

Host: Dr Rich Payne

Professor Herbert Mayr

Department of Chemie

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen, Germany

Title: Mythology in Organic Chemistry: A Kinetic Analysis

Host: Prof Leo Radom

24/9*

Ms Soo Park*

PhD Seminar

*Please note that Soo's seminar is to be held on Thursday 27 September in LT1 at 4:00 pm.

Professor Paul Mulvaney
School of Chemistry
The University of Melbourne
Host: Dr Asaph Widmer-Cooper

1/10

Public holiday

Professor Janusz Nowotny

School of Natural Sciences

College of Health & Science

University of Western Sydney

9:00 am, Chemistry LT4

Talk: Chemistry of titania and its application in solar energy conversion

Host: Professor Brendan Kennedy

Professor Robert E. Continetti

Department of Chemistry

University of California

San Diego, USA

Host: A/Prof. Tim Schmidt

8/10

Ms Alexandra Manos-Turvey

PhD seminar

Professor Tim Clark

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

9:00 am, Chemistry LT4

Talk: Simulating “Soft” Electronics

Host: Prof. Leo Radom

and

Dr Martin Prechtl

Department of Chemistry

University of Cologne

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Meeting Room 418, Level 4, School of Chemistry

Talk: “Nanoscale Metal and Metal Oxide Particles in Ionic Liquids in Multiphase Reactions: Hydrogenation and C-C Bond Cleavage and Coupling Reactions"

Host: Professor Thomas Maschmeyer

Professor Paul Bernhardt

School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences

University of Queensland

Host: Dr Deanna D'Alessandro

15/10

Ms Nilupa Amarasinghe

PhD seminar

Hans C. Freeman Lecture (Foundation for Inorganic Chemistry)

Professor Ed Solomon

Department of Chemistry

Stanford University, USA

5:30 pm, Eastern Avenue Lecture Theatre

Host: Dr Deanna D'Alessandro

Professor Irene Yarovsky

Health Innovations Research Institute

School of Applied Sciences

RMIT University

Host: Prof Jeff Reimers

22/10

Mr Mingfeng Yu

PhD seminar

Professor Ed Solomon

Department of Chemistry

Stanford University, USA

9:00am, Chemistry LT4

Host: Dr Deanna D'Alessandro

Dr Milton Kiefel

Institute for Glycomics

Griffith University

Host: Dr Rich Payne

29/10

Mr Dong-Hee Yoon

PhD seminar

Professor Derek Pratt

Department of Chemistry

University of Ottawa

9:00 am, LT4

Host: Prof Leo Radom

Professor Peter Daivis

School of Applied Sciences

RMIT University

Title of talk: Calculation of fluid-wall slip friction coefficients by equilibrium molecular dynamics

Host: Dr Asaph Widmer-Cooper

5/11

Mr Daniel Morrison

PhD seminar

Associate Professor Daniel Kosov
School of Engineering and Physical Science

James Cook University, Townsville

Host: Prof Jeff Reimers

12/11

Dr Ekaterina Pas

School of Chemistry

Monash University

12:00 pm, LT4

Talk: First principle approaches to studying ionic liquids

Host: Dr Deanna D’Alessandro

The Sydney University Chemical Society AGM 83 Presidential Addre

5:30 pm, Chemistry LT2

Professor Michael Kassiou

School of Chemistry

The University of Sydney

Dr David Lupton

School of Chemistry

Monash University

Host: Dr Rich Payne

Dr Ilja K. Voets

Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry & Institute for Complex Molecular Systems

Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands

2:00pm in Chemistry LT2

Talk: A small-angle view on macromolecular self-assembly: from supramolecular interactions to supramolecular structures

Host: Dr Elizabeth New

19/11

Associate Professor Urs Hafeli

Pharmaceutical Sciences Department

The University of British Columbia

11:00 am in Chemistry LT3

Host: A/Prof Brian Hawkett

Dr David Huang

School of Chemistry & Physics

University of Adelaide

Host: Dr Asaph Widmer-Cooper

26/11

Mr Yves Hsieh

PhD seminar

4:00 pm, LT2

Mr Derrick Roberts

MSc Seminar

4:00 pm, Chemistry LT2

The 676th Meeting of the Sydney University Chemical Society

Le Fèvre Lectures

5:30 pm, Chemistry LT4

Speakers: TBA

3/12

Professor Brian Yates

School of Chemistry

University of Tasmania

11:00 am in Chemistry LT2

Host: Prof Jeff Reimers

Dr Terry Frankcombe

Research School of Chemistry

Australian National University

3:30 pm in Chemistry LT1

Host: A/Prof. Tim Schmidt

10/12

Ms Lina Di Marco

PhD seminar

*All seminars from 3 December 2012 to 1 March 2013 will be held in Chemistry LT2 instead of LT4. Chemistry LT4 is undergoing renovations.

*Special Seminars:
Thursday, 22 November	Professor Philippe Dubois, Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials, Center of Innovation and Research in Materials & Polymers, University of Mons (UMONS, Belgium), will be presenting a seminar on "From non-covalent surface treatment of carbon nanotubes by catalyzed polymerization to high performance nanocomposite materials" at 2:30pm to 3:30pm in Chemistry Lecture Theatre 2. Host: Professor Sebastien Perrier.
Monday, 19 November	Professor Thomas Maschmeyer, 2012 Liversidge Lecture in Chemistry, Time: 5:45 pm for 6:00 pm start. Venue: New Law Lecture Theatre 101, New Law Building, Eastern Avenue, The University of Sydney. Host:The Royal Society of NSW and RACI. Drinks and canapes in the foyer from 7:00pm
Thursday, 15 November	Dr Anthony Phillips, School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary, University of London. Talk: "Beyond the Chemical Cemetery: Atomic Motion in Functional Materials". TIme: 11:00am in Chemistry LT2. Host: Professor Cameron Kepert.
Thursday, 25 October	Professor Kris Matyjaszewski, Carnegie Mellon University, USA as part of the 676^th Meeting of the Sydney University Chemical Society. 5:30pm in Chemistry LT2.
Tuesday, 23 October	Professor Ed Solomon, Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, USA. 3-4 pm in Chemistry LT4. Host: Dr Deanna D'Alessandro
Thursday, 11 October	Dr Martin Prechtl, Department of Chemistry, University of Cologne, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, Meeting Room 418, Level 4, School of Chemistry, Talk: “Nanoscale Metal and Metal Oxide Particles in Ionic Liquids in Multiphase Reactions: Hydrogenation and C-C Bond Cleavage and Coupling Reactions". Host: Professor Thomas Maschmeyer
Tuesday, 4 September	Associate Professor Richard Tilley, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. 3:00 pm in Chemistry LT4. Host: Prof. Cameron Kepert.
Thursday, 30 August	Professor Greg Weiss, University of California Irvine, USA. Host: Dr Rich Payne. 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm in LT4.
Thursday, 28 June	Assist. Prof Yoji Kobayashi, Kyoto University, Japan, Title: New Perovskite Oxyhydrides, Host: Dr Deanna D’Alessandro. All welcome. Free. No booking required. Chemistry LT2 at 2-3 pm
Tuesday, 26 June	Professor Tom Holme of Iowa State University and Director of the ACS Examinations Institute, USA. Chemistry LT4 at 2:00pm.
Tuesday, 17 April	Professor M. Saiful Islam, Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, UK will be giving a talk on "Watts New with Clean Energy Materials? Batteries Included" in Chemistry LT2 at 3:00pm.
Tuesday, 3 April	The Foundation for Inorganic Chemistry, A lecture introducing new members of the inorganic faculty. They are: Dr Elizabeth New; Dr Michela Simone and Dr Deanna D'Alessandro. Chemistry LT2, 5:30pm. All welcome.
Tuesday, 3 March	Professor Ulrich Wiesner, Materials Science & Engineering, Cornell University, USA. 11am in Chemistry Room 418, Level 4, School of Chemistry.
Thursday, 1 March	Associate Professor Takahiro Ohkubo, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama Unviersity Japan
Thursday, 9 February	Professor David Haddleton from the Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, UK
Tuesday, 7 February	Dr Tom Faust, University of Manchester, Host: Cameron Kepert

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The University of Sydney - school of chemistry

2012 seminar program

Semester One 2012 Seminar Program

Semester Two 2012 Seminar Program

*Special Seminars: