Chem 593 / MatSci 593 Seminar Series

Fall 2005

Fridays at 4:10 in Fulmer 438

Date Speaker Title

Aug. 26 Prof. KW Hipps
Dept. of Chemistry & the Materials Science Program
Washington State University STM based molecular electronic spectroscopy: Orbital Mediated Tunneling Spectroscopy

Sept. 2 Organization Meeting

Sept. 9 Dr. Li-Qiong Wang
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Materials Science Department Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Materials Research

Sept. 16 Maxime Guinel
Materials Science Program
Washington State University The Origin of Asterism in Almandine-Pyrope Garnets from Idaho

Sept. 23 Prof. Aurora Clark
Department of Chemistry
Washington State University A Theoretical Perspective on Structure and Bonding
or
A Day In the Life of a Computational Chemist

Sept. 30 Prof. Jamie Manson
Department of Chemistry
Eastern Washington University Macro- and microscopic magnetic studies of Cu(II)-based coordination polymers

Oct. 7 Maya Leonetti
Dept. of Chemistry
Washington State University Electroless Deposition of Cobalt(II) Phthalocyanine on Gold

Oct. 14 Prof. Chris Berven
Dept. of Physics
University of Idaho Gas Sensing Using Gallium Nitride Nanowires

Oct. 21 Denys Solodovnikov
Materials Science Program
Washington State University Ratio of two to three photon annihilations of positrons in different materials

Oct. 28 Molly Kennedy
Materials Science Program
Washington State University Determination of Metallic-Dielectric Interfacial Energy

Nov. 4 Prof. Gary Collins
Dept. of Physics & the Materials Science Program
Washington State University Atom-scale studies of materials using hyperfine interactions

Nov. 11 Veteran's Day

Nov. 18 Harpreet Singh
Materials Science Program
Washington State University Porous Tricalcium phosphate ceramics for implant applications

Nov. 21 thru 25 Thanksgiving Break

Dec. 2 Tae-Jin Kim
Materials Science Program
Washington State University Molecular Dynamics Simulation of the Thermal properties of Carbon nanotube

Dec. 9 Kakoli Das
Materials Science Program
Washington State University Osteoblast Cell Attachment on Nonporous and Nanoporous Surfaces

Seminar Chair:
    Kirk Peterson
    Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science
    Fulmer 104B, 335-7867, kipeters@wsu.edu

Fall 2005 Refreshment Chair: Coralee McCarter
Fall 2005 Technology Chair: Maya Leonetti

Refreshments provided each week are sponsored by the Department of Chemistry and the Materials Science Program

Date	Speaker	Title
Aug. 26	Prof. KW Hipps Dept. of Chemistry & the Materials Science Program Washington State University	STM based molecular electronic spectroscopy: Orbital Mediated Tunneling Spectroscopy
Sept. 2	Organization Meeting
Sept. 9	Dr. Li-Qiong Wang Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Materials Science Department	Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Materials Research
Sept. 16	Maxime Guinel Materials Science Program Washington State University	The Origin of Asterism in Almandine-Pyrope Garnets from Idaho
Sept. 23	Prof. Aurora Clark Department of Chemistry Washington State University	A Theoretical Perspective on Structure and Bonding or A Day In the Life of a Computational Chemist
Sept. 30	Prof. Jamie Manson Department of Chemistry Eastern Washington University	Macro- and microscopic magnetic studies of Cu(II)-based coordination polymers
Oct. 7	Maya Leonetti Dept. of Chemistry Washington State University	Electroless Deposition of Cobalt(II) Phthalocyanine on Gold
Oct. 14	Prof. Chris Berven Dept. of Physics University of Idaho	Gas Sensing Using Gallium Nitride Nanowires
Oct. 21	Denys Solodovnikov Materials Science Program Washington State University	Ratio of two to three photon annihilations of positrons in different materials
Oct. 28	Molly Kennedy Materials Science Program Washington State University	Determination of Metallic-Dielectric Interfacial Energy
Nov. 4	Prof. Gary Collins Dept. of Physics & the Materials Science Program Washington State University	Atom-scale studies of materials using hyperfine interactions
Nov. 11	Veteran's Day
Nov. 18	Harpreet Singh Materials Science Program Washington State University	Porous Tricalcium phosphate ceramics for implant applications
Nov. 21 thru 25	Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 2	Tae-Jin Kim Materials Science Program Washington State University	Molecular Dynamics Simulation of the Thermal properties of Carbon nanotube
Dec. 9	Kakoli Das Materials Science Program Washington State University	Osteoblast Cell Attachment on Nonporous and Nanoporous Surfaces