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Department of chemistry hosting series of spring seminars
February 02, 2007
For immediate release - February 2, 2007 Contact: Amy Sullivan (860) 439-2526; amy.sullivan@conncoll.edu
NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Connecticut College department of chemistry is hosting a series of six spring seminars. All will be held in Brown Auditorium in Hale Laboratory at 4:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public. The seminar schedule is as follows:
Feb. 6, "Applications of Nonlinear Optics in Biophysics and Tissue Engineering," by Paul Campagnola, assistant professor of physics, University of Connecticut Health Center.
Feb. 13, "Cinchona Alkaloid Catalysis: New Reactions and Applications to Natural Product Synthesis," by Michael Calter, associate professor of chemistry at Wesleyan University. The seminar is sponsored by Organic Syntheses, Inc.
Feb. 20, "A Ring Expanded View of Protein-Carbohydrate Interactions," by Mark Peczuh, assistant professor of bioorganic chemistry at the University of Connecticut. The seminar is sponsored by Organic Syntheses, Inc.
March 6, "New Electronically Interesting Plastics and Materials Featuring Main Group Elements," by John Protasiewicz, professor of chemistry at Case Western Reserve University.
April 17, "Understanding Aerogel Materials through the Use of Luminescent Probes," by Mary Carroll, director of undergraduate research and professor of chemistry at Union College.
April 24, Honor theses presentations by Connecticut College chemistry students.
Ranked among the most selective private liberal arts colleges in the nation, Connecticut College enrolls 1,900 men and women from 43 states and 45 countries. The college is known for putting the liberal arts into action through interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. Founded in 1911, the college operates under an 85-year-old honor code. The college is located at 270 Mohegan Ave, New London, about two hours by car from Boston and New York. The 750-acre campus is an arboretum overlooking Long Island Sound. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.
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For more information contact: Amy Sullivan (860) 439-2526; amy.sullivan@conncoll.edu