Apr
10
2017 Kilpatrick Lecture
Host Chemistry Description The 2017 Kilpatrick Lecture is on Monday, April 10, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. in the Hermann Hall Ballroom on the IIT Mies (Main) Campus. This annual event is a celebration of...
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Apr
5
New Opportunities for Spintronics: Magnetic Skyrmions
HostChemistry Description The field of spintronics, or magnetic electronics, is maturing and giving rise to new subfields. An important ingredient to the vitality of magnetism research in general is...
Mar
29
Supramolecular Chemistry of Charged Curved Polyaromatic Species
HostChemistry Description Recent achievements in experimental and theoretical chemistry of reduced corannulene and sumanene (two smallest prototypic fragments of fullerene, so-called buckybowls)...
Mar
22
Self-assembly of π-conjugated peptides
Presenting graduate research work from the Indian Institute of Technology HostChemistry Description A variety of biomolecules such as peptides, carbohydrates, nucleobases, and nucleotides have been...
Mar
8
Novel Simulation Methods Targeting the Protein Crystal Folding Problem
HostChemistry Description The protein folding problem has been a recognized experimental, theoretical and simulation challenge for more than 50 years. The ability to computationally predict the...
Feb
22
Surface Structural-Chemical Characterization of Single-Site Supported Organometallic Catalysts
HostChemistry Description Single-site organometallic catalysts supported on solid inorganic or organic substrates are making an important contribution to heterogeneous catalysis. The large majority of...
Feb
15
Nano Adsorbent Materials for U, Tc and I Remediation: Capacity, Molecular Mechanism, and Application
HostChemistry Description U, Tc and I are three of the four risk drivers at Department of Energy sites. New technologies are needed for remediation of U, Tc and I from contaminated groundwater or...
Feb
8
Why World-Class Organizations Have a Culture of Continuous Improvement Using Lean Six Sigma
HostChemistry Description Data from many organizations affirms that companies applying Lean Six Sigma in their operations not only deliver higher quality products and services, but also obtain...
Feb
1
Model Systems to Study Mechanisms for Mass Transfer from Nanotechnology-Enabled Polymers into Foods and the Environment
HostChemistry Description Polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) are materials in which nanoscale fillers are dispersed within a polymer host matrix. Despite excitement surrounding potential applications...
Jan
25
Water Technologies by Interface Engineering: Purification and Pollution Remediation
HostChemistry Description Driven by climate change, population growth, development, urbanization, and other factors, water crises represent the greatest global risk in the coming decades. All sectors...