Seminar Abstract: Cannabis sativa is a widely distributed plant with a lengthy history of attention by humanity. Despite this long-standing interest and the accompanying extensive use and consumption plus a substantial scholarly study, the broad and detailed chemistry of the plant and its chemical components are incompletely understood even by many of its modern practitioners. […]

Seminar Abstract: Frustrated Radical Pairs (FRPs) are an emerging strategy for harnessing controlled single-electron reactivity via sterically or electronically mismatched donor-acceptor pairs. Unlike traditional two-electron Frustrated Lewis Pairs (FLPs), FRPs generate open-shell intermediates under mild, metal-free conditions. This creates new opportunities for selective bond formation. However, their use in carbon functionalization remains largely underexplored. This […]

Seminar Abstract: To address the plastics waste crisis, significant efforts have been directed towards the design and/or use of inherently recyclable polymers with competitive properties. However, industrial adoption of these materials remains challenging due to their expense and practicality. For this reason, in addition to the necessary mitigation of current plastic pollution, it is important […]

Seminar Abstract: Amines are among the most prevalent functional group encountered in biologically active molecules and synthetic chemistry. Traditionally treated as synthetic end points, amines have recently emerged as valuable alkyl radical precursors. Central to these transformations is activation of the nitrogen center to reduce the Csp3–N bond dissociation energy. One activation strategy involves the […]

Seminar Abstract: Organosulfonium salts have recently seen an increase in utility as a handle towards a wide variety of powerful synthetic transformations. This is highlighted by the reactivity of thianthrenium salts and derivatives across transition-metal (TM) catalysis, photochemistry, electrochemistry, and radical polar crossover (RPC) reactions. Aryl sulfonium salt synthesis (e.g., thianthrenium and phenothiazinium species) has […]

Seminar Abstract: Ternary copper chalcogenide semiconductors can offer promising optoelectronic properties, but their performance is often hampered by crystallographic defects that are difficult to identify with standard laboratory characterization. This seminar explores the relationship between synthetic pathways and atomic-scale disorder in two ternary copper selenide materials, Cu3PSe4 and Cu2SiSe3. We first look at the structural […]

Seminar Abstract: Machine learning (ML) models have emerged as powerful tools for scientific discovery. Leveraging modern computing hardware allows for the generation of large data sets which can be used to train accurate, generalizable models to predict the physico-chemical behavior of molecular systems. However, the predictive power of such models is bounded by how chemical […]

While cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM) has progressed towards imaging cells in near-native states, effective labeling of biomolecules remains a major bottleneck. The intracellular environment is highly complex, driving non-specific interactions and label-associated perturbations that hinder accurate biomacromolecule localization. An ideal cryoEM label must provide easy visibility and selective target binding. Colloidal gold nanoparticle (AuNPs) labels are […]

Please register to attend: https://www.research.colostate.edu/arc/seminars-workshops/ As part of our seminar series highlighting the new Anton Paar XRDynamic 500, we’re excited to invite you to our next session focused on Pair Distribution Function (PDF) analysis. This seminar will be presented by visiting UCSB Prof. Simon Billinge, a leading expert in the field who has played a key […]