Grad Oral Presentations - Physical Sciences: Chemistry (except biochemistry) II

Thursday, October 11, 2012: 6:30 PM-7:45 PM
615 (WSCC)

Description: Description: Selected graduate students present their scientific research to their peers, mentor-judges, and other conference participants in a unique forum for professional growth



6:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
6:35 PM
Release of Calcium through Photoinduced Electron Transfer to Produce Biologically Relevant Hydrogels
Romina Heymann , University of Maryland, College Park ; Melissa Aplan , University of Maryland, College Park ; Daniel Falvey, PhD , Dr , University of Maryland, College Park
6:55 PM
A Multicomponent Approach to the First Total Synthesis of Bisavenanthramide B
Gabriella Nepomuceno, BS , Graduate Student , University of California, Davis ; Kevin Martin, MS , Graduate Student , University of California, Davis ; Jared Shaw, PhD , Assoc. Professor , University of California, Davis
7:15 PM
Blue Emission BODIPY Dyes: Synthesis and Characterization
Robinson Roacho , University of Texas at El Paso ; Alejandro Metta, Ph.D , University of Texas at El Paso ; Keith Pannell, Ph.D , Faculty , University Of Texas At El Paso
7:35 PM
Absolute Configuration Determination of Amines Using Kinetic Resolution Reagents
Renzo Samame , University of California, Irvine ; Shawn Miller , University of California, Irvine ; Scott Rychnovsky , Professor , University of California, Irvine