Chemistry News and Seminars
Fall 2009 - Spring 2010 Seminars
September 8, 2009 (Tues, Rooke 101 - 12:00pm), Pizza!
Prof. Rory Waterman, University of Vermont
"Zirconium-Mediated Bond Formation: Stripping Off Hydrogen to Make Sigma- and Pi-Bonds"
September 9, 2009 (Wed, Rooke 116 - 7:30pm)
Prof. Dennis Dougherty, California Institute of Technology
"Chemistry on the Brain: Understanding the Nicotine Receptor"
October 20, 2009 (Tues, Rooke 101 - 12:00pm) Pizza and Soda!
Jennifer Sievering ('04), Security Solutions Engineer, RedXDefense
"From Lab to the Field: The Journey of a Forensic Scientist"
October 21, 2009 (Wed, Rooke 116 - 5:00pm)
Prof. David MacMillan, Princeton University
"Photoredox Catalysis in Chemical Synthesis"
November 11, 2009 (Wed, Rooke 116 - 5:00pm)
Prof. Dennis Curran, University of Pittsburgh
"Radical, ionic and organometallic reactions for N-heterocyclic carbene boranes"
Fall 2008 - Spring 2009 Seminars
September 30, 2008 (Tuesday, Rooke 101 - 12:00pm), Pizza and Soda!
Prof. Eric Borguet, Temple University
"Self-assembly, Nanotmaterial Growth and Charge Transfer at Electrochemical Interfaces"
October 28, 2008 (Tuesday, Rooke 101 - 12:00pm), Pizza and Soda!
Chemistry Research Extravaganza
Students : Come learn about research in the chemistry department.
November 11, 2008 (Tuesday, Rooke Auditorium - Room 116, 12:00 pm)
Prof. Tracy Handel '80, University of California San Diego
"Chemokine-Receptor Structure and Function: Opportunities for Novel Therapeutic Strategies""
November 12, 2008 (Wednesday, Rooke Auditorium - Room 116, 5:00 pm)
Merck-Bucknell Lecture Series
Prof. Li Jia, University of Akron, Department of Polymer Science
"By design and by accident - catalytic carbonylative reactions for polymer and small molecule synthesis"
November 19, 2008 (Wednesday, Rooke Auditorium - Room 116, 12:00 pm)
Cell Biology Biochemistry Lecture Series
Dr. Robert Danovich, Merck Inc., Department of Antiviral Research
"Isentress (Raltegravir): Inhibitor of HIV Integrase"
December 3, 2008 (Wednesday, Rooke Auditorium - Room 116, 5:00 pm)
Merck-Bucknell Lecture Series
Prof. Ross Widenhoefer, Duke University
"Gold(I)-catalyzed hydrofunctionalization of C=C bonds "
February 24, 2009 (Tuesday, Rooke 102, 12pm)
Dr. Tomislav Pintauer, Duquesne University
"Greening of copper catalyzed atom transfer radical addition and cyclization reactions in the presence of reducing agents"
March 24, 2009 (Wednesday, Rooke 101, 12pm)
SAACS Lecture Series
Labe Black, M.S. student lecture
"Vibrational relaxation of ozone by atomic oxygen"
April 8, 2009 (Wednesday, Rooke Auditorium - Room 116, 5:00 pm)
Merck-Bucknell Lecture Series
Dr. Nancy Thornberry, Merck & Co.
"Development of new therapies for the treatment of type II diabetes"
April 15, 2009 (Wednesday, Rooke 102, 12pm)
SAACS Lecture Series,
Joshua Leasure, M.S. student lecture
"Effect of reaction parameters on the polymerization of t-butyl vinyl ether initiated by N-methyleneamines"
April 15, 2009 (Wednesday, Rooke Auditorium - Room 116, 5:00 pm)
Merck-Bucknell Lecture Series
Prof. Kenneth Feldman, Pennsylvania State University
"Studies in Natural Products Synthesis "
April 21, 2009 (Tuesday, Rooke 102, 12pm)
SAACS Lecture Series
Kirsten Kahler, M.S. student lecture
"Mutagenesis studies to probe substrate binding and regiochemical control by soybean lipoxygenase-1"
April 22, 2009 (Wednesday, Rooke Auditorium - Room 116, 5:00 pm)
Merck-Bucknell Lecture Series
Dr. Michael Rudd, Merck and Co.
"Development of MK-7009 and bismacrocyclic inhibitors of HCV NS3/4A protease"
Spring 2007 Seminars
March 7, 2007 (Wednesday, Rooke Auditorium – Room 116, 7:30 pm)
Prof. Kevin Campos, Merck Research Laboratories
“Catalytic Asymmetric Reactions in the Synthesis of Complex Drug Target”
March 21, 2007 (Wednesday, Rooke Auditorium – Room 116, 7:30 pm)
Prof. Ann Valentine, Yale University
"Bioinorganic Chemistry of Titanium in Medicine and the Environment"
March 21, 2007 (Wednesday, Rooke Auditorium – Room 116, 7:30 pm)
Prof. Roberto Delgado-Sanchez, SUNY- Brooklyn
"Ruthenium Compounds in Catalysis and in Medicinal Chemistry”
Fall 2006 Seminars:
Wednesday, October 25, 2006 (Rooke Auditorium – Room 116, 7:30 pm)
Dr. James Yergey, Merck Research Laboratories
“Effective strategies for discovery drug metabolism”
Wednesday, November 8, 2006 (Rooke Auditorium – Room 116, 7:30 pm)
Prof. Nicholas Leadbeater University of Connecticut
“Expanding the scope of microwave-promoted organic synthesis”
Wednesday, November 15, 2006 (Rooke Auditorium – Room 116, 7:30 pm)
Prof. Timothy Lodge, University of Minnesota
"Block copolymers: the flexible route to self-assembled nanostructures”
Archived News and Announcements:
January 2007 - Students : time to plan for summer research! Turn in applications by March 2, 2007. See the summer research page for additional information.
September 2006
Bucknell Alum Frank "Biff" Williams receives ACS National Award: 2007 Earle B. Barnes Award for Leadership in Chemical Research Management
2007 Earle B. Barnes Award for Leadership in Chemical Research Management
September 2006
Senior chemistry major Brit Merola receives WCC funding to present her work at 2006 Fall ACS National Meeting in San Francisco.
August 2006
The Department welcomes Prof. John Stahl, Prof. Kathrym Hicks, and Prof. Lou Ann Tom to the department for 2006-07.
The Department welcomes Prof. John Stahl, Prof. Kathrym Hicks, and Prof. Lou Ann Tom to the department for 2006-07.
September- 2005:
University of Minnesota Chemistry Professor Thomas Hoye (Bucknell BS/MS Chemistry, 1972) has isolated and solved the structure of an important sea lamprey pheromone.
August - 2005
Professors Rovnyak (CHEM), Stockland, (CHEM), Strein (CHEM), Maneval (CHEM ENG), and Cunningham (PHYS), awarded $475k from the national science foundation to acquire a high field nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer for research on macromolecules.
