Chemistry Seminars, News, And Events
Spring 2023 Seminar Series
| Date and Time | Speaker |
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February 09 5.00 PM |
Hemant Pal Florida Tech - Dissertation Seminar (Knight Group) |
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February 23 5.00 PM |
Moustafa Hamaad Florida Tech - Dissertation Seminar |
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March 29 3.00 PM |
Nishal Egodawaththa Florida Tech - Research Proposal (Nesnas Group) |
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April 06 5.00 PM |
Shon Neal Florida Tech - Dissertation Seminar (Chouinard Group) |
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April 13 5.00 PM |
Diana Velosa Florida Tech - Dissertation Seminar (Chouinard Group) |
Fall 2022 Seminar Series
| Date and Time | Speaker |
|---|---|
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October 27 5.00 PM |
Dr. Kamran T. Mahmudov
Centro de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences,
Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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December 01 1.00 PM |
Sahar Srajeh Florida Tech - Dissertation Seminar (Knight Lab) |
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December 01 5.00 PM |
Noel Manring Florida Tech - Research Proposal (Pathirathna Lab) |
Life From the Ground to the Starts - International Mini Symposium in the Biomedical Sciences
Thursday, Oct. 20 | 3:30-6:30 p.m.
Gordon L. Nelson Health Sciences Building, Room 141
Zoom URL: https://floridatech.edu/symposium
| Time | Speaker |
|---|---|
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3.30 PM |
Gregory Macleod, Ph.D. Florida Atlantic University Title: "How Do Neurons Control Mitochondrial Form, Function and Distribution to Support Neural Function?" |
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4.20 PM |
Andrew Palmer, Ph.D. Florida Tech Title: "Project RedHouse –Tales from a Martian Greenhouse" |
| 4.40 PM |
Manasvi Lingam, Ph.D. Florida Tech Title: "Constraints on Habitable Worlds in the Solar System Magdaléna" |
| 5.10 PM |
Magdaléna Bryksová, Ph.D. University of Palacký in Olomouc, Czech Republic Title: "Modern Cytokinin Derivatives – Synthesis, Bioactivity and Applications" |
| 5.30 PM |
Lucie Plíhalová, Ph.D. University of Palacký in Olomouc, Czech Republic Title: "New Biotechnological Tools Related to Cytokinin Bioavailability" |
Spring 2022 Seminar Series
Our Spring virtual seminar series meets in-person (Crawford Room 112) and virtual via Zoom on Tuesdays/Thursdays for the dates and times listed below. The meeting ID for virtual seminars will be announced before each session. We welcome all faculty, students, and staff to participate in this great event!
| Date and Time | Speaker |
|---|---|
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March 24 5.00 PM |
Shoan Neal - In Person Florida Tech - Research Proposal (Chouinard Lab) |
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March 31 5.00 PM |
Dr. Gabe Nagy - Virtual Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry University of Utah |
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April 14 5.00 PM |
Diana Velosa - In Person Florida Tech - Research Proposal (Chouinard Lab) |
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April 19 5.00 PM |
Anneli Nina - In Person Florida Tech - Research Proposal (Knight Lab) |
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April 21 5.00 PM |
Dr. Mei Shen - Virtual Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Title: "Elucidating Neurotransmission at the Nanoscale" |
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April 26 5.00 PM |
Matthew Pensenstadler - In Person Marcus Sanders - In Person Florida Tech - Undregraduate Research (Brown Lab) |
Fall 2021 Seminar Series
We are back to in-person seminar!!
| Date and Time | Speaker |
|---|---|
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November 9 5.00 PM |
Hussam Alhamza Florida Tech - Dissertation Defense (Wehmschulte Group) Title: "Synthesis, Isolation and Structural Elucidation of Cage-Shaped Aluminum and Gallium Phosphorous Aryloxide Complexes as Highly Reactive Lewis Acid and Carboxyboranes as Carbon Monoxide Releasing Molecules " |
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November 18 5.00 PM |
Dr. Denisia Popolan-Vaida Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry University of Florida Title: Ozone Assisted-oxidation Reactions and Their Importance in Atmospheric and Combustion Chemistry |
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December 09 5.00 PM |
Dr. Irina Chuvashova Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Florida International University |
Summer 2021 Virtual Seminar Series
| Date and Time | Speaker |
|---|---|
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July 9 11.00 AM |
Aurora Burkus-Matesevac Florda Tech - Research Proposal (Chouinard Group) |
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July 14 2.00 PM |
Carlyn Reep Florda Tech - Dissertation Defense (TakenakaGroup) |
Spring 2021 Virtual Seminar Series
As we continue our virtual learning, we continue our seminar series online too!
Our Spring virtual seminar meets via Zoom on Tuesdays/Thursdays for the dates and times listed below. The meeting ID will be announced before each session. We welcome all faculty, students, and staff to participate in this great event!
| Date and Time | Speaker |
|---|---|
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February 11 5.00 PM |
Dr. Michael Adrian Professor Department of Chemistry University of Pittsburgh Seminar Title: "Electrochemical sensors coupled to microdialysis for monitoring metabolism in injured brain tissue" |
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February 16 5.00 PM |
Shyiu Sun Florida Tech - Research Proposal (Takenaka Group) |
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February 18 5.00 PM |
Dr. Aaron Apawu Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry University of Northern Florida Seminar Title: "Implicating Monoamines in the Neurochemical Basis for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss" |
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March 2 5.00 PM |
Dr. Kenneth Gonsalves Professor Seminar Title: " Photoresists for EUVL (13.5 nm) Wavelength Nanopattering from N7 Down to N3 Nodes & Beyond: Materials Chemistry Design Principles for Hitech IC Fab" Indian Institute of Technology |
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March 4 5.00 PM |
Dr. Michael Roper Professor Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Florida State University Seminar Title: "Examining the Dynamics of Glucose Regulation" |
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March 11 5.00 PM |
Dr. Konstantin V. Bukhryakov Assistant Professor Florida International University Seminar Title: "Alkylidene Complexes: Synthesis and Application" |
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March 25 5.00 PM |
Dr. Karin Chumbimuni-Torres Associate Professor Department of Chemistry University of Central Florida |
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April 1 5.00 PM |
Changgong Xu Florida Tech - Research Proposal (Takenaka Group) |
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April 6 5.00 PM |
Franklin Thornburgh Florida Tech - Masters Defense (Chouinard Group) |
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April 8 3.00 PM |
Adnan Elgattar Florda Tech - Dissertation Defense (Liao Group) |
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April 8 5.00 PM |
Stine Olson Florida Tech - Senior Thesis (Chouinard Group) |
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April 15 5.00 PM |
Pierpaolo Morgante Florda Tech - Dissertation Defense (Peverati Group) |
Fall 2020 Virtual Seminar Series
As learning moves online, so our research seminars!
The chemistry program's virtual seminar meets via Zoom on Thursdays for the dates and times listed below. The meeting ID will be announced before each session. All faculty, students, and staff are highly encouraged to participate in this great event!
| Date and Time | Speaker |
|---|---|
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August 20 5.00 PM |
Dr. Nasri Nesnas Professor, Chemistry Program, FIT PhD Program and Guidelines |
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August 27 5.00 PM |
Dr. Adrian Roitberg Professor Department of Chemistry, University of Florida |
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September 10 5.00 PM |
Dr. Jessica Beekman Research Chemist US Food and Drug Administration |
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September 17 5.00 PM |
Dr. Sara Walker Assistant Professor Arizona State University |
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October 1 5. 00 PM |
Dr. Stephanie Cologna Assistant Professor University of Illinois-Chicago |
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October 15 5. 00 PM |
Dr. Brandon Ruotolo Professor University of Michigan |
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October 22 5. 00 PM |
Dr. Frieder Jaekle Professor Rutgers University |
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October 29 11. 00 AM |
Dr. Mario Thevis Professor German Sport University Cologn |
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November 5 5. 00 PM |
Dr. Jason Benedict Associate Professor University of Buffalo FIT/UCF ACS Student Chapter Joint Seminar Series |
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November 6 5. 00 PM |
Mohamed Fathy Hassan FIT Dissertation Seminar |
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November 12 5. 00 PM |
Dr. Thersa Evans-Nguyen Assistant Professor University of South Florida |
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December 03 5. 00 PM |
Dr. Jennifer Stockdill Associate Professor Wayne State University |
Summer Virtual Seminar Series
The Chemistry program is hosting a virtual seminar series on Thursdays for the dates and times listed below on Zoom. The meeting ID will be announced prior to each session. This seminar series will bring top researchers across the globe, and we believe this is an excellent opportunity to maintain the continued sharing of research and academic ideas during this unprecedented situation. All faculty, students, and staff are highly encouraged to participate!
| Date and Time | Speaker |
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May 14 5.00 PM |
Dr. Ian Webb Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology IUPUI |
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May 28 5.00 PM |
Dr. Steve Blanksby Professor School of Chemistry and Physics Queensland University of Technology (QUT) |
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June 4 3.00 PM |
Dr. Parastoo Hashemi Senior Lecturer Department of Bioengineering Imperial College London |
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June 18 5.00 PM |
Dr. Matteo Cavaleri Senior Professional Editor Wiley |
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June 25 5:00 PM |
Dr. Titel Jurca Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry UCF |
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July 2 5:00 PM |
Dr. Richard Smith Director of Proteome Research Pacific Northwest National Lab, Biological Sciences Directorate |
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July 9 5:00 PM |
Dr. Edward Duranty Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry University of South Alabama |
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July 16 5:00 PM |
Dr. Elon Ison Associate Professor Department of Chemistry North Carolina State University |
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July 23 5:00 PM |
Dr. Austin Jones Georgia Tech |
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July 30 5:00 PM |
Dr. Thomas Linz Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry Wayne State University |
Research Seminars
Seminars are held on Thursdays for dates listed below at 5 pm in the Olin LIfe Sciences Building, Room 130 unless otherwise listed. Faculty, students, and the general public are welcome and all chemistry students are strongly encouraged to attend. We hope to see you there.
Seminar dates will be updated throughout the semester.
| Date | Speaker and Topic |
|---|---|
| January 23 |
Dr. Kevin E. O'Shea, Florida International University The Cyclodextrin-Perfluorinated Surfactant Host-Guest Complex: Fundamental Studies for Potential Environmental Remediation and Therapeutic Applications |
| January 24 |
Lenny Bernas, L3Harris Technologies Research at L3Harris |
| January 30 |
Kyle Collins, Florida Tech Senior Thesis: Synthesis of 2,18-dithia[3](1,8)-carbazolo[3](3,5)pyridinophane to Investigate H-Bonding |
| April 9 |
Dami Ajadi, Florida Tech Ph.D. Seminar: Analysis of Fatty Acids in Chukchi Sea Sediments |
| April 16 |
Kristie Baker, Florida Tech Senior Thesis: Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry and Ozone-Induced Cleavage of Endocyclic C=C Bonds to Separate Isomeric Prostaglandins |
2019 Chemistry Conclave
Florida Institute of Technology's ACS Student Chapter recently hosted the Florida American Chemical Society 2019 Symposium for Synthetic Chemistry. This symposium is part of the Annual Florida Chemistry Conclave series. The Symposium featured keynote speaker Dr. Aaron Aponick from the University of Florida (pictured left). His seminar, StackPhos: From structural curiosity to enantioselective catalysis, followed the synthetic chemistry theme of the symposium. Students gave oral presentations of their research as well.
The event included hands-on demonstrations of outreach events performed by ACS student chapters at Florida Tech and other schools (pictured right) followed by a lab safety, seminar by Florida Tech's Dr. Joel Olson. If your ACS student chapter is interested in presenting an outreach demonstration, please email Ryan Bryant (rbryant2017@my.fit.edu) to reserve a lab bench or a fume hood. Students will also have the opportunity to present their current research. If you would like to present your research, please email our Chapter President, Audrey Preston (apreston2016@my.fit.edu). Visit the Chemistry Conclave website and their pages on Instagram and Facebook for more information about the event.
Chemistry Alumni and Friends
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Graduate Student Cumulative Exams
Cumulative exams for Chemistry graduate students are conducted on the following dates during the academic year. Email Dr. Norito Takenaka to select the exam's discipline (physical, organic, biochemistry, analytical, or inorganic).
| Fall 2019 | Spring 2020 |
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| Sept 10 |
Jan 21 |
| Oct 1 |
Feb 18 |
| Nov 5 |
Mar 24 |
| Dec 3 |
Apr 14 |