Chemistry Seminars, News, and Events
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!
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August 20
5.00 PM
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Dr. Nasri Nesnas
Professor, Chemistry Program, FIT
PhD Program and Guidlines
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August 27
5.00 PM
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Dr. Adrian Roitberg
Professor
Department of Chemistry, University of Florida
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September 10
5.00 PM
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Dr. Jessica Beekman
Research Chemist
US Food and Drug Adminstration
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September 17
5.00 PM
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Dr. Sara Walker
Assistant Professor
Arizona State University
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October 1
5. 00 PM
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Dr. Stephanie Cologna
Assistant Professor
University of Illinois-Chicago
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October 15
5. 00 PM
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Dr. Brandon Ruotolo
Professor
University of Michigan
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October 22
5. 00 PM
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Dr. Frieder Jaekle
Professor
Rutgers University
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October 29
11. 00 AM
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Dr. Mario Thevis
Professor
German Sport University Cologn
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November 5
5. 00 PM
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Dr. Jason Benedict
Associate Professor
University of Buffalo
FIT/UCF ACS Student Chapter Joint Seminar Series
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November 12
5. 00 PM
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Dr. Thersa Evans-Nguyen
Assistant Professor
University of South Florida
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December 03
5. 00 PM
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Dr. Jennifer Stockdill
Associate Professor
Wayne State University
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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
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Dr. Ian Webb
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
IUPUI
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May 28
5.00 PM
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Dr. Steve Blanksby
Professor
School of Chemistry and Physics
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
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June 4
3.00 PM
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Dr. Parastoo Hashemi
Senior Lecturer
Department of Bioengineering
Imperial College London
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June 18
5.00 PM
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Dr. Matteo Cavaleri
Senior Professional Editor
Wiley
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June 25
5:00 PM
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Dr. Titel Jurca
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
UCF
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July 2
5:00 PM
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Dr. Richard Smith
Director of Proteome Research
Pacific Northwest National Lab, Biological Sciences Directorate
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July 9
5:00 PM
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Dr. Edward Duranty
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of South Alabama
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July 16
5:00 PM
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Dr. Elon Ison
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
North Carolina State University
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July 23
5:00 PM
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Dr. Austin Jones
Georgia Tech
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July 30
5:00 PM
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Dr. Thomas Linz
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Wayne State University
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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 |
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| 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
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| January 24 |
Lenny Bernas, L3Harris Technologies
Research at L3Harris
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| 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
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| April 9 |
Dami Ajadi, Florida Tech
Ph.D. Seminar: Analysis of Fatty Acids in Chukchi Sea Sediments
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| 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
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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
Read about the latest activities and accomplishments of our faculty, students, and alumni/ae in the 2017 Panther Chemist Newsletter.
Previous editions:
2015 Panther Chemist Newsletter
2013 Panther Chemist Newsletter
2009 Panther Chemist Newsletter
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Graduate Student Cummulative Exams
Cummulative exams for Chemistry graduate studentsare 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
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| Oct 1 |
Feb 18
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| Nov 5 |
Mar 24
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| Dec 3 |
Apr 14
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