October 2022
Prof. Rafal Klajn “Electrostatic self-assembly of nanoparticles into static and out-of-equilibrium materials”
Prof. Rafal Klajn Weizmann Institute of Science Self-assembly of inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) into ordered structures (“superlattices”) has led to a wide range of nanomaterials with unique optical, electronic, and catalytic properties. Various interactions have been employed to direct the crystallization of NPs, including van der Waals forces, hydrogen bonding, as well as electric and magnetic dipolar interactions. Among them, Coulombic interactions have remained largely unexplored, owing to the rapid charge ligand exchange between NPs bearing high densities of opposite charges.…
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Prof. Jeremy Wulff “Universal Crosslinkers for On-Demand Upgrading of Polymer Properties: Synthesis, Structure-Function Relationships, and Applications in Materials Science”
Prof. Jeremy Wulff Université de Victoria, Canada http://web.uvic.ca/%7Ewulff/
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Prof. Mark Lautens “Catalysis and Multicatalysis as a Route to Carbocycles and Heterocyles”
Prof. Mark Lautens University of Toronto, Canada https://sites.chem.utoronto.ca/chemistry/staff/ML/mark.php
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Prof. Massimo Baroncini “Tutorial introduction to photochromic molecules” POSTPONED to a later date
Prof. Massimo Baroncini University of Bologna
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Massimo Baroncini Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences Università di Bologna
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Prof. Jonathon E. Beves “Visible-light-responsive supramolecular assemblies”
Prof. Jonathon E. Beves UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia E-mail: j.beves@unsw.edu.au | Twitter: @jonbeves Abstract "Visible-light-responsive supramolecular assemblies" Keywords: Self-assembly, photoswitch Some of our recent work developing visible-light-responsive molecules and assemblies will be presented. Using photoswitchable ligands and palladium(II) ions we self-assembled structures that can be manipulated using visible light to control their composition and recognition properties. We have also developed merocyanine photoswitches to generate the largest reversible bulk pH changes, including from basic to acid conditions, and used these to control self-assembly…
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Prof. Liming Dai “Carbon-based metal-free electrocatalysts for Clean Energy and Environmental Remediation”
Prof. Liming Dai Australian Carbon Materials Centre The ARC Centre of Excellence for Carbon Science and Innovation University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia Abstract: Since our discovery of the first carbon-based metal-free electrocatalyst (C-MFEC, i.e., N-doped carbon nanotubes) for oxygen reduction in fuel cells in 2009, the field of C-MFEC has grown enormously. CMFECs, as alternatives to noble metal-based electrocatalysts, have been widely demonstrated for efficient oxygen reduction, oxygen evolution, hydrogen evolution, carbon dioxide reduction, nitrogen reduction,…
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Symposium on “Synthetic 2D Materials – From Structures to Functions”
The program is enclosed and the event is open to anyone without need of registration. Link to symposium program
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Soft Skills Workshop, 3rd Edition
1st session: ChemDraw Live Advanced Tips & Tricks Session Dr. Pierre Morieux is currently the Chemistry Product Marketing Manager at Revvity Signals, formerly PerkinElmer Informatics. In this role, he capitalizes on a decade of experience in the scientific research software industry to empower chemists in developing life-saving therapies and life-enhancing materials through modern, software applications. Prior to his current role, he held positions over a span of almost ten years. His most recent position was as the ChemDraw Global Marketing…
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