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Upcoming events
29
Aug
2019
1pm 29 August 2019
Dr Suzanne Neville
Abstract to be provided shortly
26
Sep
2019
Past events
14
Mar
2019
2019 Public Lecture - Professor Mark Lautens "Science and Advocacy: Important Bedfellows" »
Science and Advocacy: Important Bedfellows
13
Mar
2019
Research Lecture - Professor Mark Lautens - “Improving Efficiency Through Catalytic and Multicatalytic Reactions” »
“Improving Efficiency Through Catalytic and Multicatalytic Reactions”
12
Mar
2019
2019 Craig Lecture - Professor Mark Lautens - “No Strain, No Gain? Lessons in Catalysis” »
“No Strain, No Gain? Lessons in Catalysis”
15
Feb
2019
2019 Birch Lecture - Nobel Laureate Professor Frances Arnold - California Institute of Technology »
Innovation by Evolution: Bringing New Chemistry to Life
31
Oct
2018
2018 Birch Lecture - Professor Kris Matyjaszewski - Carnegie Mellon University »
Macromolecular Engineering (ME) can be defined as a process comprising rational design of (co)polymers with specific architecture and functionality, followed by precise and efficient polymer synthesis and processing in order to prepare advanced materials with target properties. Preparative ME requires controlled / living polymerization. Radical polymerization could be very well suited for ME due to tolerance to many functionalities. Unfortunately, free radicals are difficult to be controlled, have very short life times (
30
Oct
2018
Specialised Polymer and Materials Science »
The 2018 Birch Lecturer Krzysztof Matyjaszewski will be presenting a seminar on “Specialised Polymer and Materials Science”.
25
Oct
2018
Professor Dan Li »
Abstract available soon
22
Oct
2018
Professor Penny Brothers - Lighting up sugars and other stories »
Professor Penny Brothers - Lighting up sugars and other stories
11
Oct
2018
RSC Industry Seminar - What is WTI and how did I get here? »
Thirteen years after moving to Australia to pursue an academic career in organic chemistry, I find myself working for the Australian Federal Police (AFP) in a role I didn’t even know existed and working on jobs that I can’t talk about. So how did I get here? Is this really a good career for someone with a PhD? Are there other similar jobs out there? What do I do? What can I talk about? Do I make a difference?
05
Oct
2018
Professor Herbert Mayr - Philicities, Fugalities and Equilibrium Constants »
Our understanding of polar organic reactivity is based on relationships between rate and equilibrium constants. Thus, strong bases are generally considered to be good nucleophiles as well as poor nucleofuges. Though exceptions from this general rule have long been known, a systematic analysis has been problematic, because rate constants for the reactions of nucleophiles with C-centered electrophiles have often been correlated with Brønsted basicities (i. e., affinities towards the proton).
20
Sep
2018
Click-and-Release: Dissociative Bioorthogonal Chemical Reactions for Drug Delivery and Diagnostics »
Bioorthogonal chemical reactions have been utilised in bioconjugation and imaging strategies. While these reactions could be considered as “click-and-stick” type reactions, our group is interested in taking advantage of a “click-and-release” type strategy for controlled drug delivery and diagnostic applications. To achieve sufficient activation in vivo, the initial reaction must be fast and the drug must dissociate from the linker to exert its biological response.
13
Sep
2018
Visible light responsive metal complexes and switches »
Our recent progress using visible light to control molecular systems will be presented in two parts: i) Building functional ruthenium(II) chromophores into molecular cages and frameworks by self-assembly, and our surprising adventures with photoredox catalysis. ii) Our development of the photoswitching properties of the photochromic molecules donor-acceptor Stenhouse adducts (DASAs).
09
Aug
2018
Multifunctional Metallopolyynes: Synthesis, Functions and Applications »
Inclusion of transition metal elements into organic scaffolds allows the hybridization of the interesting physical characteristics of metal complexes such as electronic, optical and magnetic properties with the solubility and processability inherent to the organic-based molecules. This lecture highlights the recent development of some multifunctional rigid-rod metallopolyynes which can exhibit easily tunable luminescent and electronic properties.
02
Aug
2018
Sugar coated plastic nanoparticles for nanomedicine »
Nanoparticles are widely proposed as a way to improve the treatment of cancer to reduce known side effects by packaging the drug into nanoparticles. Nanoparticles can be made from various materials including metals, empty viruses and polymers. Among them, polymers offer the greatest flexibility as they can be processed into different shapes with different softness. Interestingly, nature’s own highly successful nano-objects, viruses, have often elongated structures. Using the latest advancement in polymer synthesis, we design nanoparticles that resemble natural nanoparticles.
26
Jul
2018
Computer Modelling as a tool in Materials Chemistry »
Richard Catlow is developing and applying computer models to solid state and materials chemistry — areas of chemistry that investigate the synthesis, structure and properties of materials in the solid phase. By combining his powerful computational methods with experiments, Richard has made considerable contributions to areas as diverse as catalysis and mineralogy.
