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Events

Final Thesis Defense- Akalanka Ekanayake (Tivanski Group)

Friday, April 17, 2026 1:00pm
Chemistry Building

"Study of Nanoscale Mechanical and Physicochemical Properties of Crystalline Solids and Biological Systems"

Colloquium- Kade Head-Marsden of University of Minnesota

Friday, April 17, 2026 3:30pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Title: Molecular quantum information science

Abstract: Understanding spin dynamics is crucial to designing and optimizing molecular systems for use in emerging quantum technologies. At low temperatures, irreversible loss is facilitated by electronic-nuclear spin interactions. We develop combined open quantum systems and electronic structure theories capable of predicting trends in relaxation rates in molecular spins, and apply these theories to several molecular systems pertinent to contemporary...

Final Thesis Defense- Jeewani Meepage (Stone group)

Monday, April 20, 2026 12:30pm
Chemistry Building

"Advancing the measurement of oxidized volatile methyl siloxanes and their contribution to urban aerosols"

Final Thesis Defense- Shanari Wickremasinghage (Bowden Group)

Monday, April 20, 2026 1:30pm
Chemistry Building

"Bridging Color and Chemistry: New Classes of Sulfur-Nitrogen Polymers as a Platform for Advanced Materials"

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