Final Thesis Defense- Akalanka Ekanayake (Tivanski Group)
"Study of Nanoscale Mechanical and Physicochemical Properties of Crystalline Solids and Biological Systems"
Colloquium- Kade Head-Marsden of University of Minnesota
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)
"Advancing the measurement of oxidized volatile methyl siloxanes and their contribution to urban aerosols"
Final Thesis Defense- Shanari Wickremasinghage (Bowden Group)
"Bridging Color and Chemistry: New Classes of Sulfur-Nitrogen Polymers as a Platform for Advanced Materials"
Inorganic & Chem Ed Research Seminar- Erhunwense Obayuwana (Harshman group)
Seminar: Mark Nutt of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory & Iowa Nuclear Energy Task Force
Dr. Mark Nutt joined PNNL in September 2018 as director of the Nuclear Energy sector, overseeing programmatic support of the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and commercial and international clients.
Dr. Nutt also serves as the U.S. representative and is the chairman of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Technical Working Group for Fuel Cycle Options and Spent Fuel Management. He previously served as the national technical director (NTD)...
Materials Frontier Symposium- hosted by MatFab
On April 24, MATFab is hosting the Materials Frontier Symposium from 1:00-5:00 p.m. in the Chemistry Building. There will be two workshops (Laser Ablation/LIBS techniques, and Industry-Academic Partnerships Forum), an undergraduate/graduate poster session, and a plenary speaker. Additional Information and registration information is on our website: https://matfab.research.uiowa.edu/matfab-materials-frontier-symposium
Colloquium- Joe Topczewski of Corteva Agrisciences
Inorganic Chemistry & Chemistry Education Research Seminar- Paul Ellison
This will be held via zoom. If you'd like a link, please email chem-admin@uiowa.edu
Title: "Educating the next generation of adjacent lanthanide separation and radiopharmaceutical scientists at the University of Wisconsin"
Abstract: Radionuclides of the rare earth elements, including the lanthanides, scandium, and yttrium are useful for a wide range of nuclear medicine applications. This includes both diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals due to the wide variety of radioactive decay...
Final Thesis Defense- Grant Benthin (Carter/Forbes Groups)
"Nuclear Waste Materials at the Extremes of Oxidation: Rethinking the Stability and Structure of Neptunium (VII)"