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Investigating the Effects of pH and Ionic Conditions on the Mechanical Properties of Protein Based Hydrogels

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 - 10:30 to 13:30
Event Category: 
PHD/MSC - Dissertation Defence
Speaker: 
Gabriel Yang
Affiliation: 
UBC Chemistry (Li Group)
Location: 
Chemistry D317
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Investigation of the Photophysical Properties & Oxidation Chemistry of Cyclometalated Bridged Bis(Phenylpyridine) Platinum Complexes

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 - 12:30 to 15:30
Event Category: 
PHD/MSC - Dissertation Defence
Speaker: 
Gunwant Matharu
Affiliation: 
UBC Chemistry (MacLachlan Group)
Location: 
Graduate Student Centre Room 200
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Leveraging Highly Regioselective Early Transition Metal Catalyzed Hydroaminoalkylation to Synthesize Unnatural Amino Acids

Thursday, July 16, 2026 - 12:30 to 15:30
Event Category: 
PHD/MSC - Dissertation Defence
Speaker: 
Maxwell Thompson
Affiliation: 
UBC Chemistry (Schafer Group)
Location: 
Graduate Student Centre Room 200
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Taming Nitrene Reactivity using Silver Catalysis

Thursday, July 16, 2026 - 16:00 to 17:00
Event Category: 
Seminar - Seminar
Speaker: 
Prof. Jennifer M. Schomaker
Affiliation: 
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Location: 
Chemistry D215

Abstract:

The development of methods for the selective formation of C–N bonds remains a challenge in catalysis, particularly catalysts that are able to accommodate both...

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Exploring Data-Driven Strategies for Modeling Catalytic Enantioselectivity and Reactivity

Friday, July 17, 2026 - 09:00 to 12:00
Event Category: 
PHD/MSC - Dissertation Defence
Speaker: 
Yutao Kuang
Affiliation: 
UBC Chemistry (Reid Group)
Location: 
UBC

Exam to be held via Zoom

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Quantitative Strategies for the Raman Spectroscopic Analysis of Complex Materials

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 - 12:30 to 15:30
Event Category: 
PHD/MSC - Dissertation Defence
Speaker: 
Ginger Brown
Affiliation: 
UBC Chemistry (Grant Group)
Location: 
Chemistry D317
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Advancing Reaction Monitoring Methodologies Through Innovative Data Analysis and Automated Technologies

Monday, July 27, 2026 - 12:30 to 15:30
Event Category: 
PHD/MSC - Dissertation Defence
Speaker: 
Jiayu Zhang
Affiliation: 
UBC Chemistry (Hein Group)
Location: 
Chemistry D213
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Photo-Crosslinked Polymers for Functional Coatings and Applications: From Bulk Materials to Polymer Dots

Monday, July 27, 2026 - 16:00 to 19:00
Event Category: 
PHD/MSC - Dissertation Defence
Speaker: 
Yimin Zeng
Affiliation: 
UBC Chemistry (Wolf Group)
Location: 
Graduate Student Centre Room 203
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Chemical Investigation of the Aqueous Extract of Western Redcedar Bark (Thuja plicata Donn)

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 - 12:30 to 15:30
Event Category: 
PHD/MSC - Dissertation Defence
Speaker: 
Gio Ferson Bautista
Affiliation: 
UBC Chemistry (Rojas Group)
Location: 
Graduate Student Centre Room 200
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Molecular Insight into the Folding Mechanism of the Repeat-in-Toxin Domain of Bordetella Pertussis Adenylate Cyclase Toxin

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 - 13:30 to 16:30
Event Category: 
PHD/MSC - Dissertation Defence
Speaker: 
Guojun Chen
Affiliation: 
UBC Chemistry (Li Group)
Location: 
Chemistry D213
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Vision-Guided Experimental Control in Self-Driving Labs

Monday, August 24, 2026 - 12:30 to 15:30
Event Category: 
PHD/MSC - Dissertation Defence
Speaker: 
Rama El-Khawaldeh
Affiliation: 
UBC Chemistry (Hein Group)
Location: 
Graduate Student Centre Room 200
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