Chemistry 3250 - General Topics in Contemporary Chemistry

 

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Instructor: Paul Hazendonk                                Office: University Hall, E852
e-mail: paul.hazendonk@uleth.ca                        Phone: 2657
office hours:  Open door policy


 Announcements

 

Final Paper Due on April 26.


 

 

Course Outline

 

Literature Presentation Instructions and Evaluation.

 

Guidelines for Paper Writing.

 

Formal Paper  Evaluation

 

 

Seminar Schedule

 

January

 

19        Neil Vesdev                                        Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry: From the Bench to the Bedside

University of Toronto, PET Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

                                                                        Abstract  Paper          

           

 

 

February

 

2          Ian Burges                                           Adsorption and Charge-Transfer Processes on Gold Electrode Surfaces

Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan

                                                                        Abstract  Paper1  Paper2

 

 

9          James Harynuk                                    Modeling retention in gas chromatography

Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta                  

                                                                        Abstract Paper1

           

23        Jamie Ritch                                         Tellurium-Centred Ligands: Fundamental Chemistry and Applications 

to Materials Science

                                                                        Department of Chemistry, University of Lethbridge

                                                                        Abstract  Paper1

 

 

 

March

 

2          Tracey Roemmele                               Electrochemical and EPR Investigations of Sulfur-Nitrogen and Phosphorus

Containing Compounds

                                                                        Department of Chemistry, University of Lethbridge

                                                                        Abstract  Paper1

 

9          John Sorensen                                     Natural Products Chemistry: Biologically active molecules from lichens and

other fungi

Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba

Abstract  Paper1 Paper2

 

16        Paul Hazendonk                                  Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complexes Application to Remediation of  Fluororganics Polutants

University of Lethbridge

Paper1 Paper2

 

23        Paul Hazendonk                                  Critical Review of Selected Publications

                                                                        Paper1 Paper 2 Paper3 Paper4 Paper5

                                                                       

 

30        Rene Boere                                         Redox-active and unsaturated phosphorus compounds and their coordination chemistry

Department of Chemistry, University of Lethbridge

                                                                        Paper1

April

6          Nora Foroud                                       Trichothecene Toxins: Structure, Toxicity, and their Role in Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat

University Of British Columbia, Agriculture Canada, Lethbridge Research Station

Abstract Paper1

 

13        Stacey Wetmore                                  Computer Modeling of DNA–Protein Noncovalent Interactions

Department of Chemistry University of Lethbridge

Abstract Paper1

 

 

Literature Presentation Schedule

Sample Presentations:

 

Sample1  Sample2  Sample3  Sample4

 

Interesting papers

 

1 2 3 4 5 6

 

 

 

January

 

28                    Raygan Boyce;  Andrew Gerlitz                   

           

 

February

 

4                      Gerrit Grenich; Tina Hall       

11                    Michael Opyr; Kimberly Sawchuk    

25                    Joline Utri, Raygan Boyce

 

 

March

 

4                      Andrew Gerlitz; Gerrit Grenich                   

11                    Tina Hall; Michael Opyr        

18                    Kimberly Sawchuk; Joline Utri

25                    Raygan Boyce;  Andrew Gerlitz

 

April

 

1                      Gerrit Grenich; Tina Hall                               

8                      Michael Opyr 1 & 2; Kimberly Sawchuk

15                    Joline Utri