Seminars and Events

Seminars and Events 2009

Upcoming Seminars and Events
 Date  Information
10 Nov-09 Colorimetric DNA Detection through Metal Nanoparticle Amplification
by Dr. Liu Xiaogang from National University of Singapore

Past Seminars and Events
 Date  Information
09 Feb-2009 Synthesis of Well-Defined N-Heterocyclic Carbenes (NHC) of Late Transition Metals
by Dr. Pierre de Frémont from University of Rennes 1, France
09 Feb-2009 Transition Metal-Catalyzed Organometallic C C Bond Formation Reactions That Have Revolutionized Organic Synthesis
by Prof. Ei-ichi Negishi from Purdue University
10 Feb-2009 ACP lecture: Synthesis and SAR Studies toward Marine Cyclopeptides
by Prof. Ma, Da-Wei from Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS
11 Feb-2009 ACP lecture: Lactonization-Mediated Glycosylations and Synthesis of Oligosaccharides
by Prof. Kwan Soo Kim from Yonsei University
16 Feb-2009 Electrocatalysis
by Prof. Brian Hayden from University of Southampton
16 Feb-2009 Organic and Medicinal Chemistry
by Prof. Tim Gallagher from University of Bristol
18 Feb-2009 Stereogenic Metal Centres [1030-1130, SPMS LT5]
by Prof. Peter Scott from University of Warwick
18 Feb-2009 Sub-diffraction Limited, Remote Excitation of Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering via Plasmon Waveguide Effect
by Dr. Hiroshi Uji-i from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
19 Feb-2009 Materials Combichem
by Prof. Brian Hayden from University of Southampton
13 Mar-2009

2nd Waseda-NTU Joint Chemistry Symposium (2009)

  1. Organic Reactions in Aqueous Media and its Application by Prof. Teck Peng Loh from NTU
  2. Marine Natural Products as Tools for Chemical Biology by Prof. Yoichi Nakao from Waseda U.
  3. Synthetic Studies for Chemical Biology by Prof. Isao Shimizu from Waseda U.
  4. Heteroatom-Bridged Dinuclear Transition Metal Complexes as Catalysts by Dr. Motoki Yamane from NTU
  5. Developing the Chemistry of Monovalent Phosphorus by Prof. François Mathey from NTU
  6. Planar-Chiral Pyridinophane: A Fascinating “Less Developed” Chiral Source for Asymmetric Reactions by Prof. Nobuhiro Kanomata from Waseda U.
  7. Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions of Alkyl Halides: an Overview by Dr. Steve Zhou from NTU
  8. Remote Asymmetric Induction using Silyl Ketene N,O-Acetals and Application to Total Synthesis of Natural Products by Prof. Seijiro Hosokawa from Waseda U.
  9. Lewis and Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed Reactions of Alcohol by Dr. Philip Chan from NTU
  10. Enantioselective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Polyaryls Using an Ir-catalyzed [2+2+2] Cycloaddition by Prof. Takanori Shibata from Waseda U.
16 Mar-2009 Carbon-Rich Metal Complexes Oxidation and Related Chemistry
by Prof. Michael Bruce from University of Adelaide
16-17 Mar-2009 ACP lecture: 1) OLED Materials and Devices.
2) Alkynes and Benzynes-Based Three-Component Coupling Reactions.
by Prof. Cheng, Chien-Hong from National Tsing Hua University
20 Mar-2009 Pure and Applied Chemistry in Two Dimensions: Catalysis, Self Assembly, Environmental Protection and Atmospheric Science
by Prof. Richard Lambert from University of Cambridge
20 Mar-2009 Unusual Reactions Catalyzed by Cytochrome P450: Computational Studies on Isomerizations of Prostaglandin H2
by Prof. Seiji Mori from Ibaraki University
27 Mar-2009 Isolation and Structural Characterization of Intermediates in Organocatalysis
by Prof. Dieter Seebach from Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
02 Apr-2009 ACP lecture: Chemistry and Biololgy of Small Molecules DNA Recognition
by Prof. Ong, Chi Wi from National Sun Yat-Sen University
07 Apr-2009 Part 2: New Molecular Shapes and Structures of Discotics: MesogenicProperties and SupramolecularAssembly
by Prof. Ong Chi Wi from National Sun Yat-Sen University
08 Apr-2009 Part 3: Application of CyclohexadienyliumIron-Complexes in Synthesis
by Prof. Ong Chi Wi from National Sun Yat-Sen University
13 Apr-2009 ACP lecture: Exploring New Synthetic Strategies in Asymmetric Synthesis
by Prof. Xu, Ming-Hua from Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, CAS
15 Apr-2009 Design and Synthesis of Diverse Polycyclic Compounds via Catalytic Metathesis
by Prof. Sambasivarao Kotha from Indian Institute of Technology -Bombay
16 Apr-2009 Amino Acid-Derived Organometallics: Applications and Solution Structure
by Prof. Richard Jackson from University of Sheffield
24 Apr-2009 Exploiting the Borono-Mannich Reaction in Bioactive Alkaloid Synthesis
by Prof. Stephen Pyne University of Wollongong (Australia)
04 May-2009 ACP lecture: Asymmetric Organocatalytic Synthesis of Structurally Diverse Nitrogenous Molecules
by Prof. Gong Liu Zhu from University of Science and Technology of China
05 May-2009 ACP lecture: The Role of Double Hydrogen Bonds in Asymmetric Direct Aldol Reactions
by Prof. Gong Liu Zhu from University of Science and Technology of China
15 May-2009  Development of High-Sensitivity Magnetic Resonance Imaging Agents
by Dr. Ankona Datta from University of California, Berkeley
15 May-2009 Probing Nature’s Photochemical Secrets: Tracking Ultrafast Bond Isomerization using Femtosecond Stimulated Raman Spectroscopy by Dr. Jyotishman Dasgupta from University of California, Berkeley
18 May-2009 Ionic Engineering: Theoretical and Experimental Approaches to the Design of Ionic Systems
by Dr. John Slattery from University of York
20 May-2009

RIKEN-NTU-NUS Joint Seminar: Frontier of Chemical and Material Sciences

  1. Soft-optoelectronics Materials: Control of Lightwave Propagation and Optical Image Processing by Prof. Tatsuo Wada
  2. Precise Control of Olefin Polymerization by Well-Defined Rare-Earth Metal Catalysts by Prof. Zhaomin Hou
  3. Polymer Electronic Memories: Materials, Mechanisms and Devices by Prof. En-Tang Kang
  4. Amphiphilic Block Copolymers Based on Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] and Biomaterials Applications by Prof. Jun Li
  5. Recent Progress in the Emerging Field of Catalomics by Prof. Shao Qin Yao
  6. FKBPs in Cancer and Malaria by Prof. Ho Sup Yoon
  7. Small Molecule Inhibitors of Osteoclast Function by Prof. Hiroyuki Osada
  8. Progress Towards the Total Synthesis of Bioactive Natural Products by Prof. Teck Peng Loh
  9. Stereoselective Constructions of Complex Bacterial Glycans by Prof. Akihiro Ishiwata
  10. Development of Sensing or Manipulating Elements by Fusion of Chemical and Biotechnology by Prof. Yoshihiro Ito
  11. DNA Conjugate Polymers and Nanoparticles by Prof. Mizuo Maeda
  12. Towards Photosynthetic Nanoparticles by Asst Prof. Hongyu Chen
  13. Functional Conducting Polymers: from Organic Electronics to Bioelectronics by Dr. Hsiao-hua (Bruce) Yu
28 May-2009 ACP lecture: Symmetry-Driven Synthesis of Complex Natural Products
by Professor Masayuki Inoue from University of Tokyo
18 Jun-2009 Development of Biocatalytic Processes to Pharmaceutical Intermediates using Evolved Enzymes
by Dr. Steve Collier, Director of R&D, General Manager of Codexis Laboratories Singapore Pte Ltd
25 June-2009 Designing Molecular Imaging Probes
by Dr. Saw Maung Maung, Director of Singapore Radiopharmaceuticals Pte Ltd
02 July-2009 Crystallisation and Reactivity of Metal Organic Framework Materials Studied by in situ X-ray Methods
by Professor Richard I. Walton from University of Warwick
10 July-2009 Frisky Protons with a Silver Lining: New Methods in Heterocyclic Synthesis
by Professor David W. Knight from Cardiff University (UK)
14 July-2009 ACP lecture: Chiral Catalysts for Iodocyclizationof γ-Hydroxyalkenesand Desymmetrization of 2-Substituted Glycerols
by Prof. Kang, Sung-Ho from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
20-22 July-2009 SPMS Official Opening and Conference 2009
20-24 July-2009 ACP Lecture: Ketenimine: Rich Intermediate in the Cu-Catalyzed Nitrogen Transfer Reactions
by Prof. Chang, Sukbok from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
03 Aug-2009 Selective Control of C-H Bond Direct Functionalization
by Professor You Shuli from Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
04 Aug-2009 Transition-Metal-Catalyzed C-H Bond Functionalizations: Synthesis of Heterocycles
by Professor Youn So Won from Pukyong National University
06 Aug-2009 Asymmetric Catalysis with Bulky Chiral Monodentate Phosphoramidate and NHC-Ligands
by Professor E. Peter Kündig from University of Geneva
06 Aug-2009 Asymmetric Catalysis with Bulky Chiral Monodentate Phosphoramidate and NHC-Ligands
by Professor E. Peter Kündig from University of Geneva
07 Aug-2009 Asymmetric Hydrogenation: Catalyst Design Based on Mechanistic Understanding
by Professor Christian A. Sandoval from Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (CAS)
12 Aug-2009 Lecture I : A Brief History of Chiral Phosphine Ligands
Lecture II : Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Addition Reactions -Part 1
by Professor Tamio Hayashi from Kyoto University
13 Aug-2009 Lecture III : Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Addition Reactions -Part 2
by Professor Tamio Hayashi from Kyoto University
14 Aug-2009 Powerful Organocatalytic Enantioselective Cascade Reactions
by Professor Wang Wei from University of New Mexico
18 Aug-2009 Penta-and Hexacoordinate Silicon Compounds: A Remarkably Flexible Molecular System
by Professor Daniel Kost from Ben Gurion University
20 Aug-2009 Chemoenzymatic Methods for the Assembly of Biologically Active Natural Products
by Professor Martin G. Banwell from Australian National University
26 Aug-2009 Lecture IV : Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Addition Reactions -Part 3
Lecture V : Chiral Diene Ligands for Asymmetric Catalysis
by Professor Tamio Hayashi from Kyoto University
27 Aug-2009 Mass Spectrometry Application: From Fundamental Research to Proteomics
by Dr. Shi Tujin from Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Toronto
03 Sep-09 Introduction to National University of Singapore (NUS)
by Professor Xu Guo-Qin from National University of Singapore (NUS)
03 Sep-09 Conjugated Polymers as One-and Two-Photon Light Harvesting Materials for Biological Applications
by Dr. Xu Qing-Hua from National University of Singapore (NUS)
16 Sep-09 Comprehensive and Multidimensional GC with Mass Spectrometry: Innovative Approaches to NMR Spectroscopy for Improved Chemical Characterisation
by Professor Philip J. Marriott from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
17 Sep-09 Iron-catalyzed C-C, C-N, C-O Formation Reactions
by Professor Christophe Darcel from UMR CNRS-Universityof Rennes 1
05 Oct-09 Triplex Structures in an RNA Pseudoknot Enhance Mechanical Stability and Increase Efficiency of –1 Ribosomal Frameshifting
by Dr. Chen Gang from Scripps Research Institute
07 Oct-09 N-Heterocyclic Carbenes and Biodegradable Porous Polymers
by Associate Professor Murray Baker from University of Western Australia
09 Oct-09 Chemistry and Structural Biology of Selenium Nucleic Acids (SeNA)
by Professor Huang Zhen from Georgia State University
13 Oct-09 Colorful Chemical Biology
by Associate Professor Chang Young Tae from National University of Singapore
16 Oct-09 Bio-Inspired Synthesis of Biologically Active Molecules
by Associate Professor Naresh Kumar from University of New South Wales (UNSW)
20 Oct-09 Science of π-Rich Molecules
by Professor Hiroyuki Isobe from Tohoku University