2005 – 2006 Lectures & Seminars:
The list is updated as events are scheduled.
2006 Chemistry Senior Thesis Presentations
Where: Mudd Chemistry SciVis Lab
Wednesday, May 10
11:00 Danya Machnes – Studies on the Polyphenol Resveratrol and its Derivatives.
12:00 Alice England – Humic Acid Complexation with Pyrene and Aqueous Aluminum: Flourescence Spectroscopy as a Tool for Investigating Molecular Interactions.
1:00 Genevieve Lidoff – Relating the Biological Activity of Isoliguiritigenin with its Crystal and Molecular Structure.
Friday, May 12
9:00 Andre Dennis – Synthesis of Divalent Vanadium Complexes.
10:00 Brandon Mercado – The Preparation and Characterization of Exocyclic Compounds of Giant Fuller�ense.
11:00 Max Freed – Synthesis of Cyclic Tetrapeptides.
12:00 Nicole Buntin – Synthesis and Characterization of a Metal Complex of the Natural Anti-Oxidant Curcumin.
1:00 Anne Chudolij – Monoterpene Markers in Pistacia Resins.
Some previous lectures/seminars sponsored by Vassar Chemistry:
Dr. Arthur B. Ellis, University of Wisconsin. "The Chemist
as Material Scientist."
Chaya Rapp. "Prediction of Protein Loop Geometries: The State
of the Art".
Vasantha Narasimhan.
"Models of DNA-ligand interactions:The case of anti-tumor flavonoids."
Dr. Kari Reiber, Acting Deputy Chief Medical Examiner, Queens NY. "Forensic
Toxicology"
Frank L. Somer. "Defect
structure and dynamics in condensed phases."
Brian Reed VC ’96.
Ph.D. candidate at Emory University;
“Structural Characterization of the Dopamine Transporter (aka
The Cocaine Receptor)”
Dr. Nancy Goroff, Asst. Prof. of Chemistry at SUNY Stony Brook;
“Soccer Balls, Frisbees, and Barbells—The Chemistry of Carbon”
Dr. Michael De Cheke, Analytical Chemist, Tighe & Bond, Severn Trent
Labs, Woburn, MA;
“A Civil Action Revisited: Legal, Social and Scientific Lessons
of the Woburn Toxic Waste Trial” Sponsored by the Environmental Studies Program
Dr. Steve Pullen, Senior Scientist, and Caswell Price, Academic Relations
Manager, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.;
“Specificity in Signal Transduction Through the CD40 Immune Receptor”
and “Internship and Career Opportunities at Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.”
Glass Blowing
A recent tradition
of Vassar Chemistry is the Glass Blowing mini-course taught by Christopher
Smart. The course is open to all members of the Vassar community.
Chemistry Picnic
The chemistry picnic
has become an end-of-the-year tradition where majors, faculty, and staff
spend a summer afternoon outdoors enjoying food and an occasional game of
volleyball. In previous years, the Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biology Departments
combined forces!
Quiz Bowl: Tuesday, October 25, at 7:00 pm.
Chemistry Magic Show: Wednesday, October 26, at 3:00 pm.
Chemistry BBQ (photos below!)
One sunny afternoon each year, the Science Quad
comes alive with fun-loving students and faculty of the chemistry,
biochemistry and other departments.
Food, drink, music, frisbee, volleyball,
and more are always abundant at this annual event.
Time to socialize...
Students and faculty gathered for great food, drink, and socializing.
The weather was perfect for this early fall picnic!
Time to play...
There was a lot of energy burning at this volleyball game! Students
from Chemistry, Physics, and Biochemistry departments teamed
up and kept that ball flying!
Time to eat!
Whoever thought ice-cream-making could be so entertaining? With
liquid Nitrogen, the event was a spectacle to be seen! Everyone
enjoyed the tasty results of this demo!
Each year the Chemistry
Department organizes several events to celebrate National Chemistry
Week.
Research Posters will be
exhibited in Mudd Chemistry Building for the week.
In the Science
College Bowl, teams of students, faculty and others compete
for recognition and great prizes! Delicious refreshments.
The Chemical Magic Show is a presentation by students and some faculty of cool chemical demonstrations,
amazing phenomena to entertain our always-packed house! Traditionally, we
close the show with homemade liquid nitrogen ice cream and 6' subs.
NCW 2005 Events:
Chemistry Quiz Bowl
The Quiz Bowl will be held on Tuesday, October 25 at 7:00 pm. Chemistry students from area colleges competed in this really
fun quiz game.
Chemistry Magic Show
This year’s magic show is on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 3:00. There will be flames, explosions, and pumpkin carving with calcium
carbide! Children and parents had an awesome time.
We would like to thank the following vendors who donate prizes for
the Vassar Chemistry Dept.'s College Bowl to celebrate National
Chemistry Week:
- Agilent Technologies
- AWESCO
- BioRad
- Bruker BioSpin
- Fisher Scientific
- Sigma-Aldrich
- Thermo Nicolet
- VWR
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