EMSI Seminars - Columbia University

July 23, 2004 3:30 p.m.	"Environmental Effects on Molecular Transport from an AFM Tip; and the Use of DNA to Direct the Self Assembly of Microspheres: Investigations in Nanoconstruction" Dr. Peter Schwartz, California Polytechnic State University	Interschool Lab, 7th Floor Schapiro CEPSR
March 9, 2004 2:00 p.m.	"Atomic-Level Studies of Reactions Used in the Electrochemical Formation of Compound Semiconductors" Dr. Marcus D. Lay, National Research Council	414 Schapiro CEPSR
March 2, 2004 4:30 p.m.	"SF₆ Tracer Release Experiments in Tidal Hudson River" Dr. David Ho, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University	209 Havemeyer Hall
October 8, 2003 2:00 p.m.	"The somewhat complicated interactions and dynamics of dihalogen molecules with rare gas atoms at low temperatures" Prof. Richard A. Loomis, Department of Chemistry, Washington University	414 Schapiro CEPSR
July 16, 2003 3:00 p.m.	"Seeing and Shaping the Microscopic World with Multiphoton Absorption" Prof. John Fourkas, Eugene F. Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College	Interschool Lab, 7th Floor Schapiro CEPSR
April 15, 2003 4:00 p.m.	"Computational Thermochemistry - From the Gas Phase to Solution" Dr. David Dixon, Fundamental Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	Interschool Lab, 7th Floor Schapiro CEPSR
April 9, 2003 4:30 p.m.	"The Kinetics of Economic Development Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University Earth Institute	209 Havemeyer Hall
November 19, 2002 4:00 p.m.	"Solvation at Surfaces: Profiling Interfacial Solvent Polarity with Molecular Rulers" Dr. Robert Walker, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Maryland	Interschool Lab, 7th Floor Schapiro CEPSR
September 24, 2002 3:00 p.m.	"Atmospheric Oxidation Mechanisms of Biogenic Haydrocarbons: Insights from Experiment and Theory" Prof. Simon North, Texas A&M University	Interschool Lab, 7th Floor Schapiro CEPSR
September 10, 2002 4:00 p.m.	"Organic Molecules on Crystalline Surfaces-A Facinating Nanoworld Accessable by STM" Markus Lackinger, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany	Interschool Lab, 7th Floor Schapiro CEPSR
May 14, 2002 11:00 a.m.	"Contaminant Interactions in an Urban Lake: Nitrogen Controls Arsenic" Dr. David Senn, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering at Harvard University	Interschool Lab, 7th Floor Schapiro CEPSR
May 9, 2002 4:30 p.m.	"Raising Flags: Chemical Marker Group STM Probes of Self-Assembly and Chirality at Liquid-Solid Interfaces and Reactions of Environmentally Important Contaminants on Iron Oxide Surfaces" Professor George Flynn, Columbia University	209 Havemeyer Hall
March 26, 2002 2:00 p.m.	"Shedding Light on the Molecule of Darkness: Conformational Preferences, Solvation, and Dynamics of Jet-cooled Melatonin" Gina Florio, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University	414 Schapiro CEPSR
March 12, 2002 1:10 p.m.	"A Long Term Study of the Effect of Elevated CO₂ on Marine Calcification using the Biosphere 2 Coral Reef Mesocosm as a Model System" Dr. Christopher Langdon, Biological Oceanographer from Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory	209 Havemeyer Hall
March 11, 2002 2:30 p.m.	"Density Functional Modeling of Metal Surfaces in an Aqueous Environment: Application to Ru(0001)" Dr. Peter J. Feibelman, Sandia National Laboratories	414 Schapiro CEPSR
December 4, 2001 1:10 p.m.	"The Greening of Fossil Fuels" Prof. Klaus Lackner, Ewing-Worzel Professor of Geophysics, Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Columbia University	209 Havemeyer Hall
November 14, 2001 4:00 p.m.	"Organic Aerosols, Free Radicals, and the Fate of the Earth" Professor Barney Ellison, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado	209 Havemeyer Hall
November 13, 2001 4:00 p.m.	"Contrasts Between Industry and Academia in Chemistry" Dr. Edel Wasserman, DuPont Corporation	414 CEPSR
July 26, 2001 4:30 p.m.	"Why Being Right Doesn't Matter: Science Politics, and the Excess of Objectivity" Dr. Daniel Sarewitz, Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University	209 Havemeyer Hall
June 19, 2001 4:00 p.m.	"Dynamics and Spectroscopy of the NO₂ Molecule by the CW-CRLAS Technique: Linear and Non-linear Behavior" Dr. Patrick Dupre, Grenoble High Magnetic Field Laboratory	414 Schapiro CEPSR
May 29, 2001 11:00 a.m.	"How Electronic Structure Got Simple" Prof. Walter Harrison, Stanford University	214 Mudd
May 8, 2001 11:00 a.m.	"Toward the Understanding of Intramolecular Energy Transfer" Dr. Ryan Pearman, Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana	414 Schapiro CEPSR
April 27, 2001 11:00 a.m.	"Imaging and Modification of Redox Active Surface Structures with SPM Techniques" Dr. Diego Diaz, Department of Chemistry, Cornell University	414 Schapiro CEPSR
April 23, 2001 4:00 p.m.	"New Approaches for Laboratory Studies of Heterogeneous Atmospheric Chemistry" Prof. Jeanne Pemberton, Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona	209 Havemeyer Hall
April 19, 2001 11:00 a.m.	"Removing Selected Pollutants from the Environment by Using Molecular Imprinted Photocatalysts" Prof. Stefan Bossmann, Chair of Environmental Analysis and Technology, University of Karlsruhe, Germany	414 Schapiro CEPSR
April 19, 2001 11:00 a.m.	"Beneficiation of New York Harbor Dredge Material" Prof. Christian Meyer, Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University	Interschool Lab, 7th Floor Schapiro CEPSR
April 17, 2001 2:00 p.m.	"A Chemist's Approach to Iron III Induced Photooxidation Reactions in Rivers, Lakes and Seawater - How Do They Really Work and What Effects Do They Have on the Environment?" Prof. Stefan Bossmann, Chair of Environmental Analysis and Technology, University of Karlsruhe, Germany	Interschool Lab, 7th Floor Schapiro CEPSR
April 17, 2001 12:15 p.m.	"Volcanoes as Windows to the Earth's Interior" Prof. Charles Langmuir, Arthur D. Storke Professor, Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University	209 Havemeyer Hall
May 15, 2000 11:00 a.m.	"Water, Light, and Electrons: Probing the dynamics of electrons in water with femtosecond spectroscopy" Dr. Maxim Pshenichniko, Department of Chemistry, University of Groningen, The Netherlands	415 Schapiro CEPSR
April 11, 2000 4:30 p.m.	"Proton Transport at the Oil/Water Interface" Dr. James Cowin, Pacific Northwest National Labs	415 Schapiro CEPSR
February 18, 2000 3:30 p.m.	"Chemical Imaging with Near-Field Vibrational Spectroscopy" Dr. Chris Michaels, National Institute of Standards and Technology	415 Schapiro CEPSR
January 19, 2000 4:00 p.m.	"Zero Emission Coal - Chemical Processes for Carbon Dioxide Disposal" Dr. Klaus Lackner, Los Alamos National Laboratory	Davis Auditorium, 4th Floor Schapiro CEPSR
December 21, 1999 11:00 a.m.	"Transport of Small Molecules Across the Liquid/Vapor Interface of Water" Dr. Doug Ray, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	415 Schapiro CEPSR
November 15, 1999 4:30 p.m.	"Atmospheric Fate of Next Generation Chlorofluorocarbon Replacement Materials: Are They Better or Worse for the Environment?" Prof. Joseph Francisco, Purdue University	209 Havemeyer Hall
October 5, 1999 3:00 p.m.	"eResearch: The Rise of Scientific Virtual Facilities" Dr. James D. Myers, William R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	209 Havemeyer Hall
April 13, 1999 10:00 a.m.	"Surface Chemistry of Pyrites" Prof. Dan Strongin, Drexel University
April 5, 1999 2:00 p.m.	"Exploration of Humic Substances by Means of Photochemical Engineering" Prof. Stefan Bossman, University of Karlsruhe	415 Schapiro CEPSR
March 11, 1999 10:00 a.m.	"Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Source, Sediment Deposition Patterns, and Particle Geochemistry as Factors Influencing PAH Distribution" Dr. Sid Mitra, Institute for Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Tulane University
March 10, 1999 10:00 a.m.	"Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Distributions within Coastal Sediments; a Case Study of the Lower Hudson River Estuary" Dr. Matt Simcik, Barnard College and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
February 10, 1999 10:00 a.m.	"Fate and Transport of Organic Contaminants in the Great Lakes" Dr. Matt Simcik, Barnard College and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
February 9, 1999 10:00 a.m.	"Environmental Chemistry in the Great Lakes: The PCB Story" Dr. Matt Simcik, Barnard College and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory