“TRANSLATION OF FUNDAMENTAL CHEMISTRY TO FUNCTIONAL NANOSCOPIC MACROMOLECULES DESIGNED FOR ADVANCED APPLICATIONS”

Karen L. Wooley, W. T. Doherty-Welch Chair in Chemistry and Distinguished Professor at Texas A&M University.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 05 May 2016, 16:00-17:00

“NATURAL PRODUCT-BASED ENGINEERING POLYMERS: A SPECIAL EMPHASIS TOWARD (DEGRADABLE) MATERIALS FOR ORTHOPEDIC, DRUG DELIVERY AND OTHER APPLICATIONS”

Karen L. Wooley, W. T. Doherty-Welch Chair in Chemistry and Distinguished Professor at Texas A&M University.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Tuesday 03 May 2016, 16:00-17:00

The EvoDevo and Physics of Skin Appendages and Skin Colours in Vertebrates

Prof. Michel C. Milinkovitch, Laboratory of Artificial & Natural Evolution (LANE), Dept of Genetics & Evolution, University of Geneva and SIB (Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics). .

Pfizer Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Monday 21 March 2016, 10:00-11:00

Title to be confirmed

Geoff Moore.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Monday 14 January 2013, 16:00-17:00

Hybrid Inclusion Complex (HIC) and its Key Role in Constructing New Polymeric Materials

Prof Ming Jiang, Fudan University, Shanghai.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Monday 16 July 2012, 16:00-17:00

Stabilizing Proteins with Polymer Conjugates

Prof Heather D Maynard, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 31 May 2012, 16:00-17:00

Tailored Polymers for Controlling Cell Signaling

Prof Laura Kiessling, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Pfizer Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 17 May 2012, 16:30-17:30

Utilizing Supramolecular Chemistry in Polymeric Systems: A Route to Dynamic, Adaptive Materials

Prof Stuart J Rowan, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Tuesday 24 April 2012, 15:30-16:30

Development of New Synthetic Methods and Fundamental Studies of Conjugated Polymers

website: http://www.cm.utexas.edu/christopher_bielawski

Prof Christopher W Bielawski, University of Texas at Austin.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Friday 02 March 2012, 15:00-16:30

Designing Functional Molecular Nanostructures

Professor Stefan Hecht (Humboldt University of Berlin).

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 01 March 2012, 16:00-17:00

The early stages of biomimetic calcium phosphate formation: amorphous phases and pre-nucleation complexes

Dr Nico A.J.M.Sommerdijk, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Wednesday 22 February 2012, 12:30-13:30

Chemistry Departmental-wide lectures

"Exploring new chiral space in asymmetric catalysis"

Prof. Ben Feringa, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, University of Groningen.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Tuesday 21 February 2012, 16:45-17:45

Chemistry Departmental-wide lectures

"Self-assembly and cryo-TEM in the study of bioinspired hybrid materials"

Dr Nico A.J.M. Sommerdijk, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Tuesday 21 February 2012, 15:45-16:45

New Materials for Phosphorescent OLEDs and Polymer Photovoltaics

Please note the change in the time

Dr Youtian Tao, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, Univeristy of Cambridge.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 16 February 2012, 15:00-16:00

What could materials chemistry do for anti-inflammatory therapies. Oxidation-sensitive polymers and other examples.

Prof Nicola Tirelli, FRSC, School of Biomedicine and School of Materials, University of Manchester.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 02 February 2012, 16:00-17:00

Light-Responsive Polymers and Composites for Biomedical Applications

Professor Jason A Burdick, (Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania) http://www.seas.upenn.edu/directory/profile.php?ID=13.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 01 December 2011, 16:00-17:00

New Methods of Bioanalysis using Functionalised Nanoparticles and SERS

Professor Duncan Graham (University of Strathclyde ) http://www.chem.strath.ac.uk/people/academic/duncan_graham.

Todd Hamied Room, Department of Chemistry.

Monday 28 November 2011, 14:30-16:00

Melville Lecturer 2011 - Development of New Routes to Benign Polymeric Materials

Prof Geoffrey Coates, Cornell University, Chemistry and Chemical Biology.

Pfizer Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 10 November 2011, 16:00-17:00

Studies towards engineered wood and designed cell wall polymer interactions

Ms Emma-Rose Coad (University Of Cambridge).

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 03 November 2011, 16:00-16:30

Dynamic heteroogenized metal nanoparticles by CB[n] assembly in water: from synthesis to application

Ms Enass Abo-Hamed (University of Cambridge).

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 20 October 2011, 16:00-16:30

Responsive polymer-stabilised droplets and the 3D structuring of liquids

Dr Jonathan Weaver, Imperial College London.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 02 June 2011, 16:00-17:00

Stimuli-responsive macromolecules: polymer-protein bioconjugates and sugar-responsive micelles

Prof. Brent S. Sumerlin, Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Wednesday 11 May 2011, 15:30-16:30

Diels Alder Polymers with Unusual Properties: Re‐Mending and Shape Memory

Prof Fred Wudl, UCSB Chemistry and Biochemistry.

Pfizer Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Monday 04 April 2011, 16:00-17:00

Development and characterization of protecting groups that enhance the solubility of synthetic peptides

Dr Karolina Wahlström, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 10 March 2011, 16:00-17:00

Supramolecular Polymers with Hydrogen Bonding: From Morphology to Structural Control and Use

Professor Wolfgang Binder (Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg).

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 03 March 2011, 16:00-17:00

Engineering microenvironments to control cell fate and behaviour

Dr Chunming Wang, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 24 February 2011, 16:00-17:00

Probing nanostructures and optoelectronic properties of plastic solar cells by scanning probe microscopy

Thuc-Quyen Nguyen, Center for Polymers and Organic Solids and Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.

Pfizer Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Tuesday 15 February 2011, 15:30-16:30

Stimuli-responsive biodegradable poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate]-based copolymers for drug delivery and tissue engineering

Dr Xian Jun Loh, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 10 February 2011, 16:00-17:00

Catalytic Capsids: reactions in confinement

Prof. Dr. Jeroen J.L.M. Cornelissen, Laboratory for Biomolecular Nanotechnology, University of Twente.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 02 December 2010, 16:00-17:00

POSTPONED TO LENT TERM

Dr Karolina Wahlstrom, University of Cambridge, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 25 November 2010, 16:30-17:00

POSTPONED TO LENT TERM

Dr Xian Jun Loh, University of Cambridge, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 25 November 2010, 16:00-16:30

Exploring Ras Super-family Proteins : A Chemical Biology Approach

Dr Debapratim Das, University of Cambridge, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis.

Todd-Hamied meeting room, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 18 November 2010, 15:00-16:00

Systems chemistry – Teaching simple molecules to do complex things

Prof Douglas Philp, School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 11 November 2010, 16:00-17:00

The Use of Cucurbit[8]uril for Gold Nanoparticle Self-Assembly in Water

Mr Sam Jones, University of Cambridge, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 28 October 2010, 16:30-17:00

Towards the syntheses of chiral bidentate ligands in the form of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers

Miss Anna Andreou, University of Cambridge, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 28 October 2010, 16:00-16:30

Engineering microenvironments to control cell fate and behaviour

Dr Chunming Wang, University of Cambridge, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 21 October 2010, 16:30-17:00

Deformation of droplet/double emulsion in microfludics

Mr Shaohua Ma, University of Cambridge, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 21 October 2010, 16:00-16:30

Monolithic Polymers: Innovations in Stationary Phase Technology for Separation Science

Dr Zarah Walsh, University of Cambridge, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 14 October 2010, 16:00-17:00

Organic Host Materials for Highly Efficient Phosphorescent Organic Light-Emitting Diodes

Prof Chuluo Yang, Wuhan University, China.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Tuesday 07 September 2010, 12:00-13:00

Macromolecular Self-Assembly through Cucurbit[8]uril Ternary Complexes

Mr Urs Rauwald, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, University of Cambridge.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 01 July 2010, 16:00-16:30

Lewis acid-base pairs and host-guest interactions: towards dynamic functional materials

Mr Nicolas Nouvel, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, University of Cambridge.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 10 June 2010, 15:00-15:30

Chiral Azopolymers and Azobenzene-Containing Linear-Dendritic Block Copolymers: Synthesis, Characterization and Optical Properties

Dr Jesus del Barrio, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, University of Cambridge.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Wednesday 26 May 2010, 17:00-17:30

Tuning hierarchical structures with multiple hydrogen bonding interactions

Mr Adam Celiz, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, University of Cambridge.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Wednesday 26 May 2010, 16:30-17:00

The synthetic aspects of polyelectrolyte brushes

Miss Nan Cheng, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, University of Cambridge.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Wednesday 26 May 2010, 16:00-16:30

Smart and Flexible: Stimulus-responsive polymer brushes on elastic substrates

Mr Tim Kelby, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, University of Cambridge.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Wednesday 26 May 2010, 15:30-16:00

CANCELLED - Synthesis of Polymeric Probes to Control Cell Recognition and Signaling

Melville Lectureship Speaker

Prof Laura L Kiessling, Dept of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 20 May 2010, 16:00-17:00

Tailoring multivalent interactions in the design of biomaterials

Professor Kristi Kiick (Materials Science & Engineering, University of Delaware).

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Wednesday 21 April 2010, 11:00-12:00

Complex architecures of conjugated polymers via Suzuki and Kumada chain-growth polycondensations

Please note the venue is the Wolfson Lecture Theatre

Dr Anton Kiriy (Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V.).

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 11 March 2010, 16:00-17:00

Colloidal forces – Tackling mechanics and interactions of complex particles using AFM/optics combination

Prof Andreas Fery, University of Bayreuth Department of Physical Chemistry.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 04 March 2010, 16:00-17:00

Dynamics and Structure of Short Biopolymers Probed by Fluorescence

Leverhulme Visiting Professor Seminar

Professor Werner Nau (Jacobs University, Bremen).

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 18 February 2010, 16:00-17:00

Semiconductor Block Copolymers for Organic Electronic Devices

Dr Michael Sommer (Melville Laboratory, University of Cambridge).

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 04 February 2010, 16:00-17:00

Cyclodextrin Nanomachines at Work

Dr Roger Coulston (Melville Laboratory, University of Cambridge).

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 28 January 2010, 16:00-17:00

Chemistry of Acenes - toward a Possible Poly(acene)

Dr Douglas Neckers.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 03 December 2009, 16:00-17:00

Binding Studies on CB[6] with a Series of 1-Alkyl-3-methylimidazolium Ionic Liquids

Miss Nan Zhao, University of Cambridge, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 19 November 2009, 16:30-17:00

Polymeric building blocks for supramolecular complexation with cucurbit[8]uril

Mr Eric Appel, University of Cambridge, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 19 November 2009, 16:00-16:30

Microdroplets in Microfluidics: Towards Emulsion Crystals

Mr Wolfgang-Andreas Bauer, University of Cambridge, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 12 November 2009, 16:30-17:00

Heterojunction Control of Organic & Hybrid Photovoltaic Semiconductor Devices

Miss Einat Elmalem, University of Cambridge, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 12 November 2009, 16:00-16:30

Functional Nanostructures and Sensors by Self-Assembly

Prof Kay Severin (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne).

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 05 November 2009, 16:00-17:00

Colloids, surfaces and reversible supramolecular interactions: Towards light-driven motion

Mr Feng Tian, University of Cambridge, Mellville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 29 October 2009, 16:30-17:00

Determination of binding constants for cucurbit[8]uril complexes: differences in aqueous versus gas-phase binding

Mr Frank Biedermann, University of Cambridge, Meville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 29 October 2009, 16:00-16:30

Synthesis of Chiral Bidentate Phosphorous Ligands in the Form of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIP)

Miss Mei-Hsuan Tsai, University of Cambridge, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 22 October 2009, 16:30-17:00

Synthesis and Isolation of cucurbit[n]uril: a supramolecular host

Mr Dezhi Jiao, University of Cambridge, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 22 October 2009, 16:00-16:30

Turning Cavitands into Materials

Professor Enrico Dalcanale, University of Parma.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 15 October 2009, 16:00-17:00

New Motifs Blocks for Molecular Recognition: From DNA Bases and Protein-Surfaces to a-Helices and b-Sheets

Dr Andrew J Wilson (University of Leeds).

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 08 October 2009, 16:00-17:00

Chirality in supramolecular polymers

Maarten Smulders, University of Technology, Eindhoven.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 10 September 2009, 16:00-17:00

Molecular Understanding, Design and Development of Zwitterionic-based Biomaterials

Prof Shaoyi Jiang, Boeing-Roundhill Professor of Chemical Engineering & Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Wednesday 26 August 2009, 14:00-15:00

Characterisation of Adhesion Phenomena & contact of surfaces by Soft Colloidal Probe – AFM

Johann Erath, University of Bayreuth, Germany.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Tuesday 04 August 2009, 15:00-16:00

Self-Assembled Soft Materials and the In Situ Synthesis of Nanoparticles

Dr George John, The City College of New York, CUNY.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Friday 05 June 2009, 14:00-15:00

Electrochemical formation of responsive hydrogel films for bioanalytics

Dr. Johanna Bünsow, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, University of Cambridge.

Pfizer Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 04 June 2009, 16:00-17:00

Molecular tectonics: from building blocks to crystals

Professor M.W. Hosseini, Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), Universite de Strasbourg.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 28 May 2009, 16:00-17:00

Matrix elasticity directs stem cell lineage – Better (polymeric) materials for Better biology

Melville Lecture

Professor Dennis Discher, Biophysical Eng. & Nanobiopolymers Lab, University of Pennsylvania.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 21 May 2009, 16:00-17:00

Assembling and breaking: competitive interactions between polymer, drug and cyclodextrin

Dr Cecile Dreiss, Pharmaceutical Science Division, King's College London.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 14 May 2009, 16:00-17:00

Boronic acid based materials for carbohydrate detection

Dr Tony James, University of Bath.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 07 May 2009, 16:00-17:00

Investigation of multivalent glycan interactions on functional surfaces

Dr Carlo Fasting, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 30 April 2009, 16:00-17:00

Nano-sized architectures: folding, metal coordination and assembly

Dr Ivan Huc (Bordeaux University).

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 04 December 2008, 16:00-17:00

Making semiconducting polymers - the long and the short of it

Professor Michael Turner (University of Manchester).

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 06 November 2008, 16:00-17:00

Effects of surface chemistry on epidermal stem cell differentiation

Miss Britta Trappmann (University of Cambridge, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis).

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 30 October 2008, 16:00-17:00

Stimuli-Responsive Materials - Aqueous Phase Cucurbituril Assemblies

Mr Jameel Zayed (University of Cambridge, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis).

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 30 October 2008, 16:00-17:00

Hierarchical self-assembly in aqueous media

Mr John Lee (University of Cambridge, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis).

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 23 October 2008, 16:00-17:00

Droplet-interface Bilayers Formation in Microfluidic Devices

Mr Yunpeng Bai (University of Cambridge, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis).

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 23 October 2008, 16:00-17:00

Nanoimprinting Functional Polymers

Miss Jo Slota (University of Cambridge, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis).

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 16 October 2008, 16:00-17:00

Catalytic Interfaces for Organic Synthesis in Microdroplets

Miss Ashleigh Theberge (University of Cambridge, Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis).

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 16 October 2008, 16:00-17:00

Title to be confirmed

Mr Luis Fidalgo (University of Cambridge – Melville Laboratory).

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 12 June 2008, 16:00-17:00

Probing the internal structure of polymer brushes

Mr Ron Oren (University of Cambridge – Melville Laboratory).

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 05 June 2008, 16:00-17:00

N-Heterocyclic Carbenes: New Applications in Materials Chemistry

Dr Chris Bielawski (University of Texas, Austin, Texas).

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 29 May 2008, 16:00-17:00

Dynamic Self-Assembly of Macromolecules and Small Molecules

Professor Sam Stupp, The Stupp Laboratory at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Friday 16 May 2008, 16:00-17:00

The Chemistry, Structure and Function of the DNA Quadruple Helix

Prof Shankar Balasubramanian (University of Cambridge – Department of Chemistry).

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 08 May 2008, 16:00-17:00

Surface modification of Poly(dimethylsiloxane) via self-organization of vinyl-terminated small molecules

Ms Maaike van Poll (University of Cambridge – Melville Laboratory).

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 01 May 2008, 16:00-17:00

Simultaneous determination of protein structure and dynamics

Dr Michele Vendruscolo (University of Cambridge – Department of Chemistry).

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 24 April 2008, 16:00-17:00

Biomimetic self-assembly of block copolymers: polypeptide-based vesicle as synthetic model of viral capsid

Prof Sebastien Lecommandoux.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 06 March 2008, 16:00-17:00

Oligomerization-deoligomerization synthetic strategy and cucurbituril

Dr Li Liu, University of Cambridge - Melville Laboratory.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 28 February 2008, 16:00-17:00

Casting Nanostructures for NanoPhotonics

Prof Jeremy Baumberg, University of Cambridge - NanoPhotonics Centre.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 21 February 2008, 16:00-17:00

Functional Amphiphilic Block Copolymers prepared via Ring Opening metathesis Polymerization

Dr Kurt Stubenrauch, University of Cambridge - Melville Laboratory.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 14 February 2008, 16:00-17:00

Design of New Generations of "Smart" Materials using Controlled Radical Polymerizations Techniques

Dr Jean-Francois Lutz, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 07 February 2008, 16:00-17:00

Moving microdroplets: Techniques for manipulating picolitre droplets in microchannels

Dr Graeme Whyte, University of Cambridge - Melville Laboratory.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 31 January 2008, 16:00-17:00

DNA Block Copolymers: Programmable Macromolecular Amphiphiles

Prof Dr Andreas Herrmann, University of Groningen - Polymer Chemistry and Bioengineering.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 24 January 2008, 16:00-17:00

Supramolecular Polymers Bearing Self-Complementary Hydrogen Bonding End-Groups

Adam Celiz, University of Cambridge, Melville Laboratory.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 06 December 2007, 16:30-17:00

Nanoimprint lithography for application in polymer electronics

Ximin He, University of Cambridge, Melville Laboratory.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 06 December 2007, 16:00-16:30

Coordination polymers, metallo-gels and discrete metallo-supramolecular assemblies with cyclotriveratrylene-based or flat tripodal ligands

Dr Michaele J Hardie, University of Leeds.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 29 November 2007, 16:00-17:00

Functionalized cucurbiturils and their applications

Professor Kimoon Kim, Center for Smart Supramolecules, Pohang University of Science & Technology.

Pfizer Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Monday 26 November 2007, 14:15-15:15

Bio-inspired nanomaterials for sensing and regenerative medicine

Dr Molly M Stevens, Imperial College, London.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 22 November 2007, 16:00-17:00

Design and synthesis of new biocatalysts

Professor Ehud Keinan, Scripps Research Institute, California and The Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion-Israel Instiitute of Technology.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 15 November 2007, 16:00-17:00

Cucurbituril meets polymer: Be my guest!

Urs Rauwald, University of Cambridge, Melville Laboratory.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 01 November 2007, 16:30-17:00

Synthesis and potential chiral catalytic application of nanoparticles from RAFT polymerised, optically active, amphiphilic diblock copolymers

Jared Skey, University of Cambridge, Melville Laboratory.

Unilever Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Thursday 01 November 2007, 16:00-16:30