THE GROUP
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Click here for a description of each group meeting format.
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Spring 2025
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01/17 to 05/02 - Chalk Talks
Fridays, 3:30 pm, OCW 214
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Fall 2024
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12/13 - Holiday Party
12/06 - Chalk Talks
11/29 - No Meeting (Thanksgiving)
11/22 - Chalk Talks
11/15 - Chalk Talks
11/08 - Chalk Talks
11/01 - Mukund (Research Talk)
10/25 - No Meeting (Burg Lecture)
10/18 - Cynthia (Lit. Highlight)
→ "Electrocatalytic cyclic deracemization enabled by a chemically modified electrode," Nature Catalysis, 2024 (link)
10/11 - Jazmine (Research Talk)
10/04 - No Meeting (Olah Lecture)
09/27 - Tom (Lit. Highlight)
→ "Shared control of a 16 semiconductor quantum dot crossbar array," Nature Nanotechnology, 2024 (link)​
09/20 - Mukund (Lit. Highlight)
→ "A self-healing multispectral transparent adhesive peptide glass," Nature, 2024 (link)
09/13 - Cynthia (Research Talk)
09/06 - Jazmine (Lit. Highlight)
→ "Accessing elusive σ-type cyclopropenium cation equivalents through redox gold catalysis," Nature Chemistry, 2024 (link)
08/30 - Tom (Research Talk)
Fridays, 3:30-5:00 pm, OCW 214
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Spring/Summer 2024
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Ad Hoc/Chalk Talks
Fridays, 12-1 pm, OCW 214
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Fall 2023
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12/15 - Chalk Talks/Holiday Party
12/08 - No Meeting (Mike Away)
12/01 - Cynthia (Lit. Highlight)
11/24 - Chalk Talks
11/17 - Chalk Talks
11/10 - Jazmine (Lit. Highlight)
11/03 - Chalk Talks
10/27 - No Meeting (Mike Away/Burg Lecture)
10/20 - Chalk Talks
10/13 - Luana (Lit. Highlight)
10/06 - Chalk Talks
09/29 - Chalk Talks
09/22 - Christina (Lit. Highlight)
09/15 - Chalk Talks
09/08 - Chalk Talks
09/01 - Tom (Lit. Highlight)
08/25 - Chalk Talks
Fridays, 12-1 pm, OCW 214
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Summer 2023
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08/18 - Chalk Talks
08/11 - No Meeting (Mike Away)
08/04 - Chalk Talks
07/28 - No Meeting (Mike Away)
07/21 - Sam (Research Talk)
07/14 - Cynthia (Lit. Highlight)
07/07 - Chalk Talks
06/30 - No Meeting (Mike Away)
06/23 - No Meeting (Mike Away)
06/16 - Jazmine (Lit. Highlight)
06/09 - Chalk Talks
06/03 - Southern California Organometallics Meeting (UC Riverside)
06/02 - Chalk Talks
05/26 - Luana (Research Talk)
Fridays, 10 am-12 pm, OCW 214
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Spring 2023
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05/18 - Chalk Talks
05/16 - Disneyland!
05/11 - No Meeting (Mike Away)
05/04 - Luana (literature)
04/27 - No Meeting (Mike Away)
04/20 - Chalk Talks
04/13 - No Meeting (Career Fair)
04/06 - Christina (Lit. Highlight)
03/30 - Chalk Talks
03/23 - Tom (Lit. Highlight)
03/16 - Chalk Talks
03/09 - Chalk Talks
03/02 - No Meeting (Group Travel)
02/23 - Chalk Talks
02/16 - Chalk Talks
Thursdays, 10 am-12 pm, OCW 214
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Fall 2022
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12/16 (Fr) - Holiday Party
12/09 (Fr) - Sawyer and Seongje (Research Talk)
12/02 (Fr) - Chalk Talks
11/25 (Fr) - No Meeting (Thanksgiving)
11/18 (Fr) - Jazmine (Research Talk)
11/11 (Fr) - Luana (Research Talk)
11/04 (Fr) - Chalk Talks
10/28 (Fr) - Tom (Research Talk) [+lab safety meeting]
10/21 (Fr) - No Meeting (Burg lecture)
10/14 (Fr) - Chalk Talks
10/07 (Fr) - Clarissa (Research Talk)
09/30 (Fr) - Chalk Talks
09/23 (Fr) - Christina (Research Talk) [+lab safety meeting]
09/16 (Fr) - No Meeting (Mike away)
09/09 (Fr) - Chalk Talks
Fridays, 12-1 pm, OCW 214
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Summer 2022
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08/22 (Mo) - No Meeting (ACS Chicago)
08/15 (Mo) - Various (ACS Practice Talks)
08/08 (Mo) - Various (ACS Practice Talks)
08/01 (Mo) - Christina (Lit. Highlight)
07/25 (Mo) - Kenneth and Sawyer (Practice Talks) [lab safety meeting at 12:00 pm]
07/18 (Mo) - Jazmine (Lit. Highlight)
07/11 (Mo) - Luana (Lit. Highlight)
07/04 (Mo) - No Meeting (Independence Day)
06/27 (Mo) - Tom (Lit. Highlight) [lab safety meeting at 12:00 pm]
Mondays, 9:30-11:30 am, SSC 604
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Spring 2022
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(Ad Hoc Meetings​)
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Fall 2021
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12/10 (Fr) - Chalk Talks, Holiday Party
12/03 (Fr) - Christina (Research Talk) [lab safety meeting at 12:00 pm]
11/26 (Fr) - No Meeting (Thanksgiving)
11/19 (Fr) - Chalk Talks
11/12 (Fr) - Nils (Research Talk) [lab safety meeting at 12:00 pm]
11/05 (Fr) - Tom (Lit. Highlight), Luana (Lit. Highlight)
10/29 (Fr) - Chalk Talks
Fridays, 2-3:30 pm, Zoom (email Mike for the link)
10/21 (Th) - Tom (Research Talk)
10/14 (Th) - No Meeting (Fall Recess)
10/07 (Th) - Luana (Research Talk), Christina (Lit. Highlight) [lab safety meeting at 12:00 pm]
09/30 (Th) - Chalk Talks
09/23 (Th) - Clarissa (Lit. Highlight)
09/16 (Th) - Chalk Talks
09/09 (Th) - Clarissa (Research Talk), Nils (Lit. Highlight)
09/02 (Th) - Chalk Talks [lab safety meeting at 12:00 pm]
Thursdays, 12-1:30 pm, Zoom
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Summer 2021
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08/23 (M) - Nils (Research Talk)
08/19 (Th) - Chalk Talks
08/05 (Th) - Chalk Talks
07/22 (Th) - Chalk Talks
07/08 (Th) - Chalk Talks
06/24 (Th) - Chalk Talks
06/10 (Th) - Chalk Talks
05/27 (Th) - Chalk Talks
Alternate Thursdays, 3-5 pm, Zoom
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Spring 2021
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04/27 (Tu) - Chalk Talks
04/22 (Th) - Luana (Research Talk), Zelin (Lit. Highlight)
04/13 (Tu) - Break (ACS Meeting)
04/08 (Th) - Chalk Talks
03/30 (Tu) - Nils (Research Talk), Sully (Lit. Highlight)
03/25 (Th) - Break (Inorganic Journal Club)
03/16 (Tu) - Chalk Talks
03/11 (Th) - Clarissa (Research Talk), Luana (Lit. Highlight)
03/02 (Tu) - Chalk Talks
02/25 (Th) - Tom (Lit. Highlight)
02/16 (Tu) - Break
02/11 (Th) - Christina (Lit. Highlight)
02/02 (Tu) - Chalk Talks
01/28 (Th) - Nils (Lit. Highlight)
01/19 (Tu) - Chalk Talks
Alternating Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-7:30 pm, Zoom
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Fall 2020
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12/17 (Th) - Zoom Holiday Party
12/08 (Tu) - Chalk Talks
12/03 (Th) - Tejpal
11/24 (Tu) - Daniel
11/20 (Th) - Chalk Talks
Alternating Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30-5 pm, Zoom
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11/11 (W) - Nils (Research Talk)
11/06 (F) - Luana
10/28 (W) - Chalk Talks
10/23 (F) - Tom
10/14 (W) - Zelin
10/09 (F) - Chalk Talks
09/30 (W) - Sully
09/25 (F) - Clarissa
09/16 (W) - Chalk Talks
09/11 (F) - Christina
09/02 (W) - Zelin (Technique)
Alternating Wednesdays and Fridays, 4-6 pm, Zoom
08/26 - Chalk Talks
08/19 – Tom (Group Profile)
08/12 – Sully (Group Profile)
Wednesday, 4-6 pm, Zoom
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Summer 2020
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08/05 – Chalk Talks
07/22 – Clarissa (Technique)
07/15 – Christina (Technique)
07/09 – Luana (Technique)
06/24 – Tom (Technique)
06/17 – Zelin (Group Profile)
06/10 – #ShutDownSTEM
06/03 – Joe (Group Profile)
05/27 – Joe/Christina (Research Talk)
05/20 – Sully (Technique)
Wednesday, 4-6 pm, Zoom
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Spring 2020
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05/13 – Joe (Lit. Highlight)
05/06 - Clarissa (Lit. Highlight)
04/29 - Christina (Lit. Highlight)
04/22 - Luana (Lit. Highlight)
04/15 - Tom (Lit. Highlight)
04/08 - Zelin (Lit. Highlight)
04/01 - Joe (Lit. Highlight)
03/25 - Sully (Lit. Highlight)
03/18 - Chalk Talks
Wednesday, 4-6 pm, Zoom
03/11 - Clarissa (Lit. Highlight)
03/04 - Christina (Lit. Highlight)
02/19 - Chalk Talks
02/12 - Luana (Lit. Highlight)
02/05 - Chalk Talks
01/29 - Chalk Talks
Wednesday, 4-6 pm, OCW 214
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Fall 2019
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12/20 - Holiday Party
12/13 - Mike (Lit. Highlight)
12/06 - Chalk Talks
11/22 - Sully Chen (Lit. Highlight)
11/15 - Joseph Parr (Research Talk)
11/08 - Chalk Talks
11/01 - Group Lunch
10/25 - Christina Trang (Lit. Highlight)
Friday, 1-3 pm, OCW 214
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10/14 - Zelin Miao (Lit. Highlight)
09/30 - Christina Trang (Research Talk)
09/23 - Joseph Parr (Lit. Highlight)
09/16 - Chalk Talks
Monday, 4-6 pm, OCW 214
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Group Meeting Formats
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Research Talk: Full ~30 minute presentation of your research, comprising introductory/background/motivation slides, results, discussion, conclusions, future work. Questions throughout and after are encouraged. [To practice formal presentation skills, making figures, story telling, public speaking.]
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Literature (Lit.) Highlight: The presenter chooses a high impact paper (from Science, Nature, Nature Chem./Nanotechnol./Mater., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Chem. Sci., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., etc) and sends it to all group members approx. 1 week in advance. Everyone reads the paper, and the presenter leads discussion of it in the meeting. The paper can be on anything the presenter finds interesting, it doesn't have to be related to their research project. [This helps us keep up to date with important research findings in and outside our field(s), and to develop our critical analysis skills.]
Chalk Talks: Everyone presents a short 10-20 min update on the whiteboard, detailing what they have been doing in the lab (and why!). This update can be supplemented with an optional 1 page max print out/slide with anything not so easy to draw out - target structure, NMR data, etc. [Designed to help everyone become familiar with drawing out and discussing their research in an informal setting (useful for qualifying exams/conference/cafe/bar discussions), to get group feedback on current research challenges, brainstorm new directions.]
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Technique: Select a technique (experimental, mathematical, software-based) of potential interest for the group, and give a ~30 min presentation on this focused on the basic working principles and key concepts. Previous examples include cyclic voltammetry, probability distributions. [Idea proposed by Prof. Megan Fieser during COVID-19 lab closures in Summer 2020.]
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Group Profile: Select a research research group who works in an area relevant to our interests, give a brief biography and cover their seminal work. Previous examples include: Nongjian Tao, Omar Yaghi. [Idea proposed by Prof. Megan Fieser during COVID-19 lab closures in Summer 2020.]​