Chemistry Seminars - 2022
- Date: Fri, 4 Feb, 12:00 pm - Sat, 10 Dec 2022, 1:00 pm
- Location: Macbeth Lecture Theatre - Badger building
- Cost: FREE
- Contact: Dr Cameron Shearer 8313 5770
- Email: cameron.shearer@adelaide.edu.au
Researchers from the Department of Chemistry host regular seminars to showcase their work across applied projects in health, environment, energy technology and defence.
Academics and students from collaborative institutions are also invited to share their research and knowledge when visiting our department and school.
The seminars are open to the public, industry, researchers from other departments, schools and universities, and to current and past students.

Seminar schedule - Department of Chemistry
- Location: Macbeth Lecture Theatre - Badger building | Map
- Time: 12:00 - 1:00pm (unless otherwise stated)
Date | Speaker | Presentation |
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Friday 11 February Braggs Lecture Theatre |
Shaun Ellis MPhil Student University of Adelaide |
The development of improved mass spectrometry techniques for sensitive biomolecule detection |
Thursday 17 February 3 pm |
Belinda Boehm PhD Student, University of Adelaide |
Understanding and controlling the solution-phase and interfacial morphology of organic semiconductors |
Friday 18 February |
Josephine Smernik |
Metal-organic frameworks as supports for catalysts |
Friday 18 February | Joe Milne MPhil Student, University of Adelaide |
Porous frameworks for biomolecule encapsulation |
Friday 4 March |
Dr. Tanglaw Roman, Flinders University |
Immobilised metal-organic catalysts: factors that promote activity and durability |
Monday 7 March 4 pm |
Professor Timothy Schmidt University of New South Wales |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Wave Function |
Friday 11 March |
Jessica De La Perrelle |
Electron and Hole Transfer in PM6:Y6 Nanoparticles |
Thursday 17 March 3 pm |
Dr Antonio Calabrese University of Leeds |
Illuminating the molecular choreography of intrinsically disordered proteins involved in neurodegenerative disease and viral replication |
Thursday 24 March 3 pm |
Andre Birve |
TBC and Snake Venom Proteins-The Importance of Understanding Their Structure |
Friday 8 April 12 pm |
A/Prof Jie Zhang, Monash University |
Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide |
Friday 8 April 4 pm |
A/Prof Alex Bissember University of Tasmania |
Improving the understanding and synthetic scope of catalytically-active transition metal complexes |
Thursday 21 April |
Jenica Madridejos |
Towards the photophysical nature of the triphenylphosphine-stabilized nonagold cluster and its catalytic applications |
Friday 22 April 12 pm |
Alexandra Stuart PhD Student, University of Adelaide |
TBC |
Thursday 19 May 3 pm |
Harshal Patel PhD student, University of Adelaide |
Synthesis and Applications of Substituted Bullvalenes and The Total Synthesis of Endiandric Acid Natural Products |
Friday 20 May | Prof Ivan Kassal | The University of Sydney. Simulating Chemistry on Quantum Computers |
Thursday 2 June | Thomas Anthony PhD Student, University of Adelaide |
TBC |
Friday 3 June | Prof Jun Huang University of Sydney |
Nanoscale characterization of catalysts for sustainable chemical process |
Friday 17 June | A/Prof Melanie MacGregor Flinders University |
Nanofluid adsorption to advanced materials for energy and biotechnology applications |