UNC-CH Chemistry Student Services

February Cume Topics

UNC-CH Chemistry Student Services Office — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:18:25 +0000

The February 18, 2012 cumes will be held in Kenan Labs B121/B125 at 9am. The topics are listed below:

Analytical:

Small Things

Organic/Polymer-Materials

Mirkin Chemistry based on these selected 10 references:

Mirkin papers 2010-2012 as of 1 18 12

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January 2012 Cume Topics

UNC-CH Chemistry Student Services Office — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:53:08 +0000

The January 21, 2012, cume topics are listed below. The cumes will be held at 9am in Kenan Labs B121/125.

Analytical

Op-amps and flip-flops and transistors, oh my

Organic/Polymer-Material

Design and Synthesis of Organic Materials for Organic Thin Film Transistors

Organic-Polymer Cume Topic

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Upcoming Final Defense

UNC-CH Chemistry Student Services Office — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:33:15 +0000

Shan Yang (2007) Analytical

Development of Peptidase-Resistant Reporters for Intracellular Enzymatic Activity
Friday, December 16 2011 at 9:00 AM in Kenan B528(5th Floor Conference Room)

Kady-Ann Steen-Burrell (2006) Biological

Methods for Comprehensive RNA Structure and Dynamics Analysis using SHAPE Technologies
Friday, December 16 2011 at 2:00 PM in Kenan B528(5th Floor Conference Room)

Spring Deferment of Tuition and Fees

UNC-CH Chemistry Student Services Office — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:14:36 +0000

If they registered prior to November 16th, you will need to go to your Student Service Center and request a deferment for their charges due 12/13/11 (see instructions below):

Instructions:

1. Log into my.unc.edu and select ConnectCarolina and go to the Student Center.

2. Look at the Finances Section and select ACCOUNT INQUIRY under My Account.

3. Click the Account Services tab and select request deferment.

4. Click the box for Financial Aid Deferment AND the Statement of Understanding and then click submit.(Financial aid here means tuition and/or fees.)

5. There will be a confirmation screen after you hit submit, click OK.

Click the Account Inquiry tab to see the updated due date for deferred charges

If you have not registered for the spring semester then the instructions on how to do so can be found here.

December 2011 Cume Topics

UNC-CH Chemistry Student Services Office — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:39:55 +0000

The December 3, 2011, cumes will be held in Kenan Labs B121/B125 at 9am. The topics are listed below:

Analytical: Capillary Electrophoresis

REFERENCES:

Capillary Electrophoresis (Techniques in Analytical Chemistry) by Dale R. Baker
Practical Capillary Electrophoresis, Second Edition by Robert Weinberger
Capillary Electrophoresis: Methods and Protocols by Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin

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Organic/Polymer-Materials: The Synthetic Polymer Chemistry of Craig Hawker

The papers listed below describe several of the synthetic design challenges tackled in the last two years by Craig Hawker, one of the leaders in creative polymer design and synthesis. The materials range from perfluorinated antifouling materials to conjugated oligomers to biomaterials.

Students should be familiar with any aspect of the research described including the following: kinetics, synthetic methods and reactions, monomers, polymers, structure-property relationships, and polymer design.

Reactive, Multifunctional Polymer Films through Thermal Cross-linking of Orthogonal Click Groups

Jason M. Spruell, Martin Wolffs, Frank A. Leibfarth, Brian C. Stahl, Jinhwa Heo, Luke A. Connal, Jerry Hu, and Craig J. Hawker

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133 (41), pp 16698–16706

A General Approach to Controlling the Surface Composition of Poly(ethylene oxide)-Based Block Copolymers for Antifouling Coatings

Michael D. Dimitriou, Zhaoli Zhou, Hee-Soo Yoo§, Kato L. Killops, John A. Finlay, Gemma Cone, Harihara S. Sundaram, Nathaniel A. Lynd, Katherine P. Barteau, Luis M. Campos, Daniel A. Fischer, Maureen E. Callow, James A. Callow, Christopher K. Ober, Craig J. Hawker, and Edward J. Kramer

Langmuir, 2011, 27 (22), pp 13762–13772

Stimuli-Responsive Azulene-Based Conjugated Oligomers with Polyaniline-like Properties

Elizabeth Amir, Roey J. Amir, Luis M. Campos, and Craig J. Hawker

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133 (26), pp 10046–10049

Free Radical Polymers with Tunable and Selective Bio- and Chemical Degradability

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 9805–9812].

Jos M. J. Paulusse, Roey J. Amir, Richard A. Evans, and Craig J. Hawker

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Career Fairs

UNC-CH Chemistry Student Services Office — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:14:51 +0000

CAREER SYMPOSIUM – For Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars

Frank Porter Graham Student Union

Saturday November 5, 2011, 8:00am-3:30pm

Join us for a day of workshops and advice dedicated to your career planning needs across the career spectrum. Alumni, employers and career services professionals will present on a variety of topics through panels and skill-building workshops and a networking lunch will be served. Sponsored by University Career Services, the Graduate School and the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO November 3, 5pm!
http://cfx.research.unc.edu/res_classreg/browse_single.cfm?New=1&event=178928C32FD59F451BAF8092DF4BDC3B99B33E8E

COST: $25

Masters and PhD Fair

Friday Center

November 17, 1pm-4:30pm
Meet with employers seeking graduate-level candidates in all industries. This event is brought to you through a collaboration of the career services offices in six outstanding North Carolina graduate schools.

Spring 2012 Registration

UNC-CH Chemistry Student Services Office — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:29:22 +0000

Spring registration begins tomorrow November 1, 2011. You can access Connect Carolina to register for the spring at http://my.unc.edu and then click on “ConnectCarolina Student Center”. Once you sign in with your ONYEN, the next page of your Student Center will have a menu named “Academics” and this is where you can find options for course searches, enrollment, holds, and your schedule.

It is recommended that you request a deferment of you tuition and fees for spring 2012. The instructions are below:

To DEFER your bill: log-in to MyUNC and select ConnectCarolina Student Center. Look at the Finances Section and select ACCOUNT INQUIRY under My Account. Click the Account Services tab and select request deferment. Click the box for Financial Aid Deferment AND the Statement of Understanding and then click submit. There will be a confirmation screen after you hit submit, click OK. Click the Account Inquiry tab to see the updated due date for deferred charges. Please note that the due date on the invoice will not change, only the due dates for the individual deferred charges, which you can see in the “Details by Due Date” section.

Registration Tips:

1. If you HAVE NOT completed your preliminary oral exam:
a. You must register for at least 9 credit hours to be considered a full-time student.
1. First year students should consult with your potential research advisor for the appropriate courses. If you have not joined a group at this time then contact the faculty member you spoke with during orientation.
2. Second year students must register for your research advisor’s Divisional Research Chem 9*1 (see attachment for appropriate course number and section) for 7 credit hours
b. First and second year students must register for the appropriate divisional seminar (see attachment).

2. If you HAVE completed your preliminary oral exam (3rd year + students) and are a PhD candidate:
a. You only need to register for 3 credit hours of CHEM 994 to be considered a full-time student.Use the three-digit section number for your research advisor to find your section of Chem 994 in Connect Carolina (see attachment).
b. You are not required to enroll in your divisional seminar course, although your division may require that you continue to participate in them (see your advisor for more details).

3. If you are a Master’s candidate:
a. You need to register for 3 credit hours of CHEM 992 (non-thesis) or CHEM 993 (thesis), using your advisor’s three digit section number (see attachment).
b. First and second year students must register for the appropriate divisional seminar (see attachment).

If your advisor’s section is not listed in Connect Carolina please let me know.

Instructor Sections.pdf

November 2011 Cume Topics

UNC-CH Chemistry Student Services Office — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:24:43 +0000

The November 19, 2011 cumes will be held at 9am in Kenan Labs B121/B125. The topics are listed below:

Analytical: Electrochemical Methods

Organic: N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis

Review: Chem. Rev. 2007, 107, 5606-5655

Polymer/Materials: A cume is not scheduled for this month

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GlaxoSmithkline Education Day – Fri., November 4th – LIMITED SPACE

UNC-CH Chemistry Student Services Office — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:28:04 +0000

Hello,
There is still space for students to sign up! I have attached the event flyer if it would be of interest to students.

Sent on behalf of the GSK University Outreach Team:

The web site address to register for the GSK Education Day is: https://www.seeuthere.com/outreachexchange.

· Please remember this information should only be forwarded to Graduate Students in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Business/MBA, Law, Computer/Information Science and Engineering programs.

· Space is limited so students should be encouraged to register right away.

Thank you for your assistance with distributing this information. We are sure your students will be find this opportunity enriching, and look forward to meeting them on November 4th!

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Kind regards,

Samira

GSKworkshop flyer 2011.pdf

Upcoming Final Defense

UNC-CH Chemistry Student Services Office — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:51:12 +0000

Huaxing Zhou (2007) Polymer/Materials

Rational Design of Conjugated Polymers for Organic Solar Cells
Tuesday, November 01 2011 at 1:00 PM in Venable 2301

Brian Mehl (2005) Physical

Investigation of Optical Cavity Modes and Ultrafast Carrier Dynamics Using Second-Harmonic Generation and Transient Absorption Microscopy

Wednesday, November 02 2011 at 3:00 PM in Venable 2204