Meetings

Fall 2024

Group (Tuesdays 3:00 – 5:00 pm; CB110)

Proposal, thesis, and practice presentations are formal and should be in near-final form. Slides are complete, polished, and have references.

Research talks should give background and new results that highlight recent progress. Slides should be thoughtfully prepared, as they are the basis for future formal talks.

Literature talks should go in-depth into a topic, perhaps a single paper, with an critical analysis of the work done. The underlying science (e.g., mechanisms in a synthesis or methodology paper) should be emphasized. Make sure to explain the advance that makes the paper important. Select papers that are relevant and from leading journals, and then run by Ben for approval.

Remember that connecting to the display in CB110 is wonky. Ensure that your presentation works before the meeting so we can start on time each meeting time.

date	presenter	title
27 Aug	—	lab cleanup and safety inspections
3 Sept	Gabe	proposal presentation
10	—	—
17	—	—
24	—	—
1 Oct	Ben	record keeping and lab safety
8	John	proposal presentation
15	Ifeanyi	Research Goals and Update
22	—	—
29	Anastasia	Research Goals and Update
5 Nov	Tolani	Research Goals and Update
12	Gabe	postponed
19	Ifeanyi Tolani Anastasia	CHEM790 practice
26	John Olivia	postponed
2 Dec	Ifeanyi Stefanie	postponed
10	Anastasia	Functionalization of 2D Polymers
17	Tolani	Separations of Extended Iptycenes – Theory
14 Jan	Gabe	The Anionic Elbs Reaction – recent results
21	John Olivia	LB and LS Transfers of 2D Polymers to Substrates Research Goals and Update
28	Ifeanyi Stefanie	The Reduction/Cyclization Route to Extended Iptycenes Research Goals and Update

Individual Meetings (Wednesday mornings, CB331)

Individual reports are due every Tuesday by 8 pm.

time	name
10:00 am	Tolani
10:20	Gabe
10:40	Ifeanyi
11:00	Anastasia
11:20	Banna
11:40	John