"Data Into Insight - Teasing How Molecules Behave"
Saturday, March 7
10 AM SLT
By Dr. Mike Shaw
My current research involves the exploration of electron-transfer
events on models of biologically-relevant molecules such as the
heme-nitric-oxide complex. My students learn how to work with air- and
moisture-sensitive materials so as to prepare target compounds, and then
we have to gather data on these materials so as to be able to prove
they are what we set out to make. Once we have the materials in hand, we
can start doing experiments which probe the chemical consequences of
electron transfer on these compounds.
With examples from my research program, I’ll show you how data we
collect tells us about the quality of the materials, and how the data
reveals the consequences of electron-transfer events involving these
materials. I’ll talk specifically about what we can learn from infrared
spectroscopy, magnetic resonance, and an electrochemical technique
called voltammetry.
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