Connecting achievement motivation to performance in general chemistry By: Dulmini Jayawardana Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 3210 North Cramer Street, Milwaukee, WI 53211 Advisor: Dr. Kristen Murphy Abstract In the last decade or so, the affective... Read More

What is Intellectual Property and how do we protect it at UWM? By: Jessica Silvaggi, Ph.D. Senior Licensing Manager University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Research Foundation Hosted By: Dr. Peter Geissinger Abstract From the foods we eat, the cars we drive, and... Read More

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Assignment of Relative and Absolute Configuration by Organic Synthesis -Universal NMR Database Approach: Logic, Development, and Application By: Yoshito Kishi Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University With use of the marine natural product palytoxin as an example, we... Read More

Natural Product Synthesis Yoshito Kishi Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University After a brief review on acyclic stereocontrol and convergent synthesis, we shall discuss the current status on catalytic asymmetric Ni/Cr-mediated coupling reactions, with the focus on a... Read More

Metal-Catalyzed Carbon−Carbon Bond Activation By: Md Shahnawaz Ali Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 3210 North Cramer Street, Milwaukee, WI 53211 Advisor: Dr. M.M. Hossain Abstract Organic natural products, petroleum oils and polymers on earth are comprised... Read More