Women in Science Chemistry Lab Tour

Women in Science Chemistry Lab Tour
Chemistry Building, Room 255
Tuesday Jan. 27, 2009
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

During this 90-minute tour you will explore the IU Molecular Structure Center with Dr. Maren Pink and the Skrabalak Laboratory Skrabalak Laboratory with Dr. Sara Skrabalak. You will:

• Learn about the development of solar energy technology
• Observe the fascinating, color-changing properties of metals on the nanoscale
• Explore a molecule, a virtual head, and a virtual Bloomington campus in 3-D
• Experience a day in the life of a crystal in the X-ray lab
• Watch how aerosols can be used to make useful materials
• And more!

Everyone is welcome, students, faculty and staff. We will meet in the Chemistry Building, Room 255. Space is limited, so please RSVP to wisp@indiana.edu

Advanced Crystallography Workshop at ChemMatCARS

December 3-5, 2008

Bring us your problem crystals! Details here

This workshop will introduce experienced crystallographers (graduate students, postdocs, and staff) to the newly upgraded ChemMatCARS advanced crystallography station at beamline 15-ID of the Advanced Photon Source (APS)�a fast and powerful tool for structure determination and high-resolution charge density studies of small, difficult samples.

This instrument achieves spatial resolution to 2.1 Å -1 . In addition, ChemMatCARS offers rapid setup, high-speed data collection, and service crystallography programs to optimize user access to available beamtime.

Participants are invited to propose up to 3 challenging samples for hands-on data collection and analysis during the workshop. Software experts will be on hand to help with difficult structures. Both new and experienced users of the APS are invited to attend.

Acknowledgments:

The workshop is sponsored by the Center for Advanced Radiation Sources of the University of Chicago, by ChemMatCARS , and by Bruker AXS .