Events

From time to time, School of Chemistry staff and students holds special events, conferences and seminars.

International Workshop on Sonochemistry and Photocatalysis for Environmental Remedition, November 26-28, 2008, University of Melbourne

Further information can be found at the conference site.

Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry Seminar Program - Semester 2, 2008

Further information can be found here (PDF 100K).

Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry Seminar Program - Semester 1, 2008

Further information can be found here (PDF 112K).

Organic Chemistry Seminar Program - Semester 1, 2008

Further information can be found here (PDF 72K).

27th Lady Masson Memorial Lecture by Prof. Dame Julia Higgins on 5th March 2008

Time: March 5th 2008, 5pm
Venue: Masson Lecture Theatre
Speaker: Professor Dame Julia Higgins
Title: "Tangling with Long Molecules"

Further details available here.

Public lecture by Professor Uppsala on Friday 8th February 2008

Professor Janos Hajdu, Uppsala University Sweden & Stanford University USA

Professor Uppsala will give a public lecture entitled "Structures in a Flash! X-ray Lasers, Exploding Molecules and Biological Insights" on Friday 8th February 2008 at the Sidney Myer Asia Centre, Carrillo Gantner Theatre at 6pm.

For further details please refer the flyer.

The annual Inorganic Symposium will be held at the School of Chemistry, Monash University on Friday 14th December, 2007

Full details can be obtained from here.

Annual Synthesis Symposium, Dec 7th - Registration and Call for papers

The Call for papers can be found here.

Physical Chemistry Seminar, Bulk and mesoscopic thermodynamics and thermal studies of inorganic materials - December 6th, 2007

Title : Bulk and mesoscopic thermodynamics and thermal studies of inorganic materials utilized for bone tissue implantation.
Date: December 6, 2007 Thursday
Time: 12 - 1 pm
Venue: Cuming Theatre
Speaker: Prof. Jaroslav Sestak, Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences Prague, Czech Republic

2^nd Advanced Optical Imaging Workshop, Melbourne, Australia - 26-28 November, 2007

Details of the 2^nd Advanced Optical Imaging Workshop which will be held at The University of Melbourne can be accessed from http://uml.chemistry.unimelb.edu.au/aoiw.html

Please note the closing date for registration is 31^st October 2007.

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Conference, Melbourne, Australia - 25-29 February, 2008

The International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN2008) will be held at the at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre from 25-29 February 2008.

Further information regarding this conference is available at www.ausnano.net/iconn2008

Radical Wine Tasting event: 22 August, BMW Edge Theatre, Federation Square Melbourne

During National Science week the ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology and Victorian Institute of Chemical Sciences are holding a 'Radical Wine Tasting'.

Venue: BMW Edge Theatre, Federation Square
Date: Wednesday 22 August, 2007
Time: 5.30 to 7.00 pm with the science talk at 6.00pm
Cost: FREE
RSVP: to felicity@freeradical.org.au

The event will feature:

• Professor Carl Schiesser, Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology, to talk about Free Radicals - what they are, and what research the centre is undertaking into them.
• Professor Dennis Taylor, Professor Chair of Oenology (wine making) from the University of Adelaide, and his colleague Dr Tom Avery to talk about free radicals and the science behind wine making.
• And the amazing 'What's in that?' 3-D multi-media presentation, which normally tours Victorian Schools, and takes the viewer into the molecular world of a party.
• Plus a number of hands-on scientific experiments such as testing the pH of wine, as well as seeing if you can smell a tainted wine.

The following Victorian wineries are generously supporting the event:

• Bacchus Hill Winery
• Buller View Wines
• Darling Park
• Elgo Estate Wines Pty. Ltd.
• Wanderer Wines, from the Yarra Valley

Open Day 2007 - Sunday August 19th

What’s happening in Chemistry on Open Day 2007

The School of Chemistry looks forward to Open Day each year and the opportunity it provides for us to speak with prospective students and their families about the wonders of chemistry and why it should be one of the first subjects you select in your undergraduate degree.

Studying Chemistry at the University of Melbourne will give you the skills you’ll need to build a secure, meaningful and productive career.

Come and speak to the School of Chemistry lecturing staff for personalised course planning and advice. We have staff members available in the Wilson Hall through out the day who are happy to speak to you about your specific questions, or to give you an overview of what studying Chemistry is all about. There are detailed posters and handouts that feature career opportunities and examples of past graduates.

Listen to a short session packed full of information on Chemistry at the University of Melbourne in the historical Masson Lecture Theatre in the School of Chemistry.

DO NOT MISS The Magic of Chemistry Show which is a demonstrative lecture highlighting the effects of chemical reactions.

Program of Events

Download the Chemistry program here (PDF 11K).

Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry Seminar Program - Semester 2, 2007

Further information can be found here (PDF 22K).

Physical Chemistry Seminar Program - Semester 2, 2007

Further information can be found here (PDF 84K) .

MUCS (Melbourne University Chemical Society) seminar program for 2007

Further information can be found here.

International Workshop on Applied Sonochemistry (17-19 September 2007)

Further information can be found here.

Nobel Laureate Chemistry Lecture - BIO21 Distinguished Chemistry lectureship, February 1-2, 2007

Further information can be found here (PDF 71K).

Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry Seminar Program - Semester 1, 2007

Further information can be found here (PDF 22K).

Physical Chemistry Seminar Program - Semester 1, 2007

Further information can be found here (PDF 61K) .