MOOT Seminar Series

To celebrate the long tradition of magnetic resonance at the University of Windsor, and to highlight the forthcoming he 21st annual MOOT NMR Mini-Symposium, a series of seminars take place leading up to the meeting, featuring:

• Sept. 5, 2008 - Joel Tang, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Windsor. Title: "Ultra-Wideline Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy and its Application in Characterizing Inorganic and Organometallic Complexes"
• Sept. 12, 2008 - Paul Ellis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richmond, WA. Title: "Investigating the Metal Binding Sites in Zinc and Magnesium Metalloproteins Utilizing Low Temperature Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy. "
• Sept. 26, 2008 - Michele Auger, Department de Chimie, Universite Laval. Title: "Title: Deciphering the secrets of novel antimicrobial agents and spider silk: A solid-state NMR investigation"
• October 3, 2008 - Paul Hazendonk, Department of Chemistry, University of Lethbridge.
• October 4-5, 2008 - 21st MOOT NMR Mini-Symposium

All seminars are at 3:00 p.m. in 186 Essex Hall.

MOOT XXI NMR Mini-Symposium - October 4-5, 2008

The 21st MOOT NMR Symposium is taking place at the University of Windsor on October 4-5, 2008. For more information, please visit the MOOT 21 NMR website, at
http://www.mootnmr.org/

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