PhD candidate Elnaz Latifi will defend her thesis “Iridium-4'-Phenyl-Terpyridine, Ruthenium-Triphos, and Ruthenium-N-Triphos Complexes as Homogeneous Catalysts for Hydrogenation of Biomass-Derived Substrates in Aqueous Acidic Medium at High Temperature” on Sept. 5. All are welcome. Room 222, MacNaughton Building

M.Sc. candidate Sharon Abner will defend her thesis, "The interaction of solid water with methyl-terminated self-assembled monolayers of alkanethiols containing odd and even numbers of carbon atoms," on August 25 in Room 222, MacNaughton Building.

Pawel Gabryelski, an M.Sc. candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend his thesis on "Clostridium difficile Mannan and Campylobacter jejuni Heptan." Time: 11:30 a.m. Location: MacNaughton Building, Room 222

Infrared Reflection-Absorption Spectroscopy of Iron Pentacarbonyl on Gold, Enhanced with Xenon-Induced Peak Shifts for Surface Sensitivity Room: 222

Yimeng "Jack" He, a master's student in the Department of Chemistry, will defend his thesis on "Electrochemical Reduction of Arylsulfonyl Indoles." Location: MacNaughton Building, Room 222