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Our research is focused on harnessing the untapped reactivity of abundant chemical feedstocks to enable late-stage functionalization of medicinally relevant molecules. We have recently developed new approaches for selective C-H and C-O functionalization of alcohols, amines, and carbonyls, using a combination of radical (1e-) and closed shell (2e-) processes that ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Climate Smart TransportationAs the world continues to be pressed by climate issues, what transportation solutions exist for the future? How can we change commuter behavior to reduce carbon emissions? How can we electrify in a smart and sustainable way? Our panel of experts will discuss innovative projects such as smart-charging electric bus ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Higher signal from lower densities - Online onlyThe standard way to extract cosmological information from the large-scale structure is to measure two point functions. This statistic is mostly sensitive to the high density regions, which are highly nonlinear objects. Thus, their clustering properties are highly correlated on small scales and the cosmological information in them is limited. ...
Molecular vibrational polaritons are hybrid half-light, half-matter quasiparticle. This hybrid quasiparticles not only inherit properties of both photons and matters, but also processes unique new photonic and molecular phenomena, including tilting chemical potential landscapes of reactions, adding new energy transfer pathways and strong photonic interactions. Many of these developments hinge ...
State of Flames: How Wildfire is remaking California EnergyRecent wildfires have felled California's major utilities - the companies that have fueled a world-leading clean-energy transition. A Stanford academic who served on a pivotal committee that recommended deep changes to state policy in the wake of the fires explores how the crisis started, where we are now, and how ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Leveraging Bay Area Technology to Solve National Scientific Challenges How can remote DNA detection, drones, real-time sensing, artificial intelligence, and other new technology help meet environmental challenges? Dr. Jonathan Stock, Director of the US Geological Survey’s Innovation Center, tells how the USGS is partnering with Bay Area scientific and technological powerhouses to deal with risks from earthquakes and floods to ...
7:00-7:25: Suyash Joshi(Author and Magician) on "S.T.E.M. Magic"Abstract forthcoming...Read more7:25-7:50: Bruno Olshausen(Director of the Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience at UC Berkeley) on "Perception as Inference"Our subjective experience is a mostly correct hallucination about the external world...Read more7:50-8:10: BREAK. Before or after the break, anyone in the audience ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Science at the Library: Exploding Volcanoes and Magma ChambersForces created by Plate Tectonics helps to explain volcanoes and the rocks they form from inside and outside of the Earth. Learn the different rocks and what they mean.There are 4 activities at each presentation after a show presentation. Parents work with their children to learn about science. Recommended ...
