The presenter for our Chemistry Department Seminar this Thursday morning, March 31st at 11:00 am will be Mr Allan Sappleton, a PhD student in the Occupational, Environmental Safety and Health (OESH) programme. The title of his presentation is:
“Testing a Model of Risk Perception as a Mediator for Group-level Safety Climate and Safety Behaviour.”
March 24, 2022 | Dr. Sanjay Campbell, McGill University Montreal, Canada |
“Approaches to Modulating Bacterial Response to Immune Attack” |
March 17, 2022 | Dr. Jason Mighty Assoc. Manager, Research Program Management Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
“A Mighty Journey Through the STEM Field” |
March 10, 2022 | Professor Karla-Sue Marriott Director of Forensic Science Roger Williams University Rhode Island |
An Adaptable Career in Science” |
March 3, 2022 | Professor Eugenie Kayitesi The University of Pretoria, South Africa |
“Fermented millet and sorghum based products in Africa: Expedition from traditional/ ethnic foods to industrial value added products” |
February 24, 2022 | Chemistry Lecturers & Graduate Students | "Melanin To The Rescue" - Showcasing the STEM innovations of selected Black scientists |
February 17, 2022 | Mr. Norman Heywood,“The Crystalline Sponge Method: enhancing the Technique for Small Molecule Structural Elucidation” Director of Security The UWI Mona Campus | Candid Conversations: Safety and Security” |
February 10, 2022 | Ms. Ereca Peart, Former MSc Student – FAPT Programme | “A Preliminary Investigation of the Impact of Cryogenic Freezing at Selected Temperatures on the Nutritional Composition and Sensory Attributes of Ackee (Blighia Sapida)” |
January 27, 2022 | Timothy Ramadhar Howard University The University of Pretoria, South Africa |
“The Crystalline Sponge Method: enhancing the Technique for Small Molecule Structural Elucidation” |
January 20, 2022 | Professor Geneive Henry Charles B. Degenstein Professor of Chemistry Susquehanna University, USA | “Coming Full Circle: Synthesis and Biological Studies of Natural Product-derived Chromene Derivatives” |
November 18, 2021 | Dr Andrew Lamm Vice Dean, Faculty of Science and Sport University of Technology | “Pivoting Research from Biocatalysis to Plant Natural Products to Genomics” |
November 11, 2021 | Mrs Marcia Henry Manager, Project Management Unit and Acting Manager, Information Services Division Scientific Research Council | “Science and Technology, The Heartbeat of National Development” |
November 4, 2021 | Ms. Kimberley Foster, PhD candidate, The Natural Product Institute, UWI The University of Pretoria, South Africa |
“Cytotoxic Extracts of Annona muricata” |
October 28, 2021 | Dr. Keriayn Smith, Founder, The Society for Scientific Advancement (SoSA) | “A Journey in Omics and STEM Outreach.” |
October 21, 2021 | Professor Charles Grant, FInstP, Professor of Applied Nuclear Sciences, Director General, The International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences (ICENS) | “Professor Gerald Lalor: The Introduction of Nuclear Technology to the Caribbean and its Impact on Regional Development.” |
October 14, 2021 | Professor Alvin Holder, Old Dominion University, Virginia | “What I learned at UWI, Mona Campus; then applied with cobalt- and vanadium-containing compounds.” |
October 7, 2021 | Mr. Errol Dakin, Veterinary Services Division, Ministry of Agriculture | “Jamaica’s Residue Monitoring Programme.” |
September 30, 2021 | Ms. Kimone Knight, Chemistry Alumnus, CEO, ChemQualCo | “Transitioning from Chemistry to Entrepreneur” |
September 23, 2021 | Dr. Patrick Toppin, Director, Critical Care Lecturer, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, UHWI | “COVID Vaccines: Information and Misinformation” |
September 16, 2021 | Professor Ishenkumba Kahwa, Emeritus Professor, Department of Chemistry, UWI | “UNESCO Science Report 2021: The Race Against Time for Smarter Development” |