Invited Talks since Sep 2010

1. Oregon Center for Optics (OCO) & University of Oregon (UO), invited speaker at the Fall Retreat 2010. Colloquium title: Taking Snapshots with Novel Ultrafast Vibrational Spectroscopies: Connecting the Dots between Structure and Function of Biomolecules. Audience: OCO and UO researchers and students. Eugene, OR. Sep 17, 2010.

2. Dept of Chemistry, Oregon State University. Faculty Research Series, seminar title: Capturing Real-Time Structural Snapshots of Functional Biomolecules with Novel Ultrafast Vibrational Spectroscopies. Audience: OSU Chemistry incoming graduate class. Corvallis, OR. Oct 4, 2010.

3. LaSells Stewart Center, Oregon State University. 2010 Chemistry Advisory Board Meeting. New faculty presentation title: Taking Snapshots with Novel Ultrafast Vibrational Spectroscopies: Connecting the Dots between Structure and Function of Biomolecules. Corvallis, OR. Oct 22, 2010.

4. Dept of Chemistry, Willamette University. Invited talk and also for graduate student recruiting. Seminar title: Watching Biomolecular Motions in Real Time with Novel Ultrafast Vibrational Spectroscopy. Audience: Willamette science students across disciplines. Salem, OR. Jan 24, 2011.

5. Dept of Physics, Oregon State University. Biophysics research seminar title: Watching Biomolecular Motions in Real Time with Novel Ultrafast Vibrational Spectroscopy. Audience: OSU Physics incoming graduate class. Corvallis, OR. Feb 25, 2011.

6. Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Seminar title: Early-time structural dynamics of pyranine: Ultrafast stimulated Raman spectroscopy of a photoacid. Audience: EMSL scientists and potential collaborators. Richland, WA. July 22, 2011.

7. Dept of Chemistry, University of Portland. Seminar title: Tracking molecular conformational dynamics through biochemical reactions with novel ultrafast vibrational spectroscopies. Audience: UP Chemistry and Biochemistry faculty and students. Portland, OR. Oct 26, 2011.

8. Dept of Physics, Oregon State University. Faculty Research Series, seminar title: Tracking excited state proton transfer of a photoacid in water solution with femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy. Audience: OSU Physics incoming graduate class. Corvallis, OR. Mar 2, 2012.

9. Dept of Physics, Oregon State University. SSO Research Seminar, seminar title: Excited state proton transfer from pyranine to acetate in water: Multidimensional reaction coordinate revealed by femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy. Audience: OSU Physics department faculty and students. Corvallis, OR. May 16, 2012.