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Taming the Electron Microscope:  From Crystal Damage to Amplified Chemical Reactivity Through Chain Reactions

Wed Apr 9, 2025 4:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m.
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Please join Yale Chemistry for a Berson Lecture in Physical Organic chemistry with Miguel García-Garibay, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Senior Dean of College of Life and Sciences, and Dean of Physical Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles.

Abstract:  Crystals make it possible to design chemical processes and reactions that cannot occur in liquids or in gases, opening the door for a deeper understanding of reaction mechanisms, the exploration and design of solvent-free synthesis, and for applications in materials science.  While molecules in crystals do not have the freedom of motion that we may assume would be required for chemical reactions to take place, reactions in crystals can be engineered by taking advantage of molecules prone to bond-breaking and bond-making events after electronic excitation or electron beam ionization.  This talk will focus on reactions that result in large chemical yield amplification through adiabatic quantum chains and radical ion chain reactions.

For more information on Professor García-Garibay's research: Research – Garcia Garibay Research Group

Faculty Host: Prof. Bill Jorgensen.

Location: Sterling Chemistry Lab (SCL), Room 160

Please join Yale Chemistry for a Berson Lecture in Physical Organic Chemistry with Miguel García-Garibay, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, senior dean of the College of Life and Sciences, and dean of Physical Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles.

Title: TBA

The Garcia-Garibay research group is dedicated to the study of solids and crystalline materials spanning a wide range of properties and length scales. There are four main research thrusts in the group (I) The design of reactions in crystals for both synthetic and materials applications; (II) The design of solid-state materials with functions that rely on controlled mechanical changes at the molecular level, including electro-optics, ferroelectrics, etc. (III) The use of nanoparticles to control photochemical processes, and (IV) the study of structure-reactivity correlations based on solid state reaction rates and X-Ray structural analyses, including the control of reactive intermediates and a better understanding of quantum mechanical tunneling.

Learn more about Professor García-Garibay’s research.

Faculty Host: Prof. Bill Jorgensen.

Location: TBD