Kindai University, Osaka, Japan, July 2017. Invited Talk
Osaka Prefecture University, Japan, July 2017. Invited Talk
European Inorganic Chemistry Conference (EICC-4), Copenhagen, Denmark, July 2017. Plenary Lecture
St. Petersburg State University, Russia, May 2017. Invited Talk
Kurnakov Intitute of General & Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, May 2017. Invited Lectures
Moscow State University, Russia, May 2017. Invited Talk
ACS Meeting San Francisco, CA; USA, April 2017.
Symposium in Honor of David L. Clark. Invited Lecture
Symposium in Honor of Bruce Bursten. Invited Talk
Critical Rescource Catalysis, St. Andrews University, Scotland, March 2017. Plenary Lecture
CARISMA V, Lisbon, Portugal, March 2017. Keynote Lecture
Philips Universität Marburg, February 2017. Invited Talk
2016
ACS Meeting, Philadelphia, USA, August 2016. Invited Talk
Eröffnungsvortrag Sommerfest, Universität zu Köln, Juli 2016. Invited Talk
Secondary and Unconventional Uranium Sources, Future Use of HEU, Depleted, and Reprocessed Uranium, Vienna, Juni 2016. Invited Talk
TU München MChG, Mai 2016. Invited Talk
COST Action, Prague, Czech Republic, April 2016. Invited Talk
ACS Meeting, San Diego, USA, März 2016. Invited Talk
Universidad de Sevilla, Spain, Februar 2016. Invited Talk
CIQSO, Universidad de Huelva, Spain, Februar 2016. Invited Talk
IIQ, CSIC – Universidad de Sevilla, Spain, Februar 2016. Invited Talk
Universitat Jaume I, Castellon, Spain, Februar 2016. Invited Talk
Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain, Februar 2016. Invited Talk
ISQCH, CSIC – Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain, Februar 2016. Invited Talk
CINQUIMA, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain, Februar 2016. Invited Talk
Universidad de Alcala de Henares, Spain, Februar 2016. Invited Talk
GDCh Vortrag, Universität zu Köln, Januar 2016. Invited Talk
GDCh Vortrag, Technische Universität München, Mai 2016. Invited Talk
2015
Pacifichem 2015, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, Dezember 2015. Invited Talk
GDCh Vortrag, Universität Bayreuth, November 2015. Invited Talk
Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Japan, September 2015. Invited Talk
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Suzukake, Japan, September 2015. Invited Talk
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama, Japan, September 2015. Invited Talk
Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, September 2015. Invited Talk
65th Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry Symposium, Nara, Japan, September 2015. Invited Talk
The 2nd Japan-Germany Joint Symposium on Coordination Chemistry, Nara, Japan, September 2015. Invited Talk
Indaba 8, Krüger Park, South Africa, August 2015. Invited Talk
Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA, Mai 2015. Invited Talk
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA, Mai 2015. Invited Talk
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA, Mai 2015. Invited Talk
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Mai 2015. Invited Talk
GDCh Vortrag, Technische Universität Berlin, Mai 2015. Invited Talk
EUFEN4, Lissabon, Portugal, April 2015. Invited Talk
CARISMA III, Tarragona, Spain, März 2015. Invited Talk
ECOST Bio, Marseille, Frankreich, Januar 2015. Invited Talk
2014
AREVA Symposium, Avignon, France, September 2014. Invited Talk
University of California, Irvine, USA, August 2014. Invited Talk
ACS Meeting, San Francisco, USA, August 2014. Invited Talk
CARISMA Meeting, Venice, Italy, April 2014. Invited Talk
Universität Siegen, April 2014. GDCh Vortrag
Journees des Actinides, Ein Gedi, Israel, April 2014. Invited Talk
UCLAN, Preston, UK, February 2014. Distinguished Professor Program
2013
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia, December 2013. Invited Talk
Ariel University, Jerusalem, Israel, November 2013. Invited Talk
Ben Gurion University, Be’er Sheva, Israel, November 2013. Invited Talk
Technion, Haifa, Israel, November 2013. Invited Talk
University of Champagne-Illinois, IL, USA, September 2013, Invited Lecture
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA, September 2013. Invited Lecture
University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, USA, September 2013. Invited Lecture
ACS Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, USA, September 2013. Invited Lecture
University of Nottingham, September 2013. Invited Talk
Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion, Mülheim/Ruhr, September 2013. Summer School Opening Lecture
Actinides 2013, Karlsruhe, Juli 2013. Invited Talk
Gordon Research Conference, Organometallic Chemistry, Newport, RI, USA, June 2013. Invited Talk
Freie Universität Berlin, Juni 2013. Anorganisches Kolloquium
Universität Zürich, Schweiz, Mai 2013. Anorganisches Kolloquium
EUFEN2, Cost Action Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, April 2013. Invited Talk
California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Los Angeles, CA, USA, February 2013. Inorganic Seminar
University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA, February 2013. Inorganic Seminar
Technische Universität Dortmund, Januar 2013. GDCh Vortrag
2012
Westfälische-Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Dezember 2012. GDCh Vortrag
Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark, October 2012. Invited Talk
University of Copenhagen, Denmark, October 2012. Invited Talk
Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion, Mülheim/Ruhr, Oktober 2012. Festkolloquium
CEA Grenoble, France, September 2012. Invited Talk
University of Barcelona, Spain, September 2012. Invited Talk
University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse III, France, September 2012. Invited Talks & Visiting Professorship
Gordon Research Conference, Inorganic Chemistry, University of New England, Biddeford, Maine, USA, June 2012 Invited Talk
Graduate Research Conference, University of New England, Biddeford, Maine, USA, June 2012. Invited Talk
EUFEN1, COST Action Meeting, Tarragona, Spain, April 2012. Invited Talk
ACS Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA, March 2012. Invited Talk
University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse III, France, March 2012. Invited Talks & Visiting Professorship
Mesilla Chemistry Workshop, Mesilla, New Mexico, USA, February 2012. Invited Talk
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Februar 2012. Anorganisches Kolloquium
Universität Duisburg-Essen, Januar 2012. Anorganisches Kolloquium
Universität Leipzig, Januar 2012. GDCh Vortrag
2011
Cambridge University, UK, November 2011. Invited Talk
Universität Stuttgart, November 2011. GDCh-Vortrag
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, San Francisco, CA, USA, October 2011. LBNL Review
ETH Zürich, Schweiz, Oktober 2011. Invited Talk
University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, September 2011. Invited Talk
University of Cape Town, South Africa, September 2011. Invited Talk
Dalton Transactions Younger Research Symposium, University of Warwick, UK, September 2011Keynote Lecture
AGICHEM 2011, Universität Heidelberg, September 2011. Invited Talk
SFB 813 – Summer School 2011, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, September 2011. Opening Lecture
Rare Earth Reserach Conference 2011, Santa Fe, NM, USA, June 2011. Invited Talk
Summer School, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Juni 2011. Invited Talk
Humboldt Universität Berlin, April 2011. Invited Talk
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Januar 2011. GDCh Vortrag
Technische Universität Dresden, Januar 2011. Anorganisches Kolloquium
2010
2010 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies, Honolulu, Hawaii, Dezember 2010, Invited Talk
TU Kaiserslautern, November 2010, Invited Talk
YoungChem 2010, Reda, Poland, October 2010. Plenary Lecture
Tohuku University, Sendai, Japan, September 2010. Invited Lecture
60th Anniversary Conference on Coordination Chemistry, Osaka, Japan. Plenary Lecture
Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan, September 2010. Invited Talk
Hiroshima University, Higashi Hiroshima, Japan, September 2010. Invited Talk
Osaka University, Suita Osaka, Japan, September 2010. Invited Talk
Kanazawa University, Kakuma Kanazawa, Japan, September 2010. Invited Talk
Nagoya Institute of Technology, Chikusa Nagoya, Japan, September 2010. Invited Talk
Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan, September 2010. Invited Talk
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama, Japan, September 2010. Invited Talk
Strem Chemicals Inc., Newburyport, USA, August 2010. Invited Seminar
240th ACS Meeting Boston, USA, August 2010. Symposium on Ligand Design & Metal Behaviour. Invited Lecture
Philipps-Universität Marburg, Juni 2010. GDCh Vortrag
Commissariat à l’énergie atomique (CEA) Grenoble, France, June 2010. Invited Seminar
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Mai 2010, Advisory Board meeting ANKA, Invited Talk
239th ACS Meeting San Francisco, USA, March 2010. Award Symposium in Honor of Daniel J. Mindiola. Invited Seminar
University of Manchester, UK, Visiting Professorship Inaugural Lecture, February 2010
2009
TU Berlin, Dezember 2009. Anorganisches Kolloquium
Goethe Universität Frankfurt, Dezember 2009. Anorganisches Kolloquium
Nottingham University, UK, October 2009. Invited Seminar
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Oktober 2009, BMBF Kick-off Meeting
Universität Paderborn, Juni 2009. GDCh Vortrag
RWTH Aachen, Mai 2009. GDCh Vortrag
Technische Universität München (TUM), Mai 2009. Anorganisch-Chemisches Kolloquium
Israel Institute of Technology (Technion), Haifa, Israel, May 2009. Plenary Speaker
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan, April 2009. Invited Seminar
Kanazawa University, Kakuma, Kanazawa, Japan, April 2009. Invited Seminar
Nagoya University, Furo, Chikusa, Nagoya, Japan, April 2009. Invited Seminar
237th ACS Meeting Salt Lake City, Utah (USA), March 2009. Award Symposium in Honor of Daniel G. Nocera. Invited Speaker
Zing Coordination Chemistry Conference. The Jolly Beach Resort, Antigua, W.I., March 2009. Invited Speaker
Diaconescu Group Seminar. University of California, Los Angeles, USA, March 2009
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA, March 2009. Invited Seminar
University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, March 2009. Invited Seminar
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA, March 2009. Invited Seminar
California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, USA, March 2009. Invited Seminar
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Feb. 2009. Invited Lecture
International Workshop on “Bioinorganic and Organometallic Perspectives
in Activation of Small Molecules”
Institute for Molecular Sciences (IMS), Okazaki, Japan, Nov. 2007. Invited Talk
John van Geuns Lecture, Van’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences,
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Nov. 2007. Invited Talk
ACTINET Meeting, Avignon, France, Oct. 2007. Invited Talk
Heron Island Conference on Reactive Intermediates and Unusual Molecules (Heron 4). Heron Islands, Queensland, Australia, July 2007. Invited Talk
Universität Bielefeld, Juni 2007. GDCh-Vortrag
Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination (LCC/CNRS) / Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse III, France, June 2007. Invited Talk
Universität Regensburg, Anorganisch-Chemisches Kolloquium, Juni 2007. Invited Talk
Freie Universität Berlin, Anorganisch-Chemisches Kolloquium, Juni 2007. Invited Talk
Department of Materials Science & Engineering, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Mai 2007. Invited Seminar
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) München, Kolloquium Anorganische Chemie, Mai 2007
233rd ACS Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, USA, March 2007. F. Albert Cotton Award Symposium in Honor of Christopher C. Cummins. Invited Talk
2006
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Chemischen Institute. Bonn, Nov. 2006. Anorganisches Kolloquium
Workshop on the Chemistry of Actinide Molecular Clusters, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute for Transuranium Elements (ITU), Karlsruhe, Nov. 2006. Invited Talk
Symposium. Universität Erlangen, Okt. 2006. Invited Talk
University of Kanazawa, Kanazawa, Japan, Sept. 2006. Invited Talk
13. Vortragstagung der Wöhler-Vereiningung für Anorganische Chemie. Aachen, Sept. 2006. Invited Talk
232nd ACS Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, Sept. 2006.
Antrittsvorlesung, Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät II der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Juli 2006
Philipps-Universität Marburg, Fachbereich Chemie, Hamburg, Juni 2006. Kolloquium für anorganische und analytische Chemie.
Universität Hamburg, Fachbereich Chemie, Hamburg, Juni 2006, Anorganisches Kolloquium
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, Karlsruhe, April 2006. Invited Talk
231st ACS Spring Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA, March 2006. Inorganic Chemistry Award Symposium in Honor of Karl Wieghardt. Invited Talk
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA, March 2006. Invited Talk
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA, Feb. 2006. Invited Talk
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA, Feb. 2006. Invited Talk
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA, Jan. 2006. Invited Talk
2005
Uranium Complexes for Small Molecule Activation Chemistry: Control of Reactivity via Molecular Architecture.
Seminar. Texas A&M University. College Station, TX. Sept. 2005. Invited Talk
Alkane Coordination, CO/CO2 Activation & Nitrogen Atom Transfer Chemistry Utilizing Low- and High-Valent Uranium Coordination Complexes.
Seminar. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Berkeley, CA. May 2005. Invited Talk
Coordination Chemistry with the Heaviest Element, Uranium: A Story of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde.
Departmental Seminar. University of Arkansas. May 2005. Invited Talk
Alkane Coordination, CO/CO2 Activation & Nitrogen Atom Transfer Chemistry Utilizing Low- and High-Valent Uranium Coordination Complexes.
2005 DOE-BES Separations and Heavy Element Contractor’s Meeting. Rockville, MD. April 2005
SFB 583: Redox-Active Metal Complexes: Control of Reactivity via Molecular Architecture.
Symposium. University of Erlangen – Nuremberg, Germany. March 2005. Invited Talk
Redox-Active Transition and Actinide Metal Complexes for Small Molecule Activation: Control of Reactivity via Molecular Architecture.
Departmental Seminar. University of California, Irvine. Feb. 2005. Invited Talk
Coordination Chemistry at Highly Reactive Uranium Centers: From Alkane Coordination to CO/CO2 Activation & Nitrogen Atom Transfer.
Seminar. Technical University Munich, Germany. Jan. 2005. Invited Talk
2004
Small Molecule Activation at Transition Metal and Uranium Centers in New Trigonal Coordination Environments.
Seminar. Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain. Nov. 2004. Invited Talk.
Small Molecule Activation at Transition Metal and Uranium Centers in New Trigonal Coordination Environments.
Seminar. Universitat Jaume I, Castellon, Spain. Nov. 2004. Invited Talk.
Small Molecule Activation at Transition Metal and Uranium Centers in New Trigonal Coordination Environments.
Organic Chemistry Seminar. University of Zuerich, Switzerland. Nov. 2004. Invited Talk.
Small Molecule Activation at Transition Metal and Uranium Centers in New Trigonal Coordination Environments.
Seminar. Max-Planck-Institute for Bioinorganic Chemistry, Muelheim/Ruhr, Germany. Nov. 2004. Invited Talk.
Aktivierung kleiner Molekuele an elektronenreichen Uebergangsmetall- und Urankomplexen.
Group Seminar (Prof. Huttner). Ruprecht-Karls-Universitaet Heidelberg, Germany. Nov. 2004. Invited Seminar.
Uebergangsmetall- und Actinoidkomplexe mit sterisch anspruchsvollen Liganden: Neue Koordinationsmodi und Aktivierung kleiner Molekuele.
Inorganic Chemistry Colloquium. Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet Freiburg, Freiburg/Breisgau, Germany. Nov. 2004. Invited Talk.
Small Molecule Activation at Transition Metal and Uranium Centers in New Trigonal Coordination Environments.
Inorganic Seminar. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. Oct. 2004. Invited Talk.
Small Molecule Activation at Transition Metal and Uranium Centers in New Trigonal Coordination Environments.
Inorganic – Electrochemistry Seminar. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA. Oct. 2004. Invited Talk.
Small Molecule Activation at Transition Metal and Uranium Centers in New Trigonal Coordination Environments.
Departmental Seminar. University of Delaware, Newark, DE. Sept. 2004. Invited Talk.
Uranium Coordination Chemistry: From Alkane Coordination to CO/CO2 Activation & Nitrogen Atom Transfer Chemistry.
Departmental Seminar. Georgetown University, Goergetown, Washington DC. Aug. 2004. Invited Talk.
Metal Complexes of Novel Tripodal N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands: Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity.
228th ACS National Meeting. Symposium: The Use of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Catalysis (Steve Nolan). Philadelphia, PA. Aug. 2004. Invited Talk.
Nitrogen Atom Transfer Chemistry Utilizing High-Valent Uranium(V) Imido Complexes: The Imdio Functionality as a Nitrogen Source for the Synthesis of Carbodiimides.
XXIst International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, Vancouver, Canada. July 2004. Oral Presentation.
Gordon Research Conference: Inorganic Chemistry.
Discussion Leader: Structure & Bonding. Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island, July 2004.
NSF/DOE Workshop “Actinide Science for the 21st Century”
Discussion Leader: Actinide Coordination Chemistry, Washington DC, May 2004.
2003
Hot Chemistry with Depleted Uranium: From Carbene and Alkane Coordination to Small Molecule Activation.
Departmental Seminar. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. Nov. 2003. Invited Talk.
Synthesis and Characterization of Tripodal Carbene Ligands and Their Metal Complexes. Insights into the Electronic Structure of Diaminocarbene Metal Complexes.
Inorganic Chemistry Seminar. University of California, Riverside. Nov. 2003. Invited Talk.
Coordination Chemistry at Highly Reactive Uranium Centers: From Carbene and Alkane Coordination to Small Molecule Activation. Anything is Possible.
Group Seminar (Prof. R.H. Holm) Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Oct. 2003.
Coordination Chemistry at Highly Reactive Uranium Centers: From Carbene and Alkane Coordination to Small Molecule Activation. Anything is Possible.
Inorganic Chemistry Seminar. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. Oct. 2003. Invited Talk.
Coordination Chemistry at Highly Reactive Uranium Centers: From Carbene and Alkane Coordination to Small Molecule Activation. Anything is Possible.
Inorganic Chemistry Seminar. University of California, Santa Barbara. Oct. 2003. Invited Talk.
Coordination Chemistry at Highly Reactive Uranium Centers: From Carbene and Alkane Coordination to Small Molecule Activation. Anything is Possible.
Inorganic Chemistry Seminar. University of California, Berkeley. Oct. 2003. Invited Talk.
Coordination Chemistry at Highly Reactive Uranium Centers: From Alkane Coordination to CO/CO2 Activation.
Inorganic Chemistry Seminar/Minority Access to Research in Chemistry (MARC). University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Sept. 2003. Invited Talk.
Engendering Highly Reactive Uranium Species with a Single Pocket for Reactivity: A Synthetic, Spectroscopic, and Computational Study.
5th International Conference on f-Element Chemistry 2003, Geneve, Switzerland, Aug. 2003. Invited Talk.
Engendering Highly Reactive Uranium Species with a Single Pocket for Reactivity: A Synthetic, Spectroscopic, and Computational Study.
Inorganic Chemistry Gordon Research Conference 2003, Newport, Rhode Island, July 2003. Invited Poster Award Talk. have a look @ it here
Engendering Highly Reactive Uranium Species with a Single Pocket for Reactivity: A Synthetic, Spectroscopic, and Computational Study.
Plutonium Futures 2003-The Science Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, July 2003. Invited Talk.
2002
Metal Complexes of Novel Tripodal N-Heterocycliuc Carbene Ligands: A Combined Synthetic, Spectroscopic, and Computational Study.
Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, Westfaelische-Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster, Germany, Dec. 2002.
Uranium Tris-Aryloxide Derivatives Supported by Triazacyclononane: Engendering a Reactive Uranium(III) Center with a Single Pocket for Reactivity.
Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, Westfaelische-Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster, Germany, Dec. 2002.
Hot Chemistry in the Meyer Lab: The Wieghardt-Cummins Fusion Chemistry.
Lecture in Honor of Prof. Karl Wieghardt’s 60th Birthday, Max-Planck-Institute for Radiation Chemistry, Muelheim a. d. Ruhr, Germany, July 2002.
pre 2000
Molecular and Electronic Structure of Simple High-Valent Cr, Mn, Fe, and U complexes.
Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, Yale University, New Haven, CT, Jan. 2000.
Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, Jan. 2000.
Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, Dec. 1999.
Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, Dec. 1999.
Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, University of California, Davis, CA, Dec. 1999.
Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, University of California, Berkeley, CA, Dec. 1999.
Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, Nov. 1999.
Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, Nov. 1999.
Group Seminar (Prof. Richard H. Holm), Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, Oct. 1999.
Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, Sept. 1999
A New Generation of High-Valent Nitrido Complexes – Synthesis, Molecular & Electronic Structure.
Royal Danish Chemical Society, Inorganic Section, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Dec. 1997
Molecular and Electronic Structure of High-Valent Nitrido-chromium and -manganese Complexes.
Inorganic Seminar, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Aug. 1997
Scientific Collaboration on Single-Crystal Absorption Spectroscopy.
Prof. Dr. H.U. Güdel, University of Bern, Switzerland, Feb. 1997