Wednesday, 28 June 2006: 8:15 AM-11:45 AM
Bonanza Room B (John Ascuaga’s Nugget Casino Resort)
Molecular Devices and Motors (Invited Speakers Only)
Sponsored by the University of Nevada, Reno, Department of Chemistry.
Organizer:Bruce P. Branchaud
8:15 AMStructure of the Inhibited State of Smooth Muscle Myosin
Christine R. Cremo, Bridget Salzameda, Kevin C. Facemyer, Paul Brewer
8:45 AMFuson Lecture: Whither Molecular Electronics
J. Fraser Stoddart, Amar H. Flood, William R. Dichtel, Ken C.-F. Leung, Ognjen S. Miljanic, Sourav Saha, Ivan Aprahamian, Taichi Ikeda, Soo-Young Kim
9:45 AMBreak
10:15 AMRatchets and Brownian Motors as Models for Molecular Motors
Heiner Linke
10:45 AMThe Synthesis and Characterization of Several Biaryl Molecules Designed to Undergo Iterative Energy-Driven Directed Bond Rotation
Bruce P. Branchaud, Bart J. Dahl, Ying Lin
11:15 AMPursuit of a Rotary, Light-Driven Molecular Motor
Thomas W. Bell, Nicholas M. Hext, HyunJong Kim, Esmaeel Masadeh, Rolando Procupez

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