Chemistry Seminar Series

Fall 2024

Elizabeth Neumann, UC Davis
"Multimodal Imaging Methods for Understanding Complex Biological Phenomena"
Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Drinkward Recital Hall (HMC)

Raul Navarro, Occidental College
Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium

Hannah Shafaat, UCLA - Canceled
Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium 

Student REU Experiences
Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium

Megan Fieser, USC
"How Catalysis Can Be Used to Improve Polymer Sustainability"
Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium

Phil Costanzo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
"Unraveling the Monkey's Fist with Diels-Alder Chemistry"
Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium

Heather Lewandowski, JILA University of Colorado-Boulder
Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Drinkward Recital Hall (KSD)

Chad Rienstra, University of Wisconsin-Madison - CANCELED
Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium

Wei Xiong, UC San Diego
Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Drinkward Recital Hall (HMC)

Spring 2024

Heather Lewandowski, JILA, University of Colorado at Boulder - CANCELED
Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 11:00 a.m.
Galileo Pryne Auditorium (HMC)

Richmond Sarpong, U.C. Berkeley
"Break-it-to-Make-it Strategies for Synthesis Inspired by Complex Natural Products"
Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Galileo Pryne Auditorium (HMC)

Matthew Bogyo, Stanford University
"Making it Stick: Using Covalent Ligands for Diverse Applications in Biology"
Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium 

Jaimie Stewart, UCLA
"Harnessing the Molecular Code of RNA for Structure, Function and Applications"
Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium

Ana Bahamonde, U.C. Riverside
"Advancing Asymmetric Light-Mediated Ni Catalysis Using Data Science and Physical Organic Techniques"
Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium

ROBBINS LECTURE SERIES, Feb. 26-29, 2024
Joseph S. Francisco, University of Pennsylvania
"A Fresh Look at the Chemistry Behind Acid Rain"
Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium

Kat Knauer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
"Addressing the Plastic Waste Crisis Today While Engineering Intrinsically Recyclable Materials for Tomorrow"
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium

Kevin Wilson, Lawrence Berkeley National Labs
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Drinkward Recital Hall (HMC)

Anne McCoy, University of Washington
"Stories that are Encoded in Vibrational Spectra: Obtaining Insights into the Spectroscopy of Water from Studies of Ion-Water Complexes"
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Drinkward Recital Hall (HMC)

Graduate School and Jobs Info Session
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium

Arianne Hunter, Caltech - CANCELED
"From the Oklahoma Plains to the Kuwaiti Desert: An Untraditional Pathway in Organic Chemistry through Carbenes, Explosives and Radicals"
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium

Maddie Deem, Merck
"Automating Process Chemistry in the Pharmaceutical Industry"
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium

Edgar Arriaga, University of Minnesota
"Looking for Bad Apples: Single-Cell Analysis Using Mass Cytometry"
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium

Meeting Seminar Speakers (for Students)

Students interested in having lunch with the seminar speakers should consult with the seminar coordinator of the hosting college:

Pomona College: Rebecca DiPucchio
Harvey Mudd College: Alicia Hernandez Castillo
Keck Science Department: Bethany Caulkins, Sierra Williams