Time & Location

All seminars are hosted in Buehler 300 at 1PM EST.
Light refreshments will be available at 12:45pm in Buehler 511.

Chemistry Seminar Schedule

Note: Schedule subject to changes.

January 25 – Dr. T. Daniel Crawford, Virginia Tech
“The Mysteries of Chirality, Solvation, and Optical Activity”

February 1 – Dr. Siris Laursen, University of Tennessee
“Fundamental Surface Chemistry and Heterogeneous Catalyst Design: The New Frontier of Non-noble Metal Intermetallic Solid Compound Catalysis”

February 8 – Dr. Erin Baker, University of North Carolina
“Using Multidimensional Analytical Measurements to Assess Chemical Exposure and Lipidomic Alterations”

February 15 – Dr. Peter Nemes, University of Maryland
“Single-Cell Multi-‘omics by Capillary Electrophoresis Mass Spectrometry”

February 22 – Dr. David Blank, University of Minnesota
“Energy and Charge Transfer in Molecular Dyads, Molecule-Nanocrystal Assemblies and Ionic Liquids”

March 7 – Dr. Boris Rybtchinski, Weizmann Institute of Science
“Organic Nanocrystals: Crystallization Mechanisms and Functional Materials”

April 4 – Dr. Yushan Yan, University of Delaware
“Electrochemical Engineering for Energy Transition: Green Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Carbon Capture”

April 11 – Dr. Rana Ashkar, Virginia Tech
“Predictive Laws of Membrane Elasticity: From Fundamental Principles to Practical Applications”

April 18 – Dr. David Punihaole, University of Vermont
“Raman Spectromicroscopy as a Tool in Structural Biology to Investigate Complex Macromolecular Assemblies”

April 25 – Dr. Robert Grubbs, Stony Brook University
“Investigating Aldehydes and Ketones as Monomers for Sustainable Polymers”