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Chem 501 Seminars Spring 2026

Time & Location

All seminars are hosted in Buehler 300 at 1PM EST.
Light refreshments will be available at 12:30pm in Buehler 511.

Chemistry Seminar Schedule

Note: Schedule subject to changes.

January 22 – Dr. Michael Koehler – University of Tennessee
“X-ray Diffraction and the Capabilities of the IAMM Diffraction Facility”

January 29 – TBD

February 5 – Dr. Partha Basu – Indiana University
“Decoding Catalysis in Periplasmic Nitrate Reductase: Structural & Mechanistic Insights”

February 12 – Dr. Naihao Chiang – University of Houston
“Developing Tools for Nanoscale Vibrational Spectroscopy at Solid-Liquid Interfaces”

February 19 – Dr. Markus Raschke – University of Colorado
“Ultrafast Nano-Imaging – Probing Structure, Coupling, and Dynamics of Matter on its Natural Length and Time Scales”

February 26 – Dr. Sarah King – University of Chicago
“Using Interfaces to Control Chemistry: From Water Splitting to Plasmonics”

March 5 – Dr. Jianmin Gao – Boston College
“Streamlining Peptide Drug Discovery via Chemically Enhanced Phage Display”

March 19 – Dr. Joshua Schrier – Fordham University
“Can Chatbots do Chemistry Research?”

April 9 – Dr. Manabu Shiraiwa – University of California, Irvine
“Multiphase Chemistry of Organic Aerosols and Reactive Oxygen Species”

April 16 – Dr. Brett Fors – Cornell University
“Development and Applications of New Synthetic Strategies for Polymer Science”

April 23 – TBD

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