Defense: Leah Bontreger-“At the Crossroads of Histidine and Copper: Structures, Mechanisms, and Scope of Oxidative Reactivity on Biologically-Relevant Peptides"
Sponsor(s):
Chemistry
Thursday, June 26, 2025
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Leah Bontreger
Chemistry Seminar Presented by Professor Scott Miller, Yale University
Sponsor(s):
Chemistry
Tuesday, September 09, 2025
11:40 am - 12:40 pm
Professor Scott Miller
Connor Bischak(University of Utah
Sponsor(s):
Chemistry
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
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Chemistry Seminar Presented Professor Yang Hai University of California Santa Barbara
Sponsor(s):
Chemistry
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
11:40 am - 12:40 pm
Professor Yang Hai University of California Santa Barbara
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Chemistry Seminar Prof. Yang Yang (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
Sponsor(s):
Chemistry
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
11:40 am - 12:40 pm
Prof. Yang Yang
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Chemistry Seminar Presented by Professor Mia Huang (Scripps Research)
Sponsor(s):
Chemistry
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
11:40 am - 12:40 pm
Professor Mia Huang (Scripps Research)
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Chemistry Seminar Presented by Professor Neal Devaraj (UCSD): Making, Breaking, and Replicating Lipid Membranes in Synthetic Cells
Sponsor(s):
Chemistry
Tuesday, October 07, 2025
11:40 am - 12:40 pm
Professor Neal Devaraj (UCSD)
Chemistry Seminar Presented by Professor Sijia Dong (Northeastern University)Computational Strategies for Photoenzyme Design: Physics-Based Simulations, Data-Driven Approaches, and Quantum Computing
Sponsor(s):
Chemistry
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
11:40 am - 12:40 pm
Professor Sijia Dong (Northeastern University)
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Chemistry Seminar Presented by Professor Christopher Newton (University of Georgia) Design and Application of New Pericyclic Strategies
Sponsor(s):
Chemistry
Tuesday, November 04, 2025
11:40 am - 12:40 pm
Professor Christopher Newton (University of Georgia)
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Chemistry Seminar Presented by Professor Connor Bischak University of Utah Leveraging Structural Dynamics in Emerging Semiconductors
Sponsor(s):
Chemistry
Thursday, November 06, 2025
11:40 am - 12:40 pm
Professor Connor Bischak University of Utah
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Chemistry Seminar Presented by Professor Kyoung-Shin Choi (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
Sponsor(s):
Chemistry
Tuesday, March 03, 2026
11:40 am - 12:40 pm
Professor Kyoung-Shin Choi (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
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Chemistry Seminar Presented by Prof. Caryn Outten (U. South Carolina) Iron, Sulfur, and Survival: A New Role for Metallothioneins in Fungal Pathogens
Sponsor(s):
Chemistry
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
11:40 am - 12:40 pm
Prof. Caryn Outten (U. South Carolina)
Chemistry Seminar Presented by Prof. Adrian Figg (VaTech)
Sponsor(s):
Chemistry
Tuesday, April 07, 2026
11:40 am - 12:40 pm
Prof. Adrian Figg(VaTech)
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Chemistry Seminar Presented by Dr. Katie Kim: "From synthesis to drug product manufacturing - application of organic chemistry skillset in non-traditional career environments"
Sponsor(s):
Chemistry
Thursday, April 16, 2026
11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Director at Eli Lilly and Company
Chemistry Department Seminar Presented by Prof. Sharon Hammes-Schiffer: "Nuclear-Electronic Orbital Approach for Quantum Chemistry and Dynamics"
Sponsor(s):
Chemistry
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Prof. Sharon Hammes-Schiffer (Princeton University)
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Chemistry Seminar Presented by Prof. Ken Yokoyama (Duke University) How enzymes navigate challenging chemistry: Lessons from cofactor and antibiotic biosynthesis
Sponsor(s):
Chemistry
Tuesday, September 01, 2026
11:40 am - 12:40 pm
Prof. Ken Yokoyama, Duke University
Chemistry Seminar Presented by Prof. J.R Schmidt (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
Sponsor(s):
Chemistry
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
11:40 am - 12:40 pm
Prof. J.R Schmidt
Chemistry Seminar Presented by Prof. Peter Mahaffy (University of Wisconsin- Madison)
Sponsor(s):
Chemistry
Tuesday, November 03, 2026
11:40 am - 12:40 pm
Prof. Peter Mahaffy (University of Wisconsin- Madison)
Chemistry Seminar Presented by Prof. Hans Renata (Rice University)
Sponsor(s):
Chemistry
Tuesday, December 01, 2026
11:40 am - 12:40 pm
Department of Chemistry
Prof. Hans Renata (Rice University)
Chemistry Seminar Presented by Prof. Brian Blagg (Notre Dame)
Sponsor(s):
Chemistry
Tuesday, January 12, 2027
11:40 am - 12:40 pm
Prof. Brian Blagg (Notre Dame)
Chemistry Seminar Presented by Prof. Samantha Kristufek (Texas Tech University)
Sponsor(s):
Chemistry
Tuesday, February 09, 2027
11:40 am - 12:40 pm
Prof. Samantha Kristufek (Texas Tech University)
Chemistry Seminar Presented by Dr. Euna Yoo (NIH/NCI)
Sponsor(s):
Chemistry
Tuesday, February 23, 2027
11:40 am - 12:40 pm
Dr. Euna Yoo (NIH/NCI)
Chemistry Seminar Presented by Prof. James Mayer (Yale University)
Sponsor(s):
Chemistry
Tuesday, March 30, 2027
11:40 am - 12:40 pm
Prof. James Mayer (Yale University)
