Seminar Series

The Chemistry Department runs a weekly seminar series throughout the academic year. It includes talks by industrial, academic, and government chemists on their research, panel discussions on career opportunities for chemistry graduates, advice from graduating seniors on how to apply to graduate schools, and workshops on writing cover letters and resumes.

Seminars will take place every Thursday at 12:50pm in ISEC 222 unless otherwise noted.

Seminar schedule

1/9/25: Welcome to Cheminar Winter term! with Dr. Liz Whitney: "Ebb and Flow of Carbon in Coastal Environments."

1/16/25: Study abroad experiences: Student presentations.

1/23/25: Professor Christopher Durr, Amherst College: "Inorganic Polymers."

1/30/25: Dr. Megan Plumlee, Orange County Water District Research Department: Dr. Plumlee presents on groundwater recharge and water quality. (Virtual)

2/6/25: Prof. Karen Goldberg, University of Pennsylvania: "Developing Alternatives to Oil as Feedstocks for our Chemicals and Liquid Fuels." (Virtual)

2/13/25: Anna Mahony, Ph.D. candidate, University of Minnesota: "Investigating the route and removal of quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) throughout wastewater treatment plants."

2/20/25: Prof. Peter Bonitatibus, R.P.I.: "Tantalum-Based Contrast for CT imaging."

3/6/25: Jason Marmorstein '21, University of Pennsylvania. "Fluorescent probes for molecular biology and rare earth element separations."

3/13/25: Student Poster Session

Lunch is provided for seminar attendees.