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Special Seminar: Dr. Steve Knutson (Princeton University)

January 26, 2026 @ 3:30 pm

1315 Seminar Hall

"Chemical Tools for Biological Discovery: From Profiling RNA Modifications to Spatial Mapping of Cancer Interactomes"

January 28, 2026 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Room 9341

Stop by room 9341 for however long you like for catered coffee, breakfast sandwiches, and more! Students, faculty, staff, and post-docs all welcome. Please RSVP by Wednesday, Jan 21st at 9am, if you think you …

Special Seminar: Alexandra Brown (Princeton University)

January 29, 2026 @ 3:30 pm

1315 Seminar Hall

"Understanding and Harnessing Enzymatic Control Over Reactive Intermediates"

Spring 2026 Town Hall: Chemistry Climate Survey findings

January 30, 2026 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

1315 Seminar Hall

This town hall will communicate and foster discussion around the initial findings from the 2025 Chemistry Department Climate Survey with respect to the graduate student experience. Prof. Yoon will present the Climate Survey results along …

John D. Ferry Lectureship: Prof. Eva Nogales (UC Berkeley and HHMI)

February 2, 2026 @ 3:30 pm

1315 Seminar Hall

Prof. Eva Nogales Title: Visualizing the interaction of microtubule with functional partners Bio: Dr. Nogales is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator; a Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of California, Berkeley; …

John D. Ferry Lectureship: Prof. Eva Nogales (UC Berkeley and HHMI)

February 3, 2026 @ 11:00 am

1315 Seminar Hall

Prof. Eva Nogales Title: Molecular mechanisms regulating the gene silencer PRC2 Bio: Dr. Nogales is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator; a Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of California, Berkeley; and …

Organic Seminar: Prof. Andrew Thomas (Texas A&M University)

February 3, 2026 @ 3:30 pm

1315 Seminar Hall

"Directed Reaction Discovery: Accessing the Remote Synthetic Landscape"

Special Seminar: Prof. Sam Pazicni (UW-Madison)

February 4, 2026 @ 3:30 pm

A Journey Toward Asset-Focused Chemistry Education

Special Seminar: Ahyoung Kim (California Institute of Technology)

February 5, 2026 @ 3:30 pm

1315 Seminar Hall

"Crafting Nanoscale Interactions: from Atomic Stencil to Remote Neuromodulationa"

Careers in Chemical Sciences

February 6, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

9341 Chemistry

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Special Seminar: Prof. Jeff Martell (UW-Madison)

February 9, 2026 @ 3:30 pm

Merging Abiotic and Biological Catalysis for Sustainable Synthesis and Chemical Biology

Physical Seminar: Prof. Nick Jackson (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

February 10, 2026 @ 11:00 am

1315 Seminar Hall

"AI-Driven Quantum Mechanical Design of Soft Materials"

Chemical Biology Seminar: Dr. Judith Steen (Boston Children's Hospital)

February 10, 2026 @ 3:30 pm

1315 Seminar Hall

Dr. Judith Steen Title: Single-Cell to Clinical Applications of Proteomics in Neurodegenerative Diseases Bio: Dr. Judith Steen is a Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, the Director of the Neuroproteomics Laboratory in the F.M. …

McElvain/Inorganic Seminar: Prof. Justin Wilson (University of California, Santa Barbara)

February 11, 2026 @ 3:30 pm

1315 Seminar Hall

"Chelator Design Strategies and Applications for Biology and Critical Minerals"

Materials Seminar: Prof. Will Gutenkunst (Georgia Institute of Technology)

February 12, 2026 @ 12:05 pm

1315 Seminar Hall

Prof. Will Gutekunst Title: New Concepts for Ring-Opening Polymerization of Sulfur-Containing Monomers Bio: Will Gutekunst received a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Oklahoma in 2008 and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry in 2013 …

Chemical Biology Seminar: Prof. Matthew Shoulders (MIT)

February 17, 2026 @ 3:30 pm

1315 Seminar Hall

Prof. Matthew Shoulders Title: Continuous Evolution in Complex Living Systems Bio: Matt Shoulders pursued undergraduate studies at Virginia Tech, receiving a B.S. in Chemistry in 2004. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University …

McElvain/Chemistry Education Seminar: Prof. Jocelyn Nardo (The Ohio State University)

February 18, 2026 @ 3:30 pm

1315 Seminar Hall

"Catalysts for Change: Cultivating a Culture for Chemistry Graduate Student Success"

Grad Recruiting Weekend

February 20, 2026 - February 22, 2026

Chemistry Building

Potential grad student visit the department.

Physical Seminar: Prof. Andrew Musser (Cornell University)

February 24, 2026 @ 11:00 am

1315 Seminar Hall

McElvain/Organic Seminar: Prof. Guangbin Dong (University of Chicago)

February 24, 2026 @ 3:30 pm

1315 Seminar Hall

Inorganic Seminar: Prof. Natalia Shustova (University of South Carolina)

February 25, 2026 @ 3:30 pm

1315 Seminar Hall

Materials Seminar: Prof. Xavier Roy (Columbia University)

February 26, 2026 @ 12:05 pm

1315 Seminar Hall

McElvain/Physical Seminar: Prof. Garnet Chan (Caltech)

March 3, 2026 @ 11:00 am

1315 Seminar Hall

Organic Seminar: Prof. Yang Yang (UC Santa Barbara)

March 3, 2026 @ 3:30 pm

1315 Seminar Hall

Inorganic Seminar: Prof. Megan Butala (University of Florida)

March 4, 2026 @ 3:30 pm

1315 Seminar Hall

Grad Recruiting Weekend

March 6, 2026 - March 8, 2026

Chemistry Building

Potential grad students visit the department.

Chemical Biology Seminar: Dr. Ross Cheloha (NIH)

March 9, 2026 @ 3:30 pm

1315 Seminar Hall

Dr. Ross Cheloha Title: Connecting peptides and antibodies to probe cell surface receptors Bio: Dr. Ross Cheloha is a Stadtman Tenure Track Investigator at the National Institutes of Health in the National Institute of Diabetes, …

TCI Hirschfelder Visitor Seminar: Prof. Adam Willard (MIT)

March 10, 2026 @ 11:00 am

1315 Seminar Hall

Organic Synthesis Lecture: Prof. Bill Morandi (ETH Zurich)

March 10, 2026 @ 3:30 pm

1315 Seminar Hall

Inorganic Seminar: Prof. David Britt (University of California - Davis)

March 11, 2026 @ 3:30 pm

1315 Seminar Hall

Analytical Seminar: Prof. Jim Prell (University of Oregon)

March 12, 2026 @ 12:05 pm

1315 Seminar Hall