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Upcoming Seminars & Events

Odile Eisenstein

Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry and Hylleraas Center for Quantum Molecular Sciences
ICGM Université de Montpellier, CNRS ENSCM Montpellier France, University of Oslo, Norway

The Grignard Reaction: A 19th Century Discovery For a 21th Century Study

Mon, Sep. 28, 2026, 4:30pm
Taylor Auditorium, Frick Chemistry Lab B02
Host: Paul Chirik
Catalysis / Synthesis

SILS: Troy Van Voorhis

Haslam and Dewey Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Electron and Energy Transfer in Molecules and Materials

Wed, Sep. 30, 2026, 4:30pm
Taylor Auditorium, Frick Chemistry Lab B02
Host: The Hammes-Schiffer Lab
Spectroscopy / Physical Chemistry
Theoretical Chemistry

Anthony Shoji Hall

Associate Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
University of Pennsylvania

Promoting C–C Coupling in CO2/CO Electroreduction by Tuning the Properties of Interfacial Water

Thu, Oct. 1, 2026, 4:30pm
Taylor Auditorium, Frick Chemistry Lab B02
Host: Andy Bocarsly
Materials

Andrew M. Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Department of Chemistry
University of Pennsylvania

TBA

Mon, Oct. 5, 2026, 4:30pm
Taylor Auditorium, Frick Chemistry Lab B02
Host: Joe Subotnik
Theoretical Chemistry

Simon Aldridge

Head of Inorganic Chemistry
Professor of Main Group Chemistry
Director of the OxICFM CDT
Department of Chemistry
University of Oxford

TBA

Tue, Oct. 6, 2026, 4:30pm
Taylor Auditorium, Frick Chemistry Lab B02
Host: Jose Roque
Inorganic Chemistry

2026 MBLA Winner: Harunobu Mitsunuma

Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
Kobe University

Development of Catalyst Systems Enabling sp3 C‒H Functionalization Reactions

Mon, Oct. 12, 2026, 4:30pm
Taylor Auditorium, Frick Chemistry Lab B02
Host: Rob Knowles
Catalysis / Synthesis

Guy Bertrand

Distinguished Professor
Director of the UCSD/CNRS Joint Research Chemistry Laboratory
Department of Chemistry
University of California San Diego

Carbenes and Even More Electron-Deficient Carbon Species

Tue, Oct. 13, 2026, 4:30pm
Taylor Auditorium, Frick Chemistry Lab B02
Host: Jose Roque
Catalysis / Synthesis

Fang Liu

Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Stanford University

TBA

Tue, Oct. 27, 2026, 4:30pm
Taylor Auditorium, Frick Chemistry Lab B02
Host: Alice Kunin
Spectroscopy / Physical Chemistry