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Upcoming Seminars & Events

Squire J. Booker

Evan Pugh Professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Eberly Family Distinguished Chair in Science
Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Pennsylvania State University

A Radical Solution for C(sp3)–C(sp3) Bond Formation during the Biosynthesis of Macrocyclic Membrane Lipids

Mon, Apr. 6, 2026, 4:30pm
Taylor Auditorium, Frick Chemistry Lab B02
Host: Chris Chang & Michelle Chang
Catalysis / Synthesis

Rose Kennedy

James P. Wilmot Distinguished Assistant Professor
University of Rochester
Department of Chemistry

Nickel Complexes for Cooperative Catalysis & Mechanistic Insight

Tue, Apr. 7, 2026, 4:30pm
Taylor Auditorium, Frick Chemistry Lab B02
Host: Paul Chirik
Inorganic Chemistry

Kauzmann Symposium: Hiroaki Suga

Professor of Chemistry
University of Tokyo
Department of Chemistry

From Genetic Code Reprogramming to Therapeutic Innovation

Wed, Apr. 8, 2026, 4:30pm
Taylor Auditorium, Frick Chemistry Lab B02
Host: Tom Muir
Chemical Biology

Matthew B. Francis

Aldo DeBenedictis Distinguished Professor
T.Z. and Irmgard Chu Distinguished Professor
Department of Chemistry Chair
University of California, Berkeley

Using Synthetic Chemistry to Create Protein Bioconjugates for Cancer Treatment

Thu, Apr. 9, 2026, 2:00pm
Taylor Auditorium, Frick Chemistry Lab B02
Host: Chris Chang
Chemical Biology

Vinod Menon

Professor of Chemistry, Physics & Nanoscience
City College of New York
Department of Chemistry

TBA

Tue, Apr. 21, 2026, 4:30pm
Taylor Auditorium, Frick Chemistry Lab B02
Host: Marissa Weichman
Spectroscopy / Physical Chemistry

Student Invited Lecture Series: Chong Fang

Patricia Valian Reser Endowed Faculty Scholar
Professor of Chemistry
Oregon State University
Department of Chemistry

An Ever-Expanding Canvas for Molecular Movies by Ultrafast Electronic and Raman Spectroscopies: Fluorescent Proteins, Biosensors, Photocatalysts, Water and Beyond

Wed, Apr. 22, 2026, 4:30pm
Taylor Auditorium, Frick Chemistry Lab B02
Host: SILS
Spectroscopy / Physical Chemistry

Xiongyi Huang

Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
John Hopkins University

Unlocking New Possibilities of Biocatalytic Transition Metal Catalysis

Thu, Apr. 23, 2026, 4:30pm
Taylor Auditorium, Frick Chemistry Lab B02
Host: John T. Groves
Catalysis / Synthesis

Danna Freedman

Frederick George Keyes Professor of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry

TBA

Tue, Apr. 28, 2026, 4:30pm
Taylor Auditorium, Frick Chemistry Lab B02
Host: Leslie Schoop
Materials