Chemistry Colloquium & Seminar – AY 2025/26
Special Endowed Colloquium Lecture Series
Chemistry Colloquium (CHEM 6920/8920)
- Colloquium is the venue for presentations by invited speakers, public thesis and dissertation defenses, and presentations by departmental faculty to incoming graduate students (mandatory only for first year graduate students).
- Colloquium presentations are typically held at 4 pm on Mondays and Wednesdays.
- This academic year colloquium presentations will be held either in person in WO 1205 or virtually via WebEx. You will receive a link to the virtual talks in advance via e-mail.
- Please email Dr. Michael Young (Fall and Spring) with questions related to Chemistry Colloquium or to schedule a colloquium presentation.
Chemistry Seminar (CHEM 6930/8930)
- Seminar is the venue for 2ⁿᵈ and 4ᵗʰ year research presentations by graduate students.
- Seminar presentations are at noon on Mondays and Wednesdays (in Fall and Spring only).
- This academic year seminar presentations will be held in person in BO 1059.
- Please email Dr. Steven Dajnowicz (Fall and Spring) with questions related to Chemistry Seminar or to schedule a seminar presentation.
Fall 2025
Monday, August 31
Noon: Steven Dajnowicz + __________ (Faculty talks)
4 pm: N. Jayaraman, Indian Institute of Science, hosted by Dr. Peter Andreana
Wednesday, September 2
Noon: Michael Young + Shaimaa Sindi [12:30] (Faculty talks)
4 pm: Xiche Hu + __________ (Faculty talks)
Monday, September 7
Noon: Labor Day
4 pm: Labor Day
Wednesday, September 9
Noon: Terry Bigioni + __________ (Faculty talks)
4 pm: John Bellizzi + Peter Andreana (Faculty talks)
Monday, September 14
Noon: Cora Lind-Kovacs + Dragan Isailovic (Faculty talks)
4 pm: Mark Mason + __________ (Faculty talks)
Wednesday, September 16
Noon: __________ + __________ (Faculty talks)
4 pm: Manjula Kandage, hosted by Dr. Michal Marszewski (Ph.D. Defense)
Monday, September 21
Noon: __________ + __________ (Faculty talks)
4 pm: __________ + __________ (Faculty talks)
Wednesday, September 23
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Monday, September 28
Noon: Dr. Wayne E Jones, ACS Chair of the Board of Directors, hosted by Dr. Steven Dajnowicz
4 pm: Dr. Youssef Sari, The University of Toledo Medical Center, hosted by Dr. Michael Young
Wednesday, September 30
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Monday, October 5
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4 pm: Dr. Sherri Mason, Gannon Univeristy, hosted by Dr. Jon Kirchhoff
Wednesday, October 7
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Monday, October 12
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Wednesday, October 14
Noon: Oreoluwa Adeyemo, hosted by Dr. Michael Young (4th year presentation)
4 pm:
Monday, October 19
Noon: Fall Break
4 pm: Fall Break
Wednesday, October 21
Noon:
4 pm: Dr. Joesph Kwon, The Ohio State University, hosted by Dr. Steven Dajnowicz
Monday, October 26
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4 pm: Dr. Jie Jack Li, Pfizer, hosted by Dr. Peter Andreana
Wednesday, October 28
Noon: Dimanthi Liyanage, hosted by Dr. Dragan Isailovic (2nd year presentation)
4 pm: Dr. Matthew Wagner, Proctor & Gamble, hosted by Dr. Michael Young
Monday, November 2
Noon: Temitope Alonge, hosted by Dr. Jon Kirchhoff (4th year presentation)
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Wednesday, November 4
Noon: Alexandra Dietze, hosted by Dr. Michael Young (2nd year presentation)
4 pm: Dr. Guido Verbeck, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, hosted by Dr. Dragan Isailovic
Monday, November 9
Noon: Nithya Ariyasena, hosted by Dr. Timothy Mueser (4th year presentation)
4 pm:
Wednesday, November 11
Noon: Veterans Day
4 pm: Veterans Day
Monday, November 16
Noon: Zhichang Yin, hosted by Dr. Wei Li (4th year presentation)
4 pm:
Wednesday, November 18
Noon: Kristi Shrestha, hosted by Dr. Wei Li (4th year presentation)
4 pm:
Monday, November 23
Noon: Buddhima Peiris, hosted by Dr. Dragan Isailovic (4th year presentation)
4 pm:
Wednesday, November 25
Noon: Thanksgiving
4 pm: Thanksgiving
Monday, November 30
Noon: Radha Kondapalli, hosted by Dr. Michael Young (4th year presentation)
4 pm:
Wednesday, December 2
Noon: Jennifer Thornburg, hosted by Dr. Terry Bigioni (Ph.D. Defense)
4 pm: Dr. Matthew Halls, Schrodinger, hosted by Dr. Steven Dajnowicz
Monday, December 7
Noon: Dr. Massimiliano Delferro, Argonne National Laboratory, hosted by UT StACS
4 pm: Dr. Massimiliano Delferro, Argonne National Laboratory, hosted by UT StACS
Wednesday, December 9
Noon: Public defense slot
4 pm: Honors Thesis Presentations (Elaina Hunkar, Victoria Ho, and Morgan Kay)
Spring 2026
Monday, January 18
Noon: Martin Luther King Day
4 pm: Martin Luther King Day
Wednesday, January 20
Noon: __________ + __________ (Faculty talks)
4 pm: __________ + __________ (Faculty talks)
Monday, January 25
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Wednesday, January 27
Noon: __________ + __________ (Faculty talks)
4 pm: __________ + __________ (Faculty talks)
Monday, February 1
Noon: __________ + __________ (Faculty talks)
4 pm: __________ + __________ (Faculty talks)
Wednesday, February 3
Noon: __________ + __________ (Faculty talks)
4 pm: __________ + __________ (Faculty talks)
Monday, February 8
Noon: __________ + __________ (Faculty talks)
4 pm:
Wednesday, February 10
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Monday, February 15
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Wednesday, February 17
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Monday, February 22
Noon: Dr. Matthew Sigman, The University of Utah, hosted by Dr. Michael Young
4 pm: Dr. Matthew Sigman, The University of Utah, hosted by Dr. Michael Young
Wednesday, February 24
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Monday, March 1
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Wednesday, March 3
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4 pm: Dr. Jerry Parks, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, hosted by Dr. Steven Dajnowicz
Monday, March 8
Noon: Spring Break
4 pm: Spring Break
Wednesday, March 10
Noon: Spring Break
4 pm: Spring Break
Monday, March 15
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4 pm: Reserved
Wednesday, March 17
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Monday, March 22
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4 pm: Reserved
Wednesday, March 24
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Monday, March 29
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Wednesday, March 31
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Monday, April 5
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Wednesday, April 7
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Monday, April 12
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Wednesday, April 14
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Monday, April 19
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Wednesday, April 21
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Monday, April 26
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Wednesday, April 28
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Summer 2026
Wednesday, August 5
Noon: Mathieu Geremia hosted by Dr. Peter Andreana (public dissertation defense)
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