Seminar Schedule

Spring 2025 Seminar Schedule

Course: CHEM 4940/5940 (Chemistry Seminar)

Unless otherwise noted, seminars are held on Thursdays from 3:30-4:20 p.m. in CHEM 109

All seminars are free and open to the public

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• 1/16 -Linxiao Chen, Akron University
  Title: 
  Host: Jeff Kelber, PhD

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• 1/23 - Jonathan M. Larson, Baylor University
  Title: Advanced Optical scanning probes leveraged for physicochemical characterization of energy & low dimensional materials
  Host: Graduate student invited speaker 

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• 1/30 - Yi Lu, UT Austin
  Title: Designing Metalloenzymes as Biocatalysts for Sustainable Energy and as Theranostic Agents in Biomedicine
  Hosts: Tom Cundari, PhD

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• 2/6 - Haotian Wang, Rice University 
  Title: 
  Host: Hao Yan, PhD

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• 2/13 - James R Chelikowsky, UT Austin
  Title: Using Artificial Intelligence for the Design and Discovery of Magnets without Rare Earths
  Host: Hsin-Yu Ko, PhD

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• 2/20 - Jeff Long, UC Berkeley
  Linda Truitt Creagh Lectureship
  Title: 
  Host: Shengqian Ma, PhD

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• 2/27 – Justin Johnson, NREL
  Title: Controlling spin in photoexcited molecular and nanoscale hybrid systems
  Host: Hong Wang, PhD

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• 3/6 - Regis Komperda, San Diego State University
  Title: Measurement Quality in Chemistry Education: Examples and Resources to Understand Student Experiences
  Host: Molly Atkinson, PhD and Alena Moon, PhD

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• 3/13, Spring Break

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• 3/20 - Jing Li, Rutgers University
  Title: Dynamic Structures and Enhanced Performance: Flexible MOFs for Molecular Sieving Based Separation of Liquid Hydrocarbons
  Host: Shengqian Ma, PhD

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• 3/27 - Lars C Grabow, University of Houston
  Title: Modern Paradigms for Computational Catalyst Design in Energy Transition
  Host: Francis D'Souza, PhD

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• 4/3 - Qiang Cui, Boston University
  Title: Multi-scale simulations of biomolecular functions: from protein allostery to lipid membrane remodeling
  Host: Omar Valsson, PhD

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• 4/10 - Bianca Schacherl , KIT
  Title: 
  Host: Paul S Bagus, PhD

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• 4/17 - Lei Fang, Texas A&M University
  Title: From Conjugated Ladder Polymers to Porous Ladder-Type Polymer Networks
  Host: Hong Wang, PhD

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• 4/24 - Rasika Dias, The University of Texas at Arlington
  Title: 
  Host: Mohammad Omary, PhD

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• 5/1 - Jeff Kelber’s Symposium
  Title: 
  Host: 

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• 5/8 - Final exams

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