Seminar Series
Join us for refreshments and chemistry-focused presentations on selected Fridays at 10 a.m. in the Science and Engineering Hall, Room B1220. Past seminar speakers include senior advisers from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, visiting professors from other top research universities and GW’s own chemistry graduate students discussing their current projects.
Upcoming Seminars
Past Events
Dr. Michelle Bailey , Research Chemist at NIST and Alumna of the GW Department of Chemistry
Optical Spectroscopy for Laboratory Metrology and Applied Gas Analysis
Friday, 3/20/2026, 10:00am - 11:00am
Dr. Michelle Bailey , Research Chemist at NIST and Alumna of the GW Depart of Chemistry, Optical Spectroscopy for Laboratory Metrology and Applied Gas Analysis
Cottrell Lectureship Seminar with Prof. Shahir Rizk, Indiana University, School of Medicine
Biosensor Design and the Power of Stories in Science Communication
Thursday, 3/5/2026, 10:00am - 11:00am
Cottrell Lectureship Seminar with Prof. Shahir Rizk, Indiana University, School of Medicine, Biosensor Design and the Power of Stories in Science Communication
Brysa Alvarado, Graduate Student, Meisel Lab, GW Department of Chemistry
Conformational Control of Arylamide Foldamers for Protein Surface Recognition
Friday, 2/27/2026, 10:00am - 11:00am
Brysa Alvarado, Graduate Student, Meisel Lab, Conformational Control of Arylamide Foldamers for Protein Surface Recognition
Benjamin England, Graduate Student, Dowd Lab, GW Department of Chemistry
Staphylococcus-Specific Prodrugs Towards Targeted Antibiotics
Friday, 2/20/2026, 10:00am - 11:00am
Ben England, Graduate Student, Dowd Lab, Staphylococcus-Specific Prodrugs Towards Targeted Antibiotics
Christopher Grubb, Graduate Student, Meisel Lab, GW Department of Chemistry
Exploring the Chemical Space of Protein Pillar Ligands
Friday, 1/30/2026, 10:00am - 11:00am
Christopher Grubb, Graduate Student, meisel Lab, Exploring the Chemical Space of Protein Pillar Ligands
Stuart Licht, Professor Emeritus, GW Department of Chemistry
Carbon Capture and Utilization: Transformation of the Green House Gas CO2 to graphitic nanomaterials
Friday, 1/23/2026, 10:00am - 11:00am
Carbon Capture and Utilization: Transformation of the Green House Gas CO2 to graphitic nanomaterials Stuart Licht, Professor Emeritus, GW Department of Chemistr
Timo Myöhänen, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology, Helsinki University
MID1 as a Drug Target for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Friday, 11/21/2025, 10:00am - 11:00am
Timo Myöhänen, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology, Helsinki University
Kelly Aho, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biology, Boston University
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Streams and Rivers: Linking Biogeochemistry, Aquatic Ecology, and Climate Change
Friday, 11/14/2025, 10:00am - 11:00am
Kelly Aho, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biology. Aquatic biogeochemistry, carbon and air-water gas exchange
Timothy Brewster, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Memphis
Parameterization of Electronic Effects in Late Transition Metal Complexes
Friday, 11/7/2025, 10:00am - 11:00am
Timothy Brewster, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Parameterization of Electronic Effects in Late Transition Metal Complexes
Haley Guthrie, Graduate Student, Cahill Lab, GW Department of Chemistry
Hybrid Perovskites: A Combined Experimental-Computational Approach to Structure-Property Relationships
Friday, 10/24/2025, 10:00am - 10:30am
Haley Guthrie, Graduate Student, Cahill Lab, Hybrid Perovskites: A Combined Experimental-Computational Approach to Structure-Property Relationships