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
Sarah Gray Castle & Jamie Pearce, Graduate Students, Boyes Lab, GW Department of Chemistry
Friday, 10/2/2026, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sarah Gray Castle & Jamie Pearce, Graduate Students, Boyes Group, GW Department of Chemistry
Annual Caress Lecture: Dr. Rigoberto Hernandez, Gompf Family Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Theory, Modeling and AI Advancing Sustainable Nanoparticles, Neuromorphic Materials and Energetic Materials
Thursday, 10/1/2026, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Caress Lecture: Dr. Rigoberto Hernandez, Gompf Prof., Theory, Modeling and AI Advancing Sustainable Nanoparticles, Neuromorphic Materials and Energetic Material
Developing Coordination Chemistry Tools to Control Metal-Ion Crystal Fields and Redox Chemistry in f-Element Clusters and Frameworks
Friday, 9/25/2026, 10:00am - 11:00am
Dr. Korey Carter, Professor, U of Iowa Alumnus of the GW Dept of Chemistry Developing Coordination Chemistry Tools to Control Metal-Ion Crystal Fields and Redo
Lilian de Melo Barbosa Professor of Forensic Chemistry
Kratom: a current challenge for Forensic Chemistry Labs
Friday, 9/18/2026, 10:00am - 11:00am
Lilian de Melo Barbosa, Professor of Forensic Chemistry, GW
Dr. Yihua Bruce Yu, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
dry Measurements of liquid Medicines by water NMR
Friday, 9/11/2026, 10:00am - 11:00am
Dr. Yihua Bruce Yu, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy
Erin McCaughey, Graduate Student, Miller Lab, GW Department of Chemistry
From Molecules to Megafires: Diagnostics for Soot Formation and Wildfire Emissions
Friday, 9/4/2026, 10:00am - 11:00am
Erin McCaughey, GW Grad Student, From Molecules to Megafires: Diagnostics for Soot Formation and Wildfire Emissions
Dr. Connor Love, Professorial Lecturer, GW Department of Chemistry
Tracing molecules through marine ecosystems: from organisms to global cycles
Friday, 5/1/2026, 10:00am - 11:00am
Dr. Connor Love, GW department of Chemistry, Tracing molecules through marine ecosystems: from organisms to global cycles
Geetesh Devineni, Graduate Student, Kostal Group, GW Department of Chemistry
‘Bio-LEGO’ - A Paradigm Shift in Multicriteria In Silico Design of Safer and Functional Chemicals
Friday, 4/24/2026, 10:00am - 11:00am
Geetesh Devineni, Graduate Student, Kostal Group, GW Chemistry A Paradigm Shift in Multicriteria In Silico Design of Safer and Functional Chemicals
Brian Beukema, Pincus Lab & Mary Elias, Cahill Group, Graduate Students, GW Department of Chemistry
Friday, 4/17/2026, 10:00am - 11:00am
The Department of Chemistry Presents: Brian Beukema, Pincus Lab & Mary Elias, Cahill Group, Graduate Students, GW Department of Chemistry
Caress Alumni Speaker: Dr. Kaveh Kahen, President, Phenomenex
Beyond the Bench: Driving Innovation and Operational Excellence in the Life Sciences Industry
Friday, 4/10/2026, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Dr. Kaveh Kahen, President, Phenomenex Beyond the Bench: Driving Innovation and Operational Excellence in the Life Sciences Industry GW Alumnus