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

Water in the Atmosphere: The Molecule that Changes Everything
Friday, 11/8/2024, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Annual Caress Lecture: Dr. Joseph S. Francisco, President's Distinguished Professor, Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania. second African America

Erin McCaughey, Graduate Student, Miller Lab, GW Department of Chemistry
Laser-Based Characterization of Wildfire Emissions
Friday, 11/1/2024, 10:00am - 11:00am
The Department of Chemistry Presents: Erin McCaughey, Graduate Student, Miller Lab, GW Dept of Chemistry

How to Publish with Impact –an Editor’s Guide to Peer Review
Presented by Sara Rainford, Deputy Editor, Royal Society of Chemistry
Monday, 10/21/2024, 10:00am - 11:00am
How to Publish with Impact –an Editor’s Guide to Peer Review Presented by Sara Rainford, Deputy Editor, Royal Society of Chemistry

Dr. Mirza Galib, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Howard University
Learning AB Initio Forces by Artificial Neural Network for Accelerated Molecular Simulations
Friday, 10/18/2024, 10:00am - 11:00am
Dr. Mirza Galib, Assistant Professor, Howard University

Dr. Shizuka Hsieh, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Trinity Washington University
Chemists Advocating for Environmental Justice in DC: Air Quality and Citizen Science
Friday, 9/27/2024, 10:00am - 11:00am
Dr. Shizuka Hsieh, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Trinity Washington University

Jennifer Swift, PhD, Professor, Chair, Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University
Uric Acid Biomineralization
Friday, 9/20/2024, 10:00am - 11:00am
Jennifer Swift, PhD, Professor, Chair, Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, Vorisek Professor

Ruben Meana Paneda, PhD, National Institutes of Health, Staff Scientist
Computers in Chemistry: From Quantum Chemistry to Electron Microscopy
Friday, 9/13/2024, 10:00am - 11:00am
Ruben Meana Paneda, PhD, National Institutes of Health, Staff Scientist
Fai Alotaibi, Meisel Lab Graduate Student, GW Department of Chemistry
Conformational Control of Arylamide Foldamers for Protein Surface Recognition
Friday, 5/3/2024, 10:00am - 11:00am
The Department of Chemistry Presents: Fai Alotaibi, Meisel Lab Graduate Student, GW Department of Chemistry

Thomas Holme, PhD, Interim Department Chair, Morrill Professor Iowa State University
Understanding Assessment of Learning and the Connections to Complexity of Content being Assessed
Friday, 4/26/2024, 10:00am - 11:00am
Dr. Thomas Holme, Dept Chair, Morrill Professor, Iowa State University, Understanding assessment of learning and the connections to complexity of content being

Ashley Frankenfield, Graduate Student, Hao Lab, GW Department of Chemistry
Mass Spectrometry-based Method Development for Understanding Lysosome Biology and Protein Turnover in Human Neurons
Friday, 4/19/2024, 10:00am - 11:00am
The Department of Chemistry Presents: Ashley Frankenfield, Graduate Student, Hao Lab, GW Dept of Chemistry