Department of Chemistry

Columbian College of Arts & Sciences

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

Sep

11

Friday

Dr. Yihua Bruce Yu, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Sep

18

Friday

Lilian de Melo Barbosa Professor of Forensic Chemistry

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Oct

01

Thursday

Annual Caress Lecture: Dr. Rigoberto Hernandez, Gompf Family Professor, Johns Hopkins University

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Past Events

Dr. Osvaldo Gutierrez, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland

Combining Theory and Experiment to Develop Selective C-C Bond Formations via Open-Shell Intermediates

Friday, 2/7/2020, 2:00pm - 6:59pm

Driving Innovation through Design of New, Safer Chemicals: Challenges Presented by Philip Jessop, Director, GreenCentre Canada and Opportunities

Friday, 11/22/2019, 2:00pm - 6:59pm

Jessica Shott & Monica Flores, GW Chemistry Graduate Students

Friday, 11/15/2019, 2:00pm - 6:59pm

Polymer Characterization of Plastic Debris from the Central Pacific, Presented by Kathryn L. Beers, PhD., NIST

Friday, 11/8/2019, 2:00pm - 6:59pm

Polymer Characterization of Plastic Debris from the Central Pacific, Presented by Kathryn L. Beers, PhD., NIST

Inaugural Caress Lecture, Molecular Descriptions of Nanoscale Synthesis and Materials, featuring Jill Millstone, PhD

Friday, 10/25/2019, 2:00pm - 7:59pm

Analysis of Chemical Contaminants in Food Safety Programs by Yelena Sapozhinkova, PhD

Friday, 10/18/2019, 2:00pm - 7:59pm

Kirk Yeager, Ph.D., Chief Explosives Scientist Federal Bureau of Investigation

Friday, 10/11/2019, 2:00pm - 7:59pm

Accelerating Drug Discovery Through Development and Integration of Capabilities by Milana Maletic, PhD

Friday, 10/4/2019, 2:00pm - 7:59pm

Kai Wang, GW Chemistry Graduate Student Presents the Development of Supported Catalysts for Valorization of Renewables

Friday, 9/27/2019, 2:00pm - 7:59pm

Can Metal Organic Frameworks Boost the Efficiency of Energy Transfer in Artificial Leaves? by Dr. Amanda J. Morris of Virginia Tech

Friday, 9/20/2019, 2:00pm - 7:59pm