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. Jenifer Shafer, Program Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)
Nuclear Fuel Recycling and the Clean Energy Transition
Friday, 11/3/2023, 9:30am - 10:30am
Dr. Jenifer Shafer currently serves as a Program Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Her focus at ARPA-E Nuclear fuel
Quantitative Optical Sensing of Chiral Compounds in Mixtures
Friday, 10/20/2023, 10:00am - 11:00am
Professor Christian Wolf, Director of Medicinal Chemistry, Georgetown our seminar speaker
Marjan Dolatmoradi, Graduate Student, Vertes Lab, GW Department of Chemistry
High-throughput Single Cell Analysis of Plant Metabolites by Laser Ablation Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry with Ion Mobility Separation
Friday, 10/6/2023, 10:00am - 11:00am
The Department of Chemistry Presents: Marjan Dolatmoradi, Graduate Student, Vertes Lab, GW Department of Chemistry
Andrew Dunn and Scott Hertzog of CAS will Introduce Old and New Tools on SciFinder
Friday, 9/29/2023, 10:00am - 11:00am
Andrew Dunn of CAS will introduce old and new tools on SciFinder
Christopher Stachurski, PhD, Assistant Research Professor, United States Naval Academy
Development of Functional Biopolymer Materials using Natural Fiber Welding
Friday, 9/22/2023, 10:00am - 11:00am
Christopher Stachurski, PhD, Assistant Research Professor, United States Naval Academy Development of Functional Biopolymer Materials using Natural Fiber Weldin
Ben Walusiak, Graduate Student, Cahill Lab, GW Department of Chemistry
Assembly and Structure-Property Relationships of Perovskite Derivatives and Lanthanide Hybrid Materials
Friday, 9/15/2023, 10:00am - 11:00am
The Department of Chemistry Presents: Ben Walusiak, Graduate Student, Cahill Lab, GW Department of Chemistry
Kevin McKenzie, Graduate Student, Wagner Lab, GW Department of Chemistry
Batteries, Carbons, and Graphite: Enabling A Green Future
Friday, 9/8/2023, 10:00am - 11:00am
The Department of Chemistry Presents: Kevin McKenzie, Graduate Student, Wagner Lab, GW Department of Chemisty, Batteries, Carbons, and Graphite: Green future
Asher Newsome, PhD, Physical Scientist for the Smithsonian
Analytical Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry at the Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute
Friday, 9/1/2023, 10:00am - 11:00am
Asher Newsome PhD Physical Scientist, Smithsonian, mass spectrometry for cultural heritage and conservation science applications
REU-SPARC Summer Research Poster Session
Integrating Green Chemistry and Science Policy and Biomedical Applications for Cancer Research
Thursday, 8/3/2023, 9:00am - 12:00pm
REU Summer Research Poster Session Integrating Green Chemistry and Science Policy and Advancing Research on Cancer
Michael Womble, Graduate Student, Wagner Lab, GW Department of Chemistry
Improved Capacity and Stability of Li-O2 Batteries using Nanostructured Composite Cathodes and Super Concentrated Electrolytes
Monday, 7/10/2023, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Department of Chemistry Presents: Michael Womble, Graduate Student, Wagner Lab, GW Department of Chemistry