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
The seminar topic is: Synthetic Innovations in Drug Discovery: Development of Methods Toward the Synthesis of Substituted Heterocycles
Friday, 12/2/2022, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Emma Edelstein, PhD, Senior Scientist at Merck GW Dept of Chemistry Alumna
Deepak Koirala, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UMBC
Crystal structures of RNA domains that promote viral genome replication and translation
Friday, 11/18/2022, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Department of Chemistry Seminar Deepak Koirala, Assistant Professor, Dept. Chemistry/Biochemistry, UMBC RNA Structures Research
Slime, Polymers & The Future of Polymer Education
Friday, 11/11/2022, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Darryl Boyd, Research Chemist, US Naval Research Laboratory makes chemistry fun
Stephen Fried, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University
How to Fold the Proteome (Some Assembly Required)
Friday, 11/4/2022, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Department of Chemistry Presents, via Online Zoom and In-PersonPresentation: Dr. Stephen Fried, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins
Exploring Ligand Interaction with Viral RNA by Mass Spectrometry
Friday, 10/28/2022, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Seminar, GW Dept of Chemistry, Dr. Dan Fabris, Professor and Schwenk Distinguished Chair, Dept of Chem, University of Connecticut
Annual Caress Lecture: Dr. Polly L. Arnold
F-Block Dinitrogen Chemistry, From Rarity to Catalysis in a Few Simple Steps
Monday, 10/24/2022, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Dr. Polly L Arnold, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Homogeneous rare earth catalysis
Thomas Debass, Managing Director, Office of Global Partnerships, U.S. Department of State
Future of Collaboration
Friday, 10/21/2022, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Thomas Debass U.S. Department of State, Global Partnerships office of economic growth, energy, environment. Global & Experiential Education. Strategic Foresight
Stephanie Cologna, Associate Professor, University of Illinois Chicago
Mass spectrometry-based protein and lipid biomarker identification in Niemann-Pick Type C
Friday, 10/7/2022, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Dr. Stephanie Cologna, Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Chicago, Mass Spectrometry, Niemann-Pick , NPC disease
Development of Novel inhibitors of the ATPase p97 to Interrogate Novel Biology and Fuel Cancer Drug Discovery
Friday, 9/30/2022, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Department of Chemistry Online and in-person Presentation: Dr. Donna M. Huryn, Professor Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh