Past Events

Professor Ian Tonks from University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, is visiting us on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. He will give a seminar entitled “Strategies in Sustainable Catalysis: Making and Breaking N-N Bonds with Titanium and Synthesizing Polyesters from Carbon Dioxide” at 1:30 PM in MACN 101 (The Link Room). 

Join us on September 25 at 4:00 p.m. for the next Chemistry & Toxicology Alumni Speaker Series featuring Klaudine Estepa (Biological & Pharmaceutical Chemistry ’19). Klaudine will share how she turned her education into a successful career and what it's like working as a Quality Specialist at Kenvue.

Professor Ingo Krossing from Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Germany) is visiting us on Thursday, September 24, 2026. He will give a seminar entitled “Fluorinated Anions for Electrolytes and Interphases – A thrive through the Li and Post-Li Battery World” at 1:30 PM in MACN 101 (The Link Room). 

We are proceeding with the oral examination (defence) of MSc. CHEM Jason Yap on Friday September 18th @ 1:30 pm EDT IN-PERSON, MACN 101 (Main Link Room).  MSc Thesis Title: Enthalpies of Ionization of Aqueous Alkanolamines and Hydroxylamines for Thermochemical Models of Nuclear Reactor Secondary Coolant Chemistry.

We are proceeding with the oral examination (defence) of PhD. CHEM Scott Sammons on Tuesday September 15, 2026 @ 1:30 pm EDT IN-PERSON, MACN 101 (Main Link Room).  PhD Thesis Title: A Potential Emergence of Amino-Modified Xenonucleic Acids on Prebiotic Earth.

We are proceeding with the oral examination (defence) of PhD. CHEM Samantha Binkley on Wednesday September 2, 2026 @ 1:30 pm EDT IN-PERSON, MACN 101 (Main Link Room).  PhD Thesis Title: Thermochemical Properties of Model Amines under Hydrothermal Conditions from Densimetry and Fixed-Cell Scanning Nanocalorimetry Measurements.

We are proceeding with the oral examination (defence) of MSc. CHEM Paige Kanters on Monday August 31 @ 1 pm EDT IN-PERSON, MACN 101 (Main Link Room).  MSc Thesis Title: Investigating Cooperativity in the Translocation Mechanism of an AAA+ Protein, VAT.

Prof. Ida Tiwari from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India will give a seminar entitled "Facile sensor designs for clinically relevant analytes" on Wednesday, June 24 at 10:30 AM in the Link Room (MACN 101). Prof. Tiwari is currently a visiting research professor at the University of Waterloo. She spearheads advanced research in sensor fabrication for various useful applications.

Dr. Alexander R Lowe from the University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland will give a seminar entitled “Pressure Scanning Calorimetry as a Valuable Tool to Investigate the Heat of Liquid Confinement into Mesoporous Materials” on May 29 at 1:30 PM in the Link Room (MACN 101).   

Prof. Neil Rees from the School of Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham (UK) will give a seminar entitled “Investigating methods for platinum group metal thrifting” on May 29 at 10 AM in the Link Room (MACN 101).