Spring 2026
Will Dichtel, Northwestern University
Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 11:00 a.m.
Shanahan B480 (HMC)
Anne Baranger, UC Berkeley
Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium
William Pomerantz, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 11:00 a.m.
Burns Lecture Hall (DNS)
Christine Thomas, The Ohio State University
"Applications of Bimetallic Cooperativity in Early/Late Heterobimetallic Compounds to Bond Activation and Catalysis"
Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium
Robbins Lecture Series, Feb. 24-27, 2026
Judy Wu, University of Houston
Tuesday, March 3 at 11:00 a.m.
Shanahan B480 (HMC)
Amie Boal, Penn State
Tuesday, March 10 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium
Andrew Pun, UC San Diego
Tuesday, March 31 at 11:00 a.m.
Shanahan B480 (HMC)
Timothy Su, UC Riverside
Tuesday, April 7 at 11:00 a.m.
Burns Lecture Hall (DNS)
Elizabeth Parkinson, Purdue University
Tuesday, April 14 11:00 a.m.
Shanahan 1480 (HMC)
Alex Zhukhovitskiy, UNC Chapel Hill
Tuesday, April 21 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium
Matthew Law, UC Irvine
Tuesday, April 28 at 11:00 a.m.
Burns Lecture Hall (DNS)
Fall 2025
Artiom Skripka, Oregon State University
"Photo Avalanching Nanocrystals and Their Potential in Optical Computing"
Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.
Burns Lecture Hall (DNS)
Leslie Hamachi, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
"Colloidal Synthesis of Porous, Crystalline Polymers"
Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.
Burns Lecture Hall
Kyle Lancaster, Cornell University
"Living on Nitrogen"
Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium
David Campbell, Janux Therapeutics
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.
Shanahan B480 (HMC)
Alan Sellinger, Colorado School of Mines
"Organic and Polymeric Materials for Application in Ionizing Radiation Detection and Perovskite Solar Cells"
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.
Shanahan B480 (HMC)
Bret Fors, Cornell University
"Development and Applications of Cationic and Radical Polymerization Processes"
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium
Rachel Letteri, University of Virginia
"Presenting Antimicrobial Peptides on Comb vs. Star Polymers: Who Wore It Best?"
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium
Tim Long, Arizona State University
"Focusing a Sustainability Lens on Additive Manufacturing: Asking More from Science and Manufacturing (SM3)"
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium
Yan Xia, Stanford University
"Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization Mediated by Ru Fischer Carbenes that Enables Diverse Recyclable Polymers"
Tuesday Nov. 18, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium
Marie Heffern, UC Davis
"Leveraging Chemical Reactivity to Explore Extracellular Metal Chemistry in Disease"
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.
Shanahan B480 (HMC)
Meeting Seminar Speakers (for Students)
Students interested in having lunch with the seminar speakers should consult with the seminar coordinator of the hosting college:
Pomona College: Rebecca DiPucchio
Harvey Mudd College: Alicia Hernandez Castillo
Keck Science Department: Bethany Caulkins, Sierra Williams