Spring 2025
Garry Grubbs, Missouri S&T
"A Microwave Spectroscopic Perspective on Solving Fundamental Problems"
Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 11:00 a.m.
Drinkward Recital Hall (HMC)
Pomona Alumni
"Your First Next Steps"
Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium
Annaliese Franz, UC Davis
"Catalysis and Medicinal Chemistry Inspired by Silicon"
Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium
Michael Heaven, Emory University
"Spectroscopy and Structure of the Simplest Actinide Bonds"
Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 11:00 a.m.
Shanahan 3481 (HMC)
ROBBINS LECTURE SERIES, Feb. 24-26, 2025
Carolyn Bertozzi, Stanford University
"Cancer Immune Therapies Targeting Cell-Surface Sugars"
Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium
Morgan Hawker, Cal State Fresno
"Secret Agent Materials: Encouraging Polymers to Blend into their Environment with Plasma Modification"
Tuesday, March 4 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium
Renata Oballa, Chinook Therapeutics
"Discovery of CHK-336: A Liver-Targeted, Small Molecule Lactate Dehydrogenase Inhibitor for Hyperoxaluria Treatment"
Tuesday, March 11 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium
Marsha Lester, University of Pennsylvania
"Spectroscopy and Unimolecular Decay Dynamics of Reaction Intermediates in Atmospheric Chemistry"
Tuesday, March 25 at 11:00 a.m.
Galileo Pryne Auditorium (HMC)
Nadia Leonard, UC Santa Barbara
"Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Incorporation into Multi-Carbon Products"
Tuesday, April 1 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium
Greg Beutner, BristolMyers Squibb
"Process Research: A Virtuous Cycle in Chemistry"
Tuesday, April 15 11:00 a.m.
Shanahan 1480 (HMC)
Conrad Fihn, UC Santa Cruz
"From Bacterial Battles to Bioluminescence and Bonds"
Tuesday, April 22 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium
Jim Smith, UC Irvine
"Beyond the Tailpipe: Trace Gas and Aerosol Emissions from Automotive Braking"
Tuesday, April 29 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium
Fall 2024
Elizabeth Neumann, UC Davis
"Multimodal Imaging Methods for Understanding Complex Biological Phenomena"
Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Drinkward Recital Hall (HMC)
Raul Navarro, Occidental College
"Regiodivergent Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Coupling Reactions"
Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium
Hannah Shafaat, UCLA - Canceled
Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium
Student REU Experiences
Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium
Megan Fieser, USC
"How Catalysis Can Be Used to Improve Polymer Sustainability"
Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium
Phil Costanzo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
"Unraveling the Monkey's Fist with Diels-Alder Chemistry"
Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium
Heather Lewandowski, JILA University of Colorado-Boulder
"Controlled Cold-Ion Experiments Reveal New Insights into Interstellar Chemistry"
Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Drinkward Recital Hall (KSD)
Chad Rienstra, University of Wisconsin-Madison - CANCELED
Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium
Wei Xiong, UC San Diego
"Shedding Infrared Light on Molecules: From Molecular Polaritons to Multiplexing Imaging"
Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Drinkward Recital Hall (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