Chemistry & Biochemistry Seminars

 Spring 2026 Seminar Series All seminars are held in Chem 200 from 3 - 4 p.m. (unless otherwise noted). 

Refreshments will be served!


Friday, January 23rd

  • Title: A hybrid density functional and reduced density matrix functional approach to the strong electron correlation problem
  • Speaker: Dr. Daniel Gibney
  • Affiliation: University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
  • Hosted by: Melissa Maurer-Jones 

 

Friday, January 30th

  • Title: TBA
  • Speaker: Jackson Jones
  • Affiliation: UMD Chemistry Graduate Student
  • Hosted by: Steve Berry

 

Friday, February 6th

  • Title: TBA
  • Speaker: Mathew Jacob
  • Affiliation: UMD Chemistry Graduate Student
  • Hosted by: Venkatram Mereddy

 

Friday, February 13th

  • Title: TBA
  • Speaker: Wyatt Baude
  • Affiliation: UMD Chemistry Graduate Student
  • Hosted by: Bridget Ulrich

 

Friday, February 20th

  • Title: Nectar Chemistry at the Nexus of Plant-biotic Interactions
  • Speaker: Dr. Clay Carter
  • Affiliation: UMTC College of Biological Sciences
  • Hosted by: Tim Craig

 

Friday, February 27th

  • Title: TBA
  • Speaker: Emma Gordon & Ariyah Thomas
  • Affiliation: UMD Chemistry Graduate Students
  • Hosted by: Melissa Maurer-Jones & Liz Minor

 

Friday, March 6th

  • Title: TBA
  • Speaker: Gaby Núñez & Emeka Ngene
  • Affiliation: UMD Chemistry Graduate Students
  • Hosted by: Ahmed Heikal & Liz Minor

 

Friday, March 13th

No Seminar - Spring Break

 

Friday, March 20th

  • Title: TBA
  • Speaker: Dr. Michael R Wasielewski
  • Affiliation: Northwestern University
  • Hosted by: Prashanth Poddutoori
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Friday, March 27th

  • Title: TBA
  • Speaker: Abimbola Ige & Tosin Oladosu
  • Affiliation: UMD Chemistry Graduate Students
  • Hosted by: Melissa Maurer-Jones & Venkatram Mereddy

 

Friday, April 3rd

  • Title: TBA
  • Speaker: Margaret Ierien
  • Affiliation: UMD Chemistry Graduate Student
  • Hosted by: Prashanth Poddutoori

 

Friday, April 10th

  • Title: TBA
  • Speaker: Sidney Pettit & Keagan Bailey
  • Affiliation: UMD Chemistry Graduate Students
  • Hosted by: Liz Minor