Colloquium Schedule
Chemistry Colloquium 2026-2027 Schedule
Fall Semester
| Date | Speaker | Host |
|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2026 | John Yang (Vanderbilt University) | Sandy Rosenthal |
| September 7, 2026 | Labor Day (No Classes) | |
| September 14, 2027 Porter Lecture | Ned Porter (Vanderbilt University) | Lawrence Marnett |
| September 21, 2026 | Wenjun Zhang (University of California - Berkeley) | Allison Walker |
| September 28, 2026 | Emil Hernández-Pagán (University of Delaware) | Janet Macdonald |
| October 5, 2026 | TBD | |
| October 12, 2026 | Robert Gilliard (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) | Mengshan Ye |
| October 19, 2026 | Eric Rivard (University of Alberta) | Nathan Schley |
| October 26, 2026 | Jeff Lipshultz (Stony Brook University) | Alex Schuppe |
| November 4, 2026 | Heather Kulik (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) | John Yang |
| November 11, 2026 In Joint Partnership with VICB | Eranthie Weerapana (Boston College) | Doug Mitchell |
| November 16, 2026 | TBD | |
| November 23, 2026 | Thanksgiving Break (No Classes) | |
| November 30, 2026 | TBD | |
| December 7, 2026 | TBD | |
| December 14, 2026 | Exam Week (No Classes) | |
| December 21, 2026 | Winter Break (No Classes) | |
| December 28, 2026 | Winter Break (No Classes) |
Spring Semester
| Date | Speaker | Host |
|---|---|---|
| January 4, 2027 | TBD | |
| January 11, 2027 | TBD | |
| January 18, 2027 | MLK Day (No Classes) | |
| January 25, 2027 | Ronald Koder (The City University of New York) | |
| February 1, 2027 | Thomas Maimone (University of California - Berkeley) | Alex Schuppe |
| February 8, 2027 | Jeff Martell (University of Wisconsin - Madison) | Gen Li |
| February 15, 2027 Fishel Lecture | Sven Schneider (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen) | Nathan Schley |
| February 22, 2027 | TBD | |
| March 1, 2027 | TBD | |
| March 8, 2027 | Spring Break (No Classes) | |
| March 15, 2027 | David Sarlah (Rice University) | Daria Kim |
| March 17, 2027* In Joint Partnership with VICB | Elizabeth (Beth) Sattely (Stanford University) | Doug Mitchell |
| March 22, 2027 | Spring ACS Week (No Colloquium) | |
| March 29, 2027 | Seongmin Lee (University of Texas - Austin) | Mike Stone |
| April 5, 2027 Bircher Lecture | Michael Wasielewski (Northwestern University) | Mengshan Ye |
| April 7, 2027 | James Checco (University of Nebraska - Lincoln) | John McLean |
| April 12, 2027 | TBD | |
| April 19, 2027 | Makeda Tekle Smith (Columbia University) | Steve Townsend |
| April 26, 2027 Ingersoll Lecture | Rob Knowles (Princeton University) | Daria Kim |
| April 27, 2027 Warren Lecture | Jennifer Lee (National Institutes of Health) | Warren Committee |
| May 3, 2027 | N/A (No Colloquium) | |
| May 10, 2027 Schaad Lecture | Laura Gagliardi (University of Chicago) | Allison Walker |