Chemistry Department Seminar Schedule
If you are interested in presenting, please contact Dr. Chengshan Wang by email. Come early to chat with the speaker and other attendees. Unless otherwise noted below, seminars will be held on Fridays at 3:15PM in the Science Building, Room 1191.
Blue text denotes seminars being held at non-regular times and/or remotely.
Reminders to MS students: Turn in your abstract pages to the seminar host at the conclusion of each scheduled
talk, following the Q&A session. Consult the MS Chemistry Handbook for important requirements to be fulfilled for your degree. Remember to submit your
abstract (click here to see an example) 10 days before your scheduled defense date.
Additional information can be found on our MTSU MS Chemistry Blog.
DATE |
SPEAKER/PRESENTATION TITLE |
---|---|
Jan 26th, 2024 |
Dr. Scott Handy, "Welcome returning MS Chemistry students!" at SCI 1191 |
Feb 2nd, 2024 |
Dr. Fred A. Heberle, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Host: Dr. Wang) "Using Physical Chemistry to Unlock the Mysteries of Cell Membranes” at SCI 1191 |
Feb 9th, 2024 |
Dr. Hao Hu, Assistant Professor, Dept of Biochem. & Biophys, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Host: Dr. Kong) "Application of Quantum Computing and Machine Learning in Molecular Systems" at SCI 1191 |
Feb 16th, 2024 |
Dr. Tiffany Seagroves, Professor and Associate Vice Chancellor of Research (Host: Dr. Banerjee) Title "TBD" at SCI 1191 |
March 1st, 2024 |
Dr. Flora Meilleur, Associate Professor of BioChemistry, North Carolina State University (Host: Dr. Friedli) "Activation of molecular dioxygen by lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases: insights from neutron crystallography" at SCI 1191 |
March 22nd, 2024 |
No seminar for all MS students. S-STEM group meeting for some domiestic MS students presided by Dr. Friedli |
March 29th, 2024 |
Dr. Jing Kong, Professor of Chemistry, MTSU (Host: Dr. Wang) "Quantum entanglement and what it means to chemistry: Einstein was wrong, atoms are huge; But there is no spooky action, and tiny atoms are ok" at SCI 1191 |
April 1st, 2024 |
Dr. Freneka Minter,Sr. Community Research Program Manager, Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance (Host: Dr. Judith Iriarte-Gross) "Advocate for women in STEM" at SCI 1006 |
April 5th, 2024 |
Dr. Haitao Liu, Professor and Chairman of Chemistry Dept., University of Pittsburg (Host: Dr. Wang) " Nanofabrication using DNA nanostructure templates: Surface chemistry and tribological properties of carbon materials " at SCI 1191 |
April 12, 2024 |
Ram Nepal, MS thesis defense (advisor: Dr. Chusuei) "Correlation of Graphene Defect Density of Saccharide Carbon Dots with Dopamine Electrochemical Sensitivity" at SCI 1191 |
Note to visiting seminar speakers: The address of the Science Building is: 440 Friendship Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37132. You may set your GPS destination to this location. A parking spot will be reserved for you in advance of your visit. |