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
Aug 26, 2022	Dr. Charles Chusuei, "Welcome returning MS Chemistry students!"
Sept 2, 2022	Dr. Mengliang Zhang, MTSU Chemistry Department "Tenure Tour: New Insights into the Forensic Chemistry and Nano Materials with DART-MS"
Sept 9, 2022	Dr. Kevin Bicker, MTSU Chemistry Department "High-throughput discovery and development of antifungal peptoids"
Sept 16, 2022	Dr. Keying Ding , MTSU Chemistry Department "Switching Synthesis Between Borrowing Hydrogen and Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Coupling by a Molecular Cobalt Catalyst"
Oct 14, 2022	Dr. Weiwei Zhang, Syracuse University "From Impurities to Functionality: Doping in Nanocrystals"
Oct 21, 2022	Dr. Yujun Zheng, Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of Georgia, Athens TBD
Oct 28, 2022	Christopher Ewuola (MS thesis defense) "The Surface Behavior of Segmental Peptides of α-Synuclein in the Presence and Absence of Phospholipids by Langmuir Monolayer and Surface FT-IR Techniques"
Nov 4, 2022	Dr. Thanh Do, Assistant Professor of Chemistry University of Tennessee, Knoxville "Investigate Biomolecular Structures with Mass Spectrometry & Crystallography” 2.”Cyclosporines: New Stories From an Old Molecule"
Nov 11, 2022	Dr. Rebecca Pinals, Massachussetts Institute of Technology "Engineering at the Nano-Bio Interface: Protein Corona Formation on Carbon Nanotube-Based Sensors" (Host: Dr. Charles Chusuei)
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.