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Inorganic Chemistry Seminar: Prof. John Anderson

Inorganic Seminars "New Lessons in C–H Activation Revealed by the Reactivity of Co-Oxo Complexes" Professor John Anderson - Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago Host: Doug Reed Transition metal oxo complexes, particularly those of later transition metals, have been cited as important intermediates in processes such as C–H hydroxylation and oxygen evolution. However, these species are highly reactive and thus often difficult to isolate and study. In this talk I will present our laboratory’s efforts at isolating and studying late transition metal oxo complexes. We have found that use of pseudo-tetrahedral geometries enables the isolation of unusual terminal Co-oxo complexes.i The reactivity of this species towards C–H activation is markedly different than that observed for the majority of other systems and provides experimental evidence for a new mechanistic scenario arising from imbalanced thermodynamic driving forces.ii,iii We show that far from being unique to this system, such “imbalanced” transition state effects… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Bagley Hall (BAG). Campus room: BAG 260. Accessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM. For more info visit andersonlab.uchicago.edu.

MS in Applied Chemical Science & Technology Program

The University of Washington Department of Chemistry Master of Science in Applied Chemical Science & Technology (MSACST) invites all interested STEM students to an online information session about the program. The application for starting in Autumn 2026 or Winter 2027 is open! The Priority Consideration deadline is January 31, 2026.  Go to the Online Meeting Link in this listing to RSVP and obtain the Zoom link for this info session.   MSACST is designed for STEM students interested in advanced chemical and data science tools for careers in biotech, pharmaceuticals, clean energy, climate science and more.  The program features a cutting-edge curriculum with the opportunity to conduct research with nationally and internationally recognized faculty, in a flexible format that allows students to choose between 3 Tracks and complete their degree in 1 or 2 years. Faculty supporting MSACST student research experiences are from diverse departments across the UW campus, including Biochemistry, Chemistry, Atmospheric… Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://www.appliedchem.uw.edu/event?sfid=701Hs000001K8y4IAC. Accessibility Contact: Sharon Durfy. Event Types: Academics. Information Sessions. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM. Online. For more info visit www.appliedchem.uw.edu.

Physical Chemistry Seminar: Prof. Andrés Montoya-Castillo

Physical Seminars "Deciphering & controlling the mechanisms of energy, charge, & information flow in molecules & nanomaterials." Assistant Professor Andrés Montoya-Castillo - Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder Hosts: Anne McCoy and Xiaosong Li Spectroscopy has the potential to reveal the structure and dynamics of complex materials, ranging from chromophores in solution to molecular aggregates, nanomaterials, and even quantum sensors. Yet, disentangling spectral signals and extracting an intuitive picture of how excitations form, move, and transform is one of the deepest and most persistent challenges of physical chemistry. In this talk, I will offer two vignettes on our work developing and applying approaches to predict and understand light-matter interactions can reveal the mechanisms of energy flow that set the stage for controlled energy harvesting and quantum sensing. In the molecular world, I will show how our recent advances in condensed phase spectroscopy enable us to decipher a long-standing… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Chemistry Building (CHB). Campus room: CHB 102. Accessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM. For more info visit www.colorado.edu.

MSACST CHEM 590 C Seminar: Srikant Iyer

"TBD" Srikant Iyer, Life Science Washington Hosts: Dan Fu and Sharon Durfy. Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: CHB 102. Accessibility Contact: Sharon Durfy. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: Students in Chemistry MS in Applied Chemical Science & Technology and Chemistry PhD students. Thursday, January 15, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Administrative No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Winter. Event Types: Academics. Monday, January 19, 2026. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

MSACST CHEM 590 C Seminar: Javier Tordable

"TBD" Javier Tordable, Pauling.AI Hosts: Dan Fu and Sharon Durfy. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Chemistry Building (CHB). Campus room: CHB 102. Accessibility Contact: Sharon Durfy. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: Students in Chemistry MS in Applied Chemical Science & Technology and Chemistry PhD students. Thursday, January 22, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.

Analytical Chemistry Seminar: Prof. James S. Prell

Analytical Seminars "TBD" Associate Professor James S. Prell - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon Host: Matthew Bush. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Bagley Hall (BAG). Campus room: BAG 260. Accessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Monday, January 26, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.

Analytical Chemistry Seminar: Dr. Nels A. Olson

Analytical Seminars "TBD" Dr. Nels A. Olson, Olson Family Trust Charities Host: Rob Synovec. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Bagley Hall (BAG). Campus room: BAG 260. Accessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Monday, February 2, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.

Physical Chemistry Seminar: Prof. Sijia Dong

Physical Seminars "Computational Strategies for Photoenzyme Design: Physics-Based Simulations, Data-Driven Approaches, and Quantum Computing" Assistant Professor Sijia Dong - Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University Host: Xiaosong Li Photoenzymes are emerging protein-based photocatalysts that are repurposed from natural enzymes for non-natural reactions difficult for small-molecule catalysts. They exhibit extraordinary selectivity, scalability, and tunability, and offer a promising new toolbox for solar to chemical energy conversion and chemical synthesis. However, the understanding and design of photoenzymes pose several challenges. First, accurate first-principles simulations of the electronic structure of macromolecules are usually computationally expensive, especially those that involve strong electron correlation. In this talk, I will discuss our computational strategies, including data-driven methods and quantum computing to tackle this challenge. Second, existing enzyme design strategies do… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Chemistry Building (CHB). Campus room: CHB 102. Accessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM. For more info visit cos.northeastern.edu.

Engineered Living Materials for the Built Environment lecture & reception

6:00 PM – Lecture | Bagley Hall, Room 131 7:15 PM – Exhibition Opening Reception | Gould Hall, Gould Gallery Join us for an interdisciplinary lecture exploring how cutting-edge research is driving material innovation in the built environment. This event brings together faculty whose work spans chemistry, engineering, and architecture to examine how living systems can be integrated into material design to address pressing challenges related to sustainability, resilience, and the future of construction. Featured speakers: Professor Alshakim Nelson, Chemistry Professor Ayokunle Olánrewájú Mechanical Engineering & Bioengineering Professor Gundula Proksch, Architecture Afterwards, we'll gather in the Gould Gallery for the exhibition opening and reception. We kindly ask that you RSVP if you plan to attend. This event is part of a series highlighting interdisciplinary research and collaboration across the Department of Chemistry, the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering, and the Department… Campus location: Bagley Hall (BAG). Campus room: Lecture in Bagley Hall, Room 131, Reception in Gould Hall, Gould Gallery. Accessibility Contact: cbeevents@uw.edu. CBE Categories: Architecture. Construction Management. Landscape Architecture. Real Estate. Research. Urban Design & Planning. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM. Bagley Hall Room 131, Gould Gallery.

MSACST CHEM 590 C Seminar: David Bunck

"TBD" David Bunck, SciVida Hosts: Dan Fu and Sharon Durfy. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Chemistry Building (CHB). Campus room: CHB 102. Accessibility Contact: Sharon Durfy. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: Students in Chemistry MS in Applied Chemical Science & Technology and Chemistry PhD students. Thursday, February 12, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.

Presidents' Day

Administrative No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm. Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Winter. Event Types: Academics. Monday, February 16, 2026. For more info visit www.washington.edu.

MSACST CHEM 590 C Seminar: Avantika Singh

"TBD" Avantika Singh, Natera Hosts: Dan Fu and Sharon Durfy. Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: CHB 102. Accessibility Contact: Sharon Durfy. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: Students in Chemistry MS in Applied Chemical Science & Technology and Chemistry PhD students. Thursday, February 19, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.

Inorganic Chemistry Seminar: Prof. Joshua Buss

Inorganic Seminars "TBD" Assistant Professor Joshua Buss - Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan Host:  Alexandra Velian. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Bagley Hall (BAG). Campus room: BAG 260. Accessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM. For more info visit sites.lsa.umich.edu.

Organic Chemistry Seminar: Prof. Eleftheria Roumeli

Organic Seminars "Advances in Sustainable Materials Using Biomatter: From Strong and Stiff Plastics to Tunable Soft Hydrogels." Associate Professor Eleftheria Roumeli - Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington Host: Alshakim Nelson The development of sustainable materials from biological matter (biomatter) offers a transformative pathway to address global environmental challenges while enabling innovation in sectors such as biomedicine, packaging, and structural materials. This talk presents recent advances in biomatter-based materials, focusing on bacterial cellulose–based multicomponent hydrogels and fully biobased thermoplastic solids derived from raw algal biomass. In the soft materials regime, we engineer structurally tunable hydrogel networks by synergistically combining bacterial cellulose with agar and xanthan gum. By systematically varying component ratios and crosslinking conditions, we probe how hydrogen bonding, ionic interactions, and phase continuity control network mechanics,… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Chemistry Building (CHB). Campus room: CHB 102. Accessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Thursday, February 26, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM. For more info visit faculty.washington.edu.

Physical Chemistry Seminar: Prof. Christopher Grieco

Physical Seminars "Probing Charge Carriers in Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conducting Polymers" Assistant Professor Christopher Grieco - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University Hosts: Munira Khalil and David Ginger  Conjugated polymers continue to emerge as next-generation electronic materials for mixed ionic-electronic conduction applications, ranging from biomedical sensing to energy storage. However, their development is hampered by a lack of rational design principles due to missing fundamental knowledge about how ion-charge interactions and dynamic polymer nanostructure influence charge transport and storage along polymer chains. In this talk, I will first discuss how we are exploiting the ultrafast dynamics of photoexcited charge carriers to provide details on their nanoscale environment and trapping behavior. Then I will show how in situ electronic and vibrational spectroscopy of polymer electrodes can be used to track their complex nanoscale dynamics during charging, revealing insights into nanostructures… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Bagley Hall (BAG). Campus room: BAG 260. Accessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM. For more info visit www.auburn.edu.

Physical Chemistry Seminar: Prof. Jay Foley

Physical Seminars "TBD" Associate Professor Jay Foley - Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina Charlotte Host: Niri Govind. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Chemistry Building (CHB). Campus room: CHB 102. Accessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM. For more info visit chemistry.charlotte.edu.

Organic Chemistry Seminar: Noah Dunham

Organic Seminars "TBD" Noah Dunham, Merck Biocatalysis Hosts: Lauren Rajakovich and Mike Gelb. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Chemistry Building (CHB). Campus room: CHB 102. Accessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Thursday, March 12, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM.

George H. Cady Endowed Lecture in Inorganic Chemistry: Prof. Hemamala Karunadasa

Inorganic Seminars George H. Cady Endowed Lecture in Inorganic Chemistry "TBD" Professor Hemamala Karunadasa - Department of Chemistry, Stanford University Host:  Douglas Reed. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: The George H. Cady Endowed Lectureship in Chemistry was established in memory of Prof. Cady by his family and many friends and colleagues in 1994. George H. Cady earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1930 under the direction of Joel H. Hildebrand. Cady held positions at the University of South Dakota, M.I.T. U.S. Rubber Company, and Pittsburgh Plate Glass before joining the UW as assistant professor in 1938. He worked on the Man… Monday, March 16, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit chemistry.stanford.edu.

Inorganic Chemistry Seminar: Prof. Hemamala Karunadasa

Inorganic Seminars "TBD" Professor Hemamala Karunadasa - Department of Chemistry, Stanford University Host:  Douglas Reed. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Bagley Hall (BAG). Campus room: BAG 260. Accessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM. For more info visit chemistry.stanford.edu.

Organic Chemistry Seminar: Prof. Beat Fierz

Organic Seminars "TBD" Professor Beat Fierz - Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Host: Champak Chatterjee. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Chemistry Building (CHB). Campus room: CHB 102. Accessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Thursday, March 19, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM. For more info visit www.epfl.ch.

MSACST CHEM 590 C Seminar: Aaron Whittaker

"TBD" Aaron Whittaker, Pfizer Hosts: Dan Fu and Sharon Durfy. Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: CHB 102. Accessibility Contact: Sharon Durfy. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: Students in Chemistry MS in Applied Chemical Science & Technology and Chemistry PhD students. Thursday, March 19, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.

Analytical Chemistry Seminar: Prof. Wei Min

Analytical Seminars "TBD" Professor Wei Min - Department of Chemistry, Columbia University Hosts: Daniel Chiu, Joshua Vaughan, Dan Fu, Bo Zhang. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM. For more info visit www.chem.columbia.edu.

Physical Chemistry Seminar: Prof. Wei Min

Physical Seminars "TBD" Professor Wei Min - Department of Chemistry, Columbia University Hosts: Daniel Chiu, Joshua Vaughan, Dan Fu, Bo Zhang. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM. For more info visit www.chem.columbia.edu.

MS in Applied Chemical Science & Technology Program

The University of Washington Department of Chemistry Master of Science in Applied Chemical Science & Technology (MSACST) invites all interested STEM students to an online information session about the program. The application for starting in Autumn 2026 or Winter 2027 is open! The Priority Consideration deadline is January 31, 2026.  Go to the Online Meeting Link in this listing to RSVP and obtain the Zoom link for this info session.   MSACST is designed for STEM students interested in advanced chemical and data science tools for careers in biotech, pharmaceuticals, clean energy, climate science and more.  The program features a cutting-edge curriculum with the opportunity to conduct research with nationally and internationally recognized faculty, in a flexible format that allows students to choose between 3 Tracks and complete their degree in 1 or 2 years. Faculty supporting MSACST student research experiences are from diverse departments across the UW campus, including Biochemistry, Chemistry, Atmospheric… Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://www.appliedchem.uw.edu/event?sfid=701Hs000001KHuQIAW. Accessibility Contact: Sharon Durfy. Event Types: Academics. Information Sessions. Target Audience: Undergraduate Students. Thursday, April 2, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM. Online. For more info visit www.appliedchem.uw.edu.