Seminars
Fall 2023 Seminars
Seminars are held Friday from 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM in K. Johnson Hall Room 258 (Sci-Tech Campus) and Horizon Hall Room 4016 (Fairfax Campus); students and faculty may attend either campus site.
Seminars may vary in format, see schedule below for details. Virtual Seminars will be held via Zoom; a link will be sent to Faculty, Students, and Staff. Guests may request access to the Zoom seminar by emailing Dr. Chao Luo (cluo@gmu.edu ) at least one business day in advance.
| Date | Speaker | Institution | Host | Format |
| 25-Aug | Ozlem Dilek | George Mason University | Chao Luo | In-person |
| 1-Sep | Dongchang Chen | University of New Mexico | Chao Luo | Virtual |
| 8-Sep | Saiful M. Islam | Jackson State University | Xiaoyan Tan | In-person |
| 15-Sep | TBD | George Mason University | Andre Clayborne | In-person |
| 22-Sep | Ömer Özgür Çapraz | University of Maryland at Baltimore County | Chao Luo | In-person |
| 29-Sep | Long Luo | Wayne State University | Yun Yu | Virtual |
| 6-Oct | Christy Haynes | University of Minnesota | Andre Clayborne | In-person |
| 13-Oct | Jie He | University of Connecticut | Chao Luo | In-person |
| 20-Oct | Barry Stoddard | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center | Lee Andrew Solomon | In-person |
| 27-Oct | Women in Chemistry Event | George Mason University | Megan Erb | In-person |
| 3-Nov | Stephanie L. Brock | Wayne State University | Xiaoyan Tan | In-person |
| 10-Nov | Caleb Matthew Hill | University of Wyoming | Yun Yu | Virtual |
| 17-Nov | TBD | |||
| 1-Dec | Students Seminar | George Mason University | Chao Luo | Virtual |
This schedule is subject to change.
Fall 2022 Seminars
Face-to-face seminars are held in K. Johnson Hall Room 258 (Sci-Tech Campus) and Horizon Hall Room 4010 (Fairfax Campus). Students and faculty may attend either campus site. Seminars are Face-to-Face (F2F) unless noted. Virtual Seminars will be held via Zoom. A link will be sent to Faculty, Students, and Staff. Seminars are held Friday from 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM. Schedule is subject to change.
DATE | SPEAKER | UNIVERSITY | HOST (FORMAT) |
08/26 | Andre & Chao Gerald Weatherspoon Benoit Van Aken Megan Erb | George Mason University | (F2F) |
09/02 | Yun Yu Fei Wang | George Mason University | (F2F) |
09/09 | Barney Bishop Lee Solomon | George Mason University | (F2F) |
09/16 | Graduate Students (TBD) | George Mason University | (F2F) |
09/23 | Claudia Gomes da Rocha | University of Calgary (Canada) | CLAYBORNE(VIRTUAL) |
09/30 | Troy Van Voorhis | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | CLAYBORNE(VIRTUAL) |
10/07 | Tianbiao Liu | Utah State University | LUO (VIRTUAL) |
10/14 | NO SEMINAR | NO SEMINAR | NO SEMINAR |
10/21 | Sen Zhang | University of Virginia | LUO (F2F) |
10/28 | Graduate Students (TBD) | George Mason University |
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11/4 | Joaquin Rodriguez-Lopez | University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign | YU (VIRTUAL) |
11/11 | Tao Li | North Illinois University & Argonne National Laboratory | LUO (F2F) |
11/18 | Efrain Rodriguez | University of Maryland CollegePark | TAN (F2F) |
11/25 | No Seminar | No Seminar | NO SEMINAR |
12/02 | Graduate Students (TBD) | George Mason University |
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Spring 2022 Seminars
Seminars are held Fridays from 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM via Zoom. Contact the department for seminar links.
Date | Speaker | Affiliation | Host |
January 28, 2022 | Gerald Weatherspoon | George Mason University | Clayborne/Luo |
February 4, 2022 | Sara Mason | University of Iowa | Clayborne |
February 11, 2022 | Yan Yao | University of Houston | Luo |
February 18, 2022 | Graduate Students:
| George Mason University
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February 25, 2022 | Mahdi Hesari | Queens College University of New York |
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March 4, 2022 | Troy Van Voorhis | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Clayborne |
March 11, 2022 | Yuan Yang | Columbia University | Luo |
March 25, 2022 | Xiulei Ji | Oregon State University | Luo |
April 1, 2022 | Ahmed Hamid | Auburn University | Clayborne |
April 8, 2022 | Ngong Kodiah Beyeh | Oakland University | Clayborne |
April 15, 2022 | Graduate Students:
| George Mason University |
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April 22, 2022 | Stacy Copp | University of California, Irvine | Clayborne |
April 29, 2022 | Kirin Furst | George Mason University | Foster |
May 4, 2022 | Graduate Students:
| George Mason University |
Fall 2021 Seminars
Seminars are held Fridays from 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM.
Face-to-face (F2F) seminars are held in K. Johnson Hall Room 258 (Prince William/Sci-Tech Campus) and Exploratory Hall Room L111 (Fairfax Campus). Students and faculty may attend whichever location is more convenient.
Virtual seminars will be held via Zoom. Chemistry faculty, students, and staff will receive the seminar information via email. If you are interested in attending one of the virtual seminars, please contact the department.
Date | Format | Speaker | Details/Affilation | Host |
09/24/2021 | Virtual | Graduate Students | (1) Nina Kieninger (2) Brittany Harris (3) Jinghao Huang | Clayborne/Luo |
10/01/2021 | Virtual | Kai He | Clemson University Electron Microscopy & Sustainable Energy | Luo |
10/08/2021 | Virtual | Jie Liu | Duke University Nanomaterials | Jing |
10/15/2021 | Virtual | Catherine Quinlan | Howard University STEM Education | Clayborne |
10/22/2021 | TBD | TBD |
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10/29/2021 | TBD | Graduate Students | (1) Bonnie Harper (2) Eric Kim (3) Allison Snooderly | Clayborne/Luo |
11/05/2021 | F2F | Graduate Student Seminar | Kathryn Holguin
| Luo |
11/12/2021 | F2F | Graduate Student Seminar | Hadijatu Kamara | Foster |
11/19/2021 | F2F | Christy Landes (GMU Alumna) | Rice University Nanoparticles/Physical Chemistry | Jing |
11/26/2021 | N/A | No Seminar | Thanksgiving Holiday | No Seminar |
12/03/2021 | Virtual | Renã Robinson | Vanderbilt University Bioanalytical Chemistry | Clayborne |
12/10/2021 | F2F | All Remaining Graduate Students | 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM (Exam Time)
| Clayborne/Luo |
Spring 2021 Seminars
Seminars will be Fridays at 1:30 pm and 100% virtual this semester. Find Zoom meeting info for each seminar by clicking on the seminar date below.
Date | Speaker | Affiliation |
Gregory Petruncio | George Mason University (Exit Seminar) | |
Dugan Hayes (PhD) | University of Rhode Island (Physical chemist) | |
Joseph Sadighi (PhD) | Georgia Institute of Technology (Inorganic chemist) | |
Maria Chan (PhD) | Government
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Krishna Kumar (PhD) | Tufts University (Bioorganic and chemical Biology chemist) | |
Jeffery Johnston (PhD) | Vanderbilt University (Synthetic and natural product organic chemist) | |
Facundo Fernandez (PhD) | Georgia Institute of Technology (Analytical chemist) | |
Linda Doerrer (PhD) | Boston University (Inorganic Synthetic chemist) | |
Chopra Guarav (PhD) | Purdue University (Cancer Biology/Medicinal chemist) | |
Kevin Brown (PhD) | Indiana University Bloomington (Organic chemist) | |
Allison Walker (PhD) | Vanderbilt University (Machine learning application chemist) | |
Jiyeon Kim (PhD) | University of Rhode Island (Analytical chemist) | |
Elizabeth Buchanon (PhD) | Vanderbilt University (Biophysical/Biochemist) | |
Daniel Nocera (PhD) | Harvard University (Synthetic Inorganic chemist) |
Fall 2020 Seminars
Seminars will be Fridays at 1:30pm and 100% virtual this semester. Find Zoom meeting info for each seminar by clicking on the seminar date below.
Date | Speaker | Affiliation |
08-28-2020 | Julia Kalow (PhD) | Northwestern University (Polymer Chemist) |
09-04-2020 | Jen Heemstra (PhD) | Emory University (Biochemist) |
Sebastein Laulhe (PhD) | Indiana University Purdue University (Synthetic Chemist) | |
Davita Watkins (PhD) | University of Mississippi (Material Chemist) | |
09-25-2020 | David Negib (PhD) | The Ohio State University (Organic Chemist) |
10-02-2020 | Shiyu Zhang (PhD) | The Ohio State University (Inorganic and Battery Chemist) |
10-09-2020 | Jean-Luc Ayitou (PhD) | Illinois Institute of Technology (Physical and material Chemist) |
10-16-2020 | Pablo Barrios (PhD) | Universidad de Oviedo (Organic Chemist) |
10-23-2020 | Bill Wuest (PhD) | Emory University (Natural Product chemist) |
10-30-2020 | Ashley Ross (PhD) | University of Cincinati (Analytical chemist) |
11-6-2020 | Emily Pentzer (PhD) | Texas A&M (Material scientist) |
11-13-2020 | Dong Guangbin (PhD) | University of Chicago (Synthetic and Methodology chemist) |
11-20-2020 | John Anderson (PhD) | University of Chicago (Physical and inorganic Chemist) |
11-27-2020 | No Seminar | Thanksgiving Break |
Special notes for CHEM 490/790 Students
Seminars will be held at 1:30 pm each Friday. During COVID-19 operations at the university, all seminars will be held in a virtual mode. All graduate students are expected to attend all seminars, whether registered or not. CHEM 790/490 is an attendance/participation-based course.