September 2025 to August 2026 seminars
| Date | Presenter | Title | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/27/2026 |
Dr. Cullen Myers |
The Bacterial Cell Wall: New Biological Insights, Probes, and Targeting Strategies |
S. Kalyaanamoorthy and J. Honek |
| 01/15/2026 | Mohamed Oudah University of British Columbia |
Charge-Entropy-Stabilized Superconductor (Ag,Sn)Se | H. Kleinke and J.-H. Yu |
| 12/08/2025 | Kirill Kovnir Iowa State University |
Synthesis of metal pnictides and exploration of their thermoelectric and catalytic potential |
H. Kleinke and J.-H. Yu |
| 12/02/2025 | David Da Yong Chen University of British Columbia |
J.-H. Yu | |
| 11/18/2025 | Elizabeth R. Gillies University of Western Ontario |
Self-immolative polymers: Designing, synthesizing, and applying polymers that fall apart | Y. Lin |
| 11/11/2025 | Dr. Marissa Clapson University of Prince Edward Island |
S. Kalyaanamoorthy | |
| 11/4/2025 | Adam Shuhendler University of Ottawa Heart Institute |
Nanoscale Sentinels and Molecular Beacons: Illuminating Disease from the Inside Out | J.-H. Yu |
| 10/27/2025 | Sergey N. Krylov York University |
The Accuracy Crisis in Binding and Potency Studies: Hidden Causes, Heavy Costs, and a Call to Act | J. Pawliszyn |
| 10/21/2025 | Penghao Xiao Dalhousie University |
Kinetic Simulation of Electrochemical Degradation -- battery fade and alloy corrosion | C. G. T. Feugmo |
| 10/07/2025 | Jung Kwon (John) Oh Concordia University |
Degradable covalent chemistry to develop smart delivery polymeric nanomaterials | Y. Lin |
| 9/26/2025 | Adam Damry University of Ottawa |
Proteins on the edge: Harnessing biochemistry at heterogeneous interfaces | S. Kalyaanamoorthy |
| 09/23/2025 | Boniface Fokwa University of California, Riverside |
Designing Earth-Abundant Bulk and Nano-Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Production | J.-H. Yu and H. Klein |
| 09/09/2025 | Vikram Agarwal Sanofi |
Predicting the translation efficiency of messenger RNA in mammalian cells | S. Kalyaanamoorthy |
September 2024 to August 2025 seminars
Past seminars
| Date | Presenter | Title | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/30/2024 | Héloïse Thérien-Aubin Memorial University of Newfoundland |
Polymer under confinement | A. Klinkova |
| 07/26/2024 | Wenjian Sun Shimadzu Research Laboratory |
Recent development and applications in U-shaped mobility analyzer - Mass spectrometry | J. Pawliszyn |
| 07/12/2024 | Jason L. Dutton La Trobe University |
How electron poor can we make gold(III)? | G. Murphy |
| 05/30/2024 | Samira Siahrostami Simon Fraser University |
Advanced catalyst discovery for clean energy transformation using computational material design | S. Kalyaanamoorthy |
| 05/02/2024 | Udo Schwingenschlögl King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) |
Exciton dissociation by topological edge states | A. Klinkova |
| 04/09/2024 | Cora Young York University |
PFAS and policy: Linking the chemistry of fluorinated gases with chemical regulations | R. Smith |
| 04/02/2024 | Erin Johnson Dalhousie University |
London dispersion in density-functional theory and application to molecular crystal structure prediction | Chemistry Graduate Student Society (CGSS) |
| 02/13/2024 | Lea Harrington University of Toronto |
Where there's a will, there's a way: How cells cope with eroding telomeres | S. Kalyaanamoorthy |
| 02/07/2024 | Corey Stephenson University of Michigan |
Redox catalysis strategies for complex molecules | G. Murphy |
| 01/30/2024 | Gillian R. Goward McMaster University |
Electrochemical Evolution and Ion Dynamics in Energy Storage Devices Revealed by 7Li and 1H Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy | R. Smith |
| 12/12/2023 | Eva Hemmer University of Ottawa |
Exploring new synthesis pathways to optical and magnetic lanthanide-based nanoparticles | R. Smith |
| 12/1/2023 | Audrey Laventure University of Montreal |
Additive manufacturing of functional polymer materials | A. Klinkova |
| 11/14/2023 | Jean-François Masson University of Montreal |
Nanoplasmonic sensing: From maple syrup analysis to neurochemistry | S. Kalyaanamoorthy |
| 11/6/23 | Andrew Grosvenor University of Saskatchewan |
Glass-ceramic composites: The next generation nuclear waste form material? | H. Kleinke |
| 10/17/2023 | Stephen Newman University of Ottawa |
Engaging esters, aldehydes, and alcohols in cross-coupling reactions: A high throughput approach to discovery | Chemistry Graduate Student Society (CGSS) |
| 10/17/2023 | Man-Sau Wong Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
Chinese herbs-derived phytochemicals and musculoskeletal health | J. Liu |
| 10/10/2023 | Daniel Rhodes University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Ultraclean 2D Materials for Ferroelectricity, Superconductivity, and Topological Phenomena | A.W. Tsen |
| 9/12/2023 | Marcus W. Drover Western University |
Exterior Decorating: Harnessing Non-Covalent Interactions for Cooperative Chemistry | R. Smith |
| 8/23/2023 | Michel Gravel University of Saskatchewan |
Synthesis of [10]- and [12] Annulenes | G. Murphy |
| 8/3/2023 | Elena Baranova University of Ottawa |
Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis: Challenges and Opportunities | A. Klinkova |
| 5/24/2023 | Nathaniel I. Martin Leiden University |
Improving Nature’s antibiotics through (semi)synthesis | S. Taylor |
| 5/12/2023 | Jeff Van Humbeck University of Calgary |
Strategies and Methods for Site-Selective C-H Functionalization in Heterocycles | G. Murphy |
| 2/9/2023 | Anna Fomitcheva Khartchenko University of California Berkeley |
Microfluidics-based immunoassays for enhancing diagnostic workflows | J. Corrigan |
| 2/2/2023 | Jung-Ho Yu Stanford University |
Color In Vivo: Multiplexed Nanotechnology for Measuring Biological Heterogeneity | J. Corrigan |
| 1/26/2023 | Gregory Wallace University of Strathclyde |
Surface-Enhanced Spectroscopies for Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry: Transitioning to Chiral Biosensin | J. Corrigan |
| 1/23/2023 | Malama Chisanga Universite de Montreal |
Development of Nanomaterials and Machine Learning for Antimicrobial Resistance Spectroscopy | J. Corrigan |
| 12/14/2022 | Steve Winter Wake Forest University |
Complexity and Clarity for Kitaev Candidate Materials | A.W. Tsen |
| 12/5/2022 | Hua-Zhong "Hogan" Yu Simon Fraser University |
Designed DNA Nano-switches as Sensitive Electrochemical Biosensors | J. Liu |
| 11/17/2022 | Huck Grover Memorial University |
C–H Functionalization and Catalytic Cascade Reactions in the Synthesis of Heterocycles | D. Schipper |
| 8/4/2022 | Jan K. Rainey Dalhousie University |
Applying structure and dynamics to modulate spider silk behaviour | E. Meiering |
| 3/9/2022 | Roxanne Kieltyka Leiden University |
Squaramide-based supramolecular biomaterials | G. Sciaini |
| 2/23/2022 | John F. Corrigan Western University |
A Molecular Precursor Approach to Cluster Synthesis: from Luminescent Molecular Assemblies to Functional Nanomaterials | W. Power |