Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Seminar Schedule
Seminar Format
Seminars are held on Fridays from 11am to noon. Invited speakers are asked to present a technical talk for about 40 minutes, then allow for at least 10 minutes for information recruiting. Information about the application process, graduation timeline, classes facilities, faculty, funding and scholarships are all relevant topics. After the seminar there will be a pizza lunch with students from noon to 1pm followed by an open meeting until 1:30-2pm for those students who were unable to attend lunch. For more information, please contact the respective seminar coordinator.
2019–2020 Academic Year Seminar Schedule
Coordinator: Dr. Derik Frantz
September 27, 2019 - Prof. Darren Johnson, University of Oregon
October 11, 2019 - Prof. Scott Eagon, Cal Poly
October 18, 2019 - Prof. Derik Frantz, Cal Poly
October 25, 2019 - Prof. Katharine Watts, Cal Poly
November 1, 2019 - Dr. Celeste Holz-Shietinger, Impossible Foods
November 8, 2019 - Prof. Elizabeth Jarvo, UC Irvine
November 15, 2019 - Prof. Kevin Plaxco, UC Santa Barbara
January 17, 2020 - Prof. Chester Simocko, San Jose State University
January 31, 2020 - Prof. Mihaela Sefan, University of Texas, Dallas
February 7, 2020 - Dr. Nathan Uter, Sutro Biopharma
February 18, 2020 - Prof. Jon Rainier, University of Utah
February 21, 2020 - Dr. Christopher Bailey, Pliant Pharmaceuticals
February 28, 2020 - Prof. Jon Rainier, University of Utah
March 6, 2020 - Prof. Christopher Kloxin, University of Delaware
April 17, 2020 - Prof. Sefanie Sydlik, Carnegie Mellon University
April 24, 2020 - Dr. Heather Jensen, Perfect Day Foods
May 1, 2020 - Prof. Frank Liebfarth, University of North Carolina
May 15, 2020 - Dr. Cameron Danesh, Avicena Tech
May 22, 2020 - Prof. Brian Paegel, UC Irvine and TSRI
We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Frost Fund and Promega.