Seminars/Events
Chemistry Department Seminars
Chemistry Department Seminars will take in-person in SL110, unless otherwise noted. Some seminars may be also be broadcast online and recorded. For access to online seminars and/or recordings, please see the Majors Canvas page or contact the chemistry department at chemistry@wwu.edu.
The department strives to offer a diverse and vibrant seminar program. Each year leading researchers from outside the department, as well as faculty and graduate students from Western, present and discuss their cutting-edge research. This is an excellent opportunity for students, faculty, staff, and visitors to actively participate in the scientific community. In addition, many outside seminar speakers are recruiting graduate students for their respective programs and are eager to discuss their program. All are welcome and encouraged to attend!

Current Seminar Schedule
Seminars will be in-person in SL110 throughout Winter Quarter 2023, unless otherwise noted.
IN-PERSON Seminars typically take place on Friday from 3:15-4:15 pm in SL110.
Seminar topics and titles will be posted as we receive additional information from speakers.
Recordings of select seminars will be available on the Chemistry Department Canvas page. If you wish to watch a previously recorded seminar please reach out to chemistry@wwu.edu
Winter Quarter 2023 Seminars
Friday, January 13th
Prof. Leah Witus, Macalester College
Title: "Exploration of the role of turn position residues in beta-hairpin peptide catalysts and a detour into science communication"
Seminar via Zoom.
Friday, January 20th
Prof. Amanda Patrick, Mississippi State University
Title: "Measuring more than mass with mass spectrometry: Biomolecule isobar differentiation and the fate of ionic liquids as examples"
Seminar via Zoom.
Friday, January 27th
No Seminar
Friday, February 3rd
Prof. Amanda Hummon, The Ohio State University
Title: "Spatial SILAC — Exploring spatially-defined changes to the proteome"
Friday, February 10th
TBD
Friday, February 17th
Prof. Bethany Buck Koehntop, University of Utah
Title: TBD
Friday, February 24th
Prof. Kamil Godula, University of California, San Diego
Title: TBD
Location TBD
Friday, March 3rd
Prof. Kevin Kou, University of California, Riverside
Title: TBD
Seminar via Zoom.
Friday, March 10th
Prof. Russ Algar, University of British Columbia
Title: TBD
Location TBD