Chemistry Seminar Schedule - Fall 2026

All Seminars will be held in MGH 111 on Tuesday at 3:05 PM unless otherwise noted

Date Speaker Affiliation Title Host

Aug 25

Jesse Li The University of Akron Chemical safety/ Biosafety Seminar Jesse Li
Sep 1 David Modarelli, Yilin Liu, Chunming Liu The University of Akron Faculty research presentations                  
Sep 8 EOHS The University of Akron Fire safety training
Sep 15 No Seminar
Sep 22 Chris Ziegler The University of Akron New Chemistry with an Old Reagent: The Phthalocyanine Frontier
Sep 29 No Seminar
Oct 6 John Peck The University of Akron Using lake sediment chemistry to assess anthropogenic environmental impacts: An example from Summit Lake, Akron, OH Donovan
Oct 13 Nick Chesarino The University of Akron Molecular arms races underlying the origins of HIV Donovan
Oct 20 Mengliang Zhang Ohio University From Separation to Direct Analysis: Advancing Mass Spectrometry for Real-World Chemical Challenges Wesdemiotis
Oct 27 Emily Carino Amel Energy Redox Switches and Metal Ion Coordination: Applications from Energy Storage to Critical Resource Reclamation Ruhl
Nov 3 Erin Henslee Wake Forest University Investigating the Cellular Electrome as a Biomarker in Red Blood Cell Physiology and Pathology Boika
Nov 10 Brendon McNichols University of Tennessee Knoxville Energy Storage and Electrocatalytic Olefin Epoxidation Using Transition Metal Macrocycles and Metal-Organic Frameworks Ziegler
Nov 17 Akron Section-ACS Award (moving to Jan. 12)
Nov 24 No Seminar
Dec 1 Diana Goncalves Schmidt  Kent State University Y. Liu