Events
2026-2027 Seminar Series
Usual: Tuesdays or Thursdays from 2 PM to 3:15 PM in Reiss 262.
Spring 2026
January 8, 2026

Dr. Eric Beyerle, Copenhagen University, Denmark
2:00PM, Reiss264
“Some Essential Coordinates for Biology”
January 15, 2026

Dr. Abigail Dommer, University of Groningen, Netherlands
2:00 PM, Reiss264
“Unveiling the Morphology of Bioaerosols with Computational Microscopy”
January 20, 2026

Dr. Layne Frechette, Brandeis University
2:00 PM, Reiss264
“Computational modeling of virus assembly in biomolecular condensates”
January 22, 2026

Eric Jacobsen, Professor
Harvard University
Host: GSOC
January 29, 2026

Dr. Henry Tran, Columbia University
2:00 PM, Reiss264
“Scaling Quantum Simulations for Electronics and Energy via Embedding and AI”
February 2, 2026

Dr. Michael Chen, New York University, New York
2:00 PM, White-Gravenor 405
“Accelerating Condensed Phase Molecular Simulations with Machine Learning: Modeling Charge Transport and Optical Spectroscopy”
February 5, 2026

Dr. Henry Tran, Columbia University
2:00 PM, Reiss 264
“Scaling Quantum Simulations for Electronics and Energy via Embedding and AI”
March 17, 2026

Grace Hahm, Georgetown University
Thesis Seminar
2:00 PM, Reiss264
“Advancing Non-Targeted Analysis Through Standard-Free Elemental Quantitation and System-Level Optimization of Liquid Chromatography-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry for Molecular Identification”.
Host: Tong
March 19, 2026

Ren Wiscons, Assistant Professor,
Amherst College
“Conformational Inversion in Heterotriangulenes for Ferroelectric Switching”
Host: Holman
March 31, 2026

Omar Farha, Professor, Northwestern University
“Global Solutions at the Nanoscale: The Role of Metal-Organic Frameworks”
Host: GSOC
April 9, 2026

Emil Hernandez-Pagan, Assistant Professor,
University of Delaware
“Insights into the halide-driven polymorph control in the synthesis of metal chalcogenides”
Host: Stoll
April 13, 2026

Thomas McCusker, Georgetown University
Thesis Seminar:
“Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of f-Element Polynuclear Species”.
2:00pm, White-Gravenor 405
Host: Knope
April 14, 2026

Mira Malmosi, Georgetown University
Thesis Seminar
2:00 PM, Reiss264
Host: Maillard
April 16, 2026

Barry Thompson, Professor
University of Souther California
“Approaches to Mechanically Robust and Sustainable Polymers for Organic Solar Cells”
2:00 PM, Reiss 264
Host: Gavvalapalli
April 21, 2026

Darius Chernitsky, Georgetown University
Thesis Seminar
“Novel Redox Control Mechanisms of Plasmodium falciparum Chloroquine Resistance”
2:00 PM, Reiss264
Host: Roepe
April 23, 2026

Srini Raghavan, Professor
University of Maryland, College Park
“Colloidal Design at the Nano, Micro, and Macro Scales: Materials that Can Move, Morph, Protect and Heal“
Host: Gavvalapalli
April 28, 2026

Safia Kariapper, Georgetown University
Thesis Seminar
“Chiroptical Sensing for Rapid Analysis and Asymmetric Reaction Development”
2:00pm, in Reiss 264
Host: Wolf
May 20, 2026

Graduate Student Literature Seminar
Georgetown University
Room: Reiss 264
July 30, 2026

Mera Petros, Georgetown University
Thesis Seminar
“Testing Proposed Physiologic Functions of The Plasmodium Falciparum Chloroquine Resistance Transporter (PFCRT)”
2:00PM, in ICC 105
Host: Roepe
August 12, 2026

Sanuja Mohanaraj, Georgetown University
Thesis Seminar
“Tuning Allostery within a Conserved Protein Scaffold: Sequence-Encoded Dynamics and Residue Networks in the Mycobacterial CRP”
10:00 AM, in Reiss 262
Host: Maillard
Fall 2026
September 17, 2026

Saiful Islam, Assistant Professor
George Mason University
“Chalcogenide-based Gels: From Molecular Design to Environmental and Energy Applications”
2:00 PM, Reiss 262
Host: Zhou
October 1, 2026

Ioannis Spanopoulos, Assistant Professor
University of South Florida
“When Pore and Fulle met Semi: A Tale of Material Architectonics”
2:00 PM, Reiss 262
Host: Zhou
October 8, 2026

Joseph A. Cotruvo Jr., Professor
Penn State University
2:00 PM, Reiss 262
Host: Braselmann
October 13, 2026

Charles Ochonma, Exit Seminar
Georgetown University
2:00 PM, Reiss 262
Host: Gavvalapalli
October 15, 2026

Victor Francis, Exit Seminar
Georgetown University
2:00 PM, Reiss 262
Host: Gavvalapalli
October 20, 2026

Ryan Mantione, Flavia Miccolis
7th Semester Talks
Georgetown University
2:00 PM, Reiss 262
Host: Wolf
October 22, 2026

Sayan Kumar Biswas, Fatat EL Dhaibi, Yunin Kim
7th Semester Talks
Georgetown University
2:00 PM, Reiss 262
Host: Gavvalapalli/Holman/Wolf
October 27, 2026

Elena Marchetti, Bindu Modi
7th Semester Talks
Georgetown University
2:00 PM, Reiss 262
Host: Swift/Braselmann
October 29, 2026

Gunjan Gupta, Alice Lulich
7th Semester Talks
Georgetown University
2:00 PM, Reiss 262
Host: Knope
November 5, 2026

Janet MacDonald, Associate Professor
Vanderbilt University
2:00 PM, Reiss 262
Host: Stoll
December 3, 2026

Meiling Spelic
7th Semester Talks
Georgetown University
2:00 PM, Reiss 262
Host: Knope