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