
This page is updated regularly throughout the academic year.
The Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 JMU Chemistry & Biochemistry Seminar Series may include a mixture of in-person and online seminars, as noted below. Most seminars are scheduled for 3:30pm on Fridays, though other times may be scheduled, as note below.
- In-person seminars are generally in King room 159, unless otherwise noted.
- Virtual, synchronous seminars. In this format, the speaker(s) will present material live (Zoom), and students and faculty will either log in during the presentation or attend a "watch party" in King 159. These seminars may include interactions during and/or after the presentation, where participants can ask questions, comment, etc.
Zoom links will be posted on the Chemistry and Biochemistry Majors Canvas site. If you are not a member of that site, please contact carankl@jmu.edu or another JMU Chemistry faculty member in advance of the seminar to request access.
Additional formats may also be explored, depending on circumstances and interests of the presenter(s).
Seminars are regularly scheduled throughout the semester, and this page will be updated as needed.
Useful information for seminar speakers can be found here.
Archives of past seminars can be found here.
Date |
Fall 2022 |
Title |
---|---|---|
Fri, Aug 26 In-person gathering 3:30pm in King 159 |
All students, staff and faculty are invited to this welcome-back gathering. This is a great chance to meet others in the department, learn about resources in the Phys/Chem building, and learn what the student organizations are doing this year. Also: ice cream! Be sure to spread the word. | Welcome Back Ice Cream Social |
Fri, Sep 2 In-person seminar 3:30pm in King 159 |
JMU Undergraduate Speakers (If you are a student who did summer research or other professional work outside of JMU during summer 2022, please contact Dr. Kevin Caran if you would like to present your work to the department.) |
Summer 2022 Academic or Professional Experiences Outside of JMU |
Fri, Sep 9 In-person seminar 3:30pm in King 159 |
Dr. Barbara Reisner & Dr. Nathan Wright Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA |
Ethical Reasoning in Chemistry |
Fri, Sep 16 Zoom seminar @3:30pm See CBC Canvas site for link, or join the watch party in King 159 |
Dr. Ginger Schultz Department of Chemistry University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI |
Engaging College Students in Arctic Alaska in Culturally Responsive Snow Chemistry Research |
Fri, Sep 23 Watch party with Dr. Reisner @3:30pm in King 159 |
Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna (previously recorded presentation) Watch the 2020 Chemistry Nobel Prize Lecture, as we prepare for the 2022 award announcement (expected early October). |
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the development of a method for genome editing |
Wed, Sep 28 Zoom seminar @3:30pm. Click the seminar title for more info from JMU CSM. |
Dr. Brandon Jones, Program Director Geosciences Directorate National Science Foundation |
Change in Science: The Method or the Enterprise JMU CSM STEM+DEI Speaker Series |
Fri, Sep 30 Watch party with Dr. Reisner @3:30pm in King 159 |
Benjamin List and David MacMillan (previously recorded presentation) Watch the 2021 Chemistry Nobel Prize Lecture, as we prepare for the 2022 award announcement (expected early October). |
The 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis |
Fri, Oct 7 In-person 3:30pm in King 159 |
Gray Area Discussion JMU Student-run seminar/discussion |
Students only |
Thu, Oct 20 3:30pm reception 4:00pm talk in King 259 |
Dr. Nathan Wright Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA |
Madison Scholar Lecture: Fixing a Broken Heart... but not in the way you're thinking |
Fri, Oct 21 3:30pm roundtable in King 159 |
JMU Chemistry Alumni Speakers Aaron Davis (Class of 2017) Devon Shircliff (Class of 2015) Nicole Morris-Anastasi (Class of 2003) |
Homecoming Roundtable
|
Fri, Oct 28 In-person seminar 3:30pm in King 159 |
Dr. Bert Chandler Department of Chemistry The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA |
TBA |
Fri, Nov 4 In-person seminar 3:30pm in King 159 |
Glen Kayll, CEO The Hemp Plastic Company |
Hemp Biocomposites and Bioplastics – Practical Business Considerations Associated with Bringing Sustainable Materials to Market |
Fri, Nov 11 In-person seminar 3:30pm in King 159 |
Dr. Tina Rost Department of Physics & Astronomy James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA |
Local characterization of high entropy materials using X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy |
Fri, Dec 2 In-person seminar 3:30pm in King 159 |
Dr. David L. Green Department of Engineering The University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA |
Detecting and Visualizing ligands on Patchy, Small Noble Metal Nanoparticles |
********** | ********** | ********** |
Date | Spring 2023 | Title |
Fri, Jan 27 Seminar 3:30pm in King 159 |
Dr. Seth Cohen Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry University of California, San Diego San Diego, CA |
MOF-Polymer Hybrids - At the Interface of New Materials |
Fri, Feb 3 Seminar 3:30pm in King 159 |
Dr. Gretchen Peters Dr. Ashleigh Baber Dr. Isaiah Sumner Dr. Chris Hollinsed Dr. Lindsay Caesar Dr. Kevin Caran Dr. Chris Berndsen Dr. Yanjie Zhang Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA |
Faculty Flash Talks, Part I A brief series of research soundbites presented by JMU Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty |
Fri, Feb 10 Seminar 3:30pm in King 159 |
Dr. Barbara Reisner Dr. Paul Raston Dr. Nathan Wright Dr. Tom DeVore Dr. Gina MacDonald Dr. Sasha Kokhan Dr. Oscar Judd Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA |
Faculty Flash Talks, Part II A brief series of research soundbites presented by JMU Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty |
Fri, Feb 17 Seminar 3:30pm in King 159 |
Dr. Chris Berndsen Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA |
Learning what amylases “see” - Adventures of a protein chemist studying carbohydrates |
Fri, Feb 24 Seminar 3:30pm in King 159 |
Dr. Kathleen Schwarz Functional Nanostructured Materials Group National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Gaithersburg, MD |
Revealing molecular behavior with computational dielectric spectroscopy |
Fri, Mar 3 Seminar 3:30pm in King 159 |
Dr. Edward Yokley Chief Scientist StormRider Technologies Anderson, SC |
“Magic Water”: Organic Catalysts for Chemical Warfare Agent and Toxic Industrial Chemical Mitigation |
Fri, Mar 24 | Taylor Albertelli, MS PA ASCP JMU CBC Class of 2019 Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH |
Erlenmeyer flasks to scalpels: My journey from chemistry to "gross" surgical pathology and everything in between |
Fri, Mar 31 Seminar 3:30pm in King 159 |
Dr. Kendra Letchworth-Weaver Physics and Astronomy Department James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA |
Adventures in Computational Materials Science: Solids, Liquids, and the Interfaces between Them |
Fri, Apr 14 | Dr. Josh Kellogg Dept of Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA |
Finding the Needle: Hunting for Natural Products |
Thu, Apr 20 - Fri, Apr 21 | 47th Annual Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium![]() Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kevin Bennett (JMU Chemistry 1994) Department of Chemistry & Physics Hood College Frederick, MD |
Thursday, April 20
|
Fri, Apr 28 2:30pm Conversation and Celebration 3:30pm Seminar King 159 |
Celebration of the Career of Dr. John Gilje with special speaker Dr. John Gilje Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA |
Special Presentation: Eight Months of Retirement: A Tale of Two Papers |