Highlands in Chemistry
The Highlands in Chemistry seminar series is a weekly event hosted by the Department of Chemistry designed to share research ideas within the chemistry community and beyond. The series was started in 1966 by Alan Clifford, who was appointed chemistry department head the same year. Speakers from all over the world involved in academia, industry, and government come to share their research with colleagues and students.
Highlands seminars take place on Fridays throughout the semester at 2:30 p.m. in Hahn Hall North 140.
Fall 2026 Seminars
September 11
Phil Castellano
North Carolina State University
Host: Amanda Morris
September 25
Nathan Gianneschi
Northwestern University
Host: Adrian Figg
September 25
Matthew Ryen Lockett
West Virginia University
Host: Rob McCarley
October 2
Adrian Figg
Virginia Tech
Host: Amanda Morris
October 16
Alex Zhukhovitskiy
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Host: John Matson
October 23
Myles Smith
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Host: Ming Chen
October 30
Kara Bren
University of Rochester
Host: Shabnam Hematian
November 6
Qi Dong
Purdue University
Host: Guoliang "Greg" Liu
November 13
Joseph Schelnoff
Florida State University
Host: Michael Schulz
November 20
Joe Francisco
University of Pennsylvania
Host: Amanda Morris