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. This semester, Highlands seminars will take place in-person unless otherwise noted. In-person seminars will be held in Hahn Hall North 140. Virtual seminars will be held over Zoom. To attend virtual seminars, please contact Corrin Lundquist (clund5@vt.edu) for the link up to a week in advance.
Upcoming Seminars
January 21
Matt Neurock
University of Minnesota
"Elucidating and Controlling Catalytic Sites and their Environments for the Selective Reduction of CO2 and Oxygenates into Chemicals and Fuels"
Host: John Morris
Location: Hahn Hall North 140 (in-person)
January 28
Jim Tanko
Virginia Tech
"What do Designer Drugs, Parkinson’s Disease, and the Persistent Radical Effect have in Common?"
Host: Webster Santos
Location: Hahn Hall North 140 (in-person)
February 4
Josh Sieber
Virginia Commonwealth University
Host: Webster Santos
Location: Hahn Hall North 140 (in-person)
February 11
William McNamara
College of William and Mary
Host: Emily Mevers
Location: Hahn Hall North 140 (in-person)
February 18
Barry Thompson
University of Southern California
"Reimagining Semiconducting Polymers for Alternative Energy Applications"
Host: Greg Liu
Location: Hahn Hall North 140 (in-person)
February 25
Amy Lane
University of North Florida
"Marine Bacteria as Biochemical Factories"
Host: Emily Mevers
Location: Hahn Hall North 140 (in-person)
March 4
Jeremiah Johnson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Host: Michael Schulz
Location: Hahn Hall North 140 (in-person)
March 18
John Herbert
Ohio State University
Host: Nick Mayhall
Location: Hahn Hall North 140 (in-person)
March 25
Linda Doerrer
Boston University
"Fluorinated Alkoxide Complexes for Unusual Reactivity and Electronic Structure"
Host: Diana Iovan
Location: Hahn Hall North 140 (in-person)
April 1
Benny Chan
The College of New Jersey
Host: Carla Slebodnik
Location: Hahn Hall North 140 (in-person)
April 8
William Lubell
University of Montreal
"Curbing inflammation by peptidomimetic approaches"
Host: Felicia Etzkorn
Location: Hahn Hall North 140 (in-person)
April 15
Geoff Coates
Cornell University
"New Approaches to Sustainable Polymers"
Host: Michael Schulz
Location: Hahn Hall North 140 (in-person)
April 22
Christian Melander
University of Notre Dame
"Using Nitrogen Dense Marine Alkaloids as a Platform for the Discovery of New Antibiotic Adjuvants"
Host: Andrew Lowell
Location: Hahn Hall North 140 (in-person)