Chemistry - Physical Chemistry Seminars

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

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  Prof. Yang Yang, UW Madison, "Bridging Quantum and Classical: An Efficient Framework for Capturing Zero-Point Effects in Hydrogen-Related Chemistry"

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

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  CHEM 545 Practice Seminars

  2:00 - 3:00 pm   3:00 pm

  Chemical Life Sciences Lab, 601 S. Goodwin Ave, CLSL B102 Auditorium

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

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  Prof. Peng Chen, Cornell University, "Single polymer growth dynamics at single-monomer resolution"

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Chemical & Life Sciences Lab, 601 S Goodwin Ave, B-102

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

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  CHEM 545 Practice Seminars

  2:00 - 3:00 pm   3:00 pm

  Chemical Life Sciences Lab, 601 S. Goodwin Ave, CLSL B102 Auditorium

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

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  CHEM 545 Literature Seminar: Eliza Asani, UIUC, "Machine Learning for Thermodynamically-Consistent Equations of State"

  2:00 - 2:30 pm

  CLSL B-102

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  CHEM 545 Literature Seminar: Omkar Chaudhari, UIUC, "Plasmon–Hydron Resonance Leads to Quantum Friction and Electron Cooling"

  2:30 - 3:00 pm

  CLSL B-102

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

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  CHEM 545 Literature Seminar: Miko Miwa, UIUC, " Pushing the Limits of Liquid-State NMR with Dynamic Nuclear Polarization"

  2:00 - 2:30 pm

  CLSL B-102

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  CHEM 545 Literature Seminar: Matthew Too, UIUC, "Quantum Chemical Calculations on Quantum Processors"

  2:30 - 3:00 pm

  CLSL B-102

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

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  Prof. Lukas Muechler, Penn State, TBD

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  CLSL B-102

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

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  Prof. Randall Goldsmith, UW Madison, TBD

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

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  Prof. Jacob Olshansky, Amherst College, TBD

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Chemical & Life Sciences Lab, 601 S Goodwin Ave, B-102

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

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  TBD, Professor Teri W. Odom, Northwestern University

  2:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

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  Prof. Marissa Weichman, Princeton, TBD

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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  Prof. Andres Montoya Castillo, CU Boulder, TBD

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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  Prof. Tian Lan, U Penn, TBD

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

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  Prof. Tom Truskett, University of Michigan, TBD

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Chemical & Life Sciences Lab, 601 S Goodwin Ave, B-102

  • Seminar/Symposium