Seminars
Department of Natural Sciences (Formerly Keck)
Spring 2025 Seminars
DNS Seminars take place in-person in Burns Auditorium (NS E007)
Fridays 12:15pm – 1:15pm PT
| DATE | SPEAKER | AFFILIATION | TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/07/2025 | Oscar Holmes IV | Rutgers School of Business-Camden | Leading in the Moment of DEI Resistance |
| 02/21/2025 | Jack Werren | University of Rochester | Using Evolution to Explore Protein Function |
| 02/28/2025 | Joel Zylberberg | University of California, LA | A Neuro-AI Framework for Visual Neuroscience: Digital Twins of the Eyes and the Brain |
| 03/07/2025 | Russell Rockne | Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope | Using Math and AI to Accelerate Cures for Cancer |
| 04/1/2025 | Mihoko Kato | Biology Dept, Pomona College | Mechanisms of Directed Cell Migration During C. elegans Gonadogenesis |
| 04/04/2025 | Chad Rienstra | University of Wisconsin, Madison | Solid-State NMR Informs Diagnostics for Parkinson Disease and Therapies for Fungal Infections |
| TBD | Richard Futrell | University of California, Irvine | CANCELLED |
5C Chemistry Seminars
SPRING 2025
Most seminars take place on Tuesdays, 11:00am – 12:00pm PT unless noted otherwise.
Robbins Lectures: February 24th – 26th at Pomona/Seaver Auditorium
Seminars will be held in-person at the locations and times listed below:
| DATE | SPEAKER | AFFILIATION | HOST & LOCATION | TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/28/2025 11am | Gary Grubbs | Missouri S&T | HMC/Galileo Pryne | A Microwave Spectroscopic Perspective on Solving Fundamental Problems |
| 02/04/2025 11am | Pomona Student Alumni | Pomona College | Pomona/Seaver Auditorium | Recent Alumni Panel: Your First Next Steps |
| 02/11/2025 11am | Annaliese Franz | UC Davis | Pomona/Seaver Auditorium | Catalysis and Medicinal Chemistry Inspired by Silicon |
| 02/18/2025 11am | Michael Heaven | Emory University | Shanahan 3481 | Spectroscopy and Structure of the Simplest Actinide Bonds |
| 02/24/2025 8pm | Carolyn Bertozzi (Robbins Lecture) | Stanford University | Pomona/Seaver Auditorium | The Journey of Bioorthogonal Chemistry: From Imaging Sugars to Making Medicines |
| 02/25/2025 11am | Carolyn Bertozzi (Robbins Lecture) | Stanford University | Pomona/Seaver Auditorium | Cancer Immune Therapies Targeting Cell-Surface Sugars |
| 02/25/2025 4:30pm | Carolyn Bertozzi (Robbins Lecture) | Stanford University | Pomona/Seaver Auditorium | Targeted Protein Degradation in the Extracellular Space |
| 02/26/2025 4:30pm | Carolyn Bertozzi (Robbins Lecture) | Stanford University | Pomona/Seaver Auditorium | Shining Light on Tuberculosis: A Global Disease Crisis |
| 03/04/2025 11am | Morgan Hawker | Cal State Fresno | Pomona/Seaver Auditorium | Secret Agent Materials: Encouraging Polymers to Blend into their Environment with Plasma Modification |
| 03/11/2025 11am | Renata Oballa | Chinook Therapeutics | Pomona/Seaver Auditorium | Discovery of CHK336: A Liver-Targeted, Small Molecule Lactate Dehydrogenase Inhibitor for Hyperoxaluria Treatment |
| 03/25/2025 11am | Marsha Lester | University of Pennsylvania | HMC/Galileo Pryne | Spectroscopy and Unimolecular Decay Dynamics of Reaction Intermediates in Atmospheric Chemistry |
| 04/01/2025 11am | Nadia Leonard | UC Santa Barbara | Pomona/Seaver Auditorium | Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Incorporation into Multi-Carbon Products |
| 04/15/2025 11am | Greg Beutner | Bristol Meyers Squibb | Shanahan 1480 | Process Research: A Virtuous Cycle in Chemistry |
| 04/22/2025 11am | Conrad Fihn | UC Santa Cruz | DNS/ Seaver Auditorium | From Bacterial Battles to Bioluminescence and Bonds |
| 04/29/2025 11am | Jim Smith | UC Irvine | DNS/ Seaver Auditorium | Beyond the Tailpipe: Trace Gas and Aerosol Emissions from Automotive Braking |