SEMINARS
As a declared Chemistry Major you must complete 12 seminars prior to your graduation. These seminars show you the breadth of the chemical related enterprise, highlight research and inquiry occurring at universities, private and public companies, government laboratories, research stations and more, and provide opportunities for your peers to communicate their work to you.
The deadline for Spring 2022 submission of webinar attendance forms will be May 18. There will be seminar cards at each seminar for you to complete. Please turn these in at the end of the seminar; to aid in record keeping we suggest taking photos of your seminar cards before turning them in, in case of conflicting data.
Errors and questions? Visit the Chem Dept Office at RNS 336 or email Stacey at argabr1@stolaf.edu.
This is non negotiable. If you do not complete your seminar/webinar count, you will not graduate. More information can be obtained on the Chemistry Major Moodle page: https://mdl.stolaf.edu/course/view.php?id=7519¬ifyeditingon=1
Below is a list of upcoming seminars. This list may be updated as the year progresses.
| Date | Speaker | Institution/Organization | Speaker Topic/Specialty | Speaker URL |
| 9/17/21 | Faculty Poster | St. Olaf | ||
| 9/24/21 (virtual) | Rodrigo Noriega | University of Utah | Physical/Material Chemistry-Ultrafast laser spectroscopy | https://chem.utah.edu/directory/noriega.php |
| 10/1/21 | Leah Witus | Macalester | Chemical Biology-Peptide Catalysts | https://www.macalester.edu/chemistry/facultystaff/leahwitus/ |
| 10/7/21 | Brian Raymer (alumni) | Arkemes | Medicinal Chemistry | https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianraymer/ |
| 11/5/21 | Bridget Ulrich | UMN-Duluth | Environmental/Aqueous Geochemist | https://www.nrri.umn.edu/natural-resources-research-institute/faculty-staff/bridget-ulrich-phd |
| 12/10/21 | Will Pomerantz | UMN-Twin Cities | Chemical Biology/Biophysics | http://pomerantz.chem.umn.edu/ |
| 2/18/22 | Meredith Jackrel | Washington University-St. Louis | Biochemistry | https://sites.wustl.edu/jackrel/items/meredith-jackrel/ |
| 2/25/22 | Brandy Russell | Gustavus Adolphus | Bioinorganic/NMR | https://gustavus.edu/profiles/brussell |
| 3/3/22 | Andy Ault | University of Michigan | Analytical/Physical/Environmental | https://lsa.umich.edu/chem/people/faculty/aulta.html |
| 3/17/22 | Courtney Roberts | UMN-Twin Cities | Inorganic/Organometallic | https://cse.umn.edu/chem/courtney-c-roberts |
| 3/24/22 | Sonja Mackey (alumni) | 3M | Materials | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonjamackey/ |
| 4/14/22 | Leah Witus | Macalester | Chemical Biology-Peptide Catalyst | https://www.macalester.edu/chemistry/facultystaff/leahwitus/ |
| 4/20/22 | ACDC Webinar | |||
| 4/21/22 | Liz Kaytor (alumni) | Fish & Richardson P.C. (associated) |
Senior Patent Agent | https://www.fr.com/team/elizabeth-n-kaytor/ |
| 4/29/22 | Zachary Sparrow | Cornell University | Theoretical Chemistry | http://distasio.chem.cornell.edu/ |
| 5/2-5/5/22 | Distinction Seminars |