Events
Classrooms & Academic spaces are only available to academic departments and RSO's (Registered Student Organizations). Outside groups should be directed to the WMU Student Center (WMU Student Center Reservation) or Fetzer Center (Fetzer Center). For questions or to reserve a room in the Chemistry Building, please contact Courtney Buckmaster, Chemistry Building Coordinator, at courtney.buckmaster@wmich.edu.
The Department of Chemistry at Western Michigan University sponsors events each semester; faculty, staff, students and the general public are welcome to attend.
Fall 2024 Seminar Speakers
Location: 1220 Chemistry Building
Tuesday, September 17, 2024, 6-7:30 p.m.
Dr. Mary Virginia Orna, KACS
Title: How Color Changed the World
Location: 1260 Chemistry Building
Monday, September 30, 2024, 3-4 p.m.
Dr. James E. Penner-Hahn, University of Michigan
Title: Watching molecules move: femtosecond dynamics of cobalamins
Monday, October 21, 2024, 3-4 p.m.
Brittland DeKorver, Grand Valley State University
Title: Chemistry for all learners: Identifying barriers and opportunities
Monday, November 11, 2024 3-4 p.m.
Dr. Renee Bouley, Ohio State University
Title: Understanding the Role of L,D-transpeptidases in Antibiotic Resistance
Monday, December 2, 2024, 3-4 p.m.
Dr. Renée Cole, University of Iowa
Title: Focusing on science practices and professional skills: Aligning outcomes, activities, and assessment in the laboratory
Spring 2025 Seminar speakers
Location: 1260 Chemistry Building
Monday, January 13, 2025, 3-4 p.m.
Michael van Stipdonk, Duquesne University
Title: The Chemistry and Physics of Useful Destruction – Extracting Composition and Structure Information from Tandem Mass Spectrometry with Collision-induced and Photon-induced Dissociation
Monday, February 3, 2025, 3-4 p.m.
Nicolai Lehnert, University of Michigan
Title: The Activation of Nitric Oxide by Diiron Complexes: the Mechanism of Flavodiiron Nitric Oxide Reductases
Monday, April 7, 2025, 3-4 p.m.
Michal Marszewski, University of Toledo
Title: From Aqueous to Non-Hydrolytic Sol-Gel: Novel Approaches to Nanoporous Metal Oxides
Fall 2024 Department Events
Friday, September 13, 2024 2-3:30 p.m. - Chemistry Fall Welcome Mixer, Haenicke Hall Atrium
Spring 2025 Department Events
Friday, April 18, 2025 - 2025 End of Semester Events
- 1 - 2 p.m. - Chemistry Poster Session, Chemistry Atrium
- 2 - 3 p.m. - Chemistry Scholarship and Award Ceremony, CHEM 1260
- 3 - 3:30 p.m. - Chemistry End of Semester Celebration, Chemistry Atrium
Spring 2025 Thesis, Dissertations, and Literature Seminars
For more information regarding speakers, location, or parking please contact Courtney Buckmaster at Courtney.Buckmaster@wmich.edu or (269) 387-2845.