Events and Seminars

Upcoming Events

August 14, 2026
11:30 AM – Introductions, CRB 114
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch
Food in CRB 112, eat in CRB 114

Open to all graduate students (new and current), faculty, and staff.

3-5 p.m. Friday, August 21
Science & Engineering Innovation & Research Building (SEIR) 2nd floor lobby

All new and returning College of Science students are invited to our back-to-school mixer as we kick off the new semester! Make new friends and chat with College of Science faculty members from all departments in an informal setting. Refreshments will be served.

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, August 24
Chemistry & Physics Building (CPB) atrium lobby

You are invited to join the College of Science during our Maverick Stampede welcome back event! Come by for a sweet treat, games, giveaways, and more. Connect with other Mavericks, cool off and find your community in a science student organization!

8:30-10:30 p.m. Saturday, September 19
UTA Observatory, Park Central Garage 

The College of Science and UTA Planetarium are hosting a free observing party to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night! Come by for a great view with the Observatory’s 16" Meade LX200 Astronomical telescope. You can also bring your own telescope, camera, or binoculars.
12-1 p.m. Wednesday, September 23
Science and Engineering Innovation and Research (SEIR) Building, Room TBA

"Research Smarter, Work Better: AI Literacy/Tools Presented by UTA Libraries" - Gain the skills needed to distinguish evidence-based information from misinformation and use AI effectively and ethically in scientific learning and research. Explore how search engines, social media platforms, databases, and AI tools personalize and prioritize content based on search history, engagement patterns, and user behavior. By strengthening algorithmic and information literacy, we can use AI responsibly as a tool for scientific inquiry, research, and lifelong learning. 

3-5 p.m. Wednesday, September 30
Science and Engineering Innovation and Research (SEIR) Building, Room 298 and 2nd floor lobby

Undergraduate students, learn how to get involved in research in the College of Science! From 3-4 p.m. there will be information on UTA undergraduate research programs, and a panel discussion with Q&A, then from 4-5 p.m. there will be an informal networking mixer where students can talk with faculty members, staff, and graduate students about how to get involved. We'll have refreshments and raffle prizes!

SEMINAR SERIES

Each semester, the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry hosts a weekly Seminar Series featuring a guest speaker discussing a topic related to their research. Seminars are held each Friday from 3-4 p.m. in W.A. Baker Chemistry Research Building (CRB) Room 114 unless otherwise noted. Refreshments will be served in CRB Room 112 at 2:45 p.m. Dr. Gyeongjin Park is the faculty coordinator of the series this fall.

TBD

Saiful Chowdhury

UT Arlington

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

TBD Saiful Chowdhury
8/21

Jongyun Heon

UT Arlington

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

TBD Jongyun Heon
8/28

Xiujuan Chen

UT Arlington

Department of Civil Engineering

TBD Xiujuan Chen
9/4

Byung Ran (Ranny) So

UT Arlington

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

How Cells Regulate RNA-Protein Complexes to Control Precise Gene Expression Byung Ran (Ranny) So
9/11

Graham Erwin

Baylor College of Medicine

Dept of Molecular and Human Genetics

TBD Graham Erwin
10/2

Hong Wang

The University of North Texas

Department of Chemistry

TBD Hong Wang
10/23

Cody Bekkering

UT Arlington

Research Administration

TBD Cody Bekkering
10/30 No seminar scheduled
11/6

Adam Woolley

Brigham Young University

Dean, Graduate Studies

TBD Adam Woolley


Jan 16

Kevin Schug

UTA

Prediction and Optimization of Analytical Measurements using Molecular Encoding


Feb 6

Charles L. Brooks III

University of Michigan

Biocatalyst Discovery and Design using Modern AI and Modeling


Feb 13

Zhenyu Tian

Northeastern University

Environmental non-targeted analysis: unveiling emerging contaminants in crumb rubber, microplastics, and surface water


Feb 20

Steven Ray

SUNY Buffalo

New Instrumental Approaches for Analytical Spectrometry


Feb 27

Benjamin Martin

Texas State University

“Synthesis in a Beam of Light: Laser Annealed Mixed Metal Oxides for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution”


Mar 18

Marina Medina

Argonne National Lab

“Catalyst Design for Sustainable Energy Conversion”


Mar 20

Rajani Srinivasan

Tarleton State University

“Plant Derived Food Grade Polysaccharides as Treatment Agents for Removal of Microplastics from Various Water Sources”


Mar 27

Piya Ghose

Dept of Biology, UT Arlington

“Local Membrane Remodeling During Specialized Cell Killing: Contributions of Syntaxin and Phoshatidylserine”


Apr 3

Anthony Cozzolino

Texas Tech University

“The Supramolecular Chemistry of Antimony and Tellurium Compounds”


Apr 10

Un-Jung Kim

EES Department

UTA

TBD 

Apr 17

Tian Qin

Dept. Biochemistry UTSW

“Into the Next Dimension: Pharmaceutically Relevant High Dimensional Scaffolds”







October 10, 2025

3:00 - 4:00 pm

Stephan Hagspiel and Holly Bosher 

Evonik

“Be Part of Something Special at Evonik”

&

"Chemical Recycling of PET: Transforming Waste into Value"

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October 17, 2025

12:00 - 1:00 pm

Molly Atkinson

University of North Texas

“Bridging the Academia-Industry Divide: Preparing Undergraduate Students for Roles in Chemical Industry”

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October 24, 2025

3:00 - 4:00 pm

Xin Cui

University of North Texas

“From Structural Simplicity to Functionalities: Discovering Selective and Sustainable Catalysis”

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October 31, 2025

TBD

 
 
November 7, 2025 NO SEMINAR   

November 14, 2025

3:00 - 4:00 pm

Smiata Mohanty

Oklahoma State
 
“TBA”

 

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November 21, 2025

3:00 - 4:00 pm

Todd Hudnall

 

 
Baylor University

 

"Breathing new life into old compounds in pursuit of stable diborylcarbenes – and what about BOB?"”

 

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February 28, 2025

Susan Richardson

University of South Carolina

“Improving Drinking Water Safely: Addressing New Impacts and Identifying Important Toxicity Drivers”

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March 7, 2025

James K McCusker

Michigan State University

“The Photophysics and Photochemistry of First-row Transition Metal Complexes: Quantum Coherence, the Marcus Inverted Region, and Applications in Excited-state Chemistry”

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March 21, 2025

Si Wu

University of Alabama

“High-throughput Quantitative Top-down Proteomics”

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March 28, 2025

Jiali Gao

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“Allosteric Mechanism of Engineered Enzymes and Photoreceptor Proteins”

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April 4, 2025

Ghanashyam Acharya

Baylor College of Medicine

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April 11, 2025

Kangsang Lee

University of Central Florida

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April 18, 2025

Susan Lunte

University of Kansas

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April 25, 2025

Robert Dunn

University of Kansas

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