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2025-2026 POWELL CHEMISTRY SEMINAR SERIES SCHEDULE<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Date<\/strong><\/td>\nPresenter, Seminar Title<\/strong><\/td>\nHost \/ Mentor<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
08\/29\/25<\/td>\nIntro to CHEM 322\/421\/422 and the Speech Center<\/td>\nJohnson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09\/05\/25<\/td>\nCareer Services: Careers in Chemistry<\/td>\nBrandy Ewell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09\/12\/25<\/td>\nUsing Zotero for Citations<\/td>\nHeather Ervin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09\/19\/25<\/td>\nAXE Research Seminar<\/td>\nAXE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09\/26\/25<\/td>\nNo seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/03\/25<\/td>\nSenior Presentation:<\/strong> Jason Liang<\/p>\n

“A Computational Study of Cyclopropyl Ring Opening Mechanisms Leading to 1,6-heptadiyne Cationic Isomers”<\/p>\n

Senior Presentation:<\/strong> Caitlyn Hughes<\/p>\n

“Electron Rich Anilines as Cleavable Linkers”<\/td>\n

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Parish<\/p>\n

Shugrue<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

10\/10\/25<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/17\/25<\/td>\nFaculty Candidate Presentations Tuesday and\/or Thursday at Noon<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/24\/25<\/td>\nFaculty Candidate Presentations Tuesday and\/or Thursday at Noon<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/31\/25<\/td>\nFaculty Candidate Presentations Tuesday and\/or Thursday at Noon<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/07\/25<\/td>\nFaculty Candidate Presentations Tuesday and\/or Thursday at Noon<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/14\/25<\/td>\nFaculty Candidate Presentations Tuesday and\/or Thursday at Noon<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/21\/25<\/td>\nSenior Presentation:<\/strong> Allie Mock<\/p>\n

\u201cNet carbonyl ene reactions of alpha-methylstyrene with aldehydes\u201d<\/p>\n

Senior Presentation:<\/strong> Pete Christensen<\/p>\n

“An Investigation of the Influence of Methylation upon the Enzymatic Activity of the RNA Helicase Ded1”<\/td>\n

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Downey<\/p>\n

Hilliker<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

11\/28\/25<\/td>\nThanksgiving (No Seminar)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/05\/25<\/td>\nSenior Presentation:<\/strong> Mandy Moore<\/p>\n

“Selective oxidation of tryptophan residues using sodium periodate”<\/td>\n

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Shugrue<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

12\/12\/25 through 01\/09\/26<\/td>\nFinal Exams and Winter Break<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
01\/16\/26<\/td>\nProf. Kerry-Ann Green (Williams College)<\/td>\nJohnson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
01\/23\/26<\/td>\nDr. Anne Galyean (Los Alamos National Laboratory)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
01\/30\/26<\/td>\nResponsible Conduct of Research<\/td>\n\n

Pollock\/Parish<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

02\/06\/26<\/td>\nProf. Brian Fugelstad (VCU)<\/td>\nPollock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02\/13\/26<\/td>\nSenior Presentation:<\/strong> Jack Hoskins-Harris<\/p>\n

“Catalytic capabilities of proazaphosphatranes”<\/p>\n

Senior Presentation:<\/strong> Jamie Kaplan<\/p>\n

Title TBD<\/td>\n

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Johnson<\/p>\n

Leopold<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

02\/20\/26<\/td>\nSenior Presentation:<\/strong> Charles Biaku<\/p>\n

Title TBD<\/p>\n

Senior Presentation:<\/strong> Noah Na\u00f1ez<\/p>\n

The Role of Silicon in Transition Metal Chemistry<\/td>\n

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Parish<\/p>\n

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Goldman<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

02\/27\/26<\/td>\nSenior Presentation:<\/strong> Isaac Hernandez<\/p>\n

“Tautomeric Trigger of the Bergman Cyclization for Anti-Cancer Drugs”<\/p>\n

Senior Presentation:<\/strong> David Huang<\/p>\n

“Ruthenium Catalytic Reaction of reducing CO2: from Carbon Dioxide to methanol”<\/td>\n

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Parish<\/p>\n

Norris<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

03\/06\/26<\/td>\n\u00a0No Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03\/13\/26<\/td>\nSpring Break (No Seminar)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03\/20\/26<\/td>\nStudent Presentations (TBD)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03\/27\/26<\/td>\nPowell Lecture:<\/strong> Prof. Susan Solomon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/td>\nParish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04\/03\/26<\/td>\nSenior Presentation:<\/strong> Elise Dunkelberger<\/p>\n

“Bridging Textbook Claims and Primary Literature: A Case Study on Alkene Hydration”<\/p>\n

Senior Presentation:<\/strong> Charlie Sheppard<\/p>\n

Title TBD<\/td>\n

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Nolin<\/p>\n

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Leopold<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

04\/10\/26<\/td>\nStudent Presentations (TBD)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04\/17\/26<\/td>\nArts & Sciences Symposium<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04\/24\/26<\/td>\nEnd of Year Celebration<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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