Date	Presenter, Seminar Title	Host (Room)
Sept 1st 1:30pm In-person	Organizational & Introductory Meeting with Chem 322/421/422 Students	Simpson (GSC A001)
Sept 8th 1:30pm In-person	Prof. Feng Lin Assistant Professor of Chemistry Virginia Tech Title: Sodium ion batteries rising as a key energy storage technology Selected References: Tao, L.; Russell, J.; Lin, F. et al Reversible Switch in Charge Storage Enabled by Selective Ion Transport in Solid Electrolyte Interphase, Journal of the American Chemical Society 145, 16538-16547 (2023). Rahman M. M.; McGuigan, S.; Lin, F. et al. Chemical Modulation of Local Transition Metal Environment Enables Reversible Oxygen Redox in Mn-Based Layered Cathodes, ACS Energy Letters 6, 2882-2890 (2021). Jin, Q.; Tao, L.; Lin, F. et al. Agricultural Wastes for Full-Cell Sodium Ion Batteries: Engineering Biomass Components to Maximize the Performance and Economic Prospects, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 11, 536-546 (2023).	Simpson (GSC A001)
Sept 15th 1:30pm In-person	Prof. Jonathan Dattelbaum Professor of Chemistry University of Richmond Title: Selected References:	Simpson (GSC A001)
Sept 22nd	(no seminar because of the A&S Faculty and Staff Research Symposium)
Sept 29th 1:30pm In-person	Prof. Terry Moore Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy University of Illinois – Chicago Title: Non-electrophilic activators of NRF2, a transcription factor involved in the oxidative stress response Selected References: Lazzara, P.R., David, B.P., Ankireddy, A., Richardson, K.D., Ratia, K.M., Reddy, S.P., Moore, T.W. Isoquinoline Kelch-like ECH-Associated Protein 1‑Nuclear Factor (Erythroid-Derived 2)-like 2 (KEAP1-NRF2) Inhibitors with High Metabolic Stability, J. Medicinal Chem., 63, 6547-6560 (2020). Richardson, B.G., Jain, A.D., Potteti, H.R., Lazzara, P.R., David, B.P., Tamatam, C.R., Choma, E., Skowron, K., Dye, K., Siddiqui, Z., Want, Y.-T., Krunic, A., Reddy, S.P., Moore, T.W. Replacement of a Naphthalene Scaffold in Kelch-like ECHAssociated Protein 1 (KEAP1)/Nuclear Factor (Erythroid-derived 2)- like 2 (NRF2) Inhibitors, J. Medicinal Chem. , 61, 8029-8047 (2018).	Pollock (GSC A001)
Oct 6th 1:30pm In-person	Evelyn Ramirez (student speaker) Chemistry Senior University of Richmond Title: Developing a Predictive Model for the Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Ketones Selected References: Sebastian Mendoza-Gomez (student speaker) Chemistry Senior University of Richmond Title: Selected references:	(1:30pm, GSC C114) (2:15pm, GSC C114)
Oct 13th 1:30pm In-person	Charli Chen (student speaker) Chemistry Senior University of Richmond Title: Selected References:	(1:30pm, GSC C114)
Oct 20th 1:30pm In-person	Prof. Kathryn Knowles Associate Professor of Chemistry U. of Rochester Title: Selected References:	Norris (GSC A001)
Oct 27th	No seminar because of the SERMACS meeting

Nov 3rd 1:30pm In-person	Prof. Samy El-Shall Professor of Chemistry Virginia Commonwealth U. Title: Organic Chemistry in Space: Formation Mechanisms and Stepwise Solvation of Astrochemical Relevant Ions in the Gas Phase Selected publications: A. Soliman, I. K. Attah, A. M. Hamid, M. S. El-Shall, Inter. J. Mass Spectrom 2015, 377, 139-151. R. Peverati, S. P. Platt, I. K. Attah, S. Aziz, M. S. El-Shall, M. Head-Gordon, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 11923-11932. K. A. Mason, A. C. Pearcy, A. M. Hamid, M. S. El-Shall, J. Chem. Phys. 2019, 150, 124303. K. A. Mason, A. C. Pearcy, Z. A. Christensen, I. K. Attah, M. Meot-Ner, M. S. El-Shall, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 9684−9694. Z. A. Christensen, A. C. Pearcy, K. A. Mason, M. S. El-Shall, J. Phys. Chem. A 2022, 126, 5160−5166.	Donald (GSC A001)
Nov 10th 1:30pm In-person	Karthik Lalwani Chemistry senior U. of Richmond Title: Selected Publications:	(1:30pm, GSC C114)
Nov 17th 1:30pm In-person
Nov 24th	No seminar – Thanksgiving break
Dec 1st
Dec 8th