NEW! Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar Requirement
As part of the senior comprehensive requirement for all majors in our department, students must attend a total of 12 department seminars over 4 semesters (junior and senior years). A reduction of 3 to this total of 12 is granted for students who study off campus or any student who was a junior or senior during the Spring 2020 semester. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has a long tradition of faculty and students meeting together with scientists from outside our university. These seminars have provided and will continue to provide exposure to science beyond what students see in our courses and on- campus research as well as opportunities to build community. That dual goal of exposure to cutting edge science and building community is one way our department supports our commitment to our students’ professional and career development.
Seminars in the age of COVID-19
We are not able to host speakers for seminars as has been our practice for many years.
However, the department remains committed to our dual goals for the seminar requirement of
exposing our students to science they would not otherwise see in their coursework and research
at DePauw as well as building community among our students and faculty. To achieve those
goals during the 20/21 academic year we will provide a variety of virtual opportunities including
virtual seminar speakers, approved webinars, and virtual alumni panels.
The department will provide links here to approved virtual events. Students will work with
their advisors to record when they attend an event. You should expect to provide some kind of
evidence that you actively engaged in the event. Come back to this page to find events you want
to attend. We will also send you announcements of events.
Current Online Seminars
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Event Title |
Link |
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Feb-April 2021 (Various Dates) |
Various Times |
Science History Online Programs -See Website for program titles, dates, times |
BE SURE TO CHECK WITH YOUR ADVISOR IN ADVANCE TO DETERMINE IF THE PROGRAM YOU ARE INTERESTED IN COUNTS FOR SEMINAR CREDIT! |
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March -April 2021 |
Various times |
ACS Free Webinars (you will need to register to get a free ACS ID) |
Link to Register for any of the programs below: Chemists Make the Best Homebrewers, Thursday, March 17th from 2-3:30pm Descubrimientos y Sorpresas en la Síntesis y la Biología de los Productos Naturales (in Spanish), Thursday, March 24th from 2-3pm The Resilience of Women in Chemistry, Thursday, March 25th from 2-3:30pm An integrated Approach: Oral Delivery of a Fatty Acid Acylated GLP-1 Peptide, Wednesday, March 31st, 2-3:30pm Formal Synthesis of a Professional Chemist, Thursday, April 1st, 2-3pm Food Fraud: Combating Adulteration in Olive and Avocado OIls, Wednesday, April 7th, 2-3pm Making Sense of the Global Economy: US Manufacturing, the Chemical Industry, and You, Thursday, April 8th, 1-2pm Next Gen Additive Manufacturing: Predicting Polymer Printability and Performance, Wednesday, April 14th, 2-3pm |
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Archived Video |
Jennifer Doudna, CRISPR Biology and Biotechnology: The Future of Genome Editing |
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Archived Video |
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DePauw Biology and Chemistry and Biochemistry Alumni Panel Discussion |
Passcode: #EMgs7Dr |
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Archived Video |
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Dr. Purnell of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will discuss "Systemic Racism and Health Disparities Among Black Americans: The Importance of Community-Engaged Research" |
Link to Archived video from African Studies You Tube site NOTE: If you watch this archived video for seminar credit after the event, please contact your advisor for credit.
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Archived Video |
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Professor David Harvey Analyzing Large Data Sets: Principal Component Analysis, Cluster Analysis & Multiple Linear Regression |
If you view recorded seminar, please contact your advisor for credit. |
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March 10, 2021
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1:00 pm EST |
AC/DC Literature discussion with members of the Garcia Lab |
Members of the Garcia lab will help us prepare to better engage with the concepts, measurement techniques, and datasets presented on March 17th with the attached paper. We encourage you to set aside this hour in an otherwise chaotic week to learn, network with others, ask questions, and focus on a new research topic. |
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Archived Video |
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Ohio State: Our Inclusive Path Forward: Addressing Inequities in STEM Education |
That None Shall Perish |
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March 17, 2021 |
1:00 pm EST |
Colloquium by Prof. Ben Garcia, Univ. of Pennsylvania/Washington Univ. |
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March 17, 2021 |
9:00 pm EST |
Colorado University/Boulder presents: Nobel laureate and Distinguished Professor Tom Cech will present a virtual lecture titled “The Magic of RNA: From CRISPR to Coronavirus Vaccines." |
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ARCHIVED VIDEO |
4:00 pm EST |
Professor David Harvey Romer's Rule and the Red Queen: Thoughts on the Past, Present, and Future Histories of Textbook |
Link to Archived Recording |
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March 24, 2021 |
1:00 pm EST |
C&EN Webinar: Jeffrey Sanders, Leveraging a Molecular Modeling Platform to Drive Innovation in Flavors and Ingredients Research for the Food and Beverage Industry |
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Archived Video |
6:00 pm EST |
Ohio State: Our Inclusive Path Forward: Addressing Inequities in STEM Education |
Houston, We Have a Problem: Why Diversity Matters in STEM? and How it Promotes Collaborative Learning |
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Archived Video |
6:00 pm EST |
Ohio State: Our Inclusive Path Forward: Addressing Inequities in STEM Education |
African Americans' Attitudes Toward STEM: Implications for Educational and Occupational Decision Making |
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April 1, 2021 |
3:00 pm EST |
IU-Luther Dana Waterman Professorship Lecture, 3:00 PM, Zoom |
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Archived Video |
6:00 pm EST |
Ohio State: Our Inclusive Path Forward: Addressing Inequities in STEM Education |
Leveraging an Interdisciplinary Multi-Institutional Faculty Learning Community to Advance Equity and Inclusion for Science and Mathematics Education |
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Archived Video |
7:00 pm EST |
Dr. Jeff Hansen, DePauw University |
“Adventures in Synthesis or How to Kill Brine Shrimp” |
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April 13, 2021 |
2:30 pm EST |
IU Seminar, Lane Martin, Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA), |
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April 13, 2021 |
4:30 pm EST |
IU Seminar, Lane Martin, Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA), “Communicating the Importance of Science” |
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April 14, 2021 |
1:00 pm EST |
Prof. Heather Clark's seminar: Nanosensors for Imaging the Chemistry of the Body. |
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April 14, 2021 |
2:00 pm EDT |
C&EN Webinar: Pierre Morieux, The Top Tips & Tricks Most ChemDraw Users Don't Know |
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Archived video |
6:00 pm EST |
Ohio State: Our Inclusive Path Forward: Addressing Inequities in STEM Education |
Inclusive Science: Dimensions for Attracting and Retaining More Diverse Students in Science Training |
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April 21, 2021 |
2:15pm EST |
IU-SACNAS Minority Alumni Speaker Series: Geraldo Gamez |
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April 21, 2021 |
4:00 pm EST |
IU-SACNAS Minority Alumni Speaker Series: Geraldo Gamez |
ULTRA-HIGH THROUGHPUT 3D ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF SURFACES WITH GLOW DISCHARGE OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY AND COMPRESSED SENSING STRATEGIES |
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April 22, 2021 |
11:30 am EST |
Professor Dan Gurnon, |
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April 23, 2021 |
2:30 pm EST |
IU Seminar-Wilfred van der Donk, Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign(IL), |
Remarkable Chemistry During the Biosynthesis of Natural Products
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April 29, 2021 |
2:30 pm EST |
Emilie Ringe, Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge (Cambridge, UK), |
“Magnesium Nanoplasmonics” Zoom Link sent to majors morning of the seminar |
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May 12, 2021 |
1:00 pm EST |
Rising Stars in Analytical Chemistry Colloquium Part 1 |
Optimization of paper-based lateral flow assay employing ion concentration polarization for analyte enrichment Harmonizing and calibrating quantitative mass spectrometry experiments Zoom Link (passcode = Stars) |
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May 19, 2021 |
1:00 pm EST |
Rising Stars in Analytical Chemistry Colloquium Part 2 |
Detection of Food Contaminants via Linear Polymer Affinity Agents and Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Zoom Link (passcode = Stars) |