Button Menu

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 . 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.

Current Seminar Requirments

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. Beginning this year (the 2022-2023 academic year), at least half of departmental seminars counted towards the graduation requirement must be attended in-person, or synchronously in the case of a live zoom event. Up to half of newly credited seminars can be pre-recorded virtual talks. Students will work with their advisors to record when they attend a virtual event. Students should expect to provide some kind of evidence that they 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 Seminars

DateTimeEvent TitleLink
09/20/2023 4:00pm "The Dawn of a New Era in Measuring Nuclear Fusion" by Professor Romualdo deSouza from Indiana University, Bloomington JUL 249 - sign up on the sign in sheet to receive seminar credit
10/31/2023 3:30pm Robin Aguilar, class of 2018, will be defending their PhD thesis: "Software tools to unravel the role of highly repetitive DNA in preserving genome structure and function using microscopy and FISH methods" Join from computer or mobile via the Washington Zoom Link
11/10/2023 11:35am Dr. Diana Zajac and Dr. Nate Smith, both DPU class of 2017 - details about the talk will be announced soon. JUL 147 - sign up on the sign in sheet to receive seminar credit
12/1/2023 11:35am Mock Class by visiting candidate JUL 374
12/1/2023 4:20pm Research Presentation by visiting candidate  JUL 147
12/4/2023 TBD Mock Class by visiting candidate  
12/4/2023 TBD Research Presentation by visiting  candidate  
 12/6/2023  TBD  Mock Class by visiting candidate  
12/6/2023 TBD Research Presentation by visiting  candidate  
       

ARCHIVED SEMINARS

     

03/16/2023

11:35am

Chemistry/Biochemistry job candidate's Mock Class

JUL 374 - sign up on the sign in sheet to receive seminar credit

03/15/2023

4:00pm

Jim George Panel Discussion: "Charting Your Path: From DePauw to a Career"

JUL 157 - sign up on the sign in sheet to receive seminar credit

03/15/2023

11:30am

Prindle: "Ethics of Genetic Enhancement" - a panel discussion

JUL Atrium - sign up on the sign in sheet to receive seminar credit

03/10/2023

7:30am

Nate Smith, class of 2017, will be defending his MD/PhD thesis:"Quantitative Modeling of PET Images in the Diagnostic Assessment of Brain and Prostate Cancer"

Join from computer or mobile via IU Zoom
Meeting ID: 837 1686 8886

03/09/2023

4:00pm

Dr. Jodie Jenkinson, Department of Biomedical Communications, University of Toronto will speak on "Picture this: An introduction to research and practice in biomedical visualization"

JUL 374 - sign up on the sign in sheet to receive seminar credit

03/02/2023

4:00pm

Burkett Lecture Series: Panel Discussion: The Future of Organic Chemistry

JUL AUD- sign up on the sign in sheet to receive seminar credit (This event will be recorded and will make a link available soon)

03/02/2023

11:30am

Burkett Lecture Series: Brian Northrop will speak on “Design and Synthesis of π-Conjugated Organic Molecules”

JUL AUD- sign up on the sign in sheet to receive seminar credit (This event will be recorded and will make a link available soon)

03/01/2023

7:00pm

Burkett Lecture Series: Fraser Stoddart will speak on “Single-Crystal-to-Single-Crystal Photopolymerizations and Selective Photodimerizations in Cyclodextrin Metal-Organic Frameworks”

JUL AUD- sign up on the sign in sheet to receive seminar credit

03/01/2023

4:00pm

Burkett Lecture Series: Kendall Houk will speak on “Pericyclic Reactions: Theory, Ambimodal Transition States, Dynamics, and Roles in Biology”

JUL AUD- sign up on the sign in sheet to receive seminar credit (This event will be recorded and will make a link available soon)

11/30/2022

4:00-5:00 pm

Chemistry Job Candidate #3 Research Presentation

JUL AUD- sign up on the sign in sheet to receive seminar credit

December 6, 2021

7-8:00 pm EST

Science History Online Program: Combating Air Pollution in Southern California in the 1950s

preregistration required

 

 


 

December 8, 2021

7-8:00 pm EST

Science History Online Program: Material Matters: The Past and the Present of Rare Earth Elements Essential to Our Future

preregistration required

Sept-Dec 2021 (Various Dates)

 

Various Times

Science History Online Programs -See Website for program titles, dates, times

Link to Program Listings

BE SURE TO CHECK WITH YOUR ADVISOR IN ADVANCE TO DETERMINE IF THE PROGRAM YOU ARE INTERESTED IN COUNTS FOR SEMINAR CREDIT!

Archived Video

 

Dan Gurnon

Gene Therapy for Hemoglobin Disorders Link to Archived Video

Archived Video

 

Jennifer Doudna, CRISPR Biology and Biotechnology: The Future of Genome Editing

Link to Archived video

2018 lecture by Jennifer Doudna recent winner of the Nobel Prize presented at the Science History Institute

Archived Video

 

DePauw Biology and Chemistry and Biochemistry Alumni Panel Discussion

Link to Archived video

Passcode: #EMgs7Dr
NOTE: If you watch this archived video for seminar credit after the event, please contact your advisor for credit.

Archived Video

 

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.

 

Archived Video

 

Professor David Harvey

Analyzing Large Data Sets: Principal Component Analysis, Cluster Analysis & Multiple Linear Regression

Recorded seminar link.

If you view recorded seminar, please contact your advisor for credit.

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
Please contact your advisor for credit if you watch the archived video.

Archived Video

7:00 pm EST

Dr. Jeff Hansen, DePauw University

“Adventures in Synthesis or How to Kill Brine Shrimp”

Zoom link for archived seminar

Passcode is &S74ScVz