Events
Classrooms & Academic spaces are only available to academic departments and RSO's (Registered Student Organizations). Outside groups should be directed to the WMU Student Center (WMU Student Center Reservation) or Fetzer Center (Fetzer Center). For questions or to reserve a room in the Chemistry Building, please use the following link https://wmich.edu/registrar/students-reservationform.
The Department of Chemistry at Western Michigan University sponsors events each semester; faculty, staff, students and the general public are welcome to attend.
Fall 2025 Seminar Speakers
Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 3-4 p.m.
Dr. Vincent Pecoraro, University of Michigan
Title: Metallacrowns: From Discovery to Applications
Location: 1260 Chemistry Building
Monday, September 22, 2025, 3-4 p.m.
Dr. Marya Lieberman, University of Notre Dame
Title: Got fakes?
Location: 1220 Chemistry Building
Monday, November 17, 2025, 3-4 p.m.
Dr. Ming-Yu Ngai, Purdue University
Title: Excited-State Catalysis in Organic Synthesis
Location: Virtual Seminar
Friday, November 21, 2025, 1-2 p.m.
Dr. Alicia Odette Hernandez-Castillo, Harvey Mudd College
Title: What goes around comes around: Rotational spectroscopy of succinimide and its derivatives
Location: 1220 Chemistry Building
Thursday, December 4, 2025, 1-2 p.m.
Dr. Gabriel Costa Alverni da Hora, University of Utah
Title: What goes around comes around: Rotational spectroscopy of succinimide and its derivatives
Location: 1220 Chemistry Building
Monday, December 15, 2025, 4-5 p.m.
Dr. Benjamin Peyton, Michigan State University
Title: Light Matters: Quantum Control of Molecules through Light-Matter Coupling
Location: 1220 Chemistry Building
Spring 2026 Seminar Speakers
Thursday, January 15, 2026, 1-2 p.m.
Dr. Elettra Piacentino, Harvard Center for Astrophysics
Title:
Location: 1720 Chemistry Building
Monday, January 26, 2026, 3-4 p.m.
Dr. Nicole Becker, Michigan State University
Title:
Location: 1220 Chemistry Building
Monday, February 23, 2026, 3-4 p.m.
Dr. Jovica Badjic, Ohio State University
Title:
Location: 1220 Chemistry Building
Monday, March 16, 2026, 3-4 p.m.
Dr. Shiyu Zhang, Ohio State University
Title:
Location: 1220 Chemistry Building
Monday, April 6, 2026, 3-4 p.m.
Dr. Anne McNeil, University of Michigan
Title:
Location: 1220 Chemistry Building
Date TBD
Dr. Jayaraman Sivaguru, Bowling Green State University
Title:
Location: TBD
Fall 2025 Thesis, Dissertations, and Literature Seminars
- Sumana Parvin, Lit Seminar - Friday, November 14 at 1 p.m. in CHEM 1220
Spring 2026 Department Events
April 2026 - 2026 End of Semester Events
- 1 - 2 p.m. - Chemistry Poster Session, Chemistry Atrium
- 2 - 3 p.m. - Chemistry Scholarship and Award Ceremony, CHEM 1260
- 3 - 3:30 p.m. - Chemistry End of Semester Celebration, Chemistry Atrium
Spring 2026 Thesis, Dissertations, and Literature Seminars
For more information regarding speakers, location, or parking please contact Courtney Buckmaster at Courtney.Buckmaster@wmich.edu or (269) 387-2845.