Department Seminar

You're invited!

We encourage everyone — students, faculty and staff — in and outside of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry to attend our seminar series. Each semester, we invite researchers from our SFSU community, other universities and industry to learn about research happening on campus and beyond. Speakers share cutting-edge research, industry news, student opportunities and more.

Seminars are in room SEIC 210 on Fridays, noon – 1 p.m.

Seminar Schedule: Spring 2026

DateSpeakerInstitutionTitleHost
1/30/26Younes Ahmadi CSU - SonomaTBADr. Manning
2/6/26Stephanie ZaleskiCSU - East BayTBADr. Enright
2/13/26(skipped)(skipped)  
2/20/26Kelly WalshUC Berkeley - Beckman PostdocTBADr. Enright
2/27/26Leslie HamachiCal Poly SLOTBADr. Enright
3/6/26Dr. Jingjing QiuSFSUWorkshop on summer research opportunitiesDr. Qiu
3/13/26(skipped)(skipped)  
3/20/26Zachary UlissiFAIR Chemistry Team
Research Scientist Manager		TBADr. Qiu
3/27/26Spring BreakSpring BreakSpring Break 
4/3/26Dr. Fang LiuStanford UniversityArtificial two-dimensional super-lattices: synthesis and
properties		Dr. Qiu
4/10/26Thomas JaramilloStanford UniversityUnderstanding interfaces for the sustainable,
electrochemical production of fuels and chemicals		Dr. Qiu
4/17/26Dr. Margaux Marie PinneyUC BerkeleyFrom Atoms to Evolution: How Environment Shapes Enzyme Function Revealed by High-Throughput EnzymologyDr. Anderson
4/20/26

*** Special Monday Seminar (noon – 1 p.m., SEIC 210)

Prof. Margaret Scheuermann

Western Washington UniversityTBA

Dr. Enright and

Dr. Anderson

4/24/25Dr. Seth RubinUC Santa CruzUnderstanding and targeting the cell cycle
in the laboratory and classroom		Dr. Anderson
5/1/26Rowan Jacobs (Master's thesis defense)SFSUTBADr. Greene
5/8/26Saved for Future Department FunctionsSavedSaved 
5/15/26Saved for Future Department FunctionsSavedSaved