Spring 2025
All seminars are held in person on Fridays at 1 p.m. in Glenn Hall, Room 112, unless indicated elsewhere.
All are welcome to attend and contribute. Refreshments provided!
Email Dr. Christopher Nichols at cjnichols@csuchico.edu with any seminar questions. The schedule will be updated throughout the semester.
January 31
Dr. Atefeh Taheri, Chevron-Richmond
"Thriving on the Unconventional: Embracing the Adventure of Nonlinear Careers"
*On Zoom in Glenn Hall 112.
February 28
Dr. Carolynn Arpin, chemistry professor, Chico State
"Tripping Over the Synthesis of Hallucinogens: a Sabbatical Report"
March 28
Dr. Mark Ditzler, exobiologist, NASA
April 4
Dr. Roy Dixon, analytical biochemistry professor, Sacramento State
"Incorporation of Arduino Microprocessors and Metal-Organic-Frameworks into the Chemical Instrumentation Lab"
April 11
Dr. Demyan Prokopchuk, Rutgers-Newark
"Accessing High Energy Electrons and New Modes of C-H Activation with Earth-Abundant Metals"
April 25
CARS 7, multiple presenations
May 2
Nic Velarde, chemistry and biochemistry major, Chico State