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Tuesday, March 17, 2026 - 12:45 to 14:00
Event Category: 
LMC - Lectures in Modern Chemistry
Speaker: 
Dr. Orlando Rojas
Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia
Location: 
Chemistry B250

Social event to take place from 12:30pm-12:45pm in the breezeway.

Abstract:

This seminar will begin with an overview of the UBC BioProducts...

Thursday, March 19, 2026 - 09:00 to 12:00
Event Category: 
PHD/MSC - Dissertation Defence
Speaker: 
Jessica Fong
Affiliation: 
UBC Chemistry (Brumer Group)
Location: 
Graduate Student Centre Room 200
Friday, March 20, 2026 - 09:00 to 12:00
Event Category: 
PHD/MSC - Dissertation Defence
Speaker: 
Zongzhe Li
Affiliation: 
UBC Chemistry (MacLachlan Group)
Location: 
Graduate Student Centre Room 200
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 - 12:45 to 14:00
Event Category: 
LMC - Lectures in Modern Chemistry
Speaker: 
Dr. Jon Veinot
Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta
Location: 
Chemistry B250

Social event to take place from 12:30pm-12:45pm in the breezeway.

Abstract:

Metal silicates intriguing materials that have fascinated...

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 - 17:00 to 18:00
Event Category: 
IMDG - Inorganic & Materials Discussion Group
Speaker: 
Rida Farhat
Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry, UBC
Location: 
Chemistry D300
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - 12:45 to 14:00
Event Category: 
LMC - Lectures in Modern Chemistry
Speaker: 
Dr. Jennifer Pore
Affiliation: 
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Location: 
Chemistry B250

Social event to take place from 12:30pm-12:45pm in the breezeway.

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 - 17:00 to 18:00
Event Category: 
IMDG - Inorganic & Materials Discussion Group
Speaker: 
Katrina Bergmann
Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry, UBC
Location: 
Chemistry D300

Abstract:

Organic emitters capable of harvesting triplet excitons are essential for next-generation optoelectronic, sensing, and imaging technologies. In this talk, I will...

Thursday, April 2, 2026 - 10:00 to 13:00
Event Category: 
PHD/MSC - Dissertation Defence
Speaker: 
Seyedehnesa Rahbar Baharan
Affiliation: 
UBC Chemistry (Li Group)
Location: 
Chemistry D317
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 - 12:45 to 14:00
Event Category: 
LMC - Lectures in Modern Chemistry
Speaker: 
Dr. Leslie Schoop
Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry, Princeton University
Location: 
Chemistry B250

Social event to take place from 12:30pm-12:45pm in the breezeway.

Saturday, April 11, 2026 - 15:00 to 17:00
Event Category: 
Alumni - Alumni
Location: 
Chemistry D200

We hope you’ll join us for our annual Chemistry Alumni Reunion this spring! Meet and mingle with fellow alumni and your favourite professors and hear inspirational presentations from chemistry...

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 - 17:00 to 18:00
Event Category: 
IMDG - Inorganic & Materials Discussion Group
Speaker: 
Lanting Jiang
Affiliation: 
Wolf Group
Location: 
Chemistry D300
Friday, May 1, 2026 - 13:00 to 14:00
Event Category: 
Seminar - Seminar
Speaker: 
Prof. Fang Wu
Affiliation: 
Faculty Member, Harvard Medical School
Location: 
Chemistry D215

Abstract:

PhD programs in chemistry or life sciences provide rigorous training in analytical thinking, experimental design, and data-driven discovery. While many trainees...

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 - 12:45 to 14:00
Event Category: 
LMC - Lectures in Modern Chemistry
Speaker: 
Dr. Abby Doyle
Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Location: 
Chemistry B250

Abstract:

Machine learning (ML), the development and study of computer algorithms that learn from data, is increasingly important across a wide array of applications, from...