Events Archive
Open House - Student Research Talks, Faculty Meetings, Current Student Pannel, Facilities Tour, and social hour with faculty
Thank you for your interest in the Chemistry PhD program at Iowa State University. We hope you enjoy your visit, and learn all you need to know to make an informed decision about your move to Ames, Iowa to continue your studies with the Department of Chemistry.
Hi there,
If you have sent a RSVP to the admissions office for the 2022 Virtual Open House we will send you the details to join this by invite only meeting. The intended audience is prospective PhD students who have received an offer of admission to our program.
Thank you!
Graduate Admissions Committee
All times listed are Central Standard Time (CST), which is -6 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Thursday, February 24
Dr. Emily Tsui, University of Notre Dame
Host: Dr. Vela
This event is jointly hosted by the Iowa State University Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.
Speaker: Teri Odom, Joan Husting Madden and William H. Madden, Jr. Professor of Chemistry and Chair of the Chemistry Department at Northwestern University
Dr. Bayram Saparov, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma,
Host: Dr. Kovnir
Dr. Rigoberto Hernandez, Johns Hopkins University
Host: GSLC
Yang-Yun Chu
Graduate Student, Sadow Group
Hybrid final oral defense
Please click this URL to start or join. https://iastate.zoom.us/j/96154831612?pwd=VXpmNTZYR0FPTkhteWpGYmhSYTliZz09&from=addon
Or, go to https://iastate.zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID: 961 5483 1612 and password: 547686
Dr. Mei Shen, Department of Chemistry, Neuroscience Program, Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Host: Dr. Anand
Final Defense Chemistry Seminar
Balabhadra Khatiwada
Venditti Group
Department of Chemistry
Iowa State University
IN-PERSON
Dr. Jae-Hyun Cho, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M
Host: Dr. Venditti
Final Defense Chemistry Seminar (in-person)
Utsav Kumar Dey
Kovnir Group
Department of Chemistry
Iowa State University
Final Defense Chemistry Seminar
Kaiqian Chen
Zhao Group
Department of Chemistry
Iowa State University
Student Seminar
Speaker: Brittany Courteau
Virtual Seminar
https://iastate.webex.com/iastate/j.php?MTID=m46f68c9e1ee80c1e23816dd92f...
Dr. Michael Roper, Florida State University
Host: Dr. Robbyn Anand
Final Defense Chemistry Seminar
Ishani Bose
Zhao Group
Department of Chemistry
Iowa State University
Final Defense Chemistry Seminar
Patrick Heintz
Huang and Stanley Group
Department of Chemistry
Iowa State University
Student Seminar
Speaker: Utsav Kumar Dey, Kovnir Group
Dr. Long Luo, Wayne State University
Dr. Paul Weiss, California NanoSystems Institute and Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Bioengineering, and Materials Science & Engineering, UCLA
Host: Dr. Rossini and Dr. Martin Thuo (MSE)
Final Defense Chemistry Seminar
Biying Zhang
Huang Group
Department of Chemistry
Iowa State University
Noble metal supported on metal-organic framework: structure characterization and heterogeneous catalysis.
Hosted by Wenyu Huang
Dr. Ryan Richard, Ames Lab
Karen Nordell Pearson, an award-winning educator, researcher and educational-outreach expert, will receive the Outstanding Alumni Award from the Department of Chemistry at a ceremony on Thursday, October 21, 2021 in Ames, Iowa. The award recognizes outstanding alumni from the Department of Chemistry in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State.
Speaker: Dr. Lisa Balbes, ACS Career Consultant (Balbes Consultants LLC)
Host: Dr. Joe Burnett & Ames Local Section of the ACS
ChemIDP is an Individual Development Plan tool designed specifically for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in the chemical sciences. Through immersive, self-paced activities, users identify career goals, determine specific skills needed for success, and develop a plan to achieve their professional goals. This 90-minute workshops walks you through the process for using ChemIDP.