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🔬 Advancing discovery, inspiring innovation! The UNR Chemistry Department fosters excellence in research & education, preparing students for careers in science & beyond. Join us in exploring the building blocks of life! 🌎✨
Graduate seminar spotlight 🌿

Katherine Chacón-Godoy presents:
“A Tricyclo[4.3.1]decane Diterpenoid Skeleton from Croton laui: Isolation and ¹H NMR-Based Metabolomic Profiling.”

🗓️ Nov. 13 @ 5 PM | 📍 SLH 3

Discover the chemistry of nature’s molecular masterpieces! 🔬

#UNRScience #GradTalks
November 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Graduate research spotlight 🚀
David Gray is presenting:
“Reframing Gravitational Lensing: A Spacetime Approach to Light Propagation in Perturbed Cosmologies.”
🗓️ 11/13 @ 4:30PM | 📍 SLH 3
Come see how our grad researchers are exploring the universe—one lens at a time. ✨
#UNRScience #GradTalks #PChem
November 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Dr. David Punihaole is speaking at UNR this Thursday! 🧠

He'll share new ways to use chemical imaging to understand amyloid fibril polymorphism in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy: fascinating chemistry meets human health.

📆Nov 6 | ⏰4PM | 📍DMSC 105
Hosted by Dr. Matthew J Tucker.

#UNRChem #Neuroscience
November 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Will Eubanks is defending his Ph.D. in Chemistry this Monday! 🧪

Topic: Half-Sandwich Ruthenium (II) Complexes and Catalytic Activity

🗓️ Nov 3 | 🕘 9 AM | 📍 LP 110

Come support some serious catalysis science. 💥
#UNR #Chemistry #PhDDefense #GradStudent #ThesisDefense #Dissertation #GradGoals
October 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
🚀Grad research is in action!

Zach Minaker's presentation, "Advances in Ion Acceleration by Magnetized Collisionless Shock in Laboratory Experiments," is happening today, Oct. 30th at 4:30 PM (SLH 3).

Come support our chem grad students pushing the boundaries of plasma science⚡

#UNRChem #GradTalks
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🎓 Congrats to grad student Anastasia Kesse on this big academic milestone!

Her talk explores photopolymerization + continuous flow in polymer chemistry ⚗️

📆Oct 28 @ 5:30PM | SLH 3

#UNRChem #UNRChemistry #NevadaChem #NevadaChemistry #GradGoals #GraduatePresentation #GraduateStudies #Congrats
October 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
👏Congrats to grad student Morgan Yeager on hitting a major milestone!

She presents on merging flow synthesis + enzymatic maturation of lasso peptides 🧬

📆Oct 28 @ 5PM | SLH 3

#UNRChem #UNRChemistry #NevadaChem #NevadaChemistry #PackPride #GradGoals #GraduatePresentation #ChemGrad #Milestone
October 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Big milestone alert! 🎓

Graduate researcher Seth Freese presents on polymer modification + carbon fiber chemistry! ⚗️

📆Oct. 28 @ 4:30PM | SLH 3

Congrats Seth! 👏

#UNRChem #UNRChemistry #GraduatePresentation #Milestone #GraduateGoals #UNRScience #ChemGrad #ResearchPresentation #PackPride #NevadaChem
October 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Big shoutout to Kelsie Magiera, Staff Research Associate at the UNR Chemistry Department, and our College of Science Employee of the Quarter! 🎉

Her hard work and team spirit make UNR Chem shine every day. 💙

#UNRChem #Congrats #AwardWinner #EmployeeoftheQuarter #EmployeeRecognition #Congratulations
October 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Big congrats to Rose Beeler—our Finance and Business Operations Manager—on being named the College of Science Employee of the Quarter! 🌟 Rose’s hard work and dedication keep Chemistry moving forward every day. 💙 #UNRChem #PackPride #EmployeeRecognition #EmployeeoftheQuarter #Congratulations
September 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Proteins in conversation? 👀

Join us Mon, Sept 22 @ 4 PM (SLH 3) for Dr. Gerhard Stock’s seminar on allosteric communication—where experiment meets molecular dynamics + modeling.

Hosted by Dr. David Leitner. 🧪

#STEMEvents #UNRChem #ChemistrySeminar #ProteinResearch #MolecularDynamics
September 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Molecules doing flips? Inside-out transformations? 🤔 Dr. John Gladysz (Texas A&M) breaks it all down at our Fall Seminar.

📅 Sept 19 | 4 PM | SLH 3

Hosted by Dr. Lawrence T. Scott.

#ChemistryTalks #UNRChem #ChemistrySeminar #Seminar #NevadaChemistry
September 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
📚 Welcome back, Wolf Pack! 🐺

Start the semester strong with our first Chemistry Seminar of our Fall 2025 Seminar Series 🎉

Dr. Nicholas Borotto presents “Improved Analysis of Proteins via Ion Mobility-Enhanced Mass Spectrometry.”

🧬 Fri, Aug 29 | 4 PM | SLH 2 💙

#UNRChem #Nevada #WolfPack
August 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Exciting seminar today! 🎉
Dr. Ying Yang will be presenting “Designing Sustainable and Adaptive Polymers with Dynamic Bonds” 🌱⚗️

🗓 Friday, Aug. 22 | 4 PM
📍 Schulich Lecture Hall, Room 2
Hosted by Dr. Ana de Bettencourt-Dias

All are welcome—don’t miss it!

#UNRChem #Seminar #STEMEvent
August 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Big congratulations to Prof. Ana de Bettencourt-Dias! 🎉

She’s been recognized by the American Chemical Society with the 2026 Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry. 💙⚗️

A huge win for Nevada Chemistry and for the future of the field!

#UNRChem #WomeninSTEM #ACS
August 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Kemi Osho just passed her thesis defense! 🎉

Huge congrats, and gratitude to Dr. Nicholas Borotto for his mentorship and support.

Best wishes to Kemi as she moves forward in her career!

#UNRChemistry #ThesisComplete #STEMWins #MentorMagic
May 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Tania Akter crushed her thesis defense! 🎉

Shoutout to her advisor Dr. Christopher Barile for being a top-tier mentor.

It’s amazing to see hard work, curiosity, and mentorship come together like this. 🚀
May 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Big cheers to Morgan Yeager and Alec Brennan — our 2025 Chemistry TA Safety Award winners! 🧪💥

We’re lucky to have them leading the way!🙌

#UNRChemistry #TAAppreciation #STEMstars
May 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Tania Akter is defending her thesis next week!

Topic: Electrochemical CO₂ Conversion to Multi-Carbon Products

🗓️ May 6 | 2PM | JCSU 323

Come support some seriously cool carbon science! ⚡🌿

#UNRChem #DefenseSeason #CarbonTech
April 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Kemi Osho is defending her thesis next week!

"Developing Free Radical Initiated Peptide Sequencing towards the Analysis of Complex Mixtures"

🗓️ May 6 | 2PM | MSS 227

Let’s wish her luck as she wraps up this chapter! 💥🧬

#UNRChemistry #DefenseSeason
April 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Closing out the chemistry seminar series with a deep dive into strained and twisted molecular nanographenes 🔬🌀
Guest speaker Dr. Marina Petrukhina (UAlbany) will explore how reduction transforms these fascinating molecules.
🗓️ Friday, May 2
⏰ 4PM
📍SLH 3
Last one of the semester—let’s end it strong! 💥
April 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Big shoutout to Dr. Sergey Varganov for receiving the Hyung K. Shin Award! 🧪✨

Three years of stellar work in modeling molecular magnetism and spin dynamics—and it shows. Super proud moment for UNR Chemistry! 🙌
April 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Friday at 4PM in Schulich Room 3:
Dr. Ruibin Liang (Texas Tech) is taking us into the world of photoactive biomolecular systems and multiscale simulations 🧪⚡

Hosted by Dr. Sergey Varganov.

#UNRChemistry #SimulationsFTW #PhotoactiveScience #SpringSeminarSeries
April 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This Thursday at 4PM in MIKC 107:

Dr. Wei Zhang (CU Boulder) is unlocking polymer potential with dynamic covalent chemistry 🔐🧪

Hosted by Dr. Ying Yang — it’s going to be a solid session (crystalline pun intended).

#UNRChemistry #SeminarSeries #PolymerChemistry
April 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Catch Mona Mehrani’s thesis defense tomorrow at 9AM in AB 202:
“Development and Structural Analysis of Peptide-Based Probes for Modulating Quorum Sensing in Streptococcal Bacteria.”

Peptides, quorum sensing, and good science. Be there.

#ThesisDefense #ChemistryTime #UNRChem #WomenInSTEM
April 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM