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Student Hosted Colloquia

The Student Hosted Colloquia (SHC) are seminars that appeal to a broad scientific audience. This series, entirely run by graduate students in the Department of Chemistry, aims to select speakers who are engaging, enthusiastic, and interested in sharing their scientific knowledge and research with our students. The success of this program is dependent upon sponsorship by our industry partners. Seminars in the SHC series are free and open to the public.

The financial sustainability of this series is bolstered by the generosity of our industry partners. To learn more about becoming a sponsor of this series, please contact chemistry-externalrelations [at] stanford.edu (chemistry-externalrelations[at]stanford[dot]edu).

Department Seminar Program Policy and Guidelines

2025-2026 SHC Handbook

Upcoming Events

May
18
Date
Monday, May 18, 2026, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Location:
Sapp Center Auditorium (STLC 111)
About the Seminar "Light-driven fuel production at passivated silicon photoelectrodes"Coatings and termination strategies for silicon photoelectrodes are cru
June
1
Date
Monday, June 1, 2026, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Location:
Sapp Center Auditorium (STLC 111)
About the Seminar"Chemically and Financially Sustainable Methods for Chemical Synthesis"Sustainability has become

Past Events

Date
Monday, February 23, 2015, 4:15pm
Location:
Braun Lecture Hall
S.G. Mudd Building
Stanford University
“Inorganic Voltage Nanosensors”About the Seminar
Date
Monday, January 26, 2015, 4:15pm
Location:
Braun Lecture Hall
S.G. Mudd Building
Stanford University
"Nonexistent Compounds"
Date
Monday, November 17, 2014, 4:15pm
Location:
Braun Lecture Hall
S.G. Mudd Building
Stanford University
"Understanding perovskites: New materials for high efficiency all-solid-state solar cells"
Date
Monday, October 27, 2014, 4:15pm
Location:
Braun Lecture Hall
S.G. Mudd Building
Stanford University
"Nanoscale Functional Imaging of Organic Materials"
Date
Monday, October 6, 2014, 4:15pm
Location:
Braun Lecture Hall
S.G. Mudd Building
Stanford University
"Catalysis: Rational Design or Serendipity?"