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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).
Upcoming Events
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
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, May 22, 2017, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Location:
Sapp Center Lecture Hall
Student Hosted Colloquia: Professor Emily Balskus, Harvard University, Sapp Center Lecture Hall, 4:30pm (Host: Steven Shuken)
About the Seminar:
Date
Monday, May 15, 2017, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Location:
Sapp Center Lecture Hall
Student Hosted Colloquia: Professor Jonas Peters, Caltech, Sapp Center Lecture Hall, 4:30pm (Host: Wilson Ho)
About the Seminar:
Date
Monday, March 20, 2017, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Location:
Sapp Center Lecture Hall
Student Hosted Colloquia: Professor Paul Alivisatos, University of California, Berkeley, Sapp Center Lecture Hall, 4:30pm (Host: Devleena Samata)
Date
Monday, March 6, 2017, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Location:
Sapp Center Lecture Hall
Student Hosted Colloquia: Professor Benoit Roux, University of Chicago, Sapp Center Lecture Hall, 4:30pm (Host: Laszlo Seress)
About the Seminar:
Date
Monday, January 23, 2017, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Location:
Sapp Center Lecture Hall
Student Hosted Colloquia: Professor Ted Sargent, University of Toronto, Sapp Center Lecture Hall, 4:30pm (Host: Ian Smith)
Date
Monday, October 24, 2016, 4:30pm
Location:
Braun Lecture Hall
Student Hosted Colloquia: Professor David MacMillan, Princeton University
Braun Lecture Hall, 4:30pm
(Host: Alex Burckle)
Date
Monday, September 26, 2016, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Location:
Braun Auditorium
Student Hosted Colloquia Kick-Off: Professor Bianxiao Cui, Stanford University, Braun Auditorium, 4:30pm (Host: Sarah Noll)
Date
Monday, May 23, 2016, 4:30pm
Location:
Braun Lecture Hall
S.G. Mudd Building
Stanford University
S.G. Mudd Building
Stanford University
“Revisiting and Repurposing the Double Helix”
About the Seminar:
DNA is an iconic molecule that forms a double helical structure, providing the basis for
Date
Monday, April 25, 2016, 4:30pm
Location:
Braun Lecture Hall
S.G. Mudd Building
Stanford University
S.G. Mudd Building
Stanford University
“Instead of 2D-printing Over and Over Again: Continuous Liquid Interface Production of 3D Objects”
About the Seminar:
“3D printing” is a misnomer: it is actually
Date
Monday, April 11, 2016, 4:30pm
Location:
Braun Lecture Hall
S.G. Mudd Building
Stanford University
S.G. Mudd Building
Stanford University
“Non-Canonical Mass Spectrometry: Ions in Air for Synthesis, Diagnostics and Analysis”
About the Seminar:
This presentation is based on the idea that the study