Department Seminar
Seminars are held on Wednesdays at 4:00pm. All are invited to attend.
Upcoming Seminar
November 4, 2026
4:00pm-5:00pm
Seminar Coordinator
For information and suggestions about our Department Seminar series, please contact the seminar coordinator:
Dr. Michael Schramm
Michael.Schramm@csulb.edu
Schedule
The following schedule is tentative for Fall 2026.
| Date | Title | Speaker and Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| November 4, 2026 | TBA | Matthias Selke, CSU Los Angeles |
| November 18, 2026 | TBA | Dr. Peter Ramirez, CSU Long Beach |
| December 2, 2026 | Diverse Careers in Chemistry | Kurjans and Nietos, CSU Long Beach Alumni |
Previous Seminars
| Date | Title | Speaker and Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| October 21, 2026 | Molecular Capture From Complex Environments | Prof. Brenda Andrade Rounds, CSU Los Angeles |
| October 14, 2026 | Diverse DNA Repair of Oxidative Nucleobases and Interstrand Crosslinks by DNA Glycosylase NEIL3 | Prof. Alyssa Rodriguez, Occidental College |
| October 7, 2026 | The role of a disulfide in protein folding and stability | Prof. Karin Crowhurst, CSU Northridge |
| September 30, 2026 | Adventures with (Glyco)Peptides | Prof. Michael Ferracane, CSU Fullerton |
| September 23, 2026 | The RNA Polymerase–Ribosome Dance: Is It Hip Hop or Ballroom in Bacteria? | Prof. Gregor Blaha, UC Riverside |
| September 16, 2026 | Friends, Romans, Chemists, lend me your ears | Prof. Niroshika Keppetipola, CSU Fullerton |
| September 9, 2026 | Tuning Molecular Motion Enhances Intrinsic Fluorescence in Peptide Amphiphile Nanofibers | Prof. Whitney C. Fowler, Harvey Mudd College |
| September 2, 2026 | From Materials Sustainability to Quantum Devices: First-Principles Insights into Dynamic Interfaces | Prof. Elizabeth Lee, UC Irvine |
The Seminar Archive has Department Seminars from previous semesters.
The Department Seminar is supported by The Allergan Foundation.
