Seminars and Events

The Department of Chemistry hosts guest speakers from local industry, research institutes, other universities, and from our own campus as part of a regular seminar series during the academic year. Most talks are open to the public.

2025-2026 Chemistry Department Seminar Schedule

All department sponsored seminars for the winter/2nd session of 2025-2026 academic year will be held in-person, unless otherwise indicated. Monitor this space for future updates.

Details will be updated as soon as information becomes available.

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Friday 16 January 2026 Dr. Yunyun Wu Department of Dentistry Dalhousie University Halifax, NS Title: 'Materials and Structures for Wearable and Implantable Bioresorbable Electronics' Abstract & Bio Time: 11:30 AM (AST); Location Atrium AT101
Friday 23 January 2026 Dr. Penghao Xiao Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science Dalhousie University Halifax, NS Kinetic Simulation of Electrochemical Degradation -- battery fade and alloy corrosion Abstract & Bio Time: 11:40 am (AST); Location Atrium AT101
Friday 30 January 2026 Dr. Kimberly Brewer School of Biomedical Engineering, Dalhousie University Halifax, NS Using Molecular Imaging to Study Immunology Abstract & Bio Time: 11:30 AM (AST); Location Atrium AT101
Friday 6 February 2026 Chris Frazee Department of Chemistry Saint Mary's University Halifax, NS Coordination Chemistry of Pn(V) Cations Bio & Abstract Time: 11:30 AM (AST); Location Atrium AT101
Friday 20 February 2026 BREAK
Friday 27 February 2026 Chem Society Careers Day Keynote speaker: Ted Abraham, PhD, Associate Director of Medical Affairs Merck Canada Panel: Ted Abraham (Merck Canada) Angela Todd (Highschool Educator) Trevor McGrath (Radiologist, QEII health Science Centre) Kaitlyn Blatt-Janmaat (Technical Officer at the National Research Council Canada). Keynote Speaker 11:30 AM (AST) Panel: 12:45 PM (AST) Location Atrium 101
Friday 6 March 2026 Dr. Michael Freund Department of Chemistry Dalhousie University Halifax, NS Time: 11:30 AM (AST); Location Atrium AT101
Friday 13 March 2026 Erin Johnson Department of Chemistry Dalhousie University Halifax, NS Time: 11:30 AM (AST); Location Atrium AT101
Friday 20 March 2026 Robin Hamilton Dark Matter Materials, Inc. Alberta Time: 11:30 AM (AST); Location Atrium AT101
Friday 27 March Dr. Ifenna Mbaezue Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Nordrhein-Westfalen Time: 11:30 AM (AST); Location Atrium AT101