Spring 2026 Seminars
The Department of Chemistry invites faculty from other institutions to share their research via our seminar series. These seminars are open to all members of the Tulane community and will be held each Monday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. in Paul Hall, Room 100 (unless otherwise noted). For further details about the seminar schedule or graduate student seminar dates, please contact: Jennifer French or Professor Alex McSkimming
Monday, March 2: Marcey Waters (UNC Chapel Hill)
Monday, March 9: Thomas Mallouk (University of Pennsylvania
Monday, April 20: Mikhail Bogdanov (University of TX-Houston; McGovern Medical School)
Chemistry Open House
The second annual Chemistry Open House was held on Saturday, September 27th, 2025.
Designed to highlight research opportunities within the department, the open house consisted of brief research presentations from chemistry faculty interested in expanding their groups. Following lunch, graduate students and majors came together to present posters on their research within the department. With 30 Tulane undergraduates from across the School of Science and Engineering and 30 chemistry graduate students in attendance, the open house provided a great opportunity for mingling among students at different academic levels and faculty involved in chemistry.
2026 Young Investigator Symposium
The 2026 Young Investigator Symposium is planned for Saturday, April 11, 2026.
The Young Investigator Symposium is designed to enhance the breadth of students’ knowledge by exposing them to the research of their peers. The symposium is composed of oral and poster presentations given by chemistry graduate students. A committee of graduate students participate in the organization of the symposium in order to gain experience participating and organizing conferences.
Prizes are awarded for the top oral presentations as determined by a committee of faculty judges. A prize for the best poster presentation is also awarded based on votes of the attendees.
Jonassen Lectures
Each year the Department of Chemistry at Tulane University invites an outstanding inorganic chemist to present the Hans B. Jonassen Lecture
Beers Of the World
Every January the Department of Chemistry honors outstanding graduate students at the "Harry Ensley Winter Awards Event"
Barbecues
The Chemistry Department comes together at the fall and spring semester barbecues. In October, the department welcomes the incoming graduate students at the fall barbecue, and in May bids farewell to their graduates at the spring barbecue.
