{"id":24221,"date":"2023-06-28T14:11:54","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T18:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/chemistry\/?page_id=24221"},"modified":"2026-02-04T11:14:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T16:14:37","slug":"monday-colloquium-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/chemistry\/research\/seminars\/monday-colloquium-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Colloquium Series 2025\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Colloquia seminars are held on Mondays in person beginning at 11:15 a.m (unless otherwise indicated). The lectures are open to everyone in the Department, including undergraduates, as well as the general public. Please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/chemistry\/about\/events\/\">events calendar<\/a> for confirmed seminar locations.<\/div>\n<h2>Fall 2025<\/h2>\n<table width=\"1396\" height=\"1554\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 20%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/chemistry\/files\/2025\/09\/Guilherme_Menegon_Arantes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"138\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25068 size-full\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 70%;\">\n<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n<p>Menegon Arantes<br \/>\nMIT<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.solab.org\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SOLAB Group Website<\/a><br \/>\nHost: Ksenia Bravaya<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\">September 8<br \/>\n(RKC 105)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 20%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/chemistry\/files\/2025\/09\/Cooper-lappan-phillips.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24055\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 70%;\">\n<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n<p>Melanie Cooper<br \/>\nUniversity of Oregon<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemistry.msu.edu\/cooper-research-group\/index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Group Website<\/a><br \/>\nHost: Alexis Courtney<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\">September 15<br \/>\n(RKC 101)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 20%;\">\n<figure class=\"col-profile-photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/chemistry\/files\/2025\/09\/Brandon_Headshot_3-cropped-239x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24234 size-medium\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 70%;\">\n<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n<p>Brandon Barnett<br \/>\nRochester<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sas.rochester.edu\/chm\/groups\/barnett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Group Website<\/a><br \/>\nHost: Linda Doerrer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\">September 22<br \/>\n(RKC 101)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 20%;\">\n<figure class=\"col-profile-photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/chemistry\/files\/2025\/09\/AmyBarriosSept192023p-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24223\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 70%;\">\n<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n<p>Amy Barrios<br \/>\nUtah<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrios.biochem.utah.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Group Website<\/a><br \/>\nHost: Linda Doerrer\/Sean Elliott<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\">September 29<br \/>\n(RKC 101)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 20%;\">\n<figure class=\"col-profile-photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/chemistry\/files\/2025\/09\/mao-hanbin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24233 size-medium\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 70%;\">\n<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n<p>Hanbin Mao<br \/>\nKent State<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.personal.kent.edu\/~hmao\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Group Website<\/a><br \/>\nHost: Bj\u00f6rn Reinhard<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\">October 6<br \/>\n(RKS 101)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 20%;\">\n<figure class=\"col-profile-photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/chemistry\/files\/2025\/09\/mingxu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24232\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 70%;\">\n<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n<p>Ming Xu<br \/>\nMinnesota<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/xu.umn.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Group Website<\/a><br \/>\nHost: Pinghua Liu<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\">October 20<br \/>\n(RKC 101)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 20%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/chemistry\/files\/2025\/09\/Christo_IMGL5599-copy-768x946-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24224\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 70%;\">\n<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n<p>Christo Sevov<br \/>\nOhio State<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/research.cbc.osu.edu\/sevov.1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a><br \/>\nHost: Joe Derosa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\">October 27<br \/>\n(RK 101)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 20%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/chemistry\/files\/2025\/09\/L_-Sanchez-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24224\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 70%;\">\n<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n<p>Laura Sanchez<br \/>\nUC-Santa Cruz<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanchezlab.science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Group Website<\/a><br \/>\nHost: Melissa Pergande<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\">November 3<br \/>\n(RK 101)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 20%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/chemistry\/files\/2025\/09\/nips20472-e1709502947883-768x551-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24225\" \/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"col-profile-photo\"><\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 70%;\">\n<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n<p>Olexandr Isayev<br \/>\nCarnegie Mellon<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/olexandrisayev.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Group Website<\/a><br \/>\nHost: Ksenia Bravaya<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\">November 10<br \/>\n(RK 101)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 20%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 70%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Spring 2026<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 20%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/chemistry\/files\/2025\/09\/MP_Headshot-683x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24282\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 70%;\">\n<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n<p>Marvin Parasram<br \/>\nNYU<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.nyu.edu\/parasramlab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Group Website<\/a><br \/>\nHost: Joe Derosa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\">January 26<br \/>\n(RK 101)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 20%;\"><img src=\"\/chemistry\/files\/2025\/09\/090120LP046v1-683x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24290\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 70%;\">\n<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n<p>Jane Zhou<br \/>\nBC<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/huiqing-zhou\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Group Website<\/a><br \/>\nHost: Karen Allen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\">February 2<br \/>\n(RK 101)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 20%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/chemistry\/files\/2026\/02\/Lee_headshot-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-25742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/chemistry\/files\/2026\/02\/Lee_headshot-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/chemistry\/files\/2026\/02\/Lee_headshot.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 70%;\">\n<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n<p>Joonho Lee<br \/>\nHarvard University<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/joonholeegroup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Group Website<\/a><br \/>\nHost: Ksenia Bravaya<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\">February 9<br \/>\n(COM 209)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 20%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/chemistry\/files\/2025\/10\/Katlyn_Meier-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-25485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/chemistry\/files\/2025\/10\/Katlyn_Meier-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/chemistry\/files\/2025\/10\/Katlyn_Meier.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 70%;\">\n<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Katlyn Meier<br \/>\n<\/span>University of Miami<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/chemistry.as.miami.edu\/research-groups\/meier-research-group\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Group Website<\/a><br \/>\nHost: Sean Elliot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\">February 23<br \/>\n(RKC 101)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 20%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/chemistry\/files\/2025\/09\/portrait_3x4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"404\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24231\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 70%;\">\n<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n<p>Joshua Kretchmer<br \/>\nGeorgia Tech<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/kretchmer-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Group Website<\/a><br \/>\nHost: David Coker<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\">March 2<br \/>\n(RKC 101)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 20%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/chemistry\/files\/2025\/09\/Matt_Sfeir_200px.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"255\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24284\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 70%;\">\n<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n<p>Matthew Sfeir<br \/>\nCUNY\/Georgia Tech<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sfeirlab.ws.gc.cuny.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Group Website<\/a><br \/>\nHost: Minjung Son<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\">March 16<br \/>\n(RKC 101)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 20%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/chemistry\/files\/2025\/09\/Hartley-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24227\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 70%;\">\n<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n<p>Meredith Hartley<br \/>\nKansas<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hartleylab.ku.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Group Website<\/a><br \/>\nHost: Debbie Perlstein<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\">March 30<\/p>\n<p>(RKC 101)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 20%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/chemistry\/files\/2025\/09\/Peter-Nemes-2016-2mps2gy-221x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24227\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 70%;\">\n<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n<p>Peter Nemes<br \/>\nUMD<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.umd.edu\/nemes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Group Website<\/a><br \/>\nHost: Melissa Pergande<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\">April 6<\/p>\n<p>(RKC 101)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 20%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/chemistry\/files\/2025\/09\/5Y9A5267_0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24285\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 70%;\">\n<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n<p>Tianquan (Tim) Lian<br \/>\nEmory\/Penn<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web.sas.upenn.edu\/lian-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Group Website<\/a><br \/>\nHost: Minjung Son<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; 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