Our seminar series provide an opportunity to learn about exciting current research at other universities and in industrial research laboratories.
Chemical Biology Seminars
Chemical Biology Seminars are typically held on Monday afternoons at 4:00pm (refreshments at 3:45pm) in MIT room 4-270 unless otherwise noted. Visit the MIT calendar for a list of upcoming Chemical Biology Seminars.
Chemical Biology Seminar Contact:
Betty Lou McLanahan
Inorganic Chemistry Seminars
Inorganic Chemistry Seminars are typically held on Wednesday afternoons at 4:15 pm in MIT room 4-370 unless otherwise noted. Harvard lectures are held in Pfizer Lecture Hall, lower level, Mallinckrodt Labs, 12 Oxford St., Cambridge. Visit the MIT calendar for a complete list of upcoming Inorganic Seminars, or click here to download a PDF of the 2021-2022 schedule.
Inorganic Chemistry Seminar Contact:
Christine Brooks
Organic Chemistry Seminars
Organic Chemistry Seminars are typically held on Thursday afternoons at 4:00pm in MIT room 6-120 unless otherwise noted. Visit the MIT calendar for a complete list of upcoming Organic Chemistry Seminars.
Spring 2022 Organic Seminar Schedule
Organic Chemistry Seminar Contact:
Eric Vandenberghe
Physical Chemistry Seminars
Physical Chemistry Seminars are typically held on Tuesday afternoons at 4:00PM in MIT Room 6-120 at 4:00 PM. Refreshments will be served at 3:30 PM outside Room 6-120 unless otherwise stated. Visit the MIT calendar for a complete list of upcoming Physical Chemistry Seminars.
Physical Chemistry Seminar Contact:
Peter Giunta
Chemistry Student Seminars
Chemistry Student Seminar (CSS) is a student-organized seminar series that host graduate students and postdocs to share their research in a friendly and informal environment. These seminars are are held on Friday mornings at 10:00AM in Room 4-163. Free donuts, bagels and coffee are provided. Visit the MIT calendar for more information about the Chemistry Student Seminar series.
Chemistry Endowed Lectures
Chemical Biology
The TY and Amy Shen Lecture – TBD
Inorganic Chemistry
The Alan Davison Lecture – April 12 and 13, 2022
The Dietmar Seyferth Lecture in Organometallic Chemistry – May 4, 2022
Organic Chemistry
The Büchi Lecture – September 8 and 9, 2022
The Merck-Pfister Lecture – May 5 and 6, 2022
Physical Chemistry
The A.D. Little Lecture – TBD
The John Waugh Lecture – TBD
Additional Seminars
For information on seminars outside of the Department of Chemistry, please visit the links below.