Chemistry and Physics Seminar

Since the Spring semester of 2002, the Department of Chemistry has supported a very successful series of seminars, meeting the needs of students and faculty, both at Southeastern and other Universities. Faculty and students of Southeastern, from Chemistry and Physics as well as other departments, make use of the series to keep other faculty and students apprised of their activities. Speakers from other Universities and businesses have used the seminar series as a forum in which to inform Southeastern students of post-graduate opportunities, whether in graduate school or in industry. Further, these seminars have served as a catalyst for collaborative research projects between Southeastern faculty and faculty at other Universities. And by acting as a catalyst for ‘speaker exchanges’, our seminar series has promoted interactions as Southeastern faculty present their work to the faculty of other Universities. While it focuses upon opportunities in physics and chemistry, speakers have also presented discussions of, for example: the work of chemists in the wake of 9/11, forensic medicine, the Creationism/evolution debate and the philosophical concept of emergent properties.

The department’s seminars are held from 12:00 to 12:50 on most Fridays during regular semesters, in Pursley Hall Room 211. They are open to all who are interested.

Chemistry and Physics Seminar Schedule