BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//UW QuantumX - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.quantumx.washington.edu
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for UW QuantumX
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Los_Angeles
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20250309T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20251102T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20260308T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20261101T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20270314T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20271107T090000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260316T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260316T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043820
CREATED:20251212T233249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T223034Z
UID:7893-1773676800-1773680400@www.quantumx.washington.edu
SUMMARY:George H. Cady Endowed Lecture in Inorganic Chemistry: Hemamala Karunadasa
DESCRIPTION:Event interval: Single day eventAccessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.edu \nEvent Types: Academics\,Lectures/Seminars  \nEvent sponsors: The George H. Cady Endowed Lectureship in Chemistry was established in memory of Prof. Cady by his family and many friends and colleagues in 1994. George H. Cady earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas and Ph.D. from the University of California\, Berkeley\, in 1930 under the direction of Joel H. Hildebrand. Cady held positions at the University of South Dakota\, M.I.T.\, U.S. Rubber Company\, and Pittsburgh Plate Glass before joining the UW as assistant professor in 1938. He worked on the Manhattan Project (1942-43)\, chaired the Department of Chemistry (1961-65)\, and became professor emeritus in 1972. Prof. Cady was a distinguished inorganic chemist who\, among many honors\, shared the first Prix Moisson\, a prestigious prize named after the father of fluorine chemistry. \nLink: https://chemistry.stanford.edu/people/hemamala-karunadasa   \nGeorge H. Cady Endowed Lecture in Inorganic Chemistry“TBD”Professor Hemamala Karunadasa – Department of Chemistry\, Stanford University \nHost: Douglas Reed
URL:https://www.quantumx.washington.edu/calendar/george-h-cady-endowed-lecture-in-inorganic-chemistry-hemamala-karunadasa/
LOCATION:Johnson Hall (JHN)
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260311T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260311T123000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043820
CREATED:20251212T224247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T220031Z
UID:7891-1773228600-1773232200@www.quantumx.washington.edu
SUMMARY:Chemistry Seminar: Jay Foley
DESCRIPTION:Event interval: Single day eventCampus location: Chemistry Building (CHB)Campus room: CHB 102Accessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.eduEvent Types: Academics\,Lectures/SeminarsLink: https://chemistry.charlotte.edu/directory/jay-foley-phd \n"Looking out for the tiniest lights: controlling chemistry and quantum states by confining light to small volumes" \nPolariton chemistry exploits the strong interaction between quantized excitations in molecules and quantized photon states in optical cavities to affect chemical reactivity.  Molecular polaritons have been experimentally realized by the coupling of electronic\, vibrational\, and rovibrational transitions to photon modes\, which has spurred tremendous theoretical effort to model and explain how polariton formation can influence chemistry.  I will present recent work in my group aimed at making the accurate computational modeling of molecular polaritons routine.  In particular\, I will describe a class of approaches called ab initio cavity quantum electrodynamics that treat molecular electronic degrees of freedom and photon degrees of freedom on equal quantum mechanical footing\, and can provide atomistic detail into the structure and reactivity of molecules under strong light-matter coupling. I will discuss applications of those techniques to modeling chemistry under electronic strong coupling\, and in using cavity-molecule interactions to generate entanglement. I will also highlight some pedagogical developments that we have developed to introduce students to computational molecular science tools within the context of strong light-matter coupling. \nAssociate Professor Jay Foley – Department of Chemistry\, University of North Carolina CharlotteHost: Niri Govind
URL:https://www.quantumx.washington.edu/calendar/chemistry-seminar-jay-foley/
LOCATION:Chemistry Building (CHB)
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260310T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260310T163000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043820
CREATED:20251212T224148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T220031Z
UID:7841-1773156600-1773160200@www.quantumx.washington.edu
SUMMARY:Chemistry Seminar: Christopher Grieco
DESCRIPTION:Event interval: Single day eventCampus location: Bagley Hall (BAG)Campus room: BAG 260Accessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.eduEvent Types: Academics\,Lectures/SeminarsLink: https://www.auburn.edu/cosam/faculty/chemistry/grieco/index.htm \n"Probing Charge Carriers in Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conducting Polymers"Assistant Professor Christopher Grieco – Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry\, Auburn UniversityHosts: Munira Khalil and David Ginger  \nConjugated polymers continue to emerge as next-generation electronic materials for mixed ionic-electronic conduction applications\, ranging from biomedical sensing to energy storage. However\, their development is hampered by a lack of rational design principles due to missing fundamental knowledge about how ion-charge interactions and dynamic polymer nanostructure influence charge transport and storage along polymer chains. In this talk\, I will first discuss how we are exploiting the ultrafast dynamics of photoexcited charge carriers to provide details on their nanoscale environment and trapping behavior. Then I will show how in situ electronic and vibrational spectroscopy of polymer electrodes can be used to track their complex nanoscale dynamics during charging\, revealing insights into nanostructures that support the formation of mobile carriers. \n  \nDr. Chris Grieco is an assistant professor of chemistry at Auburn University\, where his research group develops laser spectroscopy methods to probe charge carriers in conducting polymers used in electrochemical applications ranging from bioelectronics to batteries. Prior to Auburn\, Chris earned his Ph.D. in chemistry at Penn State University where he worked with Prof. John Asbury studying how to improve exciton and charge carrier dynamics in organic molecules and polymers for solar cells. Chris then worked with Prof. Bern Kohler as a postdoctoral scholar at the Ohio State University\, where he developed ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy methods for probing the elusive structure and photochemistry of the eumelanin biopigment.
URL:https://www.quantumx.washington.edu/calendar/chemistry-seminar-prof-christopher-grieco/
LOCATION:Bagley Hall (BAG)
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260211T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260211T123000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043820
CREATED:20251209T191940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T210041Z
UID:7691-1770809400-1770813000@www.quantumx.washington.edu
SUMMARY:Chemistry Seminar: Sijia Dong
DESCRIPTION:Event interval: Single day eventCampus location: Chemistry Building (CHB)Campus room: CHB 102Accessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.eduEvent Types: Academics\,Lectures/SeminarsLink: https://cos.northeastern.edu/people/sijia-dong/ \n"Computational Strategies for Photoenzyme Design: Physics-Based Simulations\, Data-Driven Approaches\, and Quantum Computing"Assistant Professor Sijia Dong – Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology\, Northeastern UniversityHost: Xiaosong Li \nPhotoenzymes are emerging protein-based photocatalysts that are repurposed from natural enzymes for non-natural reactions difficult for small-molecule catalysts. They exhibit extraordinary selectivity\, scalability\, and tunability\, and offer a promising new toolbox for solar to chemical energy conversion and chemical synthesis. However\, the understanding and design of photoenzymes pose several challenges. First\, accurate first-principles simulations of the electronic structure of macromolecules are usually computationally expensive\, especially those that involve strong electron correlation. In this talk\, I will discuss our computational strategies\, including data-driven methods and quantum computing to tackle this challenge. Second\, existing enzyme design strategies do not consider electronic excited states\, and photoenzyme engineering has mainly relied on directed evolution. I will discuss our work on physics-informed computational photoenzyme design\, where we combine physics-based simulations and data-driven methods to demonstrate that microenvironment tuning is a promising design strategy for photoenzymes and other macromolecular photocatalysts.                       Dr. Sijia Dong is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Northeastern University\, with affiliations in the Department of Physics and the Department of Chemical Engineering. She received her PhD in Chemistry from California Institute of Technology in 2017\, advised by Prof. William A. Goddard III. She carried out her postdoctoral research at the University of Minnesota with Prof. Donald G. Truhlar and Prof. Laura Gagliardi\, and then at Argonne National Laboratory with Prof. Giulia Galli. Research in the Dong Lab focuses on developing and applying physics-based and data-driven computational methods on both classical and quantum computers to accelerate chemical discoveries. Sijia has been selected a Scialog Fellow for Automating Chemical Laboratories by Research Corporation for Science Advancement\, has won the American Chemical Society COMP OpenEye Cadence Molecular Sciences Outstanding Junior Faculty Award\, the Inter-American Photochemical Society Young Investigator Award\, and the Northeastern University College of Science Excellence in Mentorship Award\, has a Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award for Early Stage Investigators from the National Institutes of Health\, and is recognized as an Emerging Investigator by the Journal of Chemical Physics\, American Institute of Physics. Sijia also co-chairs the Early Career Board of the Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation.  
URL:https://www.quantumx.washington.edu/calendar/chemistry-seminar-prof-sijia-dong/
LOCATION:Chemistry Building (CHB)
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260130T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260130T145000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043820
CREATED:20251230T223828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T192101Z
UID:8264-1769779800-1769784600@www.quantumx.washington.edu
SUMMARY:Tristan Shi (University of Washington)\, QISE Seminar: Ultrafast control of quantum materials with terahertz-frequency light
DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n\n\n\nA considerable portion of quantum mechanics’ potency is obscured in thermal equilibrium. Diverse realms rely on creating quantum phases far from equilibrium\, such as quantized particles and many-body systems with applications in quantum information processing and storage. Ultrafast terahertz-frequency (THz) laser pulses offer an enticing capability to achieve nonequilibrium phases dictated by collective quantum effects as their timescales are commensurate with nanoscopic dynamics of electrons\, spins\, lattice ions\, etc. In this talk\, I will first show that THz-frequency pulses can control the universal photoluminescence blinking in single quantum dots\, which remains an ongoing challenge despite decades of research. Then\, I will present a nonresonant excitation approach for selective phase controls\, exemplified by ferroelectric reversal in LiNbO3 and polymorphic transition in SnSe intertwined with nontrivial band topology. Finally\, I will illustrate how the fundamental comprehension of THz-matter interaction can be leveraged to design a nanophotonic device for polarization-sensitive THz imaging. \n\n\n\nTristan Shi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry. His lab develops ultrafast terahertz-to-mid-infrared laser technologies to characterize\, control\, and create non-equilibrium phases with emergent quantum properties on demand. By exploiting strong light–matter interactions at terahertz frequencies in two-dimensional correlated electron systems and quantum emitters\, his group explores new routes toward high-speed\, robust quantum information storage\, processing\, and communication.
URL:https://www.quantumx.washington.edu/calendar/tristan-shi-uw/
LOCATION:Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)\, Room 037\, 185 W Stevens Wy NE\, Seattke\, Washington\, 98185
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260114T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260114T123000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043820
CREATED:20251209T191627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T184550Z
UID:7591-1768390200-1768393800@www.quantumx.washington.edu
SUMMARY:Chemistry Seminar: Andres Montoya-Castillo
DESCRIPTION:Event interval: Single day eventCampus location: Chemistry Building (CHB)Campus room: CHB 102Accessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.eduEvent Types: Academics\,Lectures/SeminarsLink: https://www.colorado.edu/chemistry/andres-montoya-castillo \n"Deciphering & controlling the mechanisms of energy\, charge\, & information flow in molecules & nanomaterials."Assistant Professor Andrés Montoya-Castillo – Department of Chemistry\, University of Colorado BoulderHosts: Anne McCoy and Xiaosong Li \nSpectroscopy has the potential to reveal the structure and dynamics of complex materials\, ranging from chromophores in solution to molecular aggregates\, nanomaterials\, and even quantum sensors. Yet\, disentangling spectral signals and extracting an intuitive picture of how excitations form\, move\, and transform is one of the deepest and most persistent challenges of physical chemistry. In this talk\, I will offer two vignettes on our work developing and applying approaches to predict and understand light-matter interactions can reveal the mechanisms of energy flow that set the stage for controlled energy harvesting and quantum sensing. In the molecular world\, I will show how our recent advances in condensed phase spectroscopy enable us to decipher a long-standing puzzle in porphyrin photophysics: why and how do the Q bands involved in energy transfer in photosynthesis and artificial energy conversion split? In the world of quantum information\, I will show how we can build intelligent algorithms that enable us to extract signals from quantum noise—signals that reveal structure and dynamics in the quantum world and which promise an exciting future for quantum sensing technology.  Andres Montoya-Castillo obtained his BA in chemistry and literature with a minor in physics. He obtained his PhD in Chemical Physics from Columbia University\, working with Prof. David Reichman\, and then did his postdoc at Stanford University in the group of Prof. Thomas Markland. He started his independent career at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2021.   Andres's research centers on developing and applying methods to capture the dynamics of charge and energy transfer in complex condensed phase environments and conformational changes underlying protein folding in biophysical systems. He and his group have made contributions in fields ranging from biophysics to energy conversion and quantum information.   Andres received the DOE Early Career Award in 2023\, the Marinus Smith mentoring award and a Packard Fellowship in 2024\, was selected as a Faculty Fellow by the Research & Innovation office at the University of Colorado Boulder\, a Kavli Fellow\, and a Scialog Fellow in Quantum Matter & Information\, and received the NSF CAREER in 2025. 
URL:https://www.quantumx.washington.edu/calendar/chemistry-seminar-prof-andres-montoya-castillo/
LOCATION:Chemistry Building (CHB)
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260113T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260113T163000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043820
CREATED:20251208T211546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T183027Z
UID:7590-1768318200-1768321800@www.quantumx.washington.edu
SUMMARY:Chemistry Seminar: John Anderson
DESCRIPTION:Event interval: Single day eventCampus location: Bagley Hall (BAG)Campus room: BAG 260Accessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.eduEvent Types: Academics\,Lectures/SeminarsLink: https://andersonlab.uchicago.edu/"TBD"Professor John Anderson – Department of Chemistry\, University of ChicagoHost: Doug Reed
URL:https://www.quantumx.washington.edu/calendar/chemistry-seminar-prof-john-anderson/
LOCATION:Bagley Hall (BAG)
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260107T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260107T123000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043820
CREATED:20251209T191233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T180100Z
UID:7589-1767785400-1767789000@www.quantumx.washington.edu
SUMMARY:Chemistry Seminar: Fang Liu
DESCRIPTION:Event interval: Single day eventCampus location: Chemistry Building (CHB)Campus room: CHB 102Accessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.eduEvent Types: Academics\,Lectures/SeminarsLink: https://flgroup.emorychem.science/ \n"Synergizing GPU-Accelerated Quantum Chemistry and Machine Learning for Molecular Discoveries in the Condensed Phase"Assistant Professor Fang Liu – Department of Chemistry\, Emory UniversityHost: Xiaosong Li \nMachine learning (ML) and big data play increasingly critical roles in chemical discovery. However\, datasets (both computational and experimental) and ML models for condensed-phase molecular systems\, such as solvated molecules and molecule assemblies\, remain scarce. My research group leverages GPU-accelerated quantum chemistry and machine learning to address these gaps.  \nMany crucial solvent-solute interactions\, like hydrogen bonds\, cannot be captured by the implicit solvent models routinely used in quantum chemistry calculation\, and require explicit solvent treatment. To streamline the simulation workflow for arbitrary organic and organometallic solute molecules in explicit solvent molecules\, we developed AutoSolvate\, an open-source toolkit. To further enhance accessibility\, we launched AutoSolvateWeb\, a chatbot-assisted\, cloud-based platform that automates simulation setup and execution using cloud resources. These tools have enabled the efficient generation of diverse computational datasets for solvated molecules. Leveraging these datasets\, we trained Δ-ML models to enhance the accuracy of low-cost computational methods against experimental measurements.   \nFor molecular assemblies\, we addressed computational challenges in predicting excited-state properties. We developed a size-transferable machine-learned exciton model that significantly reduces computational costs by tens of thousands of folds without sacrificing accuracy. Additionally\, we aim to bridge the gap between simulated and experimental datasets by leveraging large volumes of computational data to train ML models for real-time analysis in autonomous experiments. As a proof of concept\, we successfully trained an ML model to detect material phase transitions in situ using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES). 
URL:https://www.quantumx.washington.edu/calendar/physical-chemistry-seminar-prof-fang-liu/
LOCATION:Chemistry Building (CHB)
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260106T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260106T163000
DTSTAMP:20260430T043820
CREATED:20251209T191123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T175754Z
UID:7588-1767713400-1767717000@www.quantumx.washington.edu
SUMMARY:Chemistry Seminar: Chenjie Zeng
DESCRIPTION:Event interval: Single day eventCampus location: Bagley Hall (BAG)Campus room: BAG 260Accessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.eduEvent Types: Academics\,Lectures/SeminarsLink: https://zeng.chem.ufl.edu/ \n"Precision Synthesis of Semiconductor Nanoclusters: Connecting Coordination\, Cluster\, and Colloidal Chemistry"Assistant Professor Chenjie Zeng – Department of Chemistry\, University of FloridaHost: Brandi Cossairt  \nSemiconductor nanomaterials have broad applications in energy\, information\, and biomedical nanotechnologies. Achieving atomic-level control in semiconductor nanomaterials is crucial for their reproducible synthesis\, consistent properties\, and precision engineering. However\, this has been a significant challenge due to the structural complexity of nanomaterials and their entangled reaction kinetics. Here\, I will show our recent progress in combining coordination\, cluster\, and colloidal chemistry to achieve atomic precision in semiconductor nanoclusters. The development of precise nanoscale reactions has enabled us to answer some important questions\, including (i) how different ligands collaboratively passivate the nanocrystal surfaces\, (ii) the origin of chirality and polarity in semiconductor nanostructures\, (iii) the precise correlation between the excitonic transitions and electronic structures\, and (iv) the atomic-level insights into the intricate reaction mechanisms. We expect that precision nano-synthesis will enable designer semiconductor nanocrystals with atomically tailored properties for their optical\, electronic\, and spin-based applications.
URL:https://www.quantumx.washington.edu/calendar/inorganic-chemistry-seminar-prof-chenjie-zeng/
LOCATION:Bagley Hall (BAG)
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR