The Thompson Hall Science and Mathematics Seminars have been held on a regular basis since 1978. The seminar series features presentations by Puget Sound faculty, alumni, and invited guest speakers.
For the Spring 2022 semester, the Thompson Hall Seminars will be held virtually on Thursdays, from 4 – 4:50 p.m. (Pacific). They are open to the campus community and the general public. To request the meeting link, please contact Jo Crane, the THSMS coordinator, at jcrane@pugetsound.edu.
Students, faculty, staff, and guests are invited to begin entering the Thompson Hall seminar site at 3:50 p.m. (Pacific). If you are accessing the seminar via phone or entering the site as a guest, please allow extra time so that the moderator can grant you access into the seminar site.
Spring 2022 Schedule
January 20 |
Steve Diamanti, PhD Blending Oil and Water: the chemistry and engineering breakthroughs that made silicone hydrogel contact lenses possible |
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January 27 |
Chris Law–CANCELLED Linking natural history to species diversification and individual fitness |
February 3 |
Craig Van Bruggen, UPS 2012 Enhancing Gene Editing with Polymerized Quinine |
February 10 |
Carrie McIntosh A geochemical examination of the lunar pyroclastic glasses 15426 and 74220 |
February 17 |
Phillip A. Morin, PhD, UPS 1986 A tale of two porpoises: Genomics and conservation of the harbor porpoise and the critically endangered vaquita |
February 24 |
Jack Shaw Using big data to understand the fossilization potential of marine communities |
March 3 | Joe Groom
Post-doctoral researcher, Dept of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington Fighting climate change with methane-eating microbes, metals, and molecular genetics |
March 10 |
Norma Morella Bacteriophages as a tool for microbiome manipulation in the gut |
SPRING BREAK | |
March 24 | Zach Armstrong, UPS 2018 PhD candidate in Chemistry
University of Wisconsin Understanding ultrafast energy transfer in novel solar energy materials |
March 31 |
Julie Smith The Role of Coevolution in Promoting Ecological Speciation in Red Crossbills (Loxia curvirostra complex) |
April 7 |
Amy Fisher, Kristin Johnson, Ben Lewin, Justin Tiehen What are science, technology, health, and society studies? |
April 14 |
Wilson Bailey, UPS 2011 Late Transition Metal Complexes for Oxidative Transformations |
April 21 |
Caitlin Latimer Resistance and resilience in Alzheimer's disease |
April 28 |
David Latimer The feeble interactions of self-conjugate particles |