Department Seminar

Seminars are held on Wednesdays at 4:00pm. All are invited to attend.

Upcoming Seminar

Tuning Molecular Motion Enhances Intrinsic Fluorescence in Peptide Amphiphile Nanofibers
Prof. Whitney C. Fowler, Harvey Mudd College

September 9, 2026
4:00pm-5:00pm in HSCI-103

Abstract

Peptide amphiphiles (PAs) are highly tunable molecules that were recently found to exhibit aggregationinduced emission (AIE) when they self-assemble into nanofibers. Here, we leverage decades of molecular design and self-assembly study of PAs to strategically tune their molecular motion within nanofibers to enhance AIE, making them a highly useful platform for applications such as sensing, bioimaging, or materials property characterization.

tunable molecular motion and fluorescence
Fig.: Tunable molecular motion and fluorescence. Lower rigidity, lower fluorescence. Higher rigidity, higher fluorescence. Designable motion-control regions tunes rigidity and packing.

Seminar Coordinator

For information and suggestions about our Department Seminar series, please contact the seminar coordinator:

Dr. Michael Schramm
Michael.Schramm@csulb.edu

Schedule

The following schedule is tentative for Fall 2026. 

Upcoming Seminars
DateTitleSpeaker and Affiliation
September 9, 2026Tuning Molecular Motion Enhances Intrinsic Fluorescence in Peptide Amphiphile NanofibersProf. Whitney C. Fowler, Harvey Mudd College
September 16, 2026TBANiroshika Keppetipola, CSU Fullerton
September 23, 2026TBAGrego Blaha, UC Riverside
September 30, 2026TBAMichael Ferracane, CSU Fullerton
October 7, 2026TBAKarin Crowhurst, CSU Northridge
October 14, 2026TBAAlyssa Rodriguez, Occidental College
October 21, 2026TBABrenda Andrade Rounds, CSU Los Angeles
October 28, 2026TBASanchaita Das, Eli Lilly
November 4, 2026TBAMatthias Selke, CSU Los Angeles
November 18, 2026TBADr. Peter Ramirez, CSU Long Beach
December 2, 2026Diverse Careers in ChemistryKurjans and Nietos, CSU Long Beach Alumni

Previous Seminars

Previous Seminars
DateTitleSpeaker and Affiliation
September 2, 2026From Materials Sustainability to Quantum Devices: First-Principles Insights into Dynamic InterfacesProf. Elizabeth Lee, UC Irvine

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The Department Seminar is supported by The Allergan Foundation.