Named Lecture Series

Franklin Award Lecture Series

Date: April 11, 2025
Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey R. Long, University of California, Berkeley
Title: Cooperative Adsorption and Gas Separations in Metal–Organic Frameworks
Notes: Seventh Lecture

Date: September 8, 2023
Speaker: Dr. Julie Kovacs, University of Washington
Title: How Does Nature Synthesize Beta-Lactam Antibiotics? Iron and Cysteine Play a Key Role
Notes: Sixth Lecture

Date: October 18, 2019
Speaker: Dr. Omar M. Yaghi, University of California, Berkeley
Title: Reticular Chemistry Leading to Carbon Capture and Water Harvesting from Air
Notes: Fifth Lecture - For more information click here

Date: January 26, 2018
Speaker: Dr. Clare Grey , University of Cambridge 
Title: Developing and Applying New Tools to Understand How Materials for Li and “beyond-Li” batteries and Supercapacitors Function.
Notes: Fourth Lecture

Date: March 9, 2017
Speaker: Dr. Thomas J. Meade , Northwestern University 
Title: "Coordination Chemistry and Molecular Imaging: A Marriage Made in Vivo"
Notes: Third Lecture

Date: May 7, 2015
Speaker: Dr. Lawrence Que, Jr.
Title: “High-Valent Iron: How Nature Breaks Strong C-H Bonds”
Notes: Second Lecture

Date: October 9, 2009
Speaker: Dr. Harry B. Gray, CalTech
Title: “Powering the Planet with Solar Fuel”
Notes: First Annual Lecture