Homecoming Lectures

Each fall during Homecoming, the department hosts a lecture from a UND chemistry alum.

We are proud of our UND alumni and look forward to hosting you at a future event.

Previous Homecoming Lectures

2020 Alumni Lecturer

Dr. Dan Moser, 2000

Senior R&D Manager, EMD Performance Materials, Sheboygan WI.

Presents: Synthetic Chemists & the Semiconductor Industry

Dr. Anastasia Andrianova, 2017

GC/MS Applications Scientist, Agilent Inc.

Dr. Zijun Wang, 2016

Molecular Scientist Capacitor Sciences, Inc.

Dr. Mathew Otang, 2015

Registered Nurse in the ICU, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Dr. Eric Nelson, 2012

Technical Services Manager, Creedence Energy Services, LLC

Dr.Valeria Stepanova, 2011

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin La Crosse

Dr. Greg Everson, B.S. 1972

CEO, Inventor & Founding Member of HepQuant, Greenwood Village, CO

Presents: Measuring the Liver’s Function

Measuring the Liver's Function

Dr. Mark Eginton, B.S. 1991

St. Luke's Hospital - Duluth, MN

Presents: A Special Kind of Crazy

A Special Kind of Crazy

Dr. Daniel Swartling, Ph.D. 1989

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Tennessee Tech

Presents: A career path is never a straight line

A Career Path is Never a Straight Line

Dr. Kristine Surerus, B.S. 1984

Associate Dean of Natural Sciences, College of Letters & Science University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Presents: My Journey Exploring the Role of Iron in Biological Systems

My Journey Exploring the Role of Iron in Biological Systems

Dr. Carmen Simone, B.S. 1987

President, Trinidad State Junior College Trinidad, CO

Presents: Education Matters.

Education Matters

Dr. James Morley, Ph.D. 1991

General Manager, Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control Center Takeda R&D

Presents: “Concrete Chemistry: Opportunities for an Organic Chemist

Concrete Chemistry: Opportunities for an Organic Chemist

Dr. Mark Krieger, B.S. 1988

Global Leader for Biotechnology Registration and Operations at Dow AgroSciences

Presents: A Global Perspective on Plant Genome Editing Technologies: Applications and Regulatory Outlook

A Global Perspective on Plant Genome Editing Technologies

Dr. Charles Murry, B.S. 1982

Professor of Pathology and Bioengineering at the University of Washington, Seattle.

Presents: Regenerating the Heart: A Journey from Chemistry Major to Stem Cell Biologist

Regenerating the Heart: A Journey from Chemistry Major to Stem Cell Biologist

Dr. Peter Beal, B.S. 1989

Professor of Chemistry,Department of Chemistry, College of Letters and Science, UCDavis

Presents: Nucleic Acid Chemical Biology: Studies in RNA interference and RNA editing.

Nucleic Acid Chemical Biology: Studies in RNA Interference and RNA Editing

Dr. Patrick Shum, Ph.D. 1988, A Journey of Chemistry: From the Peace Garden State to Interstate 95

Dr. Jeffrey Banning, Ph.D. 1987

Dr. Kathryn Uhrich, B.S. 1986

Dr. Bonnie Avery, Ph.D. 1994

Dr. Dawn Wellman, B.S. 1998

Jeffrey O. Warwick, M.S. 1989

Dr. Daniel W. Lemke, Ph.D. 1988

Dr. Jeffrey L. Carlson, Ph.D. 1985

Dr. Richard Ames, B.S. 1979 & Ph.D. 1986

Dr. William Reagen, B.S. 1982 & Ph.D. 1987

Dr. Miles Koppang, Ph.D. 1985

Dr. Phyllis Johnson, B.S. 1971 & Ph.D. 1976

Dr. Arlan Norman, B.S. 1962

Dr. Dan Dutton, M.S. 1970 & Ph.D. 1973

Dr. Curt M. White, M.S. 1974

Dr. Fathi M. Saad, Ph.D. 1970

Dr. Richard J. Paur, B.S. 1967 & M.S. 1968

Dr. Sean G. Dwyer, B.S. 1966 & Ph.D. 1970

Leon D. Royer, M.S. 1962

Dr. Francis Randall, Ph.D. 1970

Dr. Ray A. Dickie, B.S. 1961

Dr. Owen Webster, B.S. 1951

Dr. Darryl Fahey, B.S. 1964 & Ph.D. 1969

Dr. Arlan Norman, B.S. 1962

Dr. Joyce Yagla Corey, B.S. 1960 & M.S. 1961

Dr. Marion Swendseid, B.A. 1938 & M.A. 1939

Dr. Victor Hruby, B.S. 1960 & M.S. 1962