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Chemistry and Biochemistry Visiting Speaker Series has raised $ 5,220 from 5 Donors!
Chemistry and Biochemistry Visiting Speaker Series


The CSUN Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar Program provides an opportunity for our students and faculty to actively engage with faculty from Ph.D.-granting institutions in southern California. 

During a visiting seminar speaker’s visit, they meet individually with 4-5 faculty members (in 30-minute time slots) and with undergraduate and graduate students (in 50-minute time slots). These meetings provide students with an opportunity to showcase their ongoing research, and ask speakers about their graduate program, and for Ph.D. application tips and career-track advice. In some cases, our students end up working in a visiting seminar speaker’s research group for their Ph.D. dissertation. 

Currently we are limited to inviting speakers from universities local to CSUN, but with your help we can expand this program to speakers from other states as well as increase opportunities for future collaborations and Ph.D opportunities for our students and faculty.  

Click the "Donate" button above to support the Chemistry Visiting Speaker Series.


$1,000
The Kear Groundwater Challenge for Geological Sciences
Thank you to Jordan Kear of Kear Groundwater for your support of the Roseanna Purzycki Memorial Endowment for Environmental Research!
10 / 10 Donors
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$5,000
The Pat Maloney ’80 Challenge for the College of Science and Mathematics
Thank you to Pat Maloney for her generous gift in support of the College of Science and Mathematics!
10 / 10 Donors
Completed
$25,000
First-Time Freshman Scholarship Challenge
Thanks to Rick and Barbara Levy for their generous support of the Matador Mission: First-Time Freshman Scholarship!
100 / 100 Donors
Completed
$20,000
Matador Mission Power Hour Challenge
Thank you to the anonymous donor who supported the Matador Mission: First-time Freshman Scholarship through the Matador Mission Power Hour Challenge!
20 / 20 Donors
Completed
$5,000
The Chris Sales Lunch Hour Challenge
Thanks to Chris Sales for his generous support of the Christopher B. Sales Information Technology Student Fellowship Endowment!
20 / 20 Donors
Completed
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United States Military Branch Donor Challenge
Thank you to Robert and Gloria Meyerson for their generous support of the CSUN Veterans Resource Center through the U.S. Military Branch Donor Challenge!
In what branch of the military did/do you serve?
Rank Answer Donors
1 US Army 47
2 US Navy 29
3 US Air Force 25
4 US Marine Corps 22
5 US Space Force 2
6 US Coast Guard 1
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$30,000
The College of Science and Mathematics Donor Challenge
Thank you to the anonymous donor who supported the Geological Field Studies Endowment through The College of Science and Mathematics Donor Challenge!
20 / 20 Donors
Completed
$5,000
The Drs. Lan K. Wong and Deborah D. L. Chung Challenge for Chemistry and Biochemistry
Thank you to Drs. Lan K. Wong and Deborah D. L. Chung for their generous support of the CSUN Chemistry and Biochemistry Visiting Speaker Series!
5 / 5 Donors
Completed
$25,000
Continuing Student Scholarship Challenge
Thanks to Rick and Barbara Levy for their generous support of the Matador Mission: Continuing Student Scholarship Challenge!
50 / 50 Donors
Completed
$25,000
The John J. Harris Scholarship Endowment Challenge
Thanks to John Harris for his generous support of the John J. Harris Scholarship Endowment!
500 / 500 Donors
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The Milt and Debbie Valera Challenge for the College of Science and Mathematics
Thank you to Milt and Debbie Valera for their generous support of the College of Science and Mathematics!
Rank Prize Program or Department Donors
1 $1,500 Department of Geological Sciences 16
2 $1,000 Roseanna Purzycki Memorial Endowment for Environmental Research 8
3 $500 Department of Physics and Astronomy 7
4 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry 6
5 CSUN Chemistry & Biochemistry Visiting Speakers Series 5
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