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Student Seminars (NSC 503)

2026–2027 Student Seminar Schedule

This course provides a forum where students deliver, at least once per year, an oral presentation related to their research. Both students and faculty members complete a short evaluation form for each talk, helping the presenter identify their strengths and areas for improvement. Students must attend a minimum of 80% of the presentations (3 or fewer absences per semester) each semester to receive a passing grade.

Fall semester seminar schedule

DateStudent presenter(s)
Faculty evaluator(s)
Student moderator
Room
Aug 31Course Introduction

Ting Du

James Gugger 

Aiesha Anchan

Emma Susi

Alesandra Martin

K207 (2-6408)
Sept 7No Class - Labor Day
Sept 14Sean Lydon

Archan Ganguly 

Chris Holt

Aiesha Anchan
K207 (2-6408)
Sept 21

Catalina Guzman

Dominic Bunn

Kuan Hong Wang

Lauren Hablitz

Leah Sheppard
K207 (2-6408)
Sept 28

Andrea Campbell 

Amelia Hines

Doug Portman 

Tanzil Arefin

Emma Bryson
K207 (2-6408)
Oct 5

Tanique McDonald 

Daulton Myers

Amy Kiernan

Frank Garcea

Aaron Huynh
K207 (2-6408)
Oct 12No Class - Fall Break (October 12th - 13th)
Oct 19

Margaux Masten

Abigail Alpers

Manoela Fogaca

Julie Fudge

Sid Chittaranjan
K207 (2-6408)
Oct 26

Erin Murray

Tom Scudder

Madalina Tivarus

Ania Busza

Nicole Popp
K207 (2-6408)
Nov 2

Gavin Magill

Nicole Popp

Ania Majewska

Paul Kammermeier

Tom Scudder
K207 (2-6408)
Nov 9

AJ (Aishwarya) Jayan

Staci Rocco

Souvarish Sarkar

Benjamin Suarez-Jimenez

Amelia Hines
K207 (2-6408)
Nov 16No Class - SFN (November 14th - 18th)
Nov 23

Eve Lang

Kira Lear

Ian Fiebelkorn

Jean Bidlack

Skylar DeWitt
K207 (2-6408)
Nov 30

Shahzoda Nasimjonova

Elijah Spahn

Margot Mayer-Proschel

Krishnan Padmanabhan

Alesandra Martin
K207 (2-6408)
Dec 7

Keefe Suen

Justin Zielinksi

Nathan Smith

Marissa Sobolewski

Alex Solorzano
K207 (2-6408)
Dec 14

Eleftheria Vogiatzoglou

Meaghan McKenna

John Olschowka

David McLean

AJ (Aishwarya) Jayan
K207 (2-6408)
Dec 21No Class - Holiday Break

Spring semester seminar schedule

DateStudent presenter(s)Faculty evaluator(s)Student moderatorRoom
Summer Registration Announcement
Jan 25Sid Chittaranjan

Hohui Xia

Juliette McGreger

Pavel Rjabtsenkov
K207 (2-6408)
Feb 1

Leah Sheppard

Aiesha Anchan

Pat White

Rick Libby

Caleb Mahlen
K207 (2-6408)
Feb 8

Erica Squire

Niki Lam

Debroah Cory-Slechta

Thomas O'Connor

Gueladouan Jean Setenet
K207 (2-6408)
Feb 15

Aaron Huynh

Stacey Pedraza

Angela Hewitt

Ed Freedman

Tracey Preko
K207 (2-6408)
Feb 22

Jiwon Choi

Jessia Ogu

Liz Romanski

Adam Synder

Stacey Pedraza
K207 (2-6408)
Mar 1

Tanmai Dhanireddy

Catrin Zharry

Greg DeAngelis

Ed Lalor

Erica Squire
K207 (2-6408)
Mar 8No Class - Spring Break (March 6th - 14th)
Mar 15

Jessica Fiser

Johnathan Williams

Krystel Huxlin

Harris Gelbard

Staci Rocco
K207 (2-6408)
Mar 22

Zimin Guo

Emma Susi

David Dodell-Feder

Brian Keane

Niki Lam
K207 (2-6408)
Mar 29

Meaghan McKenna 

Elijah Spahn

Kerry O'Banion

Julian Meeks

Yunshan Cai
K207 (2-6408)
Apr 5

Keefe Suen

Justin Zielinksi

Manuel-Gomes-Ramirez

Coraline Rinn Iordan

Adam Roszczyk
K207 (2-6408)
Apr 12

Eleftheria Vogiatzoglou

Kira Lear

Gail Johnson

Paul Geha

Emma Strawderman
K207 (2-6408)
Apr 19

Eve Lang

Shahzoda Nasimjonova

Jennetta Hammond 

Samuel Norman-Haignere

Johnathan Williams
K207 (2-6408)
Apr 23No Class
Apr 30Neuroscience Retreat - Friday April 30th (REQUIRED FOR ALL NGP STUDENTS)

There are no upcoming seminars.