Student Seminars (NSC 503)
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.
Any student who needs to change their scheduled date is responsible for identifying someone willing to switch slots with them. Any changes must be communicated to the faculty course directors and student coordinators ASAP.
The schedule is subject to change as some presentation slots may be replaced by guest speakers in which case the speakers for those days will present later.
Fall semester seminar schedule
| Date | Student presenter(s) | Faculty evaluator(s) | Student moderator | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | Course Introduction | Ting Du James Gugger | Aiesha Anchan Emma Susi Alesandra Martin | K207 (2-6408) |
| Sept 7 | No Class - Labor Day | |||
| Sept 14 | Sean 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 12 | No 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 16 | No 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 21 | No Class - Holiday Break | |||
Spring semester seminar schedule
| Date | Student presenter(s) | Faculty evaluator(s) | Student moderator | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Registration Announcement | ||||
| Jan 25 | Sid Chittaranjan | Hohui Xia Juliette McGreger | Pavel Rjabtsenkov | K207 (2-6408) |
| Feb 1 | Leah Sheppard Aiesha Anchan | Patricia White Rick Libby | Caleb Mahlen | K207 (2-6408) |
| Feb 8 | Erica Squire Niki Lam | Deborah Cory-Slechta Thomas O'Connor | Jean Setenet | K207 (2-6408) |
| Feb 15 | Aaron Huynh Stacey Pedraza | Greg DeAngelis 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 | Krystel Huxlin Ed Lalor | Erica Squire | K207 (2-6408) |
| Mar 8 | No Class - Spring Break (March 6th - 14th) | |||
| Mar 15 | Jessica Fiser Johnathan Williams | TBD 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 23 | No Class | |||
| Apr 30 | Neuroscience Retreat - Friday April 30th (REQUIRED FOR ALL NGP STUDENTS) | |||
There are no upcoming seminars.