The Eyring Lectures in Chemistry and Biochemistry is an interdisciplinary distinguished lecturer series dedicated to stimulating discussions by renowned scientists who are at the cutting edge of their respective fields. Each lecture series consists of a lead-off presentation to help communicate the excitement and challenge of this central science to the University and community, followed by a more specialized colloquium to help bring the audience to the scientific frontiers of the topics under discussion. Speakers will be scholars in residence in the Department during their lecture series and will be available for informal discussions with faculty, students, and other interested individuals.

The Eyring Lectures in Chemistry and Biochemistry bears the name of our colleague LeRoy Eyring, Regents' Professor of Chemistry, whose extraordinary instructional and research accomplishments and professional leadership at Arizona State University helped to bring the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry into international prominence.

Eyring Lecturer Spring 2008
April 3 and 4, 2008 GENERAL LECTURE “Porous Solids: A New World” Thursday, April 3 7:30 p.m., PS H-150 TECHNICAL PRESENTATION “The Breathing Effects in MOFs” Friday, April 4 3:00 p.m., PS H-150
Gérard Férey
Member of the French Academy of Sciences Professor of Materials Science Institut Lavoisier Versailles University France
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Eyring Lecturer Spring 2007
February 1 and 2, 2007 GENERAL LECTURE “Nanocrystal Molecules” Thursday, February 1 7:30 p.m., PS H-150 TECHNICAL PRESENTATION “Chemical Transformations in Nanocrystals” Friday, February 2 3:40 p.m., PS H-150
A. Paul Alivisatos
Department of Chemistry University of California, Berkeley
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Eyring Lecturer Srping 2006
March 9 and 10, 2006 GENERAL LECTURE “Supplying the World's Energy Needs: Challenges and Potential Solutions” Thursday, March 9, 7:30 p.m., PS H-150 TECHNICAL PRESENTATION “The Chemical Physics of Photosynthetic Light Harvesting” Friday, March 10, 3:40 p.m., PS H-150
Graham R. Fleming
Melvin Calvin Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Department of Chemistry University of California,Berkeley
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Eyring Lecturer Fall 2005
October 13 and 14, 2005 General Lecture Thursday, October 13, 2005 7:30 p.m., PS H-150 Technical Presentation Friday, October 14, 2005 3:40 p.m., PS H-150
Michael O'Keeffe
Emeritus Regents' Professor Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Arizona State University
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Eyring Lecturer Spring 2005
February 3 and 7, 2005 Thursday, February 3, 2005 7:30 p.m., PS H-150 Monday, February 7, 2005 3:40 p.m., PS H-150
Francis "Frank" DiSalvo
Professor of Physical Science and Director of the Center for Materials Research Cornell University
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Eyring Lecturer Fall 2004
September 23–24, 2004 September 23, 7:30p.m PS H 150 September 24, 3:40p.m PS H 150
Mostafa El-Sayed
Regents' Professor Director, Laser Dynamics Laboratory School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Georgia Institute of Technology
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Eyring Lecturer Spring 2004
February 5–6, 2004
Kurt Wüthrich
Professor of Biophysics EidgenössischeTechnische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland
Visiting Professor of Structural Biology The Scripps Research Institute La Jolla, California
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Eyring Lecturer Spring 2003
May 1-2, 2003
Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts
Professor of Chemistry University of California Irvine, California
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Eyring Lecturer Spring 2003
February 20-21, 2003
Sir John Meurig Thomas
Professor of Chemistry University of Cambridge Dept. of Materials Science and Metallurgy
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Past Eyring Lecturers

• Prof. Ahmed H. Zewail, California Institute of Technology
• Prof. John B. Goodenough, University of Texas
• Prof. Raymond Jeanloz, University of California, Berkeley
• Prof. James B. Thompson, Harvard University

• Prof. Leo Brewer, University of California, Berkeley
• Prof. Ronald Breslow, Colombia University
• Prof. Fred W. McLafferty, Cornell University
• Prof. Donald H. Levy, University of Chicago

• Prof. Robert J. Maddix
• Prof. Jacqueline K. Barton, California Institute of Technology

• Prof. Stuart A. Rice, University of Chicago
• Prof. Gabor A. Somorjai, University of California, Berkeley

• Prof. Peter B. Dervan, California Institute of Technology
• Prof. Yuan Tseh Lee, University of California, Berkeley

• Prof. Harry B. Gray, California Institute of Technology
• Prof. Derek A. Davenport, Purdue University

• Prof. Jean-Marie Lehn, College de France

• Prof. Richard E. Smalley, Rice University
• Prof. Alexandra Navrotsky, University of California, Davis
• Prof. Richard N. Zare, Stanford University

• Prof. Thomas R. Cech, University of Colorado

• Prof. Roald Hoffmann, Cornell University
• Prof. Leroy Eyring, Arizona State University

• Dr. John E. Walker, General Research Council of Molecular Biology

• Prof. George Olah, University of Southern California
• Prof. Robert Curl, Rice University