Habermann Lecture Series

Eugene Habermann was born and raised in the city of Milwaukee, not far from Marquette University. He served in the Army during World War II and then attended Marquette University under the GI bill, receiving a BS degree in business administration in 1958, while working full-time as a time-study analyst at Briggs & Stratton. Mr. Habermann never married and lived with other members of his family. He was described as a "jovial, pleasant man, with a good sense of humor." A relative, noting his frugality, stated, "He was a sharp investor. It wasn't a hobby for him."

Mr. Habermann admired chemists who were well-trained and knew their art and thus established the Habermann-Pfletschinger Chair in Chemistry at Marquette University in honor of his parents.

The Habermann Lecture series is to perpetuate the memory of Eugene Habermann and to recognize his generosity and support of Marquette University and our chemistry department.

The Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce that the spring 2022 Habermann Lecture, "Fantastic Voyage: Designing Self-Powered Nanobots," will be given by Professor Ayusman Sen on April 8, 2022 at 4 pm in room 121 of the Todd Wehr Chemistry Building.

Dr. Sen is the Verne M. Williaman Professor of Chemistry and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University.

He is Fellow of both the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Royal Society of Chemistry, and recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt prize and the Medal from the Chemical Research Society of India.

His research interests encompass active autonomous systems, synthetic nano and micromotors, micropumps, and systems chemistry. He is the author of over 400 scientific publications and holds 25 patents. Sen’s pastime centers on enological and gastronomical explorations. 

• 2022: Prof. Christopher C. Cummins, MIT
• 2018: Professor Chuan He, University of Chicago
• 2017: Professor Jeffrey R. Long, University of California-Berkeley
• 2016: Professor Scott J. Miller, Yale University
• 2016: Professor Paula T. Hammond, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• 2015: Professor John E. Bercaw, California Institute of Technology
• 2014: Professor Kendall N. Houk, University of California, Los Angeles
• 2013: Professor Allen J. Bard, University of Texas at Austin
• 2012: Professor Brian M. Hoffman, Northwestern University
• 2011: Professor Stephen F. Martin, University of Texas-Austin
• 2010: Professor Daniel Neumark, University of California-Berkeley
• 2009: Professor Lawrence Que, Jr., University of Minnesota
• 2007: Professor Julius Rebek, Jr., Scripps Research Institute
• 2006: Professor Ed Yeung, Iowa State University
• 2005: Professor Swiatoslaw Trofimenko, University of Delaware
• 2004: Professor Arieh Warshel, University of Southern California
• 2003: Professor James Tour, Rice University
• 2002: Professor Richard Zare, Stanford University
• 2001: Professor Stephen L. Buchwald, Massachusetts Institute of Technology