The Department of Chemistry would like to congratulate you on your academic achievements over the past few years. Our December 2025, May 2026, and August 2026 graduates and their guests are invited to attend a ceremony on Friday, May 8, 2026, at 12:00 PM in Welch Hall Room 2.224, followed by a reception in the Grand Hallway outside. During the ceremony, department medallions are awarded to graduation and walker candidates.
Attend the ceremony and reception
- Graduating students only:
- Graduating students RSVP here: May 2026 Graduate RSVP
- The ceremony will begin at 12:00pm. Please arrive at least 10 minutes early for check-in.
- Business casual dress requested.
- Visitor parking information
Contact
Please send any questions to maura.salgo@austin.utexas.edu
Guest Speaker
Doran Pennington
Doran Pennington is the CEO of Overpotential, a company using electrochemistry to solve challenging problems in coffee, spirits, and more. Doran is from Highlands, Texas, and earned a degree in chemistry from the University of Texas in 2017. Since then, he has traced a winding path through the pharmaceutical industry, graduate school, and the startup scene, with his love for coffee providing a common thread.