2025 - 2026 Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series
Schmidt AI in Science Fellows are fully engaged in several initiatives geared towards scholarly and networking enrichment at the University of Chicago. Annually, they host the Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series showcasing exciting, AI-driven developments across the physical sciences, biological sciences and engineering. The Schmidt AI in Science Fellows invite to the UChicago campus both local and external presenters who are expert researchers routinely using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and Machine Learning (ML) to design and conduct their research experiments in their specific field.
Agenda
4:00pm – 4:45pm: Presentation
4:45pm – 5:00pm: Q&A
5:00pm – 5:30pm: Reception
Location: William Eckhardt Research Center, Room 401
Here is the list of dates when speakers will present in the 2025 – 2026 Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series:
October 7, 2025 | Jonathan Weare (NYU) |
October 14, 2025 | Milo Lin (UT Southwestern) |
October 21, 2025 | |
October 28, 2025 | Jason MacLean (UChicago) |
November 4, 2025 | Ching-Yao Lai (Stanford) |
November 18, 2025 | Ethan Anderes, PhD (UC Davis) |
December 2, 2025 | Pankaj Mehta (Boston University) |
January 13, 2026 | Catherine Pfister, PhD (UChicago) |
January 20, 2026 | Hongliang Xin (Virginia Tech) |
January 27, 2026 | |
February 3, 2026 | Nicholas Jackson (UIUC) |
February 10, 2026 | Brice Ménard (Johns Hopkins) |
February 17, 2026 | Laura Gagliardi (UChicago) |
February 24, 2026 | |
March 3, 2026 | |
March 31, 2026 | |
April 7, 2026 | |
April 14, 2026 | |
April 21, 2026 | Yuxin Chen (UPenn) |
April 28, 2026 | |
May 5, 2026 | |
May 12, 2026 | |
May 19, 2026 | Christy Landes (UIUC) |
Past Events

Schmidt AI+Science Summer School 2025

Schmidt AI+Science Summer School 2024

Schmidt AI in Science Seminar Series 2024-25

Schmidt AI in Science Hackathon 2024
