The Department of Chemistry’s 2025 Habermann Lecture will be given by Dr. Vicente Talanquer on Friday, April 25, at 4 p.m. in Todd Wehr Chemistry 121. Talanquer will discuss “Reimagining chemistry education: Insights from research to practice.”
The Habermann Lecture Series serves to perpetuate the memory of Eugene Habermann and to recognize his generosity and support of Marquette University and the Department of Chemistry.
Habermann was born and raised in the city of Milwaukee, not far from Marquette. He served in the Army during World War II and then attended Marquette University under the GI Bill®, receiving a Bachelor’s of Science in business administration in 1958, while working full-time as a time-study analyst at Briggs & Stratton. 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.”
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.
See details for the Chemistry Department colloquia here.
