Grainger College of Engineering Seminars & Speakers
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
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3:00 pm 03/06/2026161 Noyes Lab -
3:30 pmHYBRID: 2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science or online
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4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141
Thursday, April 2, 2026
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11:00 am 03/06/20262269 Beckman Institute
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11:00 am204 Loomis (Interaction Room) -
2:00 - 3:00 pmICT, 1611 Titan Drive, Rantoul, IL 61866
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4:00 pm119 Material Science Engineering Building
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4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
Friday, April 3, 2026
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10:00 - 10:50 amRoom 1310 Digital Computer Laboratory 1304 W Springfield Ave, Urbana IL 61801
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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2:30 - 3:30 pmSiebel Center Room 0220
Abstract: Boolean circuits are perhaps our simplest complete model of computation. A circuit is a combinatorial object composed of simple, fan-in two gates whose interconnections (wires) are fixed in advance. This structural simplicity makes circuits convenient in many settings; in this talk, I will discuss how it enables powerful cryptographic constructions.
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4:00 - 5:00 pm0216 Siebel Center
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Monday, April 6, 2026
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2:00 - 3:00 pmRoom 303, Transportation Bldg. (104 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana) -
4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Zheshen Zhang, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Michigan
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4:00 pm100 Material Science Engineering Building
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4:00 pm119 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
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9:00 am 03/06/2026117 Roger Adams Lab
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
Thursday, April 9, 2026
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9:00 am 03/06/2026433 Roger Adams Lab
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11:00 am - 12:15 pm4045 School of Information Sciences
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12:00 - 1:00 pmIn this webinar, Dr. Stark will describe the use of solar evaporation ponds for lithium and other minerals in Chile. In particular, he will focus on geomembrane durability in the harsh desert environment after five years of exposure. Durability was assessed by sampling and testing 45 different factory fabricated panels, including seams, that had been exposed in the desert.
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2:00 - 3:00 pmICT, 1611 Titan Drive, Rantoul, IL 61866
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4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
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4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
Friday, April 10, 2026
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10:00 - 10:50 am2079 Natural History Building 1301 West Green Street Urbana, IL 61801
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12:30 pm204 Loomis (Interaction Room)
Monday, April 13, 2026
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4:00 pmNathan M. Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
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4:00 pm100 Material Science Engineering Building
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4:00 - 4:50 pm4025 Campus Instructional FacilityLectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
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4:00 pm119 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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12:00 - 12:50 pmEveritt 2310 -
The Physics Colloquium: Harold Hwang (Stanford University) “Superconductivity in layered nickelates”
4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141
Thursday, April 16, 2026
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2:00 - 3:00 pmICT, 1611 Titan Drive, Rantoul, IL 61866
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4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
Friday, April 17, 2026
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All DayNathan M. Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory
On behalf of the EE&S Symposium organizing committee, we are pleased to invite abstract submissions for the 2026 Environmental Engineering and Science Symposium, to be held on April 17th, 2026, at the Civil and Environmental Engineering buildings, at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
Monday, April 20, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmESB 190
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4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Speaker: Yuan Ping, Associate Professor of Physics, UW-Madison
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4:00 - 4:50 pm4025 Campus Instructional Facility
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Thursday, April 23, 2026
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2:00 - 3:00 pmICT, 1611 Titan Drive, Rantoul, IL 61866
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4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
Friday, April 24, 2026
Monday, April 27, 2026
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Kater Murch, Professor of Physics, UC Berkeley
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4:00 - 4:50 pm4025 Campus Instructional Facility
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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12:00 - 12:50 pmEveritt 2310
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4:00 - 5:00 pm1017 Civil and Environmental Engineering Building
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4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141
Thursday, April 30, 2026
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4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
Friday, May 1, 2026
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
Monday, May 4, 2026
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4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Speaker: Lawrence Cheuk, Assistant Professor of Physics, Princeton University
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12:00 - 1:00 pm
This webinar will explore the various geomembrane materials used in baffle curtain fabrication, along with common baffle curtain design configurations for ponds, reservoirs, underground clearwells, and above‑ground storage tanks. It will also provide an overview of manufacturing and installation methods.
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4:00 - 4:50 pm4025 Campus Instructional Facility
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
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4:00 pm119 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141
Friday, May 8, 2026
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Sunday, May 17, 2026
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9:30 11:00 amKrannert Center for the Performing Arts, Tryon Festival Theatre, 500 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 -
11:00 1:00 p.m.Illini Union - room ABC, 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801