BW Users at UoI
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
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3:00 pm 03/06/2026161 Noyes Lab -
4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141
Thursday, April 2, 2026
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11:00 am 03/06/20262269 Beckman Institute -
12:00 pm217 Noyes Lab -
4:00 pm119 Material Science Engineering Building -
4:30 - 5:30 pm116 Roger Adams Lab
Friday, April 3, 2026
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Dr. Susan Hafenstein (University of Minnesota) - "Structural Studies of virus and host interactions"
12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL -
1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom -
3:00 pmB102 Chemical Life Sciences Laboratory -
3:00 pmBeckman Institute AuditoriumPlease join us for the Friday Psychology-Beckman Colloquium Series, a new monthly event designed to bring together faculty, researchers, postdocs, and students from across the Psychology Department, Beckman Institute, and beyond to engage in lively, interdisciplinary conversations around psychology.
Monday, April 6, 2026
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9:30 - 10:30 amBeckman Institute AtriumBeckman graduate students are invited to grab donuts, coffee and say hello to Director Steve Maren as a part of Graduate Student Appreciation Week.
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4:00 - 4:30 pm116 Roger Adams Lab -
4:30 - 5:30 pm116 Roger Adams Lab
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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10:00 - 10:30 amBeckman Institute Center AtriumJoin members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.
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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
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
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9:00 am 03/06/2026117 Roger Adams Lab -
11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236 -
12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL -
12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology“Creating Art of Science” Julia Pollack, Creative Program Manager Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois
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2:00 - 3:00 pmCLSL B102
Thursday, April 9, 2026
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9:00 am 03/06/2026433 Roger Adams Lab -
9:30 amNoyes Laboratory, 505 S Mathews Ave, Room 217 -
11:00 am - 12:15 pmRoom 4045, 614 E. Daniel Street & ZoomAlex Moehring will present "Designing Human-AI Collaboration: A Sufficient Statistic Approach" as part of the AImpact Speaker Series.
Friday, April 10, 2026
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1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Monday, April 13, 2026
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
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10:00 - 10:30 amBeckman Institute Center AtriumJoin members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic BiologyArt Arnold, PhD Distinguished Professor of Integrative Biology & Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles "Changing the conceptual framework for understanding sex differences in physiology and disease"
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4:00 pm100 Material Science Engineering Building
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236 -
12:00 - 12:50 pmEveritt 2310 -
12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology“Dynamic Expression of a Splicing Factor Promotes Cell Migration and Proliferation Following Drug-Induced, Acute Liver Injury” Jessica Derham, PhD Candidate, Department of Biochemistry, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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12:00 pmBeckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor TowerJoin us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
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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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3:00 - 4:00 pmAtriumJoin other members of the Beckman community for coffee and cookies in the Beckman Atrium. The Cookie Collab is scheduled for 3 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.
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3:30 pm 12/02/2025Chem Annex 1024
Friday, April 17, 2026
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12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL -
1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Sunday, April 19, 2026
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1:00 pmRiggs Beer Company, 1901 S High Cross Rd, Urbana, IL 61802Science on Tap is a monthly seminar series that brings scientists to the public to talk about their research in an informal setting. Our speaker will be Quang Nguyen, a neuroscientist who leads interdisciplinary projects using biochemical and physiological approaches.
Monday, April 20, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmESB 190
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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10:00 - 10:30 amBeckman Institute Center AtriumJoin members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Yuan Ping, Associate Professor of Physics, UW-Madison
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic BiologyCsaba Forro, PhD and Daniel Wang, PhD, Group Leaders at Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago "Towards Mapping Inflammation in Real Time" "Spatiotemporal Molecular Profiling of Inflammation with Microengineered Devices"
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
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10:00 am419 RAL (Rose Room) -
12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL -
12:00 pmBeckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor TowerJoin us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
Thursday, April 23, 2026
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4:00 pmBeckman Institute AuditoriumJoin the Cancer Center at Illinois for a screening of "Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution." The documentary chronicles the life and career of Nobel Laureate and Illinois alumnus, Phil Sharp, who will attend the event. The film is narrated by Mark Ruffalo and part of the PBS Independent Lens documentary series.
Friday, April 24, 2026
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12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL -
1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Saturday, April 25, 2026
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6:00 - 9:00 pmIllini Union, Illini RoomThis April 25th event will honor Siebel School of Computing and Data Science alumni, faculty, staff, and students for their outstanding accomplishments of the past year.
Monday, April 27, 2026
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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10:00 - 10:30 amBeckman Institute Center AtriumJoin members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.
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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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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic BiologyScott Fraser, PhD President, Dynamic Imaging, Head of Biohub, San Francisco "Eavesdropping on Biology by Using New Instrumentation and AI to Foster Multiscale Imaging"
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236 -
12:00 - 12:50 pmEveritt 2310 -
12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL -
12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology“Fiber Rearrangement Redistributes Energy and Modulates Intrinsic Cutting Energy in Bovine Glisson's Capsule” Shaobo Zhan, PhD Candidate Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois
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12:00 pmBeckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor TowerJoin us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
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2:00 - 3:00 pmChemical & Life Sciences Lab, 601 S Goodwin Ave, B-102 -
4:00 pm217 Noyes Lab -
4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141
Thursday, April 30, 2026
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3:30 pm***Seminar is at Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, Room 2311, 205 N. Mathews, Urbana -
4:00 pm116 Roger Adams Lab
Friday, May 1, 2026
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12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL -
1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom -
4:00 pmAnalog Wine Library, 129 N Race St, Urbana, ILThe IGB’s Art of Science program is a celebration of the common ground between science and art. Images from Illinois research were the starting point for these works, which were created by researchers working in partnership with IGB artist Julia Pollack. These pieces are the result of conversations between the scientists and the artist. The show will run through the mon
Monday, May 4, 2026
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12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL -
5:00 pm116 Roger Adams Lab
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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9:30 amMRI ExhibitCome find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. First Tuesday of the month from 9:30-10 a.m.
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10:00 - 10:30 amBeckman Institute Center AtriumJoin members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Lawrence Cheuk, Assistant Professor of Physics, Princeton University
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic BiologyPeter Kim, PhD Department of Biochemistry; Stanford University School of Medicine "Protein Engineering of Vaccines and Antibodies for Infectious Disease"
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236 -
12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology“Small Molecule Ion Channels Restore Anion Movement to Cystic Fibrosis Epithelia” Nohemy Celis PhD Candidate Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois
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12:00 pmBeckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor TowerJoin us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
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4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141
Thursday, May 7, 2026
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9:00 am - 4:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic BiologyLearn about IGB research, hear about current issues in the life sciences, and connect with others at our popular poster session at the 2026 Fellows Symposium.
Friday, May 8, 2026
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12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL -
1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Sunday, May 10, 2026
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1:00 pmRiggs Beer Company, 1901 S High Cross Rd, Urbana, IL 61802Science on Tap is a monthly seminar series that brings scientists to the public to talk about their research in an informal setting. Sameh Tawfick, Professor, Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
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10:00 - 10:30 amBeckman Institute Center AtriumJoin members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
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12:00 pmBeckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor TowerJoin us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Friday, May 15, 2026
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1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
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
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
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10:00 - 10:30 amBeckman Institute Center AtriumJoin members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
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12:00 pmBeckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor TowerJoin us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
Thursday, May 21, 2026
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3:00 - 4:00 pmAtriumJoin other members of the Beckman community for coffee and cookies in the Beckman Atrium. The Cookie Collab is scheduled for 3 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.
Friday, May 22, 2026
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1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
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10:00 - 10:30 amBeckman Institute Center AtriumJoin members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
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12:00 pmBeckman Institute Room 1005Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and this date will be held in Beckman room 1005. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Friday, May 29, 2026
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1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom







