Research Seminars @ Illinois
Tailored for undergraduate researchers, this calendar is a curated list of research seminars at the University of Illinois. Explore the diverse world of research and expand your knowledge through engaging sessions designed to inspire and enlighten.
To have your events added or removed from this calendar, please contact OUR at ugresearch@illinois.edu
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11:00 am 5/1/2026Rhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236 -
12:00 - 1:00 pm 5/1/2026NCSA 1040Speaker: Salman Habib
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12:00 pm 5/1/2026Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL -
12:00 - 1:30 pm 5/1/2026404 David Kinley Hall, 1407 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana -
12:00 - 1:30 pm 5/1/2026404 David Kinley Hall, 1407 W. Gregory Drive, UrbanaJoin us for a hybrid CEAPS Speaker/Political Science Workshop titled “From Correction to Connection: Relational Approaches to Countering Misinformation” with Cesi Cruz (University of Michigan). Register here!
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1:00 - 3:00 pm 5/1/20262203 Beckman InstituteBeckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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3:00 pm 5/1/2026W-109 Turner Hall -
4:00 pm 5/1/2026Analog 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
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1:00 pm 5/2/2026Illini Union Bookstore: Authors CornerHear the graduating MFA students in Creative Writing read from their Final Projects. This year's third-years include: Isabella Escamilla Paz Hoggatt David Foley Tyler Moore Callan Latham Garrett Stack
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11:30 am 5/4/2026Chez Veterans Center, 908 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL 61801 -
12:00 pm 5/4/2026Charles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL -
1:00 pm 5/4/2026Rhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236 -
1:00 - 3:00 pm 5/4/20262203 Beckman InstituteBeckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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4:00 pm 5/4/2026100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street -
4:00 - 4:50 pm 5/4/2026HAB 156Graduate Student Homotopy Theory Seminar
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4:00 - 5:00 pm 5/4/2026CIF 2035 -
5:00 pm 5/4/2026116 Roger Adams Lab -
11:00 - 11:50 am 5/5/2026190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Lawrence Cheuk, Assistant Professor of Physics, Princeton University
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12:00 - 1:00 pm 5/5/2026This 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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12:00 pm 5/5/2026612 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"
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1:00 - 3:00 pm 5/5/20262203 Beckman InstituteBeckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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3:30 pm 5/5/20262079 NHB -
4:00 - 4:50 pm 5/5/20264025 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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5:30 - 7:30 pm 5/5/2026Crystal Lake Park Lake House, 206 West Park Street, Urbana, ILPlease bring a dish to share, and label ingredients for food allergens. Family members and significant others are welcome. Our alumna speaker, Dr. Josephine Rodriguez, Professor and Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Virginia at Wise, will join us.
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11:00 am 5/6/2026Rhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236 -
12:00 pm 5/6/2026612 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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1:00 - 3:00 pm 5/6/20262203 Beckman InstituteBeckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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2:00 - 3:20 pm 5/6/2026317 David Kinley Hall -
3:30 - 4:30 pm 5/6/20260216 Siebel Center -
4:00 - 5:00 pm 5/6/2026Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102 -
4:00 - 5:00 pm 5/6/2026Loomis Lab 141 -
9:00 am - 4:00 pm 5/7/2026612 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.
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10:00 am - 12:00 pm 5/7/2026Plym Auditorium, Temple Hoyne Buell HallThe PhD Program in Architecture and Landscape Architecture hosts a keynote lecture by Hi'ilei Julia Hobart (Native and Indigenous Studies, Yale) as part of the symposium "Creativity in Modern Heritage." Hobart is author of Cooling the Tropics: Ice, Indigeneity, and Hawaiian Refreshment (Duke University Press, 2022).
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11:00 am 5/7/2026Charles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL -
1:00 - 3:00 pm 5/7/20262203 Beckman InstituteBeckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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3:00 - 5:00 pm 5/7/2026Main Library Room 346 — 1408 W. Gregory Dr, Urbana, IL 61801Celebrate the semester’s end with RBML! We are diving into the trendy book decoration world — bring your own books and paint the edges with our supplies, then view various historical fore-edge paintings from the collection in our Reading Room.
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3:00 - 5:00 pm 5/7/2026Celebrate the semester’s end with RBML! We are diving into the trendy book decoration world — bring your own books and paint the edges with our supplies, then view various historical fore-edge paintings from the collection in our Reading Room. All are welcome to attend, and refreshments will be served.
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4:00 - 6:00 pm 5/7/2026Levis Faculty Center, Room 422Prizes for Research Ceremony and Reception
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4:00 - 6:00 pm 5/7/2026Levis Faculty Center, Room 422Prizes for Research Ceremony and Reception
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12:00 pm 5/8/2026Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL -
1:00 - 3:00 pm 5/8/20262203 Beckman InstituteBeckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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1:00 pm 5/10/2026Riggs 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
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1:00 - 3:00 pm 5/11/20262203 Beckman InstituteBeckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm 5/12/20262203 Beckman InstituteBeckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm 5/13/20262203 Beckman InstituteBeckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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4:00 pm 5/13/2026Carle's Mills Cancer Center, 3rd floor conference roomJoin the Neuromusculoskeletal Seminar Series for a talk by Illinois' Mariana Kersh, "Clinical biomechanics: applications in orthopedics and rehabilitation."
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1:00 - 3:00 pm 5/14/20262203 Beckman InstituteBeckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm 5/15/20262203 Beckman InstituteBeckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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9:30 11:00 am 5/17/2026Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Tryon Festival Theatre, 500 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 -
11:00 1:00 p.m. 5/17/2026Illini Union - room ABC, 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801 -
1:00 - 3:00 pm 5/18/20262203 Beckman InstituteBeckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm 5/19/20262203 Beckman InstituteBeckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm 5/20/20262203 Beckman InstituteBeckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm 5/21/20262203 Beckman InstituteBeckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm 5/22/20262203 Beckman InstituteBeckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm 5/25/20262203 Beckman InstituteBeckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm 5/26/20262203 Beckman InstituteBeckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm 5/27/20262203 Beckman InstituteBeckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm 5/28/20262203 Beckman InstituteBeckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm 5/29/20262203 Beckman InstituteBeckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
