Nano Seminars

Monday, December 1, 2025

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  Professor Brett P. Fors, Cornell University, "Development and Applications of Cationic and Radical Polymerization Processes"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

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  Inorganic Literature Seminar, “Elucidating Structural Distortions in Ruddlesden-Poppers”, Adrienne Kanihan

  3:30 pm

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  Inorganic Literature Seminar, "When Two Metals Are Better Than One: Cooperative and Inhibitory Effects in Catalytic Hydrogenation", Katy Knecht

  3:30 pm

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  Jose Luis Llera Munoz CHEM 535 Seminar: "Nitrogen Atom Insertion as a Strategy to Access Diverse Molecular Structures"

  4:00 pm

  Roger Adams Lab, 600 S. Mathews Ave, 116 RAL

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

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  CHEM 545 Literature Seminar: Miko Miwa, UIUC, "Pushing the Limits of Liquid-State NMR with Dynamic Nuclear Polarization"

  2:00 - 2:30 pm

  CLSL B-102

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  CHEM 545 Literature Seminar: Matthew Too, UIUC, "Quantum Chemical Calculations on Quantum Processors"

  2:30 - 3:00 pm

  CLSL B-102

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, December 4, 2025

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  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Mark Blenner, University of Delaware (host: Chris Rao) "(How) Does Biology Degrade Polyethylene? Adventures in Biological Degradation and Upcycling of Polyolefins"

  2:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  Materials Literature Seminar, "Molecular Twists and Ionic Pores: Engineering Kinetics and Contrast for High-Performance Electrochromic Materials", Chetan Prasad

  3:30 pm

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  Materials Literature Seminar, "Why is There Bismuth in my Gadolinium Apron? Making a Good Radiation Shield Even Better", Emma Robinson

  3:30 pm

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, December 8, 2025

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  Prof. Christina (Tina) K. Kim, Princeton University, "Molecular Recorders for Activity-Dependent Protein Tagging in the Brain"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

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  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Brandon DeKosky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (host: Huimin Zhao) "Scalable Approaches to Study and Engineer Immune Receptors"

  2:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  Inorganic Literature Seminar, "Synthetic Strategies to Improve Atmospheric Water Capture Using Metal Organic Framework", Andrew Norris

  3:30 pm

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  Lynda Steen CHEM 535 Seminar

  4:00 pm

  Roger Adams Lab, 600 S. Mathews Ave, 116 RAL

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

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  Mock Interview Seminar, Dr. Matthew Boudreau, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, "Discovering Molecules to Define New Therapeutic Frontiers in Cancer"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, December 11, 2025

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  Materials Literature Seminar, “Microdroplets: A Hidden Engine of Chemistry”, Dilshan Kuttikanda Vidanelage

  3:30 pm

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  Materials Literature Seminar, TBD, Trent Papenmeier

  3:30 pm

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, December 12, 2025

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  FINAL DEFENSE: Jiamu Lin "IMAGING LOCALIZED ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIVITY AT PLASMONIC NANOELECTRODES" Advisor: Christy Landes

  2:00 pm

  B102 CLSL

  • Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, December 20, 2025

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  ChBE 2025 Winter Convocation

  10:00 - 11:00 am

  Lincoln Hall, 702 S Wright St, Urbana, IL 61801

  • Ceremony/Service
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  ChBE 2025 Winter Convocation Reception

  11:00 am - 1:00 pm

  Latzer Hall in the University of Illinois YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820

  • Reception/Open House

Thursday, January 22, 2026

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  Kenneth L. Rinehart Lecture in Chemical Biology: Professor Jeffery W. Kelly, Scripps Research Institute, "The Scientific Origins of Drugs that Slow Neurodegeneration and the Pharmacological Future of Treating Dementias"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, January 26, 2026

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  Aldrich Lecture: Professor Ohyun Kwon, University of California, Los Angeles, "Title:TBD"

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

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  Prof. Lukas Muechler, Penn State, TBD

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  CLSL B-102

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, February 9, 2026

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  Professor Chi P. Ting, Brandeis University, "title: TBD"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, February 16, 2026

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  Professor Junqi Li, Iowa State University, "Title: TBD"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, February 19, 2026

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  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Wenlin Zhang, Dartmouth College (host: Charles Sing)

  2:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, February 23, 2026

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  Marvel & Voorhees Postdoc Symposium: Speakers TBD

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 5, 2026

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  Amgen Lecture: Professor Virginia Cornish, Columbia University, "Title: TBD"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

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  Prof. Randall Goldsmith, UW Madison, TBD

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 12, 2026

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  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Hee Jeung Oh, Penn State University (host: Charles Sing)

  2:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  Fuson Student Talks: "Speakers TBD"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

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  Prof. Jacob Olshansky, Amherst College, TBD

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Chemical & Life Sciences Lab, 601 S Goodwin Ave, B-102

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, March 30, 2026

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  CHBE 121 Poster Session

  6:00 pm   8:00 p.m.

  Richmond Family Gallery in the Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801.

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

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  TBD, Professor Teri W. Odom, Northwestern University

  2:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 2, 2026

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  AbbVie Lecture: Professor Robert R. Knowles, Princeton University, "Title: TBD"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, April 6, 2026

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  Genentech Lecture: Professor Jim Wells, University of California, San Francisco, "Title: TBD"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

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  Prof. Marissa Weichman, Princeton, TBD

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 10, 2026

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  ChBE/OXE Undergraduate Research Symposium

  12:00 - 4:00 pm

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 300

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  CHBE Scholarship Awards Ceremony & Reception

  4:30 - 6:00 pm

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 300

  • Ceremony/Service

Monday, April 13, 2026

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  Organic Syntheses Lecture: Professor Michael Krische, University of Texas at Austin, "Title: TBD"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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  Inorganic Seminar, TBD, Professor Raúl Hernandez Sanchez, Rice University

  3:30 pm

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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  Prof. Andres Montoya Castillo, CU Boulder, TBD

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 16, 2026

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  Inorganic Seminar, TBD, Professor Sarah King, University of Chicago

  3:30 pm   12/02/2025

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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  Prof. Tian Lan, U Penn, TBD

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 23, 2026

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  Prof. Christina (Tina) Wang, University of Wisconsin-Madison, "Title:TBD"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 24, 2026

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  TBD, Professor Henry White, The University of Utah

  4:00 pm

  RAL 116

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, April 27, 2026

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  Inorganic Seminar, 2026 John C. Bailar, Jr. Lecture: TBD, Professor Christophe Copéret, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, TBD

  5:00 pm

  TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

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  Inorganic Seminar, 2026 John C. Bailar, Jr. Speaker, TBD, Professor Christophe Copéret, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, TBD

  3:30 pm

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

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  Prof. Tom Truskett, University of Michigan, TBD

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Chemical & Life Sciences Lab, 601 S Goodwin Ave, B-102

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 30, 2026

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  Lilly Lecture: Professor Lutz Ackermann, University of Göttingen, "Title: TBD"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, May 1, 2026

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  TBD, Professor Robert Lazenby, Florida State University

  4:00 pm

  RAL 116

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, May 4, 2026

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  3M Lecture: Professor Brent S. Sumerlin, University of Florida, "Title: TBD"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, May 8, 2026

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  GF Smith Lecture, TBD, Professor Joseph Wang, University of California San Diego

  4:00 pm

  RAL116

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

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  Piper Inorganic Thesis Award, TBD

  3:30 pm

  1024 CHEM ANNEX

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, May 14, 2026

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  Klemperer Materials Thesis Award Seminar, TBD

  3:30 pm

  1024 CHEM ANNEX

  • Ceremony/Service

Friday, May 15, 2026

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  TBD, Professor David Issadore, University of Pennsylvania

  4:00 pm

  RAL 116

  • Seminar/Symposium

Sunday, May 17, 2026

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  CHBE 2026 Spring Convocation Ceremony

  9:30   11:00 am

  Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Tryon Festival Theatre, 500 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

  • Ceremony/Service
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  ChBE 2026 Spring Convocation Reception

  11:00   1:00 p.m.

  Illini Union - room ABC, 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801

  • Reception/Open House