Nano Seminars

Friday, May 8, 2026

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  GF Smith Lecture, "Multi-Modal Hybrid Wearable Sensors for Comprehensive Health Monitoring", Professor Joseph Wang, University of California San Diego

  4:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

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  2026 T.S. Piper Award for Outstanding Inorganic PhD Thesis, Jubyeong Chae, "Nickel-catalyzed Methylation of Alkyl and (Hetero)aryl Chlorides Using Organoaluminum Reagents"

  3:30 pm

  1024 CHEM ANNEX

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, May 14, 2026

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  Final Defense of Haisu Kang, COARSE-GRAINED MODELING OF BOTTLEBRUSH POLYMERS IN SOLUTION AND MELTS

  10:00 am   03/06/2026

  100 Noyes Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  FINAL DEFENSE: Kaitlyn Wiegand "Molecular Precision in the Synthesis of Polymeric Nanostructured Materials". Advisor: Professor Joaquin Rodriguez-Lopez

  1:00 pm

  Burrill Hall Room 124

  • Seminar/Symposium
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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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  FINAL DEFENSE: Luke Westawker "Probing the Photochemistry and Properties of Nickel and Palladium Complexes”. Advisor: Professor Liviu Mirica

  2:00 pm

  B102 CLSL

  • 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

Thursday, May 21, 2026

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  Lali Gutierrez, UIUC, Final Defense, "Early-Aβ Targeting Probes For Alzheimer’s disease And Related Dementias In 5xFAD Mice"

  9:00 am

  B102 Chemical Life Sciences Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

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  Blake Ocampo, Final Defense, UIUC, "Title TBD"

  3:00 pm

  Lincoln Hall, 702 S Wright St., Urbana, IL 61801, Room 1002

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

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  Final Defense Joo Hun "John", TBA

  2:00 pm   03/06/2026

  1024 Chem Annex

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, June 12, 2026

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  Final Defense Ching Hsiu Chung, TBA

  10:00 am   03/06/2026

  1024 Chem Annex

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

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  Prof. Nick Jackson, UIUC, TBD

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, September 14, 2026

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  C.S. Marvel Lecture: Professor Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan, "Title TBA"

  4:00 pm

  Roger Adams Lab, 600 S Mathews Ave, Room 116

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

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  C.S. Marvel Lecture: Professor Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan, "Title TBA"

  4:00 pm

  Roger Adams Lab, 600 S Mathews Ave, Room 116

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, September 21, 2026

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  R.C. Fuson Lecture: Professor Robert J. Phipps, University of Cambridge, "Title: TBD"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

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  R.C. Fuson Lecture: Professor Robert J. Phipps, University of Cambridge, "Title: TBD"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, October 10, 2026

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  Balthazor-Senter Symposium of Frontiers in Organic Chemistry - Speakers: TBD

  8:30 am

  Beckman Institute

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, November 2, 2026

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  Inorganic Seminar, 2026 John C. Bailar, Jr. Lecture: TBD, Professor Alison Butler, University of California Santa Barbara

  5:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, November 16, 2026

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  Kenneth L. Rinehart Lecture in Chemical Biology, Professor Christopher J. Chang, Princeton University, "Title: TBD"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 30, 2027

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  2027 Flygare Memorial Lecture: Professor Paul Alivisatos, University of Chicago, TBD

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Lecture