Department of Chemistry Calendar MASTER

- 4:00 pm
- Third Floor Atrium, Natural History Building
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Alumni Awards Reception
The event will recognize recipients of the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Alumni Awards and graduate students who have won fellowships. 4 p.m.: Ceremony 5 p.m.: Reception
- Ceremony/Service

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

- 3:30 pm
- 1024 Chem Annex
CHEM 515 Literature Seminar: Sophie McClain, UIUC, "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:30 pm
- 1024 Chem Annex
CHEM 515 Literature Seminar: Yiwei Liu, UIUC, "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Mr. Nicholas Angello, UIUC, Title "TBD"
CHEM 535 Literature Seminar
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

- 4:00 pm
- 1024 Chem Annex
Dr. Kristin Finch, Pennsylvania State University, "From Bench to Boardroom: Making the Transition from Chemist to Academic Administrator”
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 17, 2019

- 12:00 pm
- 163 Noyes Lab
Ms. Jazmin Aguilar-Romero, UIUC, Title "TBD"
CHEM 575 Literature Seminar
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:30 pm
- 1024 Chem Annex
Professor Ou Chen, Brown University, "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 18, 2019

- 8:00 am
ChBE Graduate Research Symposium
The Graduate Research Symposium allows graduate students to present their work in the form of either a poster or an oral presentation. Research areas include a range of topics. Judges are alumni from industry and academia.
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Ms. Catherine (Katie) Brady, UIUC, Title: "Recent Advances in Wearable Electrochemical Biosensors for Real-Time Health Monitoring"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Ms. Khoi Nguyen (Nikki) Hoang, UIUC, Title: "Tip-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for 2D materials"
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, October 19, 2019

- 9:00 am
- Grange Grove, just west of Memorial Stadium
ChBE Alumni & Friends Homecoming Tailgate
- Social/Informal Event

Monday, October 21, 2019

- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
C. S. Marvel Lecture: Professor Erick M. Carreira, ETH Zürich, "Advances in Catalysis"
Reception immediately following in 'A' Atrium of CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
C. S. Marvel Lecture: Professor Erick M. Carreira, ETH Zürich, "Surprises and Discoveries in Chemistry and Biology with Natural Products"
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

- 10:00 am
- RAL 171
Minjeong Shin, UIUC, "TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
- B102
PChem Dissertation Awardee Dr. Daniel Dumett-Torres, University of Illinois, TBD
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 24, 2019

- 12:00 pm
- 163 Noyes Lab
Ms. Emily Desormeaux, UIUC, Title "TBD"
CHEM 575 Literature Seminar
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
Parr Lecture in Chemical Engineering, Prof. Sharon Glotzer, University of Michigan
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 25, 2019

- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Ms. Yuanya (Yana) Zhao, UIUC, Title: "The Scent of Disease: Detection of Volatiles with Artificial Olfactory Sensors for Cancer Diagnosis"
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, October 28, 2019

- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Kenneth L. Rinehart Lecture in Chemical Biology: Professor Brian M. Hoffman, Northwestern University, "How Nature Fertilizes the Earth: The Mechanism of Nitrogen Fixation by Nitrogenase""
Reception immediately following in 'A' Atrium of CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

- 3:30 pm
- 1024 Chem Annex
CHEM 515 Literature Seminar: Jenelle Weaver, UIUC, "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:30 pm
- 1024 Chem Annex
CHEM 515 Literature Seminar: Nicolas Capra, UIUC, "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Mr. Antonio LaPorte, UIUC, Title "TBD"
CHEM 535 Literature Seminar
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 31, 2019

- 12:00 pm
- 163 Noyes Lab
Mr. Dinh Nguyen, UIUC, Title "TBD"
CHEM 575 Literature Seminar
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Roseanna Zia, Stanford University, '"Phase Mechanics" of Arrested Colloidal Gels: A New Paradigm for Non-equilibrium Phase Transitions in Soft Matter'
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:30 pm
- 1024 Chem Annex
CHEM 585 Literature Seminar: Francis Alcorn, UIUC, "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:30 pm
- 1024 Chem Annex
CHEM 585 Literature Seminar: Stanley Bram, UIUC, "Genetic Materials, and the Means by Which Humans can Systematically Repattern Life"
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, November 1, 2019

- 5:00 pm
- Ballroom, Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana
Nelson J. Leonard Distinguished Lecture: Professor Zhenan Bao, Stanford University
- Lecture

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

- 3:30 pm
- 1024 Chem Annex
Professor Justin Wilson, Cornell University, "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Mr. Travis Menard, UIUC, Title "TBD"
CHEM 535 Literature Seminar
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 7, 2019

- 3:30 pm
- 1024 Chem Annex
CHEM 585 Literature Seminar: Andrew Greenlee, UIUC, "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:30 pm
- 1024 Chem Annex
CHEM 585 Literature Seminar: Katherine Stawiasz, UIUC, "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:30 pm
- 1024 Chem Annex
CHEM 585 Literature Seminar: Priti Kharel, UIUC, "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Ms. Rebecca Ulrich, UIUC, Title "TBD"
CHEM 535 Literature Seminar
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, November 9, 2019

- All Day
- Allerton Park, Monticello, IL
Beak-Pines Organic Area Allerton Conference
- Conference/Workshop

Monday, November 11, 2019

- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
R. C. Fuson Lecture: Professor Emily Balskus, Harvard University, "Deciphering the Human Microbiota with Chemistry"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

- 9:30 am
- 171 Roger Adams Lab
Ms. Linna An, Final Defense, UIUC, "Title TBA"
Advisor: Prof. Wilfred van der Donk
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
R. C. Fuson Lecture: Professor Emily Balskus, Harvard University, "Chemical Discovery in the Microbial World"
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 14, 2019

- 3:30 pm
- 1024 Chem Annex
CHEM 515 Literature Seminar: Bailey Bouley, UIUC, "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:30 pm
- 1024 Chem Annex
CHEM 515 Literature Seminar: Paul Griffin, UIUC, "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, November 15, 2019

- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Professor Daniel Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Title: "Single Molecule/Particle Characterization of Dynamics in Confined Environments"
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, November 16, 2019

- 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Illini Union, Ballroom B
ACS Undergraduate Research Conference
A chemistry-wide undergraduate research conference.
- Seminar/Symposium
- 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Illini Union, Ballroom B
ACS Undergraduate Research Conference
A chemistry-wide undergraduate research conference.
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, November 18, 2019

- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Novartis Lecture: Dr. Duncan Shaw, "Title: TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 5:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Novartis Lecture: Professor Janine Cossy, Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris (ESPCI Paris Tech), "Title: TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Ms. Rachel Farmer, UIUC, Title "TBD"
CHEM 535 Literature Seminar
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 21, 2019

- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Nitash Balsara, University of California, Berkeley, "Negative Diffusion Coefficients in Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries"
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, December 2, 2019

- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Professor Masayuki Wasa, Boston College, "Title: TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

- 3:30 pm
- 1024 Chem Annex
CHEM 515 Literature Seminar: Ericka Bruske, UIUC, "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:30 pm
- 1024 Chem Annex
CHEM 515 Literature Seminar: Kelly Gullett, UIUC, "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Mr. Christopher Parnell, UIUC, Title "TBD"
CHEM 535 Literature Seminar
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

- 2:00 pm
- B102
Student Select Seminar: Prof. William Moerner, Stanford University, TBD
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, December 5, 2019

- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Ralph Colby, Penn State University, "Flow-Induced Crystallization of Engineering Thermoplastics"
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, December 9, 2019

- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Professor Song Lin, Cornell University, "Title: TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Jim Pfaendtner, University of Washington, "Structure-function Relationships at the Bio/Nano Interface"
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

- 2:00 pm
- B102
Prof. Alexander Govorov, Ohio University, TBD
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, December 12, 2019

- 3:30 pm
- 1024 Chem Annex
Professor Chris Murray, University of Pennsylvania, "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, December 21, 2019

- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
Winter 2019 Convocation
The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering will hold a winter convocation ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, in Room 116 of Roger Adams Laboratory, 600 South Mathews Ave., Urbana. More information about registration and the convocation speaker will be shared here when it becomes available.
- Ceremony/Service