Ming's List

Monday, June 22, 2026

Final Defense: Rayeed Ihsan (Cronan Lab) - "Initiation of Biotin Synthesis in Yeast"

1:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Gather in the Garden

10:00 - 10:30 am

Beckman Institute Center Atrium

Join 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.
- Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Deadline to submit 3 Tesla and 9.4 Tesla MRI seed project proposals

All Day

Beckman's Biomedical Imaging Center is accepting proposals for seed projects on 9.4 Tesla and 3 Tesla MRI. Proposals are due Wednesday, June 24.
- Other
Yoga at Beckman
Recurring

12:00 pm

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Join 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!
- Health/Fitness
Collage With Us

2:00 - 4:00 pm

Beckman Institute Center Atrium
- Social/Informal Event

Thursday, July 2, 2026

Final Defense of Ye, Joshua, "How Rhodotorula toruloides uses difficult substrates to yield biofuels"

11:00 am

612 IGB (Institute for Genomic Biology)
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, July 6, 2026

Final Defense of Ebin Joseph, "TBA"

3:00 pm

612 IGB (Institute for Genomic Biology)
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

New-to-Beckman tour

9:30 am

MRI Exhibit

Come 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.
- Informational
Gather in the Garden

10:00 - 10:30 am

Beckman Institute Center Atrium

Join 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.
- Social/Informal Event

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Gather in the Garden

10:00 - 10:30 am

Beckman Institute Center Atrium

Join 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.
- Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Final Defense of Wesley Harrison, "Development of New Enzyme Chemistries with Photobiocatalysis and of Tools for Accelerating Enzyme Engineering"

3:00 pm

1092 Lincoln hall
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Gather in the Garden

10:00 - 10:30 am

Beckman Institute Center Atrium

Join 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.
- Social/Informal Event

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Gather in the Garden

10:00 - 10:30 am

Beckman Institute Center Atrium

Join 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.
- Social/Informal Event

Friday, July 31, 2026

Deadline to submit 7 Tesla MRI seed project proposals

All Day

The Carle Illinois Advanced Imaging Center is accepting seed project proposals for 7 Tesla MRI research. They're due Friday, July 31.
- Other

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

New-to-Beckman tour

9:30 am

MRI Exhibit

Come 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.
- Informational
Gather in the Garden

10:00 - 10:30 am

Beckman Institute Center Atrium

Join 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.
- Social/Informal Event
JSM - Illinois Statistics Alumni and Friends Reception

5:00 - 7:00 pm

Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center, Room CC-260 - Boston, MA
- Reception/Open House

Thursday, August 6, 2026

Student Research Celebration

3:00 - 5:00 pm

Atrium of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology

Join Beckman to celebrate its 2025 graduate fellows, as well as 2026 recipients of the Beckman Institute Undergraduate Fellowship, Thomas and Margaret Huang Award for Graduate Research and Erik Haferkamp Memorial Award for Undergraduate Research.
- Festival/Celebration

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Gather in the Garden

10:00 - 10:30 am

Beckman Institute Center Atrium

Join 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.
- Social/Informal Event

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Gather in the Garden

10:00 - 10:30 am

Beckman Institute Center Atrium

Join 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.
- Social/Informal Event

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Gather in the Garden

10:00 - 10:30 am

Beckman Institute Center Atrium

Join 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.
- Social/Informal Event

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

New-to-Beckman tour

9:30 am

MRI Exhibit

Come 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.
- Informational
Gather in the Garden

10:00 - 10:30 am

Beckman Institute Center Atrium

Join 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.
- Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Illinois Part-Time Job Fair Fall 2026

1:00 - 4:00 pm

Illini Union 1401 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Other

Thursday, September 3, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Varong Pavarajarn, Chulalongkorn University (Host: Prof. Chris Rao)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium
2026 Research Park Block Party

5:00 - 6:30 pm

South First Street and Saint Mary's Road, Champaign, Illinois 61820, United States
- Other

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Gather in the Garden

10:00 - 10:30 am

Beckman Institute Center Atrium

Join 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.
- Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Grainger Engineering Fall 2026 In-Person Career Fair
Recurring

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

1800 South First Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820, United States
- Other

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Grainger Engineering Fall 2026 In-Person Career Fair
Recurring

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

1800 South First Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820, United States
- Other
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. David Gracias, Johns Hopkins University (Host: Prof. Hyun Joon Kong) "Physical Intelligence at the Interface of Biology and Engineering"

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, September 11, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Cheng-Ming Chiang (UT Southwestern Medical Center) - "Phospho-BRD4 IDR-Targeting Compounds as Antiviral and Anticancer Agents"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Gather in the Garden

10:00 - 10:30 am

Beckman Institute Center Atrium

Join 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.
- Social/Informal Event
Illinois CEE Fall 2026 Job Fair
Recurring

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

1401 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Other
Gies College of Business Fall 2026 In-Person Career Fair
Recurring

1:00 - 6:00 pm

1900 South First Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820
- Other

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Illinois CEE Fall 2026 Job Fair
Recurring

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

1401 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Other
Gies College of Business Fall 2026 In-Person Career Fair
Recurring

1:00 - 6:00 pm

1900 South First Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820
- Other

Thursday, September 17, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Janani Sampath, University of Florida (Host: Prof. Charles Sing)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, September 18, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Chang Cui (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) - "Mechanism, Structure and Inhibitor Design of Human Ribonucleotide Reductase"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Free professional portraits at Beckman

8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Fifth floor tower room at the Beckman Institute

Beckman community members are invited to stop by the fifth floor tower room to have a professional portrait taken. First come, first served, with no need to register in advance.
- Other
Gather in the Garden

10:00 - 10:30 am

Beckman Institute Center Atrium

Join 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.
- Social/Informal Event
Parr Lecture in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Prof. Yong Wang, Washington State University (host: Prof. Chris Rao/CHBE)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium