College of LAS: For Faculty & Staff

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Monday, December 1, 2025

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

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

3:30 pm

Chem Annex 1024
- Seminar/Symposium
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
Answering Cosmological Questions with Low-mass Galaxies

3:45 - 4:45 pm

134 Astronomy Building
- Seminar/Symposium
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

Cell and Developmental Biology (CDB) Departmental Seminars: *ZOOM* Dr. Eneda Toska / John Hopkins University

12:00 pm
- Seminar/Symposium
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
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

MIP Seminar: Dr. Alex Chubykin, Purdue University, "Visual Familiarity in Health and Disease"

11:00 am

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium
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
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
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
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Helen Nguyen, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department/UIUC -- "Harnessing the power of genomics to detect and control pathogens and antimicrobial resistance"

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, December 5, 2025

HRI Campus Fellowship Applications Due

5:00 pm

TBD

Campus Fellowship applications due
- Other

Monday, December 8, 2025

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

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

3:30 pm

Chem Annex 1024
- Seminar/Symposium
Lynda Steen CHEM 535 Seminar

4:00 pm

Roger Adams Lab, 600 S. Mathews Ave, 116 RAL
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

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

MIP Seminar: Dr. Mark Sheffield, University of Chicago, "Complementary regulation of memory flexibility and stabilization by dentate gyrus granule cells and mossy cells"

11:00 am

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium
Materials Literature Seminar, “Microdroplets: A Hidden Engine of Chemistry”, Dilshan Kuttikanda Vidanelage

3:30 pm

Chem Annex 1024
- Seminar/Symposium
Materials Literature Seminar, TBD, Trent Papenmeier

3:30 pm

Chem Annex 1024
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, December 12, 2025

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

2:00 pm

B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Cell and Developmental Biology (CDB) Departmental Seminars: *ZOOM* Dr. Bas Van Steensel / Netherlands Cancer Institute

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, December 20, 2025

ChBE 2025 Winter Convocation

10:00 - 11:00 am

Lincoln Hall, 702 S Wright St, Urbana, IL 61801
- Ceremony/Service
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

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

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

4:00 - 5:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Microbiology Student Seminar: New Student Presentations

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Summer Bridge Program Info Session

12:00 - 1:30 pm

The Humanities Without Walls Summer Bridge program supports PhD students in the humanities at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in exploring new career paths while making an impact in our community. Join us at this info session for more information about this opportunity!
- Informational

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Matthew Cabeen, Oklahoma State University -- "Careful control for costly competition: a “two-key” mechanism for pyocin regulation in P. aeruginosa"

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Microbiology Student Seminars: Brooke Ebner/Slauch Lab and Jessica Hertig/Imlay Lab

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Prof. Lukas Muechler, Penn State, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

CLSL B-102
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, February 5, 2026

Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Andrea Graham, Princeton University -- "TBA"

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, February 9, 2026

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

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Microbiology Student Seminar: Aniritha Ramalingam Balasubramanian/Hatoum-Aslan Lab and Sierra Bedwell/Heath Lab & Whitaker Lab

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Cell and Developmental Biology (CDB) Departmental Seminars: Career Development / Dr. Bing Yang / Purdue University

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Microbiology Seminar: Dr. John Schroggins, University of Texas Southwestern -- "TBA"

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, February 16, 2026

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

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Microbiology Student Seminar: Abigail Finn/Whitaker Lab and Yishue Jiang/Sirk Lab

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, February 19, 2026

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

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Maria Hadjifrangiskou, Vanderbilt University -- "TBA"

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium
Medical Humanities Lecture: Justin Garcia

7:30 pm

TBD

Medical Humanities lecture with Justin Garcia from the Kinsey Institute
- Lecture

Monday, February 23, 2026

Marvel & Voorhees Postdoc Symposium: Speakers TBD

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Microbiology Student Seminar: Courtney Hill/Hatoum-Aslan Lab and Suhail Chhakara/Kuzminov Lab

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Colloquia: Dr. Mary Blair-Loy

12:00 pm

3057 Lincoln Hall; 702 S Wright St, Urbana, IL
- Lecture

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Dwell, care, build: Drawing on place-based expertise to craft a better world

4:00 pm

TBD

Erin Brock Carlson’s research centers the relationships between place, technology, and power, focusing on how communities work together to address complex public problems through communication and community organizing. She uses community-based and participatory approaches in her research.
- Lecture

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Microbiology Student Seminar: Zachary Davis/Brooke Lab and Will Wightkin/Blanke Lab

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

International Women’s Day Celebration

3:30 - 5:00 pm

Levis Faculty Center 300

International Women’s Day celebration with speakers from the campus and community.
- Other

Thursday, March 5, 2026

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

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Thomas Bernhardt, Harvard University - "TBA"

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, March 6, 2026

24th Annual Women’s and Gender History Symposium
Recurring

All Day

TBD

Join us for the 24th annual Women's and Gender History Symposium. More details to come.
- Conference/Workshop

Saturday, March 7, 2026

24th Annual Women’s and Gender History Symposium
Recurring

All Day

TBD

Join us for the 24th annual Women's and Gender History Symposium. More details to come.
- Conference/Workshop

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Microbiology Student Seminar: Keegan Schoeller/Hatoum-Aslan Lab and Gabriela Shipman/Brooke Lab

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Prof. Randall Goldsmith, UW Madison, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 12, 2026

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
Fuson Student Talks: "Speakers TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Anthony Vecchiarelli, University of Michigan -- "TBA"

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Prof. Jacob Olshansky, Amherst College, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

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

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Microbiology Student Seminar: Rodrigo Arana Garrido/Mera Lab and Gracious Donkor/Slauch Lab

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Chen Chen, Louisiana State University -- "TBA"

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, March 30, 2026

Faculty Book Talk: Anke Pinkert

4:00 pm

TBD

Story & Place event series: Anke Pinkert Book Talk
- Lecture
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

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Microbiology Student Seminar: Abagail Long/Mera Lab and Lance Pollitz/Hatoum-Aslan Lab

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
- Ceremony/Service

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

TBD, Professor Teri W. Odom, Northwestern University

2:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 2, 2026

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

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Lanying Zeng, Texas A & M University -- "TBA"

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, April 6, 2026

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

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Microbiology Postdoc Seminar: Yumi Iwadate/Slauch Lab and Thomas Cowell/Whitaker Lab

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Cell and Developmental Biology (CDB) Departmental Seminars: Dr. Long Cai / Caltech

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium
Prof. Marissa Weichman, Princeton, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 9, 2026

Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Alison Kell, University of New Mexico -- "Understanding hantavirus pathogenesis through innate immune activation"

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 10, 2026

ChBE/OXE Undergraduate Research Symposium

12:00 - 4:00 pm

Levis Faculty Center, Room 300
- Seminar/Symposium
CHBE Scholarship Awards Ceremony & Reception

4:30 - 6:00 pm

Levis Faculty Center, Room 300
- Ceremony/Service

Monday, April 13, 2026

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

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

3:30 pm

Chem Annex 1024
- Seminar/Symposium
Microbiology Postdoc Seminar: Caroline Oldstone-Jackson/Heath Lab and Changyi Zhang/Whitaker Lab

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Inside Scoop | Rita Dove

12:00 pm

Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center (1212 W Nevada St., Urbana)

Undergraduates of any major are invited to this informal lunch talk with Rita Dove. Dove served as US Poet Laureate from 1993–1995. She was a winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in poetry and the 2023 honorary National Book Award.
- Other
Prof. Andres Montoya Castillo, CU Boulder, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Seminar/Symposium
Public Reading | Rita Dove

7:30 pm

Alice Campbell Alumni Center

Join us for a free public reading by award-winning poet Rita Dove. Dove served as US Poet Laureate from 1993 to 1995, and was a winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in poetry and the 2023 honorary National Book Award.
- Performance

Thursday, April 16, 2026

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

3:30 pm 12/02/2025

Chem Annex 1024
- Seminar/Symposium
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Adam Deutschbauer, University of California - Berkeley -- "TBA"

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 17, 2026

Undergraduate History Conference: Reflections of Power
Recurring

All Day

Illini Union, 1401 W Green St. Urbana, IL 61801

The Undergraduate History Journal at Illinois presents the second Undergraduate History Conference at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The conference will feature undergraduate student presentations and keynote speaker Carol Symes.
- Conference/Workshop

Saturday, April 18, 2026

Undergraduate History Conference: Reflections of Power
Recurring

All Day

Illini Union, 1401 W Green St. Urbana, IL 61801

The Undergraduate History Journal at Illinois presents the second Undergraduate History Conference at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The conference will feature undergraduate student presentations and keynote speaker Carol Symes.
- Conference/Workshop

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Microbiology Postdoc Seminar: Elizabeth Rowland/Brooke Lab

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Cell and Developmental Biology (CDB) Departmental Seminars: Dr. Anne Carpenter / Broad Institute

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium
Colloquia: Dr. Lauren Rivera

12:00 pm

3057 Lincoln Hall; 702 S Wright St, Urbana, IL
- Lecture
Prof. Tian Lan, U Penn, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 23, 2026

Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Mauricio Pontes, Penn State University -- "TBA"

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium
Prof. Christina (Tina) Wang, University of Wisconsin-Madison, "Title:TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 24, 2026

TBD, Professor Henry White, The University of Utah

4:00 pm

RAL 116
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Department of History Awards Celebration

4:00 - 6:00 pm

314AB Illini Union

Join us for our annual awards ceremony celebrating the accomplishments of our students, faculty, and staff.
- Ceremony/Service

Monday, April 27, 2026

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

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

Colloquia: Dr. John Robinson III

12:00 pm

3057 Lincoln Hall; 702 S Wright St, Urbana, IL
- Lecture
Prof. Tom Truskett, University of Michigan, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

Chemical & Life Sciences Lab, 601 S Goodwin Ave, B-102
- Seminar/Symposium
History Honors Colloquium

4:00 - 6:00 pm

Illini Union, Room TBD

Join us as our seniors present their honors theses.
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 30, 2026

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

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Courtney Ellison, University of Georgia -- "TBA"

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, May 1, 2026

TBD, Professor Robert Lazenby, Florida State University

4:00 pm

RAL 116
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, May 4, 2026

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

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Florian Znaniecki Lecture: Dr. Eduardo Bonilla-Silva

12:00 pm

3057 Lincoln Hall; 702 S Wright St, Urbana, IL

Dr. Eduardo Bonilla-Silva James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Sociology Duke University
- Lecture
Prizes for Research Ceremony and Year-End Reception

4:00 - 6:00 pm

TBD

Prizes for Research Ceremony and Reception
- Reception/Open House

Friday, May 8, 2026

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

4:00 pm

RAL116
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Piper Inorganic Thesis Award, TBD

3:30 pm

1024 CHEM ANNEX
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Klemperer Materials Thesis Award Seminar, TBD

3:30 pm

1024 CHEM ANNEX
- Ceremony/Service

Friday, May 15, 2026

TBD, Professor David Issadore, University of Pennsylvania

4:00 pm

RAL 116
- Seminar/Symposium

Sunday, May 17, 2026

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
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