College of LAS: For Faculty & Staff

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

- 3:30 pm
- Chem Annex 1024
Chem 515 Literature Seminars: Annie Hsu, UIUC “Ligand Field Effects on Electron Spin Relaxation in Molecular Qubits”,Harshit Jain, UIUC “Impacts of Geometric and Electronic Structure on Reactivity of Diiron Dinitrosyl Complexes”
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:45 pm
- 134 Astronomy
Uncovering the Elusive Origin of Fast Radio Bursts and other Radio Transients
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 p.m.
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Student Seminar: Isabelle Lakis/Whitaker Lab and David Vereau Gorbitz/Heath-Vanderpool Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

- 1:00 pm
- B102 Chemical and Life Sciences Laboratory
Sara Eslami, UIUC, Final Defense, "Investigation of Lanthipeptides and their Applications"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
FINAL DEFENSE: Kelly Gullett, "Activation of Small Oxygen-Containing Molecules by Bioinspired First Row Transition Metal Complexes" Advisor: Professor Alison Fout
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:30 pm 5:00
- GH 213
Faculty Meeting
- Meeting
- 7:00 pm
- Levis Faculty Center, Room 210
Interseminars | Dylan Rodríguez: “Against the Counterinsurgency Machine”
- Lecture

Thursday, December 7, 2023

Thursday, December 14, 2023

- 9:00 am
- 1022 Lincoln Hall
Austin Weigle, UIUC, Final Defense, "Chemical Selectivity Principles of Translocation Catalysis by Membrane Transporters"
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, December 15, 2023

- 10:00 am
- Noyes Lab 217
FINAL DEFENSE: Daniel Hu, "Development of Organometallic Nickel Complexes with Oxygenase-type Reactivity”, Advisor: Professor Liviu Mirica
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, December 16, 2023

- 1:30 - 2:30 pm
- Lincoln Hall, 702 S Wright St, Urbana, IL 61801
CHBE Winter Convocation
- Ceremony/Service
- 2:30 - 4:30 pm
- University of Illinois YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820
CHBE Winter Convocation Reception
- Reception/Open House

Thursday, January 11, 2024

- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Dr. John Mcintosh, Merck, "Evolving Ideal Syntheses of Therapeutics with Biocatalysis and Protein Engineering"
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, January 15, 2024

- All Day
Application Deadline: Humanities Without Walls Postdoctoral Scholar
- Other
- All Day
Application Deadline: HWW Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Other
- All Day
Application Deadline: HWW Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Other

Thursday, January 18, 2024

- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Professor Joe Clark, Marquette University, "title: TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, January 19, 2024

- 9:00 1:00 pm
- 300c
History Graduate Admissions meeting
- Meeting

Monday, January 22, 2024

- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Amgen Lecture: Amgen rep TBD
- Seminar/Symposium
- 5:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Amgen Lecture: Professor Sunkyu Han, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, "Title: TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

- 12:00 pm
- Charles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL
Cell and Developmental Biology Seminar: Dr. Dipanjan Chowdhury, Dana Farber Institute
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:00 pm
Dr. Corey Miles
- Seminar/Symposium
- 7:00 pm
- Levis Faculty Center, Room 210
Interseminars | Joanne Barker: "In Radical Relationality: Writing Against Climate and Gender Violence"
- Lecture

Thursday, January 25, 2024

- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar, Prof. Jeetain Mittal, Texas A&M University (Shukla)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Professor Matthew R. Golder, University of Washington, "Title: TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

- 12:00 pm
Humanities Without Walls | Summer Bridge Info Session
- Informational
- 12:00 pm
Information Session: HWW Summer Bridge Program
- Informational

Thursday, February 1, 2024

- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Professor Christopher Voigt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, "Title: TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, February 5, 2024

- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Professor Laura M. K. Dassama, Stanford University, "title: TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

- 3:00 pm
- 306 Coble Hall (801 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820)
REEEC Authors & Artists Lecture: Angela Rodel
- Lecture
- 4:00 pm 5:00 p.m.
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Student Seminar: New Student Presentations
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

- 12:00 pm
- Charles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL
Cell and Developmental Biology Seminar: International Student and Scholar Services
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:00 pm
Michelle Phelps
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:30 5:00 pm
- 321 GH
Faculty Meeting
- Meeting
- 3:30 pm 5:00
- Lincoln Hall 1092
History plus Data Science Workshop
- Meeting

Thursday, February 8, 2024

- 2:00 pm
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar, Prof. Nicholas Kotov, University of Michigan (Diao)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Genentech Lecture: Genentech rep: TBD
- Seminar/Symposium
- 5:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Genentech Lecture: Professor Bill Morandi, ETH Zürich, "Title: TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, February 9, 2024

- 12:00 pm
- B102 CLSL, Charles G. Miller Auditorium
Biochemistry Seminar of Special Interest: Dr. Beth Stadtmueller (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), TBA
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

- 4:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Student Seminars: Megan Ringling/Blanke Lab and Tongyu "Anna" Zhang/Kieffer Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, February 16, 2024

- 12:00 pm
- Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical and Life Science Laboratory
Biochemistry Seminar of Special Interest: Dr. Diana Rose E. Ranoa (University of Illinois), "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 - 5:00 pm
- Levis Faculty Center, Room 300
Graduate Student Open House & Resource Fair

Join us for an afternoon of presentations, conversations and more—a showcase of graduate student work and of resources aimed at supporting new directions in humanities-based graduate education.
- Reception/Open House

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar, Prof. Abdoulaye Djire, Texas A&M University (Shukla)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 p.m.
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Student Seminar: Tori Boyle/Hatoum-Aslan Lab and Mireille Farjo/Brooke Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

- 12:00 pm
Dr. Amin Ghaziani
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, February 22, 2024

- 12:00 pm
- Illinois Street Residence Hall, 94AB
HRI at ISR | Faculty Lunch Talk: Natalie Lira
- Lecture
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Salyers Early Career Researcher Seminar: Dr. Wanda Figeroa-Cuilan, Johns Hopkins University -- "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, February 26, 2024

- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
BMS Lecture: BMS rep: TBD, "Title: TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar, Prof. Adrianne Rosales, Texas A&M University
- Seminar/Symposium
- 5:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
BMS Lecture: Prof. Paolo Melchiorre, University of Bologna, "title: TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

- 4:00 pm 5:00 p.m.
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Student Seminar: Angelica Caserio/Metcalf Lab and Courtney Hill/Hatoum-Aslan Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

- 12:00 pm
Dr. Quinn O'Dowd
- Ceremony/Service

Thursday, February 29, 2024

- All Day
WGHS and Admitted Students Day
- Other
- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
C.S. Marvel Postdoc Symposium: Speakers TBD
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Patrick Dolan, National Institutes of Health -- "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 7:00 pm
- Urbana Free Library, Lewis Auditorium
Community Speaker Series | An Evening on the Hope Village Project

Claudia Lennhoff (Champaign County Health Care Consumers) and Wanda Ward (Executive Associate Chancellor for Public Engagement) will talk about the Hope Village Project.
- Other

Friday, March 1, 2024

- All Day
WGHS and Admitted Students Day
- Other
- 12:00 pm
- Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical and Life Science Laboratory
Biochemistry Seminar of Interest: Dr. Nicholas Wu (University of Illinois), "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, March 2, 2024

- All Day
WGHS and Admitted Students Day
- Other

Monday, March 4, 2024

- 4:00 pm
- Levis Faculty Center, Room 210
Interseminars | Kameelah Janan Rasheed
- Lecture
- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Merck Lecture, Merck rep: TBD
- Seminar/Symposium
- 5:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Merck Lecture w/Professor Franziska Schoenebeck, RWTH Aachen, "Title: TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar, Prof. Herdeline Ardona, Texas A&M University (Shukla), "Designing Peptidic Materials as Transducer Biointerfaces"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:30 - 5:00 pm
- Levis Faculty Center, Room 300
International Women's Day | Presentation and Celebration
- Conference/Workshop
- 4:00 pm 5:00 p.m.
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Student Seminar: Stephanie Puentes/Mera Lab and John Schneider/Imlay Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

- 3:30 5:00 pm
- GH 321
Faculty Meeting
- Meeting

Thursday, March 7, 2024

- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar, Prof. Michael Doherty, University of California, Santa Barbara, "Integrated Chemical Reaction Process Systems: From Alan Turing to Martin Feinberg" (Su)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Fuson Student Talks: Dinh Thanh Nguyen: "Bioinformatic-guided discovery of a novel natural product biosynthesized by distinct classes of metalloenzymes", Chelsea Swartchick:"Activity-based Bioluminescence Probe Reveals Crosstalk Between the Inflammatory Tumor Microenvironment and the ALDH Cancer Stem Cell Biomarker, Jacob D. Weaver: "A preparative small-molecule mimic of liver CYP450 enzymes in the aliphatic C–H oxidation of carbocyclic N-heterocycles"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Zemer Gitai, Princeton University -- "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 306 Coble Hall (801 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820)
REEEC New Directions Lecture: Clare Griffin
- Lecture

Friday, March 8, 2024

- 12:00 pm
- Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical and Life Science Laboratory
Biochemistry Seminar: Prof. Jonathan Chekan (UNC-Greensboro), "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 14, 2024

- 2:00 pm
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar, Prof. David Waite, UNSW Sydney, (Su)
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

- 4:00 pm 5:00 p.m.
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Student Seminar: Lindsey Grady/Hatoum-Aslan Lab and Elizabeth Thayer/Brooke Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 21, 2024

- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Heath Murray, Newcastle University -- "Molecular basis for opening a bacterial replication origin"
- Seminar/Symposium

Sunday, March 24, 2024

- 3:00 pm
- Spurlock Museum of World Cultures - 600 Gregory St., Urbana
Swami Tyagananda: Learning from Rāmāyana

Swami Tyagananda will be presenting a public lecture at Spurlock, “Learning from Rāmāyana.”
- Lecture

Monday, March 25, 2024

- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
3M Lecture: 3M Rep: TBD, "title: TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 5:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
3M Lecture: Professor Clemence Corminboeuf, EPFL, "title: TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar, Prof. Jeffrey R. Long, University of California, Berkeley (Su)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 p.m.
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Student Seminar: Suvanthee Gunasekera/Martinez Lab and Morgan Letzkus/Mera Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

- 12:00 pm
Dr. Andrew Papachristos
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 28, 2024

- All Day
- Levis Faculty Center and Alice Campbell Alumni Center
Sporting Publics: History, Sports, and American Culture | Symposium
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:30 pm
- Chem Annex 1024
Professor Andrew Greytak, University of South Carolina, (TBD) (M)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Ankur Dalia, Indiana University -- "Regulation and mechanisms of horizontal gene transfer by natural transformation"
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, March 29, 2024

- All Day
- Levis Faculty Center and Alice Campbell Alumni Center
Sporting Publics: History, Sports, and American Culture | Symposium
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

- 4:00 pm 5:00 p.m.
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Student Seminar: Michael Bochert/Golding Lab and Hellan Lee/Vanderpool Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

- 12:00 pm
Dr. Heba Gowayed
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:30 5:00 pm
- GH 321
Faculty Meeting
- Meeting
- 7:00 pm
- Levis Faculty Center, Room 422
Sights and Sounds of Black Britain | Panel

Join us for an evening with Caroline Bressey (University College, London), Kennetta Hammond Perry (Northwestern University), and Rochelle Sennet (University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign) as they share their research on Black Britons in a variety of media.
- Lecture