Grainger College of Engineering, All Events
Thursday, November 13, 2025
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All DayContest Description: Hidden throughout FGI's website are 5 special fall leaves, each one on a different page. Click on each leaf to reveal a new clue that will guide you to the next page. The timer starts the moment you find your first leaf. How to Win: The fastest three participants to successfully complete the hunt will win Amazon gift cards valued at $75, $50, and $
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All DayiHotel Illinois Conference CenterThe S&R Day will focus on how sustainability and resiliency concepts and best practices can be applied to a broad range of engineering design, maintenance, operations, capital projects, construction, sustainable materials, organizational change activities, etc.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmA detailed quantification and comparative analysis of carbon emissions for three landfill final cover systems: (i) soil-only cover; (ii) soil-geosynthetic cover; and (iii) an engineered turf cover are presented. 1.0 PDH
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12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity Archives (room 146, Main Library) or via Zoom (a link will be emailed to you after registration). -
4:00 pm4100 Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building -
4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street -
4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street -
4:15 - 5:15 pmIDEA Lab, Basement of Grainger Library -
5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214PMC is a place to help undergraduate Siebel School students succeed in and outside the classroom.
Friday, November 14, 2025
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All DayContest Description: Hidden throughout FGI's website are 5 special fall leaves, each one on a different page. Click on each leaf to reveal a new clue that will guide you to the next page. The timer starts the moment you find your first leaf. How to Win: The fastest three participants to successfully complete the hunt will win Amazon gift cards valued at $75, $50, and $
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10:00 - 10:50 am1310 DCL - 1304 W Springfield Ave, Urbana IL 61801 -
11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236 -
12:00 pm116 Roger Adams Lab -
12:00 pm4100 Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building -
2:00 - 3:15 pm1304 Siebel Center -
2:00 pm3269 Beckman Institute (3rd floor tower room). -
2:30 - 3:30 pmIllini Rooms | Illini Union | 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801
Saturday, November 15, 2025
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All DayContest Description: Hidden throughout FGI's website are 5 special fall leaves, each one on a different page. Click on each leaf to reveal a new clue that will guide you to the next page. The timer starts the moment you find your first leaf. How to Win: The fastest three participants to successfully complete the hunt will win Amazon gift cards valued at $75, $50, and $
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All DayGrainger Engineering undergrads - consider a dual degree! Your primary degree + the ILEE degree.
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10:15 am 11:30am141 Loomis Laboratory of PhysicsDid you know the internet is distributed using light? A quantum network uses the smallest possible blips of light, called photons, to share information in a fundamentally different way, based on the concepts of quantum mechanics. This presentation will share the work that led to the launch of the first Public Quantum Network (PQN) at The Urbana Free Library.
Sunday, November 16, 2025
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All DayContest Description: Hidden throughout FGI's website are 5 special fall leaves, each one on a different page. Click on each leaf to reveal a new clue that will guide you to the next page. The timer starts the moment you find your first leaf. How to Win: The fastest three participants to successfully complete the hunt will win Amazon gift cards valued at $75, $50, and $
Monday, November 17, 2025
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All DayContest Description: Hidden throughout FGI's website are 5 special fall leaves, each one on a different page. Click on each leaf to reveal a new clue that will guide you to the next page. The timer starts the moment you find your first leaf. How to Win: The fastest three participants to successfully complete the hunt will win Amazon gift cards valued at $75, $50, and $
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10:00 am3403 Siebel Center -
3:30 pmHYBRID: 2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science or online -
4:00 - 5:00 pmCIF 2035 -
4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street -
4:00 pm1310 Yeh Student Center, 205 N Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL -
5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214PMC is a place to help undergraduate students succeed in and outside the classroom.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
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All DayContest Description: Hidden throughout FGI's website are 5 special fall leaves, each one on a different page. Click on each leaf to reveal a new clue that will guide you to the next page. The timer starts the moment you find your first leaf. How to Win: The fastest three participants to successfully complete the hunt will win Amazon gift cards valued at $75, $50, and $
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Soonwon Choi, Assistant Professor of Physics, MIT
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4:00 pm4100 Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building -
4:00 - 4:50 pm1306 Everitt LaboratoryLectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
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4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street -
4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street -

ACDIS: Seminar Series - John Erath and Connor Murray - Center for Arms Control and Non-proliferation
5:00 pmCoble Hall, Conference Room 108 -- 801 S. Wright Street
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
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All DayContest Description: Hidden throughout FGI's website are 5 special fall leaves, each one on a different page. Click on each leaf to reveal a new clue that will guide you to the next page. The timer starts the moment you find your first leaf. How to Win: The fastest three participants to successfully complete the hunt will win Amazon gift cards valued at $75, $50, and $
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3:30 pmHYBRID: 2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science or online -
4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141 -
5:00 - 6:00 pmECEB 1002Learn about the career journey of Gerald Wilson, the Director of Entrepreneurship for EnterpriseWorks at Research Park on campus.
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5:00 - 6:00 pmUndergraduates in all majors are invited to join the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute (IHSI) for an information session Nov. 19 from 5 to 6 p.m. on Zoom to learn about the Summer 2026 Community-Academic Scholars program.
Thursday, November 20, 2025
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All DayContest Description: Hidden throughout FGI's website are 5 special fall leaves, each one on a different page. Click on each leaf to reveal a new clue that will guide you to the next page. The timer starts the moment you find your first leaf. How to Win: The fastest three participants to successfully complete the hunt will win Amazon gift cards valued at $75, $50, and $
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11:00 am2405 Siebel Center -
11:00 am114 Transportation Building -
4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street -
4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street -
4:00 - 5:00 pm1002 Grainger Auditorium -
4:00 pm4100 Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building -
4:15 - 5:15 pmIDEA Lab, Basement of Grainger Library -
5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214PMC is a place to help undergraduate Siebel School students succeed in and outside the classroom.
Friday, November 21, 2025
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All DayContest Description: Hidden throughout FGI's website are 5 special fall leaves, each one on a different page. Click on each leaf to reveal a new clue that will guide you to the next page. The timer starts the moment you find your first leaf. How to Win: The fastest three participants to successfully complete the hunt will win Amazon gift cards valued at $75, $50, and $
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10:00 - 10:50 am1310 DCL - 1304 W Springfield Ave, Urbana IL 61801 -
4:00 - 5:00 pm1214 Siebel Center
Saturday, November 22, 2025
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All DayContest Description: Hidden throughout FGI's website are 5 special fall leaves, each one on a different page. Click on each leaf to reveal a new clue that will guide you to the next page. The timer starts the moment you find your first leaf. How to Win: The fastest three participants to successfully complete the hunt will win Amazon gift cards valued at $75, $50, and $
Sunday, November 23, 2025
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All DayContest Description: Hidden throughout FGI's website are 5 special fall leaves, each one on a different page. Click on each leaf to reveal a new clue that will guide you to the next page. The timer starts the moment you find your first leaf. How to Win: The fastest three participants to successfully complete the hunt will win Amazon gift cards valued at $75, $50, and $
Monday, November 24, 2025
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All DayContest Description: Hidden throughout FGI's website are 5 special fall leaves, each one on a different page. Click on each leaf to reveal a new clue that will guide you to the next page. The timer starts the moment you find your first leaf. How to Win: The fastest three participants to successfully complete the hunt will win Amazon gift cards valued at $75, $50, and $
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5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214PMC is a place to help undergraduate students succeed in and outside the classroom.
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
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All DayContest Description: Hidden throughout FGI's website are 5 special fall leaves, each one on a different page. Click on each leaf to reveal a new clue that will guide you to the next page. The timer starts the moment you find your first leaf. How to Win: The fastest three participants to successfully complete the hunt will win Amazon gift cards valued at $75, $50, and $
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
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All DayContest Description: Hidden throughout FGI's website are 5 special fall leaves, each one on a different page. Click on each leaf to reveal a new clue that will guide you to the next page. The timer starts the moment you find your first leaf. How to Win: The fastest three participants to successfully complete the hunt will win Amazon gift cards valued at $75, $50, and $
Thursday, November 27, 2025
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All DayContest Description: Hidden throughout FGI's website are 5 special fall leaves, each one on a different page. Click on each leaf to reveal a new clue that will guide you to the next page. The timer starts the moment you find your first leaf. How to Win: The fastest three participants to successfully complete the hunt will win Amazon gift cards valued at $75, $50, and $
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5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214PMC is a place to help undergraduate Siebel School students succeed in and outside the classroom.
Friday, November 28, 2025
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All DayContest Description: Hidden throughout FGI's website are 5 special fall leaves, each one on a different page. Click on each leaf to reveal a new clue that will guide you to the next page. The timer starts the moment you find your first leaf. How to Win: The fastest three participants to successfully complete the hunt will win Amazon gift cards valued at $75, $50, and $
Saturday, November 29, 2025
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All DayContest Description: Hidden throughout FGI's website are 5 special fall leaves, each one on a different page. Click on each leaf to reveal a new clue that will guide you to the next page. The timer starts the moment you find your first leaf. How to Win: The fastest three participants to successfully complete the hunt will win Amazon gift cards valued at $75, $50, and $
Sunday, November 30, 2025
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All DayContest Description: Hidden throughout FGI's website are 5 special fall leaves, each one on a different page. Click on each leaf to reveal a new clue that will guide you to the next page. The timer starts the moment you find your first leaf. How to Win: The fastest three participants to successfully complete the hunt will win Amazon gift cards valued at $75, $50, and $
Monday, December 1, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pmESB 190 -
4:00 - 5:00 pmCIF 2035 -
4:00 pm1310 Yeh Student Center, 205 N Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL -
5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214PMC is a place to help undergraduate students succeed in and outside the classroom.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
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12:00 - 1:30 pmPart 1 Welding Different Geomembrane Polymers will focus on the following: • Welding PE and PP materials (HDPE, LLDPE. fPP and PP-R) • Welding PVC and similar products ( PVC, CSPE and EIA)
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4:00 - 4:50 pm1306 Everitt LaboratoryLectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
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4:00 pm4100 Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236 -
3:30 pmHYBRID: 2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science or online
Thursday, December 4, 2025
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11:00 am114 Transportation Building -
12:00 - 1:30 pmPart 2: Welding Equipment and Selection will focus on the following: • Hot wedge fusion welder – solid and split wedges • Hot air fusion welder • Hand extrusion welder • Adhesive and solvent welding • Data logging technology and its benefits • Equipment setup
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CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Mark Blenner, University of Delaware (host: Chris Rao)
2:00 pm116 Roger Adams Lab -
2:30 - 3:30 pm2405 Siebel Center -

Ingenuity Mars Helicopter - The Engineering Journey of the First Rotorcraft Flight on Another Planet
4:00 - 5:00 pm1002 Grainger Auditorium -
4:15 - 5:15 pmIDEA Lab, Basement of Grainger Library -
5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214PMC is a place to help undergraduate Siebel School students succeed in and outside the classroom.
Friday, December 5, 2025
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2:15 - 3:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Monday, December 8, 2025
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3:30 pmHYBRID: 2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science or online -
4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street -
5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214PMC is a place to help undergraduate students succeed in and outside the classroom.
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Liang Jiang, Professor of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
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12:00 - 1:30 pmPart 3 Welding Parameters will focus on the following: • Understanding Heat, Speed, and Pressure • Establishing Welding Windows • Importance of Welding Windows • Impact/Dangers/Wrinkles from Ambient conditions • Parameter recommendations • Pre-weld Testing • Correct seam overlap • What if FML is not clean (dust, water, painting)
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4:00 - 4:50 pm1306 Everitt LaboratoryLectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
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1:00 - 2:00 pmNCSA 1040Part of the Cancer Center at Illinois Seminar Series that features the latest research at the center of cancer and engineering.
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3:00 - 4:00 pmGrainger Engineering Library and Information Center, Room 335 -
3:30 pmHYBRID: 2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science or online -
4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141
Thursday, December 11, 2025
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All DayFunk Library, Grainger Engineering Library and Information Center, Main LibrarySave the date: On Reading Day, take a study break to relax and refresh at the library's end-of-semester tradition, De-Stress Fest! We'll have more information about each location's unique schedule of events closer to the date.
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12:00 - 1:30 pmPart 4 Importance of Seam Testing will focus on the following: • Non-Destructive Testing – air channel, pick, air lance, and vacuum testing • Destructive Testing – In-house and 3rd Party Testing • Factory and Field Testing • What if seam test(s) fails - Patching • Project goal is a liner system that does not leak – work together-welder, CQA, regulator,
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12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity Archives (room 146, Main Library) or via Zoom (a link will be emailed to you after registration). -
4:15 - 5:15 pmIDEA Lab, Basement of Grainger Library -
5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214PMC is a place to help undergraduate Siebel School students succeed in and outside the classroom.
Friday, December 12, 2025
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2:15 - 3:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Friday, December 19, 2025
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2:15 - 3:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Saturday, December 20, 2025
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11:00 am - 1:00 pmLatzer Hall in the University of Illinois YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820
Friday, December 26, 2025
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2:15 - 3:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom