Grainger College of Engineering, All Events
Monday, April 6, 2026
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2:00 - 3:00 pmRoom 303, Transportation Bldg. (104 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana) -
4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street -
4:15 - 5:00 pm210 Engineering Hall, 1308 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801 -
4:30 - 5:30 pm0216 Siebel Center for Computer Science
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5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214Meet your fellow Siebel School peer mentors and get advice on courses, approach course instructors, RSOs, internships, and much, much more!
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Zheshen Zhang, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Michigan
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4:00 pm100 Material Science Engineering Building
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4:00 pm119 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
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5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214
Meet your fellow Siebel School peer mentors and get advice on courses, approach course instructors, RSOs, internships, and much, much more!
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
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9:00 am 03/06/2026117 Roger Adams Lab
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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4:00 - 5:00 pmGrainger Engineering Library and Information Center, Grainger Commons Room 233/235This session gets into the technicalities of podcast distribution.
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5:00 - 7:00 pmECEB 1002
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5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214
Meet your fellow Siebel School peer mentors and get advice on courses, approach course instructors, RSOs, internships, and much, much more!
Thursday, April 9, 2026
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9:00 am 03/06/2026433 Roger Adams Lab
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11:00 am - 12:15 pm4045 School of Information Sciences
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12:00 - 1:00 pmIn this webinar, Dr. Stark will describe the use of solar evaporation ponds for lithium and other minerals in Chile. In particular, he will focus on geomembrane durability in the harsh desert environment after five years of exposure. Durability was assessed by sampling and testing 45 different factory fabricated panels, including seams, that had been exposed in the desert.
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12:30 - 1:30 pm1302 Everitt Laboratory (Limited Space, contact leonl@illinois.edu) -
2:00 - 4:00 pmGrainger Engineering Library Information Center, Grainger Commons Room 233/235Grab some friends and come hang out and play some video games at the Grainger Engineering Library Information Center!
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4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
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4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
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4:15 - 5:15 pmIDEA Lab, Basement of Grainger LibraryWeekly interactive tabling events to learn about resources for stress management individually and throughout the campus community.
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5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214
Meet your fellow Siebel School peer mentors and get advice on courses, approach course instructors, RSOs, internships, and much, much more!
Friday, April 10, 2026
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All DayBardeen and Engineering QuadsForging the Future Experience exciting exhibits and competitions during Engineering Open House 2026!
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10:00 - 10:50 am2311 NCEL - Yeh CenterRecent work at the Colorado School of Mines have shown that highly persistent fluorochemical contaminants, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) “forever chemicals”, can be mineralized using a hydrothermal alkaline treatment (HALT) process.
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10:00 - 10:50 am2079 Natural History Building 1301 West Green Street Urbana, IL 61801
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12:30 pm204 Loomis (Interaction Room) -
1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom -
2:00 - 3:15 pm1214 Siebel Center
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5:00 - 8:00 pmIDEA Lab, Basement of Grainger Engineering Library Information CenterVR Club at UIUC hosts meetings on Fridays from 4 - 7 PM at the IDEA Lab. Meetings start with MiXR (Meetings involving Extended Reality), an academic forum discussing topics regarding extended reality technology and the metaverse, followed by VR activities. - The Grainger Engineering Library Information Center IDEA Lab
Saturday, April 11, 2026
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All DayBardeen and Engineering Quads
Forging the Future Experience exciting exhibits and competitions during Engineering Open House 2026!
Sunday, April 12, 2026
Monday, April 13, 2026
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4:00 - 5:00 pmCIF 2035
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4:00 pmNathan M. Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory
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4:15 - 5:00 pm210 Engineering Hall, 1308 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801
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5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214
Meet your fellow Siebel School peer mentors and get advice on courses, approach course instructors, RSOs, internships, and much, much more!
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
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3:00 pmCoble Hall, Conference Room 108 -- 801 S. Wright Street
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4:00 pm100 Material Science Engineering Building
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4:00 - 4:50 pm4025 Campus Instructional FacilityLectures 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 pm119 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
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4:00 pm119 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
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5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214
Meet your fellow Siebel School peer mentors and get advice on courses, approach course instructors, RSOs, internships, and much, much more!
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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12:00 - 12:50 pmEveritt 2310 -
The Physics Colloquium: Harold Hwang (Stanford University) “Superconductivity in layered nickelates”
4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141 -
5:00 - 7:00 pmECEB 1002
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5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214
Meet your fellow Siebel School peer mentors and get advice on courses, approach course instructors, RSOs, internships, and much, much more!
Thursday, April 16, 2026
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All DayElectrical and Computer Engineering Building -
AE Seminar Speaker: Sung Min Jo - Towards Physics-aware Design of Next-generation Hypersonic Systems
9:30 - 10:30 amCIF 2035 -
4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
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4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
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4:15 - 5:15 pmIDEA Lab, Basement of Grainger Library
Weekly interactive tabling events to learn about resources for stress management individually and throughout the campus community.
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5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214
Meet your fellow Siebel School peer mentors and get advice on courses, approach course instructors, RSOs, internships, and much, much more!
Friday, April 17, 2026
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All DayElectrical and Computer Engineering Building
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All DayNathan M. Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory
On behalf of the EE&S Symposium organizing committee, we are pleased to invite abstract submissions for the 2026 Environmental Engineering and Science Symposium, to be held on April 17th, 2026, at the Civil and Environmental Engineering buildings, at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
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4:15 - 5:00 pm210 Engineering Hall, 1308 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801
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5:00 - 8:00 pmIDEA Lab, Basement of Grainger Engineering Library Information CenterVR Club at UIUC hosts meetings on Fridays from 4 - 7 PM at the IDEA Lab. Meetings start with MiXR (Meetings involving Extended Reality), an academic forum discussing topics regarding extended reality technology and the metaverse, followed by VR activities. - The Grainger Engineering Library Information Center IDEA Lab
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Monday, April 20, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmESB 190
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4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
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4:15 - 5:00 pm210 Engineering Hall, 1308 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801
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5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214
Meet your fellow Siebel School peer mentors and get advice on courses, approach course instructors, RSOs, internships, and much, much more!
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Yuan Ping, Associate Professor of Physics, UW-Madison
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3:00 pmCoble Hall, Conference Room 108 -- 801 S. Wright Street
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4:00 - 4:50 pm4025 Campus Instructional Facility
Lectures 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 Material Science Engineering Building
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5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214
Meet your fellow Siebel School peer mentors and get advice on courses, approach course instructors, RSOs, internships, and much, much more!
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
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4:00 - 7:00 pmSidney Lu 2055
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5:00 - 7:00 pmECEB 1002
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5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214
Meet your fellow Siebel School peer mentors and get advice on courses, approach course instructors, RSOs, internships, and much, much more!
Thursday, April 23, 2026
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4:00 pmBeckman Institute AuditoriumJoin the Cancer Center at Illinois for a screening of "Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution." The documentary chronicles the life and career of Nobel Laureate and Illinois alumnus, Phil Sharp. Seating is limited. We recommend you arrive early.
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4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
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4:15 - 5:15 pmIDEA Lab, Basement of Grainger Library
Weekly interactive tabling events to learn about resources for stress management individually and throughout the campus community.
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5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214
Meet your fellow Siebel School peer mentors and get advice on courses, approach course instructors, RSOs, internships, and much, much more!
Friday, April 24, 2026
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1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Saturday, April 25, 2026
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6:00 - 9:00 pmIllini Union, Illini RoomThis April 25th event will honor Siebel School of Computing and Data Science alumni, faculty, staff, and students for their outstanding accomplishments of the past year.
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Monday, April 27, 2026
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214
Meet your fellow Siebel School peer mentors and get advice on courses, approach course instructors, RSOs, internships, and much, much more!
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Kater Murch, Professor of Physics, UC Berkeley
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3:00 pmCoble Hall, Conference Room 108 -- 801 S. Wright Street
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4:00 pm100 Material Science Engineering Building
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4:00 - 4:50 pm4025 Campus Instructional Facility
Lectures 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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5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214
Meet your fellow Siebel School peer mentors and get advice on courses, approach course instructors, RSOs, internships, and much, much more!
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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12:00 - 12:50 pmEveritt 2310
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4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141
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5:00 - 7:00 pmECEB 1002
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5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214
Meet your fellow Siebel School peer mentors and get advice on courses, approach course instructors, RSOs, internships, and much, much more!
Thursday, April 30, 2026
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4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
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4:15 - 5:15 pmIDEA Lab, Basement of Grainger Library
Weekly interactive tabling events to learn about resources for stress management individually and throughout the campus community.
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5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214
Meet your fellow Siebel School peer mentors and get advice on courses, approach course instructors, RSOs, internships, and much, much more!
Friday, May 1, 2026
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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12:00 - 4:00 pmGrainger Engineering Library and Information Center, Grainger Commons Room 233/235From Noon to 4:00 PM, the library's Grainger Commons will transform into a drop-in study space so you can finish up that last assignment or get in the zone to study for finals.
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1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Saturday, May 2, 2026
Sunday, May 3, 2026
Monday, May 4, 2026
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4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
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5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214
Meet your fellow Siebel School peer mentors and get advice on courses, approach course instructors, RSOs, internships, and much, much more!
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Speaker: Lawrence Cheuk, Assistant Professor of Physics, Princeton University
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12:00 - 1:00 pm
This webinar will explore the various geomembrane materials used in baffle curtain fabrication, along with common baffle curtain design configurations for ponds, reservoirs, underground clearwells, and above‑ground storage tanks. It will also provide an overview of manufacturing and installation methods.
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3:00 pmCoble Hall, Conference Room 108 -- 801 S. Wright Street
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4:00 - 4:50 pm4025 Campus Instructional Facility
Lectures 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 pm119 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
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5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214
Meet your fellow Siebel School peer mentors and get advice on courses, approach course instructors, RSOs, internships, and much, much more!
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141
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5:00 - 7:00 pmECEB 1002
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5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214
Meet your fellow Siebel School peer mentors and get advice on courses, approach course instructors, RSOs, internships, and much, much more!
Thursday, May 7, 2026
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10:00 am - 10:00 pmMain Library, Funk Library, Grainger Engineering Library, and the Music and Performing Arts Library
On Reading Day, take a study break to relax and refresh at the library’s end-of-semester tradition, De-Stress Fest! Participating locations include Main Library, Funk Library, Grainger Engineering Library, and the Music and Performing Arts Library (MPAL). More details and schedules will be shared closer to the date.
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4:15 - 5:15 pmIDEA Lab, Basement of Grainger Library
Weekly interactive tabling events to learn about resources for stress management individually and throughout the campus community.
Friday, May 8, 2026
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1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Monday, May 11, 2026
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Friday, May 15, 2026
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1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Sunday, May 17, 2026
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9:30 11:00 amKrannert Center for the Performing Arts, Tryon Festival Theatre, 500 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
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11:00 1:00 p.m.Illini Union - room ABC, 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801
Monday, May 18, 2026
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Friday, May 22, 2026
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1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
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All DayI Hotel & Illinois Conference CenterINNOVARail is a NEW multi-disciplinary railroad research, technology, and development conference. Join us 26-28 May 2026, at the I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, Illinois, to present your work and connect with a broad audience representing all sectors of the rail transportation community.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmHybrid (In-person at Siebel Center, room 2405 and online at zoom link)
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
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All DayI Hotel & Illinois Conference Center
INNOVARail is a NEW multi-disciplinary railroad research, technology, and development conference. Join us 26-28 May 2026, at the I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, Illinois, to present your work and connect with a broad audience representing all sectors of the rail transportation community.
Thursday, May 28, 2026
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All DayI Hotel & Illinois Conference Center
INNOVARail is a NEW multi-disciplinary railroad research, technology, and development conference. Join us 26-28 May 2026, at the I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, Illinois, to present your work and connect with a broad audience representing all sectors of the rail transportation community.
Friday, May 29, 2026
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1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom