The Grainger College of Engineering

Grainger College of Engineering, All Events

Friday, June 12, 2026

Last day to withdraw* and receive a 70% refund of tuition for Summer 2026 FS courses.

All Day
- Other
Final Exam: Sangrui Luo

1:00 - 3:00 pm

Electrical and Computer Engineering Building Rm 5070
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Science at the Market: Molecular & Cellular Biology Graduate Student Association

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Urbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
- Community Service

Monday, June 15, 2026

Application Deadline - ILEE Dual Degree

All Day

Grainger Engineering undergrads - consider a dual degree! Your primary degree + the ILEE degree.
- Other

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Summer Research Program Lunch and Learn

12:00 - 1:00 pm

Hybrid (In-person at Siebel Center, room 2405 and online at zoom link)
- Seminar/Symposium
Final Defense - PhD - Michael Nelappana

2:00 pm

Beckman 3269 and zoom
- Other

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Final Exam: Jinghan Huang

9:00 - 11:00 am

Coordinated Science Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium
PhD Final Defense – Apidej Sakulneya

9:00 am

CEEB 3012
- Seminar/Symposium
PhD Final Defense – Chao Wang

9:00 am

CEEB 3019
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Science at the Market: Pollinator Week Planning Committee

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Urbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
- Ceremony/Service

Monday, June 22, 2026

Last day to withdraw* and receive a 60% refund of tuition for Summer 2026 FS courses.

All Day
- Other
Final Defense of Shivansh Patel

1:00 pm

Siebel Center 3102
- Other

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Final Exam: Gerasimos Gerogiannis

8:00 - 10:00 am

Electrical and Computer Engineering Building Room 5070
- Seminar/Symposium
Final Defense of Hadjer Benkraouda

10:00 am
- Other
Summer Research Program Lunch and Learn

12:00 - 1:00 pm

Hybrid (In-person at Siebel Center, room 2405 and online at zoom link)
- Seminar/Symposium
Final Defense of Marc Canby

1:00 pm
- Other

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Deadline for ALL to drop semester course via Student Self-Service.

All Day
- Other
Final Defense of Ibtihal Ferwana

12:00 pm
- Other

Thursday, June 25, 2026

PhD Final Defense – Vikram Kumar

9:00 am

Newmark Quade Conference Room
- Seminar/Symposium
Final Exam: Wen Jin

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Seminar/Symposium
Final Exam: Alex Littlefield

3:00 - 5:00 pm

MNTL 1000
- Seminar/Symposium
Final Exam: Moulik Choraria

3:00 - 5:00 pm

Coordinated Science Laboratory 301
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, June 26, 2026

Last day to withdraw* and receive a 50% refund of tuition for Summer 2026 FS courses.

All Day
- Other
Final Defense of Ali Reza Ibrahimzada

12:00 pm

Siebel Center 3124
- Other

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Science at the Market: AAPSRF

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Urbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
- Community Service

Sunday, June 28, 2026

Summer 2026 tuition and fees are due.

All Day
- Other

Monday, June 29, 2026

Final Exam: Yicong Dong

9:00 - 11:00 am

Holonyak Micro & Nanotechnology Lab 3005
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Final Defense of Adil Inam

9:00 am
- Other
Final Exam: Leah Espenhahn

9:00 - 11:00 am

HMNTL 1000
- Seminar/Symposium
Summer Research Program Lunch and Learn

12:00 - 1:00 pm

Hybrid (In-person at Siebel Center, room 2405 and online at zoom link)
- Seminar/Symposium
Final Exam: Xinan Chen

2:00 - 4:00 pm

Coordinated Science Laboratory 301
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Final Exam: Yuqi Li

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

ZOOM
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, July 3, 2026

Final Defense of Christian Howard

11:00 am

Siebel Center 3124
- Other

Saturday, July 4, 2026

Science at the Market: LabEscape

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Urbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
- Community Service

Sunday, July 5, 2026

Last day to add name to August degree list.

All Day
- Other

Monday, July 6, 2026

Final Exam: Mick Gardner

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Beckman 4269, 4th floor tower room
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Prelim Exam: Masa Sakakura

9:00 - 11:00 am
- Seminar/Symposium
Summer Research Program Lunch and Learn

12:00 - 1:00 pm

Hybrid (In-person at Siebel Center, room 2405 and online at zoom link)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Final Exam: Samhita Marri

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

CSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, July 10, 2026

Last day to withdraw* and receive a 40% refund of tuition for Summer 2026 FS courses.

All Day
- Other
Last day to withdraw* or drop** a Summer 2026 FS courses course without a grade of "W".

All Day
- Other
Prelim Exam: Yuanbo Zhang

3:00 - 5:00 pm

Beckman Institute
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, July 11, 2026

Science at the Market: Molecular & Cellular Biology Graduate Student Association

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Urbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
- Community Service

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Summer Research Program Lunch and Learn

12:00 - 1:00 pm

Hybrid (In-person at Siebel Center, room 2405 and online at zoom link)
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, July 16, 2026

ECE Alumni Reception

All Day

Detroit, MI
- Social/Informal Event

Friday, July 17, 2026

Prelim Exam: Ziyang Xu

3:00 - 5:00 pm

Beckman 2169 or Zoom
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, July 18, 2026

Science at the Market: Women & Gender Minorities in Physics

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Urbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
- Community Service

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Summer Research Program Lunch and Learn

12:00 - 1:00 pm

Hybrid (In-person at Siebel Center, room 2405 and online at zoom link)
- Seminar/Symposium
Prelim Exam: Dimitrios Gotsis

1:00 - 3:00 pm

Beckman 4369
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Astrophysics, Relativity, and Cosmology Seminar - Raj Kishor Joshi (Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center) "Interior magnetic field dynamics in Magnetars"

11:00 am

Rhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, July 25, 2026

Science at the Market: Carl Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

8:30 am - 12:00 pm

Urbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
- Community Service

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Summer Research Program Lunch and Learn

12:00 - 1:00 pm

Hybrid (In-person at Siebel Center, room 2405 and online at zoom link)
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, August 1, 2026

Science at the Market: Cancer Center at Illinois

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Urbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
- Community Service

Monday, August 3, 2026

Track Engineering Fundamentals Short Course
Recurring

12:00 - 4:00 pm
- Conference/Workshop

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Track Engineering Fundamentals Short Course
Recurring

12:00 - 4:00 pm
- Conference/Workshop

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Track Engineering Fundamentals Short Course
Recurring

12:00 - 4:00 pm
- Conference/Workshop

Thursday, August 6, 2026

Track Engineering Fundamentals Short Course
Recurring

12:00 - 4:00 pm
- Conference/Workshop
Last day to withdraw* or drop** a course without petitioning the Graduate College.

All Day
- Other

Saturday, August 8, 2026

Science at the Market: LabEscape

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Urbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
- Community Service

Monday, August 10, 2026

Prelim Exam: Xiaodong Ye

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

MNTL 2003
- Seminar/Symposium
Railroad Project Design Short Course
Recurring

12:00 - 4:00 pm
- Conference/Workshop

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Railroad Project Design Short Course
Recurring

12:00 - 4:00 pm
- Conference/Workshop

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Railroad Project Design Short Course
Recurring

12:00 - 4:00 pm
- Conference/Workshop

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Railroad Project Design Short Course
Recurring

12:00 - 4:00 pm
- Conference/Workshop

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Science at the Market: Cancer Center at Illinois

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Urbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
- Community Service

Monday, August 17, 2026

Non-degree students should register for fall online courses by this date to avoid delay in logins

All Day
- Other

Saturday, August 22, 2026

Science at the Market: Molecular & Cellular Biology Graduate Student Association

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Urbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
- Community Service

Sunday, August 23, 2026

Last day to cancel registration in order to receive a full refund of tuition and fees for Fall 2026 courses.

All Day
- Other

Saturday, August 29, 2026

Science at the Market: Physics Grad Student Association

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Urbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
- Community Service

Thursday, September 3, 2026

National GEM Consortium Annual Conference 2026
Recurring

All Day

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

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, September 4, 2026

Saturday, September 5, 2026

National GEM Consortium Annual Conference 2026
Recurring

All Day

Dallas, TX
- Conference/Workshop
Science at the Market: Illinois Science Explorers

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Urbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
- Community Service

Thursday, September 10, 2026

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

Last day to withdraw* and receive an 80% refund of tuition.

All Day
- Other

Saturday, September 12, 2026

Science at the Market: Central Illinois Bat Festival

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Urbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
- Community Service

Thursday, September 17, 2026

SE290
Recurring

11:00 am

1310 DCL
- Lecture
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

Merge Campus Visit Program Virtual Event

2:00 - 5:00 pm
- Other

Saturday, September 19, 2026

Science at the Market: CU Astronomical Society

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Urbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
- Community Service

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

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

Thursday, September 24, 2026

SE290
Recurring

11:00 am

1310 DCL
- Lecture
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Wenyu Huang, Iowa State University (Host: Prof. Hong Yang)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, September 25, 2026

Last day to withdraw* and receive a 70% refund of tuition.

All Day
- Other

Saturday, September 26, 2026

Science at the Market: Parkland College Science Club

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Urbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
- Community Service

Monday, September 28, 2026

Fall 2026 tuition and fees are due.

All Day
- Other

Thursday, October 1, 2026

SE290

11:00 am

1310 DCL
- Lecture
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Sapna Sarupria, University of Minnesota (Host: Prof. Baron Peters) "Molecular Design of Excipient Formulations for Stable Biologics"

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium
TBA

4:00 - 5:00 pm

1002 Grainger Auditorium
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, October 3, 2026

Science at the Market: Cancer Center at Illinois

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Urbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
- Community Service

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Brandon C. Bukowski, Johns Hopkins University (Host: Elizabeth Bickel Rogers)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 8, 2026

SE290 - Cory Kniepp

11:00 am

1310 DCL
- Lecture
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Hongliang Xin, Virginia Tech (Host: Prof. Alex Mironenko)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Kelsey Hatzell, Princeton University (Host: Prof. Theresa Schoetz)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium
TBA

4:00 - 5:00 pm

1002 Grainger Auditorium
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 9, 2026

Last day to withdraw* and receive a 60% refund of tuition.

All Day
- Other

Thursday, October 15, 2026

SE290
Recurring

11:00 am

1310 DCL
- Lecture

Friday, October 16, 2026

Deadline for ALL to drop semester course via Student Self-Service.

All Day
- Other
Last day to withdraw* and receive a 50% refund of tuition.

All Day
- Other

Saturday, October 17, 2026

Science at the Market: Physics Grad Student Association

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Urbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
- Community Service

Thursday, October 22, 2026

SE290
Recurring

11:00 am

1310 DCL
- Lecture

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Sustainability & Resiliency Day

All Day

I-Hotel
- Conference/Workshop
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Ting Xu, University of California Berkeley, (Host: Prof. Deborah Leckband)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Railroad Environmental Conference
Recurring

All Day

I-Hotel
- Conference/Workshop
SHPE 2026 Annual Convention
Recurring

All Day

Indianapolis, IN
- Conference/Workshop

Thursday, October 29, 2026

Railroad Environmental Conference
Recurring

All Day

I-Hotel
- Conference/Workshop
SHPE 2026 Annual Convention
Recurring

All Day

Indianapolis, IN
- Conference/Workshop
SE290
Recurring

11:00 am

1310 DCL
- Lecture
TBA

4:00 - 5:00 pm

1002 Grainger Auditorium
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 30, 2026

SHPE 2026 Annual Convention
Recurring

All Day

Indianapolis, IN
- Conference/Workshop
Last day to withdraw* and receive a 40% refund of tuition.

All Day
- Other
No refund of tuition is available after this date.

All Day
- Other

Saturday, October 31, 2026

SHPE 2026 Annual Convention
Recurring

All Day

Indianapolis, IN
- Conference/Workshop

Sunday, November 1, 2026

Last day for GRADS to add name to December degree list. Must use Web Self-Service.

All Day
- Other

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Sujit Datta, California Institute of Technology (Host: Prof. Ying Diao)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 5, 2026

WE26 National Conference
Recurring

All Day

Boston, MA
- Conference/Workshop
SE290
Recurring

11:00 am

1310 DCL
- Lecture

Friday, November 6, 2026

WE26 National Conference
Recurring

All Day

Boston, MA
- Conference/Workshop

Thursday, November 12, 2026

SE290
Recurring

11:00 am

1310 DCL
- Lecture

Friday, November 13, 2026

Last day to withdraw* or drop** a course without a grade of "W".

All Day
- Other

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

CHBE 565-Thomas J. Hanratty Lecture, Prof. Timothy P. Lodge, University of Minnesota (Host: Prof. Alexa Kuenstler)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 19, 2026

SE290
Recurring

11:00 am

1310 DCL
- Lecture
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Amanda Marciel, Rice University (Host: Prof. Simon Rogers)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 26, 2026

SE290
Recurring

11:00 am

1310 DCL
- Lecture

Thursday, December 3, 2026

SE290 - Gayle Landuyt

11:00 am

1310 DCL
- Lecture

Thursday, December 10, 2026

Last day to withdraw* or drop** a course without petitioning the Graduate College.

All Day
- Other

The Grainger College of Engineering

University of Illinois

306 Engineering Hall MC 266

1308 West Green Street

Urbana, IL 61801

engineering@illinois.edu