Grainger College of Engineering, All Events

Friday, June 26, 2026

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

All Day
- 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
Final Defense of Shaowei Liu

9:30 am

Siebel Center Room 3102
- Other
Let’s Chat about iCAN (online): Soha Huq (iCAN and MCS alum)

11:00 am - 12:00 pm Central Time
- Informational
PhD Final Defense – Subhrangsu Saha

11:00 am

Newmark 2311
- Seminar/Symposium
Final Defense of Yanru Qu

12:00 pm
- Other
PhD Final Defense – Yi-Chia Chang

1:00 pm

CEEB 2012 (Conference Room)
- 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
PhD Final Defense – Shirin Qiam

9:00 am

Newmark 1311
- Seminar/Symposium
Summer Research Program Lunch and Learn: Grad School 101 & Career Paths with a MS or PhD - Minje Kim, Sarah Sterman and Luyi Xing

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 Defense of Shuai Wang

10:00 am

Siebel Center Room 4124
- Other
Final Exam: Yuqi Li

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

ZOOM
- Seminar/Symposium
PhD Final Defense – Weiheng Zhong

10:00 am
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, July 2, 2026

Final Defense of Ye, Joshua, "How Rhodotorula toruloides uses difficult substrates to yield biofuels"

11:00 am

612 IGB (Institute for Genomic Biology)
- 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

PhD Final Defense – Xiaokai Yang

9:00 am
- Seminar/Symposium
Final Exam: Mick Gardner

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Beckman 4269, 4th floor tower room
- Seminar/Symposium
PhD Final Defense – Sebastian Pozo Ocampo

2:00 pm

CEEB 2015
- Seminar/Symposium
Final Defense of Ebin Joseph, "Expanding fatty alcohol production in Yarrowia lipolytica"

3:00 pm

612 IGB (Institute for Genomic Biology)
- Seminar/Symposium
Final Exam: Chihun Song

5:00 - 7:00 pm

Coordinated Science Laboratory 301
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Prelim Exam: Masa Sakakura

9:00 - 11:00 am
- Seminar/Symposium
Summer Research Program Lunch and Learn: Developing your Professional Persona - Fernando Granha Jeronimo, Mashfiqui Rabbi and Jule Schatz

12:00 - 1:00 pm

Hybrid (In-person at Siebel Center, room 2405 and online at zoom link)
- Seminar/Symposium
Summer Research Program Community Building: Board Games

1:00 - 3:00 pm

Siebel Center, room 2405
- Social/Informal Event
Technology with Purpose: Leading the Future of Chicago Engineering

5:30 - 8:00 pm

Discovery Partners Institute, 200 South Wacker Drive, 4th Floor Discovery Room, Chicago, IL 60606
- Conference/Workshop

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Final Exam: Samhita Marri

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

CSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, July 9, 2026

PhD Final Defense – Travis A. Shoemaker

9:00 am
- 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
PhD Final Defense – Dylan Centella Raef

1:00 pm
- Seminar/Symposium
Summer Research Program Community Building: Kayaking at Sugar Valley

All Day

Sugar Valley Marshall, IN
- Social/Informal Event
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: Presentation and Other Verbal Communication Skills - Ruby Tahboub, Gang Wang

12:00 - 1:00 pm

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

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Final Defense of Wesley Harrison, "Development of New-to-Nature Enzyme Chemistries with Photobiocatalysis"

3:00 pm

1092 Lincoln hall
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, July 16, 2026

ECE Alumni Reception

All Day

Detroit, MI
- Social/Informal Event
Final Defense of Anna Karanika

12:00 pm

Siebel Center 3102
- Other
Summer Research Program Community Building: Brazilian Dinner at Gies Stadium

6:00

Gies Stadium
- 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: Preparing a Competitive Application for Graduate School and External Fellowships - Max Fowler, Aishwarya Ganesan and Lana Lazebnik

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
Summer Research Program Community Building: Bowling

2:00 - 4:00 pm

Illini Union Rec Room
- Social/Informal Event

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: Siebel School Summer Research Program Symposium

12:00 - 1:00 pm

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

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Grainger Engineering Chicago Alumni and Student Networking Reception

5:00 - 7:00 pm

Discovery Partners Institute
- Reception/Open House
Grainger Engineering Chicago Summer Networking

5:00 - 7:00 pm

Discovery Partners Institute, 200 South Wacker Drive, 4th Floor Discovery Room, Chicago, IL 60606
- Professional Development

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

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Final Exam: Weiman Yan

3:00 - 5:00 pm

Coordinated Science Laboratory 419
- Seminar/Symposium

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

Monday, August 24, 2026

The First Day of Class

9:00 - 10:30 am

Graziano Plaza

Stop by to celebrate the first day of class! Grab some Grainger Engineering merch and take a first day photo to share!
- Welcome Week

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Donuts with the Deans

9:00 - 11:00 am

Graziano Plaza

Join Dean Bashir and college leadership to kick off the new year with coffee, donuts, and a limited-edition Grainger Engineering Coffee mug!
- Welcome Week

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

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

eNight 2026: Welcome Grainger Engineers!

5:00

Bardeen Quad

Welcome Grainger Engineers! Join us for eNight to celebrate the start of the new year! Meet with Engineering Council and Student Organizations, enjoy free food, a live DJ, games, limited edition Grainger Engineering merchandise and more!
- Welcome Week

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 - John Thelan

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 - Robert DuBois

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 - John Thorse

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