Grainger College of Engineering, All Events
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.
Sunday, November 16, 2025
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All Day
Contest 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 Day
Contest 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
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3:30 pmHYBRID: 2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science or online
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4:00 - 5:00 pmCIF 2035 -
4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
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4:00 pm1310 Yeh Student Center, 205 N Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL
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5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214
PMC is a place to help undergraduate students succeed in and outside the classroom.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
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All Day
Contest 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
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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 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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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 Day
Contest 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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1:00 - 2:00 pm2405 Siebel Center
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3:30 pmHYBRID: 2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science or online
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4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141
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5:00 - 6:00 pmECEB 1002
Learn 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 Day
Contest 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
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11:00 am114 Transportation Building
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12:00 - 2:00 pmECEB Atrium and 2nd FloorJoin us Nov. 20–21 in ECEB for Micro-NeurIPS at Illinois. Over 40 Illinois papers featured at NeurIPS 2025 will be showcased in a special poster session highlighting the breadth of our AI research. Talk with students and faculty and explore the full paper list. Poster presentations run noon to 2pm both days. https://ece.illinois.edu/research/crosscutting-themes/ai
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4:00 - 5:00 pm3102 Siebel 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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4:00 - 5:00 pm1002 Grainger Auditorium
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4:00 pm4100 Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building
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4:15 - 5:15 pmIDEA Lab, Basement of Grainger Library
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5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214
PMC is a place to help undergraduate Siebel School students succeed in and outside the classroom.
Friday, November 21, 2025
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All Day
Contest 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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12:00 - 2:00 pmECEB Atrium and 2nd Floor
Join us Nov. 20–21 in ECEB for Micro-NeurIPS at Illinois. Over 40 Illinois papers featured at NeurIPS 2025 will be showcased in a special poster session highlighting the breadth of our AI research. Talk with students and faculty and explore the full paper list. Poster presentations run noon to 2pm both days. https://ece.illinois.edu/research/crosscutting-themes/ai
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10:00 - 10:50 am1310 DCL - 1304 W Springfield Ave, Urbana IL 61801
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4:00 - 5:00 pm1214 Siebel Center
Saturday, November 22, 2025
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All Day
Contest 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 Day
Contest 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 Day
Contest 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 1214
PMC is a place to help undergraduate students succeed in and outside the classroom.
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
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All Day
Contest 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 Day
Contest 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 Day
Contest 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 1214
PMC is a place to help undergraduate Siebel School students succeed in and outside the classroom.
Friday, November 28, 2025
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All Day
Contest 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 Day
Contest 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 Day
Contest 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
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4:00 - 5:00 pmCIF 2035 -
4:00 pm1310 Yeh Student Center, 205 N Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL
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5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214
PMC 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 pm
Part 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
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3:30 pmHYBRID: 2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science or online
Thursday, December 4, 2025
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11:00 am114 Transportation Building
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12:00 - 1:30 pm
Part 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
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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
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5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214
PMC 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
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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
PMC 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 61801
Speaker: Liang Jiang, Professor of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
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12:00 - 1:30 pm
Part 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
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3:30 pmHYBRID: 2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science or online
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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 Library
Save 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 pm
Part 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).
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4:15 - 5:15 pmIDEA Lab, Basement of Grainger Library
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5:00 - 8:00 pmSiebel 1214
PMC 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
Friday, January 2, 2026
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2:15 - 3:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Friday, January 9, 2026
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2:15 - 3:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Monday, January 12, 2026
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Friday, January 16, 2026
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2:15 - 3:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Monday, January 19, 2026
Friday, January 23, 2026
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2:15 - 3:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Monday, January 26, 2026
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
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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.
Friday, January 30, 2026
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2:15 - 3:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Monday, February 2, 2026
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Friday, February 6, 2026
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2:15 - 3:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Friday, February 13, 2026
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2:15 - 3:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
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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.
Thursday, February 19, 2026
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2:00 pm116 Roger Adams Lab
Friday, February 20, 2026
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2:15 - 3:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
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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.
Friday, February 27, 2026
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2:15 - 3:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Saturday, February 28, 2026
Sunday, March 1, 2026
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All DayOption for Grainger graduate students! The Graduate Concentration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation is now available to almost every admitted Grainger graduate student. Learn to tackle the business facets of industry-relevant problems and have these skills officially recognized on your transcript.
Friday, March 6, 2026
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2:15 - 3:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
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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.
Thursday, March 12, 2026
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2:00 pm116 Roger Adams Lab
Friday, March 13, 2026
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
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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.
Monday, March 30, 2026
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6:00 pm 8:00 p.m.Richmond Family Gallery in the Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801.
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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All DayGrainger Engineering undergrads - consider a dual degree! Your primary degree + the ILEE degree.
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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.
Friday, April 3, 2026
Sunday, April 5, 2026
Friday, April 10, 2026
Friday, April 17, 2026
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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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.
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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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.
Thursday, May 7, 2026
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
Tuesday, May 26, 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.
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.
Monday, June 1, 2026
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All DayOption for Grainger graduate students! The Graduate Concentration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation is now available to almost every admitted Grainger graduate student. Learn to tackle the business facets of industry-relevant problems and have these skills officially recognized on your transcript.
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
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All DayUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus
The objective of the symposium is to further international communication and collaboration on design and performance challenges and solutions for crossties and fastening systems. It focuses on the state of the art in timber, concrete, steel, and composite crosstie and fastening system design, performance, research, modeling, and inspection.
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
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All DayUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus
The objective of the symposium is to further international communication and collaboration on design and performance challenges and solutions for crossties and fastening systems. It focuses on the state of the art in timber, concrete, steel, and composite crosstie and fastening system design, performance, research, modeling, and inspection.
Thursday, June 11, 2026
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All DayUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus
The objective of the symposium is to further international communication and collaboration on design and performance challenges and solutions for crossties and fastening systems. It focuses on the state of the art in timber, concrete, steel, and composite crosstie and fastening system design, performance, research, modeling, and inspection.
Monday, June 15, 2026
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All DayGrainger Engineering undergrads - consider a dual degree! Your primary degree + the ILEE degree.