Grainger College of Engineering, All Events
Sunday, February 1, 2026
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All DayJoin the U. of I.'s largest venture creation program. Choose from specialized tracks, participate in customized workshops, receive expert mentorship and support tailored to your venture's development. Compete for over $550,000 in funding and prizes! Cozad New Venture Challenge is open to all majors.
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All DayAre you working on innovative projects that address real-world challenges? TEC is accepting nominations for the $20,000 Illinois Innovation Award and the $10,000 Fiddler Innovation Fellowship. Ask a mentor, a faculty member or an academic advisor to nominate you.
Monday, February 2, 2026
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11:00 am3401 Siebel Center -
4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
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12:00 - 1:30 pmSessions will take place from Noon-1:30 pm CST each day: Feb. 3, 2026 - Part 1 Manufacturing QA/QC Feb. 4, 2026 - Part 2 Subgrade Prep & Compaction Inspection Feb. 10, 2026 - Part 3 Factory QA & QC Feb. 11, 2026 - Part 4 Field QA/QC Feb. 17, 2026 - Part 5 Post Installation Maintenance & Leak Location Feb. 18 - 28, 2026 Online Certification Exam Available
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1:00 - 2:00 pmMain Library Room 106Make a DIY fidget tool and learn about sensory resources at the library. Walk-ins welcome, but register in advance for a fidget take home kit. Pizza and materials will be provided while supplies last.
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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
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
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12:00 - 1:30 pm
Part 2 of the 5-Part CQA Series will focus on subgrade preparation for flexible geomembranes. This course will describe the requirements for subgrade preparation before a flexible geomembrane is deployed, such as maximum rock size allowed, presence of water, degree of compaction, moisture content, compactive effort, and smooth rolling the surface before geomembrane install
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4:00 - 5:00 pmGrainger Engineering Library and Information Center, Grainger Commons Room 233/235This session will cover conceptual design, storytelling techniques, and scriptwriting. We will have four subsequent sessions that go into more depth, but this first workshop is paramount to getting started!
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4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141
Thursday, February 5, 2026
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12:00 - 1:30 pmThis session covers how to develop the Specific Aims section of NIH proposals.
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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.
Friday, February 6, 2026
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10:00 - 10:50 amRoom 1310 Digital Computer Laboratory 1304 W Springfield Ave, Urbana IL 61801
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1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Sunday, February 8, 2026
Monday, February 9, 2026
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All DayExplore your innovation from a business perspective, develop best practices for conducting customer discovery and prepare to apply for grants with Illinois I-Corps Workshop Series in spring. The skills learned can be applied to any career path. The spring 2026 cohort will be held online. Application is due on Feb. 9, 2026.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
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11:00 amLevis Facutly Center, Room 210Explore how we can move beyond state and federal policies toward concrete, technically grounded safeguards that address the legitimate safety concerns surrounding the use of Gen-AI in mental health.
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12:00 - 1:30 pm
Part 3 of the 5-Part CQA Series will provide in depth information on factory fabrication quality control. We will follow the process of quality assurance beginning with receiving the raw materials through the panel conversion process and finally shipment to the customer. Details of raw material inspection, fabrication machine setup and qualifications, in-process ASTM testi
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2:00 - 3:00 pmGrainger Engineering Library and Information Center, Grainger Commons Room 233/235In this introductory workshop, the IDEA Lab will be teaching basic 3D Printing modeling with TinkerCAD. We will provide a walkthrough and activity with this software. Register and follow instructions in the description.
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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.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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12:00 - 1:30 pm
Part 4 of the 5-Part CQA Series will summarize third-party geosynthetic materials and installation inspection practices that ensure quality installation and workmanship that meet and/or exceed project permitting requirements, and final acceptance in accordance with the plans and specifications. The process that will be presented ensures that clients receive a defendable as
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4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141
Thursday, February 12, 2026
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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12:00 - 1:00 pm2312 Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory -
12:00 - 1:30 pmThis session focuses on developing the research strategy, writing the abstract and project narrative, and addressing rigor and transparency for NIH proposals.
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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, February 13, 2026
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1:00 - 2:00 pm190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Sam Garratt, Associate Research Scholar, Princeton University
Saturday, February 14, 2026
Sunday, February 15, 2026
Monday, February 16, 2026
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8:30 amECE BuildingWelcome to the fifteenth annual technology conference to celebrate the latest developments in the ECE and CS departments at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign!
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4:15 - 5:00 pm210 Engineering Hall, 1308 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801 -
5:00 pmCoble Hall, Conference Room 108 -- 801 S. Wright Street
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
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8:30 amECE Building
Welcome to the fifteenth annual technology conference to celebrate the latest developments in the ECE and CS departments at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign!
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12:00 - 1:30 pm
Part 5 of the 5-Part CQA Series will focus on activities that owners and operators should perform to maintain their liner system after installation. Best practices for locating the leakage source, determining an appropriate action leakage rate, and conducting electrical leak surveys also will be discussed.
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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 pm100 Material Science Engineering Building
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
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8:30 amECE Building
Welcome to the fifteenth annual technology conference to celebrate the latest developments in the ECE and CS departments at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign!
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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12:00 - 12:50 pmEveritt 2310 -
2:00 - 3:00 pmCoordinated Science Laboratory, 1308 W Main St, Auditorium (B02) -
4:00 - 5:00 pmGrainger Engineering Library and Information Center, Room 329In this session, new podcasters learn how to create an intentional, personalized brand to really make their show their own.
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4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141
Thursday, February 19, 2026
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8:30 amECE Building
Welcome to the fifteenth annual technology conference to celebrate the latest developments in the ECE and CS departments at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign!
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12:00 - 1:30 pmThis session covers how to develop the administrative and compliance sections of NIH proposals.
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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, February 20, 2026
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8:30 amECE Building
Welcome to the fifteenth annual technology conference to celebrate the latest developments in the ECE and CS departments at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign!
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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 pmIllini Union Rooms 314 A&B
Saturday, February 21, 2026
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8:30 amECE Building
Welcome to the fifteenth annual technology conference to celebrate the latest developments in the ECE and CS departments at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign!
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11:00 am - 12:00 pmLocation TBD
Time and location TBD.
Sunday, February 22, 2026
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8:30 amECE Building
Welcome to the fifteenth annual technology conference to celebrate the latest developments in the ECE and CS departments at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign!
Monday, February 23, 2026
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Speaker: Qian Xu
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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.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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5:00 - 6:00 pmECEB 1002
Representatives from MPR Associates will present.
Thursday, February 26, 2026
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12:00 - 1:30 pmThis session covers the review and scoring criteria for NIH proposals and the intricacies of the NIH peer review process. Participants will learn how to tailor their proposal to fit the NIH criteria.
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1:00 - 2:00 pm190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Ethan Lake
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4:00 - 6:00 pm200 South Wacker Drive, 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606Join us for a special networking night in Chicago!
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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, February 27, 2026
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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
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.
Monday, March 2, 2026
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4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Speaker: Rahul Trivedi
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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.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
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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, Room 335This session introduces the podcasting equipment and technology available to our campus community from the libraries.
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The Physics Colloquium: Rafael Fernandes "Altermagnetism: an unconventional quantum state of matter"
4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141
Thursday, March 5, 2026
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All DaySiebel Center for Design
In collaboration with The Grainger College of Engineering and Siebel Center for Design, the Human-Centered Engineering Consortium is hosting the first symposium on human-centered engineering. The symposium will bring together educators, practitioners and researchers from all engineering disciplines. Attendance is free and all are welcome! Come join us in the conversation.
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12:00 - 1:30 pmYour grant went through peer review, but didn’t get funded. Now what? This session will address how to respond to the reviewers’ comments, interpret critiques, and use feedback from reviewers or mentors to improve your grant proposal.
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1:00 - 2:00 pm190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Hong-Ye Hu
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2:00 pm116 Roger Adams Lab
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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, March 6, 2026
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All DaySiebel Center for Design
In collaboration with The Grainger College of Engineering and Siebel Center for Design, the Human-Centered Engineering Consortium is hosting the first symposium on human-centered engineering. The symposium will bring together educators, practitioners and researchers from all engineering disciplines. Attendance is free and all are welcome! Come join us in the conversation.
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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
Saturday, March 7, 2026
Sunday, March 8, 2026
Monday, March 9, 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
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
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8:30 - 11:30 amIlini Union, Room BLearn to develop research dissemination plans for your community-engaged research projects with actionable approaches to communicating findings in ways that are responsive, accessible, and meaningful to the communities they serve.
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2:00 pm116 Roger Adams Lab
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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.
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141
Thursday, March 12, 2026
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2:00 pm116 Roger Adams Lab
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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, March 13, 2026
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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
Saturday, March 14, 2026
Sunday, March 15, 2026
Monday, March 16, 2026
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Friday, March 20, 2026
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1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Saturday, March 21, 2026
Sunday, March 22, 2026
Monday, March 23, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmESB 190
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3:30 pmHYBRID: 2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science and online
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4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
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4:00 - 5:00 pmGrainger Engineering Library and Information Center, Grainger Commons Room 233/235Learn how to find resources and navigate STEM databases using search strategies like Boolean Operators.
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4:15 - 5:00 pm210 Engineering Hall, 1308 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801
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.
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
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12:00 - 12:50 pmEveritt 2310
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4:00 - 5:00 pmGrainger Engineering Library and Information Center, Grainger Commons Room 233/235This is a session in which podcasters learn tips and tricks for more advanced audio editing, including incorporating sounds effects, adding music, and more.
Thursday, March 26, 2026
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4:00 - 5:00 pm1002 Grainger Auditorium
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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, March 27, 2026
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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
Saturday, March 28, 2026
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11:00 am - 12:00 pmLocation TBD
Time and location TBD.
Sunday, March 29, 2026
Monday, March 30, 2026
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11:00 am - 12:00 pm3401 Siebel Center
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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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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.