College of Engineering, All Events
Friday, February 26, 2021
Want to invest in your future? At bp we've done extensive research to identify the 5 skills that will be crucial to your success in the workplace of the future, and we're crafted five interactive virtual sessions to help you build and practice each skill. Learn from home, learn for free!
We are excited to bring to you the 16th edition of the CSL Student Conference virtually! From keynote talks to a job fair to a brand new COVID-19 session, mark your calendars from Feb 24 to Feb 26 for a range of stimulating virtual events.
Have an idea but aren't sure what to do next? Come to Entrepreneurship Advising with TEC! Bring your ideas—we'll help you figure out your next steps, and guide you through campus and community resources.
Have an idea but aren't sure what to do next? Come to Entrepreneurship Advising with TEC! Bring your ideas—we'll help you figure out your next steps, and guide you through campus and community resources.
Saturday, February 27, 2021
Want to invest in your future? At bp we've done extensive research to identify the 5 skills that will be crucial to your success in the workplace of the future, and we're crafted five interactive virtual sessions to help you build and practice each skill. Learn from home, learn for free!
Sunday, February 28, 2021
Want to invest in your future? At bp we've done extensive research to identify the 5 skills that will be crucial to your success in the workplace of the future, and we're crafted five interactive virtual sessions to help you build and practice each skill. Learn from home, learn for free!
Monday, March 1, 2021
Want to invest in your future? At bp we've done extensive research to identify the 5 skills that will be crucial to your success in the workplace of the future, and we're crafted five interactive virtual sessions to help you build and practice each skill. Learn from home, learn for free!
Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series. Faculty Host: Nancy Amato
Come speak with engineers from Google about their journey in the field! You will have the option of: a) asking personal career advice and interacting in breakout rooms with representatives, or b) watching a presentation and Q & A session for general information if you prefer not to join a breakout room.
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Want to invest in your future? At bp we've done extensive research to identify the 5 skills that will be crucial to your success in the workplace of the future, and we're crafted five interactive virtual sessions to help you build and practice each skill. Learn from home, learn for free!
Join CS SOS and Engineering Career Services (ECS) to discuss job seeking during the pandemic. Join via Zoom: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/87401498912?pwd=Q2hhdVFFYzV0RG5WL1RhSEY2b2VNdz09
Speaker: Mikael Backlund, Ph.D., University of Illinois
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
We invite you to join us to learn all about ASM! We are hiring PHD graduates for Process Engineer roles, and Master’s students for Mechanical & Electrical Engineer roles, and Bachelor’s/Master’s students for Software Engineering roles.
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 3, 2021
Want to invest in your future? At bp we've done extensive research to identify the 5 skills that will be crucial to your success in the workplace of the future, and we're crafted five interactive virtual sessions to help you build and practice each skill. Learn from home, learn for free!
Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series. Faculty Host: Hanghang Tong.
Ram Sivaramakrishnan will discuss the transition to Software 2.0 and share how SambaNova Systems is creating the new generation of AI computing through software and hardware co-design that allows deep learning applications to run orders of magnitude faster than on traditional hardware.
Part of the Computer Science Speaker Series.
Thursday, March 4, 2021
“Thermal conductivity mapping of oxidized SiC/SiC composites by time-domain thermoreflectance with heterodyne detection,” by Xiaoyang Ji (Cahill) “Effect of alloy chemistry on irradiation resistance of binary & ternary alloys: An atomistic KMC simulation-based study,” by Soumyajit Jana (Bellon)
Join us for the ECE Distinguished Colloquium Seminar on Thursday, March 4 at 4:00 pm (CST) with P. R. Kumar - University Distinguished Professor, Regents Professor, and College of Engineering Chair in Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University. Prof. Kumar is also a Professor Emeritus from ECE and CSL.
Friday, March 5, 2021
Now in its sixth edition, Research Live! asks graduate students from all disciplines at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to celebrate their work and hone their presentation skills by recording a compelling 3-minute research talk.
Have an idea but aren't sure what to do next? Come to Entrepreneurship Advising with TEC! Bring your ideas—we'll help you figure out your next steps, and guide you through campus and community resources.
Have an idea but aren't sure what to do next? Come to Entrepreneurship Advising with TEC! Bring your ideas—we'll help you figure out your next steps, and guide you through campus and community resources.
Saturday, March 6, 2021
Sunday, March 7, 2021
An evening to celebrate what makes us Powerful Together. Be sure to RSVP to join us for a YouTube-hosted Illini Fest at 7pm (CST) on Sunday, March 7, 2021.
Monday, March 8, 2021
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Join CS SOS and the Illinois Leadership Center to discuss strategies for developing Grit & Growth mindset. Join via Zoom: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/87401498912?pwd=Q2hhdVFFYzV0RG5WL1RhSEY2b2VNdz09
Speaker: Tzu-Chieh Wei, Ph.D., Stony Brook University
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 10, 2021
Astrophysics, Gravitation and Cosmology Seminar - Jan Steinhoff (Max Planck)
Microbial Community Dynamics in Time and Space
Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series. Faculty Host: Sanmi Koyejo
Join us online for Beckman's lecture series - Frontiers in Miniature Brain Machinery (MBM) - with Dean Rashid Bashir on Wednesday, March 10 at 4:00 pm (CST) as he presents "Forward Engineering of Cellular Systems and Biological Machines.”
Getting internships is hard enough, but once you have one standing out can be its own challenge. Learn what managers are looking for in candidates for both full-time jobs and further promotions, and learn techniques to grow your skills to be the one to land that next big role.
Part of the Illinois Computer Science speaker series.
Thursday, March 11, 2021
ECESAC Town Hall is an open forum where Dr. Hajek gives updates regarding the department to the students, which is followed up by students asking questions and voicing any thoughts or concerns about the department to professors and advisors.
Admitted Student Series: Your Future at ECE Illinois awaits! Join us for any of these webinars where you will be able to connect with current ECE students, advisors, and faculty!
Friday, March 12, 2021
Have an idea but aren't sure what to do next? Come to Entrepreneurship Advising with TEC! Bring your ideas—we'll help you figure out your next steps, and guide you through campus and community resources.
Have an idea but aren't sure what to do next? Come to Entrepreneurship Advising with TEC! Bring your ideas—we'll help you figure out your next steps, and guide you through campus and community resources.
Saturday, March 13, 2021
Monday, March 15, 2021
Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series. Faculty Host: Reyhan Jabbarvand.
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
"Investigation of electrical properties of carbon fibers," by Satoshi Matsuo (Sottos) "Open-air synthesis of oligo (ethylene glycol) - functionalized polypeptides from non-purified N-carboxyanhydrides, " by Kevin Tan (Cheng)
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 17, 2021
Final Examination: Phuc Huynh; March 17, 2021 @ 1:00 PM; Location TBD; Exam Topic: AN INTEGRATED GENERATOR-RECTIFIER SYSTEM FOR HIGH-POWER AC-DC CONVERSION
Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series. Faculty Host: Hanghang Tong
This group of presenters are all UIUC engineering alumni, successful entrepreneurs in Chicago, and current members of the vibrant Chicago tech scene. Hear stories of their time as entrepreneurs, how they’ve evolved their careers, and ask them what life is like as a technology-oriented, young professional working in the very vibrant and exciting Chicago technology scene.
Part of the Illinois Computer Science speaker series
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Final Examination: Charbel Sakr, March 18, 2021 @ 9:00 AM, Online, Exam Topic: Finite Precision Deep Learning with Theoretical Guarantees
"Deep learning enabled atom-by-atom analysis of 2D materials on the million-atom-scale, " by Chiao-Hao Lee (Huang) Aravind Baby (Rodriguez Lopez)
Friday, March 19, 2021
Have an idea but aren't sure what to do next? Come to Entrepreneurship Advising with TEC! Bring your ideas—we'll help you figure out your next steps, and guide you through campus and community resources.
Have an idea but aren't sure what to do next? Come to Entrepreneurship Advising with TEC! Bring your ideas—we'll help you figure out your next steps, and guide you through campus and community resources.
Final Examination: Leda Sari, March 19, 2021 @ 2:00 PM, Online, Exam Topic: Learning Speech Embeddings For Speaker Adaptation and Speech Understanding
Saturday, March 20, 2021
Monday, March 22, 2021
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Speaker: Konrad Lehnert, Ph.D., Jila, University of Colorado, Boulder
Gaurav Singhal (Braun) Kelly Chang (Sottos)
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Prelim Examination: Yamuna Phal, March 24, 2021 @ 3:00 PM, Online, Exam Topic: Design and implementation of contrast-enhanced IR microscopy systems for chemical imaging engineered with analytical capabilities
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Admitted Student Series: Your Future at ECE Illinois awaits! Join us for any of these webinars where you will be able to connect with current ECE students, advisors, and faculty!
Friday, March 26, 2021
Open House will look a little different this year. The Beckman Institute Open House will provide a virtual, behind-the-scenes look at one of the nation’s leading centers for interdisciplinary research. Activities will include lab tours and demonstrations, an interview with founding director Ted Brown, as well as a live escape room.
Join us for the 2021 Engineering Open House: Together We Will - March 26 and 27, 2021. Bring your family!
Have an idea but aren't sure what to do next? Come to Entrepreneurship Advising with TEC! Bring your ideas—we'll help you figure out your next steps, and guide you through campus and community resources.
Have an idea but aren't sure what to do next? Come to Entrepreneurship Advising with TEC! Bring your ideas—we'll help you figure out your next steps, and guide you through campus and community resources.
Saturday, March 27, 2021
Open House will look a little different this year. The Beckman Institute Open House will provide a virtual, behind-the-scenes look at one of the nation’s leading centers for interdisciplinary research. Activities will include lab tours and demonstrations, an interview with founding director Ted Brown, as well as a live escape room.
Join us for the 2021 Engineering Open House: Together We Will - March 26 and 27, 2021. Bring your family!
Monday, March 29, 2021
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Yingying Chen (Cheng) Michael Jacobs (Post-doc, Schroeder)
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 31, 2021
Sasha Tchekhovsky (Northwestern)
In this Faculty Research Explorations Seminar, Associate Professor Joohyung Kim will talk about the Introduction of KIMLAB (Kinetic Intelligent Machine LAB) and Associate Professor Eric Chitambar will talk about What is Qubit?--An Introduction to Quantum Information Science.