Civil and Environmental Engineering - Master Calendar

Monday, October 5, 2026

• Improving material efficiency in buildings-scale structures using topology optimization | Jackson Jewette | CEE 595 S - Structural Engineering Seminar Series

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  1310 Yeh Student Center

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, October 8, 2026

• Kent Seminar: Matthew D. Dean, University of California, Irvine

  Time

  2:00 - 2:50 pm

  Location

  1611 Titan Drive Rantoul, IL 61866

  • Lecture

  

Friday, October 9, 2026

• VN-PHAGE: A platform of in silico bacteriophage screening for antimicrobial resistance (VNPHAGE - VietNam Precise Host-strain Assignment & Genomic Evaluation platform)

  Time

  10:00 - 10:50 am

  Location

  2311 NCEL - Yeh Center

  Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global health threat. We will need novel alternatives to, or co-therapies for, existing antibiotics. Bacteriophages (“phages”), viruses that infect bacteria, have emerged as a promising candidate.

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Particle Transport and Mixing: Effects of Shape, Fluid, and Cohesion

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  1017 Civil and Environmental Engineering Building (Hydrosystems)

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

• Online Graduate Programs Information Session

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Online

  Interested in our online graduate programs? Join us for a virtual information session hosted by Associate Director of Graduate Programs Meg Griffin and learn about our online master's degree options and our Certificate Program.

  • Informational

  

Thursday, October 15, 2026

• Kent Seminar: Monique Stinson, USDOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics

  Time

  2:00 - 2:50 pm

  Location

  1611 Titan Drive Rantoul, IL 61866

  • Lecture

  

Friday, October 16, 2026

• Retrofitting Existing Hydropower Facilities for Pumped Storage: Technical and Economic Viability in Córdoba, Argentina

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  1017 Civil and Environmental Engineering Building (Hydrosystems)

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Monday, October 19, 2026

• Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites in Heavy Civil Infrastructure| Gregg Blaszak & Eric O. Johnson | CEE 595 S - Structural Engineering Seminar Series

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  1310 Yeh Student Center

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

• Graduate Programs Overview Information Session

  Time

  7:00 pm   CST

  Location

  Online

  Want to learn more about our on-campus graduate programs? This virtual session for prospective students is hosted by CEE Associate Head and Director of Graduate Programs John Popovics, it will provide an overview of the CEE at Illinois MS and PhD programs.

  • Informational

  

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

• Illinois Traffic Engineering & Safety (TES) Conference

  Recurring

  Time

  8:30 am - 5:00 pm

  Location

  I-Hotel

  • Conference/Workshop

  

Thursday, October 22, 2026

• Illinois Traffic Engineering & Safety (TES) Conference

  Recurring

  Time

  8:30 am - 5:00 pm

  Location

  I-Hotel

  • Conference/Workshop

  

• Kent Seminar: Gianluca Cusatis, Northwestern University

  Time

  2:00 - 2:50 pm

  Location

  1611 Titan Drive Rantoul, IL 61866

  • Lecture

  

Friday, October 23, 2026

• Manuel Reyna - Doctoral Student - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - University of Illinois

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  1017 Civil and Environmental Engineering Building (Hydrosystems)

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Saturday, October 24, 2026

• CEE at Illinois Tailgate

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Gies Memorial Stadium

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Monday, October 26, 2026

• Modeling Full-Scale Vortex-Induced and Rain-Wind-Induced Stay Cable Vibrations | Delong Zuo | CEE 595 S - Structural Engineering Seminar Series

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  1310 Yeh Student Center

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

• Sustainability & Resiliency Day

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  I-Hotel

  • Conference/Workshop

  

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

• Railroad Environmental Conference

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  I-Hotel

  • Conference/Workshop

  

Thursday, October 29, 2026

• Railroad Environmental Conference

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  I-Hotel

  • Conference/Workshop

  

• Fall Faculty Research Webinar

  Time

  5:00 pm

  Associate Professor Nishant Garg will deliver a presentation on his current research, "Let's accelerate & automate: From 5-minute tests to AI-driven datacenter construction".

  • Webinar

  

Friday, October 30, 2026

• Trix Li - Doctoral Student - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - University of Illinois

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  1017 Civil and Environmental Engineering Building (Hydrosystems)

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, November 6, 2026

• Jason Lin - Doctoral Student - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - University of Illinois

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  1017 Civil and Environmental Engineering Building (Hydrosystems)

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Monday, November 9, 2026

• Machine learning applications to support planning and emergency response management for storm surge risk | Alexandros A. Taflanidis | CEE 595 S - Structural Engineering Seminar Series

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  1310 Yeh Student Center

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, November 12, 2026

• Kent Seminar: Romain Sacchi, Paul Scherrer Institute

  Time

  2:00 - 2:50 pm

  Location

  1611 Titan Drive Rantoul, IL 61866

  • Lecture

  

Friday, November 13, 2026

• Juan Martin Andrade - Doctoral Student - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - University of Illinois

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  1017 Civil and Environmental Engineering Building (Hydrosystems)

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Saturday, November 21, 2026

• Fall break begins

  Time

  8:30 am

  Location

  Swanlund Administration Building

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Monday, November 30, 2026

• Instruction resumes

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  I-Hotel

  • Other

  

• From Structural Dynamics to Operations: Human–Machine Integration for Civil Infrastructure | Fernando Moreu | CEE 595 S - Structural Engineering Seminar Series

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  1310 Yeh Student Center

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

• Last Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

Friday, December 11, 2026

• Final Exams Begin

  Time

  8:30 am

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Friday, December 18, 2026

• First Day of Instruction, Winter Session

  Time

  All Day

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Friday, January 15, 2027

• Winter Session Final Exams Begin

  Time

  8:30 am

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Tuesday, January 19, 2027

• First Day of Instruction, Spring Semester

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

Tuesday, March 2, 2027

• Illinois Transportation and Highway Engineering (T.H.E.) Conference

  Recurring

  Time

  8:30 am - 5:00 pm

  Location

  I-Hotel

  • Conference/Workshop

  

Wednesday, March 3, 2027

• Illinois Transportation and Highway Engineering (T.H.E.) Conference

  Recurring

  Time

  8:30 am - 5:00 pm

  Location

  I-Hotel

  • Conference/Workshop

  

Thursday, March 11, 2027

• 2027 CEEAA Alumni Dinner

  Time

  5:00 pm   (Tentative start time)

  Location

  Union League Club, Chicago

  Save the date for the 2027 Alumni Awards Dinner! More information and registration coming soon.

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Saturday, March 13, 2027

• Spring Vacation Begins

  Time

  1:00 pm

  • Other

  

Monday, March 22, 2027

• Instruction resumes

  Time

  7:00 am

  • Other

  

Wednesday, May 5, 2027

• Instruction Ends

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Swanlund Administration Building

  • Other

  

Thursday, May 6, 2027

• Reading Day/IT No Change Period in effect

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Swanlund Administration Building

  • Other

  

Friday, May 7, 2027

• Final Exams Begin

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

Saturday, May 15, 2027

• Commencement

  Time

  8:30 am

  Location

  Memorial Stadium

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Monday, May 17, 2027

• First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 1

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

Monday, June 14, 2027

• First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 2

  Time

  All Day

  • Other