Grainger College of Engineering Seminars & Speakers
Friday, April 10, 2026
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10:00 - 10:50 am2311 NCEL - Yeh CenterRecent work at the Colorado School of Mines have shown that highly persistent fluorochemical contaminants, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) “forever chemicals”, can be mineralized using a hydrothermal alkaline treatment (HALT) process.
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10:00 - 10:50 am2079 Natural History Building 1301 West Green Street Urbana, IL 61801 -
12:30 pm204 Loomis (Interaction Room) -
2:00 - 3:15 pm1214 Siebel Center
Monday, April 13, 2026
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11:00 am - 12:00 pm3401 Siebel Center
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11:30 am - 12:30 pmCIF 2018
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4:00 - 5:00 pmCIF 2035
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4:00 pmNathan M. Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Harley Johnson, Professor of Mechanical Science and Engineering, UIUC
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4:00 pm100 Material Science Engineering Building
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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
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4:00 pm119 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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12:00 - 12:50 pmEveritt 2310 -
3:30 pmHYBRID: 2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science or online
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The Physics Colloquium: Harold Hwang (Stanford University) “Superconductivity in layered nickelates”
4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141
Thursday, April 16, 2026
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AE Seminar Speaker: Sung Min Jo - Towards Physics-aware Design of Next-generation Hypersonic Systems
9:30 - 10:30 amCIF 2035 -
2:00 - 3:00 pmICT, 1611 Titan Drive, Rantoul, IL 61866
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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
Friday, April 17, 2026
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All DayNathan M. Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory
On behalf of the EE&S Symposium organizing committee, we are pleased to invite abstract submissions for the 2026 Environmental Engineering and Science Symposium, to be held on April 17th, 2026, at the Civil and Environmental Engineering buildings, at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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10:00 - 10:50 am1310 Digital Computer Lab 1304 W Springfield Urbana, IL 61801
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
Monday, April 20, 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
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Yuan Ping, Associate Professor of Physics, UW-Madison
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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.
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4:00 pm100 Material Science Engineering Building
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Thursday, April 23, 2026
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2:00 - 3:00 pmICT, 1611 Titan Drive, Rantoul, IL 61866
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4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
Friday, April 24, 2026
Monday, April 27, 2026
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Kater Murch, Professor of Physics, UC Berkeley
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4:00 pm100 Material Science Engineering Building
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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, April 29, 2026
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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12:00 - 12:50 pmEveritt 2310
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4:00 - 5:00 pm1017 Civil and Environmental Engineering Building
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4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141
Thursday, April 30, 2026
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4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
Friday, May 1, 2026
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
Monday, May 4, 2026
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4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Speaker: Lawrence Cheuk, Assistant Professor of Physics, Princeton University
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12:00 - 1:00 pmThis webinar will explore the various geomembrane materials used in baffle curtain fabrication, along with common baffle curtain design configurations for ponds, reservoirs, underground clearwells, and above‑ground storage tanks. It will also provide an overview of manufacturing and installation methods.
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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.
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4:00 pm119 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141
Friday, May 8, 2026
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Thursday, May 14, 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 -
11:00 1:00 p.m.Illini Union - room ABC, 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801