Grainger College of Engineering Seminars & Speakers

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

• Final Exam: Anuj Keshava Nayak

  Time

  9:00 - 11:00 am

  Location

  Online

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Final Exam: Swetapadma Sahoo

  Time

  10:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Location

  MNTL 1000

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• PhD Final Defense – Christian Munoz

  Time

  10:00 am

  Location

  CEEB 2012

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, July 30, 2026

• Final Exam: Ulas Kamaci

  Time

  8:00 - 10:00 am

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Monday, August 3, 2026

• Prelim Exam: Parag Bajaj

  Time

  10:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Location

  Electrical and Computer Engineering Building Room 5070

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

• Final Defense of Tzortzis Koulaxizis, "Flow Effects on Polymers: Microchannel Dispersion and Crystallization After Shear"

  Time

  10:00 am

  Location

  2045 Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• PhD Final Defense – Wendi Zhao

  Time

  6:00 pm

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Monday, August 10, 2026

• PhD Final Defense – Renjing Jiang

  Time

  10:00 am

  Location

  CEEB 3019

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Prelim Exam: Xiaodong Ye

  Time

  10:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Location

  MNTL 2003

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Final Defense of Darien Raymond "TBA"

  Time

  1:00 pm

  Location

  2045 Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

• Final Defense of Tiara Torres-Flores, "TBD"

  Time

  10:00 am

  Location

  3269 Beckman

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Final Defense of Changhyun Hwang, "TBD"

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  2045 Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Final Exam: Weiman Yan

  Time

  3:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Coordinated Science Laboratory 419

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, August 20, 2026

• Final Defense of Song Yin, "TBD"

  Time

  1:00 pm

  Location

  TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

• NPRE 596 Graduate Seminar Series -Rizwan Uddin and Mohan Sankaran

  Time

  4:00 - 4:50 pm

  Location

  1306 Everitt Laboratory

  Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, August 28, 2026

• Orit Peleg, University of Colorado Boulder

  Time

  4:15 pm

  Location

  4100 LuMEB

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Monday, August 31, 2026

• Hassel and Marianne Ledbetter MatSE Colloquium - "Connecting dynamic processes in covalent adaptable polymer networks from monomer-scale to bulk"

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

• IQUIST Seminar: Brad Christensen, Northrup Grumman

  Time

  11:00 - 11:50 am

  Location

  190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

  Speaker: Brad Christensen

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, September 3, 2026

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Varong Pavarajarn, Chulalongkorn University (Host: Prof. Chris Rao) "When Industry Asks "How?", Scientists Ask "Why?": Molecular Interactions Behind Carbon Capture and Surface-Controlled Chemical Transformations"

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Kent Seminar: Jeffery Roesler, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Time

  2:00 - 2:50 pm

  Location

  1611 Titan Drive Rantoul, IL 61866

  • Lecture

  

Thursday, September 10, 2026

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. David Gracias, Johns Hopkins University (Host: Prof. Hyun Joon Kong) "Physical Intelligence at the Interface of Biology and Engineering"

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

• Final Defense of Genesis Rios-Adorno "TBA"

  Time

  10:00 am

  Location

  3217 Everitt Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Prelim Exam: Pedro Oliveira Da Silva

  Time

  3:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Electrical and Computer Engineering Building Rm 5086

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, September 17, 2026

• SE290 - John Thelan

  Time

  11:00 am

  Location

  1310 DCL

  • Lecture

  

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Janani Sampath, University of Florida (Host: Prof. Charles Sing)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, September 18, 2026

• Joern Davidsen, University of Calgary

  Time

  4:15 pm

  Location

  4100 LuMEB

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

• Parr Lecture in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Prof. Yong Wang, Washington State University (host: Prof. Chris Rao/CHBE) "From Catalytic Insights to Transformative Technologies"

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• NPRE 596 Graduate Seminar Series -Areg Danagoulian

  Time

  4:00 - 4:50 pm

  Location

  1306 Everitt Laboratory

  Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

• Astrophysics, Relativity, and Cosmology Seminar - Alejandro Cárdenas-Avendaño (Wake Forest University)

  Time

  11:00 am

  Location

  Rhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, September 24, 2026

• SE290 - Robert DuBois

  Time

  11:00 am

  Location

  1310 DCL

  • Lecture

  

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Wenyu Huang, Iowa State University (Host: Prof. Hong Yang)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, September 25, 2026

• Dean Pospisil, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Time

  4:15 pm

  Location

  4100 LuMEB

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, October 1, 2026

• SE290 - John Thorse

  Time

  11:00 am

  Location

  1310 DCL

  • Lecture

  

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Sapna Sarupria, University of Minnesota (Host: Prof. Baron Peters) "Molecular Design of Excipient Formulations for Stable Biologics"

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• TBA

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  1002 Grainger Auditorium

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, October 2, 2026

• Abhishek Bhattacharjee, Princeton University

  Time

  4:15 pm

  Location

  4100 LuMEB

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Alumni and Graduate Awards

  Time

  4:30 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 300

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Saturday, October 3, 2026

• ChBE Homecoming Tailgate

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Gies Memorial Stadium and surrounding area

  • Sporting Event

  

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Brandon C. Bukowski, Johns Hopkins University (Host: Elizabeth Bickel Rogers)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• NPRE 596 Graduate Seminar Series - Rajesh Maingi

  Time

  4:00 - 4:50 pm

  Location

  1306 Everitt Laboratory

  Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, October 8, 2026

• SE290 - Cory Kniepp

  Time

  11:00 am

  Location

  1310 DCL

  • Lecture

  

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Hongliang Xin, Virginia Tech (Host: Prof. Alex Mironenko)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Kelsey Hatzell, Princeton University (Host: Prof. Theresa Schoetz)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• TBA

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  1002 Grainger Auditorium

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

• IQUIST Seminar: Hong Tang, Llewellyn West Jones Jr. Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Yale University

  Time

  11:00 - 11:50 am

  Location

  190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, October 15, 2026

• SE290 - Conrad Tucker

  Time

  11:00 am

  Location

  1310 DCL

  • Lecture

  

Friday, October 16, 2026

• Jason MacLean, University of Chicago

  Time

  4:15 pm

  Location

  4100 LuMEB

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

• NPRE 596 Graduate Seminar Series - Xu Wu

  Time

  4:00 - 4:50 pm

  Location

  1306 Everitt Laboratory

  Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, October 22, 2026

• SE290 - Jason Lee

  Time

  11:00 am

  Location

  1310 DCL

  • Lecture

  

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

• IQUIST Seminar: Hannah Manetsch, Caltech

  Time

  11:00 - 11:50 am

  Location

  190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

  Speaker: Hannah Manetsch

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Ting Xu, University of California Berkeley, (Host: Prof. Deborah Leckband)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• NPRE 596 Graduate Seminar Series - Christopher Ritter

  Time

  4:00 - 4:50 pm

  Location

  1306 Everitt Laboratory

  Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, October 29, 2026

• SE290 - Michael Manfredo

  Time

  11:00 am

  Location

  1310 DCL

  • Lecture

  

• TBA

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  1002 Grainger Auditorium

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

• IQUIST Seminar: Chong Wang, Research Faculty, Perimeter Institute

  Time

  11:00 - 11:50 am

  Location

  190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

  Speaker: Chong Wang

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Sujit Datta, California Institute of Technology (Host: Prof. Ying Diao)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, November 5, 2026

• SE290 - Phil Ryan

  Time

  11:00 am

  Location

  1310 DCL

  • Lecture

  

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

• NPRE 596 Graduate Seminar Series - Federico Scurti

  Time

  4:00 - 4:50 pm

  Location

  1306 Everitt Laboratory

  Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, November 12, 2026

• SE290 - Jeff Lee

  Time

  11:00 am

  Location

  1310 DCL

  • Lecture

  

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

• IQUIST Seminar: Huan Zhao, Wigner Distinguished Staff Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  Time

  11:00 - 11:50 am

  Location

  190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

  Speaker: Huan Zhao

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• CHBE 565-Thomas J. Hanratty Lecture, Prof. Timothy P. Lodge, University of Minnesota (Host: Prof. Alexa Kuenstler)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, November 18, 2026

• Physics Careers Seminar

  Time

  11:00 am

  Location

  464 Loomis

  • Lecture

  

Thursday, November 19, 2026

• SE290 - Lindsay Winn

  Time

  11:00 am

  Location

  1310 DCL

  • Lecture

  

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Amanda Marciel, Rice University (Host: Prof. Simon Rogers)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

• IQUIST Seminar: Charlotte Boettcher, Assistant Professor of Applied Physics, Stanford University

  Time

  11:00 - 11:50 am

  Location

  190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

  Speaker: Charlotte Boettcher

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• SE290 - Gayle Landuyt

  Time

  11:00 am

  Location

  1310 DCL

  • Lecture